Drop Dead Healthy by A. Jacobs (books to read to increase intelligence .TXT) 📕

of, 231

sirtuins, 112, 155

sitting:

diseases attributable to, 64, 66

instructions for, 318

squatting preferred to, 318

twofold problem with, 66

Situations Matter (Sommers), 22

skin, 234, 235–44

dead, keeping dust mites away from, 82

preserving collagen in, 60, 237

tanning of, 239–44

skin cancer, 236

moles as precursors of, 242

skin care, 234, 235–44

moisturizers for, 237

prices for, 235

sunscreen for, 239–41

skin infections, from gyms and sports, 32

skin products, 235–41

Skittles Diet, 364

skull, 334, 335–42

see also helmets; safety

Slate magazine, 136

sleep, 89, 255, 256, 257–66

best position for, 260

coffee’s effect on, 15

as cold remedy, 72

not possible at treadmill desk, 68

time needed for, 28, 265–66

ZQ scores for, 266

sleep, getting to, 264–65

counting backwards by threes, 264–65

counting sheep (ineffective), 264

or try showers, tart cherry juice, electronic curfews, 264

Sleep, Interrupted (Park), 260

sleep apnea, 259–60

CPAP machine as best remedy for, 263

sleep disorders, diseases associated with, 258, 259

Sleep Disorders Institute, 262–64, 346

wires taped to AJ’s head at, 256, 262

slow fitness movement, 157–61, 253

small steps:

in barefoot running, 206

on treadmill, 207

smells, smelling:

emotional connection of, 298–99

of the flowers, 294, 299

how women can relax with, 295

mood and behavior influenced by, 294

perils of overzealousness in, 298

testing of, 295–96

workouts for, 297–98

smoke, secondhand, 184, 301

smoke alarms, 338

smoking, 63, 90, 91, 213–15

at Bodies exhibit, 214

death toll from, 187

egonomics strategy for quitting of, 231

snail secretions, facials with, 235

sneakers:

injury prevention wrongly promised for, 205

Vibrams preferred to, 206

who should wear them, 208

snoring, 259–64

cause of, 259

monitored by AJ’s tape recorder, 261, 262

as sleep apnea symptom, 259–60

snoring remedies, 262–64

Breath Right nasal strips, 262

neck pillow, 261

playing the didgeridoo, 261–62

tennis ball cure, 260

tongue exercises, 261

soap:

AJ’s need for organic, vegetable-based, 184

antibacterial, 79, 184, 369

soft but safe, 189

soccer players, why low T is found in, 283

soccer teams, above-average students on, 175

social interaction:

of drinkers, 91

of pet owners, 151–52

social isolation, eating healthily and, 88

Sommers, Sam, 22, 84

spaciness, as when dialing your phone takes nearly a minute, 271

Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain (Ratey), 175–76

spermine, skin shined with, 235

spice rack, odor workouts with, 297–98

spiders, on low-calorie diets, 18

Spongebob Band-Aid, placebo effect of, 122

sponges, sanitizing of, 82

sports, professional, 163–64, 330

sprinklers, 337, 338

squatting, 318–19, 353

Asian, how to do it, 318

in caveman movement, 136

lunch while, 354

on toilet, 132, 136

Standard American Diet (SAD), 92

asbestos sandwich diet superior to, 227

standers, sitters vs., 66–67

standing:

in the presence of the elderly, 69–71

working while, 67–69

Star Trek (film), standing for, 67

Staten Island, triathlon suitable for AJ on, 251–55

Staten Island Ferry:

impertinent bozo on, 320

other passengers on, 319–20

stationary bicycle, 253

staying out late, marriage as a curb on, 47

Stein, Leslie, 295, 299

Sternberg, Esther, 141, 294

Stirt, Joe, 357–58

stomach, 13–28, 87–98, 223–32

harsh words deserved by, 294

see also diet; eating; food

stomachaches, pro-chewing as cure for, 24

stomach-breathing, 217–18

Stoney, Justin, stomach-breathing approach of, 217–18

strangers, holding hands with, 308

stress, 139–64, 140

aromatherapy for, 299

of cell-phone-free life, 190

coinage of term, 141

about cost of noise-canceling headphones, 57

effect of noise on, 55

five methods for reduction of, 359–60

health obsession as cause of, 87

heart rate increased by, 141

laughter therapy for, 142–47

in long vs. short haul, 141

in marital conflict, 308

meditation for, 359

neurofeedback for, 176

Nightingale’s fragrant relief of, 294

orgasms for lowering of, 104

outsourcing of, 359

pet ownership and, 150–52, 359–60

in positive feedback loop, 142

from reading latest studies, 61

reframing advised for, 153

religion giveth and taketh away, 200–201

self-massage for, 359

serenity prayer for, 360

soothed by exercise, 32–33

Strollercise, 246, 247

studies:

on acupuncture, 121

on aerobic benefits of bedroom behavior, 105

on analgesic cursing, 125

on appetite (and calorie) suppression, 17, 356

on attending to body stats, 99

on baseball watching and blood pressure, 1

on being outside, 43–44

on benefits of drinking, 14–15

on blueberry antioxidant rating, 97

on calories spent in running vs. walking, 9, 66

on chewing sugar-free gum, 198–99

on cholesterol levels of dog owners, 151

on chronic pain, 116

Cochrane Collaboration reviews of, 9

on combating ADHD in kids, 177

on contagion of obesity, weight loss, and happiness, 161–62

on counting sheep, 264

on curious scent intended to turn a woman on, 106–7

on depressed realists, 130

on distractions, 309

on drivers using cell phones, 341

on eaters watching Letterman vs. Leno, 21

on effect of a decent view in surgical recovery, 44

on effect of male B.O. on women, 295

epidemiological, confounding factors in, 90–91

on extreme low-calorie diets, 18

on failure of gym to undo harm of prolonged sitting, 64

on Finger Fitness, 307

on first-person-shooter video games, 330

on hard-to-read fonts, 2

on having a purpose in life, 4, 25

on health benefits of charity, 179–80

on health effects of frequent orgasms, 104

on heart attack rates of cat owners, 151

on heart attacks of German soccer fans, 163

on heart problems of big sitters, 66

on HIIT vs. steady-state exercise, 253

on holding hands under stress, 308

on how patients did with pills they knew were dummies, 124

human vs. animal, 90

on inadequacy of exercise schedules, 61

on keeping a food journal, 99

on keys to longevity, 25

Latest Study Syndrome in, 8–9

on laughing and stress, 144

on linking clean teeth and healthy heart, 195

on long-distance running, 33

on low but persistent health worries, 71

on marriage-health connection, 46–47

meta-analyses as focus in, 9

on mother-in-law’s tongue (plant), 28

on Mozart Effect, 167–68

on multitasking while eating, 21

on noise pollution and reading levels, 56

on optimism in heart patients, 70–71

on Oscar winners’ longevity, 1

on peaking of women’s language skills, 287

on placebo efficacy, 122–23

on political effect of hand sanitizing, 82–83

on rapid habit switching, 13

on raw food, 227

on rise of cancer among Finnish smokers, 90

on self-massage, 110

on shape, size, and color of pills, 123

on smarts of jocks vs. nerds, 175

on spicy foods, 137

on stress-disease connection, 142

on strolling in the park, 44

on sugar addiction, 229

with topsy-turvy eye charts, 329

on traffic deaths caused by cell phone use, 341

on T-supplements, 284

on undersleeping, 258

on UV light in tooth-whitening, 197

on value of faith in pills, 124

on visual cues for working out, 48

with Vizual Edge, 330

on watching sports, 163–64

on watching yourself eat, 23, 356

on wearing glasses, 327

on what noise does to taste, 59

on Wi-Fi’s harm to Dutch ash trees, 185

subways:

AJ’s T-aggression on, 297

decibel levels of, 59

fear of disaster on, 342

walking up and down the stairs of, 353

sugar, 229–32

damage done by, 229

dangerous concentrations of, in carbs, 93

defenders of, 229

in ersatz health food, 95, 96

food labeling translations of, 96

in healthy-looking mangoes, 230–32

our inherited craving for, 15

as Public Health Enemy number one, 229

risky sweet thoughts of, 229–30

in Standard American Diet (SAD), 92

Sullivan, Andrew, testosterone shots of, 285

sunglasses, noise-canceling headphones compared with, 58

sunscreen:

vitamin D fans skeptical of, 241

when, where, and how much to apply, 240–41

sunscreen tube, squeezing of, 240

superfoods, list of, 59–60

supergerms, origins of, 79

Superman, three