Category: E

  • Eggshell nails

    Noticeably thin, white nail plates that are more flexible than normal.  

  • Effective communication

    The act of sharing information between two people (or main groups of people) so that the information is successfully understood.  

  • Exercise log

    A record of your activity that includes the type, duration, and intensity of each exercise each day.  

  • External pressure

    Pressure that a person feels from another person or group to engage in a behavior.  

  • Environmental tobacco smoke

    Combination of exhaled mainstream smoke and side-stream smoke.  

  • Exercise addiction

    Exercise addiction is a chronic loss of perspective on the role of exercise in a full life.  

  • Environmental dimension

    The dimension of wellness that deals with the preservation of natural resources and the protection of plant and animal wildlife, as well as the defining of one’s relationship with the environment. Practicing recycling shows evidence of environmental wellness.  

  • Emotional dimension

    The dimension of wellness that deals with the ability to control or cope with the vast array of human feelings/emotions. Adjusting to life’s ongoing changes is one sign of emotional wellness.  

  • Erich Von Daniken (1935- )

    The immensely successful author of a series of books about visitation by extraterrestrials. The most widely known is Chariots of the Gods? (1969). In his works, Von Daniken claimed that alien beings had visited Earth 10,000 years ago and created humans by altering the genes of apes in their own image. According to his theory,…

  • Edward Simpson (1815- )

    Perpetrator of scientific hoaxes. Crediting with the development of a number of archaeological hoaxes, Edward Simpson was born in Yorkshire in the north of England. As a teenager, he worked for several scholars who passed to him a love for the past and some knowledge of paleontology. Later, he became an avid fossil collector and…