- You will get an additional 15 minutes of exercise each day, on average, if you take public transit to work.
- Air pollution can affect nutrients in your food. Protein levels dropped by 7% in high carbon dioxide areas. High levels also decrease the amounts of zinc and iron in foods like soybeans, rice, and wheat, and these carbon dioxide levels will continue to rise based on - yep - global warming. It's a real thing, not like the Easter bunny.
- For a better focused workout, meditate for 2 - 5 minutes prior to exercise to clear out thoughts that could cripple your efforts.
- There are approximately 1 million bubbles that form in a flute of champagne.
- Jump as high as you can 20 times a day to increase bone density in your hips.
- Watching intense drama videos can increase cortisol (the stress hormone) levels in some people, which can affect mood negatively.
- Stress from a poor work environment can also increase cortisol, which can make you crave junk food and trigger hormones that increase fat deposits.
- Only 36% of Americans consider themselves overweight, when actually 69% are. Get your body fat percentage (not BMI) checked regularly if you're not sure.
- An adult woman needs about 50 grams of protein per day. Protein helps you feel full and protects your muscle mass - which is what you WANT for a healthy metabolism.
1) We wear raincoats in July and tank tops in September, and will complain when it's below 50 or above 90.
2) That thing that looks like a lighthouse? It's supposed to be a fire hose.
3) No one who lives here actually rides the cable cars.
4) It may only be 7x7 miles, but our micro-climate will have you changing clothes from the Wharf to the Mission to Sunset.
5) Hot dogs off the street at 3am are the most delicious things ever.
5b) So is the crepe truck.
6) There's a holiday pretty much every weekend, and we will figure out a parade/ street fair/ costume for it.
7) The best Italian food is not at The Stinking Rose.
8) Although Muni runs all night, each of us pray that Bart will run 24 hours.
9)We have mastered the art of parallel parking on the left side.
10) We are 100% content being broke living in the best city in the world.
