<![CDATA[AllDeaf.com - Lifestyle, Health, Fitness & Food]]> http://www.alldeaf.com/ Discussions of numerous health related topics including deafness, pregnancy, cancer, diabetes, heart disease, attention deficit disorder, etc. en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:10:28 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.alldeaf.com/images/misc/rss.jpg <![CDATA[AllDeaf.com - Lifestyle, Health, Fitness & Food]]> http://www.alldeaf.com/ Scientists work on 1000+ year lifespans! http://www.alldeaf.com/lifestyle-health-fitness-food/72236-scientists-work-1000-year-lifespans.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:42:06 GMT Aging Accelerating Progress in Anti-Aging Medicine Research for Life Extension

They have a FAQ that discusses maximum lifespans, possibly indefinite lifespans which they believe possible before 2030! :shock:

http://www.maxlife.org/pdfs/mbp.pdf

They have a document outlining the timeline for life extension.

FAQ | Imminst.org - Immortality Institute

Another website with FAQ for a long life.

*****I read around and they talk of curing old age. This would theoratically mean you could live forever, but in reality it won't make you immortal. You could still die from factors other than old age such as accident, disease, suicide, homicide, etc. Different websites give different figures on longevity, the concensus is anywhere from 500 years to 50,000 years. Of course by then, we will be able to upload our brains to a supercomputer as "backup" and when we die, we can have a clone or cyborg of us with our brains/knowlege/conscious. They are talking about lifespan getting progressively longer and by 2050, old age will be a thing of the past, known as Actuarial Escape Velocity ]]> deafdude1 http://www.alldeaf.com/lifestyle-health-fitness-food/72236-scientists-work-1000-year-lifespans.html Skirt measurements http://www.alldeaf.com/lifestyle-health-fitness-food/72216-skirt-measurements.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:04:12 GMT Jiro, Control yourself. ;) What size/measurements skirt do you like? Just vote away! Jiro, Control yourself. ;)


What size/measurements skirt do you like?


Just vote away! ]]> Frisky Feline http://www.alldeaf.com/lifestyle-health-fitness-food/72216-skirt-measurements.html <![CDATA[Healthy "Fook You!"]]> http://www.alldeaf.com/lifestyle-health-fitness-food/72206-healthy-fook-you.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:38:51 GMT *Why Swearing Is Good for You (http://www.good.is/post/why-swearing-is-good-for-you/)* ---Quote--- When popping a pill doesn’t work, try dropping an F-bomb. Like the music of Celine Dion, swearing is a noisy phenomenon some people enjoy more than others. Military folks and college students have a well-earned reputation for salty language, but even the most mild-mouthed saint might have trouble resisting a “Jesus Christ!” or “Shit!” on occasion. Well, it turns out a potty mouth does more than earn your conversations an R rating: it actually relieves pain, according to a new study by Richard Stephens, John Atkins, and Andrew Kingston of Keele University in the UK. But that’s not all: you’d never know it from what your mom told you, but there are many positive, beneficial aspects of swearing, including harmless venting and social bonding (not to mention reams of adult comedy). Bad language does a lot of good. In Stephens’ study, college students were asked to list “five words you might use after hitting yourself on the thumb with a hammer” (they came up with fuck, shit, bugger, bastard, bollocks, etc.) and “five words to describe a table” (such as brown, flat, and hard). If there was a swear word on the first list, they would repeat that word at a steady rhythm and volume (no yelling allowed) while one hand was submerged in cold water. The same procedure was then followed with the non-filthy word. Going into the study, the researchers believed that swearing was actually a type of pain-related catastrophising—in other words, a “maladaptive response to pain” that made things like horrible agony worse, not better. But Stephens and company found that “…repeating a swear word, compared with repeating a neutral word, allowed participants to hold their hands in ice cold water for 40 seconds longer (on average), they perceived less pain on a pain perception scale (questionnaire) and they had a larger heart rate increase. Because we saw an increase in heart rate we think that people had an emotional reaction to swearing (indicated by the increase in heart rate), bringing about the fight or flight response, which is known to increase pain tolerance (make people more able to withstand pain).” In a nutshell, swearing has an analgesic, pain-lessening effect that could give Ibuprofen a run for its money, probably by working us into an aggressive, heightened state. But if pain relief isn’t enough to make you start “working blue” in your workplace and at family picnics, consider the work of Timothy Jay, Professor of Psychology at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, who has repeatedly found that “…swearing is a common conversational practice resulting in no obvious harm.” His work makes clear that social cohesion, emotional satisfaction, and humor are among the top good things about bad words. By email, I asked what else swearing accomplished, and Jay made a rare defense of what would normally be considered fighting words: “Angry swearing can help the speaker change the listener’s behavior—yelling at someone who did something wrong—‘you fucking idiot, you made an illegal left turn, cutting me off.’ Much of swearing is like this, a corrective measure, but usually between people who know each other.” That sounds considerably less positive than a cookie or medal of honor, but if you agree that a sharp word is less damaging than a sharp trident, I think you see Jay’s point. I wondered whether innocent exclamations like “By the hammer of Thor!” and Battlestar Galactica’s frak have the same beneficial effects as taboo language, but Fay emphatically said, “NO. Euphemisms exist because they don’t do what the more offensive words do…. We already have a rich vocab and the inventions have to compete for space, which they don’t very well, historically speaking. The seven dirty words have been around for centuries.” Stephens agreed, saying that “…I doubt they (pain-sufferers) would have the same emotional reaction to frak, although because frak is somewhat similar to fuck, maybe there would be a lesser effect. That remains to be seen.” Frak is the obscenity of choice for a fictional military, a la the filth-mouthedness of the real armed forces. Stephens’ work makes me wonder if the pain of being a soldier—including physical pain, mental anguish, moral quagmires, and problems I can’t even conceive of—might be one reason for all the naughty talk. Stephens said, “…it fits with our theory that people can self-regulate their own emotional state by swearing—think of a sports team coach using four letter words in a team talk about getting at the opposing team). On the other hand, if it is the shock value of the words that produces the effect then one would expect overuse of swear words to lessen the effect. Investigating this would make a great follow-up study.” Yes, it would. Sigh. You know, it kind of hurts to leave such a fascinating topic after just one column. At least I know how to relieve the pain… ---End Quote--- Why Swearing Is Good for You
Quote:
When popping a pill doesn’t work, try dropping an F-bomb.

Like the music of Celine Dion, swearing is a noisy phenomenon some people enjoy more than others. Military folks and college students have a well-earned reputation for salty language, but even the most mild-mouthed saint might have trouble resisting a “Jesus Christ!” or “Shit!” on occasion.

Well, it turns out a potty mouth does more than earn your conversations an R rating: it actually relieves pain, according to a new study by Richard Stephens, John Atkins, and Andrew Kingston of Keele University in the UK. But that’s not all: you’d never know it from what your mom told you, but there are many positive, beneficial aspects of swearing, including harmless venting and social bonding (not to mention reams of adult comedy). Bad language does a lot of good.

In Stephens’ study, college students were asked to list “five words you might use after hitting yourself on the thumb with a hammer” (they came up with fuck, shit, bugger, bastard, bollocks, etc.) and “five words to describe a table” (such as brown, flat, and hard). If there was a swear word on the first list, they would repeat that word at a steady rhythm and volume (no yelling allowed) while one hand was submerged in cold water. The same procedure was then followed with the non-filthy word.

Going into the study, the researchers believed that swearing was actually a type of pain-related catastrophising—in other words, a “maladaptive response to pain” that made things like horrible agony worse, not better. But Stephens and company found that “…repeating a swear word, compared with repeating a neutral word, allowed participants to hold their hands in ice cold water for 40 seconds longer (on average), they perceived less pain on a pain perception scale (questionnaire) and they had a larger heart rate increase. Because we saw an increase in heart rate we think that people had an emotional reaction to swearing (indicated by the increase in heart rate), bringing about the fight or flight response, which is known to increase pain tolerance (make people more able to withstand pain).” In a nutshell, swearing has an analgesic, pain-lessening effect that could give Ibuprofen a run for its money, probably by working us into an aggressive, heightened state.

But if pain relief isn’t enough to make you start “working blue” in your workplace and at family picnics, consider the work of Timothy Jay, Professor of Psychology at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, who has repeatedly found that “…swearing is a common conversational practice resulting in no obvious harm.” His work makes clear that social cohesion, emotional satisfaction, and humor are among the top good things about bad words. By email, I asked what else swearing accomplished, and Jay made a rare defense of what would normally be considered fighting words: “Angry swearing can help the speaker change the listener’s behavior—yelling at someone who did something wrong—‘you fucking idiot, you made an illegal left turn, cutting me off.’ Much of swearing is like this, a corrective measure, but usually between people who know each other.” That sounds considerably less positive than a cookie or medal of honor, but if you agree that a sharp word is less damaging than a sharp trident, I think you see Jay’s point.

I wondered whether innocent exclamations like “By the hammer of Thor!” and Battlestar Galactica’s frak have the same beneficial effects as taboo language, but Fay emphatically said, “NO. Euphemisms exist because they don’t do what the more offensive words do…. We already have a rich vocab and the inventions have to compete for space, which they don’t very well, historically speaking. The seven dirty words have been around for centuries.” Stephens agreed, saying that “…I doubt they (pain-sufferers) would have the same emotional reaction to frak, although because frak is somewhat similar to fuck, maybe there would be a lesser effect. That remains to be seen.”

Frak is the obscenity of choice for a fictional military, a la the filth-mouthedness of the real armed forces. Stephens’ work makes me wonder if the pain of being a soldier—including physical pain, mental anguish, moral quagmires, and problems I can’t even conceive of—might be one reason for all the naughty talk. Stephens said, “…it fits with our theory that people can self-regulate their own emotional state by swearing—think of a sports team coach using four letter words in a team talk about getting at the opposing team). On the other hand, if it is the shock value of the words that produces the effect then one would expect overuse of swear words to lessen the effect. Investigating this would make a great follow-up study.”

Yes, it would. Sigh. You know, it kind of hurts to leave such a fascinating topic after just one column. At least I know how to relieve the pain…
]]> Jiro http://www.alldeaf.com/lifestyle-health-fitness-food/72206-healthy-fook-you.html From Getting Drunk....to Acquiring AIDS http://www.alldeaf.com/lifestyle-health-fitness-food/72160-getting-drunk-acquiring-aids.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:03:47 GMT I've known "Nancy" for about 2 years. She's divorced, (many years), has 2 children, a boy 13 and a daughter 12. Her son and my son attend the same school and are friends.
She has her own Housekeeping business, owns her home. We've never talked about her personal life....I knew she was lonely in a lot of ways. The subject just never came up between us.

But she was the center of discussion the other day, when a friend of mine, who lives across the street from Nancy, told me Nancy walked over and needed to talk.

Nancy told my friend that she had met a very nice man 2 months ago, at a bar. They went out 1 or 2 times, and the man admitted to her that he had AIDS. Nancy still liked and cared for the man, and kept on seeing him. She said they did use protection, but one night, both of them got drunk, and had unprotected sex.

Now Nancy says, "well, I've got AIDS too now." My guess is that the reality of this situation has not fully hit Nancy yet!

The man has moved in with Nancy, after just knowing the man for a few months. I don't know if Nancy has told her children she has AIDS now, or if she even told her kids the man had had AIDS (how long he's had it, I'm not sure).

I feel really bad for her children....and just don't really know how to understand this situation. Her son and my son are "not best buddies" but they do hang out occasionally.

I'm not completely naive to the world, but this situation has thrown me for a loop.....not knowing whether to "feel sorry" or just to think "it's her own fault". Since the man told her beforehand that he had AIDS, and still, she had unprotected sex with him.
Any input on how to handle this situation is deeply appreciated!...I've been depressed over it for awhile.... ]]> http://www.alldeaf.com/lifestyle-health-fitness-food/72160-getting-drunk-acquiring-aids.html Pumpkin Pancakes!!! http://www.alldeaf.com/lifestyle-health-fitness-food/72141-pumpkin-pancakes.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:50:18 GMT I borrowed it from someone's vegan recipe. YUM!

Quote:
The original recipe:
Orange-Pumpkin Pancakes
1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup orange juice
1/2 cup canned unsweetened pumpkin
1/4 cup canola oil
2 eggs
pure maple syrup, for serving
butter, for serving

What I did to the recipe:
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 1/2 teaspoons fresh nutmeg
3/4 cup Pumpkin Spice soymilk
1/2 cup canned unsweetened pumpkin
1/4 cup canola oil
2 egg replacers (I used flax)
maple syrup
Earth Balance

Directions:
1. Combine dry ingredients in a large bowl.
2. Whisk together wet ingredients in a smaller bowl, stir into the flour mixture until you have a smooth batter
3. Meanwhile, heat a large griddle over medium to medium-high heat.
4. Spoon about 1/4 cup of batter for each pancake onto the griddle. Cook until the little bubbles form, then quickly flip the pancakes to the other side. Cook until just browned on the second side.
Yields 12 pancakes
]]> KarissaMann05 http://www.alldeaf.com/lifestyle-health-fitness-food/72141-pumpkin-pancakes.html Maple Glazed Walnut Cinnamon Rolls http://www.alldeaf.com/lifestyle-health-fitness-food/72138-maple-glazed-walnut-cinnamon-rolls.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:18:20 GMT You might want to try this. :P Yes, it is an another vegan food! :cool2: ---Quote--- Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/meganleewelch/4099631210/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/meganleewelch/4099631210/ * Dough*: 3/4 C unsweetened soy milk 1/4 C earth balance margarine, softened 3 1/4 C all-purpose flour 1 (1/4oz) package instant yeast 1/4 C white sugar 1/2 tsp salt 1/4 C water 2 TBS cornstarch + 2 TBS water, mix together in a small bowl (this replaces the egg) *Filling*: 1 C brown sugar, packed 1 TBS ground cinnamon 1/2 C earth balance margarine, softened 1/2 C walnuts, chopped In a small saucepan heat the soymilk until it bubbles then remove from heat and stir in earth balance margarine until melted. Let cool until lukewarm. In a large mixing bowl combine 2 1/4 cup flour, yeast, sugar and salt; mix well. Add water, cornstarch mixture, and the soy milk/margarine mixture; beat well. Add the remaining flour, 1/2 cup at a time, stirring well after each addition. Stir well to combine then add in the remaining flour 1/2 cup at a time, beating well after each addition. When the dough has pulled together, place on a lightly floured surface and knead for 5 minutes then roll out dough into a 12x9 inch rectangle. In a bowl, stir together the cinnamon, brown sugar, and earth balance butter. Spread over the dough then sprinkle half the walnuts evenly on top of filling. Roll up and use a little water to seal the seam. Cut roll into 12 slices and place in a well greased 9x13 inch dish. Cover and let rise for 60-90 until almost doubled. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F, sprinkle remaining walnuts on top of rolls, then bake in preheated oven for 20-25 minutes until lightly browned. *Glaze*: 1/3 C maple syrup 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 C powdered sugar, sifted 2 tbsp unsweetened soy milk In a small bowl mix together all glaze ingredients then drizzle over warm cinnamon rolls. Enjoy :) ---End Quote--- You might want to try this. :P Yes, it is an another vegan food! :cool2:

Quote:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/meganleewelch/4099631210/

Dough:
3/4 C unsweetened soy milk
1/4 C earth balance margarine, softened
3 1/4 C all-purpose flour
1 (1/4oz) package instant yeast
1/4 C white sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 C water
2 TBS cornstarch + 2 TBS water, mix together in a small bowl (this replaces the egg)

Filling:
1 C brown sugar, packed
1 TBS ground cinnamon
1/2 C earth balance margarine, softened
1/2 C walnuts, chopped


In a small saucepan heat the soymilk until it bubbles then remove from heat and stir in earth balance margarine until melted. Let cool until lukewarm.

In a large mixing bowl combine 2 1/4 cup flour, yeast, sugar and salt; mix well. Add water, cornstarch mixture, and the soy milk/margarine mixture; beat well. Add the remaining flour, 1/2 cup at a time, stirring well after each addition. Stir well to combine then add in the remaining flour 1/2 cup at a time, beating well after each addition. When the dough has pulled together, place on a lightly floured surface and knead for 5 minutes then roll out dough into a 12x9 inch rectangle.

In a bowl, stir together the cinnamon, brown sugar, and earth balance butter. Spread over the dough then sprinkle half the walnuts evenly on top of filling. Roll up and use a little water to seal the seam.

Cut roll into 12 slices and place in a well greased 9x13 inch dish. Cover and let rise for 60-90 until almost doubled. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F, sprinkle remaining walnuts on top of rolls, then bake in preheated oven for 20-25 minutes until lightly browned.

Glaze:
1/3 C maple syrup
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 C powdered sugar, sifted
2 tbsp unsweetened soy milk

In a small bowl mix together all glaze ingredients then drizzle over warm cinnamon rolls.

Enjoy :)
]]> KarissaMann05 http://www.alldeaf.com/lifestyle-health-fitness-food/72138-maple-glazed-walnut-cinnamon-rolls.html niacin better for cholesterol http://www.alldeaf.com/lifestyle-health-fitness-food/72122-niacin-better-cholesterol.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:49:17 GMT It's nice that an old fashioned vitamin called niacin still outperforms a drug, Zetia, at reducing cholesterol - it works so well that the study has to be halted due to ethical reasons (you're not allowed to have trial going if the benefits are so obvious).

Niacin Tops Zetia in Cutting Artery Plaque

And it's CHEAP! ]]> netrox http://www.alldeaf.com/lifestyle-health-fitness-food/72122-niacin-better-cholesterol.html Women are told to delay mammograms http://www.alldeaf.com/lifestyle-health-fitness-food/72113-women-told-delay-mammograms.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:18:19 GMT This goes against everything that the medics have been telling us for years.

Quote:
Delay routine mammograms until age 50, US panel says

By Stephen Smith, Globe Staff

An influential scientific panel today jolted widely accepted beliefs about breast cancer screening, recommending that women in their 40s forgo routine mammograms and that older women undergo the test every other year instead of annually.

The US Preventive Services Task Force, established by the federal government to set standards on disease prevention and primary care, concluded that mammography saves relatively few lives in women 40 to 49, and that this benefit is eclipsed by the risks, including tests that erroneously detect tumors when none exist.

The task force used a similar analysis to determine that women from 50 to 74 -- when breast cancer becomes increasingly common -- should be screened, but that little was gained by performing mammograms on a yearly schedule. The panel also found that breast self-examinations are not useful, at any age.

The guidelines, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, will likely sow considerable consternation among women and their doctors. Recommendations on who should be screened -- and when -- have vacillated for decades, although in recent years, most groups have championed breast cancer screening starting at 40. In fact, the Preventive Services Task Force seven years ago endorsed exactly such a policy. The American Cancer Society and the National Cancer Institute, the government's cancer research agency, continue to advise routine mammograms for this age group.

Women in their 40s clearly have heard, and heeded, that advice: Nearly two-thirds report in surveys that they had a mammogram in the past two years. The test costs about $100 and is covered by many insurance plans.

"My fear is that women will be very confused," said Dr. Eric Winer, top specialist in women's cancers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. "I don't think these are black and white choices."

The new guidelines stoked unusually harsh responses for the clubby world of academic medicine. Some prominent breast cancer specialists branded the recommendations as flat-out wrong, with one Boston radiologist, Dr. Daniel B. Kopans of Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, predicting that the guidelines "will condemn women ages 40-49 to unnecessary deaths from breast cancer."

The mammography revisions come amid an intensifying debate about the merits of cancer screening in general. Screening is based on the notion that finding tumors early, when they are most treatable, saves lives. But many of the cancers identified are slow-growing and non-lethal, critics say, raising the question whether the tests identify enough life-threatening cancers to justify the anxiety and sometimes unnecessary surgeries prompted by inaccurate results; and the financial cost.

Screening advocates frame the debate differently: If a single life can be saved or prolonged through early detection, isn't that justification enough?

The Preventive Services Task Force regularly re-evaluates its recommendations on health practices, and the new standards rely on an analysis of many of the same studies used in formulating the 2002 guidelines.

But the panel received pivotal new information from researchers in Boston and elsewhere who developed scenarios to compare the benefits and harm of starting mammography at different ages and with different frequency. Delaying annual screening until age 50, this showed, would prevent one less cancer death per 1,000 women screened. But over a decade, there would also be 900 fewer cancer scares and 63 fewer unnecessary biopsies among these women.

"This evidence we present shines a light on screening for breast cancer, which is sobering in terms of the trade-offs and the amount of benefit," said Dr. Diana Petitti, vice chairwoman of the Preventive Services Task Force and a professor of biomedical informatics at Arizona State University.

Mammograms do identify lethal breast cancer in women in their 40s, the panel acknowledged. When the findings of previous mammogram studies were combined, it showed that women in that age group who undergo screening are 15 percent less likely to die of the disease than women who are not. But the analysis found that 1,904 women in their 40s have to be screened to prevent one breast cancer death, compared with 1,339 women in their 50s and 377 women in their 60s.

For women in their 40s, the panel said, mammography should be limited to women who have been identified as having a high risk of developing breast cancer, which kills about 40,000 US women each year.

There is insufficient evidence, the task force ruled, to reach a conclusion about the value of mammograms in women over 74 -- a change from its previous recommendation.

Using a similar risk-benefit approach, the task force found that conducting mammograms once every two years was 70 percent to 99 percent as effective as annual readings.

Prominent mammography specialists reacted with disdain to the task force's analyses, with some saying the guidelines are based on bad science motivated by a misplaced quest to save money.

"Let me ask you a question: How many cars do you have to put seat belts in to save a life? How many colons do you have to screen in order to save a life? How many people do you have to immunize for the flu in order to save a life?" said Dr. D. David Dershaw, a mammography specialist at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York. "These numbers are totally within the acceptable range of what we routinely do as part of a civilized society."

After an intensive review, the American Cancer Society in 2003 recommended that women start having mammograms at 40. The group's chief medical officer, Dr. Otis W. Brawley, stands by that policy.

"As someone who has long been a critic of those overstating the benefits of screening, I use these words advisedly: This is one screening test I recommend unequivocally, and would recommend to any woman 40 and over, be she a patient, a stranger, or a family member," Brawley said.

But a Dartmouth researcher who has challenged the reflexive orthodoxy that cancer screening is always desirable hailed the Preventive Services Task Force recommendations.

"Even if you don't care about money, you have to consider the trade-off of benefits to harms, and all screening has harms," said Dr. H. Gilbert Welch, professor of medicine at the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice. "The recognition that this is a trade-off has become more broadly understood, and that's a really good thing."
Delay routine mammograms until age 50, US panel says - White Coat Notes - Boston.com

What do you think?

For AD women: will this change how often you go for mammograms? ]]> Reba http://www.alldeaf.com/lifestyle-health-fitness-food/72113-women-told-delay-mammograms.html Foods That Fight Fat (awesome) http://www.alldeaf.com/lifestyle-health-fitness-food/71928-foods-fight-fat-awesome.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:54:31 GMT * 8 fat fighting foods* *Combat fat! Your allies in battling bulge? Foods that do the work for you. These edibles have proven lipid-melting powers that help you slim. That’s a win. ** 8 fat fighting foods - Healthy Living on Shine (http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/health/8-fat-fighting-foods-533949/)* 8 fat fighting foods

Combat fat! Your allies in battling bulge? Foods that do the work for you. These edibles have proven lipid-melting powers that help you slim. That’s a win.

8 fat fighting foods - Healthy Living on Shine ]]> PePe LePew http://www.alldeaf.com/lifestyle-health-fitness-food/71928-foods-fight-fat-awesome.html Ever skip a meal? http://www.alldeaf.com/lifestyle-health-fitness-food/71915-ever-skip-meal.html Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:33:10 GMT Okay, so I was discussing the topic of food with my friend and I was shocked to discover that she has never skipped a day of eating :shock: Makes me wonder how blessed America is ;) for the most part. Which brings me to this question out of sheer curiosity, when was the longest time you went without food? Due to dare, project, health, illness, the list is endless. I had another friend who went nearly two days without food due to an assignment about the homeless (she had to sleep in a box as well) and she said it was the longest two days of her life. This post is merely to compare the differences or similarities among people when it comes to their eating lifestyles :) in different parts of the world. Okay, so I was discussing the topic of food with my friend and I was shocked to discover that she has never skipped a day of eating :shock:

Makes me wonder how blessed America is ;) for the most part.

Which brings me to this question out of sheer curiosity, when was the longest time you went without food? Due to dare, project, health, illness, the list is endless. I had another friend who went nearly two days without food due to an assignment about the homeless (she had to sleep in a box as well) and she said it was the longest two days of her life.

This post is merely to compare the differences or similarities among people when it comes to their eating lifestyles :) in different parts of the world. ]]> jinxedkitten http://www.alldeaf.com/lifestyle-health-fitness-food/71915-ever-skip-meal.html Deodorant Brand? http://www.alldeaf.com/lifestyle-health-fitness-food/71883-deodorant-brand.html Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:45:19 GMT What kind of deodorant do you use, how often do you use it, and how long does it usually last (the product, not the lack of sweating)?

I've had different friends tell me that their kind of deodorant works best. One guy has the spray-on kind, but he tends to overdo it and goes through a whole can per week. Another friend uses the gel kind and says it works well on him.

So, just wondering... ]]> VamPyroX http://www.alldeaf.com/lifestyle-health-fitness-food/71883-deodorant-brand.html Flavored Eggnog http://www.alldeaf.com/lifestyle-health-fitness-food/71881-flavored-eggnog.html Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:19:53 GMT Any of you ever tried flavored eggnog?

A few years ago, they came out with vanilla spice eggnog (by Southern Comfort). I tried it and it was delicious.

Recently, I found that there are 4 more flavors... pumpkin, sugar cookie, gingerbread, and cinnamon. (They're not from Southern Comfort though.)

The only place I know that carries those 4 flavors is Kroger. The Southern Comfort eggnog can be found almost anywhere.

Any of you tried flavored eggnog? ]]> VamPyroX http://www.alldeaf.com/lifestyle-health-fitness-food/71881-flavored-eggnog.html How many gym rats do we have here? http://www.alldeaf.com/lifestyle-health-fitness-food/71873-how-many-gym-rats-do-we-have-here.html Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:27:34 GMT I figured since this is partially a fitness forum I would post up :P I'm a habitual lifter and used to personal train to pay part of my way through college.

I have never seen someone at the gym who was hoh or deaf while I worked at my school's gym, although in all honesty most people keep to themselves anyways and it would be easy to overlook them.

So, how many gym rats are here? ]]> Machina http://www.alldeaf.com/lifestyle-health-fitness-food/71873-how-many-gym-rats-do-we-have-here.html Being sick.. http://www.alldeaf.com/lifestyle-health-fitness-food/71871-being-sick.html Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:38:57 GMT I always feel disconnected with the rest of the world when I stay home sick. Ever get that feeling?

I cant stay in bed all day like I am supposed to so I get up periodically to get on the computer or watch TV and then return to sleep. Sometimes, I do work on the computer for my job. I guess it must be boredom or feeling guilty for being so lazy! :lol:

However, I do NOT like going anywhere because that means I have to get dressed but sometimes I have to pick my son up. That's the WORST thing to do...being so sick and having to take care of kids on my own. My hubby works far away so he doesnt get home on time to pick my son up before daycare closes. Another thing I hate is going to the doctor. I ache all over and it seems to make them magnify when I go to the dr with all the waiting to be seen by the dr, to get Xrays, and for the meds. One time, I ended up in tears at the dr's office because my body was in so much pain.

When you are missing work or school due to being sick, what do you usually do? ]]> shel90 http://www.alldeaf.com/lifestyle-health-fitness-food/71871-being-sick.html Thanksgiving Menu? http://www.alldeaf.com/lifestyle-health-fitness-food/71859-thanksgiving-menu.html Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:14:42 GMT What do you have for Thanksgiving dinner? The main dish--turkey, ham, turducken or something else? What side dish must you absolutely serve with the main dish?

Can you tell that I'm thinking about the Thanksgiving menu? Look forward to your ideas!

P.S. If you don't celebrate Thanksgiving, you can share your favorite holiday menu. ]]> sallylou http://www.alldeaf.com/lifestyle-health-fitness-food/71859-thanksgiving-menu.html