Archive for September, 2009


Sleep and Dementia Risk

We’ve long known that adequate amounts and quality of sleep at night can have dire or very positive effects on your health, both your physical and mental health in fact.  Lack of quality sleep has been shown to lead to everything from heart palpitations, mental fuzziness and downright psychosis if severe, a very depressed immune [...]

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Kava Gold by Pharmaca : Review

I recently visited my sister in Berkeley, California.  I love when I visit her in California.  Not only do I return to my home in Ohio with a renewed sense of vigor from the outdoor exercise I get, that I just don’t take part in here at home as much due to the nature of [...]

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“Relaxing” Chemicals Found in Fresh Cut Grass

Ok, so this finally explains why I really don’t mind helping my significant other mow the entire acre (a little over an acre) of our lawn at the house. We would always remark to eachother how we felt some odd sense of relaxation and fulfillment when we mowed the lawn. I always thought that was [...]

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Longevity on the Rise in the US

Well, we’re finally coming up on our biggest “competitors” when it comes to greater longevity (life span), which happens to be Japan. Japan’s current life expectancy is about 83 years old, which is pretty impressive, while the US hovers right around 78 years at the moment, which is a slight uptick from where it used [...]

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The Lower the IQ, the Earlier the Death?

New research is suggesting that there is a correlation between your longevity and your IQ.  Of course, this is barring any unforseen circumstances such as diseases and accidents, but it’s interesting that there is a correlation between the two, although it does sort of fit into the theory of evolution and the survival of the [...]

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