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Video taken from Posture Exercises which is a site by David Delaney, a physical therapist. This site looks very promising and educational if you want tips on exercising various muscle groups. Great job David! Post from: Malaysian Medical Resources (Source: Malaysian Medical Resources)

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There’s just so many junk “health” sites out there today, a simple Google search may not do. You may be taken to some dubious “alternative” site or people hawking dubious remedies. CNN has some Tips for Savvy Medial Web Surfing The suggestions are excellent and I repeat them here: 1. Use search engines that screen out the garbage for you

German researchers claim a 6 minute “cat nap” may boost one’s memory. The BBC reports The team from the University of Dusseldorf wanted to see just how short a sleep could have any discernable impact. They used a group of students who were asked to remember a set of words, then given an hour’s break before testing. During that hour, some of the students were allowed to sleep for approximately six minutes, while the rest were kept asleep. Remarkably, on waking, the napping students performed better in the memory test.

Last week on Sexbolt Saturday, we discussed why the Big O is such a big boon. While this is true and exciting as all get out, the bottom line is that not every horizontal romp ends in that big moment. So can sex without climaxing be good for you too? The answer in short: Oh, hell yeah! Sex uses every single muscle group in your body, which is more than you can say about the treadmill, no? Sex gets the heart and lungs working hard, providing a sound physical workout. Sex burns about 300 calories an hour, so go ahead and order dessert on date night.

A study published in the February 9 Online issue of the Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology shows that current smokers were diagnosed with colon cancer approximately 7 years earlier than people who had never smoked. The study also found that exposure to second-hand smoke, especially early in life, is associated with a younger age of onset of colon cancer. Medscape reports

Photo Credit 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 know, I know. This is a little after-the-fact, isn’t it Mr. Clemens?) In fact, patients who counted out loud while receiving a poke reported no discomfort, as opposed to non-counters who experienced both stinging (during) and soreness (after) the pick.

Spotted these 20 Fascinating Facts About the Natural Healing Power of Bananas in the Thinkingblog. Some are correct like the part about blood pressure, constipation, dietary fibre and as a good source of potassium. Others like Hangover and Morning sickness remedies are somewhat more dubious.