Many of us take a nap now and then, and a new study has the facts. According to a recent Pew Research Center Study reported on Asylum.com, 34 percent of Americans admitted that they took a nap during the past 24 hours.
I did it again today. I was in line at a grocery store checkout counter patiently waiting when I spotted it. A dark chocolate Dove Bar. I always rationalize buying one of these by telling my self dark chocolate is a heart healthy choice. However according to a study I came across from IHL impulse buying at the checkout counter can be tough on the waistline with candy, chips and soda the primary culprits.
The things I get myself into. First it was rappelling over the Adirondack Bank Building for Special Olympics. Now it's bike riding for the American Diabetes Association in the Tour de Cure June 3rd at Verona Beach State Park. Since it's such a great cause, I couldn't say no, but bikes and I just don't get along. The last time I was on a bicycle was when I was 15 and it ended with a concussion and a trip to the emergency room. Hopefully now that I'm older, I'm wiser too, so I'll wear a helmet.
There are a number of blood drives this weekend, and the American Red Cross needs you. It begins today with a Blood Donor Drive this afternoon at the New Hartford Fire Department on Oxford Road, New Hartford from 1 p.m. - 6p.m.
If you or someone you know spends an inordinate amount of time texting be advised that it could be hazardous to your health. Chiropractors across the country are reporting an increasing number of people are seeking treatment for neck and back pain associated with constant texting. One chiropractor, Dean L. Fishman has even opened up a Text Neck Institute to provide more detailed info on the condition. What are the specific effects of "text neck"?
Ok, before we start breaking out the 12-packs, a new study now shows that beer may have similar health benefits as red wine. We've long heard that a modest amount of red wine a day may be good for our health, and apparently researchers are getting similar results with beer.
The milder weather that we've been experiencing this winter in central New York has its advantages and disadvantages. One problem is that wild animals normally dormant in the woods are wandering out into populated areas, and now the first confirmed case of a rabid animal in our area in 2012 has been reported in Camden.
Every Sunday morning at the gym I am faced with 20-30 TV monitors featuring the usual Sunday morning lineup of news programs, religious services and--my favorite--infomercials. The infomercials range from exercise programs to get rich quick schemes to old TV show DVD's. Here are a few of my favorites.
Two signature events of the Utica-Rome area are "America's Greatest Heart Run and Walk" and WIBX Slocum Dickson Heart Radiothon broadcast on our sister station WIBX. This year, the radiothon begins Friday, March 2 and continues on Saturday, March 3rd, the day of the run/walk. All of us at Big Frog 104 participate as "guest" hosts broadcasting a few hours on the air.
We all have bad hair days, unless you don't have hair. Although women usually talk about bad hair days more than men, guys have them too. Now, a new study by TotalBeauty.com has rated the 10 worst cities for bad hair, based on weather and other conditions.
When the holidays are over, temperatures drop, the snow falls, and there isn't enough daylight, the winter blahs can set in. We at Big Frog 104 will do what we can to chase those blahs away.
