Bye to bad habits

Posted on by

embrace peace

In 72 hours, the New Year will be ushered in. There is the need to dump some habits, embrace new ones and remain happy

Letting go of any hurt, anger and guilt that you might have piled up during the course of the year, is one of the ways to be happy. Forgive all who might have erred you in one way or the other including yourself.

Strive to live a peaceful life irrespective of the trials and challenges you might have faced. Stand out as a peacemaker and never compromise on that.

Drop bad habits

Yes, they say old habits die hard, but truth is, yours can be an exception. Quit bad habits. Eat healthy, go easy on junk food and take a lot of fruits, which will do your body a lot of good.

Discover potential

Everyone, including you, is blessed with one talent or the other. Discover and hone yours. If you are keen on cooking, enroll in a culinary class.

Try a new look

Break the monotony and try a new hairstyle. Adopt a new signature style if you so wish and do not be afraid to try out stylish new looks. Junk that outworn outfit; get a wardrobe overhaul if you can afford it.

Originally posted here:

Bye to bad habits

Students hope to use social media to help food banks

Posted on by

(http://sharemynextmeal.com/)

VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) Theres finally good reason to upload photos of your food on social media, thats because students from the University of The Fraser Valley have found a way to use the obsession to help food banks in our province.

Share My Next Meal (#sharemynextmeal) is a campaign started by Global Development students Kara Hanson, Carolina Silva and Cydney Myers.

Together the three wanted to bring awareness to local poverty in a creative way.

There are issues of poverty right here in our back yard, says Cydney Myers co-founder of the campaign. When people first think about poverty, the thought of their neighbour around the corner not having dinner that night is not what first comes to mind, says Myers.

Inspired in part by the global awareness that was brought to ALS from the popular Ice Bucket Challenge, the group launched a similar campaign hoping to boost donations to local food banks.

What you are asked to do is take a picture of your next meal and with the hashtag sharemynextmeal and take a portion of the proceeds of that meal and donate it to your local food bank, says Myers.

You then nominate three friends to do the very same.

Myers adds that the hashtag has been used all over the world as people from across Canada, the United States, Mexico, Portugal, UK, and even in Thailand have accepted the challenge.

You can find more information on how to get involved here.

Continued here:

Students hope to use social media to help food banks

Amarillo Independent School District Receive Tribute & Medicine Assistance by Charles Myrick of ACRX – Video

Posted on by


Amarillo Independent School District Receive Tribute Medicine Assistance by Charles Myrick of ACRX
http://www.charlesmyrick.com - Community involvement throughout the country is featured...

By: Community Involvement

Original post:

Amarillo Independent School District Receive Tribute & Medicine Assistance by Charles Myrick of ACRX - Video

Medi+Baking 101; Activated Cannabinoids, Making Standardize Cannabis Medicine – Video

Posted on by


Medi+Baking 101; Activated Cannabinoids, Making Standardize Cannabis Medicine
This is part 3 of a 5 part series on how to activate you cannabis for medical needs. In series 3 we have activated our cannabis and now we will show you how we process it for a standardize...

By: John Berfelo

More here:

Medi+Baking 101; Activated Cannabinoids, Making Standardize Cannabis Medicine - Video

Adult Swim's allergy relief commercial turns surreal

Posted on by

"Unedited Footage of a Bear" parody video shows the perils of allergy medicine side effects as a horror film. Next time, read the small print.

You'd have the same expression if you saw yourself running towards you. Video screenshot by Bonnie Burton/CNET

Late-night infomercials seem so surreal it's difficult to tell what's real and what's another bizarre parody meant to make the viewer question his or her sanity. Enter Adult Swim's 4 a.m. "Infomercials" series. "Too Many Cooks," which poked fun at every '80s and '90s TV sitcom ever made, went viral last month. Adult Swim's follow-up is a short infomercial parody titled "Unedited Footage of a Bear."

While the video starts with what looks like someone's camping footage of a bear in the wild, it's cut off with one of those annoying prescription allergy medicine commercials.

The advert is designed to look like a YouTube pre-roll ad that many of us have conditioned ourselves like lab rats to click the SKIP AD arrow to get to the video we want to watch. But in fact, you can't skip the commercial, as this is the video we were meant to see.

The infomercial depicts a mom enjoying a sneeze-free day with her kids in the park thanks to a fake allergy medicine called "Claridryl." The medicine, which is clearly mocking real allergy medicine Claritin and Benadryl, promises to "Act immediately; lasts indefinitely." "Don't risk another minute," commercial mom states in the video. "Take Claridryl. And take life in your hands."

Those of us who must suffer through extreme allergies of everything from pollen to dust mites know that without taking antihistamines we'd sneeze ourselves out of existence.

Unfortunately, taking allergy medicines mean you have to go about your day while battling a long list of side effects such as dry mouth, drowsiness, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, itching, restlessness, moodiness, blurred vision and confusion.

Is mom having a psychotic break or relief from allergies? Video screenshot by Bonnie Burton/CNET

In some cases, people taking various allergy medicines will encounter hallucinations, fast heartbeats, seizures, involuntary quivering, nightmares, ringing in the ears and nervousness. But what if these typical side effects take a turn for the worse? That's exactly what happens in this violent and creepy video from Adult Swim.

View post:

Adult Swim's allergy relief commercial turns surreal