“If You Have A Leg Cramp, Pull Back Your Big Toe”: 40 Human Body Cheat Codes That You Might Not Have Known You Needed

I am skeptical, but I will try it. Thank you.

Also works for blue balls. Can't understand why they don't teach this in s*x ed.

I have low blood pressure disease and it gets too low too fast for this, but I bet it would help for regular folks

Sounds like a good way to get a hernia.

cool, guess I got to try it

Doesn't work for me. Probably because my eyesight is -6.0

I've done this since childhood, I'm 71.

i did this in geography cuz i forgot my glasses, the teacher stared at me like i was an idiot - it worked tho

Also, if you get a piece of paper and make a pin hole in it you can do the same. Just adjust with the distance from your eye and hole size.as needed.

Busted I tried and my vision got even worse

Mmmm it’s a little more complex than that. Some muscles feel tight because they’re actually overstretched and need strengthening. Better to focus on alignment or joint mobility programs.

Stretch your back BEFORE you get out of bed, while you're still warm under covers. Just take 3 to 5 minutes and hug your knees to your chest, roll your hips to the side, etc. I haven't pulled a muscle in my back once since I started doing this every morning, and (before I started) I would tweak my back a few times per year from something as mundane as tying my shoe or sneezing wrong lol. Trust me, this works 👍👍

90%???

Also just movement in general. Your lymphatic system does not have a pump like your heart or lungs. It relies on body movement to move the fluids around.

In my early 40s I started waking up with lower back pain. Decided to try yoga before i went for medical interventions and it's pretty much fixed it. Working on core strength and flexibility is critical.

Less „dangerous“ (for the low blood pressure folks in here) version: pinch your nose shut and hold your breath for as long as you can. Then let go of the nostrils and slowly(!) breathe in. The nose unclogs and stays free for a while. Coming from someone with a weird allergy that causes a constantly runny and often stuffed nose, so I promise it works :)

Who can bend like that while standing?

You will be able to breathe for a few minutes....but what about after?

HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! STOP! HAHAHAHAH! You think I can stand and then put my head between my legs. You are hilarious. I could do that in the 70s but these days I'm happy if i can just manage to pick something up off the floor. (Watches something fall - thinks - I'll get that next time I'm down there at floor level)

I use a nasal rinse every day. My Mum used to get chronic sinusitis regularly but never since doing the rinses.

Or try powerwalking: bend your elbows 90º as if you were running, that makes it easier to swing your arms from side to side and will also make you walk faster. Like Nordic Walking, but without the walking sticks.

Whenever I'm carrying something heavy with one arm (like a saxophone or shopping bags or whatever) and I'm getting tired, I just start metronoming (for lack of a better word) with it. Momentum I guess.

Sounds like some Ministry of Silly Walks stuff. :)

I do this with my arms when I'm out running and struggling to get up an incline. You don't have to run any faster but if you pump your arms, it makes getting up the incline easier.

Just drink a large glass of water and your bladder will wake you up if you're over 40.

The road safety association here in Ireland regularly have this as a TV ad, especially during bank holiday weekends. People tend to drive for longer during these periods so they suggest pulling into a service station, having a coffee and set an alarm for 20 minutes and going to sleep.

If i drink coffee, coke or a strong tea, the coffein kicks in in 2 minutes, not in 20.

The caffeine trick never works for me. I found it's all timing for me. If I set a timer for 20 minutes, I'll be asleep in 5 and sleep a hard 15. I wake up wide awake. Never more than 20 minutes for the timer. Anything more than 20 and I need at least 3 more hours.

What if it takes more than 20 minutes to get to sleep?

Really ? Hunger pangs and feeling thirsty are two entirely different things, you can't tell the difference? I can.

yes- this helps a lot

Itˇs good advice by slimming.

Never worked for me. It just stimulated hunger pains. However, warm broth will work for me.

And conversely……?