Shut the $%*# up! Apparently the whole concept of Not Safe For Work needs to be tossed out the window, at least where cursing is concerned: According to a new study, "the use of expletives in the office can boost group solidarity and act as a stress reliever."

Hell yeah! That must explain why we're all so relaxed and friendly here at The Stir. I mean, I'm totally just kidding. It's not like we swear like truck drivers or something. Nope, not us.

Seriously though, I think I get where this study is coming from. Researchers say their findings have something to do with the "positive consequences" of a "permissive leadership culture," which could be absolutely true.

But I bet that's not the only reason ...

On this week's episode of Suzanne Somers Breaking Through on the CafeMom Studios YouTube channel, Suzanne sat down with hematologist/oncologist Dr. Dipnarine Maharaj to talk about a curious term: "cancer resistance." As in, how some people actually seem to be immune from getting cancer. You know, like that person who smoked a pack a day and lived to 90? It's definitely an intriguing phenomenon worth exploring, and what's more, it seems like there's a really promising link between cancer resistance and a possible cure for cancer down the road.

Dr. Maharaj discussed about how young people have optimal immunity that guards against cancer and made a case for banking stem cells when you're young and healthy, so that you can reap the benefits of those stem cells later on when you age and become more cancer-prone. But then, he confirmed something even more miraculous.

Doesn't it sometimes feel like all you EVER do is work? You get up in the morning, get in a quick dose of work (responding to important emails and checking the news in your industry while you're still drinking your first cup of coffee), get the kids off to school, head in to work, work, eat lunch at your desk while you work, work some more, come home from work (maybe catching up on some work-related reading as you commute), eat dinner, put the kids to bed, then hop on your computer and work some more before finally, bleary-eyed and confused as to who you really are and what you really care about anymore, you hit the sack for a few (too few) hours of shuteye. Then your alarm goes off, letting you know it's time for you to get up and do it all over again.

Ugh. I'm getting depressed just thinking about it. And it turns out I'm not the only one.

Is it just me or does Demi Moore's hospitalization not really come as that big of a surprise? Hasn't everyone else seen just how emaciated and SICK the actress has been looking for the past few months? The latest info on the former Mrs. Kutcher's scary incident: She had a seizure Monday night and is being treated for anorexia, among other substance abuse issues, according to RadarOnline.com. Awful! But obviously, there's a lot more going on here behind-the-scenes, and I'm not just talking about the divorce ... There's also the mental and emotional toll of the divorce and whatever else is going on in Demi's life. Just look at what her rep said: "Because of the stresses in her life right now, Demi has chosen to seek professional assistance to treat her exhaustion and improve her overall health."

Why is it so hard for us to buy that exhaustion and stress play such a huge role in a breakdown like this?

Pssst, c'mere. You want to know a dirty little secret about gossip? It's actually good for you! Yep, a new study from the University of California, Berkeley, has found that swapping scuttlebutt not only provides benefits to us as a society -- curtailing bad behavior, helping others from unfairly being taken advantage of -- but also as individuals, lowering our stress levels by allowing us to warn others about bad behavior.

In other words, if we see or experience someone doing a bad thing, we feel much better (more in control, less upset) if we can alert others about it. In cases like this, researchers have concluded, gossip is positively therapeutic.

Newsflash: Your mom was right! You know that expression "What doesn't kill us makes us stronger"? (I guess the maxim was actually borrowed from Nietzsche.) Turns out it wasn't just a pretty phrase. Difficult life events -- the death of a loved one, divorce, job loss, illness, assault, or a natural disaster -- actually do help people become more resilient and better able to cope with future difficulties, a new study has found.

In fact, according to researchers, overcoming adversity affects us not only psychologically -- helping us to feel more confident and boosting our coping skills -- but also physiologically, promoting cell growth in the areas of our brains we use to deal with stress and making us better able to confront future difficulties and even to more easily withstand physical pain.

How are you feeling today? A little edgy, anxious … more than a little stressed? Yeah, well, you might want to take a break from your smartphone. A new study has found a link between compulsively checking your smartphone and elevated stress levels. And it's not just work-related checking that's to blame. Personal use of our smartphones – all those social network status updates and news feeds – is also making us jittery.

I don't know about you, but I sure didn't need a study to tell me my smartphone was stressing me out. For every advantage I've gotten through my iPhone (I can check my work email while I'm picking up my kids at school!), there's a stressful counterpart (I can check my work email while I'm picking up my kids at school), making it a true love-hate technological relationship.

What is it that stresses me out most about my smartphone? Here are six things:

Judging from how packed my gym is at all hours of the day these past couple of weeks, it's obvious that New Year's resolutions are still in full effect. And any health food store you walk into is pushing supplements and detoxes galore, hoping people looking to turn over a new leaf in the New Year are also interested in "cleansing" after a year season full of gluttony. Even Gwyneth Paltrow's jumped on the cleansing train with her new "GOOP in a box" kit that'll run ya a hefty $425.

It's these kinds of cleanses that you'll shell out big money for and that come in a box that are triggering a negative backlash from experts (usually those who make a habit of dissing alternative medicine) who say cleansing is a waste of time and money. But they're failing to tell the whole story.