10 Things Your Poop Can Teach You
By HealthImplants on Monday, November 19th, 2012 | Comments Off
For most of us, our bodily functions mean one of two things: either they’re disgusting aspects of our daily lives, which we should avoid looking at and talking about; or they’re the source of many great jokes and (often guilty) laughter. But whether you personally view your poo with disgust or with fascination, we now [...]
Top 10 Crazy Men
By HealthImplants on Saturday, November 3rd, 2012 | Comments Off
“Men have called me mad; but the question is not yet settled, whether madness is or is not the loftiest intelligence – whether much that is glorious – whether all that is profound – does not spring from disease of thought – from moods of mind exalted at the expense of the general intellect” – [...]
Top 10 Commonly Misdiagnosed Illnesses
By HealthImplants on Friday, November 2nd, 2012 | Comments Off
One thing that you must consider when you have been assessed by a doctor is the possibility that the diagnosis could be incorrect. If a condition troubling you is not diagnosed and treated properly, you may undergo additional pain, physical harm or even death in particularly extreme cases. At the very least, a misdiagnosis that [...]
Top 10 Food Related Books
By HealthImplants on Sunday, October 28th, 2012 | Comments Off
It is no secret that I love food lists and food facts – many of my lists are indeed food related. Another of my loves in life is books – so it seemed a good idea to combine the two and produce a list of the best books out there for people who appreciate food. [...]
Top 10 Painful Illnesses
By HealthImplants on Saturday, October 27th, 2012 | Comments Off
When, it comes to feeling sick we are not all equal in our abilities to cope with distress and discomfort, however there are certain types of pains that tend to reduce this natural discrepancy and are just utterly horrible for everyone no matter if the person is a delicate ballet dancer or a tough soldier [...]
Top 10 Food Fiascos in Film
By HealthImplants on Sunday, October 7th, 2012 | Comments Off
There are some foods you should read the label on before you buy. Fortunately for characters in films they usually have a man with a white beard and words of wisdom to warn them not to eat that food. And inevitably, they do. Here are some of the most memorable and iconic shouldn’t-have-swallowed scenes in [...]
10 Dangerous Local Foods
By HealthImplants on Thursday, September 27th, 2012 | Comments Off
Not all food is made equally. Pufferfish is famous for causing death if it is not prepared with the correct amount of poison, and nearly any food can cause sickness if eaten moldy. Food that is eaten too quickly or not cut properly can cause choking. However, some foods are actually designed to be dangerous. [...]
Top 10 Food Facts and Fallacies
By HealthImplants on Tuesday, September 18th, 2012 | Comments Off
Food is always a popular subject on Listverse and facts and fiction even more so. This list takes a look at ten fascinating facts or misconceptions we all have about food – they should be, for the most part, new to a lot of us. There will undoubtedly be a little controversy around some of [...]
10 Disadvantages to Synesthesia
By HealthImplants on Sunday, September 2nd, 2012 | Comments Off
Synesthesia is generally thought of as a perceptual condition that enhances the experiences of day to day life. For the most part this is true, and many, if not all synesthetes, wouldn’t part with their synthetic experiences to begin with. That does not mean that there aren’t downsides to the condition. Synesthesia is unusual in [...]
Top 10 Fascinating Funerals
By HealthImplants on Sunday, August 19th, 2012 | Comments Off
Some people decide to pay their respects via drive-thru. Others hang coffins from cliffs. Despite the variety of their methods, the rituals are based in the same idea: communities want to remember and honor their dead. Funeral rituals vary tremendously. Whether in the same country or on opposite sides of the world, people find unique [...]