MSNBC is reporting a study today done by Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research that seems to show that bar patrons drink more beer and drink faster when there is loud music. I hate to say it but I love to see these kinds of stories as they tell us a bit more about the human phyche as we get to think more about how people react to different situations.

Well that and maybe because I am drinking a Corona as I read the latest health news on the internet.

So what does the study really tell us? Well I believe that if we are to think about what people are doing in a bar, and I have been there in the past, they are talking, chacking out what is happening and fidgeting. When you are fidgeting a bit you are more apt to drink or eat whatever is in front of you.

So learn from the studies that you see, in this case I think that you are going to notice in yourself that if you are distracted and people put food in front of you then you will eat it…and lots of it.

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This is a story that just supports the way that we live as a society and it is not just about quitting smoking but also about drinking, losing weight, doing drugs and buying new cars. The fact is that when people that we are around and share values with make a change in their lives then we do too.

You may have heard sometime in the past that if you want to make more money then hang around people that make more money. The same is true if you want to get in shape, hang out with people that are in shape. We all pick up on the habits of those around us and reading about the following study helps us to understand that changes do in fact come in a large part due to those around us.

A team of researchers who showed that obesity can spread person-to-person has found a similar pattern with smoking cessation: A smoker is more likely to kick the habit if a spouse, friend, co-worker or sibling did.

What’s more, smokers tend to quit in groups, and those who don’t stop puffing increasingly find themselves pushed to the edge of their social circles, the researchers found. Read the rest of this entry »

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Some of the most astonishing miracles to come out of the nutrition laboratories in recent months have had to do with the mighty family of water-soluble vitamins grouped together under the head of the B complex.

When they use the term “B complex,” scientists are tacitly admitting that they do not know all the vitamins that compose it. Yet experiments with animals indicate that the B vitamins may turn out to be the most remarkable treasure house o£ human health thus far discovered.

The entire B complex (not the individual and better known B vitamins) appears to be a preventive o£ baldness and of gray hair, at least in animals, as we shall later see. Liberal B intake in animals is believed by many researchers to encourage greater resistance to infantile paralysis. Also, in very recent experiments, it has proved remarkably effective in preventing the development of liver cancers in laboratory rats. Right now there is a ferment of activity to relate these startling findings to human beings. Read the rest of this entry »

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Any man can have a problem getting or maintaining an erection once in a while. When this happens repeatedly, the problem is known as erectile dysfunction, or simply ED.

It is normal for a man to experience changes in his sexual patterns as he ages. It may take longer for him to develop an erection, his penis may not become as rigid, or it may take more stimulation to bring about an erection. It is not uncommon for older men to have less intense orgasms than they used to, and it may take them longer to recover between erections.

An erection begins with stimulation. This can be a mental image, physical contact, or both. The stimulation causes the brain to send a signal to the muscles in the penis telling them to relax. This permits blood to flow in and fill the spongy interior of the penis, causing it to expand. Once a man has an erection, the muscles contract to stop blood from flowing in. When the blood begins to flow out, the erection reverses. When something happens to disrupt this chain, the result can be ED.

What causes Erectile Dysfunction?
The most common cause of Erectile Dysfunction is damage to nerves, arteries, muscles, and other tissues that may be the result of a health problem such as diabetes, kidney disease, chronic alcoholism, multiple sclerosis, cardiovascular disease, or neuro¬logic disease. An injury to the penis, spinal cord, prostate, bladder, or pelvis can harm nerves, muscles, or arteries and can lead to Erectile Dysfunction.

Erectile Dysfunction may also occur as a side effect of certain medicines, including some blood pressure drugs, antihistamines, antidepressants, tranquilizers, and appetite suppressants.

Psychological factors such as stress, anxiety, guilt, depression, low self-esteem, and fear of sexual failure can also influence a man’s ability to achieve and maintain an erection.

Other possible causes include smoking (which affects blood flow in the veins and arteries), heavy alcohol consumption, and hormonal abnormalities such as low testosterone levels.

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No way, is it really true? Next time you are about to unwrap a chcolate bar or pop open that pop think about this list by Nancy Appleton, a PHD that wrote the book Lick the sugar habit. .I thought I knew why sugar was bad but here are well over 100 reasons why you should avoid it.

1. Sugar can suppress the immune system.
2. Sugar upsets the mineral relationships in the body.
3. Sugar can cause hyperactivity, anxiety, difficulty concentrating, and crankiness in children.
4. Sugar can produce a significant rise in triglycerides.
5. Sugar contributes to the reduction in defense against bacterial infection (infectious diseases).
6. Sugar causes a loss of tissue elasticity and function, the more sugar you eat the more elasticity and function you loose.
7. Sugar reduces high density lipoproteins.
8. Sugar leads to chromium deficiency.
9. Sugar leads to cancer of the ovaries.
10. Sugar can increase fasting levels of glucose.
11. Sugar causes copper deficiency.
12. Sugar interferes with absorption of calcium and magnesium.
13. Sugar can weaken eyesight.
14. Sugar raises the level of a neurotransmitters: dopamine, serotonin, and norepinephrine.
15. Sugar can cause hypoglycemia.
16. Sugar can produce an acidic digestive tract.
17. Sugar can cause a rapid rise of adrenaline levels in children.
18. Sugar malabsorption is frequent in patients with functional bowel disease.
19. Sugar can cause premature aging.
20. Sugar can lead to alcoholism.
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