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Well, before long winter will be making its yearly debut here in the northern hemisphere.
And that of course means bitter cold temperatures will soon be making their way back to this part of the world.
When you’re exposed to the cold there are many things you can do to keep warm and avoid being stricken by hypothermia, but there’s one widely trusted method that doesn’t really work.
If you’ve ever applied for a job you were probably required to take a drug test as a condition of employment.
And like most people, you probably knew you had nothing to worry about because you don’t use illegal drugs.
But guess what? If you had eaten a Poppy Seed Bagel before going for your drug test there’s a good chance you might have failed it.
Are you the parent of a young child, infant or toddler?
If so, you probably instinctively reach for a cleaning wipe every time your child gets a little dirty.
And why not? It’s only human nature to want to protect our youngsters from all the germs that are floating around in their little world.
But guess what? As explained by the folks at WebMD and Texas A&M University Health Science Center, keeping a young child squeaky clean can actually do more harm than good for their future health.
Several studies have shown that more heart attacks occur during the morning hours than at other times during the day.
What’s more, morning heart attacks typically result in more damage to the heart than the ones that occur in the afternoon and at night.
There are several possible reasons why that is, but suffice it to say that morning is the most dangerous time of the day for folks who are at risk of having a heart attack. [Read more…]