It was a lovely, balmy night. A couple of my friends were sitting outside enjoying a meal as the buttery sun began to set. Suddenly, I could feel something moving on my arm. I knew what it was straight away, and without a second thought WACK! With great satisfaction I looked at my arm: a [...]
It was social suicide: “I can’t burp!” yelped little Suzie at the College party. There was howling and nasty finger pointing, as the peeps at the shin-dig filled their glasses with beer and downed it in record time. Burping and belching erupted in a gas filled night of fun and debauchery. Poor little Suzie, was [...]
A few moments ago a friendly neighbour told me to eat some antioxidants to get rid of a cold that I’ve had for over a month. Jeesh, it really seems that antioxidants have truly become the be all and end all to health! Not only do these guys fight against cancer and aging, but now, [...]
When we stress it can feel as if our body is in meltdown – our heart is permanently racing, it’s difficult to sleep, and to make matters worse, when stress has hit its peak, sometimes our head gets itchy and dandruff flakes dance from your scalp to your shoulder. So why is it that when [...]
He’s so gorgeous; you want to ask him out on a date, but you’re having trouble saying the right words. Your stomach is churning and fluttering. You feel a little sick, and you might have had a little diarrhea (of course he doesn’t need to know that). What is happening to you is perfectly normal: [...]
It’s often thought that stretching before exercise is a great way to prevent sports injury, and reduce muscle soreness. Some textbooks even suggest that stretching before exercise can improve physical performance. But the science isn’t so sure. In fact, a whole bunch of recent reviews on the topic suggest that stretching right before exercise [...]
You’ve been looking at the computer all day. You have a slight headache and your eyes are blurring. You look around and have trouble focusing the book shelf, which is only three metres away. Sounds familiar?
You start thinking: This can’t be good for my health, before I know it my 20:20, naturally perfect, vision [...]
When it comes to rearing babies, females are given the brunt of the work. We not only hold the little bubs for nine-months while they develop. But females are also responsible for lactating the newborn after it’s born. In sharp contrast, when it comes to fellas – all they need invest is a single ejaculate.
This [...]
While babysitting in my teens parents always gave me the same instructions: don’t give the kids sharp knives, don’t feed the baby the steak from the freezer, and whatever you do – don’t give the children sugar before they go to bed. The idea that sweets and red cordial makes kids go (sugar) bananas has [...]
You’re in a dark alley way. You notice a wild dog barking and growling at you. You’re afraid, very afraid. A bead of sweat rolls down your cheek. Just look calm, you think. Then you remember that dogs can smell fear. With one sniff this dog will know that you are terrified, and no amount [...]
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