- 0 Pain Free No medication needed.
- 1 Very minor annoyance - occasional minor twinges. No medication needed.
- 2 Minor annoyance - occasional strong twinges. No medication needed.
- 3 Annoying enough to be distracting. Mild painkillers are effective. (Aspirin, Ibuprofen.)
- 4 Can be ignored if you are really involved in your work, but still distracting. Mild painkillers relieve pain for 3-4 hours.
- 5 Can't be ignored for more than 30 minutes. Mild painkillers reduce pain for 3-4 hours.
- 6 Can't be ignored for any length of time, but you can still go to work and participate in social activities. Stronger painkillers (Codeine, Vicodin) reduce pain for 3-4 hours.
- 7 Makes it difficult to concentrate, interferes with sleep You can still function with effort. Stronger painkillers are only partially effective. Strongest painkillers relieve pain (Oxycontin, Morphine)
- 8 Physical activity severely limited. You can read and converse with effort. Nausea and dizziness set in as factors of pain. Stronger painkillers are minimally effective. Strongest painkillers reduce pain for 3-4 hours.
- 9 Unable to speak. Crying out or moaning uncontrollably - near delirium. Strongest painkillers are only partially effective.
- 10 Unconscious. Pain makes you pass out. Strongest painkillers are only partially effective.
Friday, December 21, 2007
Painful Dayz
Today I am having another very painful day. It is very cold and damp outside. I am having what I would describe as a level 8 (see scale below) pain day. I have taken a pain pill and what I need to do is go put my heating pad on my arm / shoulder and relax till the pill takes affect but I won't. I want to write this blog entry and get it posted. With all the interuptions that I have it is very difficult to concentrate on what I want to write. What to do when the pain gets to be too much. What do you do when the doctor makes you cut back on the pain medications? I have a friend who is going to have major back surgery and is in so much pain at times that he gobbles the pain pills then the doctor makes him cut in half what he was taking. He told me that he is now taking some sort of vitamin to help relieve the stress of cutting back so much. I will get the name of the vitamin and post it here.
Friday, December 07, 2007
I've been using Watkins products for a very long time now. When the pain is just beginning I spray relief to my hard to reach neck and shoulders. What do you use? I also use heat where most people use a cold pack to reduce inflamation.
It has been quite cold and rainy here the past couple of weeks. I'm in Southern Oregon and winter came quickly this year. We didn't have much of a Fall season.
Hope you're all having a wonderful holiday season.
Thom
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Monday, April 16, 2007
Stop The Symptoms Of Ringing Ear
Stop The Symptoms Of Ringing Ear
By: John Currie
Ringing Ear Symptoms Discussed
A strange phenomenon regarding tinnitus is that it is often not correctly recognised. The problem is that there are simply that many variables of the ringing ear symptom and also that many causes that medical professionals will often not recognize the %tinitus% symptoms you relate to them.
Many times the ringing ear symptom in the inner ear will cause "unhappy muscles" resulting from a "bad bite". The mechanics of the jaw consist of a network of vessels, muscles and nerves and when the bite is out of alignment, the muscles, nerves and vessels of the ears can be affected. Too much contraction may result in tinnitus. If a uncertain bite
causes the ringing ear symptom, a TMJ specialist can realign your bite so the jaws are synchronized with less muscle tension.
It is my experience that the ringing ear symptom is very common among those with a hearing loss which often will be caused from exposure to loud noise. However everyone with hearing loss may not necessarily experience tinnitus. The fact that you have hearing loss does not mean you will develop tinnitus. That's because there are simply that many variables associated with ear ringing. If you are subjected to a exposure to loud noise the tinnitus is often triggered.
A well known tinnitus fact, there is a 90% chance that your tinnitus is caused by cochlear damage. Ear infections, altered hearing, or even vertigo (dizziness) can be connected to a muscle-spasm problem originating with alignment of the teeth. In addition the ringing ear symptom can be indicative of allergies or sinus problems, or an old head injury, and a variety of other causes including medications such as anti-inflammatory, antibiotic, sedatives,
antidepressants, and aspirin.
Symptoms of tinnitus may be infrequent, continuous, or of a pusatile quality. You may even have single or multiple tones. When there are fewer distractions or at night the ringing ear symptom can be more annoying. Many tinnitus patients are so badly afflicted with ringing ear symptom that they are permanently incapacitated and battle to function normally. The ringing in the ears that they hear are constantly with them and indeed affect every part of their lives.
About The Author... John Currie has been helping ear ringing sufferers from his tinnitus website since 1999.
He offers both email and telephonic support for sufferers to overcome their battle with ringing ears. To learn more how you too can stop ear ringing tinnitus from driving you crazy visit http://www.t-gone.com/ now.
By: John Currie
Ringing Ear Symptoms Discussed
A strange phenomenon regarding tinnitus is that it is often not correctly recognised. The problem is that there are simply that many variables of the ringing ear symptom and also that many causes that medical professionals will often not recognize the %tinitus% symptoms you relate to them.
Many times the ringing ear symptom in the inner ear will cause "unhappy muscles" resulting from a "bad bite". The mechanics of the jaw consist of a network of vessels, muscles and nerves and when the bite is out of alignment, the muscles, nerves and vessels of the ears can be affected. Too much contraction may result in tinnitus. If a uncertain bite
causes the ringing ear symptom, a TMJ specialist can realign your bite so the jaws are synchronized with less muscle tension.
It is my experience that the ringing ear symptom is very common among those with a hearing loss which often will be caused from exposure to loud noise. However everyone with hearing loss may not necessarily experience tinnitus. The fact that you have hearing loss does not mean you will develop tinnitus. That's because there are simply that many variables associated with ear ringing. If you are subjected to a exposure to loud noise the tinnitus is often triggered.
A well known tinnitus fact, there is a 90% chance that your tinnitus is caused by cochlear damage. Ear infections, altered hearing, or even vertigo (dizziness) can be connected to a muscle-spasm problem originating with alignment of the teeth. In addition the ringing ear symptom can be indicative of allergies or sinus problems, or an old head injury, and a variety of other causes including medications such as anti-inflammatory, antibiotic, sedatives,
antidepressants, and aspirin.
Symptoms of tinnitus may be infrequent, continuous, or of a pusatile quality. You may even have single or multiple tones. When there are fewer distractions or at night the ringing ear symptom can be more annoying. Many tinnitus patients are so badly afflicted with ringing ear symptom that they are permanently incapacitated and battle to function normally. The ringing in the ears that they hear are constantly with them and indeed affect every part of their lives.
About The Author... John Currie has been helping ear ringing sufferers from his tinnitus website since 1999.
He offers both email and telephonic support for sufferers to overcome their battle with ringing ears. To learn more how you too can stop ear ringing tinnitus from driving you crazy visit http://www.t-gone.com/ now.
Treat Arthritis Early To Avoid Disability
Javier Fuller
Arthritis is a crippling disease that afflicts a number of people across the world. With it you can be down with unbearable pain and might even find it hard to perform even the simplest of tasks. In a way, it brings a phenomenal disability to you.
The general notion that it hits you only after a certain age is, by and large, wrong. It is not
something that waits till you cross sixty years of age. It emerges as a dreadful disease in elderly if not taken care of properly and early enough. The point that it cannot affect the younger generation is wholly false. It affects people in the bracket of 35 and 45 years of age. In fact, it can emerge in the form of juvenile arthritis as well. And as the name suggests, this type of arthritis affects people at a very young age. It definitely calls for immediate attention.
While curing arthritis, early diagnosis is very important. Earlier, the better! Therefore, as and when you notice the symptoms of arthritis, you should rush to a specialist in order get yourself cured of this painful malady.
As far as treatment is concerned, extensive medical research has ensured that there are many
treatments available. A research recently conducted with as many as 6000 patients across 11 European nations in around 4000 centers showed remarkable results.
The patients, during the study, were injected with Adalimumab (40 mg) once in every 2 weeks for 12 weeks. Quite amazingly, the pain in 77% of cases came down to 3% from 13%. In 70% cases the swelling dwindled down to 3% from 10%. And around 25% of the patients reported
disappearance of pain in just 12 weeks. The results, therefore, have been very encouraging.
The problem, however, is the affordability of the treatment. They are prohibitively expensive. Besides, the medication might also have some serious side effects and, thus, has to be prescribed by a seasoned medical practitioner.
Visit www.about-disability.com/disability-and-health/ to know about insurance plans for disabled and rights of disabled Health and Fitness Related Articles
Arthritis is a crippling disease that afflicts a number of people across the world. With it you can be down with unbearable pain and might even find it hard to perform even the simplest of tasks. In a way, it brings a phenomenal disability to you.
The general notion that it hits you only after a certain age is, by and large, wrong. It is not
something that waits till you cross sixty years of age. It emerges as a dreadful disease in elderly if not taken care of properly and early enough. The point that it cannot affect the younger generation is wholly false. It affects people in the bracket of 35 and 45 years of age. In fact, it can emerge in the form of juvenile arthritis as well. And as the name suggests, this type of arthritis affects people at a very young age. It definitely calls for immediate attention.
While curing arthritis, early diagnosis is very important. Earlier, the better! Therefore, as and when you notice the symptoms of arthritis, you should rush to a specialist in order get yourself cured of this painful malady.
As far as treatment is concerned, extensive medical research has ensured that there are many
treatments available. A research recently conducted with as many as 6000 patients across 11 European nations in around 4000 centers showed remarkable results.
The patients, during the study, were injected with Adalimumab (40 mg) once in every 2 weeks for 12 weeks. Quite amazingly, the pain in 77% of cases came down to 3% from 13%. In 70% cases the swelling dwindled down to 3% from 10%. And around 25% of the patients reported
disappearance of pain in just 12 weeks. The results, therefore, have been very encouraging.
The problem, however, is the affordability of the treatment. They are prohibitively expensive. Besides, the medication might also have some serious side effects and, thus, has to be prescribed by a seasoned medical practitioner.
Visit www.about-disability.com/disability-and-health/ to know about insurance plans for disabled and rights of disabled Health and Fitness Related Articles
Saturday, April 07, 2007
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Women & Heart Attacks
(NCR Sez: This was written by some lady & I have no clue who. Being me,I edited it a bit.)
Neil C. Reinhardt
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WOMEN AND HEART ATTACKS
(Myocardial Infarction)
This to warn woman it's true women rarely have the same dramaticsymptoms men do when experiencing a heart attack. The sudden stabbing pain in the chest, the cold sweat, grabbing thechest and dropping to the floor that we see in the movies. I had acompletely unexpected heart attack at about 10:30 pm with NO prior exertion, NO prior emotional trauma that one would suspect might've brought it on.
I was sitting all snugly & warm on a cold evening, with my purring catin my lap, reading an interesting story my friend had sent me, andactually thinking, "A-A-h, this is the life, all cozy and warm in mysoft, cushy Lazy Boy with my feet propped up."
A moment later, I felt the awful sensation of indigestion, when you've been in a hurry, grabbed a bite of sandwich and washed it down with a dash of water.
Then this hurried bite seems to feel like you've swallowed a golf ballwhich is going down into the esophagus in slow motion and is mostuncomfortable. You realize you shouldn't have gulped it down so fast,you needed to chew it more thoroughly and this time drink a glass ofwater to hasten it's progress down to the stomach.
While this was my initial sensation---thetrouble was I had not taken a bite of a thing since about 5:00 p.m.
After this unpleasent feeling had seemed to subside, the next sensationwas like little squeezing motions which seemed to be racing upmy SPINE (hind-sight, it was probably my aorta spasming), gainingspeed as they continued racing up and under my sternum where one pressesrhythmically when adminstering CPR).
This feeling continued on into my throat and then branched out into bothjaws. AHA!!
NOW I stopped puzzling about what was happening as I had read and/or heard about pain in the jaws being one of the signals of a Myocardial infarction (MI) happening,
I said aloud to myself and the cat, "Dear God, I think I'm having aheart attack !"
I lowered the foot rest, dumping the cat from my lap, started to take astep. I then promply fell on the floor instead. I then thought, "If this is a heart attack, I shouldn't be walking into the next room where the phone is or anywhere else... only, if I don't,nobody will know that Ineed help, an d if I wait any longer I may not be able to get up in moment."
So I pulled myself up with the arms of the chair, walked slowly into the next room and dialed 911.
I told the operator I thought I was having a heart attack due to the pressure building under the sternum and radiating into my jaws. I didn'tfeel hysterical or afraid, just stating the facts.
She said she was sending the Paramedics over immediately, asked if the front door was near to me, and if so, to unbolt the door and then lie down on the floor where they could see me when they came in.
I then laid down on the floor as instructed & lost consciousness. I do not remember the medics coming in, their examination,lifting me onto a guerny or getting me into their ambulance, or hearing the call they made to St. Jude ER on the way.
I did briefly awaken when we arrived, saw that the Cardiologist was already there in his surgical blues and cap, helping the medics pull my stretcher out of the ambulance. He was bending over me and asking questions. (probably something like "Have you taken any medications?")
Only I couldn't make my mind interpret what he was saying, or form ananswer,and I nodded off again, not waking up until the Cardiologist and partner had already threaded the teeny angiogram balloon up my femoral artery into the aorta and into my heart where they installed 2 side by side stentsto hold open my right coronary artery.
I know it sounds like all my thinking and actions at home must havetaken at least 10-15 minutes before calling the Paramedics. Actually it took perhaps 4 - 5 minutes before the call, (NCR Sez: Methinks her ability to judge time is poor. To have the thoughs she had, make it to the phone, place the call, unlock the door and lay on the floor could have all taken place in less than one or two minutes.) Both the fire station and St. Jude are only a few minutes away from myhome.
My Cardiologist was already to go to the OR in his scrubs, get going on restarting my heart (which had stopped somewhere between my arrival and the procedure) and installing the stents. Why have I written all of this to you with so much detail?
Because Iwant all of you who are so important in my life to know what I learned first hand.
1. Be aware something very different is happening in your body andthey are not the usual men's symptoms, rather they are inexplicablethings happening (until my sternum and jaws got into the act ).
Many more women than men die of theirfirst (and last) Myocardial infarction (MI) because they didn't knowthey were having one, and commonly mistake it as indigestion, takesome Maalox or other anti-heartburn" preparation, and go to bed, hopingthey'll feel better in the morning when they wake up....which doesn'thappen.
My female friends, your symptoms mightnot be exactly like mine, so I advise you to call the Paramedics ifANYTHING is unpleasantly happening you have not felt before. It isbetter to have a "false alarm" visitation than to risk your lifeguessing what it might be!
2. Note I said "Call 911". Ladies, TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE! Do NOT try to drive yourself to the ER! You're a hazard to yourself andothers on the road! So is your panicked driver who will be speedingand looking anxiously atwhat's happening with you instead of the road.Do NOT call your doctor--he doesn't know where you live and if it's atnight you won't reach him anyway, and if it's daytime, his assistants(or answering service) will tell you to call 911.
And your doctor does not carry the equipment in his car you need to be saved! The Paramedics do, principally OXYGEN which you need ASAP. Your Dr. will be notified later.
3. Do NOT assume it couldn't be a heart attack because you have a normal cholesterol count. Research proves a cholesterol elevated reading israrely the cause of an Myocardial Infarction. (MI) (That is, unless it's extreamly high, and/or accompanied by high blood pressure.) Myocardial Infarction's are usually caused by long-term stress and inflammation in the body, which dumps all sorts of deadly hormones into your system to sludge things up in there. Pain in the jaw can wake you from a sound sleep. Let's be careful and be aware. The more we know, the better chance we could survive...
A cardiologist said: If everyone who gets this e-mail sends it to 10people, you can be sure we'll save at least one life.
Neil C. Reinhardt
--------------------------------------
WOMEN AND HEART ATTACKS
(Myocardial Infarction)
This to warn woman it's true women rarely have the same dramaticsymptoms men do when experiencing a heart attack. The sudden stabbing pain in the chest, the cold sweat, grabbing thechest and dropping to the floor that we see in the movies. I had acompletely unexpected heart attack at about 10:30 pm with NO prior exertion, NO prior emotional trauma that one would suspect might've brought it on.
I was sitting all snugly & warm on a cold evening, with my purring catin my lap, reading an interesting story my friend had sent me, andactually thinking, "A-A-h, this is the life, all cozy and warm in mysoft, cushy Lazy Boy with my feet propped up."
A moment later, I felt the awful sensation of indigestion, when you've been in a hurry, grabbed a bite of sandwich and washed it down with a dash of water.
Then this hurried bite seems to feel like you've swallowed a golf ballwhich is going down into the esophagus in slow motion and is mostuncomfortable. You realize you shouldn't have gulped it down so fast,you needed to chew it more thoroughly and this time drink a glass ofwater to hasten it's progress down to the stomach.
While this was my initial sensation---thetrouble was I had not taken a bite of a thing since about 5:00 p.m.
After this unpleasent feeling had seemed to subside, the next sensationwas like little squeezing motions which seemed to be racing upmy SPINE (hind-sight, it was probably my aorta spasming), gainingspeed as they continued racing up and under my sternum where one pressesrhythmically when adminstering CPR).
This feeling continued on into my throat and then branched out into bothjaws. AHA!!
NOW I stopped puzzling about what was happening as I had read and/or heard about pain in the jaws being one of the signals of a Myocardial infarction (MI) happening,
I said aloud to myself and the cat, "Dear God, I think I'm having aheart attack !"
I lowered the foot rest, dumping the cat from my lap, started to take astep. I then promply fell on the floor instead. I then thought, "If this is a heart attack, I shouldn't be walking into the next room where the phone is or anywhere else... only, if I don't,nobody will know that Ineed help, an d if I wait any longer I may not be able to get up in moment."
So I pulled myself up with the arms of the chair, walked slowly into the next room and dialed 911.
I told the operator I thought I was having a heart attack due to the pressure building under the sternum and radiating into my jaws. I didn'tfeel hysterical or afraid, just stating the facts.
She said she was sending the Paramedics over immediately, asked if the front door was near to me, and if so, to unbolt the door and then lie down on the floor where they could see me when they came in.
I then laid down on the floor as instructed & lost consciousness. I do not remember the medics coming in, their examination,lifting me onto a guerny or getting me into their ambulance, or hearing the call they made to St. Jude ER on the way.
I did briefly awaken when we arrived, saw that the Cardiologist was already there in his surgical blues and cap, helping the medics pull my stretcher out of the ambulance. He was bending over me and asking questions. (probably something like "Have you taken any medications?")
Only I couldn't make my mind interpret what he was saying, or form ananswer,and I nodded off again, not waking up until the Cardiologist and partner had already threaded the teeny angiogram balloon up my femoral artery into the aorta and into my heart where they installed 2 side by side stentsto hold open my right coronary artery.
I know it sounds like all my thinking and actions at home must havetaken at least 10-15 minutes before calling the Paramedics. Actually it took perhaps 4 - 5 minutes before the call, (NCR Sez: Methinks her ability to judge time is poor. To have the thoughs she had, make it to the phone, place the call, unlock the door and lay on the floor could have all taken place in less than one or two minutes.) Both the fire station and St. Jude are only a few minutes away from myhome.
My Cardiologist was already to go to the OR in his scrubs, get going on restarting my heart (which had stopped somewhere between my arrival and the procedure) and installing the stents. Why have I written all of this to you with so much detail?
Because Iwant all of you who are so important in my life to know what I learned first hand.
1. Be aware something very different is happening in your body andthey are not the usual men's symptoms, rather they are inexplicablethings happening (until my sternum and jaws got into the act ).
Many more women than men die of theirfirst (and last) Myocardial infarction (MI) because they didn't knowthey were having one, and commonly mistake it as indigestion, takesome Maalox or other anti-heartburn" preparation, and go to bed, hopingthey'll feel better in the morning when they wake up....which doesn'thappen.
My female friends, your symptoms mightnot be exactly like mine, so I advise you to call the Paramedics ifANYTHING is unpleasantly happening you have not felt before. It isbetter to have a "false alarm" visitation than to risk your lifeguessing what it might be!
2. Note I said "Call 911". Ladies, TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE! Do NOT try to drive yourself to the ER! You're a hazard to yourself andothers on the road! So is your panicked driver who will be speedingand looking anxiously atwhat's happening with you instead of the road.Do NOT call your doctor--he doesn't know where you live and if it's atnight you won't reach him anyway, and if it's daytime, his assistants(or answering service) will tell you to call 911.
And your doctor does not carry the equipment in his car you need to be saved! The Paramedics do, principally OXYGEN which you need ASAP. Your Dr. will be notified later.
3. Do NOT assume it couldn't be a heart attack because you have a normal cholesterol count. Research proves a cholesterol elevated reading israrely the cause of an Myocardial Infarction. (MI) (That is, unless it's extreamly high, and/or accompanied by high blood pressure.) Myocardial Infarction's are usually caused by long-term stress and inflammation in the body, which dumps all sorts of deadly hormones into your system to sludge things up in there. Pain in the jaw can wake you from a sound sleep. Let's be careful and be aware. The more we know, the better chance we could survive...
A cardiologist said: If everyone who gets this e-mail sends it to 10people, you can be sure we'll save at least one life.
Noni Juce and the benefits
Nearly TEN years of my drinking, when needed, using it topically and
learning about Noni Juice have more than proven this Natural Healing
Remedy, which has been very effectively used for over 5,000 years, is a
True Miracle. One which, even after all these years, still amazes me!
--------------------
You can click below to see the Fastest Growing, All Natural, Health
Product in the World!
http://www.tinyurl.com/L8MP
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This generic website has pictures of noni fruit, some of it's history,
and research.
http://www.noniresearch.com
--------------------------------------
And this generic website has some
of the hundreds of testimonials
http://incc.org/
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The following websites have many, many testimonials submitted by people
from all around the world who have effectively treated their various
medical problems by drinking and/or using Noni Juice topically.
http://www.nonihelpedme.net/
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This one you can read and/or listen to people testimonials:
http://www.noni-is-good-for-you.com/
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Please listen to this toll free recorded message:
1 - 888 - 281 - 6664
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Here is a link about the science behind how Noni can be so successful in
treating so many different medical conditions.
http://www.cnw.com/~timo/scien/scientific.html
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Click here for a picture of male weight loss using Tahitian
International Noni products:
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This is the OFFICIAL company website
http://www.TahitianNoni.com
(TNJ reached FOUR BILLION Dollars in sales in LESS than ten years. This
rate of fantastic success caused around 300 copy cat companies to jump
on our Noni Juice band wagon.)
--------------------------------------
The following site compares TNJ to them.
https://www.tahitiannoni.com/home/footprint/fpintro.htm
So please be sure you are getting the very best available & that's
Tahitian Noni Juice!
--------------------------------------
The following "Direct Source" website has audio & video tapes,
brochures, tri-folds, news- papers, books and CD's. ALL of which are
about Tahitian Noni Juice.
http://www.nonitools.com
--------------------------------------
For more on Noni Juice and/or on little (?) old me, please see:
http://www.CoconutGroup.com/110405.htm
learning about Noni Juice have more than proven this Natural Healing
Remedy, which has been very effectively used for over 5,000 years, is a
True Miracle. One which, even after all these years, still amazes me!
--------------------
You can click below to see the Fastest Growing, All Natural, Health
Product in the World!
http://www.tinyurl.com/L8MP
--------------------------------------
This generic website has pictures of noni fruit, some of it's history,
and research.
http://www.noniresearch.com
--------------------------------------
And this generic website has some
of the hundreds of testimonials
http://incc.org/
---------------------------------------
The following websites have many, many testimonials submitted by people
from all around the world who have effectively treated their various
medical problems by drinking and/or using Noni Juice topically.
http://www.nonihelpedme.net/
--------------------------------------
This one you can read and/or listen to people testimonials:
http://www.noni-is-good-for-you.com/
--------------------------------------
Please listen to this toll free recorded message:
1 - 888 - 281 - 6664
--------------------------------------
Here is a link about the science behind how Noni can be so successful in
treating so many different medical conditions.
http://www.cnw.com/~timo/scien/scientific.html
--------------------------------------
Click here for a picture of male weight loss using Tahitian
International Noni products:
http://www.lanoni.com/trim.htm
--------------------------------------
This is the OFFICIAL company website
http://www.TahitianNoni.com
(TNJ reached FOUR BILLION Dollars in sales in LESS than ten years. This
rate of fantastic success caused around 300 copy cat companies to jump
on our Noni Juice band wagon.)
--------------------------------------
The following site compares TNJ to them.
https://www.tahitiannoni.com/home/footprint/fpintro.htm
So please be sure you are getting the very best available & that's
Tahitian Noni Juice!
--------------------------------------
The following "Direct Source" website has audio & video tapes,
brochures, tri-folds, news- papers, books and CD's. ALL of which are
about Tahitian Noni Juice.
http://www.nonitools.com
--------------------------------------
For more on Noni Juice and/or on little (?) old me, please see:
http://www.CoconutGroup.com/110405.htm
Monday, February 12, 2007
LIVE A LONGER AND HEALTHIER LIFE
LIVE A LONGER AND HEALTHIER LIFE
You should balance your activities with the proper amount of rest. Some of the leading experts in the field of aging now believe that regular exercise along with the proper amount of rest may actually add years to the life span. Results from a number of tests indicate that speed and muscular strength of many of the elderly can be extended.
Leading authorities agree that this new data is going to shatter many of the myths about aging and physical performance. The conclusion now is that the performance and ability of the elderly has long been underestimated, diet, proper sleep and exercise along with rest and relaxation are all important factors in preserving our bodies.
Laughter is one of the best things for your mental and physical state. People are naturally attracted to someone who has a good sense of humor. You can develop a good outlook and a good sense of humor by associating with and surrounding yourself with pleasant happy people.
Recognize that stress is a killer. A life filled with stress can really wreak havoc on your body causing a number of illnesses such as hear attacks, strokes, asthma, gastric problems, menstrual disorders, ulcerative colitis, angina, irritable colon, increased blood pressure, ulcers, headaches, etc.
...MORE
More Health Articles can be found HERE
You should balance your activities with the proper amount of rest. Some of the leading experts in the field of aging now believe that regular exercise along with the proper amount of rest may actually add years to the life span. Results from a number of tests indicate that speed and muscular strength of many of the elderly can be extended.
Leading authorities agree that this new data is going to shatter many of the myths about aging and physical performance. The conclusion now is that the performance and ability of the elderly has long been underestimated, diet, proper sleep and exercise along with rest and relaxation are all important factors in preserving our bodies.
Laughter is one of the best things for your mental and physical state. People are naturally attracted to someone who has a good sense of humor. You can develop a good outlook and a good sense of humor by associating with and surrounding yourself with pleasant happy people.
Recognize that stress is a killer. A life filled with stress can really wreak havoc on your body causing a number of illnesses such as hear attacks, strokes, asthma, gastric problems, menstrual disorders, ulcerative colitis, angina, irritable colon, increased blood pressure, ulcers, headaches, etc.
...MORE
More Health Articles can be found HERE
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Monday, January 15, 2007
Cleanse The Body, Rejuvenate The Mind - Detox Naturally by Jem Meades
Cleanse The Body, Rejuvenate The Mind - Detox Naturally by Jem Meades
Are toxins poisons? Maybe not, but they are poisonous - let me explain.
Most of us live surrounded by a huge number of pollutants, just consider air pollution in today's big cities and towns. I remember sailing a yacht just off the coast and looking back at a city of 250,000 inhabitants and was struck by the brown layer in the atmosphere that lay over the town. You would not have recognised this layer had you been walking through the streets of the town but there it was nevertheless.
The pollutants are minute, almost invisible microbes able to penetrate our bodies through the pores of our skin and are sucked into our lungs as we breathe. If germs can enter your body through very small openings, how much more the exposure where viruses can easily enter?
So what happens when the body is overloaded with pollutants? Well, it’s not as simple as just getting sick. Symptoms and effects will vary depending upon the pollutants and the extent to the exposure. For example, mind processing can be significantly affected. Pollutants block or slow down the delivery of needed nutrients and oxygen to all parts of the body. And since the brain is the major consumer of oxygen, it is easily affected. Have you noticed that after doing a hard-hitting mental work, you feel very exhausted even when you were just seated for hours? It is because the brain can sometimes override the whole body. So when there are lots of toxins in you, your mind becomes sluggish too.
And most of the time, it’s tough to protect ourselves from viruses and illness because our bodies are already having to battle pollutants before beginning to tackle illness. It is possible that people living and working in cities are more susceptible to disease because of this fact. So, we need to take care of our body and help it function better. We need to detoxify. Detoxification helps the rejuvenation of the mind as much as it cleanses the body.
The safest way to detoxify is having it the natural way - through proper diet. In this process of cleansing, you reduce your intake of junk foods. This means that you must avoid products that obstruct your filtering system. These products are fats, alcohol, caffeine, and food additives. While you stay away from these foods, you replace them with easy to digest fruits and vegetables. They are not only rich in vitamins, but they supplement the body with energy boosting nutrients. Surely, they are clean, given that they are prepared freshly and cleanly. The fibers in fruits and vegetables toss the toxins out.
It would be easy to lose a sense of balance over which foods to avoid in order to reduce levels of toxin in the body. For example, you could consider the toxins that foods attract when they grow and before you know it your own sense of paranoia about toxins and the need to rid your body of them becomes unbalanced. Don't avoid an occasional intake of junk food or alcohol for example, just be aware of the need to balance that intake with fruit and vegetables or other de-toxifiers.
In detoxification, fasting for a short period of time will catalyze the process. Of course this should be done under the supervision of your nutritionist or doctor. During the process, solid foods are avoided. Your intake is solely made of fruit juice and herbal teas. Research shows that fasting decreases the stress on the digestive system. By emptying the stomach, toxins are also flushed out of the body. And the liquids that you take ensure important levels of hydration which essential at all times. And remember such action should not be taken unless under the supervision of your doctor or medical practitioner.
In addition to fruit juices, some supplements are recommended for safety. To name a few are the fermented soybeans and algae powder. Fermented soy beans support the colon function and help produce the good intestinal bacteria which are major proponents of the inner cleansing process. In parallel, the algae powder gives you the feeling of being full. It supplies ample protein to ease the fatigue that some people experience during fasting.
On the whole, detoxification helps to redress the balance in our bodies particularly when we have been bombarded by toxins in our busy daily lives. Undertake detoxification in moderation under the supervision of your doctor or medical auctioneer and you will reap the benefits of a healthier body less prone to illness and disease.
Jem Meades at ultimatedailyhealth.com discusses a wide range of common health issues every week. Understanding your health will increase your confidence and ability to tackle any health issues you or your family experience.
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Are toxins poisons? Maybe not, but they are poisonous - let me explain.
Most of us live surrounded by a huge number of pollutants, just consider air pollution in today's big cities and towns. I remember sailing a yacht just off the coast and looking back at a city of 250,000 inhabitants and was struck by the brown layer in the atmosphere that lay over the town. You would not have recognised this layer had you been walking through the streets of the town but there it was nevertheless.
The pollutants are minute, almost invisible microbes able to penetrate our bodies through the pores of our skin and are sucked into our lungs as we breathe. If germs can enter your body through very small openings, how much more the exposure where viruses can easily enter?
So what happens when the body is overloaded with pollutants? Well, it’s not as simple as just getting sick. Symptoms and effects will vary depending upon the pollutants and the extent to the exposure. For example, mind processing can be significantly affected. Pollutants block or slow down the delivery of needed nutrients and oxygen to all parts of the body. And since the brain is the major consumer of oxygen, it is easily affected. Have you noticed that after doing a hard-hitting mental work, you feel very exhausted even when you were just seated for hours? It is because the brain can sometimes override the whole body. So when there are lots of toxins in you, your mind becomes sluggish too.
And most of the time, it’s tough to protect ourselves from viruses and illness because our bodies are already having to battle pollutants before beginning to tackle illness. It is possible that people living and working in cities are more susceptible to disease because of this fact. So, we need to take care of our body and help it function better. We need to detoxify. Detoxification helps the rejuvenation of the mind as much as it cleanses the body.
The safest way to detoxify is having it the natural way - through proper diet. In this process of cleansing, you reduce your intake of junk foods. This means that you must avoid products that obstruct your filtering system. These products are fats, alcohol, caffeine, and food additives. While you stay away from these foods, you replace them with easy to digest fruits and vegetables. They are not only rich in vitamins, but they supplement the body with energy boosting nutrients. Surely, they are clean, given that they are prepared freshly and cleanly. The fibers in fruits and vegetables toss the toxins out.
It would be easy to lose a sense of balance over which foods to avoid in order to reduce levels of toxin in the body. For example, you could consider the toxins that foods attract when they grow and before you know it your own sense of paranoia about toxins and the need to rid your body of them becomes unbalanced. Don't avoid an occasional intake of junk food or alcohol for example, just be aware of the need to balance that intake with fruit and vegetables or other de-toxifiers.
In detoxification, fasting for a short period of time will catalyze the process. Of course this should be done under the supervision of your nutritionist or doctor. During the process, solid foods are avoided. Your intake is solely made of fruit juice and herbal teas. Research shows that fasting decreases the stress on the digestive system. By emptying the stomach, toxins are also flushed out of the body. And the liquids that you take ensure important levels of hydration which essential at all times. And remember such action should not be taken unless under the supervision of your doctor or medical practitioner.
In addition to fruit juices, some supplements are recommended for safety. To name a few are the fermented soybeans and algae powder. Fermented soy beans support the colon function and help produce the good intestinal bacteria which are major proponents of the inner cleansing process. In parallel, the algae powder gives you the feeling of being full. It supplies ample protein to ease the fatigue that some people experience during fasting.
On the whole, detoxification helps to redress the balance in our bodies particularly when we have been bombarded by toxins in our busy daily lives. Undertake detoxification in moderation under the supervision of your doctor or medical auctioneer and you will reap the benefits of a healthier body less prone to illness and disease.
Jem Meades at ultimatedailyhealth.com discusses a wide range of common health issues every week. Understanding your health will increase your confidence and ability to tackle any health issues you or your family experience.
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Tuesday, January 02, 2007
"The Way to Wellness"
It's time to start a Healthy life: your 7 days program
How many times have you gone to sleep at night, swearing you'll go to the gym in the morning, and then changing your mind just eight hours later because when you get up, you don't feel like exercising?
While this can happen to the best of us, it doesn't mean you should drop the ball altogether when it comes to staying fit. What people need to realize is that staying active and eating right are critical for long-term health and wellness -- and that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. The more you know about how your body responds to your lifestyle choices, the better you can customize a nutrition and exercise plan that is right for you. When you eat well, increase your level of physical activity, and exercise at the proper intensity, you are informing your body that you want to burn a substantial amount of fuel. This translates to burning fat more efficiently for energy.In other words, proper eating habits plus exercise equals fast metabolism, which, in turn gives you more energy throughout the day and allows you to do more physical work with less effort.
The true purpose of exercise is to send a repetitive message to the body asking for improvement in metabolism, strength, aerobic capacity and overall fitness and health. Each time you exercise, your body responds by upgrading its capabilities to burn fat throughout the day and night, Exercise doesn't have to be intense to work for you, but it does need to be consistent.
I recommend engaging in regular cardiovascular exercise four times per week for 20 to 30 minutes per session, and resistance training four times per week for 20 to 25 minutes per session. This balanced approach provides a one-two punch, incorporating aerobic exercise to burn fat and deliver more oxygen, and resistance training to increase lean body mass and burn more calories around the block.
Here's a sample exercise program that may work for you:
* Warm Up -- seven to eight minutes of light aerobic activity intended to increase blood flow and lubricate and warm-up your tendons and joints.
* Resistance Training -- Train all major muscle groups. One to two sets of each exercise. Rest 45 seconds between sets.
* Aerobic Exercise -- Pick two favorite activities, they could be jogging, rowing, biking or cross-country skiing, whatever fits your lifestyle. Perform 12 to 15 minutes of the first activity and continue with 10 minutes of the second activity. Cool down during the last five minutes.
* Stretching -- Wrap up your exercise session by stretching, breathing deeply, relaxing and meditating.
When starting an exercise program, it is important to have realistic expectations. Depending on your initial fitness level, you should expect the following changes early on.
* From one to eight weeks -- Feel better and have more energy.
* From two to six months -- Lose size and inches while becoming leaner. Clothes begin to fit more loosely. You are gaining muscle and losing fat.
* After six months -- Start losing weight quite rapidly.
Once you make the commitment to exercise several times a week, don't stop there. You should also change your diet and/or eating habits,' says Zwiefel. Counting calories or calculating grams and percentages for certain nutrients is impractical. Instead, I suggest these easy-to-follow guidelines:
* Eat several small meals (optimally four) and a couple of small snacks throughout the day * Make sure every meal is balanced -- incorporate palm-sized proteins like lean meats, fish, egg whites and dairy products, fist-sized portions of complex carbohydrates like whole-wheat bread and pasta, wild rice, multigrain cereal and potatoes, and fist-sized portions of vegetable and fruits * Limit your fat intake to only what's necessary for adequate flavor * Drink at least eight 8-oz. glasses of water throughout the day * I also recommend that you take a multi-vitamin each day to ensure you are getting all the vitamins and minerals your body needs.
I suppose that's all I can think of for now. I should extend my thanks to a doctor friend of mine. Without him, I wouldn't be able to write this article, or keep my sanity.
Enjoy life, we all deserve it.
How many times have you gone to sleep at night, swearing you'll go to the gym in the morning, and then changing your mind just eight hours later because when you get up, you don't feel like exercising?
While this can happen to the best of us, it doesn't mean you should drop the ball altogether when it comes to staying fit. What people need to realize is that staying active and eating right are critical for long-term health and wellness -- and that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. The more you know about how your body responds to your lifestyle choices, the better you can customize a nutrition and exercise plan that is right for you. When you eat well, increase your level of physical activity, and exercise at the proper intensity, you are informing your body that you want to burn a substantial amount of fuel. This translates to burning fat more efficiently for energy.In other words, proper eating habits plus exercise equals fast metabolism, which, in turn gives you more energy throughout the day and allows you to do more physical work with less effort.
The true purpose of exercise is to send a repetitive message to the body asking for improvement in metabolism, strength, aerobic capacity and overall fitness and health. Each time you exercise, your body responds by upgrading its capabilities to burn fat throughout the day and night, Exercise doesn't have to be intense to work for you, but it does need to be consistent.
I recommend engaging in regular cardiovascular exercise four times per week for 20 to 30 minutes per session, and resistance training four times per week for 20 to 25 minutes per session. This balanced approach provides a one-two punch, incorporating aerobic exercise to burn fat and deliver more oxygen, and resistance training to increase lean body mass and burn more calories around the block.
Here's a sample exercise program that may work for you:
* Warm Up -- seven to eight minutes of light aerobic activity intended to increase blood flow and lubricate and warm-up your tendons and joints.
* Resistance Training -- Train all major muscle groups. One to two sets of each exercise. Rest 45 seconds between sets.
* Aerobic Exercise -- Pick two favorite activities, they could be jogging, rowing, biking or cross-country skiing, whatever fits your lifestyle. Perform 12 to 15 minutes of the first activity and continue with 10 minutes of the second activity. Cool down during the last five minutes.
* Stretching -- Wrap up your exercise session by stretching, breathing deeply, relaxing and meditating.
When starting an exercise program, it is important to have realistic expectations. Depending on your initial fitness level, you should expect the following changes early on.
* From one to eight weeks -- Feel better and have more energy.
* From two to six months -- Lose size and inches while becoming leaner. Clothes begin to fit more loosely. You are gaining muscle and losing fat.
* After six months -- Start losing weight quite rapidly.
Once you make the commitment to exercise several times a week, don't stop there. You should also change your diet and/or eating habits,' says Zwiefel. Counting calories or calculating grams and percentages for certain nutrients is impractical. Instead, I suggest these easy-to-follow guidelines:
* Eat several small meals (optimally four) and a couple of small snacks throughout the day * Make sure every meal is balanced -- incorporate palm-sized proteins like lean meats, fish, egg whites and dairy products, fist-sized portions of complex carbohydrates like whole-wheat bread and pasta, wild rice, multigrain cereal and potatoes, and fist-sized portions of vegetable and fruits * Limit your fat intake to only what's necessary for adequate flavor * Drink at least eight 8-oz. glasses of water throughout the day * I also recommend that you take a multi-vitamin each day to ensure you are getting all the vitamins and minerals your body needs.
I suppose that's all I can think of for now. I should extend my thanks to a doctor friend of mine. Without him, I wouldn't be able to write this article, or keep my sanity.
Enjoy life, we all deserve it.
Thursday, November 23, 2006
Women's Purses and Microbiology
http://www.snopes.com/medical/disease/purse.asp
Have you ever noticed gals who sit their purses on public restroom floors beside the toilet - and then go directly to their dining tables?
Happens a lot! It's not always the 'restaurant food' that causes stomach distress. Sometimes "what you don't know 'will' hurt you"! Read on...Mom got so upset when a guest came in the door and plopped their purses down on the counter where she was cooking or setting up the buffet. She always said that purses are really dirty, because of Where they have been. Smart Momma!!! It's something just about every woman carries with them. While we may know what's inside our purses, do you have any idea what's on the outside?
Shauna Lake put purses to the test - for bacteria** - with surprising results. You may think twice about where you put your purse. Women carry purses everywhere; from the office to public restrooms to the floor of the car. Most women won't be caught without their purses, but did you ever stop to think about where your purse goes during the day?
"I drive a school bus, so my purse has been on the floor of the bus a lot," says one woman. "On the floor of my car, probably in restrooms."
"I put my purse in grocery shopping carts, on the floor of bathroom stalls while changing a diaper," says another woman and of course in my home which should be clean."
We decided to find out if purses harbor a lot of bacteria. We learned how to test them at Nelson Laboratories in Salt Lake , then we set out to test the average woman's purse. Most women told us they didn't stop to think about what was on the bottom of their purse. Most said they usually set their purses on top of kitchen tables and counters where food is prepared. Most of the ladies we talked to told us they wouldn't be surprised if their purses were at least a little bit dirty. It turns out purses are so surprisingly dirty, even the microbiologist who tested them was shocked. Microbiologist Amy Karren of Nelson Labs says nearly all of the purses tested were not only high in bacteria, but high in harmful kinds of bacteria.
Pseudomonas can cause eye infections, staphylococcus aurous can cause serious skin infections, and salmonella and e-coli found on the purses could make people very sick. In one sampling, four of five purses tested positive for salmonella, and that's not the worst of it.
"There is fecal contamination on the purses," says Amy.
Leather or vinyl purses tended to be cleaner than cloth purses, and lifestyle seemed to play a role. People with kids tended to have dirtier purses than those without, with one exception. The purse of one single woman who frequented nightclubs had one of the worst contaminations of all. "Some type of feces, or even possibly vomit or something like that," says Amy. So the moral of this story - your purse won't kill you, but it does has the potential to make you very sick if you keep it on places where you eat. Use hooks to hang your purse at home and in restrooms, and don't put it on your desk, a restaurant table, or on your kitchen countertop.
Experts say you should think of your purse the same way you would a pair of shoes. "If you think about putting a pair of shoes onto your countertops, that's the same thing you're doing when you put your purse on the countertops." Do you really want to bring that home with you?
The microbiologists at Nelson also said cleaning a purse will help. Wash cloth purses and use leather cleaner to clean the bottom of leather purses.
Have you ever noticed gals who sit their purses on public restroom floors beside the toilet - and then go directly to their dining tables?
Happens a lot! It's not always the 'restaurant food' that causes stomach distress. Sometimes "what you don't know 'will' hurt you"! Read on...Mom got so upset when a guest came in the door and plopped their purses down on the counter where she was cooking or setting up the buffet. She always said that purses are really dirty, because of Where they have been. Smart Momma!!! It's something just about every woman carries with them. While we may know what's inside our purses, do you have any idea what's on the outside?
Shauna Lake put purses to the test - for bacteria** - with surprising results. You may think twice about where you put your purse. Women carry purses everywhere; from the office to public restrooms to the floor of the car. Most women won't be caught without their purses, but did you ever stop to think about where your purse goes during the day?
"I drive a school bus, so my purse has been on the floor of the bus a lot," says one woman. "On the floor of my car, probably in restrooms."
"I put my purse in grocery shopping carts, on the floor of bathroom stalls while changing a diaper," says another woman and of course in my home which should be clean."
We decided to find out if purses harbor a lot of bacteria. We learned how to test them at Nelson Laboratories in Salt Lake , then we set out to test the average woman's purse. Most women told us they didn't stop to think about what was on the bottom of their purse. Most said they usually set their purses on top of kitchen tables and counters where food is prepared. Most of the ladies we talked to told us they wouldn't be surprised if their purses were at least a little bit dirty. It turns out purses are so surprisingly dirty, even the microbiologist who tested them was shocked. Microbiologist Amy Karren of Nelson Labs says nearly all of the purses tested were not only high in bacteria, but high in harmful kinds of bacteria.
Pseudomonas can cause eye infections, staphylococcus aurous can cause serious skin infections, and salmonella and e-coli found on the purses could make people very sick. In one sampling, four of five purses tested positive for salmonella, and that's not the worst of it.
"There is fecal contamination on the purses," says Amy.
Leather or vinyl purses tended to be cleaner than cloth purses, and lifestyle seemed to play a role. People with kids tended to have dirtier purses than those without, with one exception. The purse of one single woman who frequented nightclubs had one of the worst contaminations of all. "Some type of feces, or even possibly vomit or something like that," says Amy. So the moral of this story - your purse won't kill you, but it does has the potential to make you very sick if you keep it on places where you eat. Use hooks to hang your purse at home and in restrooms, and don't put it on your desk, a restaurant table, or on your kitchen countertop.
Experts say you should think of your purse the same way you would a pair of shoes. "If you think about putting a pair of shoes onto your countertops, that's the same thing you're doing when you put your purse on the countertops." Do you really want to bring that home with you?
The microbiologists at Nelson also said cleaning a purse will help. Wash cloth purses and use leather cleaner to clean the bottom of leather purses.
Have you ever noticed gals who sit their purses on public restroom floors beside the toilet - and then go directly to their dining tables?
Happens a lot! It's not always the 'restaurant food' that causes stomach distress. Sometimes "what you don't know 'will' hurt you"! Read on...Mom got so upset when a guest came in the door and plopped their purses down on the counter where she was cooking or setting up the buffet. She always said that purses are really dirty, because of Where they have been. Smart Momma!!! It's something just about every woman carries with them. While we may know what's inside our purses, do you have any idea what's on the outside?
Shauna Lake put purses to the test - for bacteria** - with surprising results. You may think twice about where you put your purse. Women carry purses everywhere; from the office to public restrooms to the floor of the car. Most women won't be caught without their purses, but did you ever stop to think about where your purse goes during the day?
"I drive a school bus, so my purse has been on the floor of the bus a lot," says one woman. "On the floor of my car, probably in restrooms."
"I put my purse in grocery shopping carts, on the floor of bathroom stalls while changing a diaper," says another woman and of course in my home which should be clean."
We decided to find out if purses harbor a lot of bacteria. We learned how to test them at Nelson Laboratories in Salt Lake , then we set out to test the average woman's purse. Most women told us they didn't stop to think about what was on the bottom of their purse. Most said they usually set their purses on top of kitchen tables and counters where food is prepared. Most of the ladies we talked to told us they wouldn't be surprised if their purses were at least a little bit dirty. It turns out purses are so surprisingly dirty, even the microbiologist who tested them was shocked. Microbiologist Amy Karren of Nelson Labs says nearly all of the purses tested were not only high in bacteria, but high in harmful kinds of bacteria.
Pseudomonas can cause eye infections, staphylococcus aurous can cause serious skin infections, and salmonella and e-coli found on the purses could make people very sick. In one sampling, four of five purses tested positive for salmonella, and that's not the worst of it.
"There is fecal contamination on the purses," says Amy.
Leather or vinyl purses tended to be cleaner than cloth purses, and lifestyle seemed to play a role. People with kids tended to have dirtier purses than those without, with one exception. The purse of one single woman who frequented nightclubs had one of the worst contaminations of all. "Some type of feces, or even possibly vomit or something like that," says Amy. So the moral of this story - your purse won't kill you, but it does has the potential to make you very sick if you keep it on places where you eat. Use hooks to hang your purse at home and in restrooms, and don't put it on your desk, a restaurant table, or on your kitchen countertop.
Experts say you should think of your purse the same way you would a pair of shoes. "If you think about putting a pair of shoes onto your countertops, that's the same thing you're doing when you put your purse on the countertops." Do you really want to bring that home with you?
The microbiologists at Nelson also said cleaning a purse will help. Wash cloth purses and use leather cleaner to clean the bottom of leather purses.
Have you ever noticed gals who sit their purses on public restroom floors beside the toilet - and then go directly to their dining tables?
Happens a lot! It's not always the 'restaurant food' that causes stomach distress. Sometimes "what you don't know 'will' hurt you"! Read on...Mom got so upset when a guest came in the door and plopped their purses down on the counter where she was cooking or setting up the buffet. She always said that purses are really dirty, because of Where they have been. Smart Momma!!! It's something just about every woman carries with them. While we may know what's inside our purses, do you have any idea what's on the outside?
Shauna Lake put purses to the test - for bacteria** - with surprising results. You may think twice about where you put your purse. Women carry purses everywhere; from the office to public restrooms to the floor of the car. Most women won't be caught without their purses, but did you ever stop to think about where your purse goes during the day?
"I drive a school bus, so my purse has been on the floor of the bus a lot," says one woman. "On the floor of my car, probably in restrooms."
"I put my purse in grocery shopping carts, on the floor of bathroom stalls while changing a diaper," says another woman and of course in my home which should be clean."
We decided to find out if purses harbor a lot of bacteria. We learned how to test them at Nelson Laboratories in Salt Lake , then we set out to test the average woman's purse. Most women told us they didn't stop to think about what was on the bottom of their purse. Most said they usually set their purses on top of kitchen tables and counters where food is prepared. Most of the ladies we talked to told us they wouldn't be surprised if their purses were at least a little bit dirty. It turns out purses are so surprisingly dirty, even the microbiologist who tested them was shocked. Microbiologist Amy Karren of Nelson Labs says nearly all of the purses tested were not only high in bacteria, but high in harmful kinds of bacteria.
Pseudomonas can cause eye infections, staphylococcus aurous can cause serious skin infections, and salmonella and e-coli found on the purses could make people very sick. In one sampling, four of five purses tested positive for salmonella, and that's not the worst of it.
"There is fecal contamination on the purses," says Amy.
Leather or vinyl purses tended to be cleaner than cloth purses, and lifestyle seemed to play a role. People with kids tended to have dirtier purses than those without, with one exception. The purse of one single woman who frequented nightclubs had one of the worst contaminations of all. "Some type of feces, or even possibly vomit or something like that," says Amy. So the moral of this story - your purse won't kill you, but it does has the potential to make you very sick if you keep it on places where you eat. Use hooks to hang your purse at home and in restrooms, and don't put it on your desk, a restaurant table, or on your kitchen countertop.
Experts say you should think of your purse the same way you would a pair of shoes. "If you think about putting a pair of shoes onto your countertops, that's the same thing you're doing when you put your purse on the countertops." Do you really want to bring that home with you?
The microbiologists at Nelson also said cleaning a purse will help. Wash cloth purses and use leather cleaner to clean the bottom of leather purses.
Have you ever noticed gals who sit their purses on public restroom floors beside the toilet - and then go directly to their dining tables?
Happens a lot! It's not always the 'restaurant food' that causes stomach distress. Sometimes "what you don't know 'will' hurt you"! Read on...Mom got so upset when a guest came in the door and plopped their purses down on the counter where she was cooking or setting up the buffet. She always said that purses are really dirty, because of Where they have been. Smart Momma!!! It's something just about every woman carries with them. While we may know what's inside our purses, do you have any idea what's on the outside?
Shauna Lake put purses to the test - for bacteria** - with surprising results. You may think twice about where you put your purse. Women carry purses everywhere; from the office to public restrooms to the floor of the car. Most women won't be caught without their purses, but did you ever stop to think about where your purse goes during the day?
"I drive a school bus, so my purse has been on the floor of the bus a lot," says one woman. "On the floor of my car, probably in restrooms."
"I put my purse in grocery shopping carts, on the floor of bathroom stalls while changing a diaper," says another woman and of course in my home which should be clean."
We decided to find out if purses harbor a lot of bacteria. We learned how to test them at Nelson Laboratories in Salt Lake , then we set out to test the average woman's purse. Most women told us they didn't stop to think about what was on the bottom of their purse. Most said they usually set their purses on top of kitchen tables and counters where food is prepared. Most of the ladies we talked to told us they wouldn't be surprised if their purses were at least a little bit dirty. It turns out purses are so surprisingly dirty, even the microbiologist who tested them was shocked. Microbiologist Amy Karren of Nelson Labs says nearly all of the purses tested were not only high in bacteria, but high in harmful kinds of bacteria.
Pseudomonas can cause eye infections, staphylococcus aurous can cause serious skin infections, and salmonella and e-coli found on the purses could make people very sick. In one sampling, four of five purses tested positive for salmonella, and that's not the worst of it.
"There is fecal contamination on the purses," says Amy.
Leather or vinyl purses tended to be cleaner than cloth purses, and lifestyle seemed to play a role. People with kids tended to have dirtier purses than those without, with one exception. The purse of one single woman who frequented nightclubs had one of the worst contaminations of all. "Some type of feces, or even possibly vomit or something like that," says Amy. So the moral of this story - your purse won't kill you, but it does has the potential to make you very sick if you keep it on places where you eat. Use hooks to hang your purse at home and in restrooms, and don't put it on your desk, a restaurant table, or on your kitchen countertop.
Experts say you should think of your purse the same way you would a pair of shoes. "If you think about putting a pair of shoes onto your countertops, that's the same thing you're doing when you put your purse on the countertops." Do you really want to bring that home with you?
The microbiologists at Nelson also said cleaning a purse will help. Wash cloth purses and use leather cleaner to clean the bottom of leather purses.
Have you ever noticed gals who sit their purses on public restroom floors beside the toilet - and then go directly to their dining tables?
Happens a lot! It's not always the 'restaurant food' that causes stomach distress. Sometimes "what you don't know 'will' hurt you"! Read on...Mom got so upset when a guest came in the door and plopped their purses down on the counter where she was cooking or setting up the buffet. She always said that purses are really dirty, because of Where they have been. Smart Momma!!! It's something just about every woman carries with them. While we may know what's inside our purses, do you have any idea what's on the outside?
Shauna Lake put purses to the test - for bacteria** - with surprising results. You may think twice about where you put your purse. Women carry purses everywhere; from the office to public restrooms to the floor of the car. Most women won't be caught without their purses, but did you ever stop to think about where your purse goes during the day?
"I drive a school bus, so my purse has been on the floor of the bus a lot," says one woman. "On the floor of my car, probably in restrooms."
"I put my purse in grocery shopping carts, on the floor of bathroom stalls while changing a diaper," says another woman and of course in my home which should be clean."
We decided to find out if purses harbor a lot of bacteria. We learned how to test them at Nelson Laboratories in Salt Lake , then we set out to test the average woman's purse. Most women told us they didn't stop to think about what was on the bottom of their purse. Most said they usually set their purses on top of kitchen tables and counters where food is prepared. Most of the ladies we talked to told us they wouldn't be surprised if their purses were at least a little bit dirty. It turns out purses are so surprisingly dirty, even the microbiologist who tested them was shocked. Microbiologist Amy Karren of Nelson Labs says nearly all of the purses tested were not only high in bacteria, but high in harmful kinds of bacteria.
Pseudomonas can cause eye infections, staphylococcus aurous can cause serious skin infections, and salmonella and e-coli found on the purses could make people very sick. In one sampling, four of five purses tested positive for salmonella, and that's not the worst of it.
"There is fecal contamination on the purses," says Amy.
Leather or vinyl purses tended to be cleaner than cloth purses, and lifestyle seemed to play a role. People with kids tended to have dirtier purses than those without, with one exception. The purse of one single woman who frequented nightclubs had one of the worst contaminations of all. "Some type of feces, or even possibly vomit or something like that," says Amy. So the moral of this story - your purse won't kill you, but it does has the potential to make you very sick if you keep it on places where you eat. Use hooks to hang your purse at home and in restrooms, and don't put it on your desk, a restaurant table, or on your kitchen countertop.
Experts say you should think of your purse the same way you would a pair of shoes. "If you think about putting a pair of shoes onto your countertops, that's the same thing you're doing when you put your purse on the countertops." Do you really want to bring that home with you?
The microbiologists at Nelson also said cleaning a purse will help. Wash cloth purses and use leather cleaner to clean the bottom of leather purses.
Monday, October 09, 2006
Saturday, October 07, 2006
Tuesday, July 04, 2006
IS TAHITIAN NONI JUICE HELPING ME?
Since all around the world, trully knowledgeable health professionalsall agree that:
"Noni Juice is the single most remarkable natural healing remedy everyet found."
And
"It's ability to treat an extremely wide variety of ailments isunsurpassed!"
The odds are very high that Tahitian Noni Juice IS really helping you!
It is just human nature for people to feel every nuance of any ache,pain, or irritability and yet take good health for granted.
Here's a checklist to help jog your memory so you will not misssomething when determining whether or not Noni is helping you.
Do you sleep more soundly?
Do you notice that your dreams are quite vivid (REM)?
Is it easier to get up in the morning?
Do you feel a increase in your stamina?
If you work out, are you noticing greater strength and endurance duringexercise?
Are you experiencing a heightened sense of "well being" lighter in heartand spirit, or a sense of clarity and positive focus?
Have you noticed spots or skin irritations that have disappeared, areduction in acne, or any noticeable improvement in your skin?
If you had a burn, cut, or abrasion and applied Noni juice to ittopically, have you noticed a significant difference in how fast thewound healed?
Have your bowel movements become more regular?
Has your cholesterol level decreased?
Has your blood pressure gone down?
If you are diabetic, have your sugar levelsimproved for the better?
Have you noticed a decrease in menstrual cycle problems such ascramping, breast soreness, or irritability?
If your kids are drinking Noni, do they seem less moody, more focusedand positive?
Has the pain of arthritis, tendonitis, or any other chronic pain fromold injuries that never quite healed right been reduced?
Do you seem to "get well faster" from viruses, especially the flu?
Do you seem to have better resistance to colds and flu?
If you were feverish, did Noni reduce the fever?If plagued by hemorrhoids, have they become less severe or evendisappeared?
If HIV positive, has your T-cell count gone up quite noticeably?Have benign or malignant tumors shrunken?
Has your cancer gone into remission?
Do you simply feel more youthful and alert?
----------------------------------------------
Nearly EVERY person who drinks Noni juice has answered positively to atleast one, more likely several and if you are like me, to many of theabove questions.
We have well over an 80% monthly reorder rate for Tahitian Noni juice, astrong indicator that it works to help people. (The company does notmake any curative claims.)
Tahitian Noni Juice is simply a pure, natural nutritional supplementwhich helps the body make more of the important alkaloid, xeronine,which assists the body's own healing system.
Juice from the Tahitian species of the Morinda citrifolia plant is oneof nature's most potent sources of pro-xeronine, and for the first timein history it is available exclusively from Tahitian Noni International.
----------------------------------------------
Sometimes in my practice, during a visit with a patient who has triedNoni Juice, I will ask how their painful problem is doing.
Patient: "It's doing a lot better this month…….."
Then later in the interview I might ask how they like the Noni Juicethey started last month.
Patient: "I like it, yet I'm not sure it's helping….."What I would like to say is: "Hellooooo…."
What I do say: "Do you think your improvement could be from the Noni?"
Patient: "You don't think it could be the Noni do you?"
What I would like to say is: "Hellooooo….
What I do say: "I bet it is, especially if that's the only thing you'vedone differently…."
Despite Tahitian Noni International's campaign of, "Everyone,Everywhere", we all know that there are a few people who give it a fairtry and don't notice any benefit.
Still, if you really quiz them, chances are they have not been totallycompliant n either drinking enough of it every day or in drinking it fora long enough period of time.
I have seen studies which looked at compliance among patients, for anexample, the average number of days a person takes a 10-day course ofantibiotics is only 4 days!
If people do NOT even take their prescription medicines correctly, everyoften. they do not drink Tahitian Noni regularly as they should,
Very sadly, this is just human nature.
I have heard Dr. Solomon speculate that the 20% of people who don't seemto benefit from Noni probably didn't drink enough or drink it longenough.
If people just drank just a little of it, they short- changedthemselves.
A common mistake is that they only have one bottle so they just sip itinstead of DRINKING it.(We've heard of distributors who won't even sell just one bottle forthis very reason….although we're not that hard-core!
It does make total sense to reinforce the fact they will most likelyneed 2-3 months to give it a fair shot!
Then when you talk to them a month later you can say, "Remember when Itold you it would take more than one bottle… blablabla).
You can find out their compliance without making them feel stupid byasking them how much they have left, or when did they finish the lastbottle.
Then just do the math.
Sometimes, the people who we really hope will have the best response arethe ones who don't, and it's a bummer.
Our sister-in-law started with the worst luck with those she gave it to.They had all sorts of "cleansing reactions" and no effectiveness, etc.and she kept pushing some and didn't others,
She stuck with it & then finally had some great experiences come backfrom people (some of those were the same people who tried to quit.)Now she's going great.
That's the reason why you want a little luck with your new distributorsright at the beginning, so that they do not get discouraged right out ofthe gate.
Everybody needs that confirmation for them- selves that they are doingthe right thing.
Once new distributors see for themselves how cool it is to have peoplecall them back with good experiences, their confidence goes sky-high andit feeds on itself!
Tell your new person to increase his/her odds with massive action atfirst, because the more juice you get out there, the better the chanceat matching the 80/20 odds.
(Which by the way, matches the great 80% re-order rate.)
What is really frustrating is when someone gets good or even greatresults, yet they decide they can't keep drinking it due to the cost, ortaste or whatever. (etc….go figure….but that's a topic for anotherday!)
Comment on dosing: everybody gets hung up on how much to drink, and the"loading doses."Or how much for what type of problem, etc.
Do NOT get caught up in that!
There is a very simple and common-sense approach to it:
If you are not getting much out of it, increase it.If you feel its doing something you do not like, decrease it for awhile.
Tahitian Noni Juice is self-dosing.
There is no toxicity at any amount,,,you can not overdose.
I personally know very sick people who have, at times, drank a bottle aday.
We hand people the juice guidelines and tell them these are onlyrecommendations. Its not a drug or a medicine,,,,you don't have to playdoctor with dosing.
After all, it is JUST NATURAL JUICES!.
Other tricks you can suggest to people before they give up:
1. Both Dr. Heinicke and Dr. Solomon say to drink lots of water duringthe day will increase the effectiveness of Noni.
2. Suggest spreading it out during the day, instead of only once ortwice. People who are trying to quit an addiction use this method.
3. The Hoa vitamins truly do complement Noni and were designed byMorinda's scientists with that in mind,,,(Hoa means "companion"). We'vejust started this and it really does potentiate the juice!
4. Make sure they haven't quit taking their regular medicinespre-maturely, that's not the goal.
We try to educate people enough so they drinkenough of it and drink it for enough time.
If after you've gone down the list with them on all the potentialchanges it might have given them, and they truly feel it hasn't done athing for them, and they have truly been drinking it for 2-3 months,then the only thing left to mention is the preventative benefits thathave been proven with Noni and see if that 's worth it to them.
After that, say, "Darn, I'm sorry that you have fallen into that smallpercentage of folks who don't notice an improvement,,,,do you want tosee if your other family members or friends fare better?
There is still an 80% chance they will!"
Last thought: Unfortunately, I think the 80% rule applies even to thosewho we care about the most and who need it the most. But to put it inperspective, 80% is still incredible.
Stay Juiced!
(Dr.) Brent and Cindy Frame
----------------------------------------------
EVERY TWO SECONDS someone in our worldbuys a bottle of Tahitian Noni Juice!
I thank you for your time and may we all, 'Live long and Prosper!"
Please, Take Care!
Neil Reinhardt
Nearly everyone does Network Marketing every day, they just do not getpaid for it!
"Noni Juice is the single most remarkable natural healing remedy everyet found."
And
"It's ability to treat an extremely wide variety of ailments isunsurpassed!"
The odds are very high that Tahitian Noni Juice IS really helping you!
It is just human nature for people to feel every nuance of any ache,pain, or irritability and yet take good health for granted.
Here's a checklist to help jog your memory so you will not misssomething when determining whether or not Noni is helping you.
Do you sleep more soundly?
Do you notice that your dreams are quite vivid (REM)?
Is it easier to get up in the morning?
Do you feel a increase in your stamina?
If you work out, are you noticing greater strength and endurance duringexercise?
Are you experiencing a heightened sense of "well being" lighter in heartand spirit, or a sense of clarity and positive focus?
Have you noticed spots or skin irritations that have disappeared, areduction in acne, or any noticeable improvement in your skin?
If you had a burn, cut, or abrasion and applied Noni juice to ittopically, have you noticed a significant difference in how fast thewound healed?
Have your bowel movements become more regular?
Has your cholesterol level decreased?
Has your blood pressure gone down?
If you are diabetic, have your sugar levelsimproved for the better?
Have you noticed a decrease in menstrual cycle problems such ascramping, breast soreness, or irritability?
If your kids are drinking Noni, do they seem less moody, more focusedand positive?
Has the pain of arthritis, tendonitis, or any other chronic pain fromold injuries that never quite healed right been reduced?
Do you seem to "get well faster" from viruses, especially the flu?
Do you seem to have better resistance to colds and flu?
If you were feverish, did Noni reduce the fever?If plagued by hemorrhoids, have they become less severe or evendisappeared?
If HIV positive, has your T-cell count gone up quite noticeably?Have benign or malignant tumors shrunken?
Has your cancer gone into remission?
Do you simply feel more youthful and alert?
----------------------------------------------
Nearly EVERY person who drinks Noni juice has answered positively to atleast one, more likely several and if you are like me, to many of theabove questions.
We have well over an 80% monthly reorder rate for Tahitian Noni juice, astrong indicator that it works to help people. (The company does notmake any curative claims.)
Tahitian Noni Juice is simply a pure, natural nutritional supplementwhich helps the body make more of the important alkaloid, xeronine,which assists the body's own healing system.
Juice from the Tahitian species of the Morinda citrifolia plant is oneof nature's most potent sources of pro-xeronine, and for the first timein history it is available exclusively from Tahitian Noni International.
----------------------------------------------
Sometimes in my practice, during a visit with a patient who has triedNoni Juice, I will ask how their painful problem is doing.
Patient: "It's doing a lot better this month…….."
Then later in the interview I might ask how they like the Noni Juicethey started last month.
Patient: "I like it, yet I'm not sure it's helping….."What I would like to say is: "Hellooooo…."
What I do say: "Do you think your improvement could be from the Noni?"
Patient: "You don't think it could be the Noni do you?"
What I would like to say is: "Hellooooo….
What I do say: "I bet it is, especially if that's the only thing you'vedone differently…."
Despite Tahitian Noni International's campaign of, "Everyone,Everywhere", we all know that there are a few people who give it a fairtry and don't notice any benefit.
Still, if you really quiz them, chances are they have not been totallycompliant n either drinking enough of it every day or in drinking it fora long enough period of time.
I have seen studies which looked at compliance among patients, for anexample, the average number of days a person takes a 10-day course ofantibiotics is only 4 days!
If people do NOT even take their prescription medicines correctly, everyoften. they do not drink Tahitian Noni regularly as they should,
Very sadly, this is just human nature.
I have heard Dr. Solomon speculate that the 20% of people who don't seemto benefit from Noni probably didn't drink enough or drink it longenough.
If people just drank just a little of it, they short- changedthemselves.
A common mistake is that they only have one bottle so they just sip itinstead of DRINKING it.(We've heard of distributors who won't even sell just one bottle forthis very reason….although we're not that hard-core!
It does make total sense to reinforce the fact they will most likelyneed 2-3 months to give it a fair shot!
Then when you talk to them a month later you can say, "Remember when Itold you it would take more than one bottle… blablabla).
You can find out their compliance without making them feel stupid byasking them how much they have left, or when did they finish the lastbottle.
Then just do the math.
Sometimes, the people who we really hope will have the best response arethe ones who don't, and it's a bummer.
Our sister-in-law started with the worst luck with those she gave it to.They had all sorts of "cleansing reactions" and no effectiveness, etc.and she kept pushing some and didn't others,
She stuck with it & then finally had some great experiences come backfrom people (some of those were the same people who tried to quit.)Now she's going great.
That's the reason why you want a little luck with your new distributorsright at the beginning, so that they do not get discouraged right out ofthe gate.
Everybody needs that confirmation for them- selves that they are doingthe right thing.
Once new distributors see for themselves how cool it is to have peoplecall them back with good experiences, their confidence goes sky-high andit feeds on itself!
Tell your new person to increase his/her odds with massive action atfirst, because the more juice you get out there, the better the chanceat matching the 80/20 odds.
(Which by the way, matches the great 80% re-order rate.)
What is really frustrating is when someone gets good or even greatresults, yet they decide they can't keep drinking it due to the cost, ortaste or whatever. (etc….go figure….but that's a topic for anotherday!)
Comment on dosing: everybody gets hung up on how much to drink, and the"loading doses."Or how much for what type of problem, etc.
Do NOT get caught up in that!
There is a very simple and common-sense approach to it:
If you are not getting much out of it, increase it.If you feel its doing something you do not like, decrease it for awhile.
Tahitian Noni Juice is self-dosing.
There is no toxicity at any amount,,,you can not overdose.
I personally know very sick people who have, at times, drank a bottle aday.
We hand people the juice guidelines and tell them these are onlyrecommendations. Its not a drug or a medicine,,,,you don't have to playdoctor with dosing.
After all, it is JUST NATURAL JUICES!.
Other tricks you can suggest to people before they give up:
1. Both Dr. Heinicke and Dr. Solomon say to drink lots of water duringthe day will increase the effectiveness of Noni.
2. Suggest spreading it out during the day, instead of only once ortwice. People who are trying to quit an addiction use this method.
3. The Hoa vitamins truly do complement Noni and were designed byMorinda's scientists with that in mind,,,(Hoa means "companion"). We'vejust started this and it really does potentiate the juice!
4. Make sure they haven't quit taking their regular medicinespre-maturely, that's not the goal.
We try to educate people enough so they drinkenough of it and drink it for enough time.
If after you've gone down the list with them on all the potentialchanges it might have given them, and they truly feel it hasn't done athing for them, and they have truly been drinking it for 2-3 months,then the only thing left to mention is the preventative benefits thathave been proven with Noni and see if that 's worth it to them.
After that, say, "Darn, I'm sorry that you have fallen into that smallpercentage of folks who don't notice an improvement,,,,do you want tosee if your other family members or friends fare better?
There is still an 80% chance they will!"
Last thought: Unfortunately, I think the 80% rule applies even to thosewho we care about the most and who need it the most. But to put it inperspective, 80% is still incredible.
Stay Juiced!
(Dr.) Brent and Cindy Frame
----------------------------------------------
EVERY TWO SECONDS someone in our worldbuys a bottle of Tahitian Noni Juice!
I thank you for your time and may we all, 'Live long and Prosper!"
Please, Take Care!
Neil Reinhardt
Nearly everyone does Network Marketing every day, they just do not getpaid for it!
Thursday, June 22, 2006
Announcing an Old Remedy for Today's World
Vinegar for your health and cleaning has been around for a very long time but what most people don't know is all the amazing things that vinegar can be used to accomplish. Here is 2 PDF books that explains it all to you.
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Thursday, June 15, 2006
NATURES HEALING MIRACLE
Actor & celebrity Danny Glover, says:
"I began drinking the top selling brand of noni Juice without any knowledge of the benefits nor had I read any testimonies, just on the advice of a friend.
After a few days of consuming the juice, I noticed I slept better and I felt stronger, more refreshed and more alert. I keep Noni on the movie set while I am filming. I also drink it before I exercise knowing it will enhance my exercise regimen. Noni Juice gives me an overall sense of well being."
------------------------------
SO WHAT IS, "NONI JUICE"?
Doctors, other health professionals and millions of others who have been drinking and using it topically for over 5,000 years consider it to be a true "Natural Healing Miracle!"
All Noni Juice comes from the Noni fruit which is grown in the tropics on the Morinda plant, It can grow as high as 20 feet, has large evergreen leaves and small white flowers.
These flowers develop into a small bumpy, smelly, bad tasting fruit.
Noni has been has used for food, for cloth dye and most importantly, for it's medicinal properties. While the fruit is the most used, it's roots, bark and it's leaves are as well.
Noni's medicinal properties have been very effectively used by people in India/Asia for over 5,000 years! And by Islanders in the South Pacific for over 2,000 years!
While noni is a natural fruit, it is, just like anything else, affected by the soil it is grown in what minerals are in that soil and the climate where it is grown.
Noni grown in younger volcanic islands (like Hawaii) have higher levels of potassium, lead and mercury than are found in the soil of older islands. (Like France Polynesia.)
Noni's quality, and thus it's effectiveness, is also influenced by other factors such as when how, when it is picked, processed & even what it is bottled in.
The highest quality noni is from the older volcanic islands of French Polynesia.
(Research shows the highest quality and the most effective Noni is grown
there.)
To me, a natural juice like this requires no more research than would be required to walk into a store any buy any fruit juice there!
(Which is none.)
Knowledgeable doctors and other medical professionals, plus hundreds of thousands of others from all around the world, all agree the following two statements are 100% true.
"Noni Juice is the single most important natural healing remedy ever yet found!"
And,
"It's ability to treat an extremely wide variety of ailments is unsurpassed!"
Here are JUST a FEW of the things this real MIRACLE does.
Noni Juice has RESTORED people eyesight! (Iris Idis) It effectively treats glaucoma and macular degeneration.
I am 71 and I USED to wear glasses to read!
It greatly reduced the aches and pains of old age. I recover from injuries faster. I do not any where close to the muscle soreness I used to get after a weekend of playing beach volleyball.
It's taken a nurse with AIDS in her brain and who was to die within TEN days from it, to completely recover.
It's has made some peoples need to have heart surgery unnecessary. It repaired one person's heart so much a scheduled heart transplant was NOT needed.
It has repaired peoples lungs so they no longer need to have any extra oxygen. It has heals the bites of recuse spiders and others. It eliminates the pain of hot grease burns and heals them quickly. It improves sleep and dreams.
It has stopped cancer in it's tracks and shrank tumors.
It helps those with Autism, Allergies, Migraines and Diabetes. It speeds healing & reduces scaring.
One way to PROVE it works (aside from burning yourself on purpose or letting a brown recluse spider bite you or your having surgery) is to measure your blood pressure and Cholesterol levels.
Then drink at least 2 ounces a day for 30 days and measure them again.
Oh yea, more than just a few people, who have started drinking it for other reasons, found their desire to smoke decrease until they no longer had any desire to smoke at all.
(And this happened fairly quickly. Around a month.)
It not only works on both the insides and the outsides of our bodies, it does the for ALL pets, livestock, animals, mammals, birds and reptiles. (For all I know, it may work on fish as well.)
AND if more people would drink enough it it long enough, hardly anyone, IF anyone, would ever stop drinking it.
--------------------------------------------
I understand there are now around 300 companies who sell their brands of it.
The company who really, over nine years ago, started all of this & who brought it to the world, who, by far, still sells the most of it, made this Natural Healing Miracle even better by adding 10% other natural fruit juices to the pure noni juice.
These added juices not only improved it's taste, they also enhanced it's already fantastic healing abilities.
So their Noni Juice is a combination of NATURAL FRUIT JUICES & NONI JUICE from the older volcanic islands of French Polynesia.
(Research shows the highest quality and the most effective Noni is grown
there.)
Their company IS the fastest growing and most successful mlm IN HISTORY with over THREE BILLION Dollars in sales in ONLY nine (9) years.
To put it in prospective, it took Microsoft over eight (8) years to reach ONE Billion in sales.
AND if you are not completely satisfied with your results, they refund 100% of your money,
(Even if you buy, drink/use a whole case of it (4 one liter bottles)
Now there is NO way a company could reach the levels of success they have and not have their noni work to the satisfaction of nearly every person who buys it!
While I'd like to earn (badly needed) money with Noni Juice, my having to put up with fools and/or those who question what I say, it is just not worth it.
IF I could afford to buy it at retail, I would quit the company so no one could say the only reason I rant and rave about Noni Juice is because I sell it.
(I also rant and rave about "Baby Plus" as well as products from Oil Extreme and I have nothing to do with them.)
Were I desirous of playing the game, and doing what I should to succeed at mlm, (and even with the companies pay plan)
I could be earning many thousands a month just as ALL FOUR of those directly above me are doing and have been doing for years.
(All four quit their GOOD jobs to do this full time and all are earning much more than they were in their jobs.)
So, I will stop ranting and raving on it for now. If you want to know what it has done of me, millions of others and ALL animals, mammals, reptiles and birds, please let me know.
I thank you for your time.
Please, Take Care!
Neil
NeilC@webtv.net
http://www.CoconutGroup.com/110405.htm to learn more and order yours today
"I began drinking the top selling brand of noni Juice without any knowledge of the benefits nor had I read any testimonies, just on the advice of a friend.
After a few days of consuming the juice, I noticed I slept better and I felt stronger, more refreshed and more alert. I keep Noni on the movie set while I am filming. I also drink it before I exercise knowing it will enhance my exercise regimen. Noni Juice gives me an overall sense of well being."
------------------------------
SO WHAT IS, "NONI JUICE"?
Doctors, other health professionals and millions of others who have been drinking and using it topically for over 5,000 years consider it to be a true "Natural Healing Miracle!"
All Noni Juice comes from the Noni fruit which is grown in the tropics on the Morinda plant, It can grow as high as 20 feet, has large evergreen leaves and small white flowers.
These flowers develop into a small bumpy, smelly, bad tasting fruit.
Noni has been has used for food, for cloth dye and most importantly, for it's medicinal properties. While the fruit is the most used, it's roots, bark and it's leaves are as well.
Noni's medicinal properties have been very effectively used by people in India/Asia for over 5,000 years! And by Islanders in the South Pacific for over 2,000 years!
While noni is a natural fruit, it is, just like anything else, affected by the soil it is grown in what minerals are in that soil and the climate where it is grown.
Noni grown in younger volcanic islands (like Hawaii) have higher levels of potassium, lead and mercury than are found in the soil of older islands. (Like France Polynesia.)
Noni's quality, and thus it's effectiveness, is also influenced by other factors such as when how, when it is picked, processed & even what it is bottled in.
The highest quality noni is from the older volcanic islands of French Polynesia.
(Research shows the highest quality and the most effective Noni is grown
there.)
To me, a natural juice like this requires no more research than would be required to walk into a store any buy any fruit juice there!
(Which is none.)
Knowledgeable doctors and other medical professionals, plus hundreds of thousands of others from all around the world, all agree the following two statements are 100% true.
"Noni Juice is the single most important natural healing remedy ever yet found!"
And,
"It's ability to treat an extremely wide variety of ailments is unsurpassed!"
Here are JUST a FEW of the things this real MIRACLE does.
Noni Juice has RESTORED people eyesight! (Iris Idis) It effectively treats glaucoma and macular degeneration.
I am 71 and I USED to wear glasses to read!
It greatly reduced the aches and pains of old age. I recover from injuries faster. I do not any where close to the muscle soreness I used to get after a weekend of playing beach volleyball.
It's taken a nurse with AIDS in her brain and who was to die within TEN days from it, to completely recover.
It's has made some peoples need to have heart surgery unnecessary. It repaired one person's heart so much a scheduled heart transplant was NOT needed.
It has repaired peoples lungs so they no longer need to have any extra oxygen. It has heals the bites of recuse spiders and others. It eliminates the pain of hot grease burns and heals them quickly. It improves sleep and dreams.
It has stopped cancer in it's tracks and shrank tumors.
It helps those with Autism, Allergies, Migraines and Diabetes. It speeds healing & reduces scaring.
One way to PROVE it works (aside from burning yourself on purpose or letting a brown recluse spider bite you or your having surgery) is to measure your blood pressure and Cholesterol levels.
Then drink at least 2 ounces a day for 30 days and measure them again.
Oh yea, more than just a few people, who have started drinking it for other reasons, found their desire to smoke decrease until they no longer had any desire to smoke at all.
(And this happened fairly quickly. Around a month.)
It not only works on both the insides and the outsides of our bodies, it does the for ALL pets, livestock, animals, mammals, birds and reptiles. (For all I know, it may work on fish as well.)
AND if more people would drink enough it it long enough, hardly anyone, IF anyone, would ever stop drinking it.
--------------------------------------------
I understand there are now around 300 companies who sell their brands of it.
The company who really, over nine years ago, started all of this & who brought it to the world, who, by far, still sells the most of it, made this Natural Healing Miracle even better by adding 10% other natural fruit juices to the pure noni juice.
These added juices not only improved it's taste, they also enhanced it's already fantastic healing abilities.
So their Noni Juice is a combination of NATURAL FRUIT JUICES & NONI JUICE from the older volcanic islands of French Polynesia.
(Research shows the highest quality and the most effective Noni is grown
there.)
Their company IS the fastest growing and most successful mlm IN HISTORY with over THREE BILLION Dollars in sales in ONLY nine (9) years.
To put it in prospective, it took Microsoft over eight (8) years to reach ONE Billion in sales.
AND if you are not completely satisfied with your results, they refund 100% of your money,
(Even if you buy, drink/use a whole case of it (4 one liter bottles)
Now there is NO way a company could reach the levels of success they have and not have their noni work to the satisfaction of nearly every person who buys it!
While I'd like to earn (badly needed) money with Noni Juice, my having to put up with fools and/or those who question what I say, it is just not worth it.
IF I could afford to buy it at retail, I would quit the company so no one could say the only reason I rant and rave about Noni Juice is because I sell it.
(I also rant and rave about "Baby Plus" as well as products from Oil Extreme and I have nothing to do with them.)
Were I desirous of playing the game, and doing what I should to succeed at mlm, (and even with the companies pay plan)
I could be earning many thousands a month just as ALL FOUR of those directly above me are doing and have been doing for years.
(All four quit their GOOD jobs to do this full time and all are earning much more than they were in their jobs.)
So, I will stop ranting and raving on it for now. If you want to know what it has done of me, millions of others and ALL animals, mammals, reptiles and birds, please let me know.
I thank you for your time.
Please, Take Care!
Neil
NeilC@webtv.net
http://www.CoconutGroup.com/110405.htm to learn more and order yours today
Sunday, June 11, 2006
Your Personal Safety
The world we live in today is much safer than the one known by your parents and grandparents. Even considering the constant bombardment of news to the contrary, the government and industry have taken some major steps to protect us all. In almost everything we do, we are surrounded by protection based on safety experience from the past.
You'll be safer - - but only if you have a strong feeling for safety. Why? Because many of the safety factors developed to protect you function only if you do something about them. Do you buckle your seat belt every time you get in the car? Do you cross the street at crosswalks instead of jaywalking? Do you walk or jog on the left side of the road so that you are facing oncoming traffic? These are just a few of the things that you know and can do something about.
We all must acknowledge the fact that we bear some of the responsibility for making our environment safe and safety is thinking about other people, too. Because in this safety awareness, we can take steps to help others. For instance, a jagged piece of metal and certain types of broken bottles on the street can cause tire problems to cars. Broken glass on the beach might also send someone to the hospital for stitches. When you take time to clean up things such as broken bottles, etc., you're taking a big step toward protecting others.
An accident is something that happens to you and to others. It's easy to think that these accidents just happen. Buy they don't. They're not just bad luck or bad breaks that come to you out of nowhere. An accident is never supposed to happen. It isn't planned and it isn't deliberate. Accidents are caused!
An accident can be caused by an unsafe condition. Look at your automobile. It can be a typical example of an unsafe condition. Bad brakes and unsafe tires, faulty headlights, loose steering, and, yes, even dirty windshields and side windows can cause accidents, and they are all unsafe conditions. And along this same line, we need to consider unsafe acts as also contributing to the cause of accidents. These are not "conditions." They are what you, or someone else, does or doesn't do. A good example is jaywalking. You know it's dangerous to walk out between parked cars to cross the street, but it's easier than walking down to the next corner.
Both unsafe conditions and unsafe actions exist, and either one can cause accidents. But you can put the two together, as well. That car with the poor brakes, and all the other unsafe conditions, isn't unsafe at all until someone starts to use it. It's the act of using that causes the accident. Oh sure, the car was at fault, but the driver of that car was the ultimate cause of the accident.
You will find many unsafe conditions in your daily life, but most of them become truly unsafe based on your own actions related to them. What causes you to act in an unsafe way? Is it carelessness? Poor judgement, were you at the wrong place at the wrong time?
There's never a total absence of risks in our lives. Risks are voluntary actions and can be managed. Emergencies can be met and handled, but it takes know-how and constant awareness. What you can't prevent, you can usually compensate for or protect against.
Safety experts classify accidents in four broad categories: Motor vehicle, work and job related, home, and public. The public category excludes motor vehicle and work accidents in public places. It covers sports and recreation (swimming, hunting, etc.), air, water, or land transportation excluding motor vehicle and public building accidents. On the average, there are 10 accidental deaths and about 1,000 disabling injuries every hour during the year. About one-half of the deaths occur in motor vehicle accidents while about one-third of the injuries occur in and around the home.
It's not hard to imagine adding yourself to the accident statistics. Any day of the week, you'll be swamped with stories in the newspapers and on television about the many tragic accidents going on all over the country and it seems to be getting worse all the time. And in every case the victim was somebody who did not plan or expect that they would be hurt or killed.
In a matter of seconds, everything you were ever going to do and be can be snuffed out. At the least, you suffer pain and inconvenience from an accident. At worst, an accident kills or damages you for life.
Safety saves you, but it does more than that. Mix each safety ingredient with all of your day to day activities. An use common sense in everything you do.
Safety in your home is a combination of mind and matter. You mind must be constantly aware of the home safety dangers. The matter is the safety condition of your home. The safety condition of your home isn't a case of rebuilding things to make it safe. It's more the disposal of dangerous items, and a case of good housekeeping. A safe home has a place for everything, and that along with the right mental attitude about keeping those things in place is just good housekeeping.
The home is the most frequent place for injury accidents to occur, and it is second only to motor vehicle accidents for the number of deaths in the country today. Family members are busier than ever rushing in and out so it's easy to understand how careless mistakes are often made.
When you read the daily newspaper or watch newscasts on TV, you'll see that home accidents can be classified in two major ways. There are things that can totally disrupt your entire community - - such as earthquakes, tornadoes, storms and floods. And then there are those kinds of accidents that are centered in your own home, and not involving the whole community. These are things like fires, local earth sliding, flooding and wind damage.
You will need to consider both types when thinking about safety at home. For the community - wide disasters, you may or may not receive any outside help for a considerable period of time, and you must be prepared to survive on your own home resources. With the second type, your home may be destroyed, but some help should be there from the outside, early in the experience. Most cities and communities have some agencies and organizations in place to assist the public in times of severe emergencies. It is wise for everyone to do a home safety check on a regular basis and get the family members involved. Naturally, every family needs to develop its own plan because every house and every family is different.
You'll be safer - - but only if you have a strong feeling for safety. Why? Because many of the safety factors developed to protect you function only if you do something about them. Do you buckle your seat belt every time you get in the car? Do you cross the street at crosswalks instead of jaywalking? Do you walk or jog on the left side of the road so that you are facing oncoming traffic? These are just a few of the things that you know and can do something about.
We all must acknowledge the fact that we bear some of the responsibility for making our environment safe and safety is thinking about other people, too. Because in this safety awareness, we can take steps to help others. For instance, a jagged piece of metal and certain types of broken bottles on the street can cause tire problems to cars. Broken glass on the beach might also send someone to the hospital for stitches. When you take time to clean up things such as broken bottles, etc., you're taking a big step toward protecting others.
An accident is something that happens to you and to others. It's easy to think that these accidents just happen. Buy they don't. They're not just bad luck or bad breaks that come to you out of nowhere. An accident is never supposed to happen. It isn't planned and it isn't deliberate. Accidents are caused!
An accident can be caused by an unsafe condition. Look at your automobile. It can be a typical example of an unsafe condition. Bad brakes and unsafe tires, faulty headlights, loose steering, and, yes, even dirty windshields and side windows can cause accidents, and they are all unsafe conditions. And along this same line, we need to consider unsafe acts as also contributing to the cause of accidents. These are not "conditions." They are what you, or someone else, does or doesn't do. A good example is jaywalking. You know it's dangerous to walk out between parked cars to cross the street, but it's easier than walking down to the next corner.
Both unsafe conditions and unsafe actions exist, and either one can cause accidents. But you can put the two together, as well. That car with the poor brakes, and all the other unsafe conditions, isn't unsafe at all until someone starts to use it. It's the act of using that causes the accident. Oh sure, the car was at fault, but the driver of that car was the ultimate cause of the accident.
You will find many unsafe conditions in your daily life, but most of them become truly unsafe based on your own actions related to them. What causes you to act in an unsafe way? Is it carelessness? Poor judgement, were you at the wrong place at the wrong time?
There's never a total absence of risks in our lives. Risks are voluntary actions and can be managed. Emergencies can be met and handled, but it takes know-how and constant awareness. What you can't prevent, you can usually compensate for or protect against.
Safety experts classify accidents in four broad categories: Motor vehicle, work and job related, home, and public. The public category excludes motor vehicle and work accidents in public places. It covers sports and recreation (swimming, hunting, etc.), air, water, or land transportation excluding motor vehicle and public building accidents. On the average, there are 10 accidental deaths and about 1,000 disabling injuries every hour during the year. About one-half of the deaths occur in motor vehicle accidents while about one-third of the injuries occur in and around the home.
It's not hard to imagine adding yourself to the accident statistics. Any day of the week, you'll be swamped with stories in the newspapers and on television about the many tragic accidents going on all over the country and it seems to be getting worse all the time. And in every case the victim was somebody who did not plan or expect that they would be hurt or killed.
In a matter of seconds, everything you were ever going to do and be can be snuffed out. At the least, you suffer pain and inconvenience from an accident. At worst, an accident kills or damages you for life.
Safety saves you, but it does more than that. Mix each safety ingredient with all of your day to day activities. An use common sense in everything you do.
Safety in your home is a combination of mind and matter. You mind must be constantly aware of the home safety dangers. The matter is the safety condition of your home. The safety condition of your home isn't a case of rebuilding things to make it safe. It's more the disposal of dangerous items, and a case of good housekeeping. A safe home has a place for everything, and that along with the right mental attitude about keeping those things in place is just good housekeeping.
The home is the most frequent place for injury accidents to occur, and it is second only to motor vehicle accidents for the number of deaths in the country today. Family members are busier than ever rushing in and out so it's easy to understand how careless mistakes are often made.
When you read the daily newspaper or watch newscasts on TV, you'll see that home accidents can be classified in two major ways. There are things that can totally disrupt your entire community - - such as earthquakes, tornadoes, storms and floods. And then there are those kinds of accidents that are centered in your own home, and not involving the whole community. These are things like fires, local earth sliding, flooding and wind damage.
You will need to consider both types when thinking about safety at home. For the community - wide disasters, you may or may not receive any outside help for a considerable period of time, and you must be prepared to survive on your own home resources. With the second type, your home may be destroyed, but some help should be there from the outside, early in the experience. Most cities and communities have some agencies and organizations in place to assist the public in times of severe emergencies. It is wise for everyone to do a home safety check on a regular basis and get the family members involved. Naturally, every family needs to develop its own plan because every house and every family is different.
Thursday, June 08, 2006
SAFEGUARDING YOUR FOOD
Every year, an estimated 7 million Americans suffer from cases of foodborne illness. Some cases are violent and even result in death. Of course this is commonly known as "food poisoning." The culprit is food that has dangerously high levels of bacteria due to improper cooking or handling.
Food safety is usually taken for granted by the buying public but everyone's attention was recently directed to food poisoning involving some meat that was undercooked. It was determined that the problem never would have happened if the meat had been cooked properly. E.Coli 0157.H7 is a potent virus, but it can be completely destroyed when the meat is fully cooked.
It is important for consumers to take an all-around safety approach to purchasing, storing and preparing both traditional and new meat and poultry products. Ultimately, consumers and food handlers bear the responsibility for keeping food safe once it leaves the store.
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, about 85 percent of foodborne illness cases could be avoided each year if consumers would handle food properly. The most common foodborne illnesses are caused by a combination of bacteria, naturally present in the environment, and food handling mistakes. Ironically, these are also the easiest types of foodborne illnesses to prevent. Proper cooking or processing of raw meat and poultry kills bacteria that can cause foodborne illness.
When you're out, grocery shop last, take food straight home to the refrigerator. And never leave food in a hot car! Don't buy anything you won't use before the use-by date. Don't buy food in poor condition. Make sure refrigerated food is cold to the touch. Frozen food should be rock-solid. Canned goods should be free of dents, cracks or bulging lids which can indicate a serious food poisoning threat.
The performance and maintenance of your refrigerator is of the utmost importance. Check the temperature of your refrigerator with an appliance thermometer. To keep bacteria in check, the refrigerator should run at 40 degrees F; the freezer unit at 0 degrees F. Generally, keep your refrigerator as cold as possible without freezing your milk or lettuce. When you prepare food, keep everything clean and thaw out any frozen food you plan to prepare in your refrigerator. Take it out of the freezer in advance and place it in the refrigerated section of your refrigerator. Always wash your hands in hot soapy water be_fore preparing and handling any food as well as after you use the bathroom, change diapers, handle pets, etc. Remember, too, that bacteria can live in your kitchen towels, sponges and dish cloths. Wash them often and replace the dish cloths and sponges you use regularly every few weeks.
Be absolutely sure that you keep all raw meats, poultry and fish and their juices away from other food. For instance, wash your hands, your cutting board and knife in hot soapy water after cutting up the chicken and before dicing salad ingredients. It is best to use plastic cutting boards rather than wooden ones where bacteria can hide in grooves. Don't take your food out of the freezer and leave it on the kitchen counter to thaw. This is extremely dangerous since the bacteria can grow in the outer layers of the food before the inside thaws. It is wise to do your marinating in the refrigerator too.
Food safety is usually taken for granted by the buying public but everyone's attention was recently directed to food poisoning involving some meat that was undercooked. It was determined that the problem never would have happened if the meat had been cooked properly. E.Coli 0157.H7 is a potent virus, but it can be completely destroyed when the meat is fully cooked.
It is important for consumers to take an all-around safety approach to purchasing, storing and preparing both traditional and new meat and poultry products. Ultimately, consumers and food handlers bear the responsibility for keeping food safe once it leaves the store.
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, about 85 percent of foodborne illness cases could be avoided each year if consumers would handle food properly. The most common foodborne illnesses are caused by a combination of bacteria, naturally present in the environment, and food handling mistakes. Ironically, these are also the easiest types of foodborne illnesses to prevent. Proper cooking or processing of raw meat and poultry kills bacteria that can cause foodborne illness.
When you're out, grocery shop last, take food straight home to the refrigerator. And never leave food in a hot car! Don't buy anything you won't use before the use-by date. Don't buy food in poor condition. Make sure refrigerated food is cold to the touch. Frozen food should be rock-solid. Canned goods should be free of dents, cracks or bulging lids which can indicate a serious food poisoning threat.
The performance and maintenance of your refrigerator is of the utmost importance. Check the temperature of your refrigerator with an appliance thermometer. To keep bacteria in check, the refrigerator should run at 40 degrees F; the freezer unit at 0 degrees F. Generally, keep your refrigerator as cold as possible without freezing your milk or lettuce. When you prepare food, keep everything clean and thaw out any frozen food you plan to prepare in your refrigerator. Take it out of the freezer in advance and place it in the refrigerated section of your refrigerator. Always wash your hands in hot soapy water be_fore preparing and handling any food as well as after you use the bathroom, change diapers, handle pets, etc. Remember, too, that bacteria can live in your kitchen towels, sponges and dish cloths. Wash them often and replace the dish cloths and sponges you use regularly every few weeks.
Be absolutely sure that you keep all raw meats, poultry and fish and their juices away from other food. For instance, wash your hands, your cutting board and knife in hot soapy water after cutting up the chicken and before dicing salad ingredients. It is best to use plastic cutting boards rather than wooden ones where bacteria can hide in grooves. Don't take your food out of the freezer and leave it on the kitchen counter to thaw. This is extremely dangerous since the bacteria can grow in the outer layers of the food before the inside thaws. It is wise to do your marinating in the refrigerator too.
Growing Old Gracefully
Today the average duration of human life in the United States is just about 70 years for women and a little less for men. Conservative experts believe that man is really build to last about 100 years; and that medial advances and more healthful living habits could bring this about within a generation or two.
What good is it to add years to life if we do not also add life to years? In fact, unless people learn to enjoy life and to grow old gracefully, the extra years may be an additional burden.
From 18 to 30 years is roughly the period of highest physical and mental vigor. The experiences we accumulate from the day we are born help us to conserve and to use our physical and mental abilities more wisely, so that for some time after 30 years we are able to perform increasingly well in spite of slowly slipping vigor. After age 50 the increasing accumulation of experience is no longer able to offset the now more rapidly energy and therefore aging begins to assert itself noticeably and in many ways.
A number of things may come about gradually such as people who have not used eyeglasses before may at some time in their forties need them for reading, and in the fifties they usually need bifocals.
Also in the forties, people are likely to put on weight because there is a general slowdown in the oxidation rate of the aging body tissue. Also we tend to do less strenuous work with no reduction in the amount of food consumed.
And in the fifties there is likely to be some loss of hearing. Usually the high-pitched tomes go first, so words with the sounds of F, S, and TH are confused. A hearing aid may be needed in some cases.
Aging is generally accompanied by a loss in physical and mental flexibility. This is noticed in a tendency to become stiff in the joints; in slower comeback after a strenuous trip, excessive "night life," or hard work; in slower healing of wounds, sore muscles, and sprains; in slower recovery of pep after an illness; and in greater difficulty to adjust to new people, new places, and new ideas.
Men, especially, will notice loss of muscular strength. There will be increased unsteadiness and delicate muscle movements will be more clumsy and the stride in waking will become shorter. The conclusion now is that the performance and ability of the elderly has long been underestimated and can be greatly improved by a proper diet, sleep and exercise along with rest and relaxation.
Many elderly people tend to lose their joy and will to live and chronic worriers may mope around and withdraw. Medical authorities now say that laughter is one of the best medicines for the elderly. You can always keep your sense of humor tuned up by surrounding yourself with pleasant and interesting people. Just act your age and don't be afraid to laugh at yourself even when no else is around.
Now that we all know the role that physical activity plays in our lives, remember to do something physical every day. The joints must be used or quite simply they will tighten with age creating that stooped worn out appearance we so often associate with getting old. Keep yourself flexible and fit on an exercise program consistent with your ability.
What good is it to add years to life if we do not also add life to years? In fact, unless people learn to enjoy life and to grow old gracefully, the extra years may be an additional burden.
From 18 to 30 years is roughly the period of highest physical and mental vigor. The experiences we accumulate from the day we are born help us to conserve and to use our physical and mental abilities more wisely, so that for some time after 30 years we are able to perform increasingly well in spite of slowly slipping vigor. After age 50 the increasing accumulation of experience is no longer able to offset the now more rapidly energy and therefore aging begins to assert itself noticeably and in many ways.
A number of things may come about gradually such as people who have not used eyeglasses before may at some time in their forties need them for reading, and in the fifties they usually need bifocals.
Also in the forties, people are likely to put on weight because there is a general slowdown in the oxidation rate of the aging body tissue. Also we tend to do less strenuous work with no reduction in the amount of food consumed.
And in the fifties there is likely to be some loss of hearing. Usually the high-pitched tomes go first, so words with the sounds of F, S, and TH are confused. A hearing aid may be needed in some cases.
Aging is generally accompanied by a loss in physical and mental flexibility. This is noticed in a tendency to become stiff in the joints; in slower comeback after a strenuous trip, excessive "night life," or hard work; in slower healing of wounds, sore muscles, and sprains; in slower recovery of pep after an illness; and in greater difficulty to adjust to new people, new places, and new ideas.
Men, especially, will notice loss of muscular strength. There will be increased unsteadiness and delicate muscle movements will be more clumsy and the stride in waking will become shorter. The conclusion now is that the performance and ability of the elderly has long been underestimated and can be greatly improved by a proper diet, sleep and exercise along with rest and relaxation.
Many elderly people tend to lose their joy and will to live and chronic worriers may mope around and withdraw. Medical authorities now say that laughter is one of the best medicines for the elderly. You can always keep your sense of humor tuned up by surrounding yourself with pleasant and interesting people. Just act your age and don't be afraid to laugh at yourself even when no else is around.
Now that we all know the role that physical activity plays in our lives, remember to do something physical every day. The joints must be used or quite simply they will tighten with age creating that stooped worn out appearance we so often associate with getting old. Keep yourself flexible and fit on an exercise program consistent with your ability.
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