Here’s the story of Prahlad Jani who is currently in a secure hospital in India after telling doctors he hasn’t eaten or had a drink for 70 years! Now it could be he’s making it all up, in fact is seems on probability he is. BUT if he’s telling the truth then the way he’s managed to survive without food or drink could be pretty crucial to the survival of the entire human race. It certainly could come in useful during natural disasters.
So far, a week into his stay, he isn’t showing any signs of dehydration or hunger. To find out how Prahlad explains his survival have a look HERE
From guardian.co.uk here’s a plan which you can follow if you want to spend the whole day laughing which is very, very good for your health. Here’s some highlights:
8.30 Light breakfast. Chuckle while recalling the misfortunes of acquaintances. Be careful not to choke: you don’t want your misfortune to become a source of amusement for someone else.
11.30-12.30pm Dress up pets.
12.30-2.00 Take long lunch at cafe with good view of section of broken pavement. Be patient.
6.30-12.00 midnight An evening with friends getting drunk and remembering funny times when you were also drunk. Remember, it’s funnier if you forget to eat.
94% of us say we rely on computers to get on with our lives. Which is why a new condition Computer Stress Syndrome has been identified which is the strain on our bodies caused by computers not working like they should.
The biggest stressors are
- Crashing machines
- PCs that take ages to start up
- Technical support people
As a serious point CSS is causing anxiety that we don’t need and computer manufacturers should be doing their bit to lessen the stress.
More on the syndrome HERE
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Cnn.com has an interesting article outlining the health benefits of drinking coffee. Coffee’s a drink which doesn’t have a great reputation for it’s healthy properties but this list will make you look twice at that myth.
Coffee drinkers may be at lower risk of liver and colon cancer
They may be at lower risk of getting type 2 diabetes
There also appears to be a lower incidence of Parkinson’s disease in coffee drinkers
Men who drink coffee seem to have a lower risk of prostate cancer
There seems to be a link between drinking coffee and a lower risk of Alzheimer’s
Here’s a quick update on the latest findings about our favourite thing… laughter!
Recent studies show
+ Laughter can lower your blood pressure
+ Laughter can boost your immune system
+ Now it’s been found laughter can have a similar effect on your appetite as exercise
Hopefully that’s a healthy effect on your appetite, where this might have a real positive impact is on people who have lost their appetite due to illness and really need to get some good food in them for the sake of their health.
More info HERE
Self hypnosis is an excellent tool if you know what you’re doing with it. It’s great for helping you relax, calm down, imagine a bright future for yourself and much, much more…
But how do you hypnotise yourself? Help is HERE at fxstreet.com
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The European Heart Journal reports on a study which shows the happier you are the healthier your heart. Here are the main findings
- Anxious and depressed people are at most risk of getting heart disease
- The happier your are the healthier your heart is
The researchers think that happier people sleep well and have less stress so therefore are less prone to heart disease. They also offer some tips for being happier such as enjoy every day rather than saving your happiness up for holidays.
Read more about the study HERE
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Our recent update on the success of hypnotherapy treatments which led people to believe they have had gastric band surgery is one of the most popular stories on the Y’All Happy? site.
News stories abound about the success of the virtual surgery in which the patients are hypnotised to believe and behave as if they’ve had the surgery. The story HERE from the US is typical.
However there’s a warning HERE that this type of therapy relies on the placebo effect. People pay a lot of money for this hypnotherapy, they want to make it work, they’ll act in ways that make it work, so it’s money well spent and so they don’t feel stupid when it doesn’t work. However the placebo effect is usually temporary.
Millions of people get on their brain training games on their games consoles. For some it’s a bit of fun but many see them as a way of keeping sharp and improving their memory. The BBC has carried out a survey showing that these games only make you better at one thing… playing the games.
They looked at over 11,000 people who used a specially set up game. Over time they mostly were able to get better scores on the game but another series of tests showed they hadn’t got better brain skills such as logic or memory.
Facebook and Twitter could have healing properties according to a new bit of Australian research.
Theresa Sauter, from the Queensland University of Technology, says that “The ancient Greek philosophers used a reflective notebook to write down what they had read and their thoughts on it,” she said.
Early Christians and Puritans used to keep confessional diaries and self writing was used last century as a therapy. Theresa sees the micro blogging on Facebook and Twitter as modern day means of doing that.
So next time someone tells you you’re spending too much time social networking then either tell them it’s your therapy or more impressively say you’re being a philosopher!