Fear of $$$, Love of Pets

Shrinking Brains
A study at Detroit’s Henry Ford Hospital revealed evidence that men’s brains shrink faster with age than women’s brains. The study concluded that, between the ages of 65 and 95, men’s brains shrink faster in areas that control thinking, planning, and memory.
Now they have a legit excuse for forgetting your birthday and anniversary!

Love, Animal-style!
Rather than spending Valentine's Day with their partner, 20% of adults would prefer to be with their pet, according to a new global survey. The French were least likely to choose a pet over a human.

Today’s Show is made possible by the NUMBER TWELVE

12 - 12% of fortune cookie fortunes contain the word "luck".

12 - For every 12 children, 4 girls keep a journal, but 1 boy does the same. Yeah, they’re too busy playing police & thief, catching spiders, and shooting aliens in video games to write about their feelings!

12 - While the average resume contains four references, only one reference in 12 is ever contacted.

5 Things
Why oh Why Wedesday
5. Why oh why is "abbreviated" such a long word?
4. Why is it that when you transport something by car, it's called a shipment,
but when you transport something by ship, it's called cargo?
3. Why oh why is a stupid person called a smart-ass?
2. Why oh why is the third hand on the watch called a second hand?
1. Why oh why is the time of day with the slowest traffic called rush hour?
My observations on answerable questions that have us slapping hand to forehead!

THE GOLD HEALTH GUIDE
When you get up in the morning, you can jump-start your metabolism for the day by making sure the first thing you do is drink a few gulps of iced water.
Put a bottle or glass of water in the fridge before you go to bed. When you get up, go straight to the fridge and make yourself take a few gulps. Then go on about your business. It only takes a few seconds and it the cold iced water forces your metabolism to get going quickly so you can start burning calories faster and feeling alert sooner. It only takes seconds and doesn’t hurt at all. It also hydrates you right away!

Women with full lips 'look younger'
Scientists involved in studying the correlation between lip thickness and youthful appearance have found what many have already suspected – the plumper your lips, ladies, the younger you look!
In the study, For women over 60, there appeared to be a more than sevenfold variation in lip thickness.
The thinnest lips measured just 3mm from the top of the upper lip to the bottom of the lower lip, while the fullest lips among the over-sixties measured 2.2cm.
Those with the full, firm lips looked younger than their years, even if they had wrinkles, eye bags, sagging jowels and greying hair!
The lips of both men and women reach their fullest in early adulthood, but then start getting thinner between the age of 30 and 40.
However, there is little women can do naturally to keep the youthful appearance of their lips because that is largely determined by genes.
But take heart, it doesn’t matter what your lips look like – it’s what you use them for! Muah!

Why Are We So Scared of Losing Money?
The study of two women with brain lesions that made them unafraid to lose on a gamble showed the amygdala, the brain's fear center, activates at the very thought of losing money.
The finding offers insight into economic behavior and suggests that as humans,m we have evolved to be cautious about the prospects of losing food or other valued possessions.
Researchers from the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena and University College of London say their laboratory and field evidence suggests that people often avoid risks with losses even when they might earn a substantially larger gain, a behavioral preference termed 'loss aversion'.
So next time someone blames you for not buying that winning toto number, you can say, "My brain made me do it!"