Wednesday, 27 July 2011
Tuesday, 26 July 2011
School Success Predicted five Minutes After Child Born
According to the Daily Mail a test called the Apgar test has been carried out on 977,000 Swedish babies and then cross referenced with their results in exams as teenagers.
Apparently the test looks at the babies heart rate, muscle tone, skin colour and reflex irritability and provides a score out of 10. Scores of 8 and above are a sign of good health, whilst following this "research" scores of 7 or under mean the child scored very poorly later on in life.
They try and make it all better by adding "only 1 in 44 that had a low score needed special help".
Does that mean that out of 877,000 only 44 scored 7 or under anyway !! that equestes to 0.005% what a load of nonense.
I am starting to disbelieve if these scientists even exist or does the daily mail just make it up for the fun of it, they seem to run ridiculous health story after ridiculous health story.
Loved one of the comments on the bottom "What did Stephen Hawkins score"?
Apparently the test looks at the babies heart rate, muscle tone, skin colour and reflex irritability and provides a score out of 10. Scores of 8 and above are a sign of good health, whilst following this "research" scores of 7 or under mean the child scored very poorly later on in life.
They try and make it all better by adding "only 1 in 44 that had a low score needed special help".
Does that mean that out of 877,000 only 44 scored 7 or under anyway !! that equestes to 0.005% what a load of nonense.
I am starting to disbelieve if these scientists even exist or does the daily mail just make it up for the fun of it, they seem to run ridiculous health story after ridiculous health story.
Loved one of the comments on the bottom "What did Stephen Hawkins score"?
Monday, 25 July 2011
Marital Satisfaction Questionnaires ! walofs
Women who stay thinner than their spouse, at least in the first few years of matrimony, are more satisfied overall in their marriage. But being skinny wasn’t the be all, end all, it was the body mass index score (BMI) which determined satisfaction.
The study from researchers out of the University of Tennessee, and published in the most recent issue of the journal followed 169 couples, beginning in the newlywed stage through the first four years of marriage.
The couples, all 35 years old or younger, regularly completed marital satisfaction questionnaires, which included the body mass index (BMI) of husband and wife. Results showed that wives were happier when their BMI was lower than that of their spouse. And the husbands also had the identical response, at least early on in the marriage.
As the study progressed, men maintained their satisfaction level, but women who were able to keep their BMI lower than their spouse as the years passed, increased their contentedness.
The study did not pinpoint the reason for the marital satisfaction, but did note that the results were the same when taking into account other factors such as income and mental health issues.
“The great take-home message from our study is that women of any can be happy in their relationships with the right partner,” stated lead researcher Andrea Meltzer. “It’s relative weight that matters, not absolute weight. It’s not that they have to be small.”
Marital satisfaction questionnaires - lol, a far quicker and more effective study would have been question 1) did you get laid last night if yes tick all following answers as "happy/satisfied" if no then "unhappy/unsatisfied".
Simple
The study from researchers out of the University of Tennessee, and published in the most recent issue of the journal followed 169 couples, beginning in the newlywed stage through the first four years of marriage.
The couples, all 35 years old or younger, regularly completed marital satisfaction questionnaires, which included the body mass index (BMI) of husband and wife. Results showed that wives were happier when their BMI was lower than that of their spouse. And the husbands also had the identical response, at least early on in the marriage.
As the study progressed, men maintained their satisfaction level, but women who were able to keep their BMI lower than their spouse as the years passed, increased their contentedness.
The study did not pinpoint the reason for the marital satisfaction, but did note that the results were the same when taking into account other factors such as income and mental health issues.
“The great take-home message from our study is that women of any can be happy in their relationships with the right partner,” stated lead researcher Andrea Meltzer. “It’s relative weight that matters, not absolute weight. It’s not that they have to be small.”
Marital satisfaction questionnaires - lol, a far quicker and more effective study would have been question 1) did you get laid last night if yes tick all following answers as "happy/satisfied" if no then "unhappy/unsatisfied".
Simple
Scientists say "Once a fattie always a fattie"
The wonderful men in white coats have now decided that fatties everywhere can now have a great excuse to stay fat as they will never regain their body shape.
With a wonderful quote from a very clever person;
The scientists, from the Medical Research Council’s National Survey of Health and Development, have concluded it is better to avoid getting fat in the first place
With a wonderful quote from a very clever person;
The scientists, from the Medical Research Council’s National Survey of Health and Development, have concluded it is better to avoid getting fat in the first place
Friday, 22 July 2011
The Weekend approaches are you a Warrior or Waster?
Friday afternoon is here and that means only one thing ? or does it?
What sort of person are you?
Does the weekend herald 2 free days in which to bend, stretch, push and pull your body and as many heavy objects as you can safely find in as many different ways as is humanely possible?
Or does it provide 48 hours of getting bang at it and making sure every single drop of blood is contaminated with some form of poison and whilst there is life in your bones you will be partying hard and full !
Maybe it means a mixture of both (that never works!) maybe neither and it means you can sit on your fat ass all weekend watching tv!
Personally options A and B are far better than C. If you choose option A and have been sat behind your desk all week with no activity remember to start slowly, take it easy and enjoy it. If option B is your preferred method of activity and you have been living like an athlete all week and want to make sure your still in shape come monday then make sure you get plenty of sleep and lots of water. Dont bother lifting weights or training any more than a long walk or bike ride as you this would be counter productive. If you choose option C then all i have to say is GET OFF YOUR FAT ASS and MOVE!
Anyway have a great weekend whatever you are doing, remember moderation is the key........................
What sort of person are you?
Does the weekend herald 2 free days in which to bend, stretch, push and pull your body and as many heavy objects as you can safely find in as many different ways as is humanely possible?
Or does it provide 48 hours of getting bang at it and making sure every single drop of blood is contaminated with some form of poison and whilst there is life in your bones you will be partying hard and full !
Maybe it means a mixture of both (that never works!) maybe neither and it means you can sit on your fat ass all weekend watching tv!
Personally options A and B are far better than C. If you choose option A and have been sat behind your desk all week with no activity remember to start slowly, take it easy and enjoy it. If option B is your preferred method of activity and you have been living like an athlete all week and want to make sure your still in shape come monday then make sure you get plenty of sleep and lots of water. Dont bother lifting weights or training any more than a long walk or bike ride as you this would be counter productive. If you choose option C then all i have to say is GET OFF YOUR FAT ASS and MOVE!
Anyway have a great weekend whatever you are doing, remember moderation is the key........................
Thursday, 21 July 2011
Crazy Russians
The Russian president has just passed a bill that means beer is now classed as alcohol!
Up until now anything under 10% was classed as foodstuffs and not alcohol.
We have known for years in this country that Fosters and other such piss weak brews cannot be considered alcohol but the Russians they had it at a whole new level.
Up until now anything under 10% was classed as foodstuffs and not alcohol.
We have known for years in this country that Fosters and other such piss weak brews cannot be considered alcohol but the Russians they had it at a whole new level.
Mothers using nicotine gum to avoid smoking in pregnancy 'put unborn babies at risk
Great what another wonderful headline and research provided by "scientists", full of conjecture and guess work.
Anyone apart from the scratters in their velour tracksuits agree that smoking whilst pregnant is abhorant, do what you want to yourself but your unborn? Second to that most doctors seem to advise women to not give up as the stress could damage the baby and now this. So you cant smoke, cant give up and cant replace the nicotine?
Idiots, still cant beat this woman ...........
American researchers "suspect" that nicotine causes harmful chemicals to form in the babies’ blood vessels while they are still in the womb.Dont get me wrong as someone who has stopped consuming nicotine via Mr Benson and Mr Hedges for 4 months via cold turkey I have no place for nicotine patches or gum and the whole nicotine replacement business is a scam and a pikey way of extracting more money from the desperate and the needy, however in this case what message does it send out?
Anyone apart from the scratters in their velour tracksuits agree that smoking whilst pregnant is abhorant, do what you want to yourself but your unborn? Second to that most doctors seem to advise women to not give up as the stress could damage the baby and now this. So you cant smoke, cant give up and cant replace the nicotine?
Idiots, still cant beat this woman ...........
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