Food for thought

Random things I read today.

Patriotic Thought
Q: How do I know if I'm exercising hard enough to get aerobic benefits?

A: I like to do the sing test. Sing "America the Beautiful" while you exercise. It should sound something like this: "Oh beautiful (breathe) for spacious (breathe) skies, for amber (breathe) waves of grain (breathe)."
You should need air every two or three words. If you can belt out five or six words before inhaling, you're going too slowly. Speed up! If you need several breaths between words, slow down! You're working too hard!
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Drinking lemonade could help prevent painful kidney stones, new research shows.Regular consumption of the refreshing drink -- or even lemon juice mixed with water -- may increase the production of urinary citrate, a chemical in the urine that prevents the formation of crystals that may build up into kidney stones. So conclude two studies presented Tuesday at the American Urological Association annual meeting in Atlanta.

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New York - Chocolate lovers, rejoice! A new study hints that eating milk chocolate may boost brain function

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