The 5 stories that had everyone buzzing this week range from new marijuana-infused ‘Syzurp’ hitting the streets of California to the benefits that can come from giving up bathing. Here's a quick re-cap incased you missed out on anything.

Marijuana-Infused 'Syzurp' Hits California Adds Cannabinoids To 'Purple Drank'

A company in southern California has combined cannabinoids in marijuna to create a new product dubbed “Grape Syzurp with Cannabinoids” and referred to as the healthy alternative to “Purple Drank.” Actabliss isn’t the same as Sizzurp, or Purple Drank since it doesn’t contain any codeine — but lean users enjoy it because “it lasts 10 hours and gets them heavily medicated with that syrup feeling. Read more…

Diagnosing Premature Ejaculation: New Criteria Gives It A Real Definition — 1 To 3 Minutes

But what exactly does it mean to ejaculate too fast? In an effort to clarify this, two new reports define it and offer guidelines to diagnose it.“The lack of an evidence-based definition for acquired premature ejaculation promotes errors of classification, resulting in poorly defined study populations, and less reliable and harder-to-interpret data that are difficult to generalize to patients,” said Dr. Ege Can Serefoglu, of the Bagcilar Training and Research Hospital in Turkey, in a press release. Read more…

Can Powerful Emotions Kill You? The Negative Health Effects Of Anger, Stress, Sadness, And Shock

During a bout of anger, the brain’s amygdala overreacts; blood rushes to the frontal lobe, the area in charge of reasoning. This is why anger can often be blinding — and can lead to you throwing a phone at the wall. Loneliness may also be just as dangerous as a sudden outburst of anger. It tends to be a long-term condition, like depression, and is a risk factor for early death, according to Dr. John Cacioppo, a psychologist at the University of Chicago and author of a study about loneliness. Read more…

Overcoming Anxiety Attacks: 4 Tips On How To Deal With Anxiety Without Medication

Although anxiety is a natural mechanism designed to facilitate survival in humans, chronic worry and anxiety can deprive us of happiness as it starts to interfere with our ability to have a happy and functional life. To conquer your anxiety in any situation, follow these four everyday habits, from getting exercise to getting an adequate amount of sleep. Read more…

No Showers For A Month? NY Times Journalist’s Take On AOBiome’s Body Mist, And Why Being Dirty Is A Good Thing

One New York Times journalist recorded her sans-bathing experiences, concluding that besides her visibly greasy hair, it actually isn’t so bad.The Times journalist, Julia Scott, spent four weeks without so much as touching a bar of soap. Instead, Scott relied on AOBiome’s A+ Refreshing Cosmetic Mist to keep her fresh. The spray contains billions of cultivated Nitrosomonas eutropha, an ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) that can be found in dirt and untreated water, the NY Times reported. Read more…