How Can I Get Bunion Relief?
Posted March 20, 2009 by Mister Knowitall
Category: Health and Nutrition I’ve got a bunion on my right foot and it’s been bothering me a lot lately. What can I do to get some relief from bunions?
Except in some rare genetic cases, bunions are caused by putting too much pressure on one side of your foot where the toe meets the foot. It causes bending and deforming of the joint which produces a knobby bump that can be painful by itself and also cause the soft tisues around it to swell and become painful. A big toe bunion is known simply as a bunion, but a little toe bunion (or pinky toe bunion) is known as a bunionette.
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How Do I Calculate My BMI (Body Mass Index)?
Posted August 4, 2008 by Mister Knowitall
Category: Calculators Health Health and Nutrition Math and Science I’ve been told that knowing my BMI or Body Mass Index is important to my health. How do I calculate it?
The formula for your BMI is relatively simple so long as you know your height in meters and your weight in kilograms. If you don’t, the conversions are pretty simple so long as you have a calculator. Read the rest of this article »
What’s The Best OTC Sleep Aid?
Posted July 24, 2008 by Mister Knowitall
Category: Health and Nutrition Fred asks: Are generic non-prescription sleeping pills as good as name brand? I use Tylenol Simply Sleep, but friends tell me I’m wasting money.
Fred, your friends are right. And here’s why. Read the rest of this article »
Does Laying A Baby On Its Back Prevent SIDS?
Posted July 23, 2008 by Mister Knowitall
Category: Health and Nutrition Parenting Sandy T. in Portland asks: Everyone tells me that I have to lay my new baby on its back to prevent Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, but when I used to babysit as a teenager, everyone said to lay babies on their stomachs. When did this change, why, and is it on the level or one of those medical fads?
If it’s a fad, it’s a long-lived one, because the medical establishment has been recommending it officially for 16 years. Whether it’s as big a deal as they make it out to be is another story. Read the rest of this article »
Can You Fart Yourself To Death?
Posted by Mister Knowitall
Category: Health and Nutrition Math and Science Urban Legends Tom S. in Maryland writes: A few hours after making and eating a tasty cauliflower curry, I found myself thinking about the story going around the internet about the man in the small bedroom who farted so much he suffocated on the methane. Can that really happen?
Well, Tom, that particular story is an urban legend, but you asked if it can happen. Let’s do the math. Read the rest of this article »
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