If you feel light-headed as you stand up (orthostatic hypotension) you can squeeze any muscle as hard as you can and it will quickly raise your pulse and blood pressure so you don't black out and fall.

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Not any, squeezing your abdominal muscles or anything that increases pressure on the heart can make you pass out even quicker

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I am a woman and my c*caine addicted friend told me that a side effect was not being able to pee on command. She said just tickle the top of your buttcrack and the flow will start. It totally works. Stage fright in a public restroom? My god, it works.
Not sure if it works for the fellas..

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This actually works. I figured it out when I was pregnant.

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If you are bloated and alone, bend over and touch your toes for an extended period of time. additionally, get into child’s pose and rock back and fourth. you can also lay against a wall or couch with your feet up in the air. rotate between those three positions if you are by yourself and you should be significantly less bloated!

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I mean these should work if you are with others too. It might just look a little strange.

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If you feel a sneeze coming on but can't get it out, look towards (not directly into) a bright light source (a light bulb, the sun, etc). and it will cause you to sneeze.

It's called the ACHOO syndrome.

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Not everyone sneezes due to bright light.

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Not insane but if you want to go to the bathroom at night, when you turn on the light squeeze one eye shut until you're finished, then when the light is off again you can open that eye and it will be adjusted to the dark, so you can easily get back to bed with "night vision".

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Just keep your eyes closed the whole time and hope for the best.

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Not really a hack, but be conscious of making sure that when you chew you do it equally on both sides. I was having some serious jaw pain that was because I only chewed on the right side of my mouth, so the left side was weak.

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Unless you have tooth pain and the dentist says "Gee I don't know why it hurts like that. Maybe we should drill and see what we find"

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If you’re a woman at any age after 30 regardless of babies (but especially with) even if you’ve never had a major fall (but especially if you did) pls just do a routine pelvic floor therapy check in.

I was in pain for YEARS. My SI joint no matter what I did I couldn’t get the pain out. Well turns out if I try from inside vs outside I’m relieving it since it’s actually semi stuck. And massaging and re learning to not “push “ to pee etc and adding small pillow at my waist (I have larger hips vs waist) all these things together after years of therapy. Took the pain away - 10 sessions of pelvic floor vs 3-4 years of other PT

Go to a pelvic floor therapist

You can have hip pain, back pain, sexual discomfort - and it can be helped with pelvic floor therapy.

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Kegels, baby.... that's where it's at

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If you're drunk and the room starts spinning, find a place to lay down that is against/near a wall (like a couch). Put a hand above you on the wall and the opposite foot down on the floor. The room immediately stops spinning. It's magical, but you will look a little silly. My aunt taught me this one haha!

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Would have loved this advice 25 years ago!

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If you have trouble sleeping try putting your feet in cold water for a few minutes it can help relax your body and make you feel sleepy faster.

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If you have a fan near your bed, putting your legs out the blanket so the air hits them works too

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If you ever experience sleep paralysis and are desperately trying to move again, start by focusing on your toes or fingers. I find that I can get them to move first then the rest of my body follows.

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This used to happen occasionally and terrify me. I finally started giving in to it and letting myself fall back "asleep". Sounds weird because technically you are asleep. But once I gave in a couple times, the paralysis stopped. I haven't experienced it in years now

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All these helpful ones and mine is just dumb: Whichever is your dominant side sit and make clockwise circles with your ankle. Now draw the number “6” in the air with your same side hand. Your ankle will automatically reverse directions. Brain stuff.

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Pinch your index finger and middle finger to your thumb. Where they meet, you’ve made a ‘pinhole lens’ that you can hold up to your eye to see better. Works really well to read an LED clock at night.

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Huh? Am i doing it right? Just made a two fingered "ok" sign. Yeah. Im not doing it right. :/

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If you get a brain freeze hold your tongue or your thumb to the roof of your mouth And it will almost always stop it within a few seconds.

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I must be broken... This has never worked for me? On a side note... My wife has never experienced this.

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If you can't get a full night's sleep for any reason, aim for 3, 4.5, or 6h -- even if that means you get **less sleep**.

Sleep isn't one big REM cycle. You go through a complete cycle every ~90min. In general, if you feel terrible when you wake up (and it's not due to being ill or a hangover or similar), it's because you forced yourself awake during the deeper parts of sleep. Aiming to wake up at the end of a REM cycle will leave you feeling more rested than if you had less sleep.

This also applies to naps, by the way - it's better to either wake yourself up *before* or *after* the deeper REM sleep; which means naps should be either ~20min or ~90min; not anywhere in between. Ask anyone who says they feel terrible after naps how long they nap for; most of the time, they'll say "about an hour" - despite that being our standard unit of time, it's basically the *worst* length of nap imaginable.

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I have an Oura ring to follow my sleep and no night's sleep is the same. Sleep goes in some kind of cycles but they vary a lot. Some nights I might get 1,5 h. of deep sleep and the next only a few minutes even if I sleep the same amount. It's the same with my friends. So unless your sleep is unnormally rhytmically stable, I wouldn't sleep less.

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I learned a kind of weird one on Reddit a few years ago that I use almost every day now. It kind of stretches your back/straightens your posture. I do this in the shower but it can be done anywhere. Put your back against the wall, make sure your heels, calves, butt, shoulder blades, and back of your head are touching the wall. Now with your palms, try pushing your body away from the wall but at the same time try keeping all the things listed above against the wall, so you’re kind of fighting yourself. Do this a few times in 10 second increments.

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Er... I can't have my gigantic bum and everything else touching the wall at the same time without breaking my spine 😬

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If you stand up too fast and get dizzy, just place your palms flat against a table, bed, whatever is flat and perpendicular to the surface you're standing on. Seriously gets rid of the dizziness in a second.

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Do they mean parallel to the surface you're standing on, or is this Spiderman posting?

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If you feel like you’re going to yawn in an awkward situation, press your tongue against your teeth to stop it.

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Anyone else yawn while reading this one? lol

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Squishmellows, especially one gaint squishmellow, is perfect to proop your body up after sugrey or an accident.
I broke my pelvis and was wheelchair bound for 3 months. That squishmellow saved my life.

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TIL squishmellows are oval-shaped stuffed toys according to the DDG image results

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Put your knees and elbows on the ground and slowly walk your hands forward with your butt in the air and head down. downward dog position.  

Almost always relieves IBS pressure.

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Many yoga postures relieve various ails. I'm not really into the whole yoga lifestyle, but I do yoga everyday because it seems to be the best way for me to keep fit, and avoid injuries. You Tube has a lot of at home practices, and I just had to find the right one that wasn't too yogiish. I still take a class every six months or so to weed out errors, but I really prefer the privacy of my own home, and yoga is fun with cats.

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Using your tongue to stretch the roof of your mouth. It can help reduce headaches and even improve your mood.

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The mammalian diving reflex can stop an anxiety or panic attack instantly.

Hold your breath and splash water on your face (or dunk your head) and your body goes into underwater mode. Your body gets ready to conserve oxygen by slowing down lots of processes, switching off (not the technical term) some organs and parts of your brain.

Panic requires too much oxygen. Panicking underwater will lead to drowning, so your body just cancels out of it.

This is also why throwing a drink in an angry person's face stops them on their tracks.

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I feel noticably calmer after trying the water splash and ice pack.

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Fiber!!!!! Eat it!!!! Eat a lot of it!!! Proof: I’m 40 and just started upping my fiber intake via chia pudding and oats… boom, down 7lbs!

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Too much fiber can make you bloated, gassy, uncomfortable, and practically living in the bathroom. Start small, and keep adding and adjusting until you find your limit, where you’re regular, and can also comfortably go through your day without crop dusting every room you enter or going on an inordinate number of breaks to light up the bathroom. You want to get things moving, not exploding out like torpedo launched from a submarine.

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For men: when you have an unwanted boner, hold your breath.

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Awkward conversation...... Why are you holding your breath? Uhm......

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If you have an inflamed tendon, the best pain relief for that is simple ibuprofen. Make sure it's ibuprofen not tynelol etc. Doctor told me a few years ago that ibuprofen is best for inflamed tendons and idk if he placebo affected me or not, but I certainly notice a much greater relief in swelling and pain using ibuprofen compared to any other OTC pain reliever.

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That's why it's called an anti-inflammatory

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Pickles and other fermented foods can help lessen anxiety.

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ChatGPT: **True**, to some extent. Research has shown that fermented foods like pickles, yogurt, sauerkraut, and kimchi can have a positive effect on mental health, including reducing symptoms of anxiety. This is because fermented foods contain **probiotics**, which promote a healthy gut microbiome. There's a growing body of evidence suggesting that the gut-brain axis—how your gut and brain communicate—plays a role in mental health. A healthier gut can lead to improved production of neurotransmitters like serotonin, which is associated with mood regulation. However, while fermented foods can contribute to reduced anxiety, they are not a standalone treatment. Managing anxiety typically requires a combination of factors, including diet, exercise, therapy, and, in some cases, medication.

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If you eat healthy and proportionately and work out 3-4 times a week. You’ll have more energy, rarely get sick, be in good shape, more mental clarity, and the list goes on…it’s freakin crazy.

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I don't have the energy to start....I work, prepare meals, do a little household and walk minimum 10km a workday (with interruptions) for commute... After I got home I instantly feel my motivation floating away in seconds...

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Starting Strength. Everybody with no history of lifting should do some kind of bench/dead/squat routine, adding progressively more weight over time. Beginners will quickly add a huge amount of strength and muscle. Eventually progress slows and people can decide how/if to continue. But no reason not to take advantage of beginner gains.

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Lasting cough that won't quit at the tail end of a cold/sore throat?

Take Vicks vapor rub and heavily smear it on the bottoms of your feet and throw on socks. In minutes, the cough substantially subsides or goes away entirely.

It's not science.
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I initially read that as "rub on the bottoms of your teeth" and was very unsure of the hack.

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Reduce nausea instantly by sniffing 90% Isopropyl Alcohol. Don’t know why it’s better than 70% but s**t works better than ginger, no worse than zofran.

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Does any BP have experience trying this? My husband suffers from nausea often and takes Zofran for it, but it'd be nice to have a second option.

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Rubbing your wrist before bed to prevent nightmares. I forget exactly what points (google it) so I just apply pressure and rub around the wrist, and I don't have nightmares. Learned this from an acupuncturist.

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Squeezing your thumb into the palm of your hand stops your gag reflex.

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For weight loss. Run the abs first. Crunches, planking, whatever you're comfy with just keep your core tight. Do throughout the day in small sets anytime you have a moment. You immediately increase your metabolism even if slightly and feel more full on less food. When you eat, and after, drink lots of water. Don't chug just keep sipping through the hours after meals till you have to pee. When you have to pee you know you have successfully flooded your tract and this will help break down food and increase speed of digestion. Plus hydration helps with weight loss generally.

Keep your core tight through the day and drink till you need to pee after each meal. You will lose weight on this alone. When you get down to your target weight, or heck whenever comfortable add some additional exercise to zones you want to tone up. Ezpz.

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Drink a large glass of water before every meal

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