Wednesday, January 04, 2006

Prevent ice cream headaches and other tips

Who knows if any of these things actually work, but MSN Health & Fitness has an article on some cool things you can do with your own body. An example:
When you were 9, playing your armpit was a cool trick. Now, as an adult, you can still appreciate a good body-based feat, but you're more discriminating. Take that tickle in your throat; it's not worth gagging over. Here's a better way to scratch your itch: "When the nerves in the ear are stimulated, it creates a reflex in the throat that can cause a muscle spasm," says Scott Schaffer, M.D., president of an ear, nose and throat specialty center in Gibbsboro, New Jersey. "This spasm relieves the tickle."
18 Tricks to Teach Your Body.

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