While morning sickness is the most common affliction suffered by new moms, it doesn’t make it any easier to endure. The hyper fatigue, sensitivity to smells and inability to eat when nausea grips your body are robbing you of that pregnancy glow. While the average woman battles morning sickness during the first twelve weeks of pregnancy, those three months feel like an eternity when misery is constant and relief seems light years away....
Music and the mind It was a gastrointestinal bleed. Binanay experienced one before and he called his mom to let her know what was happening. She wanted to help, but he stopped her. “Don’t worry about it. I’m going to handle it myself,” he said. This was the first time Binanay tried to handle a serious health issue on his own. When he arrived at the hospital, things began to spiral out of control....
Here are 4 things you must do to boost happiness, according to the neuroscientists. 1. Ask yourself what you can be grateful for Why is this so important? Alex Korb (UCLA neuroscientist) in his book, The Upward Spiral explains what parts of the brain get activated when you start to feel grateful and appreciate what you have in life. He mentions the National Institutes of Health (HIH) research which shows that the hypothalamus region in the brain gets a boost when you start being grateful and that impacts our sleep, stress levels and general well-being....
People have no problem dropping absurd amounts of money on appliances or cars but scrimp too much when it comes to their beds and as it pertains to today’s article, their pillows. You may be better off cutting a little out of your bedroom decorating budget and invest in a top notch mattress and the best pillows you can find. You’ll get the good back support with the mattress but your pillow can be crucial between getting a good nights sleep or not....
Latest version 1.20 includes following changes: Autofill for iPod Shuffles Advanced naming of files copied to iPod Sync now updates modified songs Last played and playcount updated when playing songs via mlipod Reads play counts from the iPod Shuffle Optionally detect “Fake” iPods Switched to a better random number generator for playlist shuffling Fixed send-to from playlist (and associated length error) Fixed hitting Cancel during a transfer Fixed ratings sync Fixed ipod size statistics...
A simple formula that really may make your life easier. If you don’t like TiddlyWiki (or GTDTiddlyWiki) because you don’t like to store the html file locally, or you want to access the wiki from any computer with Internet access, ServerSideWiki should be the tool for you: You will have a subdomain (i.e. username.serversidewiki.com) to access your page after registration. The only downside is there aren’t any option to disable the page being public viewable....
They keep asking questions. But you ask when you don’t know, so how can someone who questions too much be intelligent? Because they ask, and they learn. The Chinese proverb of wisdom states it clearly: ‘He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes, he who does not question, stays a fool forever.’ Intelligence is, without question, all about questions. Nobody will know it all. No matter how educated they are, nobody comes close to ever knowing it all....
You don’t need just any currency converter out there to enjoy this. ELK is the perfect converter with the speed and ease you need to make multiple conversions at any time.Meant for iPhone and Apple watch, ELK currency converter is a product of Clean Shaven Apps, the makers of top Apps like Clips, Alive, Dispatch and converter. What Makes ELK Travel Currency Converter Better Than The Others? Most converter Apps would require you to use the old school method of using a keypad to type in the figure you want to convert to the desired currency....
Here are 6 easy tips to have peak performance in every area of your life: Prepare for pressure. When you prepare for the pressures of life, you tend to handle the stresses associated with what comes your way much better. Think of an athlete that is competing in the Olympics. He may feel the pressure to perform, but he doesn’t let it affect his performance because he is well-prepared for competition....
A new study flies in the face of those assertions, identifying connections between video game addiction and observational skills, cognitive efficiency, and task execution. People who play video games compulsively could derive benefits from the skills and behaviors they learn while playing. Medical Research: Identifying the Impact of Video Game Addiction According to IFL Science, the aforementioned study involved MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scans of 78 adolescent boys with IGD (Internet gaming disorder) and 73 boys in the same age group who demonstrated no symptoms of IGD....
Created less than a week ago, QR Codify is one of the most useful snippets of code for busy users to be more efficient when collecting information onto their smart phones. QR Codify: The Most Useful Snippet I’ve Ever Written [Official Site]
So here’s how you stop tweeting into empty space and start engaging. Sharing facts and tips is a quick, easy way to start and it provokes curiosity, which makes your readers more likely to return. Endorse content, inspire action and share images so your updates stand out. I think a particularly important factor in bettering your social media status and updates is to communicate with your audience. Although this infographic suggests it is better to do this via asking for comments, not asking questions....
When Admiral Vern Clark became Chief of Naval Operations in 2001, he made our previous book, The Power of Alignment, required reading for all the admirals in the Navy. He did so because he could sense there was enormous misalignment in his organization that was costing his service in terms of performance and money. “Things were broken in ways that nobody knew,” he explained. “The Navy was hollowing out. It was my sense....
Being a proficient reader by the third grade is an integral factor in a child’s future success. Reading for kids is not just a fun pastime. It is the gateway to learning about other people, places, and ideas, with limitless possibilities. Why Reading for Kids Is Important? Develops Vocabulary and Language Skills Before your kids are able to read on their own, it’s important to nurture a love for books early on....
17 Lessons Love Has Taught Us
And that includes your children. The World Wide Web has opened up a host of possibilities for young minds. Children can turn learning into fun with the added element of exploration and discovery; connecting with interesting peers and understanding cultures from around the world is now possible like never before. Unfortunately, the net is also a landmine of risks for impressionable minds. There are two areas that could potentially upset children’s lives: inappropriate websites related to subjects like pornography and graphic violence, and online social networking, where all kinds of people establish and lead digital lives, including cyber bullies, scammers and sexual predators....
It’s clear we have an addiction to contact lenses, a sort of can’t live with, can’t live without case. People who wear glasses to improve their vision crave a pair of discreet lenses, but when they have it, they enter a new range of problems. The sky is not the limit with contact lenses, even if the giants of technology trick us into believing it is. Contacts have made a long journey from simple glass to permeable substances and built-in cameras, but they still come with a lot of issues....
1. Frivolous Spending on Running Apparels/Gadgets Some people make the commendable decision to start running. Instead of doing just that, they then channel their energy on what is the latest technology footwear or the foremost-advanced calorie-counting watch to buy. Such extravagant outlays not only put in doubt the true motivation for running (with obvious implications for its longer term sustainability), but are downright wasteful. Irrespective of the multi-billion dollar industry catering to his perceived needs, all a runner really needs is a pair of joggers which is not in tatters, an old T-shirt that you were planning to donate to charity and a genuine desire to also donate something worthwhile towards your own sense of well-being....
We have already come to know some benefits of drinking champagne in the past, giving us all the more reasons to raise a glass. Champagne contains less calories compared to most of the other alcoholic beverages. It’s actually healthy for your heart, much like a glass of wine is. It’s also known to boost your mood. But now, research has found a whole new facet of champagne’s benefits. Champagne can help keep your memory in tact....
The important thing to remember is that sarcasm does not always manifest as a simple, rude comment – for example, having someone ask if you are excited for a family vacation, and you sarcastically reply, “Yea, sure.” Sarcasm can instead serve many beneficial purposes – like lightening the mood in a tense room, or revealing an honest sentiment that others were afraid to say out loud. The comedy of Louis C....
