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Instructions : While this video is awesome, it didn’t go to medical school. Always consult your doctor for actual medical advice. Step 1: Show yourself who’s boss Develop authority over yourself — drill sergeants establish theirs early and decisively. Completely cut one unhealthy habit from your lifestyle right away to prove you can rise to …
Instructions : While this video is awesome, it didn’t go to medical school. Always consult your doctor for actual medical advice. Step 1: Select your music Pick a motivational song. Use a hard-hitting backbeat to start you off when the chips are down, and sweeping horns and shredding guitar that crescendo as you improve. Step …
Instructions : While this video is awesome, it didn’t go to medical school. Always consult your doctor for actual medical advice. Step 1: Text her alarming stats Whenever you have a spare second, text her a new, alarming stat about tanning beds. She may capitulate just to stop you from clogging her cell. TIP: When …
Instructions : While this video is awesome, it didn’t go to medical school. Always consult your doctor for actual medical advice. Step 1: Floss daily Brush and floss your teeth daily; research shows it can reduce your risk of gingivitis and gum disease, which cause aging of the immune and artery systems. And it will …
Instructions : While this video is awesome, it didn’t go to medical school. Always consult your doctor for actual medical advice. Step 1: Catch up on some reading Catch up on some reading. Now’s your chance to read all those books you always meant to. And all those magazines you wanted to check out — …
Instructions : While this video is awesome, it didn’t go to medical school. Always consult your doctor for actual medical advice. Step 1: Dress to impress Look the part when you work out. Wear an ironic T-shirt that seems like its been through the wash a few times. Roll new sneakers in dirt before wearing …
Instructions : While this video is awesome, it didn’t go to medical school. Always consult your doctor for actual medical advice. Step 1: Choose an organization Pick a cryonics organization that provides preservation services. Ask yourself, where would I like to lie entombed for hundreds, even thousands of years — while I wait for death …
Instructions : While this video is awesome, it didn’t go to medical school. Always consult your doctor for actual medical advice. Step 1: Make small talk Make small talk. Stick to easy topics like the weather or your local sports team. If possible, bring up things that you might have in common, like the fact …
Instructions : While this video is awesome, it didn’t go to medical school. Always consult your doctor for actual medical advice. Step 1: Remember: hot docs and nurses! The reason there are so many medical shows on TV is because doctors and nurses are hot! If making an appointment makes you queasy, just remember: Every …
Instructions Step 1: Leave the bed unmade Leave the bed unmade. It’s more sanitary to pull back the covers and let the linens air out than to trap dust mites under the warm covers, where they’ll thrive. Step 2: Don’t dry the dishes Don’t towel-dry hand-washed dishes. Air-drying is so much more hygienic that most …
Instructions : While this video is awesome, it didn’t go to medical school. Always consult your doctor for actual medical advice. Step 1: Rest up Go ahead, hit that snooze button. And again. Getting plenty of sleep boosts your immune system, reduces your risk of high blood pressure, heart disease, and diabetes, and helps keep …
Instructions : While this video is awesome, it didn’t go to medical school. Always consult your doctor for actual medical advice. Step 1: Pretend they’re in charge Let them think it’s their idea. Ask rhetorical questions they’ll answer yes to, like, “Wouldn’t it be great to be fabulously thin?” Then, casually mention a number of …
Instructions : While this video is awesome, it didn’t go to medical school. Always consult your doctor for actual medical advice. Step 1: Get a magnet Get yourself an industrial-strength super-magnet. If you can’t find one, try gathering several million refrigerator magnets. Step 2: Chill out Cool your magnet in liquid helium, chilling it to …
Instructions : While this video is awesome, it didn’t go to medical school. Always consult your doctor for actual medical advice. Step 1: Drink responsibly Have a drink with friends – moderate alcohol consumption in a supportive social setting can lower your risk of heart disease and stroke, and red wine may improve cardiovascular health. …
Instructions : While this video is awesome, it didn’t go to medical school. Always consult your doctor for actual medical advice. Step 1: Excessive sweating = chromium deficiency Do you sweat more than the average humanoid? Ask your doctor if you might be low on chromium, an element found in foods like broccoli. Step 2: …
