Text Alarm
Posted on August 3, 2008 - Filed Under General, Health | Leave a Comment
Put the stupid phone up, will ‘ya?
If you don’t yet understand about the dangers of texting while walking, exercising or driving, the American College of Emergency Physicians issued a warning this week advising texters to resist the urge to read or send messages when engaged in another activity (like, life perhaps?)
Exercise Pill
Posted on August 1, 2008 - Filed Under General, Health | Leave a Comment
For those who knew they needed to but just didn’t want to, there may be an answer after all. Call it magic muscles I guess, it could be great news for couch potatoes.
What is it?
Intel Home Health
Posted on July 11, 2008 - Filed Under General, Health, Intel | Leave a Comment
With the government having drawn back somewhat from home health care nursing which had grown to huge proportions by the early 90’s, there is room to bridge the gap left behind by the much less frequent home visits from a nursing professional.
Read More..>>Migraine Zapper
Posted on June 28, 2008 - Filed Under General, Health | Leave a Comment
Around 30 million Americans suffer from migraines, with more than half requiring bed rest to get over an episode. That’s a lot of pain and a lot of lost work days. We were a migraine household as my wife suffered with them for over 25 years, finally finding improvement only with age. She was never […]
Read More..>>Vitamin D and the Sunshine Ban
Posted on June 24, 2008 - Filed Under General, Health | Leave a Comment
One of my all-time favorite groups ;)…
You know how when you buy something you’ve rarely seen before that suddenly it seems to start popping up everywhere and everybody seems to have one?
It works the same in other areas too. After a diagnosis of low Vitamin D (7.1) a few months ago,
Take Your Pills?
Posted on June 17, 2008 - Filed Under General, Health | Leave a Comment
Remembering to take medicine isn’t the easiest thing to do. Even with the help of the little compartmented pill boxes with the days of the week imprinted on them, I can still forget. No problem.
Read More..>>Snoring and Diabetes
Posted on June 15, 2008 - Filed Under General, Health | Leave a Comment
Hard to make a connection?
The world is in the midst of an epidemic of diabetes and snoring. Diabetes now affects over 17 million people in the United States and those in the 30+ age group face a high risk of developing diabetes. As people gain weight some develop diabetes and as they get older, snoring becomes […]
Heavy Metal
Posted on May 27, 2008 - Filed Under General, Health | Leave a Comment
Are kids exposed to excessive amounts of lead early in life more likely to be law-breakers as adults?
Lead contamination is found most in dust and soil, but also from lead water pipes or pollution. Researchers at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine have looked statistically at how lead levels affect the risk of being […]
IA Sufferers
Posted on May 2, 2008 - Filed Under Health, Internet | Leave a Comment
Are you addicted? IA - Internet addiction is being looked at as the next big mental disorder. It seems that a portion of the population get addicted to whatever stimulus they are exposed to. If it is something that ’seems’ to please the senses or bring even fleeting feelings of intense pleasure, then a certain […]
Read More..>>Mirror Relief
Posted on April 22, 2008 - Filed Under Health | Leave a Comment
This one is pretty strange until you think about it awhile.
My maternal Grandfather was an amputee from gangrene and my Dad’s sister was one due to cancer, both losing an entire leg due to their illness. I was too young to remember my Grandfather’s experience but am told