Look Up: Muscles

Are you still building muscle if you're not sore?
http://www.shapefit.com/muscle-soreness-results.html
http://www.intense-workout.com/muscle_soreness.html
Both say pretty much the same thing. Using soreness as a sign for your workout being a good one or not is wrong. When your body adapts to the movements of the exercises, you'll start getting less sore, but that doesn't mean they'll be less effective.


Jessica started her membership at this fancy schmancy place in midtown cause it was a cheap special, and I went with her. She wants to make her butt bigger, so I looked up some stuff.
How to work your butt using squats.
http://www.nowloss.com/How-to-do-squats-for-a-bigger-butt.htm
The site looks dumb, but it says most of the stuff that I've read from sites I trust.

7 things you must do to get a bigger butt doing squats

1. Place the bar on your upper middle back and hold it with a wide grip...
2. Place your feet wider than shoulder width...
3. Point your toes out at a 45 degree angle...
4. Keep your head up & Look straight ahead...
5. Squat down as deep as you can is most important - the deeper the better...
6. Push back up thru your heels to activate your butt muscles and...
7. Bonus tip: Pause for 2-to-5 seconds at the bottom to better activate your butt muscles

Walmart People

I always forget about looking at these when I'm bored, but today I didn't.
http://www.peopleofwalmart.com/?page_id=9798&paged=3

Look Up: Text Through Gchat

I don't have unlimited texting, plus if you don't have your phone or it's dead then you can just do this.
http://www.brighthub.com/internet/google/articles/24747.aspx

Damage Control for Six Unhealthy Habits

Saw this on the MSN homepage
http://health.msn.com/health-topics/slideshow.aspx?cp-documentid=100205113&imageindex=12
"The good news is that 'many people who drink excessively in their 20s incur no lasting damage.'"

Forgot the rules about a quote in a quote. Anyway there's a smoking and junk food one. That drinking one makes me feel better even if it's not that true.

On MSN: Dirty Stuff in Your House

http://health.msn.com/health-topics/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100256552&page=1

Towels: They absorb more than just water

Whenever you use a washcloth, hand towel, or bath towel, skin cells slough off your body and stick to the fabric. Those cells serve as food for bacteria, Tierno says. Plus, bacteria thrive in the damp, densely woven material, which has lots of nooks and crannies for them to hide in. As you reuse towels, these bacteria can transfer back to you and cause skin infections. "If you have any kind of wound, you may be infecting yourself with whatever is on the towel," says Elizabeth Scott, Ph.D., co-director of the Simmons College center for hygiene and health.

Your cleanup: Scott suggests washing your bath towel at least weekly if you're the only person using it, and using fresh towels daily if you share. Anything that gets soaked—like a washcloth—should be washed after every use. And don't forget about guest towels; wash them every time you have visitors. Who knows where those people have been?

I kind of only care about towels and sheets and stuff like that, and I still wouldn't wash them that much. Not like I'm getting sick everyday either, but they make it sound kinda gross though.

Look Up: Cholesterol Again

Still makes me mad when I hear eggs are bad for you, but it's not like I'm a scientist, so I'm gonna look for more info.

Is dietary cholesterol bad for you?
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/what-should-you-eat/fats-full-story/index.html
"How cholesterol and fat in food affect blood levels
The types of fat in the diet determine to a large extent the amount of total and LDL cholesterol in the bloodstream. Cholesterol in food matters, too, but not nearly as much."

http://www.foodmarketexchange.com/datacenter/industry/article/idf_shrimp_drains.htm
The Rockefeller University Study
A study performed in the mid 1990s at Rockefeller University (New York, USA) concluded that eating steamed shrimp raised blood cholesterol levels when compared with a low-cholesterol diet. However, the shrimp diet raised levels of HDL (the "good" cholesterol) more than it increased levels of LDL (the "bad" cholesterol"), and the resulting HDL to LDL ratio was favorable. Triglycerides were also lower on this diet when compared to an egg-based diet with equal amounts of cholesterol.

Mayne hold up.
http://health.ninemsn.com.au/whatsgoodforyou/theshow/693988/are-eggs-bad-for-your-heart
Sounds really unprofessional but was just a little experiment, and the results say eggs in the diet lowers some cholesterol reading where above 4 is high.

Look Up: Post Work Out

What happens if I don't eat right after working out?
http://www.tmuscle.com/free_online_article/sports_body_training_performance_nutrition/the_top_10_post_workout_nutrition_myths;jsessionid=9C3C597F0451B51D24268107EEBB44BA-hf.hydra
How can you believe anyone? Everyone thinks they're smarter than the next guy. Anyway I liked this article, and here are some points from it:

Ten Take Home Points

—glycogen restoration is all too easy to achieve and may not be as critical as once thought

—protein synthesis needs to be the focus of our recovery intervention

—pre-workout meals actually enhance muscle blood flow and nutrient delivery during exercise

—pre-workout meals, nocturnal feeding, and multiple post workout drinks are more beneficial than a single post workout drink

—the "post workout window" lasts at least 24 hours

—consuming a protein shake immediately after training hinders optimal results

—strength training acutely enhances insulin sensitivity for at least 24 hours

—whey protein is generally only moderate speed, while whey hydrolysate and pure amino acids are "fast"

—antioxidants taken after exercise may increase muscle damage and delay recovery

—aspirin and ibuprofen can prevent the exercise-induced elevation in muscle protein synthesis thus hindering growth and prolonging recovery

Look up: Stomach Ulcers etc.

What causes ulcers in the stomach?
http://microbiology.suite101.com/article.cfm/what_causes_stomach_ulcers
Some chump bacteria causes them, not spicy food, alcohol, or stress. That stuff just makes them worse.

What causes acid reflux disease?
http://www.webmd.com/heartburn-gerd/guide/common-causes-acid-reflux-disease
I heard webmd is not a reliable source, but anyway here's a list of stuff that causes it.

Is webmd a reliable source?
http://healthyliving.freedomblogging.com/tag/webmd/
Just partnered with the FDA:

"But the commissioner stopped short of saying that the partnership signifies FDA’s endorsement of WebMD as the most reliable source where consumers should turn for medical information.

“I don’t think this should be construed as FDA putting a seal of approval on WebMD,” he said. “I think it is construed as WebMD putting a portal of opportunity … Where there are other portals and opportunities to do that, we will pursue that as well.”

Google: Leg Press a Good Workout?

Last second look up at work. I guess I knew the answer before reading some stuff. This is a good one.
http://www.slate.com/id/2142567/
The world's lamest workout.

Multivitamins Look Up

Was looking up what foods you should eat with your multivitamins to maximize absorption. Can't find anything yet, but came across this article that I'm skeptical about mostly because I don't want to believe it.
http://ezinearticles.com/?Vitamin-Absorption-Into-The-Body&id=171910
Says that tablet form vitamins have their vitamins mostly destroyed by stomach acids unless they're protected by some expensive stuff. Say it isn't so.

Googled if multivitamins were a waste.
http://ezinearticles.com/?Multivitamins:-The-Good,-The-Bad-and-The-Ugly&id=15318
Sounds like you have to spend money if you want stuff that works.

Everything conflicts, and I don't know who to trust cause you know everyone's trying to sell junk, the other side just sounds like haters trying to sell something else.

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update

Natural vs Synthetic Vitamins
http://www.vitamins-nutrition.org/vitamins/natural-vitamins-synthetic.html
Can't really tell if they're better or not cause usually they're molecularly the same, but the author says liquid vitamins absorb 5X better

Also, I just asked the doctor what he thought about multivitamins. He said, "Good for you, especially vitamin D because it's the only one proven to be beneficial. The rest are just suggestive." He also said I didn't need the calcium yet.

I used to feel like I shouldn't pee after taking vitamins or something, but it doesn't matter cause once it's pee, then you can't absorb those nutrients anymore anyway, or can you?

Looked up allergy stuff

googled which allergy gives you a runny nose cause i've been drowning all day in snot.
http://www.fisher-price.com/fp.aspx?st=10&e=expertadvice&content=57468
there wasn't a good answer, but i liked this site even though i knew it was from allergies, it tells you if it's from a cold or allergies.

what are allergies?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allergies
it's being too good at attacking bad stuff. your immune system overreacts to allergens, which are kind of harmless. In the war between immune system and allergens, masts get injured and release things that cause all the symptoms.

Stuff I look up: pee

what color is your pee if you're healthy?
http://urinecolors.com/
good site name

If my pee is clear already, and I'm kinda going a lot should I still keep drinking water?
http://www.healthcaremagic.com/community/Women-s-Health/If-my-pee-is-clear-from-drinking-water-am-I-just-wasting-it-my-drinking-more-/25038
I don't like their answer

How do chickens clean themselves?

Under the tag, stuff I look up, there's a bunch of stuff I look up on the internet. This is how I got to this question.

Not really hungry right now, but I know I should be. Thought about eating a fried egg the doctor brought because it's a Friday during Lent, and I can't eat all the freaking meat from the week including brisket, sausage, barbecue chicken, fajita beef, fajita chicken, and Panera Bread sandwiches.

Just ate the egg right now, which was underneath all this bacon.

Anyway, I thought about Napoleon Dynamite, and how he had to go to the chicken farm to earn money. Also, how he got fed egg sandwiches and egg drink. Anyway the coop looked dirty, and I wondered if they gave them showers or something.

http://www.chickenkeepingsecrets.com/chicken-health/how-do-chickens-bathe-themselves/
they roll around in the dirt

Stuff I Look Up

Do mosquito hawks eat mosquitos?
http://www.a-mosquito.com/mosquito-hawk.php
nope, dragonflies do

Does eating stuff high in cholesterol raise your cholesterol?
http://www.cholesterol-and-health.com/Cholesterol-Rich-Foods-Raise-Blood-Cholesterol.html
has little to no affect

Marianne scared me about low carb and hiit, so i looked up stuff on slow digesting carbs.
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0KFY/is_12_20/ai_98488443/?tag=content;col1

Was thinking that jessica never sweats cause she never exercises, so i looked up if you really sweat out toxins.
http://articles.latimes.com/2008/jan/28/health/he-skeptic28
nope, it's a myth, peeing and pooing is the best

Lactic acid myths
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/16/health/nutrition/16run.html?_r=1

What are muscle knots?
http://www.artipot.com/articles/281300/what-causes-knots-between-your-shoulder-blades-and-what-makes-them-go-away.htm

Sometimes I think I drink too much water cause some sites make it sound kinda easy, but I trust About.com more cause their site looks better to me
http://www.google.com/#hl=en&q=how+much+is+too+much+water%3F&aq=f&aqi=g9&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=&fp=ae8f9588018abe0f