Yikes, the fanciest sushi in NY loaded with mercury.

Today, The New York Times is reporting the finding of very high levels of mercury in tuna sushi in recent lab tests commissioned by the newspaper from a sampling of 20 Manhattan restaurants and food stores. Included in the study was sushi from some of the most prestigious food palaces, including Drew Nieporent’s Nobu Next [...]

How to Avoid the 10 Worst Energy Zappers

Let’s face it. If you are trying to accomplish anything in life, whether it is work, raising a family, or even having fun, you need to have energy. When we run into trouble in the form of bad moods or poor productivity, its usually because we are low on energy. Oddly, many of us willingly [...]

Are There Really Continents of Floating Garbage?

Since stories have started surfacing more recently, many have wondered if the rumors are true. Are there really ‘continents’, or massive floating garbage patches residing in the pacific ocean? Apparently, the rumors are true, and these unsightly patches are reportedly killing marine life and releasing poisons that enter the human food chain, as well. Indeed, [...]

11 Year-Old-Boy Donates Wii to Help Needy

Every now and then when you read about someone performing a selfless, heart warming act of kindness, it just sort of makes you feel like a jerk. Such is the case with 11-year-old Tyler Strasser, who’s been helping out those in need since he was a young toddler in diapers. Scratch that; since he was [...]

Woman Spends 3 Days In Walmart

A Wal-Mart shopper overstayed her welcome at the 24-hour store in Lilburn. Gwinnett County police escorted the shopper home after she stayed there for three days eating and sleeping inside the store.
Between the traffic, the congestion and the crowds — spending more than 5 minutes at a Wal-Mart at this point in the game, makes [...]

iRobot Roomba 560 PC Magazine Review

If you’ve strolled down the aisles of Target or Bed, Bath, & Beyond lately, you may have come across a curious sight—that of an honest-to-goodness vacuuming robot for sale. iRobot, maker of the brave little PackBots now deployed extensively by the U.S. military, has been selling its Roomba robot floor vacs for years now. In [...]

6 Reasons To Slow Down While Eating

Around holiday time, a common comment I hear is, “I cooked for 6 hours and we ate everything in 20 minutes.” Well, aside from the fact that there must be zero socializing at that holiday table, it seems to me that eating a couple thousand calories in 20 minutes is a little fast. [...]

Would you go to space given the chance?

Lots of us dream about going to space one day and others would rather stay here on good old earth instead of going on a rough ride to reach the outer limits of our earths gravitational pull. But is it just a dream? Well according to Starchaser and a few other companies doing the same [...]

Man Almost Dies Drinking Liter of Vodka in Airport Line

BERLIN – A man nearly died from alcohol poisoning after quaffing a liter (two pints) of vodka at an airport security check instead of handing it over to comply with new carry-on rules, police said Wednesday.
The incident occurred at the Nuremberg airport on Tuesday, where the 64-year-old man was switching planes on his way home [...]

Why we’re fat: Healthy eating really does cost more

That’s what University of Washington researchers found when they compared the prices of 370 foods sold at supermarkets in the Seattle area. Calorie for calorie, junk foods not only cost less than fruits and vegetables, but junk food prices also are less likely to rise as a result of inflation. The findings, reported in the [...]

Morning Jolt Of Caffeine Might Mask Serious Sleep Problems

With the holiday season’s hustle and bustle in full swing, most of us will race to our favorite coffee shop to get that caffeine boost to make it through the day. However, that daily jolt that we crave might be the reason we need the caffeine in the first place.
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Soap and good Hygiene can Kill

If cleanliness is next to godliness, modern America is the land of the faithful — fighting the good fight against today’s so-called superbugs with sparkling countertops and well-washed hands.
Our culture’s cleanliness obsession has been fed by a booming business in household products that promise the virtue of sterility. According to estimates by the Environmental Protection [...]

Quarter of all men ‘too ashamed’ to strip off in front of partners

A quarter of men are so embarrassed by their bodies that they are reluctant to be naked in front of their partner, a survey claimed yesterday.

Researchers found that it is no longer just women who are overawed by the images of physical perfection they see in adverts and fashion magazines.

Half of the 3,000 British [...]

Fast Food Restaurants Compared – Which is least healthy?

Fast food is bad food. That’s pretty much common knowledge these days. The majority of the foods served at fast food restaurants contain an insane amount of calories, tons of fat (including the very evil trans fat), and are high in pretty much everything else that you’d want your food to be low in. Long [...]

100 Ways to Save the Environment

From conservation in your home to reducing toxicity, here are 100 ways to save the environment.
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