michelle miller reports. >> please come back. >> reporter: oh, the agony.e kids are desperately trying to resist temptation. their dilemma, ring the bell and get one marshmallow now or wait and get two later. >> this child is reaching for it and she stops. this child is looking away. this child is just taking the littlest tiny lick. >> reporter: it's called the marshmallow test and it can predict the future. sort of. originally done more than 40 years ago, studies continue today. researchers consistently find that the group of kids who could force themselves to wait tend to have better lives and relationships. they also averaged 210 points higher on their s.a.t.s than the kids who could not hold off. >> you can be focused on your goal and you can have self-control to achieve that goal, you can achieve a lot more in life. >> reporter: focus and self-control are two of the essential life skills included in the new book "mind in the making." >> simon says step back. >> reporter: she suggests a game like reverse simon says has a fun way to force kids to focus.

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but the food and drug administration says one teaspoon is plenty and now as michelle miller reports, a panel of medical experts is urging the f.d.a. to set limits on the amount of salt manufacturers put in our food. >> i love salt. >> it's everything n everything. >> it's addictive. >> reporter: but one of america's favorite ingredients may be regulated like a food additive. >> salt is probably the single most harmful chemical in our food supply. >> reporter: and we're pouring it on in dangerous amounts, says cardiologist dr. holly andersen. >> simply when you absorb extra salt you also absorb extra water and this has to go into the same circulation. so the pressure increases. and that pressure can damage the heart, the brain, and the kidneys. >> reporter: a recent study estimates that up to 150,000 lives could be saved if americans would just cut out about a teaspoon of salt a day. chef bobby flay says a mandatory reduction could be tough to swallow. >> it's going to be hard for me to hold my hand back in the salt bin when i think that it's going to be important to my customers. >>

to the westchester chords men for we can listen to a few of the many forms of gospel music and michelle miller. >> [♪] >> she is one of the biggest names in gospel. with millions of albums sold. and multiple grammy awards. but if you want to understand the force behind cece winans' music head to nashville to the born again church she atends. >> if you walk in dead you're going to wake up and put the spirit of god on the talent it turns into something explosive you can't put into words. >> that's the definition of gospel music? >> yes. it's explosive. >> it's life-changing. that's the best music out there, it really is. >> and that's muse they can began in america dating back as far back as slavery and revival meetings of the late 19th century and took off on the radio in 1970s. and today with sales of about half a billion dollars annually, it's hardly the largest slice of musical pie but it's a rich one. with styles ranging from rap to rock. from country to r&b. for artists like cece winans, oh, my god is not just a, it's everything. >> i'm doing what god wants me to do and when you're in you'