Jacques-Yves Cousteau: Oceanographer
Born: 11 June 1910 / Died: 25 June 1997
Birthplace: Saint-André de Cubzac, France
Best known as: Underwater explorer and filmmaker
Jacques Cousteau was the most famous undersea explorer in the world, known by his dozens of books and films from the 1950s until his death in 1997. The co-inventor of the aqualung (an underwater breathing apparatus) in 1943, Cousteau also pioneered techniques in underwater photography and explored the oceans of the world aboard his vessel Calypso. His filmmaking career included three Oscars, frequent television specials and the series, …

Many people complaining about having trouble waking up. They wake up feeling groggy, light headed, and tired. If this is happening to you, you need to make a few changes to ensure a night of peaceful slumber that will leave you feeling revved up and ready to go.

This article gives useful ways to wake up every morning feeling fresh and restful:

Before bed

It is vital to understand that deep, relaxing sleep is one of key ways to easy wakeup.

- Keep your room at or below 60 degrees farenheit. 50 seem …

There are many factors, both internal and external, that can influence the quantity and quality of the sleep we obtain. You may not be able to control or eliminate all of the factors that interfere with your sleep, but you can create an environment and adopt habits that encourage a more restful night.

Here are a ten “Not-to-do” lists that may improve your quality of sleep :

1. Do not smoke. Nicotine is a stimulant and can make it difficult to fall asleep and stay asleep. Many over-the-counter and prescription drugs …

Each person snores occasionally but it is a problem if you are disturbing yourself, your sleep partner or your neighbors. Snoring stops sleep patterns which can cause to sleep deficit. The effects of sleep deficit can include low energy, foggy thinking and daytime sleepiness. The absence of oxygen flowing to the brain that occurs when someone snores can lead to diabetes, high blood pressure and stroke.

- No to sleeping pills – Do not take sleeping pills, tranquilizers or any anti histamine drugs to induce sleeping. These medications make your …

“You are what you eat.”

There are a great number of foods that are healing in nature to the human body. A lot of of these foods may surprise you. This post will deal with a number of these foods, and discuss how they help the body.

Take the time to study what foods are the most healing. If you already eat a vast array of healing foods then good for you- keep on doing what you are doing. If on the other hand your body could use a better dose of …

When everything is getting on top of us, it seems we have those moments when we are about ready to tear out our hair or someone else’s. That is why all you need is some ideas to de-stress and keep all of you at the top of your game.

Here are 15 ways to de-stress for your present and future life:
1. Exercise Your Body Every Day
Getting regular physical activity works wonders in coping with stress. Give your stress to the pavement or the treadmill and let it go from your body. …

In Great Britain there was actually some study done that suggested that the color of your car says something about your personality type. And accordingly, based on your personality type, your likeliness to be involved in an accident (in the UK at least). That research showed that black cars are twice as likely to be involved in crashes as cream-color cars. Whether this is true in the United States is unclear.

Black. Black cars denote an aggressive personality or someone who’s an outsider or rebel. This sexy shade represents authority and …

What is meditation?
Meditation is really just a way of systematically tuning out mental chatter. We all meditate from time to time, but the term itself is usually used to describe an exercise in sustained concentration that you can use to calm your body and quiet your mind – in short, to reduce stress. Historically, meditation has roots in both Eastern and Western spiritual traditions, but you don’t have to be Buddhist, Hindu, Christian, or religious at all to practice it. Today, many people use meditation outside of its traditional religious …