Health

Do Nothing for Two Minutes

Do Nothing for Two Minutes

I love this idea.  From the mind of Alex Tew, the man behind the Million Dollar Homepage. comes Do Nothing for Two Minutes.  A simple yet glorious site with a single purpose; to get you to put down the mouse, release the death grip you have on your keyboard and sit back and relax for(…)

How to Keep the Pounds Off This Winter

How to Keep the Pounds Off This Winter

Winter is rough. It’s cold, it’s dark when you go to work and it’s generally dark when you get home and the last thing you want to do is workout. With the cookies, cakes, and diabetes that Santa probably left you under the tree as a result of the cake and cookies, keeping the ole’(…)

Fitbit Activity and Calorie Tracker App

Fitbit Activity and Calorie Tracker App

After much demand, the folks over at Fitbit have finally released a mobile app for all you iOS fitbitters out there. Sporting the abilities to log your diet and activities right from your phone wherever you go, the all new Fitbit app is completely free and it syncs up with your account on the Fitbit(…)

Nest | The Learning Thermostat

Nest | The Learning Thermostat

Typically when you think of the thermostat in your home, you think of the standard old dial or programmable thermostat that hasn’t really changed since the 1950s and is something you wish you could hide until now. Brought to you by two of the engineers and designers of the first number of generations of the(…)

Ask MFP | Is 5-hour Energy For Real?

Ask MFP | Is 5-hour Energy For Real?

Q: Dear MFP, I see 5-hour Energy ads all the time. My job makes me work some crazy hours and I am looking for some help to stay awake but I don’t want to have some crazy sugar buzz. Is this stuff really what they hype it up to be? Sincerely, I Haven’t Slept In(…)

How Technology Can Improve Your Health

How Technology Can Improve Your Health

If Rocky IV and Ivan Drago have taught us anything, it’s that technology and exercise/your personal health are becoming more and more intertwined and there are naturally an array out products out there to help you track your fitness. Over the past year, I have been using a few and have noticed a few pieces(…)

Camelbak Groove Filtered Water Bottle

Camelbak Groove Filtered Water Bottle

Hikers and pretty much everyone consistently on the road know that a water bottle can be a lifesaver, however water out of the tap or drinking fountain generally looks like it could harm you more than help you. Fortunately Camelback, makers of high quality bottles since 1988, have introduced the Camelbak Groove that has builtin(…)

Eat the Right Fish to Make Sure There Are Fish Tomorrow

Eat the Right Fish to Make Sure There Are Fish Tomorrow

From previous posts, you can probably tell that I think infographics are a great way to get a wealth of information out in minimal time. The one below is particularly helpful for me as I love to eat fish as if they are going out of style and in some respects… they are. As overfishing and(…)

Know the Benefits Between Tea and Coffee

Know the Benefits Between Tea and Coffee

The battle of coffee vs. tea will likely never end as each has its upsides and downsides, however I have never seen them all neatly laid out in such an informative and easily understandable way as the folks at Killer Infographics have.  The graphic below lists out the different health studies of each, benefits, risks,(…)

FRS Healthy Protein

FRS Healthy Protein

Brought to the mainstream by Lance Armstrong, FRS Healthy Energy has been around since its introduction in 2004 and has since been geared primarily for people looking some a different kind of energy drink.  Providing you that lift without caffeine and sugar, FRS is fueled by Quercetin, a powerful antioxidant found in foods like blueberries,(…)