Every day it seems theres a new health study out.
Something that used to be bad for you is good for you, or vice versa.
Is parents smartphone use really harming kids?
Seems like a good question to research.
The parents were overwhelmingly white, educated, and heterosexual.
The more interruptions mothers reported, the more behavior problems their kids had.
This wasnt the case for fathers, though.
Is that because a mother-child relationship is more important?
Or just because mothers spend more time with their kids, so they have more opportunities for interruption?
The study really does nothing to tease out those very different scenarios.
The takeaway:Your smartphone use might be pissing off your kid, but you probably already knew that.
This study doesnt give us enough evidence to say phones are bad for parenting.
Youve built up a tolerance.
Wealsoknow that caffeine canhelp athletic performance: help you run faster or at least keep running longer.
This new study gives a little more detail.
If they had a caffeine pill beforehand, they completed the test about 3 minutes faster.
(The pill contained 400 milligrams of caffeine, same as a Starbucks venti-size black coffee.)
And this was true whether they were normally heavy caffeine drinkers or not.
faster, you dont need to wean yourself off coffee before the race.
Still, 400 milligrams is a lot, so take this tip for a test drivebeforethe big day.
Those experiences included hallucinations, feelings of fear or anxiety, pain, and many, many more.
But theres not much to worry about for the average person.
Half were meditation teachers.
The takeaway:Your casual meditation habit is probably fine.
If you enjoy it, this study doesnt give you any reason to stop.
