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...your head, right? There's some truth to that, it turns out. Using an imaging technique that maps differences in blood flow in the brain, researchers were able to watch the placebo effect in action. Subjects were given harmless but painful electric shocks and then given a cream they were told would provide relief but actually contained no active ingredients. After the bogus salve was applied, scans showed that nerve activity in the brains of volunteers visibly changed. Regions involved in easing pain became more active, while areas involved in sensing pain quieted down. The expectation of relief seems...
...Bonds get ensnared? The San Francisco Chronicle last week published secret grand jury testimony in which the Giants' star outfielder admitted he had used two substances that federal prosecutors have identified as steroids--called "the clear" and "the cream"--supplied by his personal trainer, Greg Anderson, in 2003. But Bonds denied knowing they were performance-enhancing drugs. He said he eventually stopped using the cream, which he took to relieve arthritis pain, and the clear, which he took for fatigue, because they weren't doing anything...
...banana chips or raisins. Rationing sugary snacks and desserts can work too, but the key is to work out a quota before the party and stick with it. You can make a deal with your children, for example, that they can take a piece of pie or some ice cream from the dessert table, but not both. Timing sugar intake is also important. Blood-sugar levels tend to drop in the late afternoon, so an after-school treat won't cause glucose levels to spike as sharply as one eaten before bedtime, and the calories it contains are more likely...
...Rationing sugary snacks and desserts can work too, but the key is to work out a quota before the party and stick with it. You can make a deal with your children, for example, that they can take a piece of pie or some ice cream from the dessert table, but not both...
...room with me while I was listening to it. And then there’s that one line that ensures you should never play this CD with your parents in the room, or while hooking up: “I want to blow you now/I want your candy cream...