Here are this weekend's reading diversions for your enlightenment. Wishing you a very Happy Canada Day Long Weekend!
Banish Bad Breath | Lifescript.com
Everyone suffers from bad breath occasionally. Perhaps you ate too much garlic or spices for lunch, or maybe you were unable to brush your teeth the night before.
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How to Grow Greener Grass -- Helptionary!
The first thing to do is to assess your lawn. Walk around it to see if there are any bare areas that need to be patched up. This can be done by buying grass from or seedlings from a nearby garden, and using these to grow new grass in the problem area. If you notice any areas that have an uneven surface, you might have to reapply the topsoil and plant new grass
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Sitting Too Long Raises Death Risk
The death risk was even higher for people who don't work out. The least active women in the study who also reported the highest amount of sitting were 94 percent more likely to die than those who said they sat the least and exercised the most. For men, it was 48 percent, the study said
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5 (Caffeine-Free) Snacks To Fight Fatigue
Midday snacks should contain about 100 calories or 15 grams of carbohydrates. The natural sweetness in fruit takes longer to metabolize than the processed sugars you'll find in candy. And the protein in peanut butter provides a long-lasting form of energy.
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Coffee: The Greatest Addiction Ever (VIDEO)
Coffee lovers and full-blown addicts alike will enjoy this video, which is pretty much everything you ever wanted to know about coffee, but were afraid to ask
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"Lean gene" ups risk of heart disease and diabetes - Yahoo! News
Being slim may not always lead to a lower risk of heart disease and diabetes, scientists said Sunday after they identified a gene linked both to having a lean body and to a higher risk of metabolic diseases.
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Diet Soda Linked To Weight Gain
A study presented at a American Diabetes Association meeting this week shows that drinking diet soda is associated with a wider waist in humans. And a second study shows that aspartame -- the artificial sweetener in diet soda -- actually raises blood sugar in mice prone to diabetes
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Why Do We Get Wrinkled Fingertips? Mystery Solved, Say Scientists
The answer, according to evolutionary biologist Mark Changizi, is all about “grip.” Changizi and his team of researchers at 2AI Labs, believe that water wrinkles are essentially treads -- just like the ones that show up on our car tires -- that have been genetically selected for over time
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Metal Head Baby Loves Pantera (VIDEO)
Pantera baby was born metal, man. He's been headbanging and throwing up the sign of the horns since the womb. No really, check his ultrasound photos.
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Canada Day 2011 - When is Canada Day 2011
Canada Day is celebrated on July 1st across the country. July 1st marks the anniversary of the formation of the union of the British North America provinces in a federation under the name of Canada - that's the technical explanation, but Canada Day also means fireworks and the year's biggest national party. The Canada Day holiday is akin to the U.S. July 4th celebration but on a more Canadian scale.
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5 Everyday Habits That Can Harm Your Memory
When thinking about memory, Aaron Nelson, Ph.D., assistant professor at Harvard Medical School and author of "The Harvard Medical School Guide to Achieving Optimal Memory," says to look at it this way: when thinking about brain health, everything you know about heart health applies. The things that are bad for your heart -- high cholesterol and smoking, for example -- are also bad for your brain.
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Endometriosis: When Painful Cramps aren't "Normal" | iVillage.ca
Endometriosis is a little known disease that affects an astonishing 176 million women worldwide. The cause of endometriosis is still up for debate and currently there is no cure.
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The Scientist Who Drew Brains, and Then a Nobel Prize | Mind & Brain | DISCOVER Magazine
Anatomist Santiago Ramon y Cajal was the first to see--and illustrate--what neurons really do. His exquisitely detailed drawings changed our understanding of the brain and nervous system. Cajal relentlessly pursued his microcopic study of animal tissues, leading to an essential discovery: Brain signals jump from cell to cell rather than flow through a continuous web of fibers, as was believed at the time.
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