5 Things to Know This Week

1. Why you should say no to alcohol


according to nutritionist Joy Bauer:

• lowers your inhibitions - makes it harder to say no to unhealthy foods
• increases risk of high blood pressure
• "          "             "  obesity
• messes with your skin!
• is taxing on your liver

2. A pinch of salt prevents the egg's shell from cracking while boiling

3. Balloons make for a sophisticated and chic backdrop

Contrary to what many of us might think, or remember balloons to be, they can be very 'grown up', chic and sophisticated. Just remember to stick to a neutral, or limited colors color-palette. Clear/transparent balloons also add texture to your overall look without a solid/bold  balloon being there.

4. The father has an important role in teaching persistence to his young adolescent children

According to sciencedaily.com and research done by Brigham Young University (BYU), father's play and important and unique role in teaching their children about being and staying persistent. All about completing tasks, sticking to a goal. Not to say that mother's can't enforce these teachings, but it is important to know that the father being involved is very important and really he is just as influential as a mother.

5. Color blocking is totally do-able

Just remember:
- stick to solids
- balance out with neutrals
- full proof combos: similar colors
- try and find pre-color-blocked pieces at stores

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One Baby Born Every Hour is Addicted to Opiates!

That is one hell of a statistic. One baby born every hour, is addicted to Opiate drugs in the United States. 

A recent study by University of Michigan found that the reason for new borns having neonatal abstinence syndrome - basically babies, once born, show withdrawal symptoms from the drug(s) - has tripled in the past few years. The reason for this unfortunate circumstance is because of an increase in  mothers' use of drugs while pregnant

"Recently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report which found that over the last decade sales for opiate pain relievers like OxyContin and Vicodin have quadrupled," says Stephen W. Patrick, M.D., M.P.H., M.S., lead author of the study and a fellow in the University of Michigan's Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine.

Patrick, a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar at the University of Michigan, says multiple factors are likely to blame for the dramatic spike in use of opiate pain relievers, from their potential overuse for chronic pain to illegal sales of these drugs on the street. Overall, the U-M study showed that the number of mothers using opiate drugs increased five times over the last decade.

Source: science daily

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