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1. 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated. (Likely applies to half
world population)

2. In 37% of Americans, the thirst mechanism is so weak that it is often
mistaken for hunger.

3. Even MILD dehydration will slow down one’s metabolism as much as 3%.

4. One glass of water will shut down midnight hunger pangs for almost 100%
of the dieters studied in a U-Washington study.

5. Lack of water, the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue.

6. Preliminary research indicates that 8-10 glasses of water a day could
significantly ease back and joint pain for up to 80% of sufferers.

7. A mere 2% drop in body water can trigger fuzzy short-term memory,trouble
with basic math, and difficulty focusing on the computer screen or on a
printed page.

Check on your smoke detector at least once every six months, or less.

It might not be working.

Although the average life of a smoke detector can be as long as 10-15 years, they can go bad instantly, and you would not even know it.

About 30 percent of smoke detectors fail after ten years, according to safety reports. About 50 percent of them shut down after 15 years.

Even tho it might emit a sound when you test it, that does not necessarily mean it will alert you to smoke or a fire.

It is HIGHLY recommended to replace them every ten years, just to be on the safe side.

 There’s currently a rising popularity in healthy foods, but obesity rates are going up at the same time.

 Researchers at Cornell University set out to determine why we are eating healthier foods and still gaining weight.

 They’ve found that it is most likely due to “health halo effect”, meaning when consumers hear that there is a fast food restaurant that has low calorie foods, they over generalize that all or most of the foods in the restaurant are healthy. And that is just not the case.

 In fact, consumers estimated that sandwiches from healthier fast food restaurants contain 35% fewer calories than they actually had. And not only that, as a result of their underestimation, consumers then felt it was ok to load up on beverages, side dishes and desserts containing up to 130% more calories then when the main course they ordered was advertised as healthy, as compared to when it was not.