Tricks to Teach Your Body

Today I went to doctor for my annual checkup. Unlike President Bush I did not put on unwanted pounds, because I ate too much birthday cake. In fact, I have eaten very little birthday cake which is part of the reason why Haley's cake is either still in the fridge or in the trash.
After getting a thorough once over by the doctor, the nurse came in to draw blood. However, before she stuck the needle in I remembered that if you cough before an injection it lessens the pain. In fact when I coughed, and it was not even a loud or hard cough, I felt no pain. According to Taras Usichenko, author of a study on the phenomenon, this trick causes a sudden, temporary rise in pressure in the chest and spinal canal, inhibiting the pain-conducting structures of the spinal cord. I am sure everyone can use this except for David, because he loves shots and in no way wants to diminish any part of the shot getting ritual.

More Tricks to Teach Your Body - Here (Via Men's Health)