Drink water when you're bloated

When you feel bloated, drinking water sounds as if it would only make matters worse, but it can often help, says James Lee, MD, gastroenterologist with St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, Calif. If you're on a high-fiber diet, for instance, then your body needs more water to work more efficiently, says Dr. Lee. "Water mixes with water soluble fiber and makes it into a gel like substance. This affects the motility of the gut and reduces the symptom of bloating." Drinking more water also relieves bloating caused by dehydration. When you're dehydrated, your body clings to the water your body does have, causing you to puff up.

source:health

Hot coffee everywhere with iCup

iCup is an innovative concept specially designed for Apple that can heat up any drink inside the cup by connecting it with the user’s notebook, as well as any device that supports USB connection, via a USB cable  anywhere. The key goal of the project is to ease life with more manageable features that ensure uninterrupted working opportunity, doesn’t matter the user goes to the park, library or working in the office. The featured Apple logo of the cup is actually a heat indicator that shows the temperature of the inside content, blue for cool, orange for warm and pink for hot, while enhancing the aesthetics. Moreover, it incorporates a displaceable handle that offers convenient fit into any small area and the changeable upper portion allows easy washing.

source:itechfuture

Concept Clever swimsuit

Created the world’s first smart swimsuit as yet untitled, but already endowed with a non-standard functions for him. No, he will not send to your smartphone information on the state that hides from prying eyes – everything is much more interesting and unique.

Swimsuit looks like a sexy bikini, located inside the 3D-printed elastic mesh with embedded opaque plates made of spongy substance.
According to the authors of the idea, all the dirt remains in the sponge and not come into contact with the body, so that the water treatment really works. From what material made these same sponge is still unknown, but this material is short-lived, though, and easily replaceable. Reported, that change the sponge can every 20 baths.

Note that the more pollutants catch a swimsuit, so it will be harder and, more importantly, more volume, so that the closer to the time to replace the first filler modest size could become a decent male attention the third. So far, the 3D-printed swimsuit only a prototype, but production is not far off. By the way, for men will also be issued smelting, as well as super-sponge will be used in the shorts for surfing and even diving suits. So, the more time you spend in the water, the cleaner it becomes. 

source:itechfuture

7 Things the Most Interesting People All Have in Common

1) First, Don’t Be Boring

Sometimes the best offense is a good defense. Look at it like the Hippocratic Oath of conversations: Do no harm.

We’re all terrible at realizing when we bore others because, well, we all think we’re just fascinating.

The #1 tip for never boring anyone comes from Scott Adams: Be brief, be positive.

If you’re always to the point and stay upbeat, it’s extremely hard for anyone to accuse you of being poor company.

But sometimes you do need to speak a little longer to make sure things don’t get stilted.

The Art of Civilized Conversation offers another good tip: Is anyone asking you questions about what you’re saying?

If not, maybe it’s time to end the story or ask the other person a question.

2) The Most Captivating People Are Often Good Listeners

Impressing people can be great but it can also devolve into status jockeying, one-upmanship and envy.

People love to talk about themselves and there are a dearth of good listeners.

Let the other person talk. It gives their brain as much pleasure as food or money:

Talking about ourselves—whether in a personal conversation or through social media sites like Facebook and Twitter—triggers the same sensation of pleasure in the brain as food or money…

You can make an excellent impression by saying amazingly little.Ironically, the people we like the most often say the least.

3) Talk About The Other Person’s Interests

This is straight from Dale Carnegie and if you’re not that socially adept, this is as straightforward as it gets.

Why struggle to guess what most people might find generically interesting?

Ask people what they’ve been up to or what their hobbies are. Then talk about that. You’re now 80% of the way there.

If you know about the subject the similarity will bond you.

If you don’t, ask them to explain and be a great listener as they talk about something they love.

4) Have Three Good Stories

Comedians don’t just talk about anything when they’re onstage. They have their act rehearsed.

You don’t just trot into a job interview and say whatever’s on your mind.

Always have three good stories on hand that reliably entertain, inform or engage.

Another tip from Scott Adams: People are generally more interested in stories about people rather than things.

Drama, gossip and reality TV are successful for a reason. We all find human behavior fascinating.

On the other hand, most people don’t want to hear about the features on your new iPhone.

5) Don’t Forget Charisma

It’s not all about the words. Some people are engaging but if what they said was transcribed, it would be unimpressive.

When you’re speaking emotionally, the words only account for 7% of what get conveyed. Seven percent.

Voice tone and body language are far more important.

Via The Heart of Social Psychology: A Backstage View of a Passionate Science:

One often quoted study (Mehrabian & Ferris, 1967) found that of all the information conveyed to another person when we say something that is emotional (not informational), only 7 percent is contained in the actual meaning of the words we use.

Laugh. Smile. Be passionate. Gesture. Modulate your voice. Don’t just sweat the words.

6) Be Somewhere Interesting

Got a say in where you’ll be at, as with a date or meeting?

Pick someplace stimulating. Context matters.

In general, we’re lousy about realizing where our feelings are coming from.

Research shows excitement from any source is often associated with the person you’re with — even if they’re not the cause of it.

Why do people find musicians so captivating? The music and the crowd stimulates emotions — and we viscerally associate those with the band.

MIT Behavioral Economist Dan Ariely recounts a relevant study he did:

Why does this happen? Ariely thinks it might have something to do with “misattribution of emotions”: “Sometimes we have an emotion and we don’t know where it’s coming from, so we kind of stick it on something that seems sensible.” In other words, your strong feelings about the music might make you think you’re having strong feelings about the lead singer.

7) And Most Importantly: Live An Interesting Life

Remember the theme of Don Quixote: If you want to be a knight, act like a knight.

If you don’t read, watch and think about generic things, generic things are less likely to come out of your mouth.

This doesn’t need to be expensive or difficult. Hang out more often with the most interesting people you know.

The friends you spend time with dramatically affect your behavior — whether you like it or not.

The Longevity Project, which studied over 1000 people from youth to death had this to say:

The groups you associate with often determine the type of person you become.

In The Start-up of You, Reid Hoffman and Ben Casnocha talk about how the best way to improve particular qualities in yourself is to spend time with people who are already like that.

The best and most reliable way to appear interesting is to live an interesting life.

And to pursue that ends up being far more rewarding than merely making a good impression on others.

source:time

Skip energy drinks when you're tired

Energy drinks contain up to five times more caffeine than coffee, but the boost they provide is fleeting and comes with unpleasant side effects like nervousness, irritability, and rapid heartbeat, says Goodson. Plus, energy drinks often contain high levels of taurine, a central nervous system stimulant, and upwards of 50 grams of sugar per can (that's 13 teaspoons worth!). The sweet stuff spikes blood sugar temporarily, only to crash soon after, leaving you sluggish and foggy headed—and reaching for another energy drink.

source:health

5 Lifesaving Things to Know About Heart Attacks

With heart disease causing one of every seven American deaths, the New York Times today offers a few things to know about heart attacks—that could save your life:

Common symptoms: Chest pain, pressure, or squeezing is the most common symptom, but you might also experience abdominal pain, back pain, neck pain, or even nausea, vomiting, or heavy sweating.

How to interpret those symptoms: If they're sudden, or if they get worse over hours or days, go to the ER.

If you're a woman: You'll probably experience symptoms similar to what a man would, but doctors are more likely to dismiss those symptoms, particularly if you're younger, since women on average have heart attacks about a decade later than men.

How to get to the hospital: Call 911. If you take yourself or have someone drive you, you miss out on the electrocardiogram paramedics can do in the back of the ambulance, the results of which are then waiting when you arrive at the hospital. Plus, paramedics can give you oxygen and medicine as you drive, and likely know which hospital will treat you quickly.

And speaking of getting treated quickly: If you want to know how prepared your local hospital is to deal with a heart attack fast, you can call and ask questions like whether they receive the aforementioned electrocardiograms from ambulances, or whether cardiology team members are required to be within a half-hour of the hospital when on call.

source:newser.com

Smart jewelry designed to protect women from sexual assault

A new accessory developed by a startup in the United States aims to prevent sexual assaults and attacks to women worldwide. Named ‘Athena’, this wearable device is the size of a coin and can be used on the belt, clothing or even as a necklace. When the button on it is pressed, the discreet device emits a loud alarm and sends text messages with the user’s location to their emergency contacts.

The product has started a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo and has already raised almost 5 times its initial goal of $40,000 with still 18 days to go. Backers can get Athena for $75 through their campaign before they officially launch it at a price of $99.

The device has a small Bluetooth chip that should be paired with a smartphone to send text messages. The alarm will go off at the touch of the button and can only be shut off by the user herself. The device also has a ‘SilentROAR’ function, which could be used in a domestic violence situation and doesn’t trigger the alarm, but still sends the location of the user to their emergency contacts.

The company also hopes to add new features to Athena, like having the device contact the police and insert it directly into clothing.

source:interestingengineering