Friday, December 15, 2006
Below is a link for a cool article about your joints and what causes the sounds as your joints 'crack.' It turns out that your joints aren't actually cracking. The sound we hear is actually either a release of gas or a ligament snapping back into place. Apparently there are gases like nitrogen and oxygen in our joints. When there is pressure placed on these joints the first thing to happen is that the gas is pushed out and you get a popping sound. Or, in the case of your knees 'cracking' it's probably a ligament snapping back into place.Anywho, read the article for more info. You can find it here.
Wednesday, December 06, 2006
I found a great article/blog post that describes a few short things you can do every day to keep your brain functioning at peak efficiency. Some of the things are obvious but I bet you haven't heard of a few of these. They all make sense and many are just good things to practice anyway, such as eating right. Anyway, this is definitely worth a read so check it out.1.) 6 Ways To Boost Your Mental Acuity At Work
2.) Two more great ways to boost your brain power: Brain Age
and Big Brain Academy
. These are both great titles for the Nintendo DS
.Friday, December 01, 2006
An excellent and very interesting article here:
http://www.livescience.com/humanbiology/top_10_badthings_good.html
In the article you will read about 10 things that you often hear are bad for you that may actually be quite good (in moderation of course). For instance, chocolate has some very good benefits, but the chocolate that is best for you is the kind that isn't very sweet. Sugar, of course, is still not very good for you. An interesting read, check it out.
http://www.livescience.com/humanbiology/top_10_badthings_good.html
In the article you will read about 10 things that you often hear are bad for you that may actually be quite good (in moderation of course). For instance, chocolate has some very good benefits, but the chocolate that is best for you is the kind that isn't very sweet. Sugar, of course, is still not very good for you. An interesting read, check it out.