Description : Have you played unorthodox versions of chess?
Last Answer : For years I played standard and upside down because my brother and I did not know white was supposed to be at the bottom. We flipped sides randomly. I had no idea there were so many variants.
Description : Have you ever ate an insect or other unorthodox food?
Last Answer : Rocky mountain oysters.
Description : Big toe keeps dislocating?
Last Answer : answer:Without being a seeing your foot, I’d say you need to seek out a podatrist. Do you play sports? Do you have bunions? Have you ever suffered a foot injury?
Description : Do you know someone who should be dead but just keeps on ticking?
Last Answer : answer:A couple of months ago I would have said yes. But she finally let go, after living for a year unable to move or hear. She couldn't move due to a stroke, and her body kind of froze in one ... want to die. She said she wanted to die, and yet she held on longer than most. Hard to explain.
Description : My mom keeps on calling me fat what do I do to tell her to back off ?
Last Answer : It sounds like you are both very hurtful towards each other. If this is how your relationship has always been, what else would you expect? Have you tried to sit down calmly with her and talk about ... about it though because that won't solve anything and it will only make you feel worse. Good luck!
Description : Have you had (or heard of) a young seemingly healthy pet just drop dead?
Last Answer : Oh, @gondwanalon, I am so sorry! I had a somewhat similar experience a long time ago with my cat, we (the vet and I) posited that she might have caught and partially eaten a rodent that had been poisoned.
Description : Is there really no healthy breakfast option for someone who loves bacon, eggs and sausages?
Last Answer : Eggs are healthy. Just scrap the processed meats and carbs. Try eating your eggs with spinach or other veggies. If you really want toast, drop your eggs onto a piece of healthy toast, ... plain Greek yogurt with sliced/slivered almonds and some fresh berries (and maybe some healthy cereal.).
Description : Must one really take multi-vitamin pill supplement at age 50 up to stay healthy?
Last Answer : Nope. Our resident doc here changed my mind about that one. Took a little reading on my part but multivitamins don’t help much outside of some rare deficiency.
Description : Where does it say that vegan is “healthy”?
Last Answer : I tried going vegan in University for a month in 1999. I went down to 129lbs and almost died. I won’t try that again.
Description : What are some of your favorite healthy salads to make at home?
Last Answer : I love Chicken caesar salad. I just buy the kits ,but Mrs Squeeky makes the chicken for it.
Description : If there’s affordable tech which allows us to see our hearts and other internal organs in real time, would it encourage us to eat healthy?
Last Answer : I don't think it would help!!! We seem to be a society of It's NOT going to happen to me. & assume that those kind of things happen to everybody else!!! IF you look at the salads most ... in order to get it to my table. Then when his wife called, he was bragging about eating a healthy salad.
Description : Is it possible to have extra kidneys or organs temporarily donated to someone healthy to last untill a recipient is ready?
Last Answer : No, because the organ undergoes stress even with a well matched recipient. And the new host has to take anti rejection drugs, but even then the organ may be rejected. There are a lot more potential recipients than there are organs.
Description : "Is it the cocoa that's healthy for you it's not the chocolate bar"?
Last Answer : I'm not sure I understand what you want, but I'll take a stab at it. 1. I cannot find anything like this, because I'm not sure it's true. 2. Your link has some very good information, ... Are you trying to find a way to say that chocolate bars with higher cacao content are healthier than the others?
Description : What food items are very healthy and have the fewest calories?
Last Answer : A plant based diet is best.
Description : Can drinking 1liter and a half of water be healthy?
Last Answer : You’re supposed to drink water in amounts your body needs. There is no exact amount for everyone, it depends on your physical activity and health.
Description : What do I need to do to have long and healthy hair?
Last Answer : You should still have your hair trimmed every couple of months to trim off split ends. The split ends make your hair look unhealthy. Just a half of an inch should keep it looking nice. Also, check out vitamins for your hair.
Description : How to gain weight in a healthy way?
Last Answer : More protein. Eat two eggs for breakfast, lean beef, fish or chicken for dinners. Get more green, leafy veggies.
Description : Why is jogging healthy?
Last Answer : The reason I jogged for so many years years was because it helped me keep my weight down. But I’m paying the price now with bad feet and knees.
Description : Could obese and ”metabolically challenged” people use the case of Anita Albrecht to get themselves classified as fit and healthy?
Last Answer : No because obesity is really a body fat percentage issue. Bmi is not the best indicator
Description : So I want to cut out all gluten products but I was raised on the idea that wheat bread was healthy?
Last Answer : answer:Wheat was a good source of protein, fiber, and carbohydrates. But that predated widespread use of refined white flour. But you can reach the same amount of protein and fiber from a variety of sources, including eggs and beans and fruit and vegetables.
Description : Why is the "Paleo diet" supposed to be healthy?
Last Answer : answer:Yes, it does expect exercise. The Paleo diet does really well for young men who run a lot and do high intensity sports like Parkour and Ultimate Frizbee. Less well for women because ... . Ignoring that poisonous mushrooms, rattlesnakes, and arsenic are all natural. It's pretty much bullshit.
Description : Do you think a healthy SEE FOOD, diet will work?
Last Answer : Might it be easier to simply not keep bacon in the fridge, ice cream in the freezer and cookies in the pantry? if there’s ice cream available, a photo of two beets and a kale leaf probably won’t cut it.
Description : Are vaccines healthy?
Last Answer : answer:Not credible. Have you ever had smallpox? How about polio? Tetanus perhaps? Give me a fucking break.
Description : Is it ever normal for a healthy person to have blue or purple fingertips or nailbeds?
Last Answer : I’m pretty sure that’s a sign of poor blood circulation.
Last Answer : Start a diet diary with food and calorie intake, you need to review I eat plenty because if you did you wouldn't be asking the question. A daily review of calories both intake and expended will lell you ... ( no cheese ) and dark beer once a day for a snack will start you in the right direction.
Description : What's your opinion on "scaring" people into living a healthy lifestyle?
Last Answer : answer:No. I remember being a smoker and watching all the scary ads about how it would kill me and reaching for my cigarettes. I think people have an immense capacity for denial. That won't ever happen to ... happening. I haven't seen her for a while but I hope she did get that checked out. Denial
Description : Tips on lowering cholesterol and maintaining healthy blood pressure?
Last Answer : answer:There's no big secret. The standard advice is to keep your weight reasonable, exercise regularly, and eat more plants, fruits, nuts, seeds and complex carbs. If you can give up all ... idea that I won't even mention it. Using meditation and breathing for stress reduction is also useful.
Description : How and why is stretching like in yoga practice healthy?
Last Answer : Any stretching and exercise is good when it is done correctly. It’s my understanding that Yoga is done according to certain proven principles and taught by a coach.
Description : What could cause elevated liver enzymes in an otherwise healthy 21 year old?
Last Answer : http://labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/liver-panel/tab/test http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/hepatitis.html http://sitesearch.familydoctor.org/?q=liver&sp_cs=UTF-8 http://www.rimed.org/medhealthri/2011-03/2011-03-61.pdf
Description : How is it legal to advertise something as healthy, when it is almost half sugar?
Last Answer : The problem is that there is no legal definition of “healthy”. So anyone can say that anything is healthy, pretty much.
Description : Is it healthy to do exercise for a few days then stop the next day then go again?
Last Answer : answer:Sure. You are young and your body will adapt to this program. Sure, you are going to be sore, but that’s telling you that you may be out of shape. Carry on.
Description : Dog owners: Is it healthy for dogs to eat chicken bones?
Last Answer : answer:No chicken bones for dogs! It does not take but one time for a bone to be lodged in their throat or intestine and die. I have never given chicken bones to any of my dogs.
Description : Is it healthy to take energy pills before working out?
Last Answer : answer:There's nothing majorly wrong with it. I can only think of two issues: 1) Some times dumb dumbs take too much of something b/c . . . well, they're dumb dumbs. For example, ... the appropriate dosing. 2) In most cases, once you stop taking a supplement, your performance/results will lessen.
Description : Do healthy people need a home air purifier?
Last Answer : If you have centralized airconditioning, by default, you have some level of air filtration through the airhandler’s filter system.
Description : Other than eating right, what are some ways to stay in shape/be healthy while wearing a cast?
Last Answer : answer:Well you have plenty of limbs left to exercise while your left arm withers away. lol teasing you Just move the rest of your body more. Kick around a soccer ball, walk some hills, exercise the broken ... finger grip routine with a tension ball. Sorry bout the arm, it'll go by quickly. :-)
Description : Is there any truth to 'Early to bed early to rise makes you healthy wealthy and wise'?
Last Answer : The way I heard it, Early to rise, early to bed / makes you healthy, wealthy, and dead. Seriously, I think it's more important that you get enough sleep every night, but not the ... waking and sleeping determined by their job. Besides, everybody's diurnal cycle differs a bit from everyone else's.
Description : What are some interesting ways for me to stay healthy, even away from home?
Last Answer : Stairs may be a bit boring, but they are fabulous for fitness. Queue up some good steppin’ music on your ipod and have at “em!
Description : What are some effective, healthy, DIY detox cleanses?
Last Answer : I usually have herbal tea. Whether it’s chamomile, green, jasmine, or fruit tea, they all seem to help with detoxing!
Description : Is exercise healthy for people of all body types (see details)?
Last Answer : answer:I would do something like tai chi or qigong. It'll clear your mind, get you in touch with your body. The qi pathways will balance your body, and you'll gradually build up core ... just do something fun like Contact Improvisation. Stretching can also be good .. Swimming, too, in moderation
Description : Are there any women here who have had an ectopic pregnancy and gone on to have a healthy baby?
Last Answer : I'm sorry for your loss and I can understand your concern. I know several woman that only have one tube for various reasons (some from ectopics and some from tubal reversal surgeries) that have gone on to ... with only one tube. I hope that you are able to go on and have children in the future.
Description : Is it healthy to use sites like Fluther as an emotional outlet?
Last Answer : It is indiscreet. The web is not a confessional. Use judgement in what you reveal online or it may come back to haunt you.
Description : Is a burger from McDonalds really any more fattening or less healthy than one you'd make at home?
Last Answer : You have more control at home over the amount of fat content in the ground beef you buy, so the burger you make at home could be less fattening depending on the ground beef you buy, how you fix ... in. Canola oil should be a bit healthier than vegatable oil. Not sure what kind of oil McDonalds uses.
Description : What is the best way for a disease free, healthy person to evaluate the side effects of donating blood?
Last Answer : answer:It will kill you dead. Panic now! Ok, seriously. As someone who has donated blood before, many times, it's not a big deal. If you have an underlying condition that you don't know ... you're missing much more already! Plus they usually provide you with a meal or something after you donate.
Description : How harmful is using a UVB-emitting tanning booth for 2 minutes, 3 times per week to maintain healthy vitamin D levels?
Last Answer : Why not just take the very effective pills of D3? They work. No tanning necessary.
Description : What is a healthy blood pressure?
Last Answer : answer:It is very important to keep your blood pressure low. High blood pressure is a major cause of strokes and heart attacks. Normal blood pressure is a range. From 100 over 65 to 120 over ... that only the upper number mattered, but doctors have come to regard the lower number as important too.
Description : The ask-public "get your healthy on thread". Who wants to get healthy?
Last Answer : answer:ask-public is apparently experimenting with categorizing the questions. When I have answered several different questions, I have received a message saying this question will now appear in the (whatever) category. ... I suggest you sent your ideas to the contact' link at the top of the page.
Description : Are "Body Choice Concentrated Weight Loss Shots" a healthy way of getting protein post workout?
Last Answer : No, if there was a quick fix, we would all be doing it. Do not inject yourself with these things.
Description : What do you do to encourage yourself to stay healthy?
Last Answer : answer:I look at other people my age and younger and think I gotta use it or lose it! The first step is the hardest and all those little sayings help also to get me out the door. Once you are into it ... and that will keep you going. You know the best thing about Nike is their motto, JUST DO IT!!!
Description : Do you believe Vitamins are really Healthy ?
Last Answer : No not really….whole foods are healthy! Eat right and you will get all the vitamins and mineral you need no extra charge!
Description : Is it healthy to run when you are feeling sick?
Last Answer : You’re probably fine (maybe do some lighter workouts), unless you’ve got chest congestion (running could make it worse) or vomiting/diarrhea (staying hydrated is important for getting better and running will not help) in which case you should get better first.