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March 31st, 2008

The Ice Man.

Wim Hof, aka ‘The Ice Man’, runs barefoot in the snow and is somehow able to survive and even thrive in temperatures that would put the average person into a hypothermic coma.
Scientists are mystified by this 48 year old Dutchman who seems to be immune to frostbite and hypothermia. So is the Dutchman. Unable to […]

By Liz -- 4 comments

March 24th, 2008

Terry Pratchett Speaks Out About Alzheimer’s Disease.

Terry Pratchett, bestselling author of the Discworld novels, was diagnosed with a rare form of early onset Alzheimer’s disease last year.
When he announced his condition in December, he called it ‘an embuggerance’.
Now he has a whole lot more to say. At the recent Annual Network Conference of the Alzheimer’s Research Trust in England, Terry talked […]

By Liz -- 2 comments

March 14th, 2008

Go Slow…Part Two.

I mentioned the Improv Everywhere last month, highlighting their Frozen Grand Central Station mission.
Well, it turns out this concept of becoming ‘frozen in time’ is catching on. People from all over the world have been inspired to conduct their own frozen missions.
Check these out…
Paris

London

And if that’s not enough for you, there are over 30 more […]

By Liz -- 1 comment

March 7th, 2008

You’re Never Too Old to Run…a Marathon.

Meet Buster Martin.
He is a man on the move.
Last year he was in the British band, The Zimmers, who made their way up the charts with a remake of the old Pete Townsend song ‘My Generation’. Nothing unique there, except that the band was made up of a group of pensioners with a combined age […]

By Liz -- 4 comments

February 21st, 2008

Counting on Pain? Maybe You Should Be…

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Next time you find yourself with a needle barreling toward any one of your body parts, revert back to your toddler days and begin counting out loud to anyone who will listen. And why is that? Because Japanese researchers were good enough to find that counting may effectively numb you to injection pain. (I […]

By Liberty -- 5 comments

February 2nd, 2008

Sexbolt Saturday: How Hot is Your Bedroom?

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So the big question for this week is: How Hot is Your Bedroom? Well, if you live in Japan, it’s probably as hot as a polar ice cap. Why? Because Japan scored the lowest for per-year romps in a Durex global sex survey. Out of 317,000 people in 41 countries, here’s how some of […]

By Liberty -- 0 comments

January 29th, 2008

Healthbolt Travel: Why is there a goldfish in my room?

Having trouble sleeping when your traveling. ? Not to worry. Travelodge think they have the answer - watch a goldfish.
Travelodge had a sleep survey study done that found “…63% of the nation [Britain] is sleep deprived due to stress and 58% claimed watching goldfish could be the answer.”
It’s been accepted for years that watching fish […]

By Liz -- 0 comments

December 27th, 2007

Sorry, Can’t Hear You. Now, Pass Me Another Beer.

By Liberty -- 0 comments

December 17th, 2007

The Healthy Power of Happy Hour

Bottom’s Up - For Your Health!
Don’t you just love when one of your favorite “indulgences” suddenly becomes a Health All-Star? Like, in my mind, it doesn’t get much better than finding out that bellying up to the bar at Happy Hour is actually good for you. Can you relate? Yeah, thought so.
Here’s the good word […]

By Liberty -- 3 comments

October 29th, 2007

Encouragement for Those Sporting Lame Halloween Costumes

Definitely cuddly. K-lass, you were the hottest loin ever.
Halloween. If you’re a dude, you’re Elvis or a pimp. If you’re a chick, you’re an angel or a slut. If you’re me, you put on jeans and fake bling and wait for someone else to identify what your costume is.

We can all stop feeling shame […]

By Sara -- 4 comments