Last posts on health

Weight reduction Pills for Girls

2009-11-23T11:16:00+01:00

Both women and men going through unwarranted weight need the twin boons of correct diet and sufficient workout to help lose pounds. We examine- as advised by varied manufacturers- whether women and men require separate tablets to help them in losing weight. Girls are victims of the same way of life selections which lead to obesity as men do including leading a busy daily routine which is both inactive and regularly lacking in food which can seriously make a contribution to health. For some, searching out medicines for weight loss like the weight reduction tablet seems to be the acceptable cure for their status. although, a lady is much more likely to select weight reduction products like tablets to shed pounds, her chances of keeping the weight off is reasonably minimal. Most weight reduction tablets don't work for a long-term purposes for most ladies leading them to seek for better and more effective products inside a span of two weeks or months. There are numerous tablets in the market today which claim to cater to the precise needs of weight reduction that's particular to a lady. if you examine what comprises a weight loss tablet, you'll find that there's not very much difference between the tablets that are utilized by the public and those making claims to be totally for girls. The important ingredients are totally the same and in most situations, it's only company selling which permits makers to declare a tablet to be totally effective for girls thus, tempting that particular customer response group. There are a spread of tablets a girl and the remainder of the population can use and include prescription, OTC and natural medicine. The ones that are especially focused at ladies have a tendency to be OTC medicine and are the handiest tablet to get. They work by either suppressing appetite or augmenting the velocity at which the body burns its fats. since these tablets regularly act as robust stimulants, they're related to certain side-effects. Keeping these contraindications to mind, a girl or perhaps a person is better off selecting an efficient diet or a weight reduction workout regime to shed pounds naturally rather then depend on chemical strategies to do so.

Long-Term Lead Exposure Linked to Heart Deaths

2009-11-22T08:57:00+01:00

Exposure to lead over a lifetime may increase the risk of dying from heart disease, new research shows.Researchers analyzed lead concentrations in the blood and bones of 868 mostly white men from the Boston area who participated in a veterans' aging study.The men, whose average age was 67 at the start of the study, had lead concentrations in their blood and the bones of the patella (kneecap) and tibia (shin) measured over a nine-year period. During the course of the study, 241 died.Researchers found that men who had the highest concentrations of lead in their bones had a six times greater chance of dying from cardiovascular disease than men with the lowest concentrations.Men with the highest levels of lead had a 2.5 times greater chance of dying from all causes than men with the lowest levels."Cumulative exposure to lead, even in an era when current exposures are low, represents an important predictor of cardiovascular death," said study author Marc Weisskopf, an assistant professor of environmental health and epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston. "The findings with bone lead are dramatic. It is the first time we have had a biomarker of cumulative exposure to lead, and the strong findings suggest that it is a more critical biomarker than blood lead."The study appears in the Sept. 8 issue of Circulation.Typically, lead exposure is measured through blood samples. For instance, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys use blood to measure lead.But blood, because it has a half life of about 30 days, reveals recent exposure. To determine cumulative exposure, bone is the better method, according to the study.Bone has a half life ranging from years to decades, including eight years in the knee cap and possibly decades in the shin. To determine bone lead concentration, researchers used a technique similar to a chest X-ray.Researchers said the link to cardiovascular disease underscores the need for regulatory bodies and surveillance agencies to track potential sources of lead exposure."Researchers studying cardiovascular deaths worldwide have generally not considered lead as one of the risk factors that contributes to the risk of death from cardiovascular disease," Weisskopf said.Overall, study participants had blood levels of lead that were slightly higher than the average of similar U.S. men.While few if any participants in the study were occupationally exposed to lead, occupations such as construction and painting put men at higher risk.The current OSHA standards, which are based on blood lead levels and permit up to 40 micrograms of lead per deciliter, are probably inadequate, Weisskopf said.Before being banned in the mid-1990s, leaded gasoline was a major source of U.S. environmental lead exposure.Current sources of exposure are chipping, flaking lead in paint in older homes, water pipes in older homes, lead in food and drinking water and hobbies that involve casting ammunition, toy soldiers, fishing weights, lead in solder for making stained glass and some ceramic glazes.

Program Curbs Teen Substance Abuse, Delinquency

2009-11-21T23:54:00+01:00

Substance abuse and delinquent behavior among teens was significantly reduced in communities that tried a university-designed prevention program, a new study found.The Communities That Care prevention system, employed in a dozen small and mid-size towns in seven states, slashed alcohol use by eighth graders by nearly a quarter, binge drinking by 37 percent and smokeless tobacco use almost in half, according to the findings to be published Sept. 7 in Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine."This study shows we can prevent adolescent risk behaviors community wide by using this system," lead author and co-developer of the program, J. David Hawkins, founding director of the Social Development Research Group at the University of Washington in Seattle, said in a university news release. Municipalities in the prevention program were instructed on risk factors that could lead to local substance abuse and behavioral problems among teens and then trained in how to run effective programs for managing these threats. Each community was paired with another of similar size and makeup that did not receive the training to compare success at handing the issues. In tracking more than 4,400 teens, the ongoing five-year study found that use of cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, inhalants, marijuana, alcohol, prescription drugs and other illicit drugs dropped over time. Most notably, binge drinking -- consumption of at least five alcoholic beverages in one sitting -- was lower among eighth graders in the communities using the program than those who did not adopt it. "We know kids who drink that way are at risk for developing alcohol abuse and dependence later. This binge drinking is occurring when children are 13 and 14 years of age, so we are actually preventing the likelihood of later alcohol problems. This is very important from a public health standpoint," Hawkins said. Teens in the communities' program also committed 31 percent fewer acts of delinquent behavior, such as stealing or vandalism, and were notably less likely to begin smoking, drinking or causing trouble in the community between the fifth and eighth grades.

Benefits of exercise differ by sex and race

2009-11-21T15:19:00+01:00

How much health benefit you get from physical exercise might depend on your gender, and your race, new research suggests.The work is based on data from more than 15,000 middle-aged African American and Caucasian men and women who have been participating since the late 1980s in the large Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study.According to a report in the Journal of Lipid Research, people who added about an hour of mild exercise per week or half an hour of moderate exercise had increased levels of heart-healthy HDL.In the study, "mild exercise" included such activities as walking for pleasure, bowling, or weight lifting. "Moderate exercise" could have been a more strenuous activity such as basketball, hiking, or modern dance.The research team, led by Dr. Keri Monda at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, also found that increased exercise generally produced significant decreases in harmful triglycerides, but only in Caucasians.Similar beneficial effects of exercise on HDL cholesterol and triglycerides have been found in other studies.Monda's team also discovered, however, that increased activity improved levels of artery-clogging LDL cholesterol in women, but not in men. Also, they found, added exercise brought total cholesterol levels down, but only in Black women.These variations in response, the research team says, "are for the most part" new.What's behind these differences? The researchers aren't sure, but they speculate that hormonal differences between men and women and genetic differences between races account for at least some of their findings.Also, they admit, some of their information on the study participants was gathered by questionnaire, and while this is a standard technique in long-term studies, it's not guaranteed to be 100 percent accurate.Nevertheless, Monda and her colleagues point out, their work provides additional evidence that exercise has a beneficial effect on HDL cholesterol and triglycerides."Overall, our results highlight the importance of physical activity on plasma lipid profiles," they wrote.

Report helps quell fear of ”superbug” epidemic

2009-11-20T18:27:41+01:00

In doctors' offices in the U.S., skin infections have not become more common since the "superbug" MRSA began showing up in communities.This finding contrasts with studies indicating that visits to U.S. emergency rooms and all non-hospital-inpatient medical settings for skin infections increased from 1993 to 2005, contemporaneously with the emergence of "community-associated MRSA.""Taken together," Dr. Daniel J. Pallin noted in an email to Reuters Health, "we can conclude that the spread of community-associated MRSA has caused more people to become ill with skin infections, but only as observed from the perspective of the emergency department, not from the perspective of the physician's office.""This is important," he added, "because substantially more visits occur in physicians' offices each year, relative to emergency departments."Once largely seen only in hospitals, outbreaks of MRSA, which stands for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, have occurred in recent years in community settings.MRSA, which is resistant to most antibiotics, is responsible for an increasing number of skin infections among young children, prison inmates, military recruits and high school, college and professional football teams -- people who are in close contact and may share contaminated items.Pallin, from Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, and colleagues used the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey to analyze office visits between 1993 and 2005 that yielded a diagnosis of dermatitis or skin and soft tissue infection.During the study period, dermatitis was diagnosed at 13 million office visits per year, and skin and soft tissue infection was diagnosed at 6.3 million office visits per year.Importantly, the team notes, the frequency did not change for either diagnosis over time."Therefore," Pallin said, "this report can attenuate our collective fear of the 'superbug epidemic.'""Over the years," he continued, "we have also learned that this 'superbug' usually causes mild skin infections and is not a major cause of death and disability."This contrasts with the older form of MRSA, which infects hospitalized patients, and is a major cause of illness and death "and a major focus of efforts to improve hospital hygiene, the researcher remarked.

Mainstream validation

2009-11-19T20:07:00+01:00

Mainstream validation for the healing potential of Qigong and Tai chi!

From Harvard:

Women's Health Newsletter

From the Mayo Clinic:

Special Report

Yoghurt drinks could beat bugs that pile the weight on

2009-11-12T02:50:46+01:00

Bugs that live in our stomachs could be causing us to get fat, research suggests. Scientists have shown that the type of bugs in our gut change depending on the food we eat. And bacteria that thrives on junk food may make it easier for us to pile on the pounds. The discovery, by U.S. scientists, suggests that bugs found in the digestive tract are helping fuel the obesity epidemic.

The research could also open the way to designing probiotic yoghurts similar to Yakult (pictured) to combat weight gain.

PMDC

2009-10-31T21:47:48+01:00

PRIVATE SECTOR MEDICAL & DENTAL COLLEGES IN MY DEAR PAKISTANOwners of private medical and dental colleges in Pakistan are running their institutions without any law, principles, rules, regulations and ethics.They have established their own rules and regulations (sharing monetary benefits with their professional regulatory authorities like Pakistan Medical & Dental Council (PMDC)They have their own ethics (based on so called officially allowed schemes like self finance scheme, foreign seats, Pakistan health/medical foundation scheme, welfare trust scheme etc, etc)You personally can visit and observe deficiencies in their infrastructure, teaching faculty, teaching hospitals attached with Hamdard College of Medicine and Dentistry Karachi, Sir Syed College of Medical Sciences for girls Karachi, International Medical College Abbottabad, Liaquat College of Medicine and Dentistry Karachi, University Medical College Faisalabad, Fatima Jinnah Dental College Karachi, Isra Medical University Hyderabad, Independent Medical College Faisalabad, Jinnah Medical College Peshawar, Multan Medical College Multan, University Medical College Lahore, Sharif City Medical College Lahore, Ziaudin Medical University Karachi, Baqai Medical University Karachi, Lahore Medical College Lahore, Frontier Medical College Abbottabad, Gandhara University Peshawar, Central Park Medical and Dental College Lahore, Altamash College of Dentistry Karachi. See, look, observe and perceive dramatization of owners of these medical and dental institutions.Their folk, famous but fake SLANG is that “we have established and we are running these institutions on ‘no profit no loss’ BASIS”, but their virtual goal is to generate money (nothing else).They are not alone to cheat parents of students getting admission in MBBS and BDS courses, but higher authorities of health department, government of Pakistan, PM&DC, Vice Chancellors of universities with which they are affiliated are their hand shakers. They all are in other words SHARE-HOLDERSOwners of these institutions and officers concerned with PM&DC (concerned regulatory authority) are usually attached with same profession (MEDICAL PROFESSION), so both parties are traditionally (so called ethically) are responsible to cooperate with each other. The only victimized party is students and their parents.On the time of PMDC official visit these institutes hire teaching faculty on very attractive salary package, share equipments, technically skill paramedical staff, required monetary funds with each other and after the PMDC visit, salary of teaching faculty is reduced remarkably or harassed them so that they leave medical college and join another institute, faculty hired from public sector leave that private institution and rejoin their own public sector institution from which they came (had got leave without pay) due to attractive salary package of private institutions. Equipment, skilled paramedical staff and monetary fund are sent back to concerned parties. In this case academic study, professional training of MBBS and BDS students is surely suffered/compromised.Some of the private medical/dental colleges have following deficiencies: 1)Their senior faculty {Professor, Associate Professors, and Assistant Professors) are non-medical persons (having PhD degree but no medical basic degree (MBBS) at all. Salary of these non-medical teachers is much less than medical persons.2)Many of the senior faculty members are above the age of 70 years but are still working in these private institutes which is against the PMDC rules.3)Many Professors, Associate and Assistant Professors are working in these institutes getting leave from government sector which is again rule breaking attitude as directed by PMDC written regulations.4)In some institutes faculty members above the age of 70 years have left the HOD-ship but they are still working as Principals, which is another PMDC rules regulations breaking behavior.5)Some institutes have no infrastructure at all but they are recognized by PMDC because they showed so called artificial infrastructure on 1st, 2nd, 3rd…so forth visit of PMDC team and got reorganization for 5 years. 6)Some institutes have no teaching hospital which can train 100 MBBS students. They use to claim to have teaching hospital but you can observe deficiency in these teaching hospitals regarding number of beds, patients, teaching faculty, paramedical staff and equipments. Where is PMDC, Health department, Government of Pakistan, Supreme Court and other concerned authorities of provincial governments?Is there any law enforcement agency which can observe these deficiencies in these institutions to save rights of medical/dental undergraduate students and their parent’s money and true dreams?DR. MANZOOR A. MALIK (Lahore, Pakistan)

PMDC

2009-10-31T21:47:45+01:00

I can eat pork. I just don't want to.

2009-09-21T04:11:14+02:00

Most of my friends know that I do not eat pork. I am not a Muslim nor a Jew, but I somehow observe their diet when it comes to pork. Somehow because I can still eat pork.

It all started when I was 7 or 8 years old. I've always been fond of reading. We had enough books at home to keep me interested. One day, when I was quite bored or perhaps just curious of the books we had at home, I checked our cabinet and looked for something informative and interesting.

I found Modern Medical Guide. I decided to read anything from the book. As I was turning the pages, I found something about worms then I saw a picture of a pig and how it is fed. A pig eats anything and almost everything it can put into its mouth, including what goes out of the body. With such piggy character it is not impossible for the animal to have worms. These worms are not easy to be eliminated. They even settle beyond the digestive system.

I remember a picture of pork that has not been cooked or prepared properly and the pork was about to be ingested (or eaten) by a man. It was when I decided that I shall eat no more pork.

Whenever I refuse to eat pork, people usually ask me if I am a Muslim. What a pity. Muslims are not the only people who do not eat pork.

Of course I have eaten pork in the past two years. I broke my "oath" when a friend of mine told me that I only live once. I was craving for a Siomai but the only Siomai available was Pork Siomai.

When I bought the Pork Siomai, I was bothered. First, because I broke my "oath" and second, the taste was quite bothersome. It's been years.

During summer last year, I also ate pork. It was barbecue. To my surprise, I liked it. Perhaps eating barbecue with friends was a factor why I liked the pork barbecue. But I think those barbecues were the last pork I consumed.

Oh, not actually. I had another pork a couple of weeks ago. I wouldn't have eaten it if it wasn't because of someone who prayed for the food. I only refuse to eat pork if the person knows that I don't eat pork or, at least, he can understand that I don't eat pork.

If I happen to come to a house where I will be served with nothing but pork, I shall eat it. I give justice to the food served for me. It'd be impolite.

If any of those who do not believe invites you to dinner, and you desire to go, eat whatever is set before you, asking no question for conscience’ sake.
-1 Corinthians 5:27

The new smoke

2009-09-02T21:13:49+02:00

It is finally time for everyone to stop smoking cigarettes. The new big thing is electronic cigarettes! Smoke just as you did before but without the carcinogens and tar. I have tried them all and can assure you that the best one on the market is the green smoke E-cig. After purchasing your starter kit, you only have to by refill cartridges and they are much cheeper than buying regular cigs. With the E-cig you smoke water vapor with liquid nicotine. This is big! click on this link to check it out and use this discount code to get it 10% off!http://greensmoke.com/5477.html Don't forget to use this discount code when you buy! disc10-5477

Tanning Tips Continues...

2009-08-27T13:28:00+02:00

YOUR CHILDREN TO SUN TAN - Simple precautions can prevent the risk of sunstroke and dehydration, risk of more to be feared that the child is younger. The infant should not be exposed to sunlight. - 'sunstroke or heat stroke results in the sudden onset of fever with headache and vomiting. It can cause altered state of consciousness and requires immediate recourse to a doctor.Heat stroke is prevented by the absence of direct sunlight and care of clothing. The children very young age is good to be found outside, but in the shade. - Dehydration is the result of exposure to an external temperature too high with large losses of water (sweating, diarrhea) no compensates.Elle Makeup is also reflected by a fever, 'and disorders of consciousness and comportment. You therefore have to increase his daily ration of liquid and offer very regular bottle of water, especially when you make long car trips. - In general, the diet must be light he must respect the child hunger. The main meal should be one evening and the amount of water absorbed must be increased. - When the sun, protect the head and shoulders of your children through light clothing.The danger of ultraviolet A (UVA) has been long under-estimé.On now know that UVA involved for a significant aging cutané.Une good sunscreen protects against UVB, but also against UVA.

Tips for White Leather Tanning

2009-08-26T11:18:00+02:00

Summer is approaching and the race begins to get to the perfect tan in the shortest time possible, but if your skin is very white you understand that you can not do the overnight.Before you lay you to sunbathe prepare your body for exposure and that preparation should begin at least 10 days before, with adequate food and hydration.When taking sun, your skin should be clean, moisturized and without makeup, also avoids the use of products such as deodorants Abbas of alcohol and colonies which can stain your skin with the sun.The first exhibition to be at times of low solar radiation, the early morning and late afternoon are ideal, but do not see results, your skin will be preparing and adapting to sunlight. Ten paciencia. Be patient.A good sunscreen will ensure the results, looking for one recognized brand that suits your skin type and is water resistant. This product must be applied 30 minutes before sun exposure and reapply every two hours, with dry skin.Sensitive areas of your body should be protected more carefully, apply abundant amounts of sunscreen on face, neck, neck, ears, shoulders and tops of feet, repeat the procedure if you take a bath, after leaving the water and dry .The lips and scars is better portege with sunscreen and eye care will be better behind dark glasses, you will avoid burning and wrinkles around the eyes.

Ditch the cigs.

2009-08-21T00:11:00+02:00

ENGLISH COUNTRYSIDE TAKEN FROM A TRAIN WINDOW A WEEK AGO.

Ok, I have not had a cig for over 22 months. I am not showing off, well, not much anyway. :<)

If you wish to give up the cigs, join www.stayquit.com now this is a free site, you may just go with a nickname. All you need is an email address.
It's great for making new friends too. People who are in the same boat as you. So much support.
I do tend to mention this site often but would like to say I am not on commission. If I was I would mention it every day. lol

I have a sort of blog about my story of quitting the fags. http://giveitupnow.blogspot.com It's only my ramblings.

Good luck if you are giving it a try. x

AntiDepressants Expert

2009-07-22T17:56:34+02:00

Blog about AntiDepressants medicine and health.AntiDepressants Expert

Gossip Is Good For You

2009-06-03T05:23:00+02:00

Harmless gossip with a girlfriend can do wonders for a woman's mood and a University of Michigan study says they have an answer why: feeling emotionally close to a friend increases levels of the hormone progesterone, helping to boost well-being and reduce anxiety and stress. According to Brown, the findings are consistent with a new evolutionary theory of altruism which argues that the hormonal basis of social bonds enables people to suppress self-interest when necessary in order to promote the well-being of another person, as when taking care of children or helping ailing family members or friends. "Many of the hormones involved in bonding and helping behavior lead to reductions in stress and anxiety in both humans and other animals. Now we see that higher levels of progesterone may be part of the underlying physiological basis for these effects," Brown said.

Foods that Promote Sleep

2009-05-30T03:27:00+02:00

How foods can affect sleep?

What you eat affects how you sleep. Some foods contribute to restful sleep; other foods keep you awake.

Sleepers are tryptophan-containing foods. Tryptophan is the raw material that the brain uses to build sleep-inducing substances. Adequate serotonin levels promote deep, restorative sleep. A high carbohydrate meal stimulates the release of insulin, which helps clear those amino acids that compete with tryptophan from the bloodstream, allowing more of this natural sleep-inducing amino acid to enter the brain and manufacture sleep-inducing substances. Eating a high-protein meal without accompanying carbohydrates may keep you awake, since protein-rich foods also contain the amino acid, tyrosine, which perks up the brain.

Foods that are high in carbohydrates and calcium, and medium-to-low in protein are ideal for promoting sleep:

Dairy products: cottage cheese, cheese, milk
Soy products: soy milk, tofu, soybean nuts
Honey
Almonds

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Sleep-inducing bedtime snacks:

glass of warm milk with honey is one of the oldest and best remedies for insomnia.
apple pie and ice cream
whole-grain cereal with milk

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Mo. court archives give glimpse of Civil War life

2009-05-28T14:08:48+02:00

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Mexico closes schools nationwide

2009-04-27T19:55:28+02:00

Mexico's government is ordering closed schools nationwide as the suspected death toll from swine flu climbed to 149. Health Secretary Jose Angel Cordova says only 20 of the deaths have been confirmed to be from swine flu and the government was awaiting tests results on the rest. He says 1,995 have been hospitalized with serious cases of pneumonia since the first case of swine flu was reported on April 13. The government does not yet know how many were swine flu. Of those hospitalized, 1,070 have already been released. Cordova says school at all levels nationwide are suspended until May 6. Schools had already been suspended in Mexico City and five of Mexico's 32 states. The school closer is part of the government's effort to stem the spread of a deadly strain of swine flu. Earlier Monday, the work week began with pleas to stay home if they have any symptoms of the virus believed to have sickened nearly 2,000. Officials already canceled hundreds of public events. But as the number of suspected cases and deaths rose again — and millions returning to work — they looked to other measures to control the outbreak.Labor Secretary Javier Lozano Alarcon said employers should isolate anyone showing up for work with fever, cough, sore throat or other signs of the flu. More...

Economic woes increases car insurance fraud

2009-04-24T16:55:00+02:00

Some of the lesser reported stories to make the news during this economic crisis relate to the problem of increasing fraud and avoidance hitting the insurance industry.While there's little call to be unduly sympathetic to insurers, it remains a concern to all consumers because policy premiums are simply increased to pay for the costs of fraud, which hits everybody.In this month alone we've seen a couple of different stories come up on this. On the one hand, is the frightening statistic that police are now seizing a record number of uninsured vehicles each day. And the problem appears to be increasing because some people think they can no longer afford their car insurance, and so drive without any protection. Which is mad when you think of the possible costs and impact on work of having your car towed away.On the other hand, a general escalation of insurance fraud, not least among car insurance claims. It seems that drivers are either trying not to pay on their insurance, or else trying to play it to pay for other costs.It's important to realise that car insurance isn't a luxury - it's a necessity, and for protecting the driver's interests at that.While most accidents in the UK are not fatal, nearly ten people are killed on UK roads each day. And even seemingly minor injuries such as whiplash are renown for the potential to develop into a more debilitating medical condition.In either instance of injury or death in a car accident, the insurance isn't going to heal wounds or resurrect - but at least it can pay for costs, for repairing or replacing the vehicle, paying for extra medical expenses, and many have a built in death policy which can help protect income and inheritance for dependents.In the meantime, I'm currently running a car insurance policy with Nationwide, but I'm very close to being eligible for the over-50 discounts with Saga. As I've iterated before, though, don't try and save money trying to get the cheapest car insurance, but instead look for one that gives you all the cover you need.After all, where's the point of saving a few pounds, if in the event of a claim, it can cost you a lot more in expenses, lost time, and lost income, by having the wrong policy?

Falls

2009-04-13T19:33:26+02:00

It gets so complicated! It gets to be so difficult. Just when I need a solution, it seems that the solution is way out of my reach. And I am worried about my falls. I can pretend and lie to myself for a while, but the falls—they tell the truth.

Acai Berry Warnings! Important Information You Must Know Before Purchasing Acai

2009-04-13T09:29:10+02:00

By Selena Harrington and collected by Prof Ilchi LeeAcai has slowly gained a lot of popularity lately especially ever since its endorsements by popular media celebrities in the last few years. However before jumping in and deciding to take a trial offer or purchasing any form of acai, there are acai berry warnings that you must look out for.Acai Berry Warnings by Ilchi Lee #1Not all acai supplements are created equal. There are plenty of no name companies circulating the internet that cut corners in the the production and packaging of their acai. These companies are selling you a very low quality product and you will receive very ineffective acai that is not very potent at all. They use a heat processing method for creating their acai product and this product and this is where the acai loses its potency and most of its nutritional value. Freeze dried methods are very good and are favored, but as long as they are not heat processed you will get a potent product that will be more than efficient .Acai Berry Warnings by Prof Lee #2-Acai is and appetite suppressant. Even though its not much of a negative side effect, you will notice your appetite being curbed and is something that should be at least be noted. Even though many people actually purchase weight loss supplements for that reason alone, this could cause problems to some.-Boosts Energy or Excess Energy. Taking a normal dose of acai will give the user an uplifting energy boost matching that of a cup of coffee. However taking a larger than suggested amount of acai can cause the body to get over-excited and cause a state of minor hyperness.

Eat better to protect your heart

2009-04-07T02:09:00+02:00

Your heart is a muscle. Exercise makes it beat faster, enabling blood to flow quicker, carrying more oxygen and nutrients to your cells and drawing away toxins and excess cholesterol. REMEMBER, FATS ARE GOOD Your body needs fat – but preferably only good fats, the ones with essential fatty acids that are found in seeds, nuts and oily fish. These fats may actually protect against heart disease by making your blood less sticky and reducing the likelihood of clots forming. FOOD RICH IN VITAMIN E Vitamin E is fat-soluble, so you need to eat fat to be able to absorb this valuable vitamin. Vitamin E-rich foods reduce platelets sticking together, lower blood pressure and help strengthen blood vessels. Stock up on avocados, green vegetables and wholegrains as well as nuts and seeds, which are all rich sources of vitamin E. more...

Our Understanding Of Fire

2009-03-12T00:17:00+01:00

I WAS very young when I first become familiar with the term bushfire. I was so used to hearing it I grew up believing that fire in the bush was something that we Australians just accepted as a fact of life.I didn't know back then that fire came in different varieties depending on what was being burned and when. Too many urban Australians still don't know that simple fact and merely repeat parrot fashion what they've been told by the green movement - "fire is a natural part of of our environment - get used to it, dude!"There's something really aggravating about being told to get used by fire by someone whose knowledge of fire in Australia is as lacking as their understanding of Australian vernacular.The answer of course, is this. "Fire is a natural phenomenon mate, but how bloody natural is it when it's your hair in flames, ay?"Let's get down to some facts. Australia's native flora and fauna has evolved with fire from the very beginning. Man's flirtation with fire on this continent started about 40,000 years ago. The Aborigines farmed with fire using it to clear ground for walking, to provide grass for game and even to nuture specific plant communities. This pattern of burning created a mosiac of recently burned country across the landscape that limited the spread of wildfires.In addition to Aboriginal burning lightning has always been a prime source of ignition. Lightning fires, however, often occur in relatively benign conditions and can be suppressed quickly, often by moisture, unless, as has been the case in recent years there is a massive fuel burned available to burn.Too many urban Australians fail to understand that our forests have changed significantly since European settlement. If they were confronted by the same bushland as the explorers encountered they wouldn't recognise it. And just as the bush has changed so has the nature of bushfire.Nowadays the absence of frequent burning leads to a build-up of fine and heavy fuels resulting in the kind of holocaust fires we saw on Black Saturday.The management of forests and fires is incredibly complex. The green mantra that "fire is natural, dude - get used to it" is far too simplistic and ignorant to warrant serious consideration and yet it rules the day. One tragedy leads to another.We have to find a solution to our fire dilemma. Over the past six years lack of fuel reduction burning has lead to a massive increase in the area of bushland burnt by high-intensity fires - more than 4 million hectares since 2003.There's also another problem. The exclusion of fire in eucalypt forests and woodlands, in the absence of other fuel reduction strategies, causes the proliferation of shrubs and litter. It's a fact that shrubs can significantly change the conditions in which overstorey eucalypts are growing. A shrub understorey shades out the forest floor, decreases soil temperatures and increases the moisture of the soil. Heavy layers of organic litter effectively mulch the forest floor causing changes in soil chemistry by altering the nitrogen cycling regime. These kinds of changes increase the vigour of pests and pathogens which in turn afffect the health of the forest.In addition, and we've pointed this out so often, when forests develop a scrub understory it burns for longer with much greater intensity and as the trees have not evolved with these kinds of fires their health is badly affected.

Ill

2009-03-10T03:27:57+01:00

Hell, I am not feeling well.

Film”Fast Food Nation” Who are to blame?

2009-03-01T08:24:42+01:00

The film was more like documentary than drama. The story is fiction but it should be based on the facts.

A hamburger store chain manager goes to the meat processing factories to know why the poisonous bacteria were detected on beef for hamburger. The search reveals the harsh reality of fast food chain business and severe conditions of the workers in the factories.

This is something I, myself could more un-USA. But the film was of course produced by Americans. One of the characters was played by a famous actor, Bruce Willis.

The people involved in the story represent the problems of America and the world. Illegal immigrants from Mexico who seek much higher income than their homeland and end up working in meat processing factory where working condition is very, very dangerous.

Farmers who are fighting against corrupt food industry, liberal students who learn stupid system of their country but don't know how to change it.

Well, it just didn't happen in the U.S. Food industry is in fact scary sector. Very profitable but at the same time very competitive and people involved are very greedy.

But the bottom line is this phenomenon was caused by consumers' greed. We are always seeking cheaper products and more convenient way of life.

Then what we see in the end is McDonalds everywhere, people eating cheap but very poisonous beef.

What if we are more knowledgeable and considerate, things might be better.

I've heard that in Europe, there is a movement called "Slow Food. Slow Life."

I just don't know..........

2009-02-08T15:32:00+01:00

MORECAMBE BAY SUNSET.

I just don't know. I spent a lot of time thinking that when I retire fully, life would begin. Has it? No.
My own fault, just got a bit lazy, making excuses. Will start "something" in winter, will do "something" when it gets warmer. There is always tomorrow. Result? Nothing.

What weather eh? I know the British love to talk about the weather so we should be happy. I personally, hate snow and ice. I like warm. Not bothered if it is really hot but just nice and warm. Australia seems to be having very strange weather. Very, very hot, in the other part, floods. Can't remember now, south and north I think.

My friend says Hawii is good for weather, not that she has ever been.
As I write this it is about 71 degrees there. Not bad eh? Bit cloudy but I think I could cope with that.

Time for me to drone on about my cigarette quit. Over 16 months now. Amazing. No cigs for all that time, not one drag of a fag. I still would like one now and then but haven't weakened. I wonder when I can say I am an ex smoker or a non smoker? There is a difference.
Any damage to my lungs will have been done by now. It just won't get any worse, well, I hope not anyway.
My advice is never start, not ever. No, don't. I sure you have more sense than to start now the dangers are well and truly documented.
Youtube have a few funny anti smoking things on it. Look up Dave Allen and add tobacco and also smoking. He was great.
After all that I am still not an anti smoking person. I mean, how could I be? Houses, glass, stones, shouldn't and throw, those words come to mind.

I am still on Facebook. Is that strange for a woman who is very nearly 65?? Oh well, I don't care. Might keep my so called brain alert. Well, it might.

Keep warm everyone soon be summer. Please remember to keep an eye on your elderly neighbours in this weather.
Honest, that's just not because I am getting there!!!

Take care. x

How To Lose Belly Fat

2009-01-15T20:55:11+01:00

hile putting on weight in general can have negative effects on your health, abdominal weight gain (visceral fat) is particularly unhealthy. Since visceral fat is buried deep in your abdomen, it may seem like a difficult target for spot reduction. But this fat is actually quite sensitive to exercise and calorie reduction. Whole Grains Help You Lose Belly Fat. A recent study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition4 showed that a calorie-controlled diet rich in whole grains trimmed extra fat from the waistline of obese people."Cigarette Belly": Want a Flat Belly - Don’t SmokeTypically smokers weigh less then non-smokers. This feeds the misconception that smoking makes them thin. But there is an increasing evidence that cigarette smoking increases abdominal accumulation of body fat.more...

Exercise Won't Cure Obesity

2009-01-09T02:48:00+01:00

Researchers from Loyola University Health System and other centers compared African American women in metropolitan Chicago with women in rural Nigeria. On average, the Chicago women weighed 184 pounds and the Nigerian women weighed 127 pounds.Researchers had expected to find that the slimmer Nigerian women would be more physically active. To their surprise, they found no significant difference between the two groups in the amount of calories burned during physical activity."Decreased physical activity may not be the primary driver of the obesity epidemic," said Loyola nutritionist Amy Luke, a member of the study team. more...

Health Always Seems Much More Valuable to Us After We Lose It

2009-01-07T09:38:11+01:00

Many people claim their health is of paramount importance to them yet they are unwilling to spend a little money on a health coach or a gym membership or put some effort into a proper exercise program. You may ask yourself "What am I doing right now, today, to ensure my functional fitness for the next 20, 30, 40 or more years?" If the answer is "nothing" or "very little" you are in big trouble.With virtually every scrap of vigorous activity removed from our modern day lives, appliances to do our housework, machines to perform manual tasks, cars to transport us around, food on the supermarket shelves, we do not have to lift a finger to prosper in our world.But we have forgotten something - what about the human body? Hardwired for tens of thousands of years to perform large amounts of vigorous activity or "work" as it was once known. This ability allowed us to survive in the harsh, dangerous, physical world that for our ancestors was reality.Nothing has changed for our bodies, they are still programmed to need the stimulation of chemical messengers triggered by intense physical effort to deliver instructions to every single cell in our bodies to repair and replace themselves. You see the physical movement tells the system that this body is needed to hunt and feed and look after a family.If there is not enough movement to deliver these signals the system is programmed to go into shut down mode to make room for others that need the resources available. This is true efficiency and is what has allowed the human race to prosper. This shut down mode involves accelerated aging and a greater disease risk as the protection of good health has dwindled away.If we continue to send the right signals to the cells they will stay strong and will repair and replace themselves for as long as the body is being told strength, endurance, stamina, leanness, vitality and health is needed.You cannot expect to be healthy by being doctor and drug reliant - a pill for your blood pressure, a pill for your cholesterol, and a pill for your blood sugar. Come on, this is not health care. You wouldn't need medication if you were healthy. Don't believe that your health insurance will keep you healthy either - it only pays for disease care. Isn't that a little late to be called "health care?"Everything in life is moving in a direction - either it is getting better or it is getting worse. How is your health now as compared to five years ago and what is it likely to be like five years from now? If it is important to you there is one thing you should be doing and that is a proper exercise program that contains strength training exercise.This is the only type of exercise that will keep your muscles, bones, joints, heart, immune system and every cell in your body strong and healthy. Forget the low intensity cardio type exercise like walking, swimming, cycling etc. These activities are recreational and are a great addition to an active lifestyle but do not replace a proper exercise program.Having to take some responsibility for your own health and well-being is a bit inconvenient but consider this. How inconvenient would it be to get a life threatening, life shattering medical diagnosis? How tiresome would it be to have to find time for doctors, tests, specialists, hospitals, surgeons? How much emotional stress, aggravation, frustration, fear and worry would this situation cause you?Wouldn't it make so much more sense to simply do what your body needs to stay healthy and spend 2-3 hours per week on the right exercise program? If you agree with this make sure you get a fitness professional to set this program up to teach you correct exercise technique, intensity, duration and frequency. Your program should also be monitored and changed frequently.Achieving and having health throughout your life is possible and easier than you think but it does involve being willing to work on it. Think of this commitment as a gift to those that love you, as they would want you to be around for a very long time.Read About Bodybuilding Also Read About Benefits of Vitamin A And Vitamin B-Complex

Teaching on the streets

2009-01-05T03:55:00+01:00

Its been a long time since I taught outside of the prison. I have been invited by One House of Peace to offer a Monday evening QiGong class here in Sacramento. This class will integrate wisdom from both ancient and contemporary QiGong traditions. We will learn movements, visualizations and meditation practices to cultivate a profound sense harmony, as well as renewed health and vitality. Together we will apply QiGong healing techniques to personal, intra-personal, societal and global issues purposefully invoking global as well as personal peace. If you're in town and want to join me I'd love to practice with you.

It will be a 6 week series Monday evenings, February 2 - March 9 .... 6:10 pm – 7:30 pm, $72. you can come at 5:30 for the daily sit at the house if you wish. To Register: judy@onehouseofpeace.org or 916-921-2172

From the flyer: JUDY TRETHEWAY has been teaching QiGong in prisons, healthcare and recreational facilities since 1996. Currently she teaches 5-7 classes a week inside Folsom prison. This is the first opportunity “people on the streets” have had to study with her in years. She has an active spiritual direction practice and as served our community as a Hospice and Hospital Chaplain.

One House of Peace

1470 27th Avenue • Sacramento CA • 916.456.1795
www.onehouseofpeace.org

I decided not to wait.

2008-11-04T23:09:00+01:00

I wonder what ties this blog entry to 3. I guess I'll just try to connect things.

03 November 2008
I was in Shang and Mega; was supposed to meet Jeff. We didn't meet. Time conflict. Anyways, while killing time before our supposed meeting, as usual I was loitering in PowerBooks. I was still deliberating should I buy Breaking Dawn or wait further. And should I opt for the former, I was wondering if it's in Mega-PB or Shang-PB. Rachel, my textmate of the day, told me, "Hindi naman siguro tatanungin ng tao kung saang branch ka bumili." [People won't ask which branch you've bought (Breaking Dawn).] Yeah, right. Heehee.. I was just being choosy. I care where my 12% VAT goes.

By the way, I decided not to wait. I've finally bought Breaking Dawn in Shang-PowerBooks. Delaying so means going to bookstore again. I just have to stop being tempted. Books are so tempting. I need to buy clothes too. And besides, I have enough books unread at home. Don't forget my nursing books! *sigh*

And because I came home quite late (than my usual around 6 o'clock) I decided to sleep early. I was also tired. I already have Breaking Dawn with me. I so wanted to read it already but I might not be able to sleep before midnight and I'd be accountable to God. It was so tempting to read, even just a few pages. But I know myself enough that I'd probably end up sleeping at the time when I'm supposed to be waking up.

Oh book! How do I resist thee?

04 November 2008
11:40, UMak Library. I started reading Breaking Dawn, only after I've read a couple of pages from my MCN notes. Of course, I still need to fill my head with nurse's stuff and not just vamp stuff. It's not healthy, I know. I've suffered enough of that. But of course, my impatience grew every minute. I just wanted to dig into the story. I decided to wait no further.

As for the "3" thing, I was with three of my batchmates. Not so hang out thingy though, just got near them. I had my own table, one like those in FHS' canteen.

Btw, it's U.S. Presidential Election Day. I wonder how America's doing. It's still 16:50 something in Uncle Sam's watch.

05 November 2008
03:30. I woke up around this time. I can't remember what woke me up, maybe risk for aspiration. I can't even remember anything from my dream. The only memories bombarding my "empty" brain was Breaking Dawn stuff. I hate it, seriously. Someone was also lurking in my mind, which I've come to get used to. I've learned to cope with that, somehow.

I've been trying to extract anything from my brain about what it was up to before I came into consciousness. I have theories on why I couldn't remember a thing. My subconscious was strong enough to wrestle with my consciousness. Or maybe the "thing" would just cause me anxiety, thus subconscious was on the go protecting myself. But I'd bet on this theory: I have a bad memory.

Whatever I had on that dream gave me a bloody headache. Or maybe I had headache that's why I woke up. Either way. my headache is alarming/bothering me. I have headaches every month, at least twice. What actually bothered me was something I've read in my Nx notes. Headache is one of the signs and symptoms of HPN. The last time I had my BP taken, it was 120/70. That may be a couple of months ago but my BP had always been 90/60 since we started having RLE rotations. That was August 2006. Yes, for two and a half years my BP had always been in the threshold.

The other thing that bothered me, which I've also read in my Nx notes, was pain in MI can cause shock. I was not having MI. Angina? hopefully not. Anyways, I wondered if a headache can cause shock. Seriously, what was I thinking? If you think I'm crazy, don't worry I've thought of that eons ago.

With these concerns in mind (I'm just making my head ache more) I decided to get up and go on hydro therapy. I'm not really fond of analgesics; thanks to my high pain tolerance. Btw, I still have a headache. Right temple. -_-

Music:
Chris Tomlin - God of this City

Persistent Headache

2008-10-07T12:33:00+02:00

This is the third day that I'm having a bloody headache. It's so troublesome. I hate it. My pain scale ranges from 7-9 out of 10. My physical pain tolerance is going down.

Also, I must remind myself that if I accomplish nothing tomorrow it'll be certain that my headache will be persistent. I want it not!

Music:
The Mitch Hansen Band - I Don't Know

Health and Hobbies

2008-10-06T19:04:00+02:00

When I checked my inbox in Hotmail I found out that my request to be included in the fanlisting of Alice Cullen has been approved. Yeah, I do join fanlistings and I've been doing that since God knows when. Bleh!

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I still have a troublesome cough. Thank goodness it's not as worse as it used to be during the past week. But I still hate it. I hope everyone in the house with cough will get well soon.

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There was a Julius Caesar (Shakespeare) book in a bookstore in Market! Market! that only costs phP49.00! I wanted to buy it buy decided otherwise. I'm saving my money for another book, though also a work of Shakespeare. I wasn't also in the mood to read something politically-related. I just want pure fiction/fantasy/suspense/thriller. Nothing so serious.

Btw, I still haven't finished reading Mario Puzo's The Dark Arena and David Cole's Shadow Play. -_-

How I hope it rains with money on or before the 18th of this month. I so want to buy lots of books, especially classics.

Music:
Snow Patrol - Run

Bloody Back

2008-10-02T15:21:19+02:00

I'm bloody back! Alack!!

I thought this blog was no longer inaccessible. Thank God I was bloody wrong. Something must've just happened. Of course. The past three days have been bloody horrible. I got flu and it was bloody horrible. I've been absent for two bloody days. I could've forced myself to attend the review yesterday, but I had to recover. Bed rest, more of it.

Rest. In peace.. I still need enough rest to recover from my cough. No need for bloody adjective there. I don't cough with blood. No way!

But the fact remains that I am sick. And I need to recover. SOON. Or I might end up in the greatest fear of the unknown. *sigh*

Music:
Paramore - Emergency

madness, Measurements of

2008-09-19T12:00:00+02:00

There is only one difference between a madman and me. I am not mad.
-- Salvador Dali

It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.
-- Krishnamurti

Surviving moment to moment....

2008-09-03T01:35:39+02:00

Whoah. First time blogger here. *looks around* Seems like a lonely place!I'm not sure what to say. I've mostly come to this site to gather my thoughts on my continual medical situation that I have been going through since I was twenty. This writing below I did back last year very briefly explains the gist of all the issues that have been going on in my life for the past 10 years, so I'll use it as a base to elaborate in future blogs, but even with it's help I honestly don't know where to start. Here is what I wrote in July last year:I'll try to keep this short. I'm thirty and am in a bad place. Soon before my 21st birthday, I was diagnosed with a softball sized tumor in my chest, and went through years of treatment to shrink it and recover a portion of my health, and I recently detoxed off of opiates (Oxycontin) last July, which was less than pleasant. I won't go into details, but suffice to say I'm trying to resume where I left off at twenty. My parents have been supporting me throughout and I am more grateful than I can express. But now that it's time for me to "grab the reins" of my life I find that I'm truly struggling to get back on my feet. The physical aspects and treatment of my disease were absolutely horrific and miserable to go through, however they were a cinch to deal with compared to the mental ones. Many harsh realities about life have been brought to my attention which I would have much rather remained ignorant about, at least until I had the slightest amount of maturity to even begin to comprehend what was occurring and what was in store. I seem absolutely incapable of relating to my peers. I am not interested in the things that many my age seem to be infatuated with (cars, drugs, rock n roll, who really GIVES a SHIT??), with the exception of women. Even then, it is hard to start, much less hold, any relationship whatsoever when my focus is on staying healthy. That is all that matters, nothing else. My sense of hope is fading, and I am beginning to not care about anything anymore. One thing that truly bothers me is my sudden affection for atheism. Not weak atheism either, more like stubborn atheism. As hard as I try, I cannot see the other side. Life is bleak without faith, and believe me....there is none to be found here. I was just beginning to have a foundation to stand on when I was 20, and then my diagnosis shattered it. I don't know what to believe anymore. A lot of things I believed turned out to be utter bullshit. Nothing makes sense. Things are spinning in every direction and attempting to hold onto anything is an exercise in futility that ultimately ends in frustration. I have no ground to anchor myself down to to be able to see or believe anything relative to that grounding. I have no direction, no ambition. I have no sense of who I am, or any sense of security and feel like I'm at the will of someone else. Like I mentioned above, this is one of the realities I'd rather not know: anything can happen at any time. I have no control, not even an illusion. This frightens me to my core, and I don't know how to deal with it. Death confronted me at 20, and how am I supposed to deal with that? As best I can? All I know how to do is embrace it, and that is (was) utterly terrifying. I have no work experience for seven years, nor do I have a degree…..only a few college credits. A large majority of my twenties were spent simply attempting to survive physically and emotionally; life was put on hold for quite some time. I have been out of the swing of routine for so long it's seemingly impossible to get back in. My left arm is slightly disabled (which is to say I can't lift it or any weight above my head with it), and I suffer from constant burning pain and occasional intense pain from the remainder of the growth in my chest. Bed has become my greatest refuge, unconsciousness is a short lived respite that comes not often enough, and suicide is becoming more and more attractive.That gives a very brief, but incomplete, overview of what I've been through and how I felt back then (my attitude has gotten better, but my diagnosis has gotten much worse, but more on that later.)I’ll start at the beginning I suppose. I was diagnosed with what is known as a Desmoid tumor in July of '99 a month before my 21st birthday. This type of tumor is also know as an “aggressive fibromatosis” in medical jargon and is considered benign in nature (therefor not technically considered cancer as it does not metastasize), however it is locally aggressive and can be life threatening depending on its location. Anyhow, I had been working at the YMCA at the time and was teaching swim lessons to kids and lifeguarding. On my off time I occasionally surfed which brought on extensive pain down the left side of my back after a day out. Despite how intense it was, I shrugged it off as a pinched nerve and went to see the doctor, who prescribed me anti-inflammatories and sent me on my way. They didn’t help at all, and I stopped surfing as the pain was of such intensity afterwards that it made going out really unenjoyable. The pain persisted, so again I headed to the doctor’s office to see what was really going on. This time she told me to take off my shirt for a closer look. After I did so, she took a glance at me, stared wide-eyed for about two seconds and hastily told me that I needed to get into the MRI A.S.A.P. Later that night, I received a call from her, one that I’ll never forget. She told me I had a softball sized mass in my left chest reaching up to my neck, and that I needed to come in immediately the next morning. I remember asking her if it could be cancer, and she said yes. From that point on everything was a haze…..like watching myself in the third person. I called my mom, and she flew in from out of state and was with me within two days.The haze turned into a blur of activity. Needles. Pokes and prodding. Blood samples upon more blood samples. X-Rays. There seemed to be an endless array of procedures to go through, and my body did not feel like it was mine anymore. After a while I learned to detach myself mentally to an extent which helped get through most of it. The biopsies were not enjoyable to say the least, and in total I had four done: two needle and two surgical. The first was a needle directly into the tumor through the muscle and tissue that connects your neck to your shoulder. No anesthetic was given for this. She simply pushed the needle in, and then proceeded to pull it out and push it in five to six times rapidly, which caused my left arm to twitch and flail like a fish out of water as it was what I assumed to be hitting my nerve. The next one was under local anesthesia on a table which went smoothly enough. Both came up inconclusive. My next one they sliced into the same area as the first needle, and this showed spindle celled sarcoma. They said with a tumor of such size I was not expected to live more than a few months, however due to the size of my tumor they were astonished I was still a walking, talking, overall healthy looking guy from the outside with no apparent illness. So I was scheduled for ONE more biopsy, and this one was to cut directly through my chest wall into it and take a slice out. Things did not go as well as planned however. During the operation one of the surgeons accidentally cut open my subclavian artery, which caused a major gusher. From what I was told, I had lost 3/4ths of my total blood volume on the table before they eventually got it under control and gave me massive tranfusions. All I remember was waking up in the ICU, my throat parched and irritated from the trachea tube and almost not being able to lift my arms off the bed. I can’t exactly remember how long I was in the hospital for, but I was unconscious most of the time.The recovery sucked. It SUCKED. I had a huge swollen 5 inch scar on my chest that had an open hole at the edge of the stitches that leaked lymph node fluid constantly, so my bandages had to be changed every few hours. It took about two weeks to heal over. As I finally began to get better physically, I soon began to notice things that I had been completely blind to before. I finally saw how huge my upper left side of my body had become. It was almost twice as large as my right side, yet I hadn’t even noticed it all those months (possibly years) leading up to the diagnosis. How could I have been so blind? I was utterly shocked and freaked out. Well, that’s enough for now.

Death of a Mother

2008-09-01T02:25:00+02:00

Who wouldn’t get stressed because of a mother’s death? Even tough woman Angelina Jolie lost weight last year because her mother died. How much more do we expect from Ely Buendia who had heart surgery last year and lost his mother two days before the concert?

Stress can either be positive or negative. I think the recent cut-concert last Saturday with thousands of fans who attended was really overwhelming. It was a positive stress to Ely’s heart. But stress is a stress.

Enough. Wala akong balak mag-layout ng inference or disease process dito. XD

Music:

Eraserheads - Pare Ko

Holistic Acid Reflux Treatment Helps Thousands Worldwide In Quest For Heartburn Freedom

2008-08-21T13:19:17+02:00

Former heartburn sufferer launches a unique step-by-step acid reflux treatment to help sufferers worldwide in their quest for lasting acid reflux cure and a sleep without pain.July 10, 2008 -- After suffering from severe acid reflux for more than 17 years, trying almost every conventional acid reflux drug and treatment, Jeff Martin, a 42 year old research expert, health consultant and nutritionist from California, began an extensive 11-year research to find an alternative cure for acid reflux and create the ultimate holistic system for curing acid reflux and achieving lasting freedom from heartburn and digestive disorders.Learn more: http://www.HeartburnNoMore.com"Acid reflux sufferers are getting tired of being exploited", Says Martin "There are too many marketers and charlatans out to make a fast buck on the expense of the vulnerable. Acid reflux sufferers simply cannot afford to spend their hard earned money on pricey heartburn cures and quick fixes only to be disappointed time and time again."Through his research, Martin realized that there is an abundance of heartburn cures that focus merely on the symptoms of acid reflux, but very few if any that focus on permanently fixing the root cause. "The sad truth", adds Martin, "is that even the so called natural approaches to the treatment of acid reflux that are aimed to cure acid reflux from within, are either unrealistic, impractical or are often the same one- dimensional gimmick cures disguised as holistic solutions." According to Martin, in order to permanently cure acid reflux one must approach the disease from a holistic multi-dimensional perspective as oppose to tackling only a single factor that leads to heartburn formation. Furthermore, the program must be practical and logical to use."There is simply no other way, but the holistic way", says Martin, "The Heartburn No More™ program was born out of these necessities."Learn more: http://www.HeartburnNoMore.comThe Heartburn No More™ is a unique step-by-step holistic acid reflux treatment, consisting of several sub-plans each designed to tackle a different factor responsible for acid reflux. The main idea is using both the powers of the body and the mind to help the body heal itself from the inside out and prevent the recurrence of GERD.In a down-to-earth, often very personal and moving style, Martin guides you through the entire process of getting rid of your acid reflux holistically, and achieving heartburn freedom, without the costs and side effects of conventional medications and antacids.Targeting acid reflux sufferers who have tried or wish to avoid conventional drugs and harsh over the counters, the Heartburn No More™ program has been proven effective with all types of acid reflux (Hiatal Hernia, Gastritis, Esophageal Reflux, or Bile Reflux) and in all levels of severity.Since its release, in early 2007, the Heartburn No More™ program, the result of 11 years of research and experiment, has literally helped thousands of people worldwide to achieve permanent heartburn freedom.In a message to Martin, Greg Nicotero a 37 years old from the U.K, writes: " I’m only 3 weeks into the heartburn no more program and by following the principals of your program I am already experiencing significant relief in my acid reflux condition. I have been battling with acid reflux, food intolerance and leaky gut syndrome for 7 years and I am so thankful for the invaluable knowledge I have received from your book. I will definitely recommend your book to anyone suffering from digestive disorders and chronic heartburn. People can surely use your knowledge and expertise to recover form this painful condition and take responsibility over their health and well-being. This program is the answer to my prayers.""No, I'm not a doctor", laughs Martin, "but I sure am proud to have created a program that truly helps other acid reflux sufferers to end their physical pain and anguish for good and gain their lives back". The Heartburn No More™ program includes an exclusive one-on-one counseling provided by the author.For additional information on how to cure acid reflux naturally go to:http://www.HeartburnNoMore.comhttp://www.acidrefluxatoz.comContact:Jeff MartinHigher Ways Publishing INCSupport@HeartburnNoMore.comhttp://www.HeartburnNoMore.comTEL: 510-217-9223

Psoriasis

2008-07-28T12:57:00+02:00

Psoriasis is a disease which affects the skin and joints. It commonly causes red scaly patches to appear on the skin. The scaly patches caused by psoriasis, called psoriatic plaques, are areas of inflammation and excessive skin production. Skin rapidly accumulates at these sites and takes a silvery-white appearance. Plaques frequently occur on the skin of the elbows and knees, but can affect any area including the scalp and genitals. The cause of psoriasis is not known, but it is believed to have a genetic component. Several factors are thought to aggravate psoriasis. These include stress, excessive alcohol consumption, and smoking. Psoriasis is an inflammatory skin condition. There are five types, each with unique signs and symptoms. Between 10% and 30% of people who develop psoriasis get a related form of arthritis called “psoriatic arthritis,” which causes inflammation of the joints.Plaque psoriasis is the most common type of psoriasis. About 80% of people who develop psoriasis have plaque psoriasis, which appears as patches of raised, reddish skin covered by silvery-white scale. These patches, or plaques, frequently form on the elbows, knees, lower back,and scalp. However, the plaques can occur anywhere on the body. More than 4.5 million adults in the United States have been diagnosed with psoriasis, and approximately 150,000 new cases are diagnosed each year. An estimated 20% have moderate to severe psoriasis.

Nothing's EZ~

2008-06-29T18:05:00+02:00

Yoo~

Hmm.. to-date as weighed at home, should have lost like 10-11kgs. The fats are cooperating well and I have grown to love garnier even more as their bodyfit firming hydrating lotion really leave on a hydrated feel... so smooth~

This morning Polin Aunty came.. haha! We asked alot of qns, asked on career lah.. and for my case, its gonna be a life long uneven ride according to her, and thus "job-hopper" shall be thye name! We asked about love too~ Guess wat? Next year shall be when the peach blossoms luck bloom! Haha! At that instance, that gut feeling that I had to do something about my weight sort of makes sense now... wat? preparing for that someone's arrival? LOL

Anyway, I recalled the instance that I felt the urge and seriousness in my attitude to start getting aware of property came to mind. Its like then, I got serious because a Need is coming by... So we shall sit back and see if this is really how my body works... Giving out signals according to the Timing in Life.

Spoken a little more and there I found out that the way to a healthy body is not stopping at the weight problem. The root of problem lies on my stomach and digestive system. More work to do now that the aunty has w'orked it out' for me.

I believe, that aint gonna be EZ but Im sure I will pull it off quite well. Its gonna feel real good to accomplish the goals you've set an to proof something's right and so forth. I wana have a taste of that!

Bikini suit >>> shall be my christmas present for myself!

FS.Rain | Celsius
a.k.a. Fangru

Thyroid Butterfly

2008-06-22T16:16:00+02:00

The Butterfly inside my neck went wild

and tried to free himself

by flying high

leaving me in a frenzy

and making me sick

until they clipped his wings

and I was alright again

at least for a while

But butterflies that cannot fly

will wither away

and eventually die

He left me feeling

weak and old before my time

took all my strength

and joie de vivre

when he said goodbye

Now living without that colourful guy

is harsh and bleak

and at times not worth while

but I refuse to give up

and thus I fight with all I've got

and struggle on

and maybe someday

I'll be back on top

Colonoscopy

2008-06-10T15:00:00+02:00

I had my first colonoscopy yesterday, due to some ongoing symptoms I won't divulge here. It wasn't nearly as bad as I expected based on what I had read online and heard in passing (so to speak ... so many puns available for this kind of thing ...). Reading about other people's colonoscopy experiences (especially this one; read it in reverse) did help me in preparing for my own, so here's my story.

The official instructions I received said that on the day before the procedure (i.e., Sunday, the day of the prep), I could have a light breakfast, plus as much clear liquid as I desired -- which included non-red/blue/purple jello and popsicles, black coffee and tea, and soup bouillion -- and then after taking the prep, only the clear fluids. Knowing that the intention of drinking a gallon (4 liters) of electrolyte solution -- the Golytely 'prep' -- was to thoroughly cleanse my bowels (whoo-ha!), I thought it might make sense to eat lightly for several days before the prep, to have less bowel 'material' to clear.

So, on Friday, three days pre-procedure, I had no breakfast, a lovely buffet lunch of mostly seafood and salads, and for dinner I split one small appetizer (a yummy crab fritter) with my spouse, and had a glass of white wine while listening to some jazzy music at a local venue.

Saturday, two days pre-procedure, I ate a very light and bland breakfast (2 scrambled eggs and half an English muffin), no lunch or snacks, and about 2 cups of rotini pasta with soy sauce and one soy hot dog with a little cheese for dinner, with a small glass of white wine. Again, pretty bland. No snacks afterwards but plenty of water and tea all day.

Sunday, the day of the dreaded prep, I had some black tea in the morning while hanging out in worship service, a little water, then nothing until THE PREP, which I started at 3, an hour before the time specified in my instructions. I usually go to bed early and was hoping to preserve my sleep as much as possible, without constant trips to the bathroom.

My prep was Golytely (get it?), the gallon of saline electrolyte solution to be drunk 8 oz. at a time, every 10 mins. Besides eating lightly and blandly, well ahead of time, I did several other things that I think helped the prep go smoothly:

* I had asked my nurse if a little Crystal Light could be mixed with it; the manufacturers' instructions say nothing can be added, but I had read online of people adding Crystal Light and that sounded good to me. She told me, off the record, that I could add up to one tub to the mixture; she recommended the lemonade flavour.

* I made the solution, with the Crystal Light Lemonade mixed in, the night before I needed to ingest it, so it had a good long time (about 20 hours) in the refrigerator chilling.

* I started drinking the Golytely at 3 p.m. I drank an 8 oz. glass and actually, it tasted fine to me. It was the hottest day we'd had here so far this year, in the mid 80s, and the solution was almost as refreshing as cold lemonade. Seriously. Nothing like as bad as I'd heard. Not soapy. Though my instructions said to drink it every 10 mins, I stretched it to 15 min. intervals.

I had my first serving of Golytely at 3, and the next seven servings -- I was measuring roughly, so it turned out that a serving for me was actually closer to 10 oz. -- every 15 mins. thereafter. The instructions are to drink each serving all at once, not sipping it, and that worked fine for me. But after two hours, with about 80 ounces inside me and with nothing coming out, I was feeling full to the brim with liquid. I wasn't nauseous, but I was rather bloated and I couldn't drink anymore, so I waited a half-hour, until 5:15, and chugged down another dose. Still nothing. I started Googling to find out how long it should take before the first bowel movement. The Golytely site said things should be moving in an hour. I was getting worried.

By the way, during the time I was drinking, I watched an episode of "House MD," walked around and weeded the garden, sat in the sun and read a book, did several crosswords, ran up and down the stairs doing the usual household things. In short, other than being tethered to the kitchen, I lived my usual life. I also did my regular half-hour weights workout right before starting the whole procedure.

At 5:30, with still nothing happening and no room to ingest more liquid, I called the hospital for the physician on call. By the time he called me back, about 45 mins. later, I could report success! Approximately 2 hours and 40 minutes after starting the prep (90 ounces in), it began to work its magic.

Not to go into too much detail, but magic it was! About 20 more oz. and 3 hours later (8:30ish), I was done. Even the first bowel movement was mostly liquid, and after the first four bowel movements, everything was pretty much clear. I had no cramps, no pain of any sort at any time. I ate an orange popsicle and some orange jello to celebrate, drank some water, watched a Poirot, and settled in to sleep.

I got up around 2 a.m. to go once more (very little), and from then until I got up around 7, my stomach made gurgling, burbling sounds that kept us pretty well awake. (The dog, as usual, slept fine.)

The instructions for procedure day (Monday) allowed 1-2 glasses of clear liquid but nothing within 2 hours of the procedure, which was scheduled for 12:15. I drank about 8 oz. water from 8-9 a.m., then nothing else but a stick or two of (non-red/purple/blue) sugarless gum, which I had cleared with the nurse. I was thirsty and restless, ready to get the colonoscopy over with. I worked in the garden, weeding and watering, took some photos, did a short workout, cleaned both toilets :-), and generally occupied myself until the golden hour.

We arrived at the clinic (a separate building near the hospital) at noon. I gave the receptionist the medical history form I'd completed and she gave me a form asking questions about the prep, including "Did you have a good result?" :-) It also asked whether I drank all the prep (no) and if no, how much did I drink. I drank about 110 ounces in total, a little more than 3 liters. We had a very short wait, of about 5 minutes, just long enough for me to witness a woman post-procedure who was shivering, her teeth chattering, and who said as she was led by the nurse through the room, "I was awake for the whole thing." Yikes! That's exactly what I didn't want to be.

After I'd undressed, donned the back-tying gown (made of rather heavy fabric) and the fun, colourful socks I'd brought with me (bring socks!), and stowed my belongings in a "tamper-proof" plastic bag, I met my prep nurse, Erica, whose manner was comforting, warm, and calm, and who gave me plenty of time to respond to her questions and to ask her questions about the procedure. She had me lie down comfortably on a wheeled cot, took my vitals (BP, pulse, temperature, O2 saturation; listened to heart and lungs), and went through my medical history and asked for clarification and elaboration of some of it (mainly about my arrythmia). She prepped and inserted an IV port in my hand, in a vein near the top knuckle of my right ring finger. I felt only the first little sting of the needle to find the vein, then nothing when she inserted the actual IV port. She hooked me up to a saline drip, which I couldn't feel.

I asked her about the Versed (Midazolam, a benzodiazapine) and Fentanyl (an opiate) I would be taking via the IV during the procedure, stressing that I wanted as much as they could give me so that I was not alert during the procedure. She said I'd be awake -- i.e., "breathing on your own," which to me isn't necessarily a sign of being awake, as I breathe on my own every night while I am asleep ... -- but that I would be comfortable and in no pain, of that she could assure me. (Previously, another nurse there, by phone, had told me that I would be awake and that I would know what was going on but that I wouldn't care.) As soon as she was finished and leaving the room, another nurse, Rachel, came in to wheel me in my comfy cot to the procedure room, which was filled with machines and monitors. Also cubbyholes labeled "large forceps," and such.

Rachel didn't have Erica's bedside manner -- she seemed sort of depressed to me, maybe she was just tired -- and didn't speak much as she got me situated, put the pulse thingy on my finger, and attached transmitters to me so they could monitor my cardiac function throughout. When I mentioned my desire to avoid pain, she said I might feel some cramping when the scope went around corners. That was (scary) news to me, after what Erica and the other nurse had said. I could see on the monitor that I was slated to receive "moderate sedation," which I guess is the norm.

Erica came in, squeezed my shoulder, and wished me good luck.

Geoff, another nurse, came in and chatted too loudly and casually for the psychic space I was in just then. I felt vulnerable and anxious, which was partly from not knowing what would come next, and also, I think, from what felt like the subtly oppressive and overbearing presence of the room. What kept me from getting really worked up was my tiredness, from lack of calories and nutrients, and from lack of sleep the night before. I just didn't have a lot of resistance available. Geoff and Rachel did engage me in conversation as we waited about 20 minutes for the doctor to show up. (They had to page her.) We talked about our dogs, mostly (after their question, asked separately by each, "What do you do for work?" fell flat), and then Rachel and I talked about how we each came to live where we're living. At some point, I think when she said that her parents divorced when she was 18, Rachel reminded me of my youngest sister, and as I was making that connection, I saw my pulse drop to about 70. We also found that we both had family living in the same very small town about 500 miles away. Small world.

The doctor (Dr. S.) entered, sat near me, and briskly began to tell me all the bad things that could happen. She does about 1,000 colonoscopies per year and finds about 40% of people have polyps. Removing polyps can be dangerous: from 2% to 4% of people have complications from polyp removal that might require emergency surgery or another scheduled colonoscopy to remedy. She told me that there is a 5% polyp miss rate and a .5% cancer miss rate.

She also brought up the fact that I had called her office last week to talk with her nurse about why I needed this procedure. (Sidebar: That nurse, Chris, was great, chatted with me for about 20 minutes, went over my medical history, explained why based on that history she thought the colonoscopy was needed -- which my primary care physician had not done and for which she wanted to charge me $100 for a phone consult! Chris was reassuring, detailed and forthcoming in her information and tips.)

Dr. S. said that based on my recent medical history, she thought I needed this done. Her tone seemed mildly reprimanding to me. By this time, of course, I was in the room, seconds from the procedure; obviously, her nurse's arguments last week had been persuasive or I wouldn't have been there. Why reiterate now, except to berate? Maybe she meant it as reassurance, but her manner was not reassuring, it was aloof and businesslike. As she spoke, she was rapidly making notes, not looking at me except briefly every now and then. She never smiled, or I couldn't detect it if she did. She seemed to be reading a script, which I'm sure she was, performing five or so of these things each working day. I hoped that she was like my dogs' former vet, a man well-known both for his excellent veterinary care and for his dismal people skills.

For about 5 minutes, I just lay there while Dr. S. did something at a terminal behind me. By now (in fact, since shortly before the doctor came in), I had a little oxygen nose tube, which was irritating. I kept taking it out and trying to readjust it so it felt better. Finally it did. I heard Dr. S. tell Rachel and Geoff that I was ASA1, or something like that, and I asked what it meant. Rachel told me that level 1 meant that I was at the lowest sedation risk. I asked her to give me all she could. :-) Then she did.

Geoff asked me turn onto my left side, and he removed the blanket and gown from my backside. I mentioned that I have sciatica in my left leg and he asked me if the position was hurting. It wasn't and I remember thinking that if it was, it wouldn't be for long! The last thing I recall is either Rachel or Geoff asking me how I was feeling. The first time I said I was a little dizzy or woozy, the second time I said I was getting sleepy (or maybe vice versa), and then I went into the happy world. I'm not sure of the exact time but it was about 1 p.m. (I think they paged Dr. S. at 12:40 or so.)

The next thing I was aware of was being in the prep/recovery room again and being asked about my spouse coming in with me. I think I told the nurse (another one, Holly) his name, so they could call him in the waiting room, and then he was there. It was 2 p.m. I was feeling groggy, sort of very sleepy and a little dizzy. Not too unpleasant. I was still hooked up to the IV when my spouse came in (he says -- I don't recall). Holly told me that they hadn't found anything of concern during the colonoscopy and she gave me some papers. She told me no driving or alcohol for 24 hours (the first nurse, Erica, also told me this). She unhooked me and said I could get dressed and go when I wanted.

I'm missing parts of this because what I remember next is looking down on the bed and seeing my clothes in their "tamper-proof" plastic bag, and I don't remember standing up. It was sort of like being in a dream, when you can't recall how you got from point A to point B. I remember that I was unsteady standing up but I managed to get dressed, apparently, per spouse, without help. I remember leaving the room, thanking Erica, who was standing in the hallway outside the room, and feeling quite unsteady on my pins as we took the elevator down and walked to the car. I was a bit clammy, like when I have a minor case of the flu, and when we hit the outside air (still in the mid-80s), I felt too warm and slightly nauseous.

The feeling cleared quickly and from then on, it was clear sailing. Oh, did I mention that I had not one moment of gas or bloating (that I'm aware of) after the colonoscopy? My spouse had had a half-hour of it after his so I was expecting some, but I felt great immediately. The only lingering effect is a bruise on the inside of my right knee, which must have come from the pressure of it on my left leg, due to the position I was in for the procedure.

When we got home, my spouse encouraged me to eat but I was too sleepy. I went to bed from 2:30-4:30, woke up feeling great, and we went out to dinner, where I had more mostly bland food (ravioli, small salad, diet Coke). Then we took a short walk downtown and I had most of a glass of iced tea at a cafe. We ran a couple of errands while walking, and when we came back to the car to go home, I sat on something we had bought a half-hour earlier and thrown onto the front seat (a box of pasta), which is unusual behaviour for me -- not to recall that something was in that seat, and not to notice that it was -- and a sign that I was still a bit foggy, I think.

I had a couple of small bowel movements in the evening, mostly liquid. My stomach gurgled off and on. I slept well and woke up very early (5 a.m.), thanks to my deep naps of yesterday.

This morning I had my usual soy sausage, tea, and juice with vitamins. My stomach is still gurgling from time to time but I'm feeling fine.

Based on my experience, and remembering that I am not a medical professional!, I recommend, if you are in good health, either juice-fasting or eating a light and bland diet for at least 2 full days prior to the procedure (3 or 4 days of light eating might be better). Add Crystal Light to Golytely -- that's unofficial, of course, as the Golytely people say it's verboten. (NuLytely has its own "flavour" packs -- from what I read online, orange is the best bet.) In any case, make sure the stuff is thoroughly chilled. You might not have to drink all the liquid, if your movements are clear (straw-coloured with little particulate matter). Stay near the toilet for about 5-6 hours from the time you start the prep but don't be surprised if it takes 2-3 hours to get things moving. My urges to go weren't sudden but they were pretty constant, about every 15 mins for a couple of hours. Bring socks with you to the procedure, especially in winter (but many medical centers are cold year-round). Don't plan to do anything much for at least 3-4 hours afterwards, and in fact, another instruction from Holly was that I shouldn't do anything requiring judgment for the rest of the day/evening, like cooking. I did actually cook three things around 8 p.m. without any trouble, but my spouse was there in case I spaced.

All in all, a pretty good experience, one I wouldn't mind repeating, and I can't say that about many medical procedures.

17 June update : So, I'm trolling around online, now that I have the official report of my colonoscopy and its findings in hand, curious about how much Fentanyl and Versed other people got. I got 200 mcg Fentanyl and 10 mg Versed "in small aliquots" (bit by bit through an IV), and based on my online research (e.g.), that seems to be a lot, like twice the normal dose, for which I am very grateful. As noted in my procedure report, "She tolerated the procedure well." (I hope that's not some doctor shorthand for "It was awful but she can't remember and we're not telling.")

Anyway, came across this hilarious and factual-sounding colonoscopy story from poopreport.com and felt it would be a disservice to keep it to myself.

Healthy Eating Habit–Avoid Late Dinners

2008-06-02T15:55:30+02:00

Healthy Eating Habit–Avoid Late Dinners:With our busy lives we are always tempted to put of dinner until the last minute. Try to eat dinner at least 3 hours before you go to bed. This will give your body a chance to digest most of the food before you rest for the next 8 hours.A strategy that has worked well for me is to plan dinner for the week ahead of time and making sure I have every thing I need in the house. It allows me to get dinner started as soon as I get home and cuts out the extra time it takes to dig through the cupboards trying to find something to make and then running to the store to get the remaining ingredients.Take a few minutes one day a week and plan the entire menu. Make a grocery list and shop for everything you need for the next few days. You may even want to post your menu on the fridge so other family members can get a head start on dinner if you have a late meeting at the office.

Obesity and Hoodia Gordonii

2008-05-22T18:13:11+02:00

Thursday, May 22 2008 @ 05:14 AM Central Daylight TimeObesity and overweight are serious medical conditions that lots of people are facing right now. It is a fact that these are threatening conditions that can affect people’s health and well being.Yes, overweight and obesity can affect your health. Actually, it can give you the risks of having health problems which range from psychological to the physical. There are plenty of health problems that you can get with obesity and overweight such as social isolation, low self-esteem, depression, psychological disorders, tiredness, breathlessness on exertion, heat intolerance, type 2 diabetes, hyper-insulinenia, insulin resistance, glucose intolerance, dyslipidemia, gall bladder disease, sleep disorders, kidney stones, respiratory problems, high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, cardiovascular disease (CVD) - including heart attack, congestive heart failure, sudden cardiac death, angina and abnormal heart rhythm, stroke, some cancers such as bowel cancer, cancer of the kidney, endometrium, breast, colon and rectum, esophagus, and prostate, osteoarthritis, back problems, gout, polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS), fatty liver disease, stress urinary incontinence, fertility complications, pregnancy complications and death.Knowing the fact that obesity and overweight is a huge problem, you need to do something to fight it and lose weight. Yes, you have to lose weight to gain good health and bring back that confidence you once have.Maybe you are seeking for ways to lose weight. Have you heard about hoodia gordonii? Hoodia gordonii is an all natural appetite suppressant that can safely make you lose weight. Yes, indeed, it is known without any harmful effect, reason why there are plenty of people who are taking it to lose weight and gain their desired weight.Hoodia gordonii comes in different forms such as pill and liquid. Before deciding which form you will use, you need to gain better understanding on how to use it. Before each meal, you are advisable to take about 1 to 3 doses of it. In your first week, you need to take one dose of it 45 minutes before your meal. It is recommended to take 8 to 10 glasses of water each day. In taking water, it can help you process and absorb the active ingredients of hoodia gordonii.In order to see great results, you must monitor your eating habits; you need to take foods with proper nutrients. And it is best to do exercising. There are lots of physical activities that you can do, just pick those that can make you enjoy and have fun.The most popular form is the diet pill. Typically, diet pills are being sold by the bottle which can last in a month. You do not need any prescription, so you can buy diet pills that you can use for few months supply, actually, even a year supply, if you wish to buy it already.If you are having problem in swallowing pill, then you can go with the liquid form. The liquid form works just like the pill one; it can also effectively make you lose weight without any side effects. So, if you want to lose weight, you can take hoodia gordonii.Eliza Maledevic Aysonhttp://hoodiaremedy.com

Sites, health.

2008-05-10T20:20:00+02:00

Just a few Websites to try now and then.

NOT INSTEAD of your GP of course!

www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk

http://www.besttreatments.org/ Common health probs.

http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/ General Health.

http://www.food.gov.uk/ Food.

www.cancerhelp.org.uk

http://www.quackwatch.org/ Worth a peek.

http://www.mht.org.uk/ Mental Health.

http://www.bhf.org.uk/ Heart Issues.

http://www.strokeassociation.org.uk/ CVA, Stroke.

Sites. Health.

2008-05-10T20:15:00+02:00

Just a few Websites to try now and then. NOT INSTEAD of your GP of course!www.nhsdirect.nhs.ukhttp://www.besttreatments.org/ Common health probs.http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/ General Health.http://www.food.gov.uk/ Food.www.cancerhelp.org.ukhttp://www.quackwatch.org/ Worth a peek.http://www.mht.org.uk/ Mental Health.http://www.bhf.org.uk/ Heart Issues.http://www.strokeassociation.org.uk/ CVA, Stroke.

Please visit

2008-05-02T14:51:10+02:00

all parents, please visit my site for information to make sure your child is safe anywhere near the water.www.ceffoundation.org

”Sicko” Sick society, USA!

2008-04-05T14:50:00+02:00

I rented a DVD of Micheal Moore's documentary film "Sicko."

The film described how terrible the U.S. medical system is. 50 million of Americans don't have health insurance. Even if you have one, the insurance company wouldn't pay for your treatment by making up technical problems.

Once you get a serious disease, you might bankrupt. Insurance companies and the government don't want to provide national health insurance like Canada, England and France. Of course, in my country Japan does. You government prioritizes money over human lives of the poor people. They say national health insurance is socialist idea that restricts individual freedom.

My opinion for the realities presented in the movie was that America is no longer role model for the world. Such scary society. Spending so much money on invasion of Iraq and other parts of the world, killing innocent civilians outside the country and leaving sick people die inside. Pathetic!

Well, I wouldn't say my country is best nor other country in Europe. But USA is trush. I know nice Americans personally but where they come from is sick land.

Recently I've been regretting that I tried to imitate as many things from USA as possible in the past. There are things I should learn from them but they have things I never want to learn from.

Overall, the country is arrogant, corrupt, and undemocratic society. Who wants to live?