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Every Man Jack WANTED Contest – Win Free Stuff
0584 days
by DJ Foothill
in Health & Wellness
Every Man Jack Wanted Contest Details
2nd Annual WANTED Contest:
The Search for the “Every Man Jack” Returns San Francisco, California (June 23, 2010) – It’s back. Every Man Jack™, an award-winning grooming brand known for their style, quality ingredients and affordable prices, announces the return of their WANTED contest, a campaign that’s all about having the right combination of substance and style. Now through July 16th, guys can sign up for the chance to win a bevy of Every Man Jack products, a trip for two to Vegas and a potential spot in the company’s upcoming national print ad campaign.
“Every Man Jack embodies the guy who takes pride in his appearance, but doesn’t want to spend a lot of time or money on his grooming routine,”
says Ritch Viola, founder and CEO of Every Man Jack. “The campaign reflects this mentality, and we hope that this fun, interactive contest engages more guys to take a few small steps towards feeling and looking their best.”
Guys can visit
where they can create a mini profile, upload their photos and get a free product just for entering. Women are also encouraged to nominate their best guy friends, boyfriends, brothers and/or fathers for the chance to win.
The deadline for submissions is July 16th, after which the first round of voting, which runs July 19-30, will begin, narrowing entries to just ten.
Once the semi-finalists are chosen by the public, Every Man Jack’s roster of guest judges, including last year’s WANTED winner and several national men’s grooming and fashion editors, will vote for their favorite four guys. The four finalists will each receive a trip for two to Vegas where they will party and attend a photo shoot where their images could end up in the upcoming Every Man Jack ad campaign. The complete list of prizes awarded will include:
Grand Prize Winner
* Featured in an Every Man Jack ad
* Plus, all prizes listed below for runners-up
Final Four
Trip for two to Vegas that includes:
* Two nights at the new Planet Hollywood
* Entry to the Planet Hollywood spa and health clu
* Dinner for two at a restaurant in Caesar’s Palace
* Two show tickets for select Vegas performances
* Roundtrip transportation to and from Planet Hollywood
* Free Every Man Jack products for one year
10 Finalists
* Free Every Man Jack products for one year
All Entrants
* One free Every Man Jack product at Target
For more information on the Every Man Jack™ WANTED Contest, including rules and FAQs, please visit
Oscar The Cat With Bionic Paws
0590 days
by DJ Foothill
in Health & Wellness
Oscar The Cat With The Bionic Paws
LONDON – Oscar the cat may have lost one of his nine lives, but his new prosthetic paws make him the world’s first bionic cat.
After losing his two rear paws in a nasty encounter with a combine harvester last October, the black cat with green eyes was outfitted with metallic pegs that link the ankles to new prosthetic feet and mimic the way deer antlers grow through skin. Oscar is now back on his feet and hopping over hurdles like tissue paper rolls.
After Oscar’s farming accident, which happened when the 2 1/2-year-old-cat was lazing in the sun in the British Channel Isles, his owners, Kate and Mike Nolan, took him to their local veterinarian. In turn, the vet referred Oscar to Dr. Noel Fitzpatrick, a neuro-orthopedic surgeon in Eashing, 35 miles southwest of London.
Fitzpatrick said he and biomedical engineers designed the artificial paws so that they would be fused to the bone and skin. “That allows this implant to work as a seesaw on the bottom of the animal’s limbs to give him (an) effectively normal gait,” he said. “Oscar can now run and jump about as cats should do.” (more…)
Sex Distractions Behind The Wheel
0613 days
by DJ Foothill
in Health & Wellness
1 in 7 People Admit To Having Sex Behind The Wheel
When most people think of “distracted driving” they think of texting, talking, or eating food. But a survey on distracted driving has found that sex accounts for a good bit of it, too: About 1 in 7 admitted to having had sex or performing a sexual act while driving, reports Wired. (The survey was on the honor system, so there might be some exaggeration in effect.) Other automotive pastimes? Reading the newspaper and playing video games.
“It is truly unbelievable what people are doing while driving,” said an exec at the company that performed the survey, headset maker Jabra. “The results of our survey show that so many people are distracted and doing other things while on the road—even though they know the consequences that can occur.”
Beautiful Women Bad For Men’s Health?
1638 days
by DJ Foothill
in Health & Wellness
“If you wanna be happy for the rest of your life, never make a pretty woman your wife,” goes the song. But a new study by the University of Valencia reveals that just being around a beautiful female can cause men to release cortisol, a nasty stress hormone.
Cortisol is produced during physical or psychological stress and can contribute to worsening heart disease, diabetes, erectile dysfunction, clinical depression and hypertension. In the study, 84 men attempted to solve a sudoku puzzle with a woman they considered “out of their league” in the room. When each man was left alone with the gorgeous lady, his cortisol levels spiked. Researchers believe that the hormone increase had to do with the opportunity for courtship.
Patti Britton, a clinical sexologist and author of “The Art of Sex Coaching,” says she isn’t surprised that this situation could trigger the stress hormone.
“Men are much more vulnerable than they let on,” she says. “They’re taught to display bravado, but it’s often a cover-up for insecurities that lie underneath. For them, a beautiful woman is an intimidation factor, and the fight or flight response is triggered.”
When it comes to relationships and courtship, excitement and fear are two emotions that frequently go hand in hand. But the good news is, by using some specific techniques, cortisol release can be kept at bay.
“Men need to self-soothe the anxious response,” says Britton. “They need to stop the negative messages, the negative self-talk.”
Britton also says that when men stop seeing women solely as sex objects, they’ll have an easier time keeping anxiety in check.
“You have to be willing to humanize a potential partner and stop objectifying her,” she says. “When someone like Pamela Anderson walks into a room — she’s overwhelmingly beautiful. But inside her there’s also a vulnerable person who wants to be loved.”
Instead of simply avoiding the hotties, men should work on boosting their confidence levels.
“Shift away from ‘she’s out of my league’ and into ‘this is someone I’d like to know,’” says Britton. “Humanize her. In fact, the more men put themselves out there with women they find attractive, the easier it will be to feel genuine confidence. If you’re afraid of swimming, the first step is to get into the water. Practice makes perfect.”
Dr. David J. Ores, a general practitioner in Manhattan, feels that the study should be taken with a grain of salt.
“This shows a very transient, brief rise in cortisol levels,” says Ores. “A steady elevation over 10 or 20 years caused by being in the wrong job or an unhappy relationship would be more cause for concern.”
Ores also points out that once you snag a pretty woman, chances are you will not walk around in a constant state of stress for the rest of your life.
“As the relationship evolves, each partner will see many more features they like or dislike, and a certain comfort level can arise.”
Pub Note: Then I am one dead freaking individual. I spend almost ALL my time around beautiful women… YIKES! The only saving grace I have is that I am waaaay out of THEIR league! 
The truth behind 13 physical quirks – [HEALTH]
0649 days
by DJ Foothill
in Health & Wellness
Healthy Happy Life - Prevention.Com
From the really smart people over at Prevention.Com
1. Why Do You “Laugh Until You Cry”?
Experts don’t really know. One thing to consider: Laughing and crying are similar psychological reactions. “Both occur during states of high emotional arousal, involve lingering effects, and don’t cleanly turn on and off,” says Robert R. Provine, PhD, a psychologist at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and author of Laughter: A Scientific Investigation. We associate crying with sadness, but tearing up is an even more complex human response. Tears are triggered by a variety of emotions–”by pain, sadness, and in some cases even extreme mirth. It’s just the way we’ve evolved,” says Lee Duffner, MD, a professor of ophthalmology at the University of Miami’s Bascom Palmer Eye Institute.
As it turns out, that’s good, because both laughter and crying can ease a stressful experience, probably by counteracting the effects of cortisol and adrenaline. So if you ever find yourself laughing until you cry, count yourself lucky.
2. Why Do Onions Make You Tear Up?
When you cut into an onion, you rupture its cells, releasing enzymes that produce a gas called propanethial sulfoxide. Once that gas reaches your eyes, it reacts with tears to produce a mild sulfuric acid. And that hurts. The brain then signals the eyes’ tear glands to produce more liquid to flush the stuff out. The more you chop, the more irritating gas you produce and the more tears you shed. “The onion’s chemical reaction is a defense mechanism that evolved to repel pests,” explains University of Wisconsin—Madison horticultural professor Irwin Goldman, PhD.
Keep the stinging and crying to a minimum by chilling an onion in the freezer before cutting it; cold temperatures slow release of the enzymes. The highest concentration of enzymes is at the bottom of the onion, so cut it last to postpone the weeping (and the irritation) for as long as possible.
3. Why Do Your Joints Crack?
The most common type of joint in the human body is the diarthrodial joint–knuckles and shoulders are examples–in which two bones come together in a capsule. Inside that joint capsule is a lubricant called synovial fluid, which contains dissolved gases. When you stretch the joint, you’re actually compressing it and the fluid within, forcing those nitrogen-rich gases to escape the synovial solution. The release of “air” within the joint capsule is what you hear as a “pop.” Once the gas is released, the joint is a bit more flexible (enabling you to go a little further in a yoga pose, for example).
But you’ve probably noticed that you can’t immediately crack the same joint again. That’s because the gases released in a pop must first
reabsorb into the fluid, a process that takes 15 to 30 minutes. If you habitually crack your knuckles to relieve tension, try concentrating on your breath for 30 seconds instead. Knuckle cracking doesn’t lead to arthritis, but it can lead to decreased grip strength. (more…)
