MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'adventure'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:20:53 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4734710&cid=t_126659_180_f&fid=38607&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fsuccessbeginstoday%2FBHWQ%2F%7E3%2FUz_yH9aAH5A%2F Last week a simple action caused me intense pain. It wasn’t answering the phone or lifting a couch. No… It was much simpler… And much more insidious. I bent over to put my shoes on and my back went out. No warning. No signs of distress. I didn’t see it coming. Just a simple action that sent waves of pain across my lower back. Once the pain came, I could hardly walk. I figured a hot shower might fix it up. I got in the shower, but even the hottest water didn’t relieve the pain. I could barely get around and my wife had to help me put my shoes and socks on. I drove to work and sat in subdued pain all day. This was a bad one. I had pain like this before when I was a mechanic, but it had been years since it had acted up. I had just come back from an amazing cruise... Success Begins Today blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4734710 Wed, 20 Apr 2011 13:27:13 +0100 4734710 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3786123&cid=t_126659_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fcrazy-base-jumping-video-of-the-day%2F Which of the following is scariest? a) Jumping out of an airplane b) Jumping into a giant hole or off a cliff c) All of the above. The correct answer is C. Post from: BlissTree Crazy Base Jumping: Video of the Day (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3786123 Sat, 24 Jul 2010 16:00:09 +0100 3786123 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3786124&cid=t_126659_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fhot-air-balloons-photo-of-the-day%2F Have you ever been up in a hot air balloon? (Insert balloon boy joke here.) It’s scary and thrilling and there’s fire blasting inches above your head. And yet somehow it’s also serene and pretty, just like the photo below. From Flickr user Beverly & Pack Post from: BlissTree Hot Air Balloon Ride: Photo of the Day (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3786124 Sat, 24 Jul 2010 15:00:19 +0100 3786124 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3679935&cid=t_126659_180_f&fid=38619&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FALifeCoachsBlog%2F%7E3%2FU2ovgdv6ih0%2F Here are the results from my recent survey and what I intend to do with them. Continue reading... (Source: Life Coach Blog: The Discomfort Zone :) Life Coach Blog: The Discomfort Zone : blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3679935 Wed, 26 May 2010 19:44:01 +0100 3679935 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3089240&cid=t_126659_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fhealthbolt%2Fdont-drink-and-ski%2F We’ve heard “don’t drink and drive,” and I know I’ve seen campaigns in the summer for people not to drink while operating a boat – but the warning not to drink and ski or snowboard is a new one on me. Apparently, drinking and alpine winter months is a big enough problem that the British government has issued a warning to their citizens who travel to Europe to ski and snowboard. Acccording to this article, Alpine enthusiasts, “don’t drink and ski,” More than thirty Britons died in Alpine accidents last year, half of whom were under 25. Many died because they underestimated the risk of drinking at a high altitude. While the person who is drinking may feel “ok,” there are added effects to alcohol when you are at a higher altit... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3089240 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:25:30 +0100 3089240 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2916064&cid=t_126659_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fhealthbolt%2Fbad-breath-can-end-space-dream%2F If you’re a Chinese astronaut and you have bad breath, you can say good-bye to your dream of going into space. They also don’t want you if you have body odor or a runny nose. The administrators say that this would make life too uncomfortable for the other astronauts in the cabin. Other astronaut hopefuls were eliminated if they had scars. The experts said that the scar tissue could burst open in extreme conditions of space. I wonder if that’s true and if astronauts from other countries have the same restriction. And what kind of scar? I know very few people who don’t have any scar at all, the most common one being at the bottom of the chin. You know, the kind you get when you trip and fall flat on your face when you’re a kid. Not to mention all the forehead sc... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2916064 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 06:44:28 +0100 2916064 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2662484&cid=t_126659_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fhealthbolt%2Ftripadvisor%25e2%2580%2599s-top-5-germiest-world-attract%2F With swine H1N1 flu constantly making front page news, travellers have got germs on the brain. According to a recent TripAdvisor site poll of nearly 5,000 travellers, a third of them are being more ‘germ aware’ and are washing and disinfecting their hands much more often. In keeping with this theme, TripAdvisor has ‘coughed up’ a list what they think might be the world’s top ‘germiest’ attractions… photo by ge'shmally (flickr) 1. The Blarney Stone in Ireland where ‘up to 400,000 mouths from all over the world touch the stone each year‘. 2. Seattle’s Wall of Gum where, since the 1990s people have been deposit their masticated gum while waiting in line for Theatresports 3. Oscar Wilde’s Tomb in Paris which is has a ‘rainbow of hundreds of visible kiss marks ador... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2662484 Sun, 02 Aug 2009 10:06:37 +0100 2662484 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2616691&cid=t_126659_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fhealthbolt%2Fhealthbolt-healthy-travel-week%2F I’m off to California tomorrow for three weeks of sun, travel, wine, good food, and great company. But I didn’t want to leave all you Healthbolt reader’s high and dry, so I’ve been doing some pre-posting to keep you informed and entertained while I’m away.     And to start it of, here’s a safety video from Air New Zealand with whom I‘ll be flying with tomorrow. Can you spot what’s different from the usual safety videos? . . Yep, you got it. They are not wearing any clothes. It’s all body paint. Thankfully, it’s just a video and all the real flight personnel on my flight will be wearing real clothes (I hope!) (image source) Post from: Healthbolt (Source: Healthbolt) Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2616691 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 09:57:29 +0100 2616691 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2512512&cid=t_126659_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FXGlqAhJaytw%2F When I woke up this morning, I’d never heard of MeMe Roth. Now, at almost 3 in the afternoon, I feel drained and exhausted, having spent most of my day thinking about her. Photo by *_Abhi_* (flickr.com) The NY Times ran a story about her ongoing squabble with her children’s New York City public school, where other parents often send in cupcakes to celebrate their kids’ birthdays. Wrong, all wrong, feels Roth. Childhood obesity is on the rise, we’re a nation paying way too much for weight-related diseases, blah blah blah. Yes, I know these are serious problems and we should all Do Something about it. But leave Alex out of the cupcake wars, please. Last week, for his birthday, I made chocolate cupcakes. I left some unfrosted… and he ate them. This was a bi... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2512512 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:17:05 +0100 2512512 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2458070&cid=t_126659_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fhealthbolt%2Fwant-to-be-more-creative-move-overseas%2F Dream of writing the great American novel or become an acclaimed artist? Then maybe you need to think about living abroad.  According to a new research by the American Psychological Association, living abroad expands the mind. This conclusion is based on 5 studies involving students at Sorbonne University, INSEAD and the Kellogg School of Management in the US.  Of course, despite these findings, moving abroad does not guarantee a budding writer or artist will create the perfect masterpiece or manuscript. But as an expat, it’s interesting to know that living overseas is possibly increasing my creativity. One more reason to stay where I am! (source and image source) http://www.sxc.hu/photo/1065698 Post from: Healthbolt (Source: Healthbolt) Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2458070 Sat, 06 Jun 2009 12:08:59 +0100 2458070 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2441390&cid=t_126659_93_f&fid=36697&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjeffreyleow.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F05%2F22%2Fnamibia-2009%2F that’s my bro, doing his 5th desert at Namibia. as part of the Racing The Planet series. its currently the main photo on the 4Deserts : Namibia 2009 main page!  (Source: monash medical student) monash medical student blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2441390 Fri, 22 May 2009 02:34:15 +0100 2441390 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2424067&cid=t_126659_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fhealthbolt%2Fthe-future-of-restaurants%2F Looking for somewhere different to eat? Check out this restaurant in the Netherlands called Restaurant of the Future. It looks like a restaurant. It acts like a restaurant. But it’s actually a living laboratory where scientists can monitor and study what and how people eat. The scientists, thankfully, are not standing at the tables, clipboard in hand, watching the customers eat. Instead customer’s eating habits are monitored by cameras that are discretely in the ceiling. In fact, the only way that customers even know that they are participating in an ongoing research project is because they are given a questionnaire and research waiver to sign when they arrive at the front door. Unless they are looking closely, they probably won’t even notice the ceiling cameras or the black rubber s... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2424067 Wed, 20 May 2009 14:02:52 +0100 2424067 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2347893&cid=t_126659_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fhealthbolt%2Freally-strange-health-foods%2F Last month Dr Manny from Fox News enlisted the help of Chris Kilham (aka the Medicine Hunter) and went on a culinary quest to find some really strange health foods. His first port of call was an ice cream factory in New York City’s Chinatown to sample dorian ice cream. Dorian, a fruit that’s has been cultivated in southeast Asia since prehistoric times, is loved by many Asian communities. It’s odd appearance (think football with spikes) and abhorent rotten garbage smell, though, has prevented the fruit from become popular in the western world. One look at Dr Manny’s face when he was trying this and it’s pretty obvious that the ice cream doesn’t kill the smell. As for it’s health benefits, apparently it is thought to act as an aphrodisiac!!! The n... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2347893 Fri, 10 Apr 2009 14:28:39 +0100 2347893 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1924462&cid=t_126659_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F10%2F30%2Fmedical-illustrator-explores-truth-and-beauty-inside-a-cell%2F Think that beauty is only skin deep? Then you really need to check out this amazing talk by leading medical illustrator David Bolinsky and watch his stunning animations that show the bustling life inside a cell. Tags: cell life, david bolinsky, Healthbolt, medical animation, TED talks, VideoShare This (Source: Healthbolt) Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1924462 Thu, 30 Oct 2008 10:04:03 +0100 1924462 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1901762&cid=t_126659_93_f&fid=36697&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjeffreyleow.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F10%2F24%2Frapid-ascent-fund-raising-for-the-burnet-institute%2F I have always wanted to use my running or adventure racing to raise funds for a good cause. This year, it seems like it just could be a reality. I am taking part in the paddle leg of Anaconda Lorne in December. I kindly implore you to consider donating a small amount. Below are further details: The competitors’ registration fees continue to help Rapid Ascent host these fantastic challenge races - and Rapid Ascent will donate a portion of each and every entry to Burnet as well, BUT any additional fundraising that can be achieved helps the Burnet Institute fight some of the world’s most deadly infectious diseases through medical research and public health education, both here in Australia and overseas. To find out more about the Burnet Institute and their work, click here.  Make th... monash medical student blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1901762 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:18:55 +0100 1901762 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1888341&cid=t_126659_93_f&fid=36697&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjeffreyleow.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F10%2F19%2Fblog-hiatus-study-resurgence%2F as the post title suggests, i am trying to explain these several days of blogging inactivity. well, exams are coming up at end of nov, with OSCEs on 21 nov, and writtens on 24 nov. i’ve got 60 Problem-Based Learning (PBL) cases to go through. these form the bulk of our curriculum. i would imagine these 60 cases are the typical cases you see in a hospital’s general medical and surgical service. we’ve got pathology cases. i previously saw a colleague of mine compute it all, about a month ago. we have 26 pathology cases, 26 PBLs and 34 CBLs, which make up a total of 86 cases to go through. there are only 8 weeks of semester left, including this week, plus a couple of days of swot vac. that means about 10 cases a week to go through, or about 2 cases a day. these may be the ma... monash medical student blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1888341 Sun, 19 Oct 2008 09:26:59 +0100 1888341 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1859666&cid=t_126659_93_f&fid=36697&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjeffreyleow.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F10%2F08%2Fupper-murray-challenge%2F just to round up on a great weekend away at Khancoban & Corryong, NSW. i went up there to take part in a multi-sport event called the Upper Murray Challenge. Got together a team to participate.. Travel was long, about 5hrs, had a couple of breaks, still warming up to the people i’m catching a ride up with (paul and dana). When they reached there, they went for a mountain bike ride while the wagon was parked on top of the hill..  i could not help but awe at the amazing scenery. I was reminded of the verse from Romans 1:20 (i had Go Bible KJV loaded in my mobile): “For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:” God&#8217... monash medical student blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1859666 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:22:40 +0100 1859666 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1844931&cid=t_126659_93_f&fid=36697&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjeffreyleow.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F10%2F02%2Frecent-happenings%2F an interesting thing is happening to Dr Val as she is blogless at the moment. As such, she is guest blogging at various blogs. Ramona has done a fantastic job in tracking her down, and she lists some of her recent activities on the blogosphere. indeed, its no longer “Where’s Waldo?”, but “Where’s Dr Val?” but for those reminiscent of Where’s Waldo, here’s one for you.  you can find lots by just googling images “Where’s Waldo”. anyway, i have to tell the tale of my recent mishap. to understand the context, this had just happened. An Australian kayaker was forced to break his own leg in order to get out of his kayak, which was stuck under a fallen log. He was at the wild white water rapid of the West Kiewa river in rural Vict... monash medical student blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1844931 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 23:55:47 +0100 1844931 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1806237&cid=t_126659_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F09%2F17%2Fhealthbolt-how-to-avoid-being-dinner-for-a-bear%2F var iamInit = function() {try{initIamServingHandler(234,232,108753,"http://pis.picapp.com/IamProd/Resources/Css/css2.css")}catch(ex){}}() If you’re heading out into the wilderness for some nature-like fun (not my bag, but hey, to each his own), you may come across a bear at some point. You are in their habitat, after all. And while this is scarier than the release of Gigli, there are certain steps you can take to protect yourself and your family, since most black bears are not interested in people and can usually be scared away. Take a look: 1. Stand up as tall as you can 2. Hold out your arms to appear bigger (if you’re wearing a jacket and have the time, open it up) 3. Speak in a loud, deep voice (what you choose to say is up to you, though I imagine explicatives might be par... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1806237 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 20:37:58 +0100 1806237 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1775643&cid=t_126659_93_f&fid=36697&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjeffreyleow.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F09%2F09%2Flandcare-source-to-sea-challenge%2F So i went for this 15km paddle with a group of people mostly unknown to me. I have been attending this kayaking training session with Jarad Kohler, arguably Australia’s top adventure racing athlete. He emailed us and notified us of this challenge. i thought i might go down to get some mileage in. In conjunction with Landcare Week, they are going to paddle from the source of Yarra River to the sea! i joined them for the last 15km leg to the sea. their official site is here. that’s me on the far left. the guy 2nd from right is Australia olympic K1 slalom athlete Warwick Draper. He got 5th in the final in the end i think.   thats us at the end, all happy, partly because its all finished, partly because we can smell the BBQ. (Source: monash medical student) monash medical student blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1775643 Mon, 08 Sep 2008 17:10:48 +0100 1775643 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1730755&cid=t_126659_93_f&fid=36697&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjeffreyleow.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F08%2F24%2Fkhancoban%2F this is a little back dated, but i should post up the pictures. i drove up alone (which was a new experience) to Khancoban NSW, which took me about 5 hrs. but i must say the scenery on the way was fantastic. i uploaded the pictures on facebook. can be found here. samplers below: on the way to Khancoban, New South Wales. a little taste of the kind of slopes i will running up as part of the 26km run. snow capped peaks in the distance.  awesome Aussie countryside. my nifty GPS device that helped me along the way.   the 26km paddle was alright, the river was swift flowing and at some parts, there are these tricky little eddies that swirl your boat all around and you really have to rudder hard and fast to avoid that. i capsized a couple of times and quickly learnt not to with the freezin... monash medical student blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1730755 Sun, 24 Aug 2008 14:30:26 +0100 1730755 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1709431&cid=t_126659_93_f&fid=36697&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjeffreyleow.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F08%2F15%2Faway-for-the-weekend%2F after much deliberation, i have finally decided to take part in the Upper Murray Challenge. Well not the whole thing. Just partially. Of the 3 legs, i will give the mountain biking part a miss. so only the 26km kayaking and 25km run. It will be tough and so this weekend, as part of training, i will be heading up (5hr drive) up to Khancoban, NSW for their familiarisation weekend. I will paddle in the morning myself, then in the afternoon with a few of them who had mountain biked in the morning. Sunday morning we will have a run along the route. I will have a taste of how tough it is and how hard i have to train. i figure i really needed something this semester to train for, other wise i will just rot away and gain a whole lot of useless excess weight. last semester i had the Great Ocean ... monash medical student blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1709431 Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:11:22 +0100 1709431 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1625573&cid=t_126659_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F07%2F15%2Fdance-like-no-one-is-watching%2F One of my New Year’s resolutions was to ‘dance like no one is watching’. Turns out it’s not such a bad idea. Dancing, it seems, has many health benefits. Besides the obvious - it is exercise and therefore should help you keep fit - dancing is also good for lowering the risk of dementia, helping those with depression, and improving balance for those with Parkinsons. So I’m going to make good my resolution and ‘dance like no one is watching’. And for inspiration, I’ll follow the lead of Matt Harding, better known for his video ‘Where the Hell is Matt?’. He doesn’t care whether anyone is watching or not. He just keeps on dancing his way around the world. And it looks like fun… (source) Tags: dance, dancing and dement... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1625573 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:54:29 +0100 1625573 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1554526&cid=t_126659_93_f&fid=36697&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjeffreyleow.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F06%2F30%2Fpsyched-up-for-adventure%2F So after completing the 45km Great Ocean Road Marathon, i haven’t done a long run for ages. I think i had my share of just pure running. I’ve turned my attention now to Adventure Racing. I started looking up races in Melbourne on the great thing we call the world wide web and found a few. Upper Murray Challenge: Oct 4 38 km Mountain Bike 26 km Paddle 25 km Run Anaconda Lorne: Dec 7 Ocean Swim & Beach Run (1.9km swimming, ~500m’s of running) Ocean Kayak (13km) Keen Coastal / Trail Run (11.2km) Mountain Bike (24km) Beach Run (1.5km) Mars Challenge: 2009 20km run 79km ride 32km paddle I think adventure races always come with these 3 core sports: running, mountain biking, and kayaking. I have backgrounds in both running and kayaking. I have very little exper... monash medical student blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1554526 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:12:32 +0100 1554526 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1535719&cid=t_126659_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F06%2F20%2Fnotice-life-for-sale%2F What would you do if you felt your  life was falling apart? Most people would somehow pick up the pieces and carry on. But there’s this guy in Australia who has decided he doesn’t want to pick up the pieces. Instead, he wants to ’sell the pieces of his life’ and start a whole new life. Sounds extreme. But is it really ? People have been starting over forever. Think Pilgrims. Think immigrants. But Ian Usher’s way of starting over involves selling his life on e-bay… From Sunday, June 22 for one week, Usher’s life is up for sale on eBay with the package including his $US420,000 ($NZ556,000) three-bedroom house in Perth, Western Australia, a trial for his job at a rug store, his car, motorbike, clothes and even friends. Turns out Usher’s not the... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1535719 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:16:18 +0100 1535719 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1336654&cid=t_126659_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F03%2F30%2Fthe-sunday-sidebar-cars-and-your-health%2F I just spent the last 5 days on a road trip (along the stunning West Coast of New Zealands’ South Island) and it got me thinking about cars. In particular, it got me thinking about how cars affect our health. So I did a little checking and it seems that cars (especially new ones) might not be all that good for our health. According to an article originally published in Men’s Health, we have numerous invisible hitchhikers inside our new cars. To be exact, there are chemicals lurking in the interior of the car. A study conducted by the Ecology Center found that the two prime suspects - phthalates and bromiated flame retardants (such as deca) - are toxins known to lead to liver, kidney, brain, and thyroid damage in rodents. But wait, there’s more. The same year that the Ecol... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1336654 Sun, 30 Mar 2008 11:23:41 +0100 1336654 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1156835&cid=t_126659_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F218018406%2Frun_from_ruts.html How do you break free from ruts that freeze your brain?  When work settings seem dominated by one mental approach only … or when financial fears grip the news?Here are a few suggestions to run from ruts that banish brains into traps of fear and panic: 1. Mingle meaningfully with visionaries who communicate ways to use talent as a map forward in times of fear or chaos.2.  Build diverse teams at work and ask for new ideas in advertising, sales, and problem solving approaches.  3. Take a risk and implement one new insight that will improve the way you think, lead and resolve conflicts.  4. Create an innovative climate for ongoing exchanges among workers who appear receptive to change. Ask for their ideas about changes and then supp... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1156835 Thu, 17 Jan 2008 04:19:23 +0100 1156835 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1085957&cid=t_126659_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F198648768%2Ffrom_stress_to_learning_advent.html How do you spark stress free conversations that are both interesting and informative. Research shows that we each get hit with about 22 stressors each day. Were you aware, though, how good tone turn stressors into learning adventures.People who tend to ask 2-footed questions that draw from humanity as much as from the topic they speak to, help transform stressors into learning. Watch them engage and reflect on other viewpoints, and you also learn the value of tone in the face of conflict.On the opposite side … have you noticed how one opinionated person, without much desire to learn or grow, can suddenly change investigations into wars? No need to panic when that happens, luckily.Recent research shows how stress  makes people fail to reverse,  “I can’t&rdq... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1085957 Tue, 11 Dec 2007 14:40:24 +0100 1085957 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=972719&cid=t_126659_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2007%2F10%2F23%2Fthe-most-dangerous-personality-type-in-trying-times%2F The Most Dangerous Personality Type on an Expedition, and How to Avoid It I was aboard a wooden raft with an unstable man once, just a few years ago, and as we drifted and sailed on the open sea this strange man began to radiate a mania, a dark, venal paranoia, a malaise that today terrorizes me sometimes, in my nightmares. There were five men on this expedition, living in a little bamboo house on top of the raft, and as the days passed this hideous man, whom I will here call “Frederick,” began to obsess over what he called a “rare tropical disease.” He believed that something unseen — some aggressive microbe — had crawled under his skin and was now eating his flesh. Each day, during this time, he would try to eradicate this crawling thing by tearing his own tissues out with a ... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=972719 Tue, 23 Oct 2007 20:09:05 +0100 972719 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=956063&cid=t_126659_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2007%2F10%2F16%2F4-things-you-must-know-if-you-find-yourself-in-a-life-raft%2F Should you ever find yourself suddenly stranded and traumatized in an inflatable raft, with a barren sea all around you and with the plastic walls of the little boat crinkling and crackling in your ears, you are going to need to: 1. Be prepared for an emotional explosion from one or more of the group in the raft. It can come sometimes in the form of an unadulterated panic, but it is much more likely to manifest itself in recrimination, blame, indignation at being put in this situation, and it is going to come in the form of volcanic rage. A friend of mine once stalled a boat’s outboard motor on the open sea, and instead of working to solve the problem calmly, his two companions exploded into a childish shoving match that knocked the motor overboard. The three men spent another nine days ... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=956063 Tue, 16 Oct 2007 23:57:20 +0100 956063 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=912160&cid=t_126659_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F162529221%2F5_learning_stoppers_that_shut.html Here are five surefire ways to stall learning and shut down brainpower at work. 1. Demand attention and criticize every mistake you spot along the way, so that people around you run to keep up with your demands … and hide to avoid your criticism. 2. Come to work stressed to the gills and pass anxiety around freely by the way you communicate, and demand and worry, so that brains literally shrink in and around you. 3. Spout many meta messages so that people can never really take what you say as truly what you mean. Confuse people and communicate back with insincerity that stunts growth with you and prevents any learning adventure. 4. Describe how overwhelmed you are, but don’t make any efforts to organize your day for change or adventure or generosity to yourself ... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=912160 Fri, 28 Sep 2007 17:57:45 +0100 912160 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=816630&cid=t_126659_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2007%2F08%2F22%2Fred-bull-heart-attack%2F Where are my f*#@ing wings?!? A 28-year-old motocross racer downed 8 Red Bulls in 5 hours to flood his body with adrenaline in the hopes of having a better shot at winning. Instead, he had a heart attack and nearly died. Red Bull advises consumers not to drink more than two cans in a 24-hour period, but this kid routinely drank 4 a day - even when he felt sharp chest pangs. The young man has gone to the press with his tale, condemning Red Bull (yes) for not printing stronger warnings on their products’ labels. Just think…he was this close to winning a Darwin Award! Share This (Source: Healthbolt) Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=816630 Thu, 23 Aug 2007 00:01:03 +0100 816630 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=801361&cid=t_126659_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2007%2F08%2F15%2Fwestern-diet-everest-avandia%2F Western Diet Is Unhealthy! This is news? Yes, my little curmudgeons, primarily because the latest study has established a link between junk food favorites and colon cancer recurrence. French fries, burgers and shakes (and pretty much all the other fried favorites) are bad for us. Fortunately, we at least have junk food that isn’t. The only issue I have with this news is that many publications are parading headlines spinning out a “high fat diet causes cancer” angle. This isn’t quite accurate. The study shows that a diet high in trans fats, desserts, french fries and starchy snacks (in other words, highly-processed fats and refined carbohydrates) is the problem. Avandia Gets the Box The risky type-2 diabetes drug gets the dreaded box warning. Read the full FDA repor... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=801361 Wed, 15 Aug 2007 17:48:48 +0100 801361 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=764466&cid=t_126659_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F138288875%2Fchemicals_to_refuel_when_work.html You’ve been there. "I love my job and cannot believe I can paid for what I’d do anyway." Then – out of the blue – you wake up bored with people and projects all around you.On a good day you may feel a bit lucky to still work where you do, but for the most part you arrive later and leave earlier. That zip’s gone. The flame’s been doused with reality and the thrill of getting a job done well vanishedShould you quit? Adopt a career change?Not necessarily. Whether your work flame fizzles or reignites depends more on your ability to ratchet up neurochemicals of more adventure in what you do.Researchers can now  scan the human brain to observe unique systems within our ability to handle realities at work and to add better fuels for improved... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=764466 Sat, 28 Jul 2007 16:29:23 +0100 764466 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=751814&cid=t_126659_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F136552002%2Ftake_an_adventure_into_your_br.html I especially enjoyed Dennis Cass’ new book, Head Case, where he shows how we can all learn much more about the brains we cart around. He makes it fun - and he doesn't pretend to have all the answers. You could say that Cass narrows the gaps though ... between science which insists on jargon few understand ... and well articulated remarks that unpack the human side of science and draw in intelligent readers to engage both science and humanity. Would you agree there is an uncharted place between what it means to be human and what we've constructed as science? Cass describes his own bumbling and often humorous mistakes to wend his way along research paths and to apply neuroscience notions  at his workplace. Yet this wonderful read also shows a ... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=751814 Mon, 23 Jul 2007 17:28:40 +0100 751814 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=687706&cid=t_126659_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2007%2F06%2F21%2Ffeces-on-vacation%2F Via The Consumerist: Continental airlines flight 1970 (Amsterdam to new Jersey) treated their passengers to sewage running down the aisle for 7 hours. Creepy and a little unsanitary. Read about the whole ordeal, first hand, here. Holland America tells a man his cabin (flooded with fecal water from the broken loo next door) isn’t fecal water at all. “It’s brown because of the brown adhesive under the carpet.” Using water soluble glue to build your cruise ships? If they’re not lying (they are) then they’re very, very stupid. 5 members of his family are incapacitated with vomiting and diarrhea within 3 days of leaving the ship. Share This (Source: Healthbolt) Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=687706 Thu, 21 Jun 2007 13:37:18 +0100 687706