9 Reasons to Avoid Perms and Relaxers
Perms and relaxers have been a long-time favorite of African American women promising silky straight hair for difficult to manage locks, but this beauty regimen comes at a high price – hair breakage, scalp irritation, stunted hair growth, and even permanent hair loss. Discover the top 10 reasons to avoid perms and relaxers and why [...]
Top 20 Weirdest Phobias
We’re all scared of something. It’s human nature to be afraid, but when that fear is unfounded, or so intense that it interferes with our ordinary lives, it becomes a phobia. Phobia sufferers experience physical symptoms when confronted with the source of their dread, including sweating, shivering, shortness of breath, heart palpitations, rapid breathing and [...]
Top 10 Medical Silent Killers
In case anyone hasn’t told you yet, unfortunately, you’re going to die, and so am I. Maybe I’ll run a red light and my teeny Hyundai gets smashed by a Peterbilt, or maybe I try to squeeze just one more plug into that too-full electrical outlet and wind up a crispy critter. Then again, I [...]
Top 10 Ways to Stay Focused
Our modern world has brought about many marvels. Technology is evolving faster than ever, making us more connected, medical science is treating and curing more diseases than ever before, we have better lives thanks to modern conveniences, and yet, most of us have less time than ever. We’re so busy taking advantage of all the [...]
Top 10 Ways to Have a Soulful Relationship
Over the years, there have been countless books written on relationship development and improvement. Many of those authors have touched on the subject of injecting soul into a relationship, but that’s a tricky thing indeed. After all, what is the soul? How does it differ from the mind, or indeed the heart? Some might say [...]
Top 15 Ways to Prolong Your Life
Woody Allen once famously quipped, “I don’t want to achieve immortality through my work…I want to achieve it through not dying.” If only we could achieve just that, however, the reality is closer to another saying – that death and taxes are the only sure things in life. Unless you’re a member of the “live [...]
Top 10 Ways to Tell if Someone is Lying
Not to set out on a low note but there is no definite way to know if someone is lying to you. That’s one of the reasons lie detector tests are not allowed as evidence in court. Every one is different and the signs we can use to detect lies are subject to a lot [...]
Top 10 Worst Fears of All Time
Our worst fears are the bane of the human condition. True, fear and adrenaline can excite us and that is why we ride rollercoaster’s, watch scary movies and seek out adventure, (as much as we can anyway.) But our worst fears are different. They are unwanted, unsought, and have a tendency to always show up [...]
Top 10 Bizarre Fears and Phobias
Fear. Most people crave it, whether it’s going to see a scary movie, walking home through the alley instead of on the sidewalk or taking a deep breath and finally getting on a theme park’s latest insane invention, fear works like a drug. It can make you feel alive, adventurous, or just plain excited. But [...]
Top Ten Ways To Get To Sleep
Sleep. It seems like no one these days is getting enough of it. In fact, though most healthy adults need between 7 and 9 hours of sleep per night, a recent poll found that a full 20 percent of adults get less than 6 hours each night. In addition to leaving the sleep-deprived tired and [...]
Top 10 Bizarre and Least Understood Mental Illnesses
Psychological illnesses affect millions of people everyday and these people are NOT crazy. They either have physical defect in their brain that can be easily treated or a developmental disorder that appeared at a young age without treatment. This is a list of bizarre or rare mental illnesses. 10. Panic Disorder When it happens you [...]
Top 10 Brain Power Food
It appears there may be some association between the foods we eat and the power of our brain. Just like the rest of our bodies, the brain reacts negatively to a constant intake of high-fat and junk foods and prefers to be nourished by a well-balanced diet. 10. Spinach Spinach has been linked to preventing [...]
