One of the biggest misconceptions about sleep is that it if you go for a couple of days with no sleep, you will end up losing your sanity. Eye opening discoveries were made a few years ago, and this has changed this great misunderstanding about sleep.

A man named Robert McDonald holds the world record for having stayed up for almost nineteen days with no sleep. All that was reported was extreme drowsiness, and intense difficulty with concentration. Another person by the name...

High level of cholesterol results in various consequences that could be disastrous for your health. Once you get identified with high level of LDL cholesterol it becomes mandatory for you to take extra precaution and care. In fact you must adopt an effective course of treatment to keep optimum cholesterol levels.

If there exists a great surge in LDL or bad cholesterol level doctors may recommend you cholesterol medications but normally this soared level of LDL cholesterol is...

So you're a diamond lover. You've got countless pieces of jewelry studded with diamonds. You are one of those people who just can't resist the glitter and brilliance that goes with a diamond. Then you learn about the existence blood diamonds . Your world is suddenly turned upside down.

That may be a satiric narrative but the subject is dead serious. Blood diamonds are used to fund wars and other brutal activities in certain parts of the world. Diamonds sold in this illicit...

When we think about motorcycles we think about the feel of the rushing wind in our faces and our hair blowing back behind us. We think about looking cool as we speed down the road. What we don't think about is what happens to the human body when it is involved in a motorcycle collision with a car or van. We don't think about the impact of the collision, the body being thrown clear and sliding along the road's surface until it stops on its own or until it encounters a fence or a...

One characteristic of good communication skills is the ability to start a conversation. How are you supposed to start a conversation anyway? Starting a conversation is very interesting and it has been coined with so many names. Bachelors call it pick up lines. Salesmen call it pitches. Writers call it an introduction. Come to think of it, how do you even start talking about starting a conversation? Here are some tips that you might want to consider so that you can start a conversation...

Buying the best azalea shrub offers a gardener many choices for various landscapes. The Southern indica azalea hybrids are the most popular flowering shrubs for warm climates that includes the Formosa azaleas of white, pink, red, purple, magenta, violet, and lavender. Other outstanding Formosa azaleas are Duc DeRohan, Dutchess of Cypress, G.G. Gerbing, George L. Tabor, Madonna White, and South.

Kurume azaleas are evergreen azaleas with considerable cold hardiness and were...

Have you ever faced a situation when you forgot to write an essay for your high school or your college? You realize that you need to turn it in today and you have several hours left to write it. What do you do then?
On the one hand, you don’t want to strain yourself and, on the other hand, you think that any work is better than nothing. If I were you, I would start working on your paper. First thing you should do is find time and a place for comfortable essay writing....

Financial considerations may force you into considering used treadmills. But when going out to buy a used tread machine, there is a lot more than a few treadmill buying tips that needs to be considered. For, you are going for a machine that has already been used by someone, possibly, to full capacity. This means that the machine could be a worn out piece of equipment, and you might not be able to find that out from the look of it. The one who is selling it would take his 100 % efforts...

Teen problems are growing. If you think that being a teen today is the same as it was when you were in their shoes, you are probably mistaken. Now, listen to yourself say how strict and how hard life was when you where young. But, you need to realize that teens today face huge, life threatening decisions just about ever day. What they face has a lot to do with where they grow up. Yet do not be fooled into thinking that your child is safe.

In the normal course of your teen's day,...

Chocolate is packed with antioxidants and certain nutrients including iron, copper, magnesium and potassium. Your body may need more of these nutrients and crave chocolate as a response.

In addition to this, chocolate contains phenylethylamine, which controls oxytocin and endorphins, both of which will give you a feeling of wellbeing and even euphoria.

Chocolate also contains anandamide, a chemical that acts like THC, the active ingredient in marijuana. This, in...