31 Thursday Jul 2014
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bacteria, Connie Sellecca, conniesellecca, fight germs, germs, good bacteria, gum disease, gums, intelligence for your life, intelligenceforyourlife, Journal of Periodontology, mouth, prevent, protect, protection, yogurt, yuck mouth
Well, it can be prevented if you eat yogurt! Two ounces of yogurt a day can protect you from gum disease. According to the Journal of Periodontology, the good bacteria in yogurt helps fight germs in your mouth.
30 Wednesday Jul 2014
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100 calories, barbecue, BBQ, butter, Connie Sellecca, conniesellecca, corn, corn on the cob, garlic powder, intelligence for your life, intelligenceforyourlife, lemon
Instead of topping it with butter, try a squeeze of lemon and a dash of garlic powder. You’ll save yourself 100 calories!
29 Tuesday Jul 2014
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Connie Sellecca, conniesellecca, daily, depression, exercise, feeling down in the dumps, gardening, housework, improve your mood, intelligence for your life, intelligenceforyourlife, jog, mood, run, sad, swimming, walking
Go for a jog! A Harvard University study shows that physical activity results in a 50% reduction in the symptoms of depression – and that’s as good as most antidepressant drugs. Walking, swimming, gardening and even doing your housework will improve your mood, provided you do these activities on a daily basis.
28 Monday Jul 2014
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clean, Connie Sellecca, conniesellecca, dirty, door handle, door knob, doorknob, gem magnet, germs, intelligence for your life, intelligenceforyourlife, microwave sponge, nuke, pepper, salt, salt and pepper shakers, toilet
We all know to clean the toilet and nuke your wet dish sponge, right? But how often do you clean your salt and pepper shakers? Or your front doorknob? Those are just 2 of the day to day objects we come in contact with daily that are germ magnets. Many times we don’t think about the germs that are on those items. So stop and give them a cleaning while they’re fresh in your mind.
25 Friday Jul 2014
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3-D, 3D, buttered popcorn, calories, climb stairs, Connie Sellecca, conniesellecca, Eiffel Tower, fat, intelligence for your life, intelligenceforyourlife, movies, popcorn, theater, theatre
Know this before you go:
If you indulge in a medium popcorn with butter topping at the movies, you’ll consume over 1,100 calories. To burn off that amount of popcorn, you’d have to climb 1,700 stairs – the amount that leads to the top of the Eiffel Tower – 3 TIMES!
24 Thursday Jul 2014
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Ben Gazzara, Connie Sellecca, conniesellecca, Dennis Farina, hotel, intelligence for your life, intelligenceforyourlife, People Like Us
From the movie ‘People Like Us’ with Dennis Farina and Ben Gazzara (1990).
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23 Wednesday Jul 2014
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allergens, allergy, Connie Sellecca, conniesellecca, intelligence for your life, intelligenceforyourlife, kiss, kissing, love, smooch, sweetheart
Kiss your sweetheart!
30 minutes of kissing can improve allergy symptoms. Research shows that kissing reduces the amount of chemicals your body releases in response to allergens. So smooch away!
22 Tuesday Jul 2014
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apple, brain, chew, chewing, Connie Sellecca, conniesellecca, digest, digestion, dinner, eat an apple, eat less, fiber, intelligence for your life, intelligenceforyourlife, lunch, meal, supper
Do that and studies show you’ll eat less overall. That’s because apples are loaded with fiber, which takes longer to digest. Plus, they require a lot of chewing. And more chewing tells our brain, “I must be eating a lot to need all this chewing!”
21 Monday Jul 2014
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boost heart health, Connie Sellecca, conniesellecca, good for your heart, heart, heart disease, intelligence for your life, intelligenceforyourlife, stress, stress hormones, twice a week, Yoga
A study found that people who practiced yoga had 41% fewer stress hormones linked to heart disease than those who didn’t do yoga. Scientists say that practicing for only 45 minutes twice a week can boost your heart health.
18 Friday Jul 2014
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baked beans, BO, body odor, cashews, Connie Sellecca, conniesellecca, intelligence for your life, intelligenceforyourlife, minerals, smell, spinach, stink, summer, sweat, sweating, zinc
Researchers at Reading University have found that people with body odor often have a zinc deficiency – it affects about 1 in 3 people! And the problem is even worse in summer, when sweating makes you lose even more zinc. But cashews are loaded with the mineral – which stops the growth of the skin bacteria that make you stinky. Not a fan of cashews? You can get more zinc in spinach and baked beans too.
