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Can Too Much or Too Little Sleep Lead to Unhealthy Weight Gain?
By Kelley Colihan
April 1, 2008 — Ah, sweet sleep. We seem to get too little. Now researchers are finding that too much or too little sleep could lead to unhealthy weight gain.
Researchers at Laval University in Quebec looked at 276 people for six years who were part of a larger Canadian study.
Sleep duration was determined from a questionnaire and the participants were classified into three groups: short sleepers slept five to six hours a night, the average got seven to eight hours, and the long sleepers put in nine to 10 hours of sleep every night. Read the rest of this entry »
Let’s say you have a typical life and try to live it in the healthiest way. You might allocate your 24-hour weekday this way:
Sleep: 8 hours
Exercise: 1 hour
Work: 8 hours
Eating: 2 hours (leisurely)
Hygiene: 1 hour
Travel: 1 (Commute, errands) Read the rest of this entry »
Sometimes, the things and gadgets that you think are the least useful will prove you wrong in the end. And
in a potentially dangerous sport like hunting, having all the right hunting gadgets that technology brings you can be a matter of life and death. Let’s take a solar powered torchlight as an example. Don’t think it’d be of any use to you? Well, imagine the kind of convenience and security measure it would provide you if you had it and you run out of battery supplies. Furthermore, the solar powered torchlight doesn’t need batteries and they can operate for over long periods at night even when there’s no sunlight because they have the capability of storing energy in their internal batteries. Read the rest of this entry »
Summer is the perfect time of year for new adventures and challenges and with so many ways to expend energy during the summer months, there’s no shortage of creative ways for kids to exercise their bodies and imaginations. To help parents keep kids excited about reading this summer, Indigo, Chapters and Coles offer the following tips:
Kids between the ages of 10 - 16 can enter Indigo’s 2nd annual Junior Booklover contest. All they have to do is write and submit a short book review on one of the titles listed in Indigo’s Summer Book Scene for a chance at fame and fortune as the next Booklover apprentice. For complete contest details and tips on writing a review, visit your local Indigo, Chapters or Coles store or log on to www.juniorbooklover.ca
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While war and poor economic conditions begin to affect people all over the world, more and more people suffer with depression. The more we focus on news events and the business climate, the more we are depressed. Whatever the reason you feel is the cause of your depression, the following five simple tips guarantee you reduce it significantly. Read the rest of this entry »
The enormously wonderful thing about social networking and passionate Teacher Librarians is the ease with which they can source just the right information for your daily needs.
OK, I’m smiling as I write this 
But I do want to bring another blog to your RSS reader - especially if you are looking for quick hits of useful bits and pieces related to learning and literacy in schools.
Joan joined me at St Joseph’s College just a couple of weeks ago in the role of Teacher Librarian - and is already a hit with her wonderful enthusiasm and depth of knowledge. She keeps us all on our toes! Read the rest of this entry »
Are you looking for stress relief ideas? Do you have about five minutes to spare in your busy day? There are many effective stress relief methods that only take minutes to do. In our hustle and bustle world, we are caught between a rock anda hard place. Lack of time is causing us stress yet we don’thave the time to destress. Try these four techniques right now and you will feel instantly relaxed. Read the rest of this entry »
A large percentage of my current caseload consists of shoulder pain. Often these referrals come from family practice physicians or other generalists who utilize physical therapy as a conservative precursor to an orthopedic physician. As a link in this referral chain, I look at early establishment of a appropriate rehab prognosis to be an essential function of my job.
Physical therapists are not diagnosticians, but the use of clinical diagnostic testing can give us some indication of the patients potential to respond to conservative care. A 2005 article in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery attempts to determine which of the numerous clinical tests of rotator cuff disease has the most clinical utility. The tests were investigated to determine their utility in assessing three degrees of rotator cuff pathology: bursitis, partial-thickness rotator cuff tear, and full-thickness rotator cuff tear. The following eight clinical tests were examined: Read the rest of this entry »
I have a long way to drive from Tambaram to Guindy on a daily basis for work. I love the drive. But when some one says “Tambaram?” and/or “So far!” is a disgusting and discouraging tone, I really want to give them a kick. People should encourage others and never ever try discouraging them in any point of time. Recently a friend of mine was telling me that he felt tensed while in buses. Quite curious, I was asking him why. I told him that let me do a simple research on the topic and try to share with the world too. Read the rest of this entry »
Time and again there is a big hue and cry from the Corporation, the municipal authorities and other NGOs regarding the reckless banners and hoardings that are put across every nook and corner of the city. It is true that banners and hoardings have the following disadvantages: Read the rest of this entry »
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