Leave it to NBC and BL to do something or other every week to piss their viewers off. We waited all season for the makeover episode only to find it was only one hour and left us with a TO BE CONTINUED ending. All week they had promos for the First Lady and we saw her for just a minute, no doubt the reason they split it into 2 weeks. They can promo it and her again all week. … [Read more...] about TO BE CONTINUED? REALLY?
Get Moving = Get Happy!
Most of us, especially those of us that engage in regular aerobic exercise, know by now that it has a positive effect on our moods, while we are exercising and after, as well. Recent studies show that the effect last considerably longer than we previously thought! In one study done at the University of Vermont, 48 randomly assigned students were divided into 2 groups. One … [Read more...] about Get Moving = Get Happy!
The More We Know
Skimming through some health and fitness articles the past few days, I found the following tidbits worth sharing... **According to science out of New Zealand, cyclistists who downed drinks with lower carb and sodium concentrations exercised longer and harder than those who had Gatorade or Powerade. Try something less concentrated like G2, or my personal version of a sports … [Read more...] about The More We Know
Help Bob Levinson.
If you aren't aware of the plight of Bob Levinson, you probably should be. He is from my town of Coral Springs, Florida and is the father of seven children and married for 37 years. (Kyle's best friend's family are very close to the Levinson family.) Bob has been missing for 1,850 days. He was last seen leaving the Hotel Maryam on Kish Island, a free trade zone off the coast … [Read more...] about Help Bob Levinson.
Let the Music Move YOU
Looking for a quick, fun, immediate sense of stress reduction? Let the music move you. A study in Nature Neuroscience found that listening to our favorite songs or even simply anticipating certain parts of a song can cause a pleasurable flood of that feel good chemical, dopamine. Pick a few of your favorites and listen to them a few times a day. "These doses of dopamine can … [Read more...] about Let the Music Move YOU