BY: NADIA ZAIDI Sneezing is one of the most effective (and satisfying) bodily releases, yet it’s something we don’t give second thought to. However, a recent bout of sniffles had me wondering about what happens up there, and how our…
My training as a sexological bodyworker brought me home to my body
BY: CAITLIN ROBERTS Featured photo by Adrianne Pennings “How would you like to be touched?” I take a fulfilling breath and exhale loudly. “Mmmmmm. I’d like you to lightly trace your finger tips all over my entire body. Very slowly. You…
‘Exercise pill’ boosts athletic endurance by 70 percent
Let’s be honest here for a moment – few people like exercise. Sure, it’s regularly touted as the be-all end-all for many of the modern health woes that plague our society. It’s clear that many of our health woes could…
Polyphasic sleep patterns let you sleep three hours a night
BY: PHILIPPE DE JOCAS Feeling tired? You’re not alone. In the United States alone, more than 50 million adults claim to have some kind of sleep disorder that prevents them from getting their requisite forty winks each night. Terrifyingly, 37…
Poland rejects a restrictive abortion ban after thousands of women go on strike
BY: AISHA ILYAD “My body, my right.” This was the slogan of Polish Women who went on strike in protest against proposals for a total ban on abortion in their country. These anti-abortion protestors took to the streets of Warsaw on…
3D printed micro-rockets will soon deliver drugs to your body
BY: LISA MICHAELS Recent experiments from research scientists at the Chemical and Biological Engineering department of the University of Sheffield, England have led to an exciting medical innovation. Their work has leveraged the use of new 3D inkjet printing technology…
Meditation is the art of floating- meditating in water
BY: JOHNATHAN MOSS The real secret to life is in the art of swimming. We are all drifting in a deep ocean current. The waves roar and split above us. Those that are too conscious of their arms will find that…