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“Glamour” reports that researchers from the University of Louisville found that woman quickly positively judged men between 5′ 10″ and 6′ 2″ as desirable.   Height indicates power, strength and dominance, all qualities women subconsciously seek in a mate.  Height also is an asset for other things.  It turns out that almost always, the taller man wins the election, gets the job and lands the higher pay.

Turns out cell-phones, faxes and computers raise fatigue for more than half the of Americans who use them five days a week.  These distracting and noisy items increase cortisol, the stress hormone that overstimulates the nervous system, leaving you tired and draggy.    Experts recommend to take two 20 minute breaks from the noise daily and cut your stress hormone production by 50 percent. 

Have you ever experienced this?  According to research most people have…

Sleep Starts - -

A sudden, often violent jerk of the entire body that occurs upon falling asleep.  A “visual” sleep start is a sensation of blinding light coming from inside the head or eyes.  An “auditory” sleep start is a loud snapping noise that seems to come from inside the head.   It appears this events can be frightening but are harmless.

Information from the Division of Sleep Medicine - Eastern Virginia Med School

If you stay in hotels, you’ll want to see this video. Once you do, you’ll never drink out of the glasses there again:

Don’t Ever Drink From Hotel Glasses

Better bring one of those collapsible drinking cups.

According to Woman’s World, the wider a pregnant mom’s hips are the more likely she is to give birth to a child with an above average IQ. 

I finally know why my kids are smart.     Now if I just could get into smaller jeans…

 I’ve heard of right brain, left brain, but  I had never heard this before.  According to “Self” you can use your nostrils to change your mood. 

We apparently breathe mostly through one nostril for about an hour and a half to two hours then switch.  The left side relaxes us and the right side makes us alert.  So…to calm down, close your right nostril for a bit,  or to get more alert, close your left nostril and breathe. 

Honestly, I haven’t tried this yet, so can’t give a testimonial. : )

Researchers have found that smoking 20 or more cigarettes a day make men go bald, faster.  The possible damage to hair follicles may be the reason. 

Another reason to stop smoking!

A study involving 2 million people from 80 countries shows that depression is most common in people in their 40’s. 

It seems there is a U shape curved to happiness. Happy and healthy as a 20 year old, the curve gradually dips to a low in the 40’s , and then by the time the  70’s come around and assuming good health, a person could be as happy as they were in their 20’s. 

Logizomechanophobia….the fear of computers.

Women and girls today are so overwhelmed with images of beautiful and skinny women.  This of course puts unreal expectations on us and can lead to poor self esteem and eating problems.  Along with the girls being influenced, I think the boys are getting an unrealistic image of what girls should be as well. 

Twenty years ago, in the eighties, most fashion models were a size 8.  Now, most are a size 0.  During the same time, the average 5′ 4″ woman went from a size 10 to a size 14.  Size 14 now is considered a plus size, but it was the dress size of sex symbol, Marilyn Monroe.  I don’t think she was considered fat!

I woke up the other day and realized I had two really bad dreams overnight.  Ones I could remember vividly and one in a re-occuring location.  I rarely remember having “bad” dreams but according to Psychology Today, we may have from 300 to 1,000 aggresive encounters in our dreams yearly.  Dreams like arguments, car crashes, missing a test or meeting or being naked in public are common examples.

If your interested in finding out more about what your dreams mean you can visit

www.dreammoods.com

Do you believe in a soul mate?  Do you think there is just one special person in the world for you? 

The term soul mate means different things to different people.  Some believe a soul mate is a spirit that you are reunited thru reincarnation.  Others think the soul mate will complete a person, that it’s the other half.  And yet others think you and your soul mate are destined to be together. 

About.com has an interesting article ” Soul Mates - - History of the Soul Mate Myth & Challenges in Soul Mate Marriages”

According to Forbes, the number one city that has the highest rate of plastic surgeons per capita is Salt Lake City.  With one plastic surgeon for every six people.  Next on the list is San Francisco tied with San Deigo, Miami and Nashville. 

What is the most popular procedure?  Breast augmentation, and nearly one third of the patients are over 40 years old.  Women trying to regain their pre-mommy bodies and lots of marketing.