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How to survive a heart attack when alone

Mon, 26 Feb 2007 21:09:42 GMT

clipped by: deusdiabolus
clipper's remarks: The linked article also has the procedure for standard CPR.

HOW TO SURVIVE A HEART ATTACK WHEN ALONE

Since many people are alone when they suffer a heart attack, this article seemed in order.) Without help the person whose heart stops beating properly and who begins to feel Faint, has only about 10 seconds left before losing consciousness. However, these victims can help themselves by coughing repeatedly and very vigorously. A deep breath should be taken before each cough, and the cough must be deep and prolonged, as when producing sputum from deep inside the chest. A breath and a cough must be repeated about every two seconds without let up until help arrives, or until the heart is felt to be beating normally again. Deep breaths get oxygen into the lungs and coughing movements squeeze the heart and keep the blood circulating.

The squeezing pressure on the heart also helps it regain normal rhythm. In this way, heart attack victims can get to a phone and, between breaths, call for help.

Tell as many other people as possible about this, it could save their lives!

from Health Cares, Rochester General Hospital via Chapter 240's newsletter AND THE BEAT GOES ON... (reprint from The Mended Hearts, Inc. publication, Heart Response)

George Bush Question time with Kids

Wed, 20 Dec 2006 08:31:39 GMT

clipped by: Deepti

Clip Source: www.avalon5.com

George Bush goes to a primary school to talk to the kids to get a little PR. After his talk he offers question time. One little boy puts up his hand and George asks him his name. “Stanley,” responds the little boy. “And what is your question, Stanley?” asks ol’ Dubya.

“I have 4 questions” the kid responds.

“First, why did the USA invade Iraq without the support of the UN?”
“Second, why are you President when Al Gore got more votes?”
“Third, whatever happened to Osama Bin Laden?”
“Fourth, why are we so worried about gay-marriage when 1/2 of all Americans don’t have health insurance?”

Just then, the bell rings for recess. George Bush informs the kiddies that they will continue after recess. When they resume George says, “OK, where were we? Oh, that’s right question time. Who has a question?”

Another little boy puts up his hand. George points him out and asks him his name. “Steve” the kid responds. “And what is your question, Steve?” el presidente asks.

“Actually, I have 6 questions” the kid responds.

“First, why did the USA invade Iraq without the support of the UN?”
“Second, why are you President when Al Gore got more votes?”
“Third, whatever happened to Osama Bin Laden?”
“Fourth, why are we so worried about gay marriage when 1/2 of all Americans don’t have health insurance?”
“Fifth, why did the recess bell go off 20 minutes early?”
“And sixth, what happened to Stanley?”

Tags: bush, w, george bush, dubya, humour, funny, humor

Top 5 brain health foods! period

Sun, 22 Apr 2007 12:36:54 GMT

clipped by: mugofcoffee
clipper's remarks: the coffee bean, much like the cacao bean, is incredibly rich with antioxidants, amino acids, vitamins and minerals. Fresh-ground gently roasted coffee bean powder (again, like with cacao) has numerous brain and body health benefits....so folks,now you may drink a MUG OF COFFEE! happily...

Clip Source: www.brainready.com

simple list of the very best, proven natural foods & drinks for optimum brain (and body) health.

1) Wild Salmon

2) Cacao Beans

3) Matcha (Tencha-grade green tea powder)

4) Acai berries & Blueberries (tie)

5) Coffee beans

Wild salmon is not only an incredible food for brain health, it qualifies as incredible across virtually every other health standard as well and is clearly one of the healthiest foods that one can eat.

what's healthy is the cacao bean, minimally processed

When you drink real stone-ground Japanese Matcha, you're not only drinking the arguably highest-quality, most carefully cultivated green tea variety, you're actually consuming it all -- you're eating the whole thing

Acai...a berry

contains Essential Fatty Acids like Omega-3's like salmon, and and is even high in protein.

Tags: 5, health, food, brain, optimum, salmon, beans, coffee, berry, blueberry

Can watching movies improve your mental health?

Wed, 10 Oct 2007 20:58:05 GMT

clipped by: Nefer

Clip Source: www.associatedcontent.com

Cinematherapy: Can Watching Movies Improve Your Mental Health?

Cinematherapy is the practice of watching movies to improve mental health. Though, motion pictures have been around for several decades, it is only recently that the mental health benefits of movie-watching have begun to show promise. Movies often have the uncanny ability to temporarily deliver our minds to a place where we can express a wide range of emotions in a way that connects us with the main characters or movie theme without the concreteness of our own life dilemmas.

Clip Source: www.associatedcontent.com

A few hours of laughter with one of your favorite comedies can help to get you through the work week or ease your own worries. Sad movies often bring up feelings that we have left dormant, giving these feelings a chance for release. The therapeutic benefits of watching movies might even save you a trip to the doctor when your stress levels decrease.

Tags: film, mood, depression, sad, help

Hold your childs hand... go to jail

Wed, 27 Jun 2007 14:13:44 GMT

clipped by: BigBadWolf
clipper's remarks: Ok, I am all for making children safe but this crap is WAY outta hand! Come on now people let's get real!

Clip Source: www.bloggernews.net

If You See a Father Holding His Child’s Hand, Call the Cops!

If dad goes for a walk with his daughter and holds her hand, apparently Virginia Department of Health officials wants you to pick up the phone and destroy his life by reporting him as a possible sexual abuser. I would’ve thought this article about this campaign was from the Onion or some satirical publication, but it’s for real.

One of the most beautiful pictures I’ve ever seen is a picture of my father walking on the beach near sunset holding my daughter’s little hand. The picture above of a man holding a child’s hand–a touching little scene–is actually supposed to make us think he’s sexually abusing the child. Unbelievable.

From Campaign advocates recognizing, reporting suspected abuse (Norfolk Virginian-Pilot, 6/21/07):

“State health officials are trying a new tactic. The latest push, at least in Hampton Roads, is to educate adults on how to spot - and stop - sexual offenders.

Tags: sex, abuse, children, child

10 Minutes Of Staring at Boobs Daily Prolongs Man's Life by 5 Years...

Sun, 02 Dec 2007 16:00:37 GMT

clipped by: Mohir
clipper's remarks: "Sexual excitement gets the heart pumping and improves blood circulation. There's no question: Gazing at large breasts makes men healthier. Our study indicates that engaging in this activity a few minutes daily cuts the risk of stroke and heart attack in half." said Weatherby, who even recommended that men aged over 40 should spend at least 10 minutes daily admiring breasts sized "D-cup" or larger.

She said that this was as healthy as going to the gym for 30 minutes daily and prolonged a man's life by five years.

Clip Source: news.softpedia.com

10 Minutes Of Staring at Boobs Daily Prolongs Man's Life by 5 Years...

A German research published in New England Journal of Medicine said that men staring at women's breasts in fact prolong their lives with years.

"Just 10 minutes of staring at the charms of a well-endowed female such as Baywatch actress Pamela Lee is equivalent to a 30-minute aerobics work-out," said author Dr. Karen Weatherby, a gerontologist.

The team led by Weatherby was made up of researchers at three hospitals in Frankfurt, Germany, and found this results after monitoring for 5 years the health of 200 male subjects, half of whom were asked to look at busty females daily, while the other half had to abstain from doing so.

For five years, the boob oglers presented a lower blood pressure, slower resting pulse rates and decreased risk of coronary artery disease.

Tags: man, health

Pinch Your Nose and Lose Weight

Sun, 15 Jul 2007 19:36:18 GMT

clipped by: aliciaf
clipper's remarks: Quite interesting...and free.
And it seems like it might actually work.

Clip Source: www.thatsfit.com

Daily Fit Tip: Pinch your nose and lose weight

I just read in Men's Health magazine that if you pinch your nostrils for 10 seconds, you'll curb your cravings. Since your stomach signals hunger and your brain signals 'cravings' ... this ancient Chinese acupressure point will help you pass on the doughnuts. In all of my years teaching fitness I've never heard such a thing, but you never know. Right? At least this strategy doesn't cost anything.

I personally imagine that the act of pinching, not picking, my nose for 10 seconds on purpose would simply distract me from anything else in the world I may have been focusing on, including food. So maybe the practice will work, because it seems so silly. My only non-Chinese or ancient advice is to do it with a tissue.

Tags: health, fitness, food

Top 10 Bad Things That Are Good For You

Tue, 03 Apr 2007 08:11:12 GMT

clipped by: Rwinter

Clip Source: www.livescience.com

new research has suggested that moderate beer intake can actually improve cardiovascular function.

Clip Source: www.livescience.com

Studies show that bursts of anger here and there are good for the health

stay angry for long periods

health issues, like blood pressure, sleep disorders and lung damage

Clip Source: www.livescience.com

unrelated studies claim coffee is a major source of antioxidants in our diet and can help lower your risk of diabetes.

Clip Source: www.livescience.com

In heavy drinkers, small doses of LSD have been thought to help bypass the rock-bottom stage of alcoholism and prevent relapses.

Clip Source: www.livescience.com

sun's rays is necessary to survive, but can also kill you in gross, cancerous quantities.

Clip Source: www.livescience.com

munch on bacteria and dead tissue, stimulating healing and helping to prevent infection.

Clip Source: www.livescience.com

Marijuana

prevent the clumping of brain proteins, one major cause of the disease.

Clip Source: www.livescience.com

Red Wine

a reduction in gum disease and Alzheimer's

Clip Source: www.livescience.com

Chocolate

may even increase blood flow to the brain

Clip Source: www.livescience.com

take pleasure in the news

sex is an easy way to reduce stress, lower cholesterol and improve circulation throughout the body.

Tags: health, sex, chocolate, alzheimer's, wine, marijuana, maggots, healing, sun, lsd, coffee, antoxidants, anger, beer, cardiovascular, good, bad, heart

An Interview With God

Mon, 06 Aug 2007 08:42:58 GMT

clipped by: skwirlinator

Clip Source: www.appleseeds.org

God smiled and said: "My time is eternity and is enough to do everything; what questions do you have in mind to ask me?"

"What surprises you most about mankind?"

"That they get bored of being children, are in a rush to grow up, and then long to be children again.

That they lose their health to make money and then lose their money to restore their health.

That by thinking anxiously about the future, they forget the present, such that they live neither for the present nor the future.

That they live as if they will never die, and they die as if they had never lived…"

God’s hands took mine and we were silent for a while and then I asked…"As a parent, what are some of life’s lessons you want your children to learn?"

God replied with a smile:

"To learn that they cannot make anyone love them. What they can do is to let themselves be loved.

To learn that what is most valuable is not what they have in their lives, but who they have in their lives.

Tags: an interview with god, religion, wisdom

Top Ten Thoughts for 2008

Sat, 12 Jan 2008 00:25:49 GMT

clipped by: constantskeptic
clipper's remarks: wow... pretty poignant

Clip Source: boortz.com

Top Ten Thoughts For 2008

Number 10. Life is sexually transmitted.

Number 9. Good health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die.

Number 8. Men have two emotions: Hungry and Horny. If you see him without an erection, make him a sandwich.

Number 7. Give a person a fish and you feed them for a day; teach a person to use the Internet and they won't bother you for weeks.

Number 6. Some people are like a Slinky ... not really good for anything, but you still can't help but smile when you shove them down the stairs.

Number 5. Health nuts are going to feel stupid someday, lying in hospitals dying Of nothing.

Number 4. All of us could take a lesson from the weather. It pays no attention to criticism.

Number 3.

Why does a slight tax increase cost you $200.00 and a substantial tax Cut saves you $0.30?

Number 2. In the '60's, people took acid to make the world weird. Now the world Is weird and people take Prozac to make it normal.

Tags: top ten, thoughts, funny

Faking happiness leads to depression

Mon, 01 Jan 2007 21:17:15 GMT

clipped by: m_a_d_d_i_
clipper's remarks: So much for the idea of smiling as inducing a good mood

Clip Source: www.smh.com.au

Secret to a long life - get even more often

PEOPLE who smile a lot and say "have a nice day" are headed to an early grave while the grumpy stay fit.

Researchers at a German university - a land where surliness is an Olympic discipline -say enforced jolliness on the job is much more likely to make people fall ill.

They cite flight attendants, sales personnel, call centre operators, waiters and others in contact with the public for extended periods of time as being at risk of seriously harming their health.

Psychologists at Frankfurt University said the fake friendliness led to depression, stress and a lowering of the immune system itself, which in turn can trigger more serious ailments.

"Every time a person is forced to repress his true feelings there are negative consequences for his health," said Professor Dieter Zapf, a researcher into human emotions.

The study tested students working in an imaginary call centre who were subject to abuse from clients.

Some of the participants were allowed to answer back, while others had to be polite and friendly all the time.

Those who stood up to clients had a rapid heartbeat for a brief period, but for those who had to remain friendly their heart was still racing long after the client had hung up.

The conclusion reached by the psychologists was that "being friendly against one's will causes nothing but stress".

Tags: emotion, happiness, health, depression, customer service, retail, smiling

Sleeping naked is better for you!

Wed, 27 Jun 2007 18:12:08 GMT

clipped by: countryboylife

Clip Source: sleepnaked.org

Comfort and health

Not only is sleeping naked more comfortable, but it's good for your health too. Increasing your level of comfort makes it easier for you to relax and sleep, so you get a better night's kip. The resulting deeper, longer sleep makes it easier for your body to regenerate and repair itself, and build up your energy for the day ahead.

Sexual benefits

If you sleep with a partner, being naked heightens the level of intimacy between you, and you are likely to have sex more often. You may also feel closer to your partner as a result of sleeping naked with them

Work and lifestyle benefits

If you find yourself tired in the morning or during the day even though you've had at-least eight hours sleep, you may only be sleeping lightly for that period of time. As mentioned earlier, sleeping naked allows your body to relax more immediately, and you are more likely to fall into a deeper sleep more quickly and wake up refreshed.

Tags: sleep, health, relationships

Want to feel fruity? Try oranges for orgasms

Sat, 30 Jun 2007 17:13:04 GMT

clipped by: CrazyRedHead

Clip Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

The news this week that scientific studies show that the herb echinacea really does fight colds came as no surprise to Jayney Goddard, the editor of Complementary and Alternative Health

Goddard discovered many other treatments supported by scientific evidence, which she shares with us below.

1 VITAMIN C FOR INCREASED LIBIDO

In a trial of 42 women, those who were given daily doses of 3,000mg of vitamin C had better libido and orgasms compared with the placebo group.

2 BLACKCURRANTS FOR NIGHT VISION

pilots had a good helping of bilberry jam to improve their eyesight before their night missions.

3 ARTICHOKE FOR HIGH CHOLESTEROL

Total cholesterol fell by 18.5 per cent.

4 NETTLE ROOT FOR ENLARGED PROSTATE

Ditch the prickly bits; nettle root may be good for enlarged prostate

5 DEVIL’S CLAW FOR RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS

6 CHILLI PEPPER FOR INDIGESTION

7 PROBIOTICS FOR ECZEMA

8 HAWTHORN FOR HEARTS

9 CHRYSANTHEMUM FOR ROSACEA

10 MAGNESIUM FOR PMS

Tags: health, science, organic, herbs, sex, alternative medicine

Six Great ways to start your day

Tue, 13 Mar 2007 09:58:29 GMT

clipped by: kwonsu

Clip Source: stress.about.com

The way you spend your morning can add a certain flavor to the rest of your day. Here are some healthy lifestyle habits to incorporate into your morning routine that can leave you better able to handle the stress you experience. Try one or several, and experiment until you find what suits you.

Put On Some Music

Music therapy has been shown to reduce stress and have a positive effect on health.

Listening to music as you get ready and start your day will create positive energy and a soothing sense of peace (or a sense of fun, if you play party music).

Stretch in the Shower

The hot water will loosen up your muscles, so it’s easier to get a good stretch.

Eat a Balanced Breakfast

Breakfast is known as ‘the most important meal of the day’ f

Drink Green Tea

Green tea is loaded with antioxidants, so it’s a delicious and healthy lifestyle choice.

Write in Your Journal

Writing once a day can help you feel focused, process negative emotions, and solve problems.

Morning Walk

Yoga

Tags: life, health, happiness, people, stress, lifestyle

People who feel wronged can really take it to heart

Thu, 07 Jun 2007 10:02:03 GMT

clipped by: mugofcoffee

Clip Source: www.latimes.com

A new study found that people who thought they were treated unfairly were more likely to suffer a heart attack or chest pain. Those who thought they had experienced the worst injustice were 55% more likely to experience a coronary event than people who thought life was fair

The subjects were tracked for an average of 10.9 years. In that time, 387 either died of a heart attack, were treated for a nonfatal attack or diagnosed with angina

the subjects were questioned before they showed any signs of cardiovascular disease. That way, the results weren't skewed by people who thought life was unfair because they were already sick.

People who think they are victims of discrimination often respond by drinking, smoking or overeating.

They do things that take the edge off," Krieger said. "If you do those things, those will have health consequences

Frequent experiences of unfair treatment can produce psychological distress that, in the long term, may influence health," said lead author Roberto De Vogli

Tags: heart problems, people, disease, heart attack, research.