Athleisure Apparel Designers use high-tech clothing to overcome high stress experienced by athletes, and athletic styling continues to increase its influence on casual clothing – often referred to as “athleisure” apparel – with innovative fabric treatments associated with high-performance activewear making their way into basic apparel; even underwear. Temperature-control and wicking technology that draws moisture away from skin, initially developed …
The woman who create Lamaze International’s ‘breath control’ was Elisabeth Bing. Elisabeth was born on July 8, 1914 in Berlin, Germany. She fled Nazi Germany with her family to England, where she studied physical therapy. The work with new mothers ignited her thinking about delivery practices, and in 1949 it was an interest she took with her to the United …
A Third Look At Celibacy By Ron Murdock discusses the virtues and liabilities of sexual abstinence. It’s hard to say if celibacy is making a comeback or not. People are known to fudge on numbers, saying they’ve been celibate for any length of time. Their ego starts to over inflate the length of being celibate to make themselves look good …
Sex sells. And, it gets people’s attention. The following is a critique of the book “Not Your Mothers Book On Sex” A lot of attention! Sex is as natural as sunshine, yet it is something that folks try their best to keep out of the light of day. But, sex makes the world go around, with most things on this …
Texting Causing Orthopedic Issues Are you one of millions of digital hunchbacks all hunched over busily texting away, known as ‘texters’? Texters aren’t hunchbacked because of orthopedic issues, their curvature of the spine is all from horrible and harmful posture. So, if you’re suddenly feeling neck and back pain, you might want to rethink your current texting habits. Hours Hunched …
At What Age Should Doctors Be Required To Retire? The Vancouver Sun ran an excellent article about the extraordinary number of aging doctors in British Columbia who are still practicing medicine. Now, you may have a vision of two or three old codgers showing up at their office long after they should have retired, but that is not the case. …
Celibacy has its good points, as sexual energy can be channeled into other aspects of life. But as noble as celibacy sounds, if we all became celibate the human race would be extinct in a few short years. It isn’t wise to sanitize celibacy or demonize sex, or believe historical figures like Jesus Christ were celibate. How can we know …
When neuroscientists identified the exact neural pattern associated with religious fervor, we at pharmaceutical powerhouse, Jones, Swallow & Jones-Moore, thought “how can we...
Laws are designed to protect us, but sometimes they do the exact opposite. Case in point: 60-year-old Jason R. Humphreys of Seffner, Florida. It is a known fact that distracted driving kills far more people per year than driving while intoxicated, but the U.S. government apparently doesn’t value saving lives. So, while it’s perfectly legal to drive with a cell …
Mandatory Flu Shots Health authorities and hospitals across the country are asking the public to get flu shots. However, in British Columbia, the Chief Medical Health Officer is doing a whole lot more than just asking. His office has formulated the most colossal waste of time, effort, money and risk to people’s lives in BC history, with a policy that …
Selling human organs may very well become a reality in Canada. For decades, a number of organizations have spent a great deal of time, effort and money to encourage the public to donate organs. And, while their efforts have indeed helped thousands, in the grand scheme of things, the success rate is dismal. The reality is that thousands of people …
