Thrive to 105

So…I’m an information junkie!  Most of the “junk” I like to read about and digest has to do with self-improvement and health (I need as much help as I can get to Thrive to 105).  I’ve always thought it was a shame that I couldn’t share this information.  Even though it is usually in a public forum (magazines, articles, books), not everyone has or takes the time to read about some of the things I find.

Well, I’ve decided to post a routine blog post where I will begin to share all these little gems and tidbits of information that could be of help to someone…we never know, do we?  These posts will be titled, aptly, “Information Junkie”.  Hopefully, it will get to be a fun part of reading my blog that will be looked forward to with happy anticipation.  Maybe you can share some information you think this junkie will be interested in that I may even pass on to the multitude of readers I’m amassing!

Here is a little taste of the kind of things I’ll be blogging about in the Information Junkie posts from Thrive to 105:

• From Prevention Magazine (Nov 2009) – the Smell & Taste Treatment and Research Foundation has found in its studies that most smells will increase penile blood flow for a man.  Why is this important?  Well, ladies, your perfume only increases the blood flow by 3%!  The smell of a cheese pizza increased (in their studies) blood flow by 5%.  Buttered popcorn (make sure you take a seat at the back of the theater) increased blood flow by 9%!  However, to get the biggest (no pun intended), best reaction…bake him a pumpkin pie and dab lavender-scented oil behind your ears.  These combined scents increased blood flow by an impressive 40%!!!  Move over Viagra!

• From MORE (December 09/January 10) – I loved this one.  A woodworker from Maine named Chuck Lakin makes furniture that can later be used as a coffin.  Now all you need is a little plot in the backyard, and you can cut out the middleman and do your own funeral!

Okay, I know neither of these things has anything to do with self-improvement or longevity; but I’ve just moved, and a lot of my notes are still waiting to be unearthed here in my humble (and cluttered) abode.  How about this, from the Mind, Mood, and Memory newsletter for all you “multi-taskers” out there:

• If you frequently multi-task, you could be less able to concentrate than those who DON’T multi-task.  Tests were done that asked subjects to do tasks that involved “cognitive control” or how your brain directs its attention and decides what’s important.  People who make a habit of multi-tasking, when asked to ignore blue rectangles as they made determinations on aspects of red rectangles and switch between number and letter-based tasks, had more difficulty blocking out the irrelevant information.  It also took them longer to switch between areas of focus.  So if you like to brag that you are a great multi-tasker, you may not be quite as effective and efficient as you think.

That’s it for the first ‘installment’.  Check back soon for more “Information Junkie” junk!

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