Tag: health
Coffee vs. Tea: The Health Benefits Compared
Anyone who has been following me on Twitter for some time knows that I am a heavy drinker of tea. I basically live on the stuff, and I am sometimes certain that when I die, all they will find in my veins is flowing tea. I love the smell, the taste, and the way it refreshes my mind in a lot of differ ...
The Health Benefits Of Adding Lemon To Your Diet
When I moved to Cincinnati, I learned so many things that have helped me improve myself a lot, especially on the domestic side of things. Now that I live alone, I have realized a lot of things about myself that are actually surprising. I guess when I was living in Manila (Philippines), I took for gr ...
How To: Determine Your Stress Level In 2 Seconds
Are you stressed out right now? How stressed are you? Are you "I need a vacation" stressed or "I need to go to the hospital" stressed? This is a way for you to find out in 2 seconds, thus avoiding a time consuming visit the doctor. Of course, this is all in good fun. I wouldn't trust this to make a ...
![Do You Really Know What Tofu Is? [Infographic]](https://bitrebels.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/What-Is-Tofu-Infographic-1-optimized.jpg "Do You Really Know What Tofu Is? [Infographic]")
Do You Really Know What Tofu Is? [Infographic]
I admit it. Tofu completely freaks me out. It's one of those bizarre foods that many people, including me, don't really understand. If I had to describe tofu, I would say it's firm but squishy little blocks of an edible substance that changes taste depending on how you eat it. Eeeww...
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The Impact New Technologies Will Have On Human Evolution
Since new technologies are being released every day it seems, we are spending more and more time at our computers each day. Although I think few people could argue that the advancements in technology aren't a good thing, there is a very serious downside to it all. And that is, our health.
Just ...
6 Benefits Of Being Positive On Twitter
As you know if you follow me, I'm on Twitter everyday. I love Twitter, I love my friends on Twitter, and I write about Twitter often. Twitter is a huge part of my life, it is my happy place, and it's full of positive people who send positive tweets. I'm sure some people might disagree with me abo ...
![I Love Stats: Birth Rate Statistics For The USA [Infographic]](https://bitrebels.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Birth-Stats-For-USA-1-optimized.jpg "I Love Stats: Birth Rate Statistics For The USA [Infographic]")
I Love Stats: Birth Rate Statistics For The USA [Infographic]
Ever since I watched Hans Rosling's "The Joy of Stats," I've been thinking more about our world statistics and population. If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend it. It's a four-minute augmented reality presentation plotting 120,000 statistics from 200 countries over the past 200 years.
Bac ...
Food Experiment: He Ate Only Candy For A Whole Week
I'm not a big candy eater because I'm not a fan of rotting out my teeth; however, I know a lot of people who love that sweet stuff. Have you ever wondered what it would be like to eat nothing but candy for a whole week? How would it affect your hunger? Would it make you have mood swings and go nu ...
Living For The Weekend: Your Guide To Enjoying The Weekend!
Weekends are sacred to me! TGIF (thank God it's Friday) always means what it stands for to many people who love the weekends! We all work hard during the week. We get caught up in so many work details that we often just crash into bed when we get home on weekdays. There are even days when the lo ...
10 Reasons To Smile!
My brother Anton is an inspiration to me since he is the type of person who always has a smile on his face, no matter what he is going through. He has this positive energy about him that is infectious. He also has a way of making other people smile; he is very generous that way. When he sees that ...
McDonald’s Happy Meals Just Got A Lot Less Happy
For a long time now we've seen the news about McDonald's food, and it's usually not pretty. We've always seen reports that fast food is tied to obesity, but it seems like there has been a specific attack on McDonald's in the past year.
Most recently, it has been reports on countless blogs about ...
Finally: A Health Benefit From Playing Video Games!
Well Halleluiah! Finally someone has proven that there is a health benefit to playing video games, well, if you have a lazy eye that is. Typically, people that have a lazy eye have to put a patch over the good eye in order to force the lazy eye to become stronger. It's a long grueling process.
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Poppin’ Pills Has Never Been So Geeky!
An everyday activity for most elderly people is to take pills to make sure their health is in balance. Growing older is, and probably always will be, connected to deteriorating health and a lesser physical condition. However, with a little exercise, you can come a long way in minimizing the chance ...
Star Wars Yoga – The Exercise for Geeks
This is so funny to me. I see people tweeting about yoga all the time. I've tried it before, but I just don't think it's for me. All that twisting and turning and holding poses, nah... I'd rather just hit my bike for exercise.
Maybe if I found a way to make yoga more fun, I would like it bette ...
McDonald’s – How It Works In Pictures
Have you ever been behind the counter in a McDonald's to see how it all works? When I was in high school, I worked the drive thru window at Wendy's, but I've never been in the back of a McDonald's.
Personally, I don't like McDonald's, but that's because I hate clowns, which is a whole other stor ...