I swear, I didn't make this up!!
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Housework cuts breast cancer risk
Chores may be exercise enough
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Women who exercise by doing the housework can reduce their risk of breast cancer, a study suggests.
The research on more than 200,000 women from nine European countries found doing household chores was far more cancer protective than playing sport.
Dusting, mopping and vacuuming was also better than having a physical job.
The women in the Cancer Research UK-funded study spent an average of 16 to 17 hours a week cooking, cleaning and doing the washing.
Experts have long known that physical exercise can reduce the risk of breast cancer, probably through hormonal and metabolic changes.
But it has been less clear how much and what types of exercise are necessary for this risk reduction.
And much of past work has examined the link between exercise and breast cancer in post-menopausal women only.
The latest study looked at both pre- and post-menopausal women and a range of activities, including work, leisure and housework.
All forms of physical activity combined reduced the breast cancer risk in post-menopausal women, but had no obvious effect in pre-menopausal women.
Chores protected
Out of all of the activities, only housework significantly reduced the risk of both pre- and post-menopausal women getting the disease.
Housework cut breast cancer risk by 30% among the pre-menopausal women and 20% among the post-menopausal women.
The women were studied over an average of 6.4 years, during which time there were 3,423 cases of breast cancer.
The international authors said their results suggested that moderate forms of physical activity, such as housework, may be more important than less frequent but more intense recreational physical activity in reducing breast cancer risk.
Dr Lesley Walker of Cancer Research UK said: "We already know that women who keep a healthy weight are less likely to develop breast cancer.
"This study suggests that being physically active may also help reduce the risk and that something as simple and cheap as doing the housework can help."
He recommend that men and women take regular exercise and maintain a healthy body weight to help prevent cancer.
The research is published in the journal Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention.
Just another excuse for men to avoid housework. They tell their wives that they want them to stay healthy.
Im saving this link!
Starfish Scientist will be SOOO glad you did! (//vny!://discoverseattle.net/forums/richedit/smileys/Teasing/19.gif)
Meh, sex is better exercise. This'll cure all!
Kitten, she wouldnt listen to me anyhow on that. She would just grin impishly at me and wait for me to begin.
purelife wrote:
Meh, sex is better exercise. This'll cure all!
The international authors said their results suggested that moderate forms of physical activity, such as housework, may be more important than less frequent but more intense recreational physical activity in reducing breast cancer risk.
While I agree with ya PL, this says otherwise, lol.
Sex can be moderate and less physical. That's why there's foreplay.
really? You mean I cant steal third base and slide straight home?
You'll be tagged out if you try, and have to slink back to the dugout.
[span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"] Russ wrote:[/span][br style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"][span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"]really? You mean I cant steal third base and slide straight home?[/span]
[hr style="width: 100%; height: 2px;"]Nope. It gets too messy, unless someone is offering to lick it all up.
[span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"] kitten wrote:[/span][br style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"][span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"]You'll be tagged out if you try, and have to slink back to the dugout.[/span]
[hr style="width: 100%; height: 2px;"] OMG, kitten! *i'm shocked* I'm going to have to report you to TEH MODURATOR! (//forums/richedit/smileys/Teasing/12.gif)
Hmm, I havent been playing by the same set of rules then.
I think Ill stick with mine and stay away from hairballs.
Finally! A good character reference. Thanks, purelife.
You could always grease the hairballs. Then, you'd have nothing to worry about.
kitten wrote:
Finally! A good character reference. Thanks, purelife.
ROTFL
Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigggggggggggggggggghhhhtttttt.
Obviously written by a male.
Can't you just see a woman bragging to her co-workers that her husband is so thoughtful he lets her do all the housework when she gets home? Not gonna happen!!!
My husband becomes handicapped the moment I mentioned housework. "Oh, I don't know how to do that." or "I'm going to screw it up and you'll just get mad" or "I'm busy looking after Lise Jr."
Ask him how he would manage if you had to go away for a few days. And you could also mention he will never know if he can do something until he tries, and hand him the vacuum.
He probably wouldn't survive but he'll run to his mother the first sign of trouble. I really should get him to do a segment on Crash Test Mommies. He wouldn't last one hour.
Is that a show? I've never heard of it, but then I rarely have the TV on.
I thought that guys like to vacumn. Oh well, perhaps not all. I've come across many guys who just love it. (not kidding) Me, I have to practically fight with my guy to vacumn (as I like to do it too) when we had this rug in our living room. He loves it. *thank goodness*
My husband used to like to dust and polish furniture. Naturally I encouraged his little hobby!
Oh sweet, kitten. (//forums/richedit/smileys/Happy/13.gif) How'd you do it? Do share any of your secrets. ;)
You're kidding? Vacumn and guys? Noooo way. You know what they hate most of all, toilet cleaning! Yeah. Like I wanna clean your toilet. Bleh. Guys are incredibly messy when it comes to using the loo then expects US to clean it up.
Has this thread turned into a guy bashing thread? Hehe. (//vny!://discoverseattle.net/forums/richedit/smileys/Happy/12.gif)
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Yep, it's a show that I can relate to.
Crash Test Mommy is back and continues to take under-appreciated, often criticized moms out of the house for a weekend away, replacing them with a know-it-all family member or friend, who thinks they can do a better job with the children and the household. While host Nicole Oliver whisks mom away to enjoy a two-day luxury retreat, the substitute mom is left to cope with the meals, meltdowns and daily challenges that are part of raising children
Meanwhile, Mom watches her family from afar via Web cam, providing insights and giving the substitute mom instructions when she sees her rules being carelessly ignored
I'm just happy that he puts the toilet seat down. I'm kinda lucky that my guy likes to clean. He's a definite keeper. (//forums/richedit/smileys/2.gif)
purelife wrote:
Oh sweet, kitten. (//forums/richedit/smileys/Happy/13.gif) How'd you do it? Do share any of your secrets. ;)
I praised him for the fine job he was doing and told him that I could never make the place look so good. After that he had to keep demonstrating how talented he was. I didn't mind the cooking, although he was pretty good at that himself. I was lucky, that's all.
Praise is one of the best compliments and a great motivational tool. That's so wonderful, kitten. :)
He was a good man, and I enjoyed showing him how much he was appreciated.
I destroyed my vacuum when I tried to suck up frozen blackberries a few months ago. After a few weeks I needed a new vacuum, so I went and bought a wet/dry shopvac. I use it to vacuum and suck up everything spills, dirt, everything. Its the ultimate fun toy, I use it for projects in the shop and such as well.
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Bash all you want, lol, its not gonna change us, all have pros and cons. Not too sure whats what either. (//vny!://discoverseattle.net/forums/richedit/smileys/4.gif)
I don't believe in full equality in a relationship. One is going to be better at something than the other. I wouldn't want someone to be an equal of me.
No bashing intended, Russ. What would the world be like without men?
*Don't rush to answer, ladies!*
Those vacs are damn powerful. My dad has one and that thing sucks up dirt/water like no other I've ever seen.
LOL kitten. I agree. No guy bashing there, Russ.
LOL, I dont think I found the right sarcasm smiley. <sigh>
I agree PL, I use my shopvac for everything. Its great! The one I pictured looks like it, but the one I got was a limited edition one with a 5hp motor instead of the normal 2.5 hp one.
I got a bit of a look when I tried to clean my fishtank with it. I was told I would have it taken away.
Were the fish still in it?
ROFL kitten.
We once had a fish (beta fish) and it died on us. poor poor thing... :(
Why would you suck frozen berries in the first place????????
Umph. Other than purelife's BF, I know of NO MAN that puts da toilet seat down. They seem to think it's a useless motion to put the seats down.
I just want all the guys in the world to PEE IN THE HOLE. [FONT color=#ff0000]Missing is NOT an option[/FONT].
Lise wrote:
Why would you suck frozen berries in the first place????????
Honestly? It involved copious amounts of alcohol on my buddies birthday, trying to get ice out of my fridge cause my icemaker was jammed, the berries I had frozen in the side by side freezer slipped out and the ziplock hit the floor letting the nicely hard package bust and spray EVERYWHERE. So, being the energetic manual labour type person that I am, I went in search of a vacuum. Then proceeded to suck up berries oblivious to the burning smell... I burned out the motor and lots of other plastic goodies inside the vacuum. (//vny!://discoverseattle.net/forums/richedit/smileys/Other/11.gif)
Umph. Other than purelife's BF, I know of NO MAN that puts da toilet seat down. They seem to think it's a useless motion to put the seats down.
Im not arguing here.
I just want all the guys in the world to PEE IN THE HOLE. [FONT color=#ff0000]Missing is NOT an option[/FONT].I can pee on and in many things... a toilet is no fun however. A tree or someones tire is MUCH more fun.(//vny!://discoverseattle.net/forums/richedit/smileys/Teasing/11.gif)
Russ wrote:
Honestly? It involved copious amounts of alcohol on my buddies birthday, trying to get ice out of my fridge cause my icemaker was jammed, the berries I had frozen in the side by side freezer slipped out and the ziplock hit the floor letting the nicely hard package bust and spray EVERYWHERE. So, being the energetic manual labour type person that I am, I went in search of a vacuum. Then proceeded to suck up berries oblivious to the burning smell... I burned out the motor and lots of other plastic goodies inside the vacuum. (//vny!://discoverseattle.net/forums/richedit/smileys/Other/11.gif)
But of course......... LOL.(//vny!://discoverseattle.net/forums/richedit/smileys/Happy/4.gif)
LOL Russ. I knew that there was a story about you sucking up blackberries/raspberries in the first place! tee hee...
What a beautiful picture that made in my mind. That's wild, Russ!
I figure if men have to lift the toilet seat each time, then we shouldn't worry about lowering it.
Now I have to get to bed or I'll be no good for work in the morning. Good night, all. It's been fun chatting.
Night there, kitten. Pleasant dreams.
Night night kitten. Sleep tight. :) and sweeeet dreams.
Good night kitten, have a good day tomorrow!
SAure you've seen that signs:
If you sprinkle when you tinkle,
Please be neat and wipe the seat..
Have actually seen those signs...
Ive seen the signs that say employees must by law wash their hands before leaving...
Speaking of employees washing hands, I don't understand why people could not wash their hands after visiting the loo. I see females stepping out and not even bothering with the hands. Eww, gross.
I hear ya, purelife. But I think more men than women DO NOT wash their hands after using the washrooms. It's kinda gross because they have to handle their.... uhm.... thingee.
I always, always wash like a thousand times after using the loo. It's hard for me not to do so because of the line of work I'm involve. Most women wash their hands when they see me in my scrubs and I spend like a minute washing hands.
That makes sense for your line of work, Lise. I totally agree with you that guys don't think about hygiene much.
I tend to agree with both of you. I make sure I wash my hands after handling the pink parts.
I cannot count the number of times when Im in the throne room and see people just finish, zip, and walk out as Im still standing there washing my hands.
I have been known to make a few comments about it.