Surviving the Holidays
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Lots of holiday parties coming up... The worst thing you can do is combine drinking with cigarettes! The two apparently give you a nasty hangover, according to science. Researchers studied two groups that drank the same number of drinks, except one group also smoked while drinking. They found the smokers suffered worse hangovers, with bigger headaches, fatigue, nausea, and lack of concentration.
9 ways to de-stress during the holidays... Here are 9 ways to take the edge off the holiday craziness:
- Work up a sweat (translation: exercise!)
- Wake up with the sun (keep your curtains open and let the sunlight wake you up)
- Switch off the electronics (turn off the iPad and turn on some holiday tunes)
- Take time for some tea (herbal tea to beat the winter blues)
- Light the candles (low lights and aeromatherapy)
- Make time for friends and family (slow down and actually enjoy their company)
- Raid your dark chocolate stash (small pieces of dark chocolate have fat-burning properties and antioxidents)
- Make a gratitude list (give thanks and share it with your loved ones)
- Eat vitamin C rich foods (the big C has been proven to reduce both physical and mental symptoms of stress.)
The worst toys for Christmas are... according to the group W.A.T.C.H., or World Against Toys Causing Harm:
The Avengers Gamma Green Smash Fists
Manufacturer: Hasbro Age recommendation: 3 and up W.A.T.C.H. warns that the oversized fists “enable 3-year-olds to ‘be incredible like The Hulk’” and that “no warnings or cautions are provided” on the packaging.
N-Force Vendetta Double Sword
Manufacturer: Hasbro Age recommendation: 8 and up When this toy’s two swords are combined, it creates a 4½-foot “Megablade” that “has the potential to cause facial or other impact injuries.”
Playful xylophone
Manufacturer: P’Kolino Age recommendation: 12 months and up According to W.A.T.C.H., “babies as young as 12 months old are encouraged to use a supplied slender, wooden dowel as a drumstick,” which could be “mouthed and occlude a child’s airway.”
Water balloon launcher
Manufacturer: Water Sports, LLC Age recommendation: 8-15 months (online); Ages 16 and up (packaging) This launcher can shoot water balloons at “high speeds of up to 75 mph,” and was marketed online “by at least one online retailer for babies as young as 8 months old.”
Bongo Ball
Manufacturer: Toys R Us Inc. Age recommendation: 3 and up Children as young as three are encouraged to climb into this “colorful inflatable ball,” in order to “’Bounce, Spin, Roll, Tumble!’” The box also portrays the children playing unsupervised, and “the toy indicates that adult supervision is only "recommended"
Power Rangers Super Samurai Shogun Helmet
Manufacturer: Bandai Age recommendation: 4 and up Children are encouraged to “become a Power Ranger” by donning this helmet, which includes an attachable “‘crown’ with pointed, rigid plastic tips” that could cause “puncture wound injuries.”
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10 annoying habits men need to kick
YourTango.com is annoyed, and they want guys to stop what annoys them... here they are:
- Planning spontaneous trips
- Falling asleep after..you know...
- Not listening
- Leaving the toilet seat up
- Leaving toenail clippings and beard shavings around
- Having friends you don't like
- Displaying a poor sense of style
- Treating the server poorly
- Using his cell phone on a date
- Trying something pretty uncomfortable in bed
CelebBuzz
Lindsay Price of Beverly Hills 90210 is 36, 40-Year Old Virgin director Judd Apatow is 45, and comedian Steven Wright is 57.
It's St. Nicholas Day. "St. Nicholas Day is today. Yes, there really was a christian Saint Nicholas. He lived in the country of Greece, just a couple hundred years after the birth of Christ. This day is in honor of Saint Nicholas and his life." He was well known for giving to needy people, especially children. (source)
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Dotty came into the office all aflutter about her husband, “You won’t believe this, Terry, but George takes a fishing- pole into the bathroom and tosses the hook into the tub.”
“You’ve got to be kidding,” gasped Terry. “Don’t you think you should take him to a psychiatrist?” “No time,” replied Dotty with a shrug. “I’m too busy cleaning fish.
