1.cocoa
this is where chocolate comes from eating 28 grams of regular milk chocolate bar will give you as much caffeine boost as decaf.
2.coffee beans
on the average, a single shot espresso gives a caffeine kick of 40 mg. while strong drip coffee has about 100 mg. of caffeine.
3.tea
a serving of tea has, on the average, half the caffeine of a serving of coffee. oolong and and black tea generally contain higher amount of caffeine than other teas.
4.guarana
a shrub native to brazil, is an active ingredient in energy drinks because of the substantial amount of caffeine it carries. generally, energy drinks boost you with 80-90 mg of caffeine.
5.kola nuts
cola is derived from kola nuts, giving them a fair amount of caffeine. on the average, softdrinks can perk you up with 10-50 mg of caffeine per serving.
loading up on foods rich in calcium and vitamin D, such as milk may
prevent PMS symptoms
Aromatheraphy lessons
we all know it all smells good, but essential oil products have a bigger mission
than to perfume your skin.
-Lavender. calms, sedates has antiseptic properties
-Fennel. treats PMS, stimulates production of breast milk
-Tea Tree. fights HIV related diseases, has antibacterial properties
75
percentage increase in your risk of colon cancer
if you have metabolic syndrome.
-lower body weight training can reduce knee pain and improve mobility.
32
percentage boosts in a man's energy level after he exercises 30 minutes, 3 days
a week, for 6 weeks.
-influenza vaccines may help prevent potentially fatal blood clots.
26
average number of 225 pound reps bench pressed by the
top linebackers at the 2008 NFL combine
source:NFL
-drinking water can significantly reduced risk of bladder cancer.
20
percentage by which people reduced their calorie intake when they substituted
a whole fruit for fruit juice with lunch
-a simple urine test can reveal if your at risk for diabetes.
-affectionate contact lowers stress markers.
-taking 3 seconds to lower a heavy weight can boost metabolism
lower the risks of diabetes by:
-drinking black tea
-using extra virgin olive oil
-stifling night noises
-lifting weights 3x a week
-drinking red wine after a meal (including breakfast)
lower the risks of blood pressure by:
-taking a quercetin supplement
-drinking beet juice
-taking aspirin before bed (if your doctor okays it)
-adding almonds to an already healthy diet
-eating raw oysters
- Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least 6 feet away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush.
- You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.
- Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin.
- All US Presidents have worn glasses. Some just didn't like being seen wearing them in public.
- The average human body has 14 to 18 square feet of skin.
- The skin of the armpits can harbor up to 516,000 bacteria per square inch, while drier areas, such as the forearm, have only about 13,000 bacteria per square inch.
- A bird's eye takes up about 50 percent of its head; our eyes take up about 5 percent of our head. To be comparable to a bird's eyes, the eyes of a human being would have to be the size of baseballs.
- A boy’s voice breaks during puberty because his vocal cords are lengthening. Up until that point, girl’s and boy’s vocal cords are the same length.
- The strongest bone in the body, the thigh bone, is hollow. Ounce for ounce, it has a greater pressure tolerance and bearing strength than a rod of equivalent size in cast steel.
- Most people lose half of their taste buds by sixty years of age.
- The average human body holds enough: sulfur to kill all the fleas on an average dog, potassium to fire a toy cannon, carbon to make 900 pencils, fat to make 7 bars of soap, 10 gallons of water, and phosphorous to make 2,200 match heads.
- The temporal lobe is the area of the brain that allows humans to hear and understand people speaking.
- The average human eyelash lives about 150 days.
- The average human has about 10,000 taste buds — however, they're not all on the tongue. Some are under the tongue; some are on the inside of the cheeks; some are on the roof of the mouth. Some can even be found on the lips — these are especially sensitive to salt.
- The thumbnail grows the slowest; the middle nail grows the fastest.
- The average human scalp contains between 120,000 and 150,000 hairs.
- It takes about 20 seconds for a red blood cell to circle the whole body.
- Like a finger print, every person has a unique tongue print.
- The air released from a sneeze can exceed the speed of 100 mph.
- The longest word is English language is pneumonoultramiscroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis - an inflammatory lung disease caused by the inhalation of fine silica dust
