Word: jolts
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...cancers, packs a wallop of vitamin C and even boasts fluoride for the teeth. A Harvard study this year found that a cup of black tea a day cuts the risk of heart attacks by 44%. What's more, caffeine freaks, jangly from coffee's finger-in-the-socket jolt and drop, are coming to appreciate the smoother caffeine boost of black...
...also be helpful. Super-sour lemon candies pucker cheeks and make eyes round. Powdered seeds of rare, blistering Thai peppers can easily be concealed as a light red dust on the end of a pencil. An innocent chewing of the eraser will give the tongue a burning wake-up jolt that should last a good 15 minutes...
COUCH POTATOES ARISE...SLOWLY Thought you'd never hear something bad about exercise? Try this. Sedentary folks who suddenly take up vigorous activity, like jogging or heavy lifting, have an astounding 30-fold increased risk of suffering a heart attack within the first hour. The jolt of exertion, though well intended, can cause plaque to rupture and trigger a heart attack. The best advice: if you can't tell a treadmill from a pepper mill, spend at least a few weeks gradually building up your stamina...
...questions is the one who's truly gifted and talented." And while grades below C seldom make children or their parents proud, they can serve as a call to action. Says Dillon: "With encouragement from teachers and parents, falling a few times is not harmful and can be the jolt that awakens greater interest and responsibility...
...other cheesy, feel good movies like Air Force One, predictability and corny catch lines pervade the film. Mystery, Alaska has enough quirkiness to avoid the deadly trap; scenes turn the audience upside-down with laughter, jolt them with unexpected sadness, and energize them with pride, enthusiasm and even team spirit. This Florida native seriously considered moving to a small town near the Yukon Territory to take up ice hockey after seeing the movie...