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Charlie Chaplin Quote – To Truly Laugh

March 16, 2023 Antarctica Journal

“To truly laugh, you must be able to take your pain and play with it.” – Charlie Chaplin

Theodore Roosevelt Quote – Worth Having or Worth Doing

March 12, 2023 Antarctica Journal

“Nothing in the world is worth having or worth doing unless it means effort, pain, difficulty… I have never in my life envied a human being who led an easy life. I have envied a great many people who led difficult lives and led them well.” – Theodore Roosevelt

Does Painkiller Dull Empathy?

January 31, 2023 Antarctica Journal

If you take Acetaminophen for pain you may also be dulling your empathy. Over 50 million people take acetaminophen for their pain every week, but it may also dull your sensitivity to others pain and distress. After taking 1000mg of acetaminophen students were given eight articles to read about very sad family situations. In this study they showed very low […]

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Eric Thomas Quote – Pain Is Temporary

January 17, 2023 Antarctica Journal

“Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever.” ― Eric Thomas

Cartoon – Pain in The Neck

December 25, 2022 Antarctica Journal

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Cartoon – Life

December 23, 2022 Antarctica Journal

Humor

Margaret Atwood Quote – Pain Marks You

December 8, 2022 Antarctica Journal

“But who can remember pain, once its over? All that remains of it is a shadow, not in the mind even, in the flesh. Pain marks you, but too deep to see.” – Margaret Atwood

Acupuncture’s Real Benefits

November 18, 2022 Antarctica Journal

To the surprise of doctors, new research on acupuncture has found that the ancient Chinese healing technique provides real pain relief. Acupuncture involves sticking needles into specific points in the body that Chinese healers believe contain unseen energy pathways; the needles supposedly stimulate the flow of “qi,” or energy. Western medicine has viewed these claims with deep skepticism, contending that […]