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Spanking and IQ: Examining a Controversial Study

According to a recent study, kids who get spanked have lower IQs. Yeah, I know it sounds weird considering their brain isn’t located at the end of the body… if it is then I would suggest seeing a doctor immediately.

Anyways, I’m a little bit skeptical about the results of the study. I don’t necessarily believe that spanking your kid will actually drop his/her IQ. It might cause some sort of weird trauma incident later on in life that results in weird sorts of fetish and “interesting” stuff like that. But I’m sure you’ll find out if your kid has daddy issues somewhere down the line and you don’t need me to tell you that.

Understanding the Research: Correlation vs. Causation

However, I do believe there is something to this study. I don’t believe that spanking CAUSES your child’s IQ to drop. They may become depressed, go on drugs, who knows maybe even start listening to rock and roll (those were the days). I do believe that spanking your child is probably a good indication that your child isn’t going to be the next Einstein. All that repeated spankings tell you is that your child is not smart enough to LEARN from the spankings. I mean if you’re spanking your kid for skillfully placing a would-be record-setting amount of crayons in their nose 20 times then your child may need some extra tutoring in school somewhere down the line.

Now before any angry parent/child that was spanked starts saying “Hey, I was spanked and I turned out fine!” I would like to say two things. One, I didn’t say EVERYONE that who gets spanked has a lower-than-average IQ. Two, if you’re 50, working at McDonald’s, and haven’t been promoted since you started there in Junior High School, then you are one of those people who was spanked repeatedly for doing something stupid, be quiet and go read a book or something.

NOTE: I do not suggest spanking your child as I very strongly disagree with physically harming your child or anyone for that matter… However feel free to emotionally traumatize them, it leaves just as much, if not more pain, without leaving any visible marks and lasts a lot longer. For those of you who fit into the low IQ bracket, that second bit about the emotional abuse was a joke.

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As most of us know exercising is a crucial part of staying healthy, along with eating a healthy diet. However, variety is key in both cases. You might love potatoes, but if you have those same type of potatoes every night they start to get boring and you don’t want them anymore. The same is true for exercise. If you don’t vary your routine then you can become bored and just give up. Also, by staying to a fixed routine your muscles become used to doing the same thing over and over again, much like muscle memory.

The idea of switching your routine is used very frequently with many successful workout tapes and guides. If you can’t think of one of the tops of your head just remember P90X. The same concept is used in P90X, they call it muscle confusion. It focuses on varying the routine so your muscles don’t adjust to one routine. This way your muscles are challenged and you can actually work more efficiently.

Also, something to remember is that you shouldn’t focus on the same muscle groups every day. Try to switch up your workout so you give specific muscle groups 2 days to rest. For example, if you worked out your arms and back one day do your core the next day. Then the day after your core works your legs. This lets your muscle groups rest and repair.

Well if you’re sitting there not knowing what you can do to vary up your routine don’t worry. There are different types of exercises you can do. If you love running, that’s great, but try to do some strength training as well.

Aerobic exercise can feature a vast number of exercises.

Jogging, for example, is an aerobic exercise. The main goal of aerobics is to get your heart to really start working. By doing this the amount of oxygen in your blood will improve. Also, exercise has been known to release things like endorphins which are your bodies natural painkillers.

Additionally, your immune system should receive a boost and your blood will pump much more efficiently. Also, you will begin to see an increase in your overall stamina.
Interval training has been proven to condition your heart and burn fat more efficiently than just jogging or walking. Try some sprints with gentle recovery periods. You will notice you will be saving more time by doing interval training, but still see results. Interval training is also a great way to really improve your cardiovascular fitness and fat-burning abilities. Next is my personal favorite type of training, strength training.

Make sure you include some sort of strength training into your normal exercise program. The goal is to really exhaust your muscles. Right to the point when you can feel your muscles screaming to stop, but you’ve just got to pump out one more rep. Don’t hurt yourself doing this though, waiting for injuries to heal isn’t fun.

Finally, we move on to core exercises. These are probably my worst areas of fitness. I personally have never liked core exercises, but that probably has something to do with the fact that I’ve never really had good core muscles. However, core muscles are probably some of the most important muscles to work. They provide the building blocks for movement and help protect parts of your body. Also, building core muscles can help increase your balance and stability, for all you sports fans or the extra clumsy.

Exercising regularly is key to keeping one healthy. Many people don’t remember that and I think that’s why they don’t get motivated. If you want to have abs then go work out. It won’t just magically happen overnight. You need to be determined, you need to want it, and you need to stay focused. Working out isn’t easy, but it definitely can be fun. Try to enjoy yourself. Find someone to go to the gym with. This might help keep you going back to the gym and staying on track.

If you’re still not convinced how about these reasons why exercise can improve your health.

Lower your blood pressure
Helps prevent and fight off colds
Manage arthritis
Lower your risk of heart disease
Helps cure insomnia
Fight depression
Lower your risk of diabetes and reverse pre-diabetes
Build strong bones
Lose weight
Reduces your risk of cancer
Helps you think better
Helps relieve chronic knee pain
Increases your energy levels
Slow down your aging process

If you own a television then you’ve probably seen the late-night advertisements for male enhancements like Extenze and all the other pills that promise this and that. But sometimes some people just go too far… way too far.

A man had to call the local fire department when he accidentally managed to get a steel dumbbell stuck onto his penis. The police reported that the man was attempting to enlarge the size of his penis. Well, he succeeded, if only temporarily. His organ had swollen to five times its normal size. That’s not a good thing, at least not in this case. Eventually, the man was convinced that he had to have the dumbbell removed surgically. It was either that or the flesh in his penis would die. Hmm, tough choice (obvious sarcasm).

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Okay, let me just say this right now. Do not ever and I mean EVER try something like this. If you really like your penis that much the best thing is to keep it away from steel dumbbells. If you’ve seriously considered penis enlargement with these oral products I would probably say your money can be spent better elsewhere. The average penis size is about 5-6 or 7 inches. In most cases, all you really need is about 4 inches though. However, if you really do feel like you need to take these male enhancements then please talk to your doctor first. He or she will probably tell you not to stick your penis into a steel dumbbell.

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Would you be surprised if I told you that in a span of about 6 years (1999-2005), the mortality rate from unintended injury rose by 11% in the United States? Well, you should be. Those numbers are almost too high to believe, but the statistics are completely true.

The truth of the matter is we’re slowly killing ourselves. There have been unusually high spikes in poisoning deaths and deaths from falls. The deaths from falling may be just due to older age or simply because someone had a few too many drinks and accidentally fell off a cliff. However, the fact that poisoning deaths increased in dramatic fashion is what really scares me. America, you’ve become one big drug addict.

I’m not saying that drugs (prescription drugs) are bad, many people rely on some of these medications to live. However, when you start taking pills for sleeping, upset stomachs, muscle pain, sneezing, that weird twitch in your eye, etc, it starts to add up. Over medicating is a very real problem in America that often goes overlooked.

When anyone starts taking more drugs than they can remember, there are definitely going to be problems. There is only so much your body can take. It’s kind of like alcohol, a drink every so often is okay, but when you go get totally smashed every night for a lengthy period then expect there to be some sort of damage to your body. People begin to think that if something isn’t illegal it won’t harm you and that’s where many people are wrong.

My grade 11 teacher told me that North American society is the most medicated society in the world. He couldn’t have been more right. It seems to me that people are just taking pills because they can. If your having trouble sleeping try working out, putting some soft music on don’t pop a pill. America you need some serious rehab. Hopefully, the citizens will listen up and give you what you need.

Well, it looks like any children under the age of 10 will have to have 2 swine flu shots instead of the single one previously thought. In children under 10 years of age, the vaccine protects only 36% or lower however, they will be able to receive a second shot about 3 weeks after the first one and this should significantly increase the percentage of protection.

The good news is that the Swine flu vaccine appears to be working quite well in older children. Experts are reporting that the vaccine is at a protection percentage of about 76%. This is considered by many a very good amount of protection for a vaccine. It is expected that sometime in the near future children will be getting their swine flu vaccine at the same time as their seasonal flu vaccine.

Thankfully no serious side effects have occurred from the H1N1 vaccine and hopefully, none will. The worst I want to get is a cold. I don’t want to be experiencing some weird mutations from a vaccine shot… or do I? Well if I get super awesome powers like some of the X-Men like Wolverine then I’m fine, but if it’s like some nuclear mutation where I grow another limb then maybe not so much. But thankfully the experts don’t think that will happen. But wouldn’t be kind of cool if it did?

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We’ve all had little clues that our bodies sent out to us when something isn’t right. Here is a list of five body clues that are common in many young women!

1. More hair in the drain

The reason may be because of your birth control pills. The estrogen in birth control usually triggers hair growth when it is first taken, but several months later, the hair then goes into a loss phase. Don’t worry – It shouldn’t last for more than a couple months.

2. Tylenol pain relievers make your headache worse!

This is usually called a “rebound” headache. It is a side effect of over-the-counter headache pills. When you take a pain reliever, your brain becomes sensitized to it, so when you stop taking it, you may suffer from symptoms of withdrawal – like another headache.

3. You become lightheaded when you stand up

This could be caused by dehydration. Dehydration can make your blood pressure drop, and that is what causes the dizzy feeling. Drink water throughout the day and try to eat foods with a high water content – like soup and fruit. If the feeling continues every time you get up, see your doctor.

4. You have dark under-eye circles!

If you do not get enough sleep, your circulation slows down and blood vessels under your eyes become swollen and give off a blue tint through the skin. Eight hours of sleep every night will ensure your blood flow is healthy, and prevent you from developing dark circles under your eyes. If you do have dark circles, avoid touching them – touching them may trigger bruises that make them worse! It the circles persist, consult your doctor.

5. You wake up and can’t fall asleep again

If you’ve been drinking, then booze is the problem. Two servings of alcohol can interfere with your ability to deep sleep, causing you to wake up after you fall asleep. Limit yourself to one drink at least four hours before bed – and you should be able to sleep all night!

If that isn’t the problem, you may have insomnia caused by stress. Try relaxing a few hours before bed by having a bubble bath, reading a book, or doing another calming activity.

For anyone that is fearful of contracting Swine Flu, there is good news. United States health officials have approved the H1N1 vaccines and have said that there will be enough for everyone. Am I sold on the ideas that vaccines works and there really will be enough for everyone? I’m not too sure.

The vaccine probably works mildly and does help prevent the contraction of Swine Flu, but I don’t think it is the cure to stopping the spread of the virus. I mean even some of the best defenses can’t stop everything. The Steelers can’t stop all of the plays the Colts through at them, but they can sure stop most of them.

Now as for there being enough vaccines for all of America, I’m not so sure there will be. However, at the same time, I’m not sure there will need to be enough vaccines for all 300 million or so people in the United States. I don’t think the government and drug manufacturers can supply that many people, but I doubt that everyone will want one, even though they will be free.
Either way, the option of getting the vaccine is out there. Whether or not you actually go and get the vaccine is up to you.

Exfoliates dead skin

The magnesium and sulphate in Epsom salt nourish and exfoliate your skin leaving it healthy and smooth. Try making rubbing Epsom salt and bath oil onto your skin while bathing.

Relaxation and stress relief

A hot bubble bath is always relaxing and a good way to reduce your stress levels. Epsom salt has always been considered a natural stress reliever. Stress lowers the magnesium levels in the body, so adding a cup of Epsom salt to your bath will restore the magnesium in your body.

Prevents blood clots

It is believed that Epsom salt has the ability to prevent heart disease and stroke by lowering blood pressure, maintaining the elasticity of arteries, and preventing blood clots from forming.

Keeps plants healthy

Magnesium is an essential mineral for plant life. It provides the rich green colour to a plants leaves and when Magnesium sulphate crystals are added to a plants soil they provide other vital nutrients to the plant.

Prevents headaches and migraines

It has been found that when magnesium supplements are taken, headaches and migraines have proved to reduce in frequency.

Prevents Diabetes

Epsom salt has been found to help insulin do its job more efficiently and, therefore has the ability to lower the risk of severe diabetes.

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A recent study has shown that a fairly large part of teens who smoke regularly smoke contraband cigarettes. The study was probably meant to get people to tighten the manufacturing and sales of cigarettes because “Oh no! The kids are smoking them.” The problem is, if these kids are smoking regularly already, stopping the production of contraband cigarettes will not stop that. Teens find a way to do almost anything. This smells like more of a cash grab.

It seems that someone making a huge profit from the sales of cigarettes is being hurt financially by the increasing sale of cigarettes. Here’s the problem. Taxes on cigarettes are huge, most of the cost of buying smokes is actually more likely to be for the taxes. So when illegal cigarettes are being manufactured and then sold for, what I think must be a much lower price, why buy legal smokes? I don’t smoke, but I also don’t think the taxes on cigarettes should be so high that they cost the consumer more than the actual cigarette. That really isn’t fair to the consumer.

Honestly, smoking will come back and cost the consumer something in the end. Most consumers know this, so as long as they have this knowledge, why stop them from killing themselves?

If someone proposed a possible plan that could significantly decrease the number of unwanted pregnancies and slow the spread of sexually transmitted diseases (STD’s), then wouldn’t you want to hear more? Well that is exactly what the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), is trying to do.

They are attempting to establish new guidelines on sex education in schools. However, American Conservatives are trying to fight it (big surprise there) like the plague (or swine flu) year. Also, this new plan could reduce the 4.4 million abortions sought by women ages 15-19 every year. Now this sounds like something Conservatives would promote, but apparently they don’t see what’s wrong with some of the youth in the country.

The U.S. Conservatives have begun to battle the new guidelines after seeing an online version of the UNESCO working document. The main issue Conservatives have spoken out against is the recommendation that teachers should introduce sex education to younger children. The new guidelines suggest that sex education starts at the ages of 5-8, however, it would be more of an introduction to sex ed. While this might seem too young, with the problem of teen pregnancies, and the high number of abortions (for all you pro-life people out there), I think it is time for a change.

American Conservatives insist that the only “legitimate” way of avoiding pregnancy and STDs is abstinence.

While yes, it is the safest and only 100% way of avoiding pregnancy and STD not everyone will do it. In fact MOST people won’t do it. Even the majority of religious people like Christians will NOT do it (Palin’s daughter).

Furthermore, many conservative governments all over the world SUPPORT this idea. It is time for a change and that is what needs to happen, not what should happen.