Lessons From Steubenville
Dalai's Note: It seems that Dalai, Jr., has discovered the cathartic effects of writing, especially after a brutal Chem exam! Here is is latest, and I agree with every word....The light shining through your window hits your face, and you instinctively open your eyes. Big mistake. The drinks from the night before have taken a toll on your body, and the hangover is hitting you like a massive freight train carrying twenty cars of nausea, headache, and dehydration. You hear a buzzing, and see your phone is lighting up with 1, 2, 5, 10 new text messages. You read everything from “R u ok?” to “I CNT BELIEVE U DID THT...
Source: Dalai's PACS Blog - March 20, 2013 Category: Radiologists Source Type: blogs
How I Quit Gambling
Projectile vomiting can be your friend.
I never should have found myself inside casinos in the first place. As a former alcoholic, cigarette smoker, and drug abuser, taking up gambling does not, in retrospect, sound like a solid life plan. But in my addictive heyday, gambling was definitely a part of my life. I would go the casino, stand inside the entrance, gaze out across the dark, jangling world of the slot machine floor, populated by solitary figures seated on stools, busily drinking and smoking cigarettes, and mutter: “My kinda people.”
And they were. Lurking out there were a significant number of fellow addict...
Source: Addiction Inbox - February 8, 2013 Category: Addiction Authors: Dirk Hanson Source Type: blogs
One more Cyclocross post…
Please forgive me. I am suffering from a cyclocross hangover. It is intense. Whenever someone asks me about my race or the UCI World Championships, I feel a surge of emotion.
Simply put, watching our cycling heroes battle it out on our training ground was the most remarkable sporting event I have ever witnessed. And I have seen bunches of sports. More than I deserve for sure.
Cross Worlds was better than sitting on the floor, next to Bob Costas, for a Pacers v Utah Jazz playoff game. It was better than sitting on the glass at a Hartford Whalers game–circa Gordie Howe. (For the record, the Hartford Whalers had the bes...
Source: Dr John M - February 7, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr John Source Type: blogs
Getting Personal: What It’s Really Like Living With a Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI)
by Jenelle Marie
When you hear the term STD (sexually transmitted disease) or STI (sexually transmitted infection), what do you think of first?
Grotesque pictures of maimed genitalia displayed on a projector during yesteryear’s sex-ed class geared toward frightening you into abstinence? That scene from ” The Hangover” where Sid says, “What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas … except for herpes. That shit will come back with you”?
Whatever first comes to your mind is not likely to include your neighbor, professor, or best friend living with an STI, having an incredible sex life, and otherwise prospering. Th...
Source: Our Bodies Our Blog - February 4, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: OBOS Tags: Activism & Resources Body Image Sex Education Sexuality STIs Source Type: blogs
Wait, Didn’t the Fiscal Cliff Deal Originate in the Senate?
Ilya Shapiro
If you thought the policy side of the “American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012” is bad, did you notice that there’s a constitutional problem too? I’m sure there’s more than one, actually, but this one was easy to spot without even digging into the gory details.
Recall that the fiscal cliff bill was first passed by the Senate in the wee hours of New Year’s Day, and then seconded by a vote of the House some 20 hours later. And yet, Article I, Section 7, Clause 1—known as the Origination Clause—states: “All Bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives; but the Senate m...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - January 10, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Ilya Shapiro Source Type: blogs
Hangover Relief Advice from the National Headache Foundation
The National Headach Foundation has some good advice on how to handle hangovers.Contributor: J. Michael KrivyanskiPublished: Jan 10, 2013 (Source: Most Recent Health Wellness - Associated Content)
Source: Most Recent Health Wellness - Associated Content - January 10, 2013 Category: Other Conditions Source Type: blogs
Hypoglycemia Hangover.
The 48 mg/dL I had the other night wasn't the lowest I've ever been, or the most 'out of it' I've been in the middle of the night. Getting out of bed and not being able to stand without swaying, forcing me to wake my husband and ask him for assistance isn't the best, but it isn't unfamiliar. And the fact that my washing machine doesn't have a "hypoglyemic sweat-and-grape-juice removal" setting for my bedding the next day isn't new, either. (Though I wish that setting existed.)What's new in the last year or two is the hypoglycemia hangover that happens after a middle of the night low. Years...
Source: Six Until Me. - January 8, 2013 Category: Diabetes Tags: Blood Sugar Source Type: blogs
Holiday Hangover? Tips to Get Back on Track
As soon as Halloween ends we are reminded that Christmas is creeping its way back into our lives. It always seems to arrive much too soon, doesn’t it? The month of November quickly feels as if it’s defined by December.
I’m not a huge fan of the holiday season. When I was 19, I worked in a grocery store. I’m pretty sure my relative disdain for the season started while working a cash register between aisles of Santa-shaped chocolates and overpriced eggnog. I tolerated the crowds of people who purchased produce and cookies and I smiled, my irritation level peaking each time I was asked if the store sol...
Source: World of Psychology - January 1, 2013 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: NatalieJeanne Champagne Tags: Family Friends General Happiness Health-related Holiday Coping New Year's Aisles Apron Bathrobe Body Wash Buying Gifts Cash Register Christmas Christmas Cd Christmas Cds Christmas Eve Christmas Jingle Christmas Music Source Type: blogs
Goodbye, 2012!
Just a quick post to wish all a Happy New Year! And to warn you there will probably some sort of resolution-related post Jan 2nd, as well as an announcement about the winners of the Awesome Sports Bra Giveaway.
And are we all grown ups here? New Year's Eve does tend to skew a little more Adult that other holidays in terms of celebrating.
So here is an Adult health tip: Eating asparagus may prevent a hangover.
Followed by an Adult Safety Reminder: Do NOT Drink and Drive For F--ck's Sake!
And yeah, this nice man almost got killed by a drunk driver; you can get the full story over at Geosomin's...
Source: Cranky Fitness - December 31, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Crabby McSlacker Source Type: blogs
Teen Party Movies: Epic Adventure or Bad Hangover?
Many of the movies teens like the most have this in common: A group of young people go to parties, binge drink, get in trouble, or narrowly escape—all in the name of comedy. Hugely successful movies like the American Pie series, 2007’s Superbad, and the recent Project X all follow this formula.
And it’s not just “party movies” that highlight teen drinking. Even Harry Potter is not immune to controversy when it comes to alcohol.
Many different factors may influence teens’ decisions to drink alcohol—like whether their friends do—but a recent study found that watching a lot of movies that feature alcohol actua...
Source: NIDA Drugs and Health Blog - August 29, 2012 Category: Addiction Authors: Sara Bellum Source Type: blogs
