09th May 2011
By Dave Tishendorf
Well, yes and no.
You might have heard or seen the rallying cry, “Left Handed Live Longer!" – particularly online. And you probably dismissed it as a wild, baseless claim by a bunch of radical lefties. (Editor’s note: The referen...
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03rd May 2011
By Dave Tishendorf
Yes, it’s true. Laughing does help you live longer.
That shouldn’t come as a surprise, actually. Think about it; how do you feel when you laugh? You feel good. Don’t you? I mean, show me the guy who, while he’s laughing, tenses up...
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14th April 2011
By Dave Tishendorf
Happy people live longer. That’s the good news.
The not so good news is that there is no definitive explanation of what happiness is, much less how to be happy. There are a lot of theories about what happiness is, and there certai...
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13th April 2011
By Dave Tishendorf
Turns out there are several ways of looking at the notion that married men live longer than their unwed brethren.
Some of those ways are silly (at least, I think they’re silly). There’s the old (sexist) joke, for example, that mar...
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11th March 2011
By Dave Tishendorf
Yes, it’s easier said than done, but one of the major keys to good health is eating less. Having a healthy body weight is imperative if you are to have a long, healthy life.
Even carrying twenty pounds of excess weight shows up i...
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11th March 2011
By Dave Tishendorf
If you'd like to stay alive a bit longer, and one would have to guess that almost everyone does, listed below are 10 things you can do that will help you attain that objective. As soon as you’ve made pretty much all 10 a part of your...
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07th December 2009
One thing that most men as well as women consider utterly unappealing when they look in a full-length mirror is their bellies.
Why, they ask themselves, can't I have a flat stomach or a set of "six pack abs" like other people? Why do I have to look l...
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04th December 2009
By Dave Tishendorf
If you have ever suffered a panic attack, you know what a frightening experience it is.
Victims of panic attacks often describe the experience as having a feeling they are going mad, or are dying. But these victims may not be awar...
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16th November 2009
By Dave Tishendorf
Paul was aware of all the conventional reasons to stop smoking.
I mean, how could you not be, even in the late 1970s, when he and I first met in a midsized city in southern Oregon. By that time, science had already established the...
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11th November 2009
The thyroid gland is not something most people give much thought to. That is, until it stops functioning the way it should. Then suddenly one's thyroid health becomes very important indeed.
The thyroid gland is located in the throat area, just around t...
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30th October 2009
By Dave Tishendorf
Despite how embarrassing it might be, doctors say you absolutely must seek treatment for genital warts. These harmless-looking, flesh-colored bumps on your private parts are actually the most common type of sexually transmitted disea...
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30th October 2009
By Dave Tishendorf
Boils are painful, tender, angry red lumps on your skin that rapidly fill with pus. If you've ever had one or more, you already know how important it is to seek immediate treatment for boils.
You will see boils growing larger and ...
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30th October 2009
By Dave Tishendorf
One day your skin is like peaches and cream. The next day you wake up with a red and itchy rash all over your arms and face.
Unfortunately, you may be having a case of hives.
Non-technically speaking, hives are raised welts...
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10th August 2009
What is your reaction when you read the phrase, "hair loss treatment for women"?
Depending on your age, your gender, your upbringing, your affinity for political correctness and myriad other factors you may not even be aware of, your initial response m...
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08th August 2009
Here's an easy option for men and women who want to increase the health of their hair and reduce their rate of hair loss: Try hair loss shampoos.
But out of the hundreds of hair loss shampoos on the market, how do you find the right one for you?
It ...
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