So the other day, Web Watch read an article entitled CANCER IS A MAN-MADE DISEASE, STUDY CLAIMS, that talked about how cancer was a relatively rare occurance back in the day.
The article said that while DINOSAURS HAD CANCER, cancer was generally considered relatively rare before the 17th century. For example, scientists found just one mummy from the Dakhleh Oasis that had rectal cancer about 1,600-1,800 years ago, while today cancer is said to be responsible for 1-in-8 deaths.
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Web Watch has yet another reason why you’re fat: YOU’RE SCARED OF THE DARK.
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Researchers at Nara Women’s University’s Department of Environmental Health held a study to determine IF WEARING AN UNDERWIRE BRA EFFECTED A WOMAN’S ABILITY TO POOP. The theory was that the bra exerted pressure on the body; does this added pressure have an effect?
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Web Watch is always careful when we visit with our friends who have small children to watch our language. After all, it’s common courtesy to not recite George Carlin’s list of Dirty Words in front of those who are too young to appreciate the nuance of language, or who may be offended overall by hearing words in polite company that would be later yelled out the car window at the a-hole who just cut you off in traffic.
But it may end up that Web Watch has been overly cautious. While we don’t want to be the ones who introduces foul language to our friends’ children, it may be that the deed has already been done long before we showed up for the pot-luck.
Why?
Early Puberty in Girls: The Essential Guide to Coping with This Common Problem
The news has been filled with all sorts of reasons and explanations for why young girls are entering puberty at younger and younger ages these days.
CNN reported that “Early development in girls has been linked with poor self-esteem, eating disorders, and depression, as well as cigarette and alcohol use and earlier sexual activity,” with other news reports stating that girls are entering puberty before they reach the ages of 9 or 10. Sometimes, puberty can be triggered from an injury or a brain tumor that kickstarts the body’s processing.
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WHAT DOES A VIRGIN SMELL LIKE?
According to Christophe Laudamiel, a French fragrance designer who has designed scents for Abercrombie & Fitch, Estee Lauder, and Ralph Lauren (among other big names) – a virgin smells “white”.
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The Resting Metabolic Rate Debate
Do you know what your METABOLIC RATE is when doing various activities around the house?
Better yet – do you know which day-to-day functions offer the best (or worst) exercise based on the amount of metabolic activity they provide?
A number of doctors and researchers have updated the COMPENDIUM OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES that lists and allows you to compare the MET of each activity you select, and it’s been published in the Official Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine. The MET is a standard “metabolic intensity level” metric that allows different studies that look at health-related data to all be based on the same overall measurement standard.
In other words, two different studies on running can use the same MET value associated with running when working out their math.
If it helps, 1 MET is the standard intensity level when a person is resting and just sitting down, relaxing. Sleeping offers the lowest MET of 0.9. The highest MET is 18, and can be obtained by running 10.9 MPH.
Now that we know what the range is, here is a list of MET intensity levels for doing various other activities:
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Think about this while you sit at your desk or sit in traffic: HOW MANY STEPS DO YOU THINK YOU TAKE IN A DAY?
In a 2004 study of 200 men and women, researchers determined that an average man walks about 7,192 steps per day, while the average woman takes about 5,210 steps per day.
Trust us when Web Watch tells you that those numbers are way above today’s average of around 3,000 steps per day (most likely due to Web Watch and other Internet distractions). If it helps, RECENT GOVERNMENT RECOMMENDATIONS call for a healthy person to be taking 10,000 steps per day – or about 5 miles.
What? You’re not walking 5 miles a day? Apparently, neither are a lot of other people.
However, everyone thinks they are.
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