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What is that Weird Tape on Some Olympic Athletes

I first noticed it on one of the Chinese synchronized divers, a couple of strips of bright blue align=”left” tape in two lines down her back. Did she have an injury? Was the tape a sort of rebellious fashion statement or a good luck charm? Was it some sort of pre-olympic ritual? I was curious but let it go. Then, the tape started popping up on other athletes. The German volley ball player with all sorts of thin weird stripes down her abdomen, and then, an American, Kerri Walsh Jennings, the beach volley ball star, had some on her shoulder. … Continue reading →

Extend Your Life by Drinking Coffee

With this new health news, you may be able to stop feeling guilty about grabbing another cup of coffee. In fact, that java may just be extending your lifespan. Relax, pour another cup and keep reading. A 14-year study done at the National Cancer Institute and published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that coffee drinkers had a lower risk of death. Men coffee drinkers showed a 10 percent lower chance of dying, while women coffee drinkers reduced their risk of dying by 15 percent. This study was the largest of its kind, with more than 402,000 people … Continue reading →

Mickey Meets the Caffeine Siren: Starbucks at Disney Parks

You can get anything you want inside a Disney park except, apparently, good coffee. Whenever I’m researching Disney park secrets I find some about hidden food gems within the park, and that always includes where you have to go to actually find a decent cup of Joe at Disney. Soon coffee lovers won’t have to seek out the few shops or stands where they can get their caffeine fix. The Disney parks announced last week that they’ve just entered into a partnership with Starbucks to bring the world famous coffee chain into their California and Florida locations. No official date … Continue reading →

Celebrating You

As a single mother it easy to get so wrapped up in your child’s life that you forget that you also have a life. How many times have you forgotten your own birthday until your mother calls to remind you? And then after you get off the phone, you go right back to forgetting. When you are solely responsible for the little people in your life it’s easy to forget about yourself. So many times we forget that we have needs too, even if it’s just for an uninterrupted bath. It is necessary for your mental health to remember that … Continue reading →

When Hot Flashes Don’t Mean Menopause

While we usually associate hot flashes with menopause and peri-menopause, they are sometimes caused by other conditions and factors. If you are experiencing hot flashes and don’t suspect the cause to be a normal sign of aging, you might be right. There are many non-menopausal causes of hot flashes. What Are Hot Flashes? Hot flashes are usually characterized by a sudden, intense, hot feeling on your face and upper body. The hot flash may also be accompanied by other symptoms, such as sweating, a rapid heartbeat ,nausea, dizziness, anxiety, a headache, a weakness, or even a feeling of suffocation. Usually, … Continue reading →

Are You A Morning Person? You Might Want to Skip the Caffeine!

Uh oh. As a morning person who newly discovered coffee after the last of my babies was weaned, this is disturbing news. A new study published a couple of weeks ago in an online medical journal called Sleep Medicine found that the sleep of morning people is more affected by caffeine than the sleep of night owls. The study took college students and monitored their restlessness while they were sleeping, through the use of wrist devices. The students also had to record their caffeine use and their sleeping and waking times. The results found that those who were morning people, … Continue reading →