This month I thought I would share some Good Health! tidbits:
Sensitive scalp? If your scalp is sensitive to hair dye you might want to try adding a mixture of two packets of Sweet’N Low and one ounce of skim milk to your color. I have no idea why it works but I found this tidbit in Redbook Magazine so it must be true -- right?
Coffee? Yes, please. Female laboratory rats given caffeine developed an intense interest in their rodent partners.
Massage? Forget the sit-ups ladies. Having a 45-minute massage lowered thelevel of cortisol in study volunteers. Since increased cortisol levels have beenlinked to increased belly fat, stress reducing activities like a massage, exercise, medication or taking a bath may actually allow you to throw out that Ab Blaster.
Shape Ups? You may want to throw those out too. In February 2011 a waitress from Ohio filed a lawsuit against Sketchers, maker of the popular rounded-sole walking shoe. Holly Ward’s lawsuit claims that the Shape Ups she wore to work everyday to tone her legs and butt were responsible for the stress fractures she experienced in both of her hips.
Tired? Well . . . you don’t have to look like it. According to Kathleen Baird Murray, author of Face Value, you can achieve a wide-awake look by hanging your head over the side of your bed for a few seconds.
Allergies? Researchers at Cornell University concluded that the sniffles, sneezing and snottiness associated with hay fever may actually rid the body of toxins before they can harm healthy cells and thus reduce the risk of developing cancers of the skin, lungs, throat, cervix, uterus and gastrointestinal tract.L
eggings? Health officials in Thailand have asked women to stop wearing black leggings. Evidently the dark material of this popular fashion item attracts mosquitoes that carry the dengue fever.This month get in touch with your inner shamrock. You can make the time to be good to you by believing that you are lucky. People who believe they are lucky are able to see all the ways they really are. Enjoy your St. Patrick’s Day -- just be careful if you plan to consume any funky green adult beverages.
Good Health!
Terry
"I never leaf through a copy of National Geographic without realizing how lucky we are to live in a society where it is traditional to wear clothes."
~ Erma Bombeck
