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Clothes banned in the Netherlands

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Clothes suddenly became out of fashion — in fact banned (!) – in Amsterdam, the Netherlands last Sunday.

Some 2,000 men and women posed only in their “birthday suits” on a bridge over one of Amsterdam’s historic canals — a unique sight even in a city famed for its relaxed attitude toward nudity and sex.

Nude photo shoot in Amsterdam Thousands of naked people pose in a parking garage during a massive naked photo session with U.S. photographer Spencer Tunick in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

They were participating in a series of four nude group photos in the city in the early hours of the morning as part of the latest project of U.S. photographer Spencer Tunick.

The first and largest composition was in a decidedly prosaic location: a parking garage on the outer ring of the city.

But what the location lacked in romance, it made up for in style. Participants lined the railings of the garage’s twin circular towers, creating a pattern of multicolor stripes against the white building and an overcast sky.

The women on bikes were selected from the larger group and posed with their chins pointed triumphantly upward toward the sky.

Other compositions included a group of men posing together near the parking garage and a mixed group of men and women on another bridge.

Tunick, from Brooklyn, N.Y., has become famous for photographing thousands of naked people in public settings worldwide, from London and Vienna to Buenos Aires and Buffalo. He set a record for naked photography with a photo of 18,000 people in the buff in Mexico City last month.

This drink is more potent than Viagra

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This news item may prove that too much of a good thing really could be bad — even for those who desperately need it!

A man has sued the maker of the health drink Boost Plus, claiming the vitamin-enriched beverage gave him an erection that would not subside and caused him to be hospitalized.

Prince Harry erection Oops, looks like Britain’s Prince Harry also took Boost Plus (inset) as shown by the bulge in his pants!

The lawsuit filed by Christopher Woods of New York said he bought the nutrition beverage made by the pharmaceutical company Novartis AG at a drugstore on June 5, 2004, and drank it.

Woods’ court papers say he woke up the next morning “with an erection that would not subside” and sought treatment that day for the condition, called severe priapism.

They say Woods, 29, underwent surgery for implantation of a Winter shunt, which moves blood from one area to another.

The lawsuit, filed late Monday, says Woods later had problems that required a hospital visit and penile artery embolization, a way of closing blood vessels. Closing off some blood flow prevents engorgement and lessens the likelihood of an erection.

Novartis’ Boost Plus Web site describes the drink as “a great tasting, high calorie, nutritionally complete oral supplement for people who require extra energy and protein in a limited volume,” in vanilla, chocolate and strawberry.

So guys, which flavor of Boost Plus do you want? Vanilla, choco or strawberry? Sorry for the ladies, no Boost Plus for women yet.

Remember to eat your fruits and vegetables

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Alright, most of us would enjoy a serving of fruit a day. A fruit salad, cocktail or even just picking one from the fridge whenever we feel the craving. As for vegetables, well it’s a different story. Especially for the kids and even more so, if they have been raised in the world of fast food.

The movie “Super Size Me” was no laughing matter. Experts say America is getting fat, too fat now that we have to do something about it. That perhaps explains why the contestants at the recently concluded Miss Universe pageant were so slim and thin. I wonder though, how many of them are in good healthy condition?

Aside from worrying about grease-loaded food and all the heart risks they carry with them, we also worry about another more serious disease; cancer. Reading the title of this post is a dead giveaway. Need I say it again?

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Or perhaps you’d listen more to Dr. Rui Hai Liu, Cornell associate professor of food science who just recently found out that fruit peelings, particularly of apples contain dozens of natural compounds that are active in fighting cancer cells, and thereby preventing their development in the human body.

“We found that several compounds have potent anti-proliferative activities against human liver, colon and breast cancer cells and may be partially responsible for the anti-cancer activities of whole apples,” says Rui Hai Liu, Cornell associate professor of food science.

So it’s all in the skin, I mean in the peel? I remember when as a kid, whenever I’ll eat grapes I’d go through the trouble of peeling them one by one before eating them. My mother would tell me not to and eat the grapes with their peels intact as most of the good stuff can be found in the skin. She said the same about the other fruits that I was fond of peeling, apples and pears. It now turns out that my mom was right after all and Dr. Rui Hai Liu has just confirmed it.

In those peelings triterpenoids were the indentified compounds that do most of the anti-cancer work in the human body. Along with previously discovered compounds like the phytochemicals, these compounds are natural substances that help us prevent cancer and live longer healthier lives.

Photo by .imelda

Of memory, mice and chocolates

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Here’s another good reason to enjoy chocolate, even if you’re resisting it’s delicious charm due to your weight loss or management program. It has a substance, a compound to be exact, that according to recent scientific studies help improve memory – of mice at the very least.

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“This finding is an important advance because it identifies a single natural chemical with memory-enhancing effects, suggesting that it may be possible to optimize brain function by combining exercise and dietary supplementation,” says Mark Mattson, PhD, at the National Institute on Aging.

However there is a condition that could either be encouraging or discouraging for everyone, it requires exercise to work. Yup, the newly identified natural compound worked best if exercise was done regularly. The wonderful compound is epicatechin, it belongs to a group of chemicals known as flavonols and has been shown previous studies to improve cardiovascular function in people and increase blood flow in the brain.

Though the compound can also be found in blueberries, tea, and grapes chocolate would easily become the first choice compared to these other sources. Again, the weight-conscious individual hoping for a way to improve his or her memory may frown about chocolate and settle for the three other sources but they must clearly see that there’s a trade-off that will help them maintain their weight or shave some off while still be able to satisfy their sweet-tooth with chocolate. That trade-off is exercise!

It’s common sense I guess, that the best way to stay fit, maintain your figure and it does not necessarily have to be slim and slender, enhance your bodily functions like memory is to eat good and healthy foods and exercise regularly. A few minutes of walking or jogging in the morning before going to work or taking a bicycle to school or work is all the exercise you’ll need for the day.

Walking or using a manual form of transport to get around may sound boring or a ‘big effort’ but it’s only for the lazy ones, couch potatoes and grease gobblers. By walking or using manual forms of transportation, you do not only contribute in eliminating carbon emissions but you also do your self a good favor because of the exercise you get.

And now that you know about chocolate containing a natural compound that enhances memory, only through exercise, there’s a good reason to go for that morning jog or walk and a good excuse to wet your cravings for chocolate.

You could even bring your friends or colleagues or schoolmates along. Ask them to bring a different kind of chocolate each, their iPods or mp3 players and viola! It’s an instant gathering for health, the environment and chocolate!

Sesame Classics: 10 Health Commandments

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Good TV is hard to find these days. Good TV for kids I mean, and probably grownups too since there is “inner child among each of us.”

An Apple Today found a classic video about good TV and good health. It’s a clip from that classical TV for kids show “Sesame Street” highlighting to kids the 10 Commandments for good health.



1) Wash your hands before you eat. This simple yet often neglected health tip still proves to be one of the best ways of fending off sickness and staying healthy. If you can’t wash your hands with soap or water, get one of those nifty hand sanitizers or ‘alcogels’ on the go.

2) Brush your teeth after every meal. Going to the dentist may scare the jeepers out of you but regularly visiting your dentist would keep your teeth in good shape and spare you from those torturous sudden strikes of toothaches that could render the most hard my of men bed ridden for a week.

3) See your doctor and your dentist. It is really puzzling how men and women could spend thousands of dollars every year for the regular check and tune up of their cars and vehicles but would cringe or pass off the idea of visiting their doctors and dentists at least every other month. Health care is even provided for free by the government in some countries and still people only visit their physicians once their illness gets worse.

4) Cover your nose when you sneeze. Be a good person, take a piece of tissue or hanky with you, use it to cover your nose every time you sneeze. The flu and other common yet deadly diseases could easily be transmitted through sneezing. It’s not only good, it’s also polite and respectful.

5) Cover your mouth when you cough. Even if you’re just going to clear your throat, please cover your mouth. Just like sneezing, coughing could easily spread airborne diseases and pathogens that could wreak havoc in your neighborhood or right in your home.

6) Stay warm in cold weather. It’ll save you from colds and the flu. Stay in doors during the winter or in the storm season.

7) Exercise to keep in shape. Get up and off your butts, move a little to your left then to your right. Jog around the block every morning, take the stairs if it’s manageable instead of the elevator. If you can’t go to the gym find some ways of taking exercise it will keep those unwanted fat away and keep you in good shape.

8 ) Take a shower every day. Do not just wash your hands, wash your entire body by taking a shower every day. It doesn’t only keeps you cool, it keeps you clean and refreshed.

9) Eat lots of fruits and vegetables. We’re telling you to stay away from those burgers and hotdogs all together. Just balance it off with some fresh fruits and vegetables every now and then. If greens can keep an elephant strong and big, it can certainly keep you strong and healthy.

10) Sleep adequately. This may not be the exact last commandment in the video because I can’t make sense of it really, but sleeping at least 8 hours a day would do wonders for your body.

These simple and easy-to-do health reminders were brought to us by the Sesame Street muppets long ago. It’s what good TV used to be and should be.

Power Puff Girls or Justice League? World War II has shown all the violence I could see thank you!