Mission - Surya Namaskar - Sun Salutation Surya Namaskar or the Sun Salutation is a most complete series of postures. It is a very good exercise which takes only a few minutes to do and serves as a warm up routine before the practice of yoga asanas. It is one of the best home exercises requiring little space, only eight by three feet. Be sure to have enough space to lie down, and enough clearance to stretch the arms above the head while standing. Surya namaskar consists of a sequence of twelve postures performed continuously and combined with synchronized breathing. Each position counteracts the preceding one producing a balance between flexions and extensions. These 12 exercises are 1 round of surya namaskar. A healthy person requires a minimum practice of 12 or 16 rounds of surya namaskar each day. Surya namaskar's sequence of postures is most scientific as it completes the circuit within the body.
Research Links High Sex Drive To High IQ, But Brainiacs Still Have Less Sex Than Everyone Else New research by sex toy retailer Lovehoney found a correlation between high sexual libido and elevated intelligence, but a high sex drive doesn't necessarily mean that super smart people are having more romps in the bedroom. In fact, research suggests just the opposite. An analysis based on sales figures from Lovehoney found that students from top UK universities spend more on sex toys than others. The Telegraph reports that Lovehoney's sales and website visits indicate a "heightened interest in sex amongst students in the Russell Group of elite universities." That assertion is completely plausible...but there is also an alternative explanation. It's possible that students with high IQs aren't having much sex, resorting to sex toys as a means of achieving sexual gratification. "Intelligence is negatively associated with sex frequency," said sociologist Rosemary Hopcroft in a 2011 article for Psychology Today. Science has yet to prove any of these things to be true.
How Sex Affects Intelligence, and Vice Versa - Dan Hurley New research says sexual activity can grow brain cells. Keeping them may be another matter. Forget mindfulness meditation, computerized working-memory training, and learning a musical instrument; all methods recently shown by scientists to increase intelligence. There could be an easier answer. It turns out that sex might actually make you smarter. Researchers in Maryland and South Korea recently found that sexual activity in mice and rats improves mental performance and increases neurogenesis (the production of new neurons) in the hippocampus, where long-term memories are formed. In April, a team from the University of Maryland reported that middle-aged rats permitted to engage in sex showed signs of improved cognitive function and hippocampal function. So growing brain cells through sex does appear to have some basis in scientific fact. One myth about sex—or perhaps it’s just a joke? In old age, too, cognitive abilities affect one’s chances of getting lucky.
50 Ideas for a Healthy Lifestyle that take 10 Minutes or Less What is a Healthy Lifestyle? According to a study by Michigan State University, a healthy lifestyle is defined by four basic criteria: Not smoking Holding weight down Eating right Exercising Of the 153,000 respondents, only 3% participated in all four of what are termed healthy lifestyle characteristics. “We have millions of people now going through adult life leading unhealthy lifestyles and a medical system that can treat illnesses and keep you alive longer than ever before,” said Mathew Reeves, a Michigan State University epidemiologist. What can be done to help people change? Everyone talks about achieving it, but most people have plenty of excuses as to why they can’t, won’t, or don’t want to change their current status. Yes Dorothy, excuses are real and they are contagious. Time and health always seem to be at odds with each other. What can you do in 10 minutes or less? Here are some ideas. Whatever you choose to do, make your day healthier and happier.
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