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Meanwhile, here's what the rest of us talked about:
The 6 Week Soapless Experiment
(As heard on Brian Demay's show)
This woman decided to go without washing, or brushing her teeth,
or wearing any sort of makeup - for 6 consecutive weeks!
Read the article here
The way you breathe can control the munchies! There’s a particular rhythm of breathing which quells hunger pangs and stops you from eating too much. Here's how to do it. When hunger pangs strike, sit upright with your back straight. Place the tip of your tongue just behind your top front teeth. Close your mouth and inhale for a count of four. Hold your breath for a count of seven. Exhale completely through your mouth, with your tongue still in place, for a count of eight. Repeat three more times, and when you're done, you're food craving will have vanished.
HOW TALL WILL YOUR CHILD BE? (As heard on Brian Demay's afternoon show)
I look at my son, who’s growing like a weed every day, and wonder how tall he’ll be someday. Well – here is the formula to figure it out.
Add the father's height and the mother's height
Divide by two
If it's a boy, then add 2 3/4 inches
If it's a girl, SUBTRACT 2 and ¾ inches
According to this formula, my 6 year old son will be about 6’1” in 12 years.
WATERPROOF KEYBOARD
My 3 year old Daughter has become obsessed with a Dora computer game, so on the desk there are now stacks of books, stuffed animals, and sippie cups everywhere. The keyboard sticks – when it works at all – so when I read about this item, I thought “what a great idea.” It’s a DISHWASHER SAFE keyboard! There are several different models for between $40 and $100, the one I found is at www.SealShield.com for $39.99. I think that is just the best idea ever for anyone with kids. There’s even a waterproof mouse!
SAVE ON YOUR NEXT VACATION!
BREATHE TO LOSE WEIGHT
- For RENTAL CARS: Check out www.CarRentals.com or www.CarRentalExpress.com – for rates that are up to 30% lower.
- When shopping for AIRFARES: Try www.AirfareWatchdog.com. This company employs actual people to find deals, and the result is often way better than you’d get from ordinary travel-booking websites. Some airlines reserve low fares for their own sites, so you want a live person helping you.
- When it comes to HOTELS: This one’s a bit of a gamble, but Hotwire.com is your best bet. What you do is pick a neighborhood where you’d like to stay, and a hotel category – like “Four star” – and the site finds a match for you. The only catch is that it won’t give you the name of the hotel until you book your reservation with a credit card. But rates are super cheap – sometimes as much as HALF off - because hotels can post deals without showing competitors what they’re offering.
If you’d like more tips, check out The Wall Street Journal Guide To The Business Of Life.
SITES IF YOU'RE TAKING A ROAD TRIP
Got kids? Games which can be played in the car:
FIX YOUR MOOD WITH FOOD
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If you’re Depressed – Eat foods like tuna, salmon, trout, and mackerel, which have been found to elevate mood. Flax, sunflower, and sesame seeds or their blended oils are rich vegetable sources of these two depression-lifting essential fatty acids.
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If you’re mad or stressed – Eat Turkey, chicken, or bananas – which all contain tryptophan, to mellow you out.
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If you can't concentrate – Eat green leafy vegetables, with a combination of flax and sunflower seeds to help brain function.
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And for the occasional Migraine Headaches -- Five daily glasses of water along with regular fiber-rich food will help flush headache-producing toxins from your body.
ONLY IN THE MOVIES
These things only happen when you're an actor in a major motion picture. I, and I bet you too, have never....
· Bumped my head and gotten amnesia.
· Left the water on in the bathroom sink long enough to flood the whole house.
· Been chased through the forest, tripped, and twisted my ankle, compromising my escape, but I still say, "Don't stop. Go on without me."
· Been stuck in an elevator.
· Been stuck in an elevator with a pregnant woman.
· Been stuck in an elevator with a woman I hated, and by the end of our ordeal we're having sex.
· Said, "Open this door or I'm breaking it down."
· Found myself on top of a moving train.
· Rushed to the airport to stop the woman I just realized I love from leaving, and as I get to the gate, I see her plane pulling away, and then feel empty because I think that my best chance at love is now gone, but, as I turn away, she's standing there because she decided at the last minute not to get on the plane because she realized that she loves me too and was hoping I would come to the airport to get her.
· Picked a lock with a credit card.
· Said, "Don't do it, man. Just give me the gun."
· Been to a wedding where someone stood up and objected.
· Collapsed onto my car horn.
· Seen a bunch of homeless guys standing around a flaming trash can, singing doo-wop and wearing gloves with the fingers cut off.
· Dialed a "555" phone number.
· Closed my medicine-cabinet door and seen someone in the mirror who wasn't there 3 seconds ago.
EVERYTHING YOU'VE EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT TRAFFIC LIGHTS
Ever wonder why some traffic lights seem to stay red forever, and others change quickly? Bobby Barrick has been in the business for 25 years and gives us the scoop on traffic lights.
 That wide, white painted line? It's called the "stop-bar" and is often fitted with copper conductors, which create a magnetic field. When a car enters this field, the metal of the car sends a message to the traffic controller to call for a green light.
... Some control systems use electronic detector loops, which are sensors buried in the pavement before the stop bar to detect the presence of traffic waiting at the light. At intersections where traffic going in one direction can really back up, you'll often see detector loops back dozens of feet from the stop bar, providing more info to the traffic controller.
The controller is the metal box that sits in the intersection. Basically, it's a computer programmed to control the timing, receive signals from the stop-bar and prevent two green lights from happening at the same time. It also controls the length of the green light, which varies from 12 seconds to 120 seconds.
During heavy traffic times, controllers are set up to run a different program. A driver waiting to enter a main street from a side street typically waits longer between the morning hours of 7 and 9 and the evening hours of 4 to 6 than at any other time of day.
Closer is not better. By pulling beyond the stop-bar, you actually cancel the signal and the controller no longer recognizes that a car is waiting. That means really long waits.
Bottom line: pay attention to the stop-bar, stay inside the magnetic field until the light changes, and understand that at different times of day, the signals will be longer between changing.
Thomas Craughwell, author of “Do Blue Bedsheets Bring Babies?” debunks 10 Old Wives Tales for us:
A dog's mouth is cleaner than a human's -- False. A canine mouth contains 53 types of bacteria while a human mouth breeds only 37. So think twice before giving Spot a kiss on the mouth.
Reading in dim light will ruin your eyes -- False. According to the American Academy of Ophthalmology, you can't wear out your eyes by using them in poor light.
Toads give you warts -- False. The skin glands of a toad secrete a substance that can give you hallucinations, but neither the slimy toxic gunk nor the toads cause warts.
Crack your knuckles and you'll get arthritis -- False. While certain repetitive actions can lead to arthritis, knuckle cracking isn't one of them.
If you cross your eyes, they'll stay that way -- False. Stabismus, the disorder that causes misaligned eyes, only affects 4 percent of American children. Crossing the eyes does not cause the disease.
Arthritis flares up in wet weather -- False. People swim and shower without flare-ups and most people stay inside when it rains.
Spicy foods create stomach ulcers -- False. A bacterial infection or overuse of pain medications are the culprits.
Walking under a ladder is bad luck -- True. While a stroll under a ladder won't endanger your soul, it poses potential dangers from falling buckets and tools.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away -- True. Apples are packed with antioxidants that fight the free radicals that cause cancer and other diseases.
Chocolate causes acne -- False. You can eat as much chocolate as you want and not worry about breakouts, which flare up when the pores of the skin become blocked with oil.
5 Foods We Can (And Should) Live Without (as heard on Brian Demay’s show)
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Yogurt with fruit at the bottom. Corn syrup is added for sweetness – and that’s about the worst thing you can eat! Look for a yogurt with as little added sugar as possible.
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Granola. Whole oats are nutritious and high in fiber. But granola is basically glued together with high-fructose corn syrup, honey and barley malt – which all quickly raise your blood sugar. Instead, grab a low-sugar meal replacement bar with 15 grams of protein, and less than 5 grams of carbs.
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Fat-free salad dressing. This surprised me - but to compensate for the lack of fat, companies add sugar for flavor. Instead, get a full-fat dressing made with olive or canola oil.
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Believe it or not, avoid reduced-fat peanut butter - many commercial brands are also loaded with sugar. Instead, buy all-natural, full-fat peanut butter with no added sugar.
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And finally, Pretzels – which have one of the highest glycemic indexes of any food. In other words, pretzels raise your blood sugar levels higher than even ice cream or jelly beans! So, avoid them.
WHO'S YOUR CELEBRITY LOOK ALIKE?
Which celebrity do you think you most resemble? Now you can find out if it's really true (or just your wishful thinking) thanks to MyHeritage.com. The site is supposed to be used for genealogy research, but a cool feature uses an algorithm-based face recognition technology to tell you, which celebrities have the same facial features you do. www.myheritage.com |
