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Health Risks of Cell Phones

Ryan — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:25:05 +0000

I actually don’t use a cell phone more than twice a month. Cell phones limit my sense of freedom and so I only take calls when I am seated in my office, and in that case I don’t need a cell phone… Skype is sufficient.

Part of me feels a little self-righteous because I hear all these theories that cell phones might cause cancer and all. So I feel pretty safe. But it sure would be a shame if the 80% of the population (or so) that uses cell phones ended up with negative health effects. Hopefully it will turn out that cell phones are innocuous pieces of technology. But, if you are looking for some tips on how to protect yourself, check out this article called: 10 Ways to Limit Health Risk from Cell Phones

Deadly Skin Diseases

Ryan — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 14:12:16 +0000

It always blows my mind to think how fragile our existence is. I was reading this article called 10 Deadly Skin Diseases and it amazed me that these things are even possible. I guess when you think of it, our biology is pretty amazing -> the fact that we don’t just collapse into disorder or deteriorate over spans and spans of time (of course we do eventually die, but the fact that we live 24 hours, yet alone 80 years, is quite remarkable when you think of how fragile we are.

Staying healthy during holidays

Ryan — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 18:19:56 +0000

Damn. I wish I had seen this before Thursday when I gorged myself on turkey and mashed potatoes. 7 ways to keep your weight down during the holidays. Hopefully it will help me prepare for Christmas though.

Making Your Brain Smarter

Ryan — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:04:01 +0000

Here’s a useful list of 15 mostly cool ways to make your brain smarter.

This is just terrible. We all know that …

Ryan — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 22:31:07 +0000

This is just terrible. We all know that modern conditions have resulted in the rise of terrible things like autism and cancer. While not as severe, it looks like our modern environment is also producing kidney stones in children. Disgusting.

Lifetip: How to prevent headaches

Ryan — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 17:09:17 +0000

Lifetip of the Day: 23 Ways to Prevent & Get Rid Of Headaches

Do cellphones cause cancer?

Ryan — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 01:58:15 +0000

My wife and I are in the process of selling our home and the buyers did a Radon test. WTF? I didn’t even know there was a thing called Radon. Turns out it causes lung cancer. … and … our house has ultra high levels of it. Anyway, chalk this one down to the perennial “you can’t spend your life worrying” – like whether cellphones cause brain cancer – I’m just going to put it out of mind. Can’t do anything about it now.

Keeping your heart healthy

Ryan — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 19:50:13 +0000

Vicki from OneBigHealthNut provides 10 helpful tips from for keeping your heart healthy

Huge medical breakthrough: scientists h …

Ryan — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 12:25:46 +0000

Huge medical breakthrough: scientists have cured advanced skin cancer for the first time. How? By cloning the patient’s own cells.

Men don’t get cellulite

Ryan — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 12:08:24 +0000

Boy am I thankful for being a man. Home and garden shows? Boo! Handbag shopping? Barf! Fashion magazines? Kill me first. Phillies games? That’s what I’m talking about! Video games? Rejoice!

Most of all, not only do I not have to give birth to children, but I don’t have to worry about crap like cellulite and anti-cellulite creams.