Report says best part
of travel is anticipation
Does traveling make you happy?
Not necessarily, reports the industry journal Travel Weekly.
It cited Dutch research showing that the happiest period for travelers actually is the anticipation of taking a trip, not the trip itself.
The best way to enhance your happiness through travel? Plan at least a month in advance (to stretch that pre-trip glow), travel a long way from home and make a strong social connection with people at your destination, research finds.
— Ellen Creager
Detroit Free Press
Hints from Heloise:
When labeling boxes for move, use numbers
Cathy R. in California writes: I read your column where you answered a letter on how to pack for an out-of-state move. There’s one thing I need to add to your advice about marking the boxes with their contents. I have had an unpleasant experience from doing that very thing: stolen boxes due to that mistake.
One box was labeled as “Breakable, handle with care, antique perfume bottles.” This box was stolen and held my collection of 30-plus years! I learned from this experience, and in doing so, I came up with this checklist.
As you pack a box, write the items in a binder, one to two pages per box, and number that page, along with the corresponding number on the box. Also, take a picture of the box halfway through packing, and again when finished.
This system will help as well if and when you need to give information to insurance companies.
— King Features
Study looks at health of black vegetarians
African-American vegetarians are at lower risk of cardiovascular disease, and even diabetes and high blood pressure, most likely from the healthful eating practices, says a new study from Loma Linda University in Loma Linda, Calif.
The study looked at more than 26,000 black Seventh-day Adventists ranging from strict vegetarians to their meat-eating counterparts. The subjects are part of a long-term health study.
Among the many findings, the study found among vegetarians, a nearly 50 percent lower risk for hypertension, and a more than 40 percent less likelihood of obesity.
Connie Diekman, director of university nutrition at Washington University, said she doesn’t see the results as a question of race as much as proof that healthful eating is beneficial regardless of ethnic heritage.
Loma Linda University is a Seventh-day Adventist institution. The study selected African-Americans from the denomination because members generally have lower rates of alcohol consumption and cigarette smoking, factors that could impact a cardiovascular study.
The study showed that black vegetarian Adventists were at less risk for hypertension, diabetes, high blood pressure, total cholesterol, and high blood-LDL cholesterol. The study didn’t establish the cause and effect, only that vegetarians were healthier than non-vegetarians. Researchers said cause and effect will be the target of future studies.
— Harry Jackson Jr.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch