Monthly Archives: May 2006
NiPodke
Nike has teamed up with Apple to create a new line of products designed specifically to work with the iPod. New shoes sold under the Nike+ label will wirelessly provide information on your workout stats to your iPod nano. The information — which includes time, distance, calories burned, and pace — can be accessed real-time &hellip Continue reading
How to motivate yourself
The key to motivation is understanding that you are not of one mind. You may have one brain, but within it a battle rages. One faction seeks to satisfy immediate desires; the other longer-term goals. Rarely are these two ever in alignment. And, unfortunately, the short-term faction usually dominates the long-term faction. But there are &hellip Continue reading
Do you cry because you are sad, or are you sad because you cry?
There is a famous theory propounded by neurologist Antonio Damasio that emotions precede feelings. While the terminology can be confusing, what this essentially means is that what we experience as sadness, anger, or fear are really just our mind’s interpretation of our body’s state. Fear, for example, is the experience of your body undergoing rapid &hellip Continue reading
How to get the best sunscreen
Or rather where. If you want the best sunscreen available, you won’t be able to buy it legally in the U.S. Unlike other countries, the Food & Drug Administration regulates sunscreens here as a drug rather than a cosmetic product. Because of this — and the inherent delays involved in approval — we Americans can’t &hellip Continue reading
Asked and Answered
Does microwaving food in plastic containers cause dangerous chemicals to leach into the food? Why does your metabolic rate fall as you age? Can skin care products really turn back time? Does smoking marijuana moderately during adolescence cause long-term damage to the brain? What should my resting heart rate be? Cutting calories significantly has been &hellip Continue reading