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Bringing a new baby home from the hospital is a beautiful
experience, but it can also be filled with a multitude of
anxieties and frustrations.  One of the major sources of anxiety
is figuring out how you can get your baby sleeping through the
night.  When will your baby be sleeping through the night and
how long will it take?  When are you going to finally get the
rest that you so badly need?  Well, this article can begin to
help you to unravel the mystery behind getting your baby sleep
through the night, and get you started on a gentle, easy path
that will have everyone in your house getting a good night’s
sleep.

The biggest secret to getting your baby to sleep through the
night is to teach your baby how to fall asleep without you.
Instead of rocking or nursing your baby to sleep, or doing
whatever it is that you do to put your baby to sleep, start
trying to get your baby to fall asleep without your help.  You
can do this primarily by trying to put your baby down for a nap
while your baby is still awake.  You don’t have to do it every
time; just try to do it as much as you can.  If your baby is
crying or extremely fussy, it’s not a good time to try get your
baby to fall asleep without you.  Instead, pick the times when
your baby is quiet and peaceful to try it out.

Once you put your baby down to sleep while your baby is awake,
see if he/she can fall asleep without your help.  If your baby
gets fussy and you cannot soothe him/her while your baby is
still lying down, then pick your baby up to comfort him/her.
You do not have to make your baby cry it out in order to teach
him how to sleep independently of you.  Just realize that
each time you put your baby down for a nap, it’s a brand new
“opportunity” for you to teach your baby how to fall asleep
without your help.  So, do it as often as possible.  Given
enough of these opportunities, your baby will begin to fall
asleep without you.  Once your baby can sleep independently,
then as soon as your baby is physically ready to sleep through
the night, he/she will do so.

The earlier you begin the process of teaching your baby how
to fall asleep without your help, the quicker your baby will
be sleeping through the night.  If you start the process of
teaching your baby to sleep without you when your baby is an
infant, the process is simple and gentle.  Starting early
ensures that you can accomplish your goal without having to
make your baby cry it out.  As soon as you can teach your baby
how to sleep without you, then you can get some rest, too.

If you do not teach your baby how to fall asleep without you,
your presence will be required for every sleeping occasion
around the clock.  You will understandably grow progressively
exhausted, and months of this will make you, at best, downright
irritable.  Your baby will pretty cranky as well.  If you don’t
teach your baby how to sleep well, then your baby won’t take
good naps and will be up all night demanding your presence.
Your baby simply won’t sleep when he/she is tired, and the
whole house will suffer from your baby’s irritability.  All
because your baby never learned how to sleep on his/her own.

Teaching your baby how to sleep without you does not in any way
make you a “bad” parent; rather, it simply enables you to get a
little bit of breathing room, and allows you to have the energy
left over for other aspects of your life.  It’s important to
consider your own needs, as well as your new baby’s.  In your
strive to be “super-mom”, it’s all too easy to forget anyone
else’s needs, including your own!  You need to try to maintain
a balance in your new and chaotic life, and try to keep everyone
happy, especially yourself.  This will make you a much better
parent than if you are tired and cranky all the time.

Saving time for your partner is also important, and ever so
easy to forget.  Failing to save energy for your partner fosters
resentment and allows distance between you to develop much
quicker than you can ever believe. By saving time for yourself
and your partner, you will help to maintain the balance and
allow love to flourish throughout your house.  The best way to
achieve that balance is to make sure that your baby learns how
to sleep without you.  You can tend to your baby’s every need
and have an incredible, loving relationship with your baby; but
when it’s time for your baby to sleep, it’s time to separate and
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sleeping through the night by eight weeks old).  Sleep Baby
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As pointed out by *Jack Shapiro, an internationally-known
healthcare marketing consultant "For the first nine months of
this year, the U.S. imported $40 billion in pharmaceuticals and
exported only $21 billion. In 2003, we imported $50 billion and
exported $23 billion." So what makes buying from your local U.S.
based pharmacy any safer then purchasing from Mexico or Canada?

Many of today's elderly (U.S.) cross the borders of Mexico and
Canada in order to get their prescriptions filled at a huge
discount. For some it has become a necessity because they
simply can't afford necessary drug treatments any other way.

But what about those who don't live near the borders; how can
they take advantage of these savings? Fact is there are a lot
of prescription drugs that can be purchased online from
international locations for a fraction of the cost people
pay here in the United States. A good example of this is
RXMex.org where many of today's best known brand drugs
can be found such as Viagra, Cialis, Levitra, Zocor, Zoloft,
Propecia and more. However they not only offer name brand
drugs at sharp discounts they also give seniors the opportunity
to buy generic versions of most of these name brand drugs for
savings that can reach up to 80% less then their name brand
counterparts!

When a drug company first invents a drug (eg. Prozac) that
company is the only one allowed to make that drug for a certain
number of years (approximately 10 years in the US). After this
time period, other companies are allowed to make the same drug.
These drugs are called generics. The original drug (eg. Prozac)
is called a brand name drug. Brand name drugs and their generics
are IDENTICAL in terms of active ingredients. The generic pills
may look different (because they are made by a different company)
but inside is exactly the same active ingredient which works in
exactly the same way. The only difference between brand name
drugs and generic drugs is that generics are always less
expensive.

Most all drugs found at http://www.rxmex.org require a
prescription so this licensed pharmacy can fill most orders by
having the purchaser fax them their prescription and the shipped
order can be tracked online. Another benefit to ordering this
way is that there is no tax to be paid and orders are shipped
internationally.

While some headway has been made in the last year or so in
regards to reducing prescription drug costs for seniors, for
now it's simply not enough for so many of our elderly. With
the political clout of today's drug companies who converge on
Washington D.C. like vultures I'm not sure the costs will ever
get to the point where it should be. Until then places like
http://www.rxmex.org with their name brand and generic low cost
versions of many prescription drugs will continue to be another
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If your diet is making you a humbug this season, there’s some
good news. Turns out dark chocolate, that decadent confection,
may actually be good for you!

Yes, recently conducted studies published in the American
Journal of Clinical Nutrition have shown that a dose of dark
chocolate will heed all sorts of healthy results. And with
holiday-time upon us, this news couldn’t have come at
a better time.

So just for fun, I thought I’d conduct a mini-research project
of my own and get the “skinny” on our friend dark chocolate.
Here’s some of the interesting factoids I came up with:

* Cocoa—the precursor to chocolate--has been around a long time.
   A few thousand years, in fact. It has been thought that cocoa
   beans were brought to Europe in the 1500’s by Christopher
   Columbus.

* Cocoa, later made into chocolate, was given to American
   Soldiers in WWII. According to historical data, each solider
   was given a three chocolate bar per day ration, due to it
   being such a great source of high-energy.

* Researchers got involved when studies showed that in addition
   to being a high energy food, chocolate also stimulates elevated
   moods. Researchers found truth to this, showing that dark
   chocolate does, in fact, increase levels of mood-altering
   chemicals such as serotonin and endorphins.

* Some researchers have also gone on to conduct major studies
   to prove the correlation between chocolate and a true
   physiological craving. (Check out “Why Women Need Chocolate,”
   written by Debra Waterhouse, Registered Dietician in 1999).

* And, the best news yet. Upon further study, it has been found
   that the “flavonoids” in dark chocolate are scientifically
   proven to act as antioxidants, preventing “bad” cholesterol
   (LDL) in the blood from oxidizing and clogging arteries.


So, if you are looking for a healthy way to “cheat” this holiday
season, dark chocolate may not be all together a bad option.
Facts aside, however, and before you run out to fill your
shopping cart full, keep these guidelines in mind:

* Heed the advice of Aristotle: “Everything in moderation.”
   Refrain from taking the “chocolate factory tour.” Keep your
   chocolate fix to a minimum. Enjoy it, but please don’t over do.

* When you are shopping for chocolate, try to find “dark”
   varieties with at least 70% cocoa.

* Also, make sure “sugar” or “butter fat” are not the first items
   listed.


If you’d like to skip the treat but not the fun, send a virtual
chocolate postcard from this fun chocolate website (no calories
included) : http://www.virtualchocolate.com/index.cfm

To summarize my findings; it appears that dark chocolate is
in fact our friend (and we will just leave its aphrodisiac
qualities to your own private discussion groups, thanks).

As for the cravings... Well, do we really need chocolate?

Survey says: Dunno. But, with the holidays upon us, a Hershey’s
Special Dark Chocolate once in a while—now available in the
"sugar free” variety, mind you--sounds sweet enough to me.

    (Research Ref: Eat To Beat Cancer, Hatherill. 1998
     St. Martins Press, New York)





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Today, I've learned some great news and I’m shouting it from
the rooftops! Hear Ye! Hear Ye! According to new research,
you can prevent cancer and lose weight: both at the same time!
What’s more?  It’s easy! Easy, that is, if you are willing to
make just a few lifestyle adjustments (You are willing, aren't
you?).

Here’s the skinny: In her new book titled: “The Body Restoration
Plan,” Dr. Paula Baillie-Hamilton tells us, ingesting chemicals
- the bad ones that cause cancer and illness – will also prevent
weight loss.  Yes, you've heard me correctly.  And here’s just
one reason the accusation makes perfect sense: If farmers are
using hormones to plump up cattle for farming, this plumping up
can wind up you-know-where!

What I’ll attempt to do in this article, then, is weave together
both this newfound weight-loss information with the ongoing
cancer prevention study of Dr. Samuel Epstein, Chairman of the
Cancer Prevention Coalition (Check out his cancer report through
the link in Step One, below).

What follows are the preventative measures I've created with
this insight.  See if you can use this simple action plan in
effort to adjust your lifestyle, keep you body free of toxins
and induce or maintain weight loss.


Step One:  Get Informed

The first step in your action plan: Inform yourself.  Get the
big picture. To stay on top of the latest research and prevention
recommendations, visit the Cancer Prevention Coalition’s website.
Check them out at: http://www.preventcancer.com

Here, you will also find the Dr. Samuel S. Epstein, M.D. “The
How To Stop Cancer Before It Starts Campaign,” 66-page report.
Dr. Epstein is the chairman for the Cancer Prevention Coalition
and is dedicated to keeping the public informed on the latest
issues.


Step Two: Police Your Job

It may take a little effort to keep your workplace honest and
hazard free. Here are a couple ideas:

If you are working in manufacturing, check with the National
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). Be sure
your company complies with all anti-hazard requirements.
Here’s their site:  http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/homepage.html

Also, check out the Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA): http://www.osha.gov publications to be sure your company
is in compliance.

All offices and workplaces (especially ones dealing with
hazardous substances and volatile chemicals) should aim to
create a safety group assembled of employees.  If your company
doesn’t have one, talk to your supervisor about forming a safety
group. Demand excellence and safety in your workplace. Again,
review the OSHA standards and aim to comply.

Also, if you are looking for a job, check out the company
track record.  Be sure to check up on any health issues or
cancer incidences before you accept the position.


Step Three: Police Your Lifestyle

There are several, obvious ways to clean up your own atmosphere
and make it safe from cancer causing agents.  Here are just a
couple lifestyle changes to pay closer attention to:

If you smoke: Quit, period! If you are finding it difficult
to quit, however, employ some extra help. In many states
non-smoking laws are helping but, if you’re still having a
difficult kicking the habit, check out your local Smoke Enders.
Log on to the Smoke Enders website to find a group nearest you:
http://www.smokenders.com

If you are a drinker, use alcohol in moderation.  Although there
is no substantial proof that alcohol causes cancer, heavy
drinking can increase your risk.


Step Four: Police Your Diet:

In the same way that moderate drinking is safer than indulging,
be aware of your overuse of high fat and high calorie food sources.

Most sources suggest a diet low in fat and high in fiber to
protect your body against disease.  Make small changes: aim
to replace high sugar foods with increased portions of beans,
grains, fruits and vegetables (Remember: rinse all fruits and
vegetables before consumption).

Also, decrease large portions of dairy, red meat and animal fat.
Replace them with protein sources from fish and poultry.  For
and excellent, preventative diet program check out “Eat To
Beat Cancer,” by J. Robert Hatherill, Ph.D.

Finally, be aware of the water you are drinking. There are some
great carbon filtration systems that can be attached to your
water source or externally to filter your water. According to
Elson M. Haas, M.D. in his book “Staying Healthy With Nutrition,”
solid carbon block systems are superior.


Step Five:  Police What You are Buying

When purchasing products for personal use, here are a few
guidelines to consider:

Drugs —- Read package inserts and check for any references to
cancer.  If you find something questionable, weigh your
options; search for alternative methods.

Cosmetics —- Make every effort not to buy products with “Warning”
messages.  If the label says the safety of the product has not
been determined, look for products which use natural ingredients
and are free from synthetics.

Consumer Products -- Aim to avoid purchasing aerosol sprays; they
will often cause you to inhale a higher than normal concentration
of chemicals.

Pesticides -- If you use them, be aware that many pesticides are
carcinogenic. Ask the retail store or company about biological
friendly alternatives.

Cleaning agents -- Always check product labels.  If there are
“Warnings” listed, opt for something safer.  Always check your
shopping list against the current edition of the “Safe Shopper’s
Bible,” written by David Steinman and Samuel S. Epstein, M.D.,
before making your purchases.


Step Six: Police Your Family History & Other Sources of Exposure

Does you family have a history of cancer? Early detection methods
will often prevent you from big trouble. For women:  a yearly pap
smear and pelvic exam will often detect early signs of uterine or
cervical cancers.  Also, aim for a monthly breast self-exam.

Men and women: Ask your doctor for recommendations on colon
exams, and Men: ask your doctor for recommendations on PSA
testing. Also, keep your eyes peeled for new preventative
strategies and get as much information as you can about them.

Always check your skin for any odd looking lesions; make it a
habit to take a quick overall scan of your body, frequently.
Also, aim to avoid UV lamps and over exposure to the sun.  As
often as possible wear a sunscreen, Dr. Epstein suggests one
containing para-aminobenzoic acid. And, if you work outside,
be sure to wear zinc oxide on your lips and nose.


With just a few hours of time, and these few simple steps, you
could be extending your life and maintaining your waistline, to
boot. It’s well worth the effort!  After all, in the words of
Hippocrates himself, “Prayer indeed is good, but while calling
on the gods a man should himself lend a hand.”



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References:
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The Center for Disease Control and Prevention,
online: http://www.cdc.gov.

Epstein, M.D., Samuel S. “The Politics Of Cancer Revisited,”
1998.

Haas, M.D., Elson M. “Staying Healthy With Nutrition,” 1992.

Hatherill, Ph.D., Robert J. “Eat To Beat Cancer,” 1998.



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Losing Weight During the Holiday Season
Copyright © 2004 Robyne Arrow
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By now, I am assuming your schedule is pretty hectic in
preparation for the Holiday Festivities.

So its only inevitable that I ask of you to take a few
moments to ponder on how you will handle the vast
amounts of food involved with this holiday season.
And to remind you not to forget about your personal
health, goals and the purpose behind them.

As a gift I would like to share with you a few tried
and true concepts on how to maintain or lose weight
during this holiday season.

Thirteen years ago I became quite intrigued with the
idea of LOSING WEIGHT DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON. Even
knowing the chances of finding success with this idea
was highly slim I was nevertheless still intrigued.

Please note, When I refer to, "LOSING WEIGHT DURING THE
HOLIDAY SEASON" I am NOT referring to:

1) Avoiding family and friend get togethers,

2) Avoiding all other meals to splurge during just the
one dinner,

3) Limiting my meals to five pounds of plain turkey and
maybe a heaping tablespoon of mash potatoes or
stuffing. (Not trying to be sarcastic--just being
truthful),

4) Taking supplements or DIET pills of any kind.

*Here's How I Found Success...

In the beginning, thirteen years ago, I simply began
deciphering which foods I was going to eat for the
holidays versus the foods I really needed to stay away
from, like those scrumptious tasting butter rolls
served at the beginning of dinner.

RESULTS: Weight loss didn't take place the first year.
But I didn't gain weight either. What I really enjoyed
was this preplanning approach especially the greater
sense of feeling and being in control so I continued my
efforts and after many years of enhancing this concept
I created what's known as the Replace, Eliminate, Limit
(REL) Theory.

REL

*The REL Starts With REPLACING Foods. It Works Like
This:

After making a mental note of the specific foods that
may be available at the dinner table, start deciphering
what foods to REPLACE and what foods to REPLACE them
with.

Ask Yourself These Questions When Deciphering What
Foods To Replace With What

~What foods can provide me with the same fullness yet
without all the carbs? (TIP: The more creative you can
be the better the results.)

_____________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________


~What FOODS would I be willing to settle for?

_____________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________


EXAMPLE:

~Would I be willing to REPLACE the potato salad (major
carbs) with regular salad (low in carbs) --maybe I
could put more croutons on my salad... more cheese...
maybe even splurge with some good ole Ranch or honey
french dressing on the top.

~Write a list of FOODS you would like to REPLACE:

_____________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________


~After deciphering which foods to REPLACE, begin
asking:

~Which foods should I ELIMINATE? Certainly there must
be ONE food TO ELIMINATE, Just for control purposes, if
anything else.

~What Foods Would You Like to Potentially ELIMINATE?
Write them Down:

_____________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________


~If you are new to the REL concept perhaps ELIMINATE
just ONE of the heavy carb ladened foods: rolls,
potatoes, rice, noodles, breaded foods, etc.

~What ONE Food would you like to ELIMINATE? Write it
down:

_____________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________

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~If you are a die hard REL user and/or want an awesome
challenge then ELIMINATE ALL desserts and replace with
fruits. OR perhaps ELIMINATE just one or two types of
desserts; pumpkin pie, fruit pies, chocolate cakes, nut
pies (Pecan), etc.  It's your choice.

NOTE: You can make your own rules too. For instance you
may want to ELIMINATE all fruit pies and instead limit
your desserts to sugar free fruit pies. Its' your
choice.

~If you're feeling challenged and want to consider
ELIMINATING more than one food item what would those
food items be? Write them down:

_____________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________


~And lastly, foods to LIMIT.

~When it comes to LIMITING foods simply acknowledge
those foods that quickly fill you up more than others.

For Instance:

I am going to LIMIT the stuffing so I can enjoy more of
Mom's favorite Gooey Butter Cake?

Or, I could probably (just maybe) LIMIT the cream peas
and fill up on some of the scrumptious salad.

Or I could choose to LIMIT both stuffing and sweet
potatoes so I could have both versus splurging on just
the one.

~Know what foods you want to LIMIT?  Write them down.

~List of FOODS TO LIMIT:

_____________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________

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***Who know's. I was once told I think too much.  Maybe
thats the reason why REL works so well;

Doing more thinking then eating---LOL


~CONCLUSION:

I find that when we walk into the holidays blindly or
should I say without a plan we tend to find ourselves
gaining weight. Even worse caught up on the sugar high.
This can be avoided and in many cases weight loss can
be a reality DURING THE HOLIDAYS. So the first goal is
to have an REL PLAN.

Use the REL theory if you like--it's pretty fun
actually. You may even find yourself looking at the
dinner table thinking maybe I'll REPLACE the green bean
casserolle with the stuffing. No maybe I'll ELIMINATE
the potatoes all together and instead treat myself to a
small LIMITED piece of the scrumptious hot pecan pie.

THE REL Theory has been taken from the highly popular
book---The Medium Carb Diet.


QUESTION:

Have you ever thought as to wonder why the REL works so
well?


ANSWER:

All to often, we only need a one second distraction to
prevent us from acting on those last minute, "sound
good" ideas.

Sure EVERYTHING looks good on the dinner table but if
we have a focus... a plan... we tend not to reach for
just anything and/or everything NOR splurge on those
foods that are surely to put the weight on.

I know there is a lot of information this time around--
but I really want you to feel comfortable and complete
this holiday season while managing your low carb
regimen.

This REL thought process is generally all thats needed
to prevent one from reaching out for all the fattening
stuff.

RESULTS: REL has helped thousands of people succeed not
just through the holiday seasons but every day of the
year. Try just one of the ideas and I assure you'll
feel more in control and happier with self as you look
at the up and coming New Year.

Robyne Arrow
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  * Learn secrets to losing weight on low carb diets,

  * Learn about the new MEDIUM CARB DIET,

  * Learn how to entertain low carb guests,

  * Hone your low carb cooking skills,

  * Set realistic eating and healthy weight loss goals.

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She has helped thousands of individuals worlwide overcome
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Copyright © 2004 Andrew Cavanagh (AMWA) , All Rights Reserved
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Diet tips for losing weight abound. Some are good, some
questionable and some are just plain crazy. At the risk of
joining the ever growing list of diet tips here is probably
the most important diet key both to weight loss and and
excellent health.

“No one ever got fat eating broccoli.”

When you eat carbohydrates this stimulates the release
of a hormone called insulin. Insulin stimulates an enzyme
called lipoprotein lipase and lipoprotein lipase stimulates
your body to store fat.

So a meal too high in carbohydrates can put your body in
fat storage mode.  But it gets worse than that.

Insulin also stimulates the production of a group of
controlling hormones called type II or “bad” eicosanoids.

These bad eicosanoids are linked to nearly every chronic
disease including heart disease, cancer, depression,
asthma, hypothyroidism and erectile dysfunction just to
name a few.

Controlling your intake of carbohydrates is crucial to control
insulin and controlling insulin is crucial for fat loss and
excellent health.

What's the simplest way to control insulin?

Eat low glycemic fruit and vegetables for carbohydrates.

The slower a food converts into blood glucose the less insulin
is released. Low glycemic fruit and vegetables, like broccoli,
convert to glucose very slowly in your body.

Fruit and vegetables are also high in the antioxidants,
flavinoids, vitamins and minerals so benefical to your health.

So eat low glycemic fruit and vegetables for carbohydrates
and avoid poor choices of carbohydrates like sugar filled
sweets and drinks, dohnuts, biscuits and french fries.

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Copyright © 2004 by T.H. Russell.  All Rights Reserved.
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    Difficult people are on the hunt for a quarrel.  It’s not
personal, usually.  It’s just that you happen to be the most
convenient target.

    Difficult people are insecure.  They want YOU think and live
like THEY think and live.  Misery indeed loves company.  They
feel better if you are tense and unhappy.

    What can you do to instantly neutralize their negativity?  You
cannot stop them from being difficult and demanding.  Heaven
help you if you try!  But you can control your own reactions
through the amazing power of NowFacts.


What are NowFacts?

    Simple, healthy and truthful principles you voice to
yourself silently, in the present moment.  Speech is powerful!
It is your connecting point back to your calm and intelligent
center.  Speech instantly reminds you of the wisdom and power
you already possess.

    Here are 7 NowFacts you can use when difficult people are
on the prowl.  These are secret silent statements you say to
yourself:

1. I am not an actor who must obey your script.

    The difficult person has a script.  In the script he writes
    that you get angry, that you fight with him, that
    you condemn him, that you get stressful and
    frustrated.  Difficult people want opposition.  That is their
    primary aim!  When you employ this NowFact you inform yourself
    that you have the power of choice.  You are never compelled to
    go along with their script.  A silent refusal to take the bait
    sends a very powerful signal to the difficult person.  They
    get it!


2. I just cannot afford you any more.

    This NowFact reminds you that some relationships carry much
    too high a price.  You have to let go.  There is no feeling of
    superiority or hostility.  You simply cannot afford the
    relationship any more.  It cost too much.  You have to move on
    because you know it is best for YOU and for the other person.


3. I see your rage as childish, not forceful.

    Here is how you can heal your perceptions.  This NowFact
    reminds you that anger is weakness, not strength.  Work with
    this NowFact and watch it release its treasures of wisdom and
    self-command.  You’ll never again cringe before an angry
    person.


4. You don’t know it, but I remain at a safe inner distance from
    you.

    Personal growth widens the gap between both your own inner
    negativities and those of others.  You see anger from a higher
    place.  Instead of being immersed in it, you’re above it now.
    You need never descend to a lower level to accommodate an
    immature adult.  With NowFacts, your life is in your power!


5. I will not injure you by doing your work.

    Difficult people are very sly in getting others to carry their
    load.  They ARE difficult precisely because they have refused
    self-responsibility.  We harm adults when we do things for
    them they must do for themselves.  This NowFact is
    compassion in action.  Truth is never clouded by
    sentimentality, which is nothing more than cruelty in
    disguise.


6. I sense a lot of violence in your gloom.

    This NowFact is in the same category as number 3 above,
    “I see your rage as childish, not forceful.”  It is called
    “reframing.”  Reframing teaches us to see things through an
    entirely different lens.  It is an amazingly effective method
    for self-renewal.

    Difficult people are often gloomy.  How often have we tried to
    cheer one of them up and been bitten?  It can be compassionate
    to say an encouraging word at times.  But we have to be wise!
    Hardened and dedicated difficult people want your cheerful
    words, not to pick themselves up, but to pull you down with
    them!  Sense the violence behind their mask of gloom and you
    empower yourself.


7. If you want a destructive fight you will have to fight all
    alone.

    A destructive fight is what the difficult person is after.
    It’s what THEY want, not what YOU want.  With this NowFact
    you can stay in your own clear skies.

    If you refuse to battle the difficult person on their own
    turf, what can they do about it? The only way they can
    control you is if you catch the negative ropes they toss.
    Anger, guilt, frustration -- all these negative ropes fall
    to the ground, unclaimed by you, once you learn to leave
    the problem with the person who has it.


Conclusion

    Remember, these NowFacts are voiced silently within yourself,
unless you know you are alone.  They help you ignite self-
understanding you already possess but have temporarily
forgotten.  Difficult people seem to have power only when YOUR
True Power is temporarily dormant.  Wake it up!

    Nothing is more beneficial than standing up for what you know
to be true.  Don’t let the world and its drowsy people tell
you what is true for you.  Tell yourself!  Passivity in the
face of falseness is the underlying cause of the world’s
problems.  With NowFacts you reclaim your life with its
inherent happiness, intelligence and humor.  Nothing is more
fun!



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Copyright © 2004 Dianne Wandruff
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First of all, examine yourself outwardly.

Look at your fingernails.  Are they glossy?  Do they appear nice
and strong?  How about your hair.  It should be shiny and full
of body.  Now look at your tongue.  Does it have a white coating
on it or is it pink?  Next your eyes: are they bright or
dull...do they appear to be happy eyes or worried or lackluster?
Do your eyes have brown flecks in them?  If they do, those spots
indicate injuries or malfunctions within your body...depending
upon the location of the fleck.

How about your skin, which is your largest organ.  Does your
skin have bumps, moles of various colors, liver spots of varying
sizes?  Whatever is represented on your skin is represented upon
your brain as well (except the spots there are at least twice as
large).  Do you have any evidence of jaundice (yellowish skin or
eyeballs? orange skin or eyeballs?).  If so, your liver has
overflowed and the toxins are trying to exit your body through
your skin!


Let's consider your internal health.

How about your bowel movements?  Do your bowels move after
eating each meal or snack?  (They should.)  Do you have
headaches?  Are your headaches food related or stress related
or reason  unknown?  Do you have digestive troubles: discomfort
or pain or malfunction in your throat, esophagus, stomach,
intestines, or rectum?  Do you have parasite pain that you're
aware of?  (All of us have parasites, usually about 3 pounds
worth...)  Are you in pain anywhere else?

Do you have a good appetite for natural and wholesome foods or
do you crave sweets and packaged or fast foods?  Do you drink
pure water more than you drink anything else?  Do you drink too
many hot drinks and have to go pee often?  Do you have habits
you'd like to be rid of?  Do you have repetitious thoughts that
you can't stop?

Are you full of vibrant energy, waking up each morning ready to
live creatively and relate well with those around you?  Are you
tired at all?  Do you feel physically awkward or are you agile?

And think about how you relate to others as well as what you
think about yourself.

Are you outgoing?  Do you care about other people as a general
rule?  Do you smile as you walk?  Do you frown?  Are you
burdened about your future?  Do you have fearful pricks or
fearful jolts in your chest?  Do they emanate all the way up
your neck and out through your head?  Do you have anything to
be ashamed about?  Do you feel free and pleased with life.  Do
you have enough time?  Are you trustful that you're doing well
within your circle of influence?


What to do now.  Take action.

Now I wonder what your self test has revealed about your outward
health and your inner vibrancy?  Where do you want to go from
here?  Do you want to address any of these issues...whether
outward issues or inward physical issues or invisible spiritual
type issues?

I hope you do.  And I'll tell you right up front that I'm a big
advocate of brutal honesty with one's self and with God.  I talk
out loud between me and God all the time.  I lay it out very
plainly for myself to hear at the same time I'm speaking to my
Creator.  Usually I walk in a place where I can be as loud as
I want to and sound as crazy as I want to!

YOU do that too.  I want you to address each shortcoming that
you have, whether physical OR spiritual.  Be transparent for
your own sake.  It feels so good to get it all out in the open.
I think that's because honest exposure leads to the next step:
making a plan, resolving the issue, finding needed relief.
Admit to yourself what has been niggling at the back of your
mind:  you need help!  you have some physical problems that need
to be solved before they turn into disease...you need to find
sweet spiritual peace and happy freedom right on the inside of
yourself! You need to take care because it's just you and God
alone in this universe.  No one else really knows you and no one
else is as responsible for yourself as you are.  Don't let your
life slip by.  Take action!

If I were you, for part of my recovery plan, I'd check into
therapeutic essential oils for my body and my invisible parts.
The oils affect our emotions and our personality as much as they
do our physical bodies.  Who really needs these therapeutic
essential oils?

  * people who lack energy at any time but bedtime
  * people who work in the public where they're exposed to germs
  * people who have back troubles of ANY kind
  * people who get worried and stressed
  * those of us who have small children
  * those of us who relate to one other person or a thousand
    others
  * those of us who need to pamper ourselves and relax
  * students
  * people of all ages, even little children and the very old
  * you, who have taken this self test and realize you have
    several different kinds of shortcomings


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It's definitely no fun to lose weight -- put it back on,
lose weight, put it back on, and so on. Just as you learn
the rules of a new diet, you find yourself trying to get
around them. What if all you had to do to lose weight was
to eat less?

You may think it can't be done. However, experts say it
can. Of course it sounds simpler than it is, but it's no
more difficult to commit to healthy eating habits than it
is to follow the diets most of us have tried.

In the end, it will actually be easier because you will
feel less restricted as you begin to learn how to eat right
instead of how to follow the rules of the newest popular
diet. Here are a few tips to help you started:

* Eat smaller portions, including items with protein, fat,
and fiber in each meal. This combination is the one that
researchers have found effective in helping to keep hunger
pangs away.

* Drink two full glasses of water with each meal. It will
help you feel full and keep your body hydrated.

* Eat breakfast. This critical meal jump-starts your
metabolism for the day. But avoid empty calories like those
found in doughnuts, many cereals, and sugar-laden pastries.
They will only leave you feeling tired and hungry by mid-
morning. For best results, eat items with plenty of protein
and fiber.

* Don't count calories or weigh food. Simply use the palm
of your hand as a portion control guide. Most of us are
fully aware of what a "too large" portion looks like. We
also know how it makes us feel. You should never feel
bloated or stuffed-eat only until you are not hungry. You
really aren't giving up anything if you save the rest for
later. If it helps, think of it as taking a break when you
set food aside for another time.

* Give up something. It might be your nightly glass of
wine, chocolate bars, or regular soft drinks. Then, commit
to doing without the item for one full year. You'll find
that you'll feel better without the sugar, caffeine, or
alcohol. You certainly won't miss the calories as your
waistline begins to shrink.

* Identify your comfort food. What is it that you reach for
in times of stress? Pizza, fried chicken, or a burger with
fries all seem to top the list of foods people reach for
when feeling down, anxious, and tired. Instead of reaching
for food to comfort you, engage in a favorite activity. Go
golfing, take a walk through your neighborhood, or hop on
your bicycle for a quick spin.

* Be aware that food is often used as substitute for other
types of satisfaction. Take a look at your job, your family
life, and your spiritual connections. Work to improve areas
that are causing you discomfort and you will see the desire
for unhealthy food fade away. Maybe it's time to start
looking for a new job, go back to college, or find a
church.

Taking control of your weight is more about taking control
of your life than anything else. Don't allow yourself to
make decisions based on food. Why be chained to someone
else's diet rules when you know yourself better than anyone
else. Put that knowledge to work, and watch your weight
disappear.

If you want to make weight disappear faster, and to help
keep those pounds off, be sure to exercise regularly.
Walking 30 minutes daily is something most people can
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If you are trying to lose weight, the holidays literally are
the heaviest time of the year.

So how do you eat, drink and be merry while you’re counting
every single calorie? By getting a buddy who will help you
make the right choices bite by bite.

Scientific studies have shown that people who diet with partners
are much more likely to lose weight and to keep it off. And
there’s no more crucial time to have a buddy on your side than
from Thanksgiving to New Year’s.

“During the holidays, you can use all the help you can get,”
says Alan Gettis, a nutritionist and clinical psychologist in
River Edge, N.J. “I urge my clients to get a full-time
year-round a buddy, it could be a husband or a wife, a
neighbor or a friend. I’ve also been telling my clients about
www.WeightLossBuddy.com, where they can sign up for a buddy
for free.”

But don’t wait for the first feast to find a buddy, says Susan
Holmberg, a nutritionist and behavioral therapist in Oradell,
N.J. “Once you start overeating, you don’t want a buddy,” she
says.

Buddies give you moral support and help you identify bad eating
habits and patterns because they have been there, too, she says.
“You may want to have more than one buddy,” she says. “You can
have one on the phone and one who exercises with you and goes to
parties with you. You can make deals with your buddy where you
both go to the party but only one of you goes through the buffet
line or where you agree to split one meal.”

Buddies also are like therapists and coaches, who listen to you
and keep you on the right path. “Your buddy should be a person
you can share your feelings with and rely on in a pinch without
fear that your feelings will be used as ammunition against you,”
Gettis says.

Holmberg says that www.WeightLossBuddy.com is particularly
helpful to people who may be reluctant to change because those
who sign on can choose a either real-life buddy, someone in
their geographical area they can meet and exercise with, or
select someone to work with solely online or via the phone.
“Sometimes anonymity is good,” she says. “You are much more
likely to try it if you don’t have to meet the person.”

Gettis points out that with www.WeightLossBuddy, “you can find
someone with similar goals, and both of you can support each
other.”

Buddies also take on active roles, getting you to stop a bad
habit and replace it with a healthy one. Gettis likens the
process to a marathon, where the runners are tempted to give
up before the 26th mile because it is so difficult to stay the
course. “The 18- to 19-mile mark is the crucial one,” he says.
“During a marathon I was once in, I came upon two guys running
– one was hurting, and the other was encouraging him to keep
running. I followed them for two to three miles, and the one
kept saying, ‘Leave me.’ The other kept saying, ‘I’m not going
to.’ And I thought, ‘What great friends!’ Then I heard the one
hurting say, ‘What’s your name?’”

Perhaps the most important role that buddies play is helping
plan strategies and then making sure that you make them work.
“They can teach you to take baby steps and to change your
environment,” Holmberg says. “For instance, they may suggest
that you keep sneakers in your trunk or put on your gym clothes
as you leave the office so you don’t have an excuse not to
exercise. They can call ahead to the party to check on the menu
and give you a low-cal recipe to bring so there’s at least one
thing that you can eat.”

Holmberg says that some of the changes are so simple that people
overlook them. A buddy may, for instance, suggest that you get
at the end of the buffet line so there is less food available or
help the host wash dishes because if your hands are wet, you are
less likely to nibble on the last remaining crumbs from the
serving dishes. “If you are asked to bring dessert, your buddy
may remind you not to make chocolate chip cookies because the
last time you ate a dozen cookies before you brought them to
the party and nibbled the chips while baking and suggest that
instead you make something like a pie that can’t be nibbled
because it is cut only when served.”

Buddies also can help you practice being assertive, not
aggressive to make significant changes in your diet and your
lifestyle. “By being assertive, you attack the task,” Gettis
says. “By being aggressive, you attack the person. You need to
stand your ground and in a firm but angry voice say: ‘I really
would appreciate it if you would not bring home anything
fattening. You may have had good intentions, but I’d feel
better if you didn’t do it again.’”

So don’t wait until you’re boxed in by back-to-back parties and
surrounded by wall-to-wall goodies to find a buddy. Make an
early New Year’s resolution to do it now, long before the
marathon feasts begin, Gettis says. “You have to be realistic,
so don’t count on losing 10 to 12 pounds during the holidays.
Don’t say you’ll lose 10 pounds during the holidays, and don’t
gain 10 either. And get someone to be your buddy for all 12
months of the year. You have nothing to lose – but weight.”


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How to Overcome the Overwhelm of the Holiday Season (And Reduce Holiday Stress)
Copyright © 2004 Donna P. Lendzyk
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The Holiday Season can be a wonderful time of year, filled with
lovely decorations, gift exchanges, visits with friends and
family and delicious meals. But for many of us, the Holiday
Season can also be quite overwhelming with all the added
activities such as decorating our homes, selecting, buying,
wrapping and exchanging gifts and hosting friends and family
while we prepare multi-course elaborate meals!  The question
is, “What can we do to Overcome Overwhelm during the Holidays?”


1. Simplify Your Life

Holidays that are full of complexity are neither fun nor
comfortable. Complexity can easily contribute to feeling
overwhelmed.  We can be invited to numerous events and want to
host others ourselves. These activities can be very wonderful
experiences, but there can also be too many to prepare for
and attend in a short time.   You may also have to consider
selecting, wrapping and delivering gifts, decorating the house,
and, potentially, traveling to visit friends and family across
the country.  Keeping the holidays simple with a manageable
number of events to attend and/or host, can greatly contribute
to Overcoming Overwhelm during the Holidays.


2. Practice Extreme Self-Care

In our fast paced world, often our physical bodies become the
last priority. We drag our bodies around nonstop and we can be
indifferent to signs of exhaustion. When we practice extreme
self-care, our mind, body and spirit are much more likely to
assist us in our other efforts by providing strong support
including energy, enthusiasm and presence. With extreme
self-care our energy is up, our confidence is high and we
feel much more positive. Some examples of self-care activities
include sufficient sleep, quiet time, exercise, healthy food,
and joyful recreation.  Often during the holidays, some of our
self-care activities are put on hold with all the hustle and
bustle of the season.  Taking proper care of ourselves during
the Holiday Season can contribute greatly to Overcoming
Overwhelm during the Holidays.


3. Celebrate the Unique You

Sometimes there are “should” or “must” dos on our to-do list
that we really don’t enjoy doing or don’t leverage our best
skills.  We can end up delaying or not completing these
activities.  Or if we take these items on, they can contribute
to frustration or overwhelm.  Instead, we can consider whether
there is someone else who can take care of the item for us or
determine if the activity really needs to be done now.


There are many events and activities that we can participate in
during the holidays on top of regular life activities. If we
don't know what we really want during the Holiday Season, then
it will be much harder to say no to invitations that do not
align with our desires.  A great place to start is to clearly
define our preferences in writing.  By sharing our vision of
the ideal Holiday Season with our life partner, asking him or
her what their desired Holiday Season looks like and integrating
these two collaboratively, you have a plan the two of you can
action and support together for the Holiday Season.  Celebrating
the Unique You, by respecting and celebrating your desired
Holiday Season, can greatly contribute to Overcoming Overwhelm
and experiencing more power, serenity and joy during the Holiday
Season.



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Copyright © 2004 Patricia R. Moynihan
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Arthritis sufferers are daily bombarded with new, better, more
exciting treatments. Try Enbrel! Try Humira! Miracle drugs! Get
your NSAIDS! Get your DMARDS! Pump more chemicals into your
system. Side effects? What side effects? You have a choice;
accept the side effects or get sicker and sicker.

In order to allay our fears, the drug companies publish the
results of their clinical tests. This double blind study proved
that that lethal chemical reduced your swelling more than
another, equally lethal chemical.

Do they think they're playing with babies? Yes. That's exactly
what they think. Arthritis is such a horrible, debilitating
disease that we'll try anything to reduce the symptoms. And
that's exactly what these awful drugs do. They reduce the
symptoms, temporarily. As the symptoms creep back, your
rheumatologist increases the drug or experiments with other
lethal concoctions to reduce your swelling or pain. We're told
there's NO cure for arthritis. We're told that no one knows the
cause. Really! More that thirty years ago we sent men to play
golf on the moon. But we can't pin point even one cause for
this crippling disease?

It's time for a reality check. The drug companies will continue
to pump out really expensive chemicals, ostensibly helpful. Our
doctors will continue to serve up the concoctions fed to them
by the drug compaines. Unless we refuse to go along with this
travesty. We don't need a revolution. We don't even need to take
on our doctors or the drug companies. We only need to pool our
resources and conduct our own quiet experiments.

We need to experiment with our habits. Just take one aspect of
our life and alter it for one month. For example, are you a
heavy coffee drinker? I'm pretty well wired to the ceiling by
mid-day.  Cut coffee from your diet for one month. Document any
changes to your system resulting from this. You may, of course,
suffer withdrawal symptoms but you may also experience a very
welcome reduction in arthritic pain and swelling.

That's just one suggestion. We have lots more. Feed-back from
our brave experimenters will eventually allow us to make real
recommendations. The revolution has started!



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Saying Thanks, But No Thanks to Used Safety Equipment


Once your beautiful bundle of joy arrives, the work of raising
your child really begins. The biggest job you have as a parent
is keeping your baby safe. Yet, it is impossible to watch over
your children twenty-four hours a day.

Thankfully, there are many safety products available to keep
them from getting hurt. These products include safety gates,
outlet covers, oven and table bumpers, doorknob covers, bed
rails, locks and guards, and many more. As a parent, you need
to use products that are one step ahead of their children's
abilities, and can do so by getting down on their level and
looking around. This gives you a child's eye perspective of
child safety issues in your home.

But with so many products to buy and so many different brand
names, how do you decide what products you need most? The
best thing to do when it comes to safety is buy new products
rather than used ones. An older, used product may have been
recalled due to dangerous safety issues, or it may be damaged
from previous use. Although hand-me-downs are great for
clothes and toys, your child’s safety is just too important
to leave to chance. Babies R Us is a great place to find all
the safety products you need.

That still leaves the issue of how to choose between one
safety gate, for instance, and another. Here are some
purchasing tips for some of the more popular safety items
you will need for your baby.


Car Seats

More children are seriously injured and killed in auto accidents
than in any other type of accident. Each year, hundreds of
lives could be saved if children were protected in cars by
using child safety seats. Using a child safety seat is the
best protection you can give your child when traveling by car.

When purchasing a car seat, look for:

· Label states that it meets or exceeds the Federal Motor
   Vehicle Safety Standards;
· Is the car seat appropriate for your child's height and
   weight?
· Be aware of the type of seat belts your car has; all car
   seats are not compatible with all seat belts;
· Check recent car seat recalls before making a purchase;
· Be sure that the seat you choose fits your child -
   a smaller baby can slip out of a seat that's too large.
   Infants one year or younger and up to 20 pounds must
   be placed in a rear-facing seat, toddlers (older than 1 year
   and between 20 and 40 pounds) may use a forward-facing
   seat, and children who are between 40 and 80 pounds
   need to be placed in a booster seat;
· Consider choosing a seat that is upholstered in fabric -
   it may be more comfortable for your child.


Safety Gates

Baby safety gates are an essential element in making
your home baby proof. Now that he's on the move, every
nook and cranny is a potential area of exploration for him.
Your baby is curious about his new environment, wanting
to investigate each little corner and new room. The best
way to make sure he can't do any harm to himself
is to install safety gates. These will prevent him from
reaching the stairs, kitchen, or an office room, where
there might be many wires and electrical equipment
just at his height

Accordion gates, which open to form diamond-shaped
patterns with wide V's at the top, can trap a baby's head
and have resulted in strangulation deaths. In January 1985,
gate manufacturers halted production of these gates, but
there are still an estimated 15 million gates in use. Mesh
gates also can be dangerous because a toddler's fingers
can become trapped.


When purchasing a safety gate, look for the following:

· A hardware-mounted gate that attaches to the doorframe
   without any openings to trap fingers or necks. Pressure-mounted
   gates should not be used between rooms of different levels or
   at the top of stairs; children can dislodge them and take a
   tumble.
· Gates that swing out should never be used at the top of
   stairways.
· Nonflexible vertical slats or rods should be no more than
   2 3/8 inches apart.
· Check for sharp edges and protrusions that could hurt
   a toddler's hands.
· Avoid gates with structures that could give a child a
   foothold for climbing. Keep large toys away from the
   gate to prevent a child from using them to climb over.
· The gate should be no less than 3/4 of the child's height


Playpens

These high-sided, enclosed play areas are popular
because they allow parents to put their baby down with
the knowledge that he can't wander off. It is great when
you have to answer the phone, do a bit of ironing, or just
catch a quick breath!


When purchasing a playpen, look for the following:

· Holes in the mesh should be no larger than 1/4 inch to keep
   small fingers from getting caught;
· The sides should be at least 20 inches high, measured from
   the floor of the playpen;
· Look for padding on the tops of the rails to protect your baby
   from bumps.
· The locks that allow you to lower a side should be out of your
   baby's reach.


Baby Monitors

The idea behind a baby monitor is that you can have the ability
to move around the house or your yard and still be able to keep
tabs on your baby by listening or now viewing your baby. This
can help alert you to a crying baby, a baby who needs your
help or just help you watch baby while he or she sleeps.

The baby/nursery monitor that you buy will have different levels
of mobility. The base usually plugs into the wall, usually the
nursery or wherever your baby is sleeping. The receiver can
plug in or be mobile. If you intend to use the monitor as you
move from room to room, you will want to invest in the mobile
kind, versus the stationary variety.


When purchasing a baby monitor, look for the following:

· There should be at least two channels to choose from;
· Be sure that you have a low battery indicator light. Without
   this you might be listening to the receiver, thinking all is
   quiet in the baby's room, when in fact all you've got is a
   dead battery;
· Has a power-on light so that you can know the unit is on
   without disturbing the baby;
· Has a volume control to put you in charge of how loudly
   you wish to hear your baby;
· Are you planning to carry around your end of the monitoring
   system? Then you might want a belt clip!


Bath Seats

A bath seat gives your child added support while in the bathtub
and can help prevent a soapy baby from slipping out of your
hands and hitting her head on the tub. Keep in mind, however,
that you should NEVER leave your child unattended in the tub!


When purchasing a bath seat, look for the following:

· Never use a bath seat on textured or non-skid surfaces unless
   the manufacturer’s instructions specifically state the seat is
   intended for such surfaces;
· Look for the JPMA Certification Seal.


Always remember, no matter what safety product you are buying,
to look at the features to be sure they meet your specific
requirements.

Also check to be sure that the product you are considering has
not recently been recalled. The safety of your child is of
utmost importance – don’t leave it to chance!



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Copyright © 2004 Laura Turner
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With the hum of the election campaign and the debate of “big
business,” versus human interest, I decided to do a bit of
muckraking into the art and science of the recent removal of
Merck’s Vioxx. My motivation of course; to look for clues as
to the role drug companies play in our health and wellness
(or lack thereof).


Here’s some symptoms giving me trouble:

Symptom #1: After pulling Vioxx from the shelves, drug company,
Merck, (as well as the media) made the “only 7.5 in 1,000
patients could be at risk for heart attack or stroke” sound
like a simple omission.

Symptom #2: Prior to the pharmaceutical companies and pharmacies
clearing their shelves of Vioxx, studies had shown the drugs
destructive effects for over four years (Check out the proof
for yourself in this article:
http://my.webmd.com/content/Article/95/103442.htm )

Symptom #3: We are given all of this data in a most nonchalant
fashion, prior to learning the amount of money Merck was
pocketing on the drug: current tally, $2.6 billion
(reference article above).

Symptom: #4: We are meant to be comforted by the fact that
the drug, Vioxx, was released with only limited clinical
testing. And gosh, if no one from the random sample had any
cardiovascular consideration to begin with, who knew it
would cause heart attacks or stroke
(ref.  http://my.webmd.com/content/chat_transcripts/1/103031.htm )?

Symptom: #5: (Even if we are to digest this) Perhaps they
shouldn’t have told us that in 2002, according to a report from
the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association ( www.bcbs.com )
over $160 million dollars was spent to advertise Vioxx
(which was higher than advertisement dollars for both Pepsi
and Nike).

Shall I continue?


Why not... here’s more off the cuff musings:

On the other side of the coin, Merck has set off a chain
reaction. Each and every day I see advertisements from lawyers
on my local upstate New York television asking for Vioxx users
to step forward. Yes, if you dial 1-800 they’re at your disposal,
poised and ready to sue the pants off Merck.

And so I ask you... Do two wrongs make a right?

Here’s my assessment of the situation based on clinical
experience: When we’re sick, we trust our doctor to help us come
back to health. We trust the pharmaceutical companies to support
research and create drugs to prevent disease and ailments. Yet,
in a fear based society (assuming death to be the fear we speak
of) we hear precious little about the trust we should place on
our bodies own natural ability to heal itself. It’s just that
simple.

Let’s all be honest with each other, drug companies are betting
that you are going to get sick – and if and when you do they
will be happy to accommodate you. When doctors prescribe drugs,
pharmaceutical companies make money. And when a doctor prescribes
a certain “brand” of drug, the doctor receives a kick-back from
the company. It’s simple supply and demand.

What’s more, now their digging a little deeper into your pocket
and your psyche. Here’s a prime example. Turn on your television
set during – let’s say football season just to be timely.
You’ll notice prime–time advertisements by your favorite
(or not so favorite) celebrities promoting Celebrex, Levitra and
so on... These advertisements bypass the medical profession
placing drugs on the table for commercial consumption.

So this all begs the question - are drugs bad for you? The answer
can be both yes and no. All drugs have side effects. Most drugs
are created from organic sources but are then chemically
manipulated to cause a favorable reaction in the body. When you
take a drug, basically, you’re putting an inorganic substance
into nature.

Therefore, the hullabaloo makes me think – how do we stay out of
the machine? Or better yet, if there are drugs which will help
people become well (which I believe there are) how do we keep
the money-hungry honest? Here’s my 5 remedies:


Remedy One: Educate Yourself

What drugs can do is be a means to wellness. But you need to know
the facts. If you walk into your doctor’s office with a list of
symptoms, you will receive a drug that promises to (on paper)
relieve you of your symptoms.

But what if those symptoms are trying to tell you something? And
what if the drug your doctor prescribes could make you sicker?
Here’s what you can do: If you are given a drug, check out the
side effects and interactions here, then decide:
http://www.pdrhealth.com/drug_info/


Remedy Two: Think Complimentary Medicine

So, Laura, what is complimentary medicine? Complimentary medicine
asks you to take a long look at yourself, your body and your
beliefs about why an illness has developed. It’s not about
treating one ailment (joint pain, an injury, an illness) –
it’s about looking at the whole picture: your posture, your diet,
your lifestyle. Then, creating an exit strategy for your illness.

Complimentary medicine asks you to take a look at your
relationship to the affliction and then – with your doctor’s
facilitation - developing a treatment program as a means to
health (which can include medication). This way you become
fully active in your illness and treatment.


Remedy Three: Practice Prevention

The best way to approach wellness is when you are well. Then, if
the time should come for you to become a part of your own health
care, you can be honest with yourself and how you feel about your
body.

Start now. Take a long look at your self.  Begin by checking
your score on the wheel of life:
( http://www.onlinewbc.gov/docs/manage/lifewheel.html )
Are you taking ample time for yourself? Time for exercise, time
for play? Are there outside forces instigating stress in your
body? By taking the wheel of life exam you’ll understand that
your personal fulfillment can pay dividends on your health.


Remedy Four: Have Routine Check Ups

This one is easy. Create a relationship with your doctor:
Make continuous notes of all your concerns and talk to your
doctor about them. Most doctors will only spend a limited time
with you, so get your notes together before hand and aim to keep
the lines of communication open.


Step Five: Live a Healthy Lifestyle

Be Kind To Yourself: Start by taking a few quiet moments each
day to silence the outside world and allow the heart rate to
slow. Continue your process to be well by becoming conscious
of all that is around you.

Nutrition: Practice becoming aware of what you are putting
in your mouth – try to focus on the naturals: fruits and
vegetables and go for lean meats and low fats. Finally,
don’t forget to drink your 8-oz glasses of water.

Exercise: Be sure to find an exercise program you enjoy
and be consistent with your workouts: My philosophy: spend
1 hour per day at least 5 days a week. This is just a guideline.
Find what kind of exercise you enjoy most, and be consistent.
Your body will thank you.


In Closure:

Learn to get to know your body. Your body and your relationship
to it will give you signals as to how to take care of it. You can
keep the drug companies honest by asking questions, challenging
information and making the most of the time you spend with your
doctor. By creating a positive atmosphere and a positive
lifestyle you are certain to find yourself betting on wellness
and keeping the pharmaceutical monies right where they belong:
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Copyright © 2004 Laura Turner
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If I collected a dime for each time I’ve seen or heard the
word “carbohydrate” - or picked up a book on the subject,
for that matter - I’d be a wealthy woman.  And of course
we’ve all heard the buzzwords: simple carb; complex carb;
high carb; low carb; no carb.

But do we really know what a carbohydrate is?  And are carbs
really as bad and fattening as we’re told they are?

In this article, I’ll make my best attempt to unveil the
mystery of the carbohydrate - and why it’s gotten such a
bad rap. After all, it’s the molecule both scientists and
nutritionists know is the main source of the body’s energy.

BASIC CHEMISTRY:
First the boring stuff. The basic chemistry of a carbohydrate.
I’ll keep it brief: Carbohydrates contain a carbon atom attached
to water molecules. This is important because it’s the structure
and size of a carbohydrate which influences the speed by which
it’s converted into glucose (sugar) and then into energy.

WHY ARE CARBS USEFUL?
Before we take a look at the different “sizes” of carbohydrates,
let’s look at why they are useful to us.  Aside from supplying
the body’s energy, carbs are also useful for the proper
functioning of internal organs, as well as proper function of
the muscles and nervous system.

The most exciting feature of a carbohydrate, in this writer’s
opinion, however, is it’s ability to aid in protein and fat
metabolism.So as it turns out, when used wisely, carbohydrates
are actually useful in burning fat.

THE THREE PRINCIPAL CARBS FOUND IN FOODS:
Next let’s take a look at the three basic carbohydrates found
in foods (Still boring but stay with me).  They are: simple
sugars, starches and fiber.

Simple Sugars come in two varieties. The monosaccharide (meaning
one sugar) are quickly digested and almost immediately utilized
by the body due to their “simple” structure (think fruits, fruit
juices and honey).

The second, disaccharides, act in almost the same way and are
one molecule larger. The disaccharides, however, tend to be more
of the refined sugars are very sweet to taste (think white sugar,
candy etc.)

The second basic type of carb is the starches or what we would
consider complex carbs (the polysaccharides): foods such as
potatoes, wheat, rice, corn. These carbs are slow to break down
and take some time to be converted into energy.

Finally, there’s the fibers (think bran).  Fibers don’t have a
lot of energetic value, however, they do lend some support to
the body. Because they don’t add much sugar to the system, they
make it further through the pipeline to help with intestinal
function and elimination.  Moreover,  they reduce cholesterol
and slow fat absorption.

WHY SIZE MATTERS
The theory behind low carbohydrate diets is, when the body
consumes too many carbohydrates the excess will become stored
by the body as fat.  This is true.

When the body ingests a carbohydrate, it aims to convert it to
glucose as soon as it can, so that it can be utilized by the
body.  If there is some excess, no problem, it will get stored
as glycogen in the limited space of the muscles.  The trouble
arises, when the stores exceeded capacity: the remaining molecules
are stored as fat in fat cells that can infinitely expand (horrors!).

Yet, what if there was a way to outsmart this system by using
the different “sizes” of carbohydrate molecules to your
advantage? What if you could keep the body burning carbs at a
steady rate according to the speed of your metabolism and your
activity level?

Enter the glycemic index.  The glycemic index is a scale which
tells you (on a food-by-food basis) the rate at which a
carbohydrate is converted into glucose.  The scale is calibrated
by glucose itself (which is rated at 100). The  higher the
number the faster the conversion.

First used by diabetics to prevent flux in blood sugar, the
glycemic index (GI) has become a popular way to get all the
benefits of carbohydrates without the threat of fat storage.

Here’s what the scale looks like:
Low GI = 55 or less
Medium GI = 56 - 69
High GI = 70 or more
To see a chart with samples of some favorite foods visit:
http://thecompounder.com/GlycemicIndex.html

HOW IS THE GI HELPFUL?
If weight loss or weight maintenance is your goal (isn’t it
everyone’s?), creating a diet around lower GI foods will decrease
peaks in glucose levels. It’s as simple as that.

You can implement this eating pattern by scanning the low
glycemic foods and aiming to consume a serving at each meal
(Be sure to see the article on food combining in this issue).
This will also help you avoid both the “highs and lows” of the
refined sugar rush.

Higher glycemic foods can be useful, too, and are considered the
“recovery” foods.  Medium and high GI foods should be consumed
for up to two hours after exercise to recover lost carbohydrates
and maintain steady blood-sugar levels.

Because metabolism varies from person to person, it would be
well worth your time and effort to continue a personal study of
the glycemic index.  Enjoy your carbs by checking in on your
favorite foods and decide when it’s best to consume them.

Where to get this information:
You can get the skinny on the glycemic indexes of all your
favorite carbohydrate foods. Check out the searchable data base
at: www.glycemicindex.com

In closing, here’s a few guidelines to help you put your carbs
to good use:

Aim to eat several small meals during the day.  Choose one
serving of carbs for each, preferably low GI.

When in doubt choose carbohydrates that are naturally occurring
such as vegetables and fruits.

Minimize refined sugars whenever possible.

When consuming breads aim for wheat instead of white.

Try to substitute white potatoes with sweet and substitute brown
rice for white.



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There are many causes of back pain.  Injury, illness, herniated
disks and poor posture are just a few.

Muscle imbalances are one of the lesser side effects of improper
use, posture, strain and injury, and are commonly the cause of
the aches and pains associated with back pain.  Unfortunately,
most doctors don't diagnose muscle imbalances until it is too
late.


Muscle Imbalances Defined

So what exactly is a muscle imbalance?  A muscle imbalance is
exactly as it sounds, an 'imbalance' or inequality that exists
within the muscles.  It occurs when two or more muscles in the
body that oppose each other are disproportionate.

An example of a common muscle imbalance occurs in the muscles
of the quadriceps and hamstrings.  Most people work hard to
strengthen the front part of their leg but often skimp when it
comes to exercising the hamstring.  A muscle imbalance in this
area of the leg can result in a 'popping' sound in the knee.
It can also result in back pain.

The single most common muscle imbalance leading to back pain
is disproportionate abdomen to back ratio.  Think of it this
way... it's like a teeter totter that isn't balanced because
one end is shorter than the other.  It will still work but not
optimally.

Not exercising the abdomen can lead to severe back pain because
the abdomen supports the back.


Biology of Muscles

It will help your understanding a bit if you have an idea of
how muscles work.  Muscles are fibrous tissues that connect
to bones in the body, supporting the function of movement.
To facilitate movement muscles contract and then relax.  So
a muscle gets shorter and then longer in response to movement.
A muscle imbalance may result in too much or too little
contracting or relaxing.  Or, some muscles may get too strong
while others aren't strong enough and can reduce a persons'
stability.


Factors Contributing to Muscle Imbalances

One of the primary causes of muscle imbalances is poor posture.
If you sit for too long in a bad position or continually stand
with bad posture, your muscles adapt to your posture but in a
bad way resulting in imbalances.

Muscle imbalances can also result when you overuse a muscle.
If you are right handed for example and use a pull lever on the
job, and only pull with the right hand, the right hand/arm will
be stronger than the left which presents an imbalance.


The Benefits of Exercise

The good news is that exercise can help reduce and even
eliminate muscle imbalances.  (If not careful however,
improper training can also lead to muscle imbalances).

You can exercise weaker muscles to catch them up to stronger
ones and work to correct imbalances and maintain overall
stability.  You can assess whether or not opposing muscles are
out of balance by testing your lifting strength.  Try lifting
your maximum on one side and then the other.

For example, if you can lift a 10 pound weight during a bicep
curl on the left side, but a 30 pound weight on the right, you
have a muscle imbalance.  You should enlist the assistance of
a trainer when testing muscle imbalances.  By working with a
trainer, you can develop a fitness program that not only
addresses muscle imbalances but improves overall tone and
strength.  Usually a combination of strength training and
physical therapy or chiropractic therapy can be used to
correct muscle imbalances.


Prevention

Prevention is critical when it comes to muscle imbalances and
back pain.  One of the best things you can to correct and
prevent future injury is seek out the help of a professional
trainer.  A trainer can perform a physical evaluation and test
the relative muscle strength you have on each side of the body.
You can then work together to develop a strength training
program that provides overall strength and eliminates potential
problem areas.



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Copyright © 2004 Barbara Morris R.Ph
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Gerontologists say that 70 percent of the aging process is
controllable with the right lifestyle choices.  Anti-aging
expert Barbara Morris agrees, and has written a hot new book,
Put Old on Hold that explains how and why at 75, she feels and
functions as a 50-year old.  She says, “It’s easy when you start
early to make anti-aging lifestyle and attitude adjustments. If
I can do it, others can do it too. The traditional aging process
that our society has adopted unnecessarily relegates middle age
people to early decline. There is a better way.”

In Put Old on Hold, Barbara Morris, who works full time as a
pharmacist, offers plenty of “what works for me” advice. Here
are five of her “power tools” for smart women (and men, when
they are not too stubborn to listen!) to help control the aging
process:


1. Take control.

    Aging is inevitable but getting old is strictly an option.
    Smart women don’t buy into society’s outdated model for
    aging; instead, they constantly grow and improve, defying
    convention and horse-and-buggy traditions and customs. If
    you don’t take charge of your life, and you just let life
    happen – life will just happen, and the result will be
    typical, fossilized old age we accept as normal.

    Bottom line: Smart women decide how old they are going to
    be no matter how old they actually are.


2. Inventory and monitor youthful characteristics.

    Observe old people. What is it about their “oldness” you
    would like to avoid? How strong and flexible are you,
    mentally and physically? Can you bend and touch your toes?
    Can you walk up stairs without becoming out of breath? Keep
    and improve what you can, while you can! Youth makes us
    arrogant. Every day we see a seemingly unchanging image in
    the mirror that slips away even as we admire what we see.

    Bottom line: Smart women stay aware of what they have and
    work to keep it.


3. Plan your future.

    By age 50, smart women have a plan for a healthy, productive
    second life at retirement age because they know they will
    probably live to 100 or more. In 1950, there were a mere
    2,300 centenarians. Today, there are over 40,000. By 2050
    close to a million people will be 100 or more.

    Bottom line: Smart women maximize their future by protecting
    and building their health, and visualizing their future.


4. Avoid the ultimate social disease.

    No, it’s not sexually transmitted, it’s worse than that –
    it’s self-inflicted, and it’s called retirement. Once you
    internalize that you are no longer productive, that you no
    longer have goals, decline sets in rapidly. Everything slows
    – movement, reaction time, thinking, walking, talking. The
    mind and body go into a shutdown mode in preparation for the
    final event -- death.

    Bottom line: Smart women rewire instead of retire.


5. Manage and fix correctable symptoms of aging.

    For example, a slow shuffling gait, poor posture,
    unattractive teeth, and uncorrected hearing loss.  Invest
    time, effort, and money where it matters: Buy a treadmill
    and use it daily to maintain a youthful gait, cardiovascular
    fitness and weight control. Get on an anti-aging diet, and
    do weight-bearing exercise daily to stay strong and upright.

    Bottom line: Smart women manage how they change with age.



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Copyright © 2004 Timothy McNamara, MD, MPH
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When you (or loved ones) are taking prescription or over the
counter medications...there is a lot you should be worried
about, and a lot that your pharmacist may not be telling you.

Most people are aware, for example, that several medications
taken together can sometimes cause harmful interactions.  Most
also know that drug allergies can pose significant hazards.
(These are topics of other articles in this series).  And, many
people know that young children, elderly adults, pregnant women,
nursing women, and severely debilitated people may all be at
higher risk for adverse drug events.

But what most people don't know is that a simple blood test can
be one of the most important pieces of information in determining
the correct dose of many medications...and the results of that
test are almost never available to your pharmacist, especially if
your pharmacist fills your prescription in a retail drugstore.
(And, that's a bummer.)

The test I'm talking about, of course, is the "serum creatinine
test" ("SEAR-'em cree-AT-tuh-neen tehst".  It's a difficult
name to pronounce and a difficult test to understand...but one
that you NEED to know about if you or loved ones are taking
over-the-counter or prescription medications.)

A serum creatinine test gives a physician or pharmacist an
estimate of kidney function.

Serum creatinine is the "bean counter" of modern medicine...
letting folks know if the beans (the kidneys) are working as
well as they should.

Why is that important?

Well, kidney function is extremely important in determining the
correct doses of many medications since the kidneys (along with
the liver) assist in the removal of medications from the body.

Almost all medications (and/or their chemical by-products) are
either removed by the liver, by the kidneys, or, in many cases,
by both the kidneys and liver working together.

So, simply put, when the beans are not working well, many
medications will accumulate in the body and increase the risk
of drug side effects.  And that's an even bigger bummer.  (The
same is true for liver problems, and we will talk about that
in another article in this series.)

As a result, patients with reduced kidney function often need
LOWER doses of many medications.

So how does this all work?

Well, creatinine is a chemical that occurs and circulates
naturally in the human body.  It is the result of normal protein
break-down.  And, like many medications, creatinine is normally
removed from the blood by the beans.  So, when the kidneys are
not working well, the level of creatinine circulating in the
bloodstream will start to go up...just like the blood level of
many medications.

Physicians and pharmacists are routinely and easily able to
determine how much creatinine is in the blood with the results
of a serum creatinine test. (This test is part of a very common
panel of blood tests.  And, if the serum creatinine is high,
many drugs need to have a lower dose.)  The normal value for
serum creatinine is about 0.4 to 1.5 mg/dl...but that can vary
a bit from lab to lab.

So remember:  "kidneys no work...serum creatinine go UP".

Now, serum creatinine is not the best measure of kidney function
(there are other tests that are much more accurate), but results
of the serum creatinine test are usually the most readily
available...and cheapest...and are generally accurate enough for
most purposes...so serum creatinine is the de facto standard for
estimating kidney function...most of the time.

The gold standard test that doctors use for measuring kidney
function is called "creatinine clearance" (cree-AT-tuh-neeeen
CLEAR-uhhh-nce)  However, not many patients get this particular
test because it is pretty darn inconvenient...and smelly.  You
have to collect all of your urine for 24 hours and keep it in
the fridge.  Not a lot of volunteers for this test...

Creatinine clearance is the volume of blood that the kidneys
clear of creatinine in a given amount of time (and it is
usually reported as milliliters per minute).

So, when kidney function decreases, creatinine clearance (the
amount of blood that the kidneys are successfully "cleaning")
also decreases.

So remember:  "kidneys no work...creatinine clearance go DOWN".
(Note: this is easy to remember because it is the exact opposite
of what you were initially thinking, and the opposite of what
happens with serum creatinine.  Most of medicine is like this.)

Now for the super tricky part just for those gunning for an A.
There is a way to "guestimate" creatinine clearance using serum
creatinine...isn't that neat.  And, that's probably the best way
to determine renal function if a measured creatinine clearance
is not available.

What you do is run the serum creatinine value through a fancy
equation that will give you an estimated creatinine clearance,
which is itself an estimate of kidney function.  (Estimates of
estimates of estimates...that's the kind of exacting science I
live for.)

For adults, that equation is the famous "Cockcroft-Gault
equation corrected for ideal body weight and gender"...the
equation everyone loves to hate.  The Cockcroft-Gault equation
(presumably named after Drs. Cockcroft and Gault...or maybe
just Dr. Cockroft-Gault, or maybe Lara Croft), is generally
considered very reliable since it has never been well
validated in young patients, old patients, thin patients,
fat patients...basically all the patients it gets used on.
So go figure.  Double bonus points if you can remember this:

For men, creatinine clearance =

    ((140- Age) * IBW) / (72 * SCr)

For women, creatinine clearance =

    ((140- Age) * IBW * 0.85) / (72 * SCr)

Where Age is in years, IBW is ideal body weight in kilograms,
and SCr is serum creatinine in mg/dl.

(For the algebraically-challenged and for anyone wanting help in
calculating the results of these complicated equations, please
visit this creatinine clearance calculator:
http://www.medicationadvisor.com/creatinine/creatinine.asp)

Now once you run this a few times, you'll find that creatinine
clearance for young healthy people is about 100 ml/min (we'll
just leave off the "ml/min" part from now on).

And, dead people have a creatinine clearance of about 0,
depending on how healthy they are.

Everyone else falls somewhere in between.

(Now someone in the back of the room is saying, "I just ran
this on myself and I have a creatinine clearance of 150".  Well
aren't you special?  In fact, young good-looking people can have
creatinine clearances of 130, 140, or more...but it doesn't do
a whole lot of good since 100 is perfectly acceptable.  In fact,
it's just another case of overachiever overkill.)

Now, if someone has a creatinine clearance of 80, that means
that they have about...80% kidney function.

And, if someone has a creatinine clearance of 50, that means
that they have about...50% kidney function.  (Are you following
all of this?)

Many drugs that are eliminated by the kidney will require
moderate dosage reductions once a patient's renal function
is in the 40-60 range.

Patients in the 20-40 range will typically require very large
reductions in dose.

And, patients who are in the "less than 20" range will often
need HUGE dosage reductions for medications eliminated by the
kidney (or better yet, they'll need to take medications that are
removed by some other organ altogether...if such an alternative
is available).

One last tidbit to consider.  Renal function declines as people
age.  No getting around that.  But, the rate of decline is
different for different people.  By the time you're 50 years
old, there is a reasonable chance you'll have moderate renal
function (or worse)...by the time you're 80, you'll almost
certainly have some important degree of renal impairment...
and you probably won't even know it or feel it.

Now that you know more renal physiology than you ever, EVER
wanted to know...let's get back to the main thread of this
article...medication safety.

If you (or a loved one) are at risk for having decreased kidney
function (and I'll tell you who such folks are in just a second),
you need to step up to the plate and get a handle on this issue
(because there is a very good chance that your physician and
pharmacist either didn't have renal function data or didn't
consider it when coming up with a dosage for you).

Here are the steps I recommend for everyone taking prescription
or over-the-counter medications:

1) For everyone:  If you have access to the results of a recent
    serum creatinine test (it is probably part of your annual
    physical and you may have gotten a copy), memorize it or write
    it down and then say to your physician or pharmacist when you
    get a medication, "Say, I think my serum creatinine is about
    X. So, does this medication need any dosage adjustment in
    order to be safe for me?

2) If you are in one of the following categories, you should
    expect your physician and pharmacist to have considered
    your renal function before dosing a medication:

    * known kidney disease;
    * age greater than 50;
    * history or heart attack, angina, stroke, or other artery
      blockages;
    * history of diabetes (any type);
    * history of high blood pressure;
    * prior exposure to chemotherapy drugs;
    * prior prolonged exposure to IV antibiotics;
    * frequent use of pain medications (especially non-steroidal
      anti-inflammatory drugs, but others as well).

    So you might say to your physician or pharmacist, "Is this
    drug removed by the kidney, because I have condition X that
    could decrease kidney function and I just want to be safe."
    If the drug is removed by the kidney, you might also ask the
    physician or pharmacist to tell you what your serum creatinine
    is...and if he or she does not have this information, a big
    red flag should be going up in your head.

3) If you are not in one of the categories in question 2 and you
    don't have a serum creatinine available, don't worry.  You're
    probably safe.  But you may want to ask your physician if
    there is a serum creatinine in your chart and if so, what
    it is.

4) If you are on dialysis of any sort, serum creatinine is not
    all that useful for dosing medications.  Just make sure your
    physician and pharmacist are aware that you are on dialysis
    and perhaps ask, "Now is this the usual dose for someone on
    dialysis?"

These are some of the steps I hope you will consider the next
time you get a prescription or over-the-counter medication so
you can be sure that that you (or your loved one) are getting
the right dose.



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Copyright © 2004 Dianne Wandruff
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For hundreds of years, we've known that "Laughter is the best
medicine".

Laughter makes you feel good for a reason.  The physiological
effects on your body are amazing.  For example:

  · Laughter reduces levels of certain stress hormones.  It
    provides a safety valve that shuts off the flow of stress
    hormones and the fight-or-flight compounds that come into
    action in times of trouble, or hostility or rage.

  · Laughter boosts the immune system because when you're in a
    state of mirth, natural killer cells that destroy tumors
    and viruses increase.  It basically brings balance to all
    the components of the immune system.

  · Laughter can be a total body workout!  Do you often feel
    exhausted after a bout of contagious giggling?  This is
    because you have just had an aerobic workout.

  · Blood pressure is lowered and there is an increase in
    vascular blood flow, and an increase in oxygenation of
    the blood.  Oxygenation of the blood enables the body to
    carry on healing activities for itself.

  · There also has been some belief that laughter prevents some
    life-threatening diseases such as heart disease.  That's
    because anger and fear (two emotions that often lead to
    heart attack) are completely eliminated while you are
    laughing.


Laughing invokes happiness and joy.

Instead of being gloomy and frustrated because there is no
perceived solution, laughing lifts you up out of your pool
of problems and places you on solid ground where you can gain
some new insights.  Under conditions of happiness it is much
easier to think creatively around a problem than when your mind
is filled with thoughts of helplessness or worthlessness.

Shared laughter promotes bonding and unity within a group.  This
is particularly evident when there are a few people involved in a
project.  People feel more welcome and free to offer suggestions
and think out loud.  They're not afraid of being put down, so
will risk sharing their opinion.  Laughter also opens the door
to more real and risky communication.  Sometimes people are
feeling scared or overwhelmed by conditions, but don't know how
to express it.  If a humorous comment is made that expresses the
concerns in an exaggerated way, people will laugh.  This then
enables them to talk about the uncomfortable issues or concerns.
  By laughing, an entry is made for talk about the subject.  This
applies just as well in a family setting.


Humor is hazardous to your illness and so are some other things!

There are several things you can do to boost your enjoyment of
life and to open the way for a day of laughter...and then more
days of laughter.  I think in terms of Enjoying Health, and to
me, this means total health: body, soul, and spirit.  I'd like
to share from my own personal experience what my husband and I
do to build our physical and emotional health and so enjoy life
more fully.

We've changed our diet away from the traditional American diet
that includes white flour breads and sugary drinks and desserts;
grocery store meats that are basically polluted; and packaged
foods.  We try to eat natural, vibrant foods; drink more water
than any other liquid; use supplements on a daily basis; and use
(http://www.essentialimmunehealth.com/newsletters/July2004.html)
the Q2 Energy Spa every other day, practically religiously.  We
work hard out of doors, getting plenty of fresh air and sunshine;
and we pray to God with thankfulness, asking for His guidance
and blessings too.  We're Baby Boomers that were going downhill
in bodily health, but somehow we've made a turnaround and our
aging process has not only been slowed down, but it has been
reversed!  We're getting rid of disease symptoms right and left.
Tell every Baby Boomer you know that they can make a difference
in their health.  Refer them to my website:
http://www.essentialimmunehealth.com!

Most of us lack energy or have multiple diseases or are
(http://essentialimmunehealth.com/journals/NaturalAntidepressants.html)
depressed.  Sickness and disease and depression are on the
rampage in our culture because of the way we have treated
ourselves.  I want you to know you can regain your health and
I want you to begin today TO STOP DOING WHAT'S HURTING YOU AND
START DOING SOME THINGS THAT ARE GOOD FOR YOU.  This article is
excerpted from my October 2004 newsletter from my website called
ENJOYING HEALTH.  To read more specifically what my
recommendations are, please refer to my October newsletter
(http://www.essentialimmunehealth.com/newsletters/October2004.html).
You can grow old gracefully, happily, finding reasons to laugh
every day...

My skin is being rejuvenated and so is that of my husband Dave
(i.e. moles and liver spots and bumps and skin tags are going
away)...  And when the healing process that begins from within
begins to show on the outside of your body, you KNOW you've been
successful in regenerating good health.  That's something to
laugh about.  ENJOYING HEALTH makes each day more pleasurable.



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Find Out How to Reduce and Eliminate Chronic Back Pain
Using Non-Traditional Therapy



Complementary therapy is concerned with health and wellness
from a mind, body and spirit approach.  As a past sufferer of
back pain resulting from injury and a congenital disorder, I
understand how challenging it can be to live with back pain.

The GOOD news is you don't have to.  Studies actually suggest
that most chronic back pain can be relieved in just six short
weeks.

Among the essential strategies for eliminating back pain include
exercise and movement.  A progressive exercise program that
incorporates stretching and balance can help reduce and even
eliminate back pain.

When an exercise program is followed in conjunction with routine
complementary therapy, the prognosis for back pain sufferers is
exceptional.


Complementary Therapy

So what exactly is complementary therapy and how do you use it
to resolve back pain?

Complementary therapy is any type of treatment that does not
involve medication and surgery, which aims to reduce or eliminate
imbalances in the body through a mind, body and spirit approach.
There are many effective complementary therapies available for
chronic back pain sufferers.

Three of the most common are discussed below.


Chiropractic

This is usually the most popular complementary therapy sought out
by back pain sufferers.  Chiropractic treatment involves the use
of spinal manipulation to relieve acute and chronic back pain.
There is a large body of research that supports the efficacy of
chiropractic therapy in conjunction with a strengthening program.
In fact, many doctors actually recommend Chiropractic care over
traditional care for back pain.


Massage

Massage therapy is a relaxing and invigorating complementary
therapy that does wonders for the entire mind, body and spirit of
back pain sufferers.  Massage therapy can help improve a person's
flexibility and ability to carry out daily functions by improving
blood flow to the limbs.  Massage also provides an added mental
benefit of being calming and relaxing.


Acupuncture

Acupuncture is less commonly used to treat lower back pain,
but fans of acupuncture therapies will tell you that it is an
effective treatment for eliminating pain.  Acupuncture treatment
relies on the insertion of thin needles into certain energy
points on the body.  Many people report relief from lower back
pain after a series of acupuncture treatments.  There are many
proven benefits of acupuncture treatment that have been cited,
and most recent studies suggest that it is a good complementary
therapy for low back pain.

There are several other complementary therapies that are
beneficial for back pain sufferers including magnetic therapy.
Regardless of which you choose, you are bound to realize
positive results if you combine complementary therapy with a
regular strength and conditioning program.  No one should suffer
chronic back pain.  There are healing options available if you
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If you're anything like me, then you've got a certain picture in
your mind of what "holistic" is supposed to be. For me, it's
conjured up pictures of holy men, or shaman, doing a ritual dance
while chanting mantras, and rubbing "energy crystals" in an
effort to remove evil spirits from your life. It wasn't until I
started doing research for my new book, "5 Keys To Health: A
Holistic Approach" when I realized that my preconceptions
couldn't have been more further from the truth.

I had originally planned to write a book on fitness. I know
that's a pretty general term, but I intended it to be about how
one can achieve health through physical fitness. It wasn't going
to be anything fancy. It was going to be a guide for the busy
person, and how they can get fit, and stay that way while still
being able to live a busy lifestyle.

I’ve always been interested in health and fitness. As a matter of
fact, I think I’m in pretty good shape. I work out with weights
at least 3 days per week, and I engage in some sort of cardio-
vascular activity at least 2 days per week. I eat right; I
stretch after every work out. I don’t smoke or drink excessively.
I thought I was doing pretty well.

That is, until through the course of my research I came to
realize that there’s a lot more to being healthy than being
physically fit, and eating right. That’s when I ran into the word
"holistic." In the past, it’s always had a negative connotation
for me. I’ve always thought of it as something used by
metaphysical crackpots trying to sell snake-oil. As it turns out,
holistic is not what I thought it was.

The real meaning of holistic is looking at the whole system
rather than just concentrating on individual components. So, when
it comes to being healthy, it looks at every aspect of health
instead of just the physical. Do you realize that when we
consider health, we usually look to see if our diet is right, or
how often we exercise? There’s so much more to consider.

I found out that there are several aspects you must work on in
order to consider yourself truly healthy. Among them are the
obvious physical, but there’s also the mental and the spiritual
to consider. If any of these is deficient, it could have serious
repercussions in your life.

Ask yourself this, "Am I really healthy?"

Yes, you work out religiously. Yes, you eat chicken breasts, and
egg whites, and you take your vitamins, and do everything else a
"healthy" person is supposed to. But is there anything you’re
missing?

Let me ask you this: how often do work on relieving stress from
your life? How often do you work on building positive
relationships? How often do you seek to build spirituality in
your life?

These are just some of the aspects you must work on if you’re
searching for true, and total health. Holistic doesn’t have to
have a negative meaning. It can simply mean a philosophy of well-
being that considers the physical, mental and spiritual aspects
of life as being closely interconnected and balanced. I cover all
of these points, and several more in my book, "5 Keys To Health:
A Holistic Approach."

I show you how to apply the holistic approach to health without
any of the metaphysical mumbo jumbo. You can check it out at
http://5keystohealth.com.

Take it from me, a one-time skeptic. "Holistic" doesn’t have to
be a four-lettered word. It can be something positive that will
help you create a fuller, healthier life.



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This article is intended to inform people with diabetes in
regards to their diabetic supplies.  When I found out that my
sister was diagnosed with the disease I started to research more
and came across some useful information that might be helpful to
others.

Diabetes is the country's sixth leading cause of death by
disease. As you may know it is the leading cause of blindness,
kidney disease, heart disease and amputations. Diabetes claims
the lives of more than 193,000 Americans each year. Approximately
18.2 million Americans have diabetes, but one-third of those are
undiagnosed. And many people that do have diabetes pay for their
diabetes supplies. If you have insurance and live in the United
States, you may be eligible.

As of May 2004, forty-six states have some type of laws requiring
health insurance coverage to include treatment for diabetes. The
states not included are Alabama, Idaho, North Dakota and Ohio.

As of 2002, two states, Georgia and Wisconsin passed an expansion
of current coverage requirements. In 2003 Hawaii adopted a
resolution to clarify its mandate of diabetes education coverage.
No new laws were passed during the first four months of 2004.

About 17 million Americans have diabetes today, including about
16 million with Type 2. In addition, at least 16 million more
Americans have pre-diabetes -- a condition that raises a
person's risk of getting type 2 diabetes. However, a diagnosis
of pre-diabetes does not mean that diabetes is inevitable, and
the new campaign aims at encouraging people to take modest steps
that will reduce their risks. Nationally, diabetes has increased
nearly 50 percent in the past 10 years alone, according to CDC
estimates.

It is good news that more states are passing laws to further
expand health coverage regarding diabetes. If you have diabetes
and insurance, most likely you can get your supplies at now cost.

Go to this url:
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on the “get more information” link to see if you qualify for no
cost diabetes supplies.

This article was written using various sources.  Some of the
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This is a true story.

Yesterday, I picked up a new antibiotic prescription for my
daughter from my local pharmacy.

(We recently adopted my daughter from India where she had
recurrent ear infections resulting in severe hearing loss.  And,
she is about to undergo the second of several planned surgeries
in order to try to repair the damage.)

Before putting her to sleep, I got the new medication out of the
bag, glanced at the instructions, and prepared to give her the
drug according to the instructions on the label.

Just before doing so, I had a quick double-take.

Something seemed to be wrong.  I looked at the instructions
again, and thought to myself slowly, "What's going on...this
doesn't seem right."  Then, it hit me that the dose seemed
awfully high for her.

It took me a minute or two to put the pieces together (it had
been an unusually tough fight getting her ready for bed, I was
tired, I was confident in my daughter's physician, and I was
thinking perhaps less critically that I should have).  And
then I noticed it.  The label had a stranger's name on it.

After another moment or two, I saw what had really happened.

The medication came in a box.  Each side of the box had a
different label...one label was for my daughter and one label
was for a stranger.  And, the stranger's dose was more than
double what my daughter's surgeon had recommended.

(This error didn't happen in a mom-and-pop pharmacy.  It
happened in a modern new chain pharmacy whose name you would
recognize from advertisements on TV.)

I'm not a surgeon...and I'm not a pediatrician...but I am a
physician trained in internal medicine and I have spent most
of the last twelve years writing about, speaking about, and
developing systems to reduce the frequency of medication error
and improve the safety of pharmacy practice.

This pharmacy error brought the topic of drug safety home to
me...literally.

What I can tell you is that this sort of error occurs all too
often in the United States (and around the world).  And, that
it can have devastating consequences for the people involved.

A recent study in the New England Journal of Medicine indicated
that 25% of patients who take one or more prescription
medications will experience an adverse drug event within three
months-and 39% of these are preventable or avoidable.

The Harvard Medical Practice Study found reported in JAMA in
2001 that 30% of patients with drug-related injuries died or
were disabled for more than 6 months.

And, what almost everyone who studies this problem agrees is that
current systems for selecting drugs, dosing them, communicating
a prescription to a pharmacy, dispensing drugs, and instructing
patients on their safe use are woefully inadequate.

In this series, we are going to take a close look at the
processes that cause medication errors (some things that your
physician and pharmacist may not even want you to know) and what
steps you can specifically take to make sure that you and your
love ones are protected from this hazard.

Ten years ago, your ability to get current, objective, reliable
information on your medications in a quick and easy way was
practically non-existent.  It probably would have involved a
trip to the library and required considerable knowledge about
pharmacology to get the answers.

Today, that's not the case.  There is a host of on-line tools,
databases, and resources that allow you to learn information
about medications that even your physician and pharmacist may
not know.

We're going to talk about them, show you were to go, tell you
the key things you need to know about medications, expose some
myths, and let you know the questions you should be asking.
It's not as hard as it may seem.

In fact, you need to become the final line of defense in the
battle against medication errors.

Throughout, we are going to give you some key rules that should
guide your defense.


So, Rule Number 1.  Trust, but verify.  Never assume that the
medication you have received is the right medication for you or
that it is dosed correctly for you.  Specifically, you should
check:

  · the name of the patient on the bottle;
  · the name of the doctor on the bottle;
  · the name of the medication (and cross check it to be sure
    that it treats a disease or problem you actually have...
    there are lots of look-alike/sound-alike drug names out
    there);
  · the dose (from an independent source...to make sure that it
    is a plausible dose for you);
  · the "route"  (to make sure, for example, that eye drops are
    being prescribed for the eye, and not the mouth, or the
    ear...amazingly injuries from drug misplacement occur all
    the time);
  · the expiration date.

We'll talk about some specific resources that will help with
each of these throughout this series.

The result, we hope, will be the piece of mind to know that you
and your family are getting your 7 rights:

  · right drug;
  · right patient;
  · right dose;
  · right time;
  · right route;
  · right reason;
  · right documentation.

Right on!

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What good is Personal or Business Success...if your Health is
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really works...and works every time.

AUTHORED BY...Dr. Rich Starr...PHD - Psychology


Stress will Kill your good health !

I have read a number of times that the medical profession does
not know why a preponderance of heart attacks occur on Monday
morning throughout the world. I believe I have found an answer
to this riddle.

This Killer Monday Morning Syndrome comes about, I believe,
because most people have Saturday and Sunday off from work.
Because of this time off from work this gives them more
additional time to think about things and therefore add more
additional  things to their to do list, and presto they wake up
Monday morning full of stress and nervousness and don't realize
or know why.

In short, the more things they add to their to do list, the more
silent stress it puts on their physical and mental and nervous
and emotional systems and bango, this build up of more stress
can lead to internal nervousness, anxiety, dire shutdown of
inner systems, sicknesses and yes, even death.

I've just stated the problem, but as we all know, the answer to
any problem always lies within the problem, so by analyzing the
problem and by observing thousands of people, and by observing
the reactions to stress within my self, I've come up with and
invented and copyrighted and patented an antidote, a stress
antibiotic, if you will, on how to counteract this incapacitator
and killer known as stress buildup.

First, to be a good antidote, it must work fast. Second, it must
be easy to administer. Third, it must be painless and quick,
sort of like a vaccine.

This very effective and newly invented and possible ultimate
stress buster can be embodied in one word...
And the word is..."Unclustering"

Let me explain, When you have too many things "to do", on your
written or mental to do list, you have formed an ever growing
ball of clustered things to do and you have unknowingly
overloaded your nervous system and your nervous system will
silently try to juggle them all at once and try to get them
all in a line to get them all done in an orderly fashion.
The problem lies in the fact that if you cluster too many
chores to do into your nervous system pipeline, your pipeline
is not wide enough to allow this now clustered snowball to
flow through your nervous system...and zappo your nervous
system starts to short circuit and it will continue to fizzle
and snap and crackle and pop until one or all of your body's
systems start to collapse and you become ill, or yes, even die.

So, the simple antidote that I have created is that every time
you feel nervous or anxious or panicky or stressed, simply
"uncluster" your mental or written to do list.

Do this unclustering by drawing a number of circles on a blank
piece of 8 ½ x 11 sheet of paper, then within each one of the
circles write in only one of the many chores that are in your
mind.

Be very careful that these circles DO NOT TOUCH EACH OTHER,
because if they do
Touch, you will then be clustering your chores and your goal is
to uncluster all of the chores in your mind so that each one of
them stands alone and will then be powerless to subdue your
health and or kill you.

Place a title on the top of this page of paper that reads
UNCLUSTER EMOTIONALLY.

So as you are filling in your circles, make sure you think hard
and put down every single one of your thoughts that are personal,
emotional, business oriented, past, present or future anxieties,
or any thoughts that come to your head whatsoever, no matter how
small or big you might think they are.

As soon as you know you have put down every single thought in
your mind, sometimes this will take more that one page, [my
personal record is 4 and ½ pages of stress filled circles]...
put this page or pages to the side of you...then turn these
page[s] UPSIDE DOWN so you can not see what is on them...then
CRUMPLE THESE PAGES UP AND THROW THEM AWAY into the trash can
IMMEDIATELY...!

Once you have done this an astounding miraculous effect will
occur within you, you will totally lose your nervousness and
anxiety and stressed and fidgety feeling. Your systems will
instantly become calm and you will have banished your stress
totally.

It would be best to take a short break of quiet time or nap as
soon as you crumple up these pages to firmly set this quiet and
peaceful feeling you are now feeling.

Then you can go forward with your life and simply do one chore
at a time...in a non-stressed manner.

Do this procedure every time you feel stressed, nervous or
overloaded. Especially do this every Sunday night or first thing
Monday morning to avoid this potential Monday morning health
debilitating problems Syndrome.

Note...do this procedure if you feel you have only a few chores
on your mind, because as you start doing this your chores and
angers and fears and griefs and worries and etc. will start
pouring out of you like water pouring out of a faucet.

The reason this procedure works so well is because each time you
do it...you will have transferred all of your CLUSTERED chores
and hurts and angers and etc. that were acting like an ever
growing snowball that was rampaging through your ANIMATED
nervous system...to an UNCLUSTERED non-snowball that is now
powerless and is now not connected to you as a person, but all
are now connected to an INANIMATE white sheet of paper.

The key transference dynamic is that your nervous system has now
literally been freed and actually relieved of doing all of these
chores so it now no longer has to juggle all of these chores to
get them done.

In short, by using this "Circles on Paper" procedure, you have
deprogrammed your nervous system so it now does not have to
contend with or address these chores and angers and frustrations
and etc. and can now bring itself back to normal.

In short, short, ...you simply UNKNOWINGLY kept piling up and
clustering this snowball of  programmed instructions that
simply could not fit into the narrow pipeline of  your nervous
system... so now...you are simply KNOWINGLY, one chore at a time
deprogramming yourself of this snowball cluster of instructions
and taking them out and away from your internal animate nervous
system by placing them into inanimate circles on a page of
inanimate paper...and presto...you have instantly taken yourself
out of the harms way of mega incapacitating stress. You are
going to be amazed how this method really, really works like
gangbusters every time.

Then please...be my guest and use this simple stress busting
method from now on... And ...Live healthy, live long, live well
and most of all...live happy.



Authored by - Dr. Rich Starr - PHD Psychology

Copyright - 2004 - Dr. Rich Starr - PHD Psychology

This article was excerpted and paraphrased, with permission,
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It is well known that about two-thirds of the U.S. population is
either overweight or obese. The U.S. Surgeon General has stated
that approximately 75% of Western diseases, such as heart
disease, stroke, hypertension, diabetes, gout, arthritis, excess
weight gain, hypertension, diabetes, some cancers, impotence,
biventricular disease, constipation, heartburn, and gallbladder
disease, are “lifestyle-related.” They are directly correlated
with our high fat diet, inadequate amounts of exercise, smoking,
high intake of caffeine, and high amounts of stress coupled with
insufficient support.

Hoping to address this alarming situation, more than 20 years
ago, cardiovascular epidemiologist Hans A. Diehl, DrHSc, MPH,
created the Coronary Health Improvement Project (CHIP). Since
then, this 40-hour community-based lifestyle intervention
program has helped more than 40,000 people rediscover their
health by preventing, arresting and reversing their diseases.
It has been conducted in more than 150 North American cities
as well as in Bangalore, India, Australia and Switzerland.
Depending upon the needs of the group, the meetings are held
either “live” with Dr. Diehl delivering the program personally
(usually meeting four times per week for four weeks) or as a
“video-based” program with certified CHIP facilitators (normally
two times per week for eight weeks).  In addition, Dr. Diehl is
a best-selling author – To Your Health, Dynamic Living,  and
Health Power (co-authored with Aileen Ludington, M.D.) -- as
well as the executive editor of a 24-page quarterly Lifeline
Health Letter; he has produced scores of health videos. CHIP
empowers people through its scientifically-documented,
educational and inspirational program that addresses common
western diseases -- those that used to be seen primarily later
in life. Today, these diseases increasingly appear at far
younger ages. CHIP may make all the difference in one’s life
-- even the difference between life and death.

In 1999, CHIP launched a “community health transformation
template” in Rockford, Illinois, a city with a population of
130,000. The intention was to transform Rockford into the
healthiest city in American, thereby enabling it to serve
as a model and template for cultural transformation on a
community-wide level. Recently, CHIP was recognized as just
such a model by HHS Secretary Tommy Thompson and was “approved”
under the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as a “STEPS to a
HealthierUS” applicant. In addition to “live” CHIP, a series of
CHIP videos are offered through schools, churches, corporations,
and hospitals. In Rockford, CHIP is sponsored by the Swedish
American Health System’s Center for Complementary Medicine.

Who is the typical CHIP participant? Generally, CHIP participants
are over the age of 40. Most are between the ages of 50 and 59.
There are twice as many women as men, and almost 90% are married.
Clinical research, published in peer review journals, has found
that they have the following lifestyle diseases:

  * 10% report having heart disease

  * 27% have elevated blood sugar

  * 42% are overweight

  * 49% show evidence of hypertension

  * 60% are obese

  * 89% are cholesterol above 160mg%


Over the course of the program, strict adherents are likely
to experience significant clinical improvements such as the
following:

  * Serum cholesterol reduction average 15 – 20%

  * Average weight loss of six pounds

  * In about half of the participants with type 11 diabetes, a
    dramatic reduction in need for insulin and hypoglycemic
    agents

  * Lowering of high blood pressure levels

  * Diminishing of angina

  * Reduced levels of depression and increase in self-esteem



Class & Video Lecture Schedule

Week 1

Modern Medicine: Miracles, Medicines, & Mirages

   The limitations of high-tech medical approaches in dealing
   with lifestyle related diseases

Portrait of a Killer: Onslaught from Within

   Atherosclerosis, the culprit in many lifestyle diseases

Stalking the Killer

   Reviewing the risk factors for coronary heart disease

Eat More and Weigh Less

   Basic guidelines for healthy, sustained weight loss


Week 2

Going Up in Smoke

   Smoking – the most controllable risk factor for coronary
   heart disease

The Magic of Fiber

   The role of fiber in preventing and reversing lifestyle
   diseases

Reversing Hypertension

   Changing the major risk factors for high blood pressure

Disarming Diabetes

   Lifestyle factors that can arrest or reverse diabetes

Effective Cholesterol Control

   Dietary factors that prominently affect blood levels of
   cholesterol

Fats in the Fire

   The role of excessive fat intake in lifestyle diseases


Week 3

Fit at Any Age

   Benefits of regular exercise in preventing and arresting
   disease

Boning Up on Osteoporosis

   Cause and prevention of this so-called “disease of aging”

Lifestyle and Health

   Clinical studies that demonstrate how lifestyle choices are
   related to health

The Optimal Diet

   Positive dietary guidelines for the prevention and reversal
   of Western diseases


Week 4

Diet and Cancer

   Dietary factors in the development and prevention of common
   cancers

Atherosclerosis of the Mind

   The importance of adaptability in achieving and maintaining
   optimal health

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There is an epidemic, at least in the States when it comes to
treating back pain.  Most doctors do just that... treat back
pain rather than finding and eliminating the cause.

You can treat your symptoms for an eternity, and you may feel
better for a short period of time.  To truly get at the heart
of the matter though, you have to find and eliminate the cause
of low back pain.

I'll let you in on a little secret.  Most chronic low back pain
can be resolved in six weeks or less.  It's true!

A majority of chronic low back pain is caused by simple factors
including:

  Ø Poor Posture
  Ø Injury
  Ø Muscle Imbalances
  Ø Improper Lifting
  Ø Extra Weight

Let's take a look at each of these more closely.


Poor Posture

Posture is everything when it comes to back pain.  Good posture
results in stability and strength.  Bad posture results in back
pain.  Many people can alleviate chronic back pain simply by
taking the time to improve their posture.  You probably can too!


Injury

We are all subject to injury at one time or another.  You can
work toward preventing injury in certain circumstances however.
A lot of the injuries that result in low back pain are caused by
improper lifting techniques.  You may be lifting a heavy box, or
you may be lifting a heavy weight without warming up adequately.
Either way, if you injure yourself you are subject to back pain.
What can you do to improve your chances for  recovery?  One of
the best things you can do is exercise.  You should incorporate
stretching activities into your daily regimen.  By doing so you
will condition your back and are les likely to get injured, and
more likely to recover faster when you do get injured.


Muscle Imbalances

Muscle Imbalances occur when two muscles that oppose each other
are unequally matched.  If you exercise your back regularly for
example, but never exercise your stomach, you body will be in a
state of imbalance.  No matter how strong your back is in this
situation, you are going to be subject to back pain.  Eliminate
the muscle imbalances through rehabilitation and proper exercise
and you stand a good chance of eliminating back pain.


Improper Lifting

OK, go back and re-read the section on injury.  You need to lift
correctly in order to avoid injury.  NEVER bend from the waist
when picking something up off of the floor, even if it is a
feather.  Always bend from the knees, and use your leg and
abdominal muscles to support you when lifting an object.  Many
improper lifting injuries actually occur in the gym.  This
happens when a person attempts to lift a weight that is too
heavy or fails to warm up properly.  You can avoid these
injuries by paying close attention to technique at all times.


Extra Weight

Carrying around a few extra pounds may not seem like a big deal,
but when it comes to back pain it could mean the difference
between no back pain and chronic back pain.  Even if you are
carrying around just ten extra pounds, your body will have to
shift and redistribute itself to accommodate the extra weight.
Consider losing the extra weight, and you may realize your back
pain soon follows.



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As you probably know, baby expense should be high on your list of
things to plan for, before the baby comes. There is no cheap way
to have and raise a baby: it takes sweat, work, lots of cash,
patience, and more to have a happy, healthy baby. Some studies
suggest that you will spend anywhere between $150,000 and
$200,000 for your kids by the time they are 18 years old, not
including private schools, special lessons, or college.

But if you waited until you had enough money, time and energy to
have your baby, you would probably end up without any children.
Here you'll find a few ways to ease the finances, so that you
can enjoy your new bundle of joy.


1. Get health assistance - if you don't have health insurance,
    and can't afford it, doctor's bills can ad up really easy.
    But there are options out there for people just like you.
    This baby expense will probably be one of your biggest, so
    don't be afraid to ask for assistance if your family needs it.

2. Breastfeed your baby, if possible. It's free, it's convenient,
    and it might help against breast cancer. It's recommended as
    being the best form of nutrition for baby.

    If you can't breastfeed, don't feel guilty. Try to apply for
    WIC (Women , Infants, and Children):
    http://www.fns.usda.gov/wic , a program designed to help
    middle and low income families with educational resources
    and food. You can also save money by buying formula in bulk,
    clipping coupons, and accepting free samples whenever they
    are offered. This is a baby expense you can't do without.

3. Diapers - Some diapers are better than others, but most are
    basically the same. Store brand disposable diapers can be
    just as good as the name brand, for several dollars less
    than their name brand counterparts. You can save even more,
    if you use cloth diapers instead of disposable. As with
    breastfeeding, it's a little more work involved, but well
    worth it.

4. Diaper Rash Prevention - instead of taking action after your
    baby got a diaper rash, prevent it with a drop of olive oil
    applied to their bottom every time you change their diaper:
    it works wonders (you should check with your doctor first).

5. Baby food - When it comes to baby food, a blender is your
    best friend: it will help you keep this baby expense at its
    lowest. Not only is it much cheaper, but it's so much
    healthier! Save the little baby food jars for quick trips,
    or special occasions, and give your baby pureed food made by
    you. You can cook a week's supply on the weekend, put the
    blended vegetables in the ice cube tray, for a few hours,
    and then place them in a freezer bag. Depending on your
    baby's appetite and age, you can microwave one, two or
    three cubes before meal time. It's quick, healthy and
    inexpensive.

6. Clothing - There is no need to buy expensive designer
    clothing for you little one. Do you think anyone will really
    notice that your baby is wearing Tommy Hilfiger? Babies look
    cute in anything: don't waste your money! You can get most of
    your baby clothing at yard sales or second-hand stores.

7. Toys - they are big business, but you don't have to feel
    pressured to get the latest and most expensive models. My kids
    were happy with everyday items as their toys: empty shampoo
    bottles (make sure they are cleaned and rinsed very well
    before handing them to your baby), plastic bowls, plastic
    containers from food products (margarine, sour cream , etc.)
    that they could stack up, etc. Also, buy some toys that will
    help with your baby's development, are durable, and are age
    appropriate: a baby expense worth the money.

8. Wills - Get a will or update your old will. Name a guardian
    for your child and the trustee of your child's inheritance
    (often but not always the same person). Without a will, the
    court will name these individuals and also split up your
    assets in accordance with state law which may not be the
    way you would wish. Please don't try to avoid this baby
    expense: your kid's future might depend on it. A simple
    will that includes a trust for minor children costs between
    $150 and $250.


Here are links to some great baby resources:

- generic brand wholesale diapers
   ( http://www.diapers-4-less.com/private-label-diapers.htm )

- baby formula: free samples and coupons
   ( http://www.freestuff-for-babies.com/babyformula.html )



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Every time I attempted to quit smoking was a valuable rehearsal,
and every method I tried brought me that much closer to finding
what ultimately worked for me.

Remember this, and keep trying. You will find YOUR best way to
quitting smoking. Every time you quit and start again is one
time closer to the final quit. If that hardly seems like a pep-
talk, well a non-smoker reading this really doesn't get the
picture anyway - they never can. And nothing about quitting is
peppy to a smoker.


So here are some of your choices if you're looking at
quitting... again or for the first time.

1. Cold turkey. (Really, this is a turkey of an idea.)

Some people do it successfully, but it's a set-up for most of us.
There are all kinds of triggers in your environment that will
make it psychologically tricky to resist lighting up. You'll
have behavior patterns to overcome - cold turkey. Plus, you're
going to have physical withdrawal symptoms. But go ahead and use
this strategy if you're determined. Every time is a rehearsal of
the final quit, so you win no matter what. Just consider this:
why not set yourself up for some success instead?


2. Gradual reduction. You can accomplish this in different ways.

a. Get rid of one light-em-up trigger in your environment at a
time. Make a rule about when and where you can smoke, and then
stick to it. Start with a likely success. My first trigger to
eliminate was to separate coffee and cigarettes by at least 15
minutes. I could have both of them, just not together.
Eventually, I stopped associating coffee with smoking. Maybe
your first trigger to eliminate will be having that last one
before bed. Pick one that you're pretty sure you can do. When
you're over that one set another, and so on.

b. Reduce the strength. This means going from a Camel straight -
to a filter - to a light - to a light 100 - and by that point,
it's almost a why bother?


3. Nicotine replacement therapy.

a. Patches. These allowed me to create some new behaviors
without also experiencing the physical discomfort of nicotine
withdrawal. At the time I used them, they were by prescription
only because there is the danger of over-dose. Nicotine is of
course a powerful drug - that's why it is so addictive, right?
Now you can get the patches over the counter, and they're
expensive either way because insurance companies generally won't
cover the prescriptions for smoking cessation. They know that
most quitters will quit a few times, and insurance companies
don't want to foot the bill while you practice your way to being
a non-smoker.

b. Nicotine gum. Which you don't chew, except just long enough
to release the dose and then you 'park' it between your gum and
cheek, where the thin tissues there allow it to be gradually
absorbed into your system. This worked pretty well for me when I
was getting that tired feeling and unable to concentrate because
of the lack of my usual dose circulating in my blood. What the
gum didn't really help was the behavioral stuff. Finishing
dinner and sitting back with a chunk of gray gum 'parked'
against my inner cheek just didn't have that same relaxing
closure as lighting up.


4. Herbal remedies.

Well, I guess you could say tobacco is an
herb. Still. There isn't another 'herb' on the planet that even
comes close to the versatility and pure compatibility with your
system that makes smoking tobacco so addictive.

Ginger cigarettes. Calming herb teas. Herbal supplements for
helping you eliminate the toxins. These might help your speed of
recovery. Might make it easier to quit. Try them and see.

Whatever quitting methods you're using, drink lots and lots of
water, as little alcohol, coffee and soda as possible. And hey,
you might put on a few non-deadly pounds, but you can keep that
to a minimum by having mostly wholesome foods lying around the
house (leave the Cheetos and red licorice at the store).


5. Zyban.

My personal favorite, and the thing that finally
worked long-term for me. Zyban has a generic name. Ask your
doctor and the pharmacist. You still need a prescription for
this one, and here's what's interesting - it wasn't designed for
smoking cessation. It was originally an anti-depressant, and
researchers found that people who were on this medication lost
their desire to smoke; it was actually repulsive to them. I read
that research, when to my physician and said, "Let's go!" She
wrote the scrip. I followed instructions. You take the
medication for several days before quitting so that it has time
to get into your system, and during those days I applied all the
stuff I had already learned: eliminate the triggers, cut down on
the intake, get some healthy food and some herb tea in the
pantry.


It worked. I really didn't want to smoke. I felt good. It was
finally done!

One thing I read somewhere was the question, "How do you get to
the point of enjoying life without smoking?" And the given
answer was to go 6 months without smoking. "Very funny," is what
I thought at the time, but half a year is about how long before
I really didn't notice its absence in my life. I had smoked for
20 years. I grieved - but that's a whole different article
subject. Now it's been two years, and I feel free. I won't
pretend it is easy, but I can say without hesitation that it is
worth it.

Two notes:
A. I am not a doctor. I am a successful former smoker writing
from personal experience. If you want to try some of these
strategies, please see your personal physician for trained and
professional advice.

B. There are support groups in most US states and many other
countries as well. They are fr*e*e. Go to your county health
center or ask your librarian to help you find the resources and
support you deserve and that is there for you. Each person has
to find your own best way to quit, but you don't have to do it
alone. You can do it, though. You can.

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Copyright © 2004 Dr. Joseph J. Berke
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They're invading the homes of consumers everywhere. You see them
on the television, hear about them on the radio, read about them
in the papers... Stories abound about how they've miraculously
healed numerous ailments. So what is the real story behind the
increasingly popular neck pillows? In reality, it actually comes
down to basic science.

In grade-school we learned all about the different parts of the
body, including our spines. What we didn't realize back then was
how the parts of our bodies affected by the spine would ail us
as we grew older. Millions of people sleep with improper spinal
support, resulting in a population that suffers from severe
neck, back and shoulder pain. This in turn, causes fatigue,
irritability, and even depression. Fortunately, the remedy for
this malady is simple - getting proper spinal support while we
sleep.

A number of sleep and neck pillows have hit the market over
the past years, and their increase in popularity isn't a
coincidence. Luckily for neck pillow manufacturers and
retailers, word-of-mouth advertising goes a long way. When
one person starts talking about an improvement in their
physical condition thanks to a product they've purchased,
everyone else is desperate to try it in hopes that it will
relieve their symptoms. Even doctors who know the benefits
of neck pillows recommend them to their patients.

Even though neck pillows are recommended by health professionals
across the globe, it is important to remember that not all neck
pillows are created equal. When the popularity of neck pillows
began to rise, opportunists began to create cheaper,
lesser-quality imitations in hopes of turning a quick profit.
As with all things, you get what you pay for. These imitations
just don't provide the support that neck pillows are known for,
eliminating the benefit of owning a neck pillow altogether.

Knowing how to tell a quality sleep pillow from a cheap
imitation is important. Perhaps the crème de la crème of the
neck pillows are those made of an innovative visco-elastic
material, or in layman's terms, "memory foam". These pillows
are made from a material that was developed for NASA. Because of
their molecular structure, these neck pillows offer unsurpassed
support to the head, neck and shoulder region, perfectly
aligning the spine and relieving chronic neck, shoulder and
back pain in those who use them. When thinking of purchasing
a neck pillow, if quality counts, make sure you look into
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