#health (171 links)
- Mental Detox Week : iain tait | crackunit.com crackunit.com
Adbusters have changed their Turnoff TV week into Mental Detox Week, its tagline is Escape the Fantasy.
- The Magic Condom themagiccondom.com
Condom Essential Wear online panto thingummy.
Government campaigns appear to have had limited impact, because sexual health has worsened in 2006, the last year for which the HPA has figures, particularly among young men and women.
- Official: organic really is better - Times Online timesonline.co.uk
The evidence from the £12m four-year project will end years of debate and is likely to overturn government advice that eating organic food is no more than a lifestyle choice.
Allows you to track and visualize your fitness progress and goals.
- Caution: Some soft drinks may seriously harm your health - Independent Online Edition > Health news.independent.co.uk
"A new health scare erupted over soft drinks last night amid evidence they may cause serious cell damage." Great timing.
- Has thirteen years of WWW ruined my brain? | Ask MetaFilter ask.metafilter.com
Probably.
- A menace to science | Special reports | Guardian Unlimited guardian.co.uk
"For years, 'Dr' Gillian McKeith has used her title to sell TV shows, diet books and herbal sex pills. Now the Advertising Standards Authority has stepped in." Nice one!
"Having just turned 50 - and with my last visit to a doctor somewhere in the 1970s - I thought that getting some checks like this might be a very good idea. My NHS GP agreed, although explained that, as I wasn't displaying any worrying symptoms, I would h
We claim to be a nation of foodies, yet vegetables still mystify many cooks - especially those weird specimens that turn up in the weekly organic box. What exactly do you do with chard or salsify? Do turnips have to be a turnoff?
- Safe sex advertising campaign offers the bare facts | Health | SocietyGuardian.co.uk society.guardian.co.uk
"A hard-hitting government advertising campaign on sexual diseases, featuring raunchy scenes of young people grappling in pubs, clubs and on deserted footpaths, launches today in an attempt to make 18- to 24-year-olds think of condoms as "essential wear"
A little timeline about some of the more immediate effects of quitting smoking and how that will affect your body RIGHT NOW.
- Islington Mind islingtonmind.org.uk
Leading independent mental health organisation in Islington
Constant stress can increase your cholesterol, suppress your immune system and make your stomach ache. Why not avoid it altogether? Unfortunately, it's not that simple.
- Weak in the Knees | Ask MetaFilter ask.metafilter.com
What can I do about weak and painful knees? I'm a 21 y.o. male with weak, creaking, grinding, and occasionally dislocating knees. Cause/options/suggestions?
- Guardian Unlimited | The Guardian | Ian Sample: Britain is experiencing a dramatic slump in fertility. guardian.co.uk
Scientific evidence on how to get in shape for parenthood.
- LiveScience.com - How to Stop Smoking: Simply Don't Plan On It livescience.com
Recent research finds that a snap decision to quit smoking cigarettes is actually two to three times more effective than planning ahead for the big day.
- The Perils of PC Posture - Yahoo! News news.yahoo.com
- Eat Less Smoke eatlesssmoke.org
We are working with restaraunt and catering businesses to show them the benefits of opting to go smoke free. Our aim is to create an internationally recognised logo that customers will know denotes a clean, smoke-free environment .
- Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | We can rebuild you guardian.co.uk
Eighty per cent of us will suffer back pain in our lifetimes [...] Yet for decades sufferers have been given the wrong advice. Instead of lying down and taking it easy, we should be up on our feet.
- Guardian Unlimited | The Guardian | Peta Bee investigates whether walking is enough to get you fit guardian.co.uk
It is one of the easiest and least stressful forms of exercise you can do. But is walking really enough to get you fit? Only if you do it right
- Guardian Unlimited | The Guardian | Is five portions of fruit and vegetables a day enough? guardian.co.uk
While we Brits struggle to meet our fruit and vegetable quota, in Japan they aim for an astonishing 17 portions daily. But who is right? And what counts anyway?
- KNEEguru - knees, knee pain, knee injury, knee surgery, knee rehabilitation, knee surgeon kneeguru.co.uk
The KNEEguru website is a resource for patients who want to know more about their own knees - knee problems, knee surgery and knee rehabilitation.
- Thursday Plantation Brand Site thursdayplantation.com
- Workrave workrave.org
Workrave is a program that assists in the recovery and prevention of Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI). The program frequently alerts you to take micro-pauses, rest breaks and restricts you to your daily limit.
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- 18 Tricks to Teach Your Body menshealth.com
- Independent on Sunday, The: HOW TO... Look younger findarticles.com
Not that I'm bothered...
- Givingupsmoking :: HOME givingupsmoking.co.uk
- Rick Steves' Europe: Jet Lag Cures ricksteves.com
- The 29 Healthiest Foods on the Planet bellybytes.com
"A "healthy food hot list" consisting of the 29 food that will give you the biggest nutritional bang for you caloric buck, as well as decrease your risk for deadly illnesses like cancer, diabetes and heart disease."
- rootburn: Pressure Connections rootburn.com
I picture myself as having all these pipes running into my head, and each one is a piece of technology that's a pressure connection - something that is feeding me content that needs to be processed, and that puts some pressure on my mental well-being.
- nicotine addiction | Ask MetaFilter ask.metafilter.com
- 'Superfoods' Everyone Needs my.webmd.com
Experts say more than a dozen easy-to-find 'superfoods' can do wonders for your health.
- Welcome to the East Anglian Ambulance NHS Trust website eastanglianambulance.com
A Cambridge-based paramedic has launched a national campaign with Vodafone to encourage people to store emergency contact details in their mobile phones.
- Hey Norton! - Ken Norton's blog - Lifehack: how to stop biting your nails heynorton.typepad.com