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 'cold water'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 03:32:51 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4605874&cid=t_236600_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F03%2F17%2Fpessimism-vs-optimism%2F Imagine you divided everyone in the world into two psychological groups. You put all the optimists on one side and all the pessimists on the other (let’s leave the realists aside for now). Amongst the optimists the conversation would all be about fantastic plans for the future and how things can only get better. Meanwhile the pessimists are having what might seem to the optimists like a depressing discussion. Far from working out how to make their dreams come true, they’re worrying about all the things that might go wrong. They’re worried that even the things they have will be taken away from them by some cruel twist of fate. To the optimists, the pessimists seem too down on everything, always just a little too keen to pour cold water on any exciting plans. To the pessimi... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4605874 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 13:34:58 +0100 4605874 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4536135&cid=t_236600_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F03%2F01%2F7-ways-to-leave-your-job%2F Awhile back, psychologist and fellow Psych Central-contributor Elvira Aletta published a great post about the frog in the pot: Did you know that if you boil a pot of water and throw in a live frog that that frog will hop right out, saving his life to croak again another day (ha, ha)? If, on the other hand, you place a frog in a pot of cold water and turn the heat up slowly, that frog will stay in the pot. He will not jump out but slowly acclimate to the increasingly hot water until it boils to death. Truth or urban legend? To prove it I’d have to cook a live frog and that’s not going to happen. It sounds true and so should be because of what it teaches us. The day after I was laid off from my job, a fellow co-worker emailed me and said, “This is your next assignment … instructions... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4536135 Tue, 01 Mar 2011 17:02:32 +0100 4536135 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4300508&cid=t_236600_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F12%2Fhypothermia-expert-dr-alan-steinman-explains-medical-risks-cold-water-plunges%2F Former Coast Guard physician Dr. Alan Steinman explains the body’s various physiological responses when a person plunges into icy-cold water such as the Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge or the Maryland State Police Polar Bear Plungefest. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4300508 Fri, 31 Dec 2010 05:51:43 +0100 4300508 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3921100&cid=t_236600_180_f&fid=38607&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fsuccessbeginstoday%2FBHWQ%2F%7E3%2FK6plMEwinvk%2F One of the great mysteries of life is this. How can you drink water (Which is heavy) and lose weight? I have pondered this many times, but over time, drinking 2 to 3 liters of water a day, will help you lose weight and keep it off. It also helps you perform better during exercise, reduces fatigue, and can even help you feel better by reducing back pain and headaches. So if water is so good for you, is widely available and inexpensive (or in most cases free), why is it so hard to drink enough to keep hydrated through the day? Here are my thoughts… Water is boring and pretty well tasteless Water is heavy and cumbersome to lug around There are a lot of better tasting competitors to take its place Drinking a lot of water equals a lot of bathroom trips In my struggle to drink more water, I... Success Begins Today blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3921100 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:13:08 +0100 3921100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2594476&cid=t_236600_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F07%2F12%2Fswearing-reduces-pain%2F Back in March, I reported on a study by Timothy Jay describing how and why humans swear. As a researcher studying swearing for 35 years, Jay had some interesting insights. Now add one more reason to the list — we swear not merely as a reaction to pain, but because it can actually reduce our sense of pain. The new finding comes from research that tested the hypothesis with a bunch (67) of college students and some ice cold water. Students were given a choice when they plunged their warm hands into the freezing water — chant a neutral word, or repeat a swear word instead. Those students who chose to swear reported less subjective pain than the neutral word chanters, and could endure the icy cold water with their hands for about 40 seconds longer on average. Some researcher spec... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2594476 Sun, 12 Jul 2009 16:51:54 +0100 2594476 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2353885&cid=t_236600_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F04%2F21%2Ffrog-in-the-pot-how-stress-creeps-up-on-us%2F Did you know that if you boil a pot of water and throw in a live frog that that frog will hop right out, saving his life to croak again another day (ha, ha)? If, on the other hand, you place a frog in a pot of cold water and turn the heat up slowly, that frog will stay in the pot. He will not jump out but slowly acclimate to the increasingly hot water until it boils to death. Truth or urban legend? To prove it I’d have to cook a live frog and that’s not going to happen. It sounds true and so should be because of what it teaches us. A women comes to see me for help. She tells me her story, sighs, and then says, “Really, it’s not that bad.” Oh, yes, it is! She’s sitting in a pot of very hot water. If she had been dropped into her intolerable situation all ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2353885 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 09:00:48 +0100 2353885