It is the end of summer in the Northern Hemisphere; people have been outdoors in the sun. Over the summer we’ve been promoting our short survey on tanning. We had 101 respondents and thought we’d share some results. Beliefs about tanning Do you consider yourself to be more attractive when you have a tan? “I am sunburnt; I may sit in a...
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On average we take 16 breaths in a minute. According to the EPA, that means we take between 17,280 and 23,040 breaths a day. That’s a lot. Unconscious breathing is taken care of by our brainstem, so we never have to think about it. If we do think about controlling our breath, we are using our cerebral cortex. When we’re laughing, singing or...
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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome or Myalgic Encephomyelitis What’s the difference between Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and fatigue? A huge difference according to an article in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that focused on a cutting edge research study conducted at Stanford University. Researchers found that inflammation is the driver of...
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You may not know this but you can get warnings from the FDA on problems with prescription medications and over-the-counter drugs. For example, on August 11, a FDA News Release issued this warning about over-the-counter liquid vitamins that are given to young children and those who cannot swallow pills. “The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is...
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Your normal temperature is around 98.6ºF (37ºC). When your body gets hotter than this temperature, the hypothalamus (a part of your brain) tells your body to lower that temperature and tells your sweat glands to perspire. Sweat is primarily water but does contain small amounts of salt, ammonia, urea and sugars. Released through pores all over you body,...
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