November 13, 2014

If you can’t kick the habit of screen time after bedtime, try to keep that gadget dimmed and at arms length. Light from a tablet or smartphone screen can disrupt your body’s natural sleep cycle. But experts say you can minimize those effects by dimming the brightness settings and keeping the device at least 14 inches from your face. Source Link

What does a water balloon have to do with weight loss? It’s the concept behind an alternative to traditional stomach-shrinking surgery in which a balloon filled with salt water is inserted into the stomach. The temporary device limits eating and has yielded faster weight loss without the risk of surgery. Source Link

The official start of winter is still over a month away, but Mother Nature is getting in the game now with the first major cold snap of the season. Temperatures will feel more like January from the Canadian border to Texas and east to the Atlantic Seaboard and forecasters say the cold won’t ease up for nearly a week. Source Link