Archive for May, 2008

Keeping Cool While the Weather Heats Up

May 21st, 2008 – 12:44 pm Posted by Erin Steiner
Tagged as: General Health

Here in Oregon the weather has been unseasonably cool…until today when it shot up to 95 degrees. While I was excited to see the (finally) warmer temperature, I realized that because my apartment has no air conditioning I once again will have to find natural ways to keep cool. I thought that I would share [...]

Super Size Me?

May 18th, 2008 – 4:49 pm Posted by Louise
Tagged as: General Health

If you like eating at fast food restaurants, but want to get out of that habit, I’d recommend watching Super Size Me. Super Size Me is a movie created by and starring Morgan Spurlock. It is an account of what happens to him when he decides to eat solely from the McDonald’s menu for 30 [...]

Asthma Cured By Hard Liquor??

May 16th, 2008 – 6:26 pm Posted by TK
Tagged as: General Health

In our sister publication, Parched No More, LJ Dovichi wrote a great article about how a cure for asthma is a shot of hard liquor. So, if you’re an asthmatic, you may want to get a shot of tequila, rum, or scotch to snap out of your attack.

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Mental Fitness

May 3rd, 2008 – 11:37 am Posted by Melissa
Tagged as: General Health

When we think of fitness, we often conjure images of exercise equipment, leg warmers (remember those?), and Sweatin’ to the Oldies. What you may not know is that it is just as important to exercise your mental health. You can keep your memory sharp and your brain healthy by doing some challenging activities [...]