Looking Good for the Holidays The holidays are here – can you get real beauty sleep? According to the Karolinska Institute, yes. They now have the first “scientific” proof beauty sleep exists. Men and women were photographed at the same angle in the same pose on awakening, then after staying up 31 hours. Shown to […]
Your Neighbor’s Tobacco Smoke is Also Yours (and It’s Radioactive – 12/14/10)
Smoke Gets in More Than Eyes Sharing has taken on new meaning. A recent study of urban households by Harvard and University of Rochester pediatric researches shows children living in apartment buildings have far more smoke products in their blood than children in their houses. They have their neighbors to thank. The smoke comes in […]
How the internet will change your body – Part III- Virtual Me and Real Me (12/1/10)
Virtual Me Versus Real Me When I was growing up kids spent a lot of time looking in the mirror and grooming. Getting a girlfriend or boyfriend depended (and still does) on how you looked. So did self-esteem. Today, much of that attention is paid not to the personal appearance but to virtual appearance – […]
Don’t stuff the wrong turkey (11/22/10)
Have Real Fun This Holiday – Before and After This Thanksgiving you’ll follow sensible advice – don’t eat too much, don’t drink too much? Sure you will. Here’s another idea. Follow the way your body is built and you can minimize the damage and maximize the fun. It’s not strange you might want to […]
Text tonight, trouble tomorrow (11/3/10)
The Electronic Life The cyborg future is here. Last week I wrote on “Your kid’s new ‘favorite’ bed partner” – the cell phone. It now appears the era of “mobile computing” is creating mass immobility. Kids are texting like crazy at night – in bed. The Pew Memorial Trust survey I quoted had 82% of […]