Body hack #14
Prevent Food from Tasting Minty
The minty flavor you get from brushing your teeth is refreshing and clean- that is, until you drink some orange juice or take a bite of a muffin.
If you hate the minty flavor rinse your teeth with hot or warm water, after brushing them. This will stop food from tasting bad as it removes the toothpaste left on your teeth and in your mouth.
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Body hack #13
How to Painlessly Remove Bandages
Bandages are, litterally, a pain to remove, but this is the solution: Blow dry the bandage on high heat with a hair dryer before ripping it off. I gave this a try and found out that warm air acctually made a difference.
I tried this by putting two standard bandages on my arm. I made sure that they cover some hair. When I ripped it off i felt some pain, but after I heated the other one up, it came off easily, with nopain at all.
How to Painlessly Remove Bandages
Bandages are, litterally, a pain to remove, but this is the solution: Blow dry the bandage on high heat with a hair dryer before ripping it off. I gave this a try and found out that warm air acctually made a difference.
I tried this by putting two standard bandages on my arm. I made sure that they cover some hair. When I ripped it off i felt some pain, but after I heated the other one up, it came off easily, with nopain at all.
Body hack #12
Fight off Motion Sickness
We do a lot more traveling than normal during the holidays, and sometimes motion sickness can catch us by surprise. If you find yourself feeling queasy with no meds nearby, focusing on the horizon isn't your only chance for relief.
Cooler temperatures might also help, said Dr. Joseph M. Furman, a proffessor of otoralyngology and neurology at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, who used to drive with the windows cracked in the winter to soothe his son who was in elementary school. If his daughter would ask why, he would say "Do you want your brother to puke or do you want to put on a coat?"
Fight off Motion Sickness
We do a lot more traveling than normal during the holidays, and sometimes motion sickness can catch us by surprise. If you find yourself feeling queasy with no meds nearby, focusing on the horizon isn't your only chance for relief.
Cooler temperatures might also help, said Dr. Joseph M. Furman, a proffessor of otoralyngology and neurology at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, who used to drive with the windows cracked in the winter to soothe his son who was in elementary school. If his daughter would ask why, he would say "Do you want your brother to puke or do you want to put on a coat?"
Body hack #11
Prevent Near-Sightness
Poor distance vision is rarely caused by genetics.It is ussualy caused by near-point stress.In other words, staring at your computer for too long. So flex your way to perfect vision. Every few hours during the day, close your eyes, tense your body, take a deep breath, and, after a few seconds, release your breath an muscles at the same time. Tightening and releasing muscles such as the biceps and glutes can trick involuntary muscles- like the eyes- into relaxing as well.
Prevent Near-Sightness
Poor distance vision is rarely caused by genetics.It is ussualy caused by near-point stress.In other words, staring at your computer for too long. So flex your way to perfect vision. Every few hours during the day, close your eyes, tense your body, take a deep breath, and, after a few seconds, release your breath an muscles at the same time. Tightening and releasing muscles such as the biceps and glutes can trick involuntary muscles- like the eyes- into relaxing as well.
Body hack #10
Unthaw your Brain
Too much ice cream too fast will freeze the brains of lesser men. As for you, pres the tongue flat gainst the roof of your mouth, covering as much as you can. "Since the nerves in the roof of your mouth get extremely cold your body thinks your brain is freezing too" says Abo."In compensating it overheats, causing an ice-cream headache."The more pressure you apply to the roof of your mouth, the faster your headache will subside.
Unthaw your Brain
Too much ice cream too fast will freeze the brains of lesser men. As for you, pres the tongue flat gainst the roof of your mouth, covering as much as you can. "Since the nerves in the roof of your mouth get extremely cold your body thinks your brain is freezing too" says Abo."In compensating it overheats, causing an ice-cream headache."The more pressure you apply to the roof of your mouth, the faster your headache will subside.
Saturday, January 5, 2013
Body hack #9
Make your Heart Stand Still
Trying to quell first-date jitters? Blow on your thumb. The vagus nerve, which governs heart rate, can e controlled through breathing, says Ben Abo, an emergency medical-services specialist at the University of Pittsburgh. It'll get your heart rate back to normal-
Make your Heart Stand Still
Trying to quell first-date jitters? Blow on your thumb. The vagus nerve, which governs heart rate, can e controlled through breathing, says Ben Abo, an emergency medical-services specialist at the University of Pittsburgh. It'll get your heart rate back to normal-
Friday, January 4, 2013
Body hack #8
Stanch Blood with One Finger
Pinching your nose and leaning back is a great way to stop a nosebleed- if you don't mind choking on your own blood. A moe civil approach: put some cotton on your upper gums- just behind that small indent bellow your nose- and press againt it, hard. "Most bleeds come from the front of the septum, the cartilage wall that divides the nose," says Peter Desmarais, M.D., an ear, nose, and throat specialist at Entabeni Hospital, in Durban, South Africa, "Pressing here helps stop them".
Stanch Blood with One Finger
Pinching your nose and leaning back is a great way to stop a nosebleed- if you don't mind choking on your own blood. A moe civil approach: put some cotton on your upper gums- just behind that small indent bellow your nose- and press againt it, hard. "Most bleeds come from the front of the septum, the cartilage wall that divides the nose," says Peter Desmarais, M.D., an ear, nose, and throat specialist at Entabeni Hospital, in Durban, South Africa, "Pressing here helps stop them".
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