The other day, Web Watch was talking with some older relatives about a recent checkup that they had with their doctor.
Health-wise, everything’s fine… but when the doctor asked if they had made any lifestyle changes in the past year, they said that they had made one change: they’ve stopped using their car’s cruise control feature.
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As if women needed to have another reason to worry about exercise and their bodies’ health, along comes another study that makes another medical connection that shows that the wrong type of exercise is actually bad for you.
Remember when Web Watch told you about “butt chugging”, one of the latest teenager trends for getting high, drinking, or doing drugs?
Well, as soon as one fad goes out of fashion, another one comes into vogue — and by now, Web Watch is sure that you’ve already heard about those kids who are trying to get high via hand sanitizer.
Really?
Really?
Continue reading "Beyond hand sanitizer: 10 other things that teenagers are using to get high"
Having food poisoning is not pretty, either for you or those around you.
Web Watch knows – the one time it hit us, we were trying to enjoy a group outing while on a trip away from home. You’d be surprised how quickly getting that ill, that quickly will identify who your real traveling companions are (hint: that number is close to zero during that time period — when it comes to food poisoning, you’re going to be mainly on your own).
So what can you do to avoid getting food poisoning?
Unfortunately, the majority of food poisoning occurs while you’re away from home, eating at restaurants with poor health scores or who happened to receive tainted food themselves.
In other words, when you’re eating out, there’s not much you can do if someone serves you bad food that really, really disagrees with you.
Continue reading "Only 15% of Americans avoid food poisoning by doing just one thing"
Pink Darth Vader Helmet
(because even though Darth Vader is evil, he still supports the fight against Breast Cancer)
Today, Web Watch received a flood of emails from friends and family regarding the Susan G. Komen Foundation pulling their financial contributions to Planned Parenthood.
There is even a petition asking Susan G Komen to restore their relationship with Planned Parenthood.
That there is controversy surrounding what the Susan G Komen Foundation does with their money, and that there is a brouhaha surrounding the marketing of the pink ribbon to raise money for breast cancer research, is nothing new. The people who are commenting on the petition are acting all shocked and surprised that Such A Thing Is Going On, when Web Watch has told you about this for years.
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If there’s one thing that men have learned over the years, it’s that women can be moody once in a while.
And we all know what one of those causes of mood swings can be, don’t we? Yes, yes we do.
But there is something that scientists have discovered that can help men avoid being in the line of fire when that moody time comes around… and it’s not nearly as complicated as keeping a diary of their own to document those moments.
Continue reading "It’s true: Men can tell when a woman is having her period, just by listening to her"
Upgrade Me: Our Amazing Journey to Human 2.0
Do you remember the classic TV show, MAN FROM ATLANTIS?
It featured an actor with webbed fingers and toes, able to swim deep into the ocean to solve crimes. Our recollection is that he had gills and could breath underwater like Aquaman, but there’s been a lot of alcohol in our system since then so we may be confusing two different characters.
But the webbed fingers and toes? Those were real.
Continue reading "Hate your body? Try a HUMAN UPGRADE"
Sex in the Golden Years -
A Guide to the Best Senior Sex Possible
As we get older, one question that we all ask ourselves is whether we’ll still be “doing it” with our partners into retirement. Sure, we all laugh (or shudder) at the thought of our parents getting it on, but you don’t ever think twice about your physical relationships now that you’re the same age as your parents were when you were getting grossed out at the thought of them even kissing, let alone knocking uglies.
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If you are one of the millions of people who suffer from gluten allergy (also known as celiac disease), or just want to limit the amount of gluten that you ingest on a daily basis to something a bit more tolerable for your body, then you may want to read a recent study that came out that did some analysis on one item that almost requires gluten to exist in the first place:
Beer.
Yes, there are many gluten-free beers on the market today, but how many of them are labeled correctly with the term “gluten-free” if they actually contain gluten?
Continue reading "Looking for gluten-free beer? Your choices may be more limited than you think"
Web Watch will warn you: the below video contains some imagery, topic matter, and other material that may not be suitable for all ages.
What is it about?
Continue reading "“Mastering One’s Domain” is now a professional sport?!? (Give that guy a hand!)"
Confessions of a Wannabe Cheerleader
We all know that NFL players are some of the most injured sports athletes around.
According to the National Center of Catastrohopic Injury Research, 97% of all catastrophic sports injuries happened to NFL players.
What’s a “catastrophic sports injury”? Something that leads to paralysis or death.
So let’s take a look at what sport is number two on the Center’s list:
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If you’re one of those people who are having casual sex, one-night stands, “dating” in college, friends-with-benefits, or even suspect your long-term partner is having a torrid affair with a Vegas stripper that they met while attending a business conference, you may want to have a box of tissues nearby.
Why?
Because Russian researchers have discovered that people harboring a sexually-transmitted disease, smell different.
Continue reading "Having casual sex? Sniff your partner to find out if they have an STD"
Angela Newman is a woman on a mission.
Much like the heralded Sara Blakely who created Spanx because she was looking for underwear and nylons that served a specific purpose (footless pantyhose, and super-supportive Spandex), Angela had an underwear problem that she wanted to solve.
Continue reading "New high-tech underwear for women promises to keep you dry and odor-free"
Who doesn’t like a little sour candy once in a while?
We know one person who absolutely hates and loves all types of sour candies: your local dentist. They love the candy because candy of all sorts eventually leads to cavities and more patients. They hate the sour candies because of what they do to tooth enamel, simply as a matter of the high levels of acidity required to give you that mouth-puckering sour taste.
Web Watch has a friend who regularly jokes that he has a lack of adequate tooth enamel because of something his mother did (or didn’t do) while he was growing in the womb. While there might be some truth to that, he should also take into account the types of candy that he chooses to eat.
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Why are you removing your tattoo?
Show of hands:
How many Web Watch readers out there have tattoos?
Alright — now how many of you have a tattoo that you regret having?
And finally – how many of you are going through the tattoo removal process? Yeah… this last group is the one we want to talk with.
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