Making-Money-Month Is Now!

In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, gasoline prices appear to be on automatic pilot to the moon. As reported by www.cnn.com on 9-5-05, “Drivers paid an average of about $3.20 a gallon for unleaded regular on Monday, up $1.35 from a year ago, and 75 cents more than they did before the hurricane”.

Higher gas prices are putting a big dent in the budget of the average citizen, leaving many with less disposable income for essentials like food and clothing.

But Americans can take solace in the news that there is a way to dramatically lower gasoline costs, while at the same time shrinking our waistlines. The answer is to start walking to work, to the store, and anywhere else it’s practical to do so. Walking is great exercise and doesn’t require a trip to the gas pump.

According to www.caloriesperhour.com, a 160 lb. person who spends thirty minutes walking to work will burn approximately 145 calories. An uphill walk will boost that calorie burn to 218 calories, and ‘race-walking’ will increase that to a whopping 236 calories.

Taking a thirty-minute walk to work would burn approximately 725 calories per week. Since each pound of fat is comprised of 3,500 calories, walking to work would burn about one pound of fat every five weeks. That translates to at least ten pounds of fat loss in just one year. That’s an impressive feat, since according to the Federal Citizen Information Center “Even a small weight loss of 10 to 20 pounds can improve your health, for example by lowering your blood pressure and cholesterol levels”.

Changing how we get to work will, however, make one thing heavier: our wallets. As a whole, Americans do not drive fuel-efficient cars. As reported by www.businessweek.com on 6-20-05, “Federal mileage standards — 20.7 mpg for light trucks and 27.5 mpg for cars last year — are little changed since 1985 (though the light-truck standard is slated to rise to 22.2 mpg by 2008). As a result, the average mileage of U.S. passenger vehicles peaked in 1988 and has fallen slightly since”.

Assuming a two-mile commute to and from work, walking instead of driving would save twenty miles of driving per week. That’s a savings of about three dollars per week, or $156 per year.

With summer temperatures finally dropping, and gas prices still rising, the best time to get started on a new walking program is now.

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Tracie Johanson is the founder of Pick Up The Pace, a 30-minute exercise studio for women, focusing on fitness, health and nutrition for maximum weight loss. Please visit http://www.letspickupthepace.com for more information.

It is very true that everyone wants the stuff that is cheap. This even comes to surgery. The lap band procedure in Mexico is much cheaper than in the United States. Lap band surgery is where an adjustable band is placed around the stomach to allow you to feel full sooner. Patients usually see significant weight loss between 12 and 18 months. With a nutritional diet, the weight may be lost sooner and will be easier to keep the weight off without it returning later down the road. Many people think that cheap is not better, but it really does not mater.

In the United States, lap band procedures can range from $20,000 to $35,000. Some insurances, including Medicaid or Medicare, will cover the expenses, but you must go through the long process of getting your case approved. It must be proven medically necessarily. A lot of times, insurance companies will probably find everything they can to keep the surgery from being performed because they do not want to be out that much money. This is why many turn to Mexico and other countries that provide low cost lap band surgery.

Basically, the reason that Mexico and other countries can perform this procedure so cheap is because everything is cheaper there. The cost of living is dramatically cheaper. Usually, the price ranges from $8,000 to $12,000 for the lap band procedure in Mexico. A lot of times, you can get a special from the surgeon and the price may include roundtrip airfare and accommodations.

Just remember, high prices do not always mean that you are going to receive better quality because most of the time it is not true. The bands that are used in Mexico for the lap band surgery are the same ones used in the United States. The surgeons in Mexico are as well trained and experienced as the ones in the United States. So why not go to Mexico and get the cheaper surgery when you really need it?

Myth 1: Eliminating fat from your diet will help to lose weight faster.

Fact: Many people think that if they cut fat from their daily nutrition, it’ll help to lose weight faster. But take a look on fat-free or low-fat products, such as cookies and ice-cream, which are very high in calories. Do you think it is better solution? You can also gain extra pounds if you eat huge quantities of low-fat, carbohydrate-rich foods like pasta or white bread. Always check the calorie content of low-fat meals, especially for products like cakes, ice-cream, crisps, cookies. Don’t be surprised when you’ll find that there’s little difference in calorie content compared to standard products.

Myth 2: Crash dieting makes to lose weight faster

Fact: It can be true in the shot term, but later you’ll gain pounds as fast as you lose them. Remember, losing weight over the long term (for ex., 2-4 pounds per month) burns off but, while crash dieting not only reduces fat, but also attenuates muscles and tissue.

Myth 3: Stop eating after 8 p.m.

Fact: Many people believe that eating in the evening makes their body to store fat and try to stop eating after 6 p.m. It can be true if you eat more calorie foods than you’ve burned during the day.
Try to plan your daily nutrition and always leave enough calories for dinner.

Myth 4: Nuts are fattening

Fact: In fact, nuts are high in calories and fat, but they also are full of vitamins, fiber, protein, minerals and they keep blood sugar steady. More to say, it’s much better to consume handful of nuts instead eating sweets. It means that there is no reason to stop eating nuts, just pay attention on amount.

Myth 5: Foods like grapefruit, celery, apple vinegar and cabbage soup burn fat

Fact: There are no foods that can burn fat. It’s believed that products that contain caffeine may speed up metabolism, but they can’t burn fat.

Myth 6: Use honey instead of sugar

Fact: It’s known that honey contain 75% of sugar and it’s also higher in calories. Take a look - 1 tsp of honey contains 25 calories while 1 tsp of sugar has only 16! But if you prefer honey - that’s ok, just use it in a small amount.

Myth 7: It’s not necessary to exercise when you are on a diet

Fact: It’s true that dieting alone can help to lose weight, but muscles and extra skin (that appears after losing much weight) will look awful. Working out will double your rate of weight loss and also your muscles will look great.

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Cancer Patients

Over the last couple of years I have worked with adult cancer patients in Israel. Omri Citron, an enthusiastic supporter of our work, and well respected psychologist and leader of two Cancer Support groups, has organized several workshops for cancer patients and their families. I have been invited to speak to several of his group meetings and he sends his clients and group members to workshops, individual sessions and the trainings. We even did a day for the Cancer Support group leaders allowing them to learn a few techniques to integrate into their group meetings and have a personal experience of the breath at the same time.

My view of working with cancer patients is that there is everything to gain and nothing to lose. I do not subscribe to the idea that it is hazardous for cancer patients to do Breathwork. One of the suspected causes of cancer is chronic stress and Breathwork is a great stress management tool. A diagnosis of cancer in itself is an emotional experience and treatments can be physically and spiritually challenging. We are magnificent beings with body, mind and spirit interwoven and blended into each other. In order to attain healing, the whole being needs to be considered.

Our breath supplies us with oxygen to fuel our body and is essential for optimal healing. It is important to keep the life force energy moving and stay attuned to our needs, moment to moment. Our breath can help us do that and more; it can connect us to our spirit. There are those who say they have learned so much from their disease… about themselves, their relationships with others and, most importantly, their deepest beliefs about who they are.

In my first career, I was a specially trained medical tech working in a clinic where one of our doctors was the director of pediatric oncology at UC San Francisco. In this clinic, we saw many of his young patients for treatments, routine follow ups and provided counseling for the families. I watched the most courageous young people live with a disease that challenged their very survival. They were so in touch with themselves; they often knew the state of their well being before the tests came back … before the doctor gave his report. I watched with amazement as some of them gently prepared their parents to be without them.

They taught me a lot… about courage, honesty, and about being in the present moment. Parents would try to minimize the situation out of the desire to protect their child…but these children knew exactly what was going on. It was this awareness that brought UC San Francisco’s head of Psychiatry, Gerald Jamplowsky, to create an organization, The Center for Attitudinal Healing. Some of the children from this pilot program came from our clinic. The focus of this program was not on their prognosis or the possibility of death, but on life. Living, loving and being in the present moment is all any of us have anyway. This was the focus of this marvelous program working with the power of the mind. Several years after I left California, I saw a television program featuring the work of this organization. I watched with great joy as I saw the happy and healthy faces of several children from our clinic speak about their philosophy of life.

The tools utilized in Breath Therapy can help the patient deal with the thoughts and beliefs they hold about the disease and the possibility of recovery. There are a full range of emotions that cannot be ignored …the fear and panic of dealing with a potentially life threatening illness. The feelings of anger and sadness will only intensify or result in depression unless given an appropriate outlet. From the physical standpoint, chemotherapy and radiation is another attack on the body when it is already compromised.

As to the way to work with a cancer patient, I would first consider their current physical condition. Someone with a brain tumor should not do fast and full breathing. It might trigger a seizure. Someone who has had recent surgery should go slow and easy and would benefit from the practice of circular breathing to clear out anesthesia from the system. If any part of the breathing apparatus (lungs, throat, mouth, nose, etc) has been compromised by surgery or radiation, then accommodate for this to ensure the comfort of the client. Be sure to encourage the breather to let their body move in any way it wants as this can allow an opportunity for the body to unwind. Most important is to create a space of love and acceptance so that the breather will feel safe enough to express their feelings and concerns …with you they can let down and be real. Whatever the patient’s prognosis, there is a need to make peace with life. In some cases there is a need to prepare for death.

Remember that whatever you need to work on will walk in the door and you may find yourself affected by what is coming up for the client. The ability to connect with spirit during Breathwork can open the doors to a deeper level of understanding and is a gift to both facilitator and client. There can be powerful insights and healing around the separation from God… and the realization that we are spiritual beings having a physical experience. Great comfort for the patient and their family can come from the realization that there are no endings, simply transitions. The love that is shared at these times can heal a lifetime.

Carol A. Lampman:

Holistic Therapist, Certified Breathwork Instructor, Advanced Clinical Hypnotherapist, Certified Release Therapist with training in Hypno-Behavioral Therapy, Reichian Process Work, Integrative, Cathartic, Rebirthing Breathwork, Hendricks Body Centered Transformation.

Carol is an acknowledged speaker and educator, and has presented programs, trainings and workshops for the public in the US, France, Italy, Spain, Venezuela and Israel. She is moving into a more prominent role in the professional community as a facilitator of personal transformation techniques. Her dynamic personality combined with her humor and deep respect for the work of the participants has allowed her to establish a strong foundation of support among the professional community.

Carol’s life experience with childhood trauma and her early medical background working with catastrophically ill children sparked her interest in the mind body connection, the emotional process, and its overall relationship to health and wholeness.

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The method know as three dimensional ultrasound is used when a woman is in early pregnancy, it provides 3d pictures of the fetus. Most of the time these images are captured and combined and animated to produce a “4d ultrasound scan”.

Three dimensional scanning works in the same way to the normal scanning methods except that the ultrasound pulses can be sent from multiple directions. The ultrasound waves are redirected back then captured to provide info to construct a 3-dimensional image in much the same way as 3d movies. 3 dimesional ultasound scanning was devised by olaf ramm abs stephen smith.

It is important to understand that sonologists around the world have always pictured 3d images of the body in their minds while doing 2d scans. However, until recently it was difficult to do this type of reconstruction on on info using ultrasound. With the advent of baby scans for the first time allowed us a peek into the brain of a sonologist and hence letting us view the images on the ultrasound machine.

The 3d/4d ultrasound image should utilize ultrasound energy following the same limits as conventional 2d ultrasound to create the 3d images. There is no data to suggest any harm due to 3d ultasound scanning, its use in non-medical situations needs to be undertaken with an understanding of the risks that exist.

Hypoglycemia is a condition involving a low blood sugar level. It usually affects adults and children over 10 years of age. Symptoms include feeling tired, fatigued, anxious, hungry, light-headed, sometimes with excessive perspiration and/or dizziness.

Most cases of hypoglycemia happen with diabetics. A reaction might not be serious and eating carbohydrate rich food or drinking sugar can usually take care of it. However, these potential symptoms should not be ignored, because if it is ignored, it may cause a person to lose consciousness.

Hypoglycemia also affects people who are not diabetic. It can occur when someone is fasting or has gone without food for a while, and may even be associated or confused with another illness or possibly certain medications. And some hypoglycemia happens within about 4 hours of eating a meal and may actually be caused from processed foods or refined sugars.

What to do to keep from getting hypoglycemia. Ironically, avoiding sugar seems to help the most. Oftentimes, this is easier said than actually done. Just stop eating any simple sugars. Try it and you may find a significant change in your energy levels. Also try eating small meals frequently, with 4-5 small meals throughout the day and be sure to have some fiber also. Regular exercise can help, with your workouts being 3-4 times a week for around 45 minutes at a time.

If you suffer from hypoglycemia, there are some precautions that you should think about doing. You could wear a bracelet with the condition on it in case of emergencies, and your local pharmacy should have them for sale. Notify your friends and co-workers about your symptoms so they can watch out for you and remind you to eat when you appear to become irritable or fatigued. Keep snacks on hand and remember to eat regularly to keep your blood sugar levels consistent. Be sure to limit alcohol consumption. And always check your glucose levels before using heavy machinery, driving or doing anything strenuous.

Copyright 2005.

Jessica Deets researches the internet and writes articles of interest for people. The Hypoglycemia News website has news, information, resources, articles and a blog at http://www.hypoglycemianews.com Feel free to stop by and leave your comments on our blog.

Living In Fear Of Mesothelioma

First of all, you may be wondering what mesothelioma is, and why I should be scared of it ?…..

Mesothelioma

Mesothelioma is the medical name for cancer of the lung, and is usually caused by exposure to asbestos. Symptoms my not appear for up to 50 years or so after exposure to asbestos, and people who haven’t had any contact with asbestos for many years, are now showing signs of having this deadly disease. The symptoms are usually shortness of breath, coughing, and chest pains and feeling very tired.

Why should I be scared of it ?

As a small child, I used to live near a factory which used asbestos to make fire-proof products and other insulating materials for the building industry. I believe that asbestos was also used in the manufacture of break linings. I can remember seeing the asbestos dust that spewed out of the factory covering the surrounding area (including part of our school playground) with this deadly snow like powder. Of course, as we were just kids at that time, we had absolutely no idea just how deadly this dust was. We even played in it completely unaware of its dangers.

The Horror Came Later.

It wasn’t until years later after the factory had been closed down, that we began to see the full horrors of this white snow looking powder, we had played with as children. By this time I was much older, and the dangers of asbestos had been given massive coverage by the media, so I was now aware of what could happen to myself and hundreds of other people who lived in the same area as this factory in years to come.

TV Documentary.

This factory received national television coverage, and on one program they interviewed families who had suffered due to the problem of asbestos. I was shocked to see that I knew some of the people who had lost family members due to developing mesothelioma, in fact I actually went to school with some of the people who took part in the program. The program showed old photographs of the area around the factory (including my old school) covered in powder, and it really did look like it had been snowing. When you see all of this on television it really does make you just a little bit worried, especially when you have been in contact with asbestos like I have.

Treatments.

If mesothelioma is diagnosed early enough, a cure is possible with a combination of surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation. However, in the case of a more advanced illness a cure is not possible, but with the right treatments the illness can be slowed down dramatically and medication can be used to ease any pain.

X-Rays.

As a precaution I did have x-rays a few years ago just to put my mind at rest, and thankfully they were all clear. The doctor recommended that I should have x-rays on a very regular basis just to be on the safe side. So, at the moment everything is ok, but I will always be just a little bit worried of what might happen in the future.

Thank you for reading my article - Author John Moore. For more help and information, please use my link http://www.online-mesothelioma-guide.com

Author - John Moore - please use my link www.online-mesothelioma-guide.com

Cold sores are common, eight out of ten people show evidence of the virus Herpes simplex which causes cold sores and 20% to 40% of those go on to develop the symptoms associated with cold sores. Cold sores appear on the lips and are painful fluid filled blisters which later break, leak and then crust over before healing. Cold sores do not tend to last more than two weeks. The first indication that a cold sore is going to appear is a prickly or tingling sensation called the prodrome. Cold sores are very contagious and are typically passed on from parent to child in childhood by kissing. Kissing is the main way of spreading the cold sore virus, when cold sores appear it is best to restrain from kissing. Care needs to be taken not to infect the eyes with the cold sore virus, in extreme cases, if the eyes are affected it could cause blindness. Never touch your cold sore and then rub your eyes. Once infected by the cold sore virus, recurrences are common, the triggers for cold sores are exposure to excessive ultraviolet light such as sunlight or sun beds, stress, periods of illness and the menstrual periods.

The recurrence rate of cold sores can be influenced by diet; the cold sore virus needs a high requirement of an amino acid called arginine. Arginine can be found in nuts, peanuts and chocolate. Another important amino acid, in relation to cold sores is lysine. By increasing lysine intake, the recurrence rate of cold sores can be reduced. Taking lysine supplements on the break out of a cold sore will help to suppress its duration. Lysine can be found naturally in Brewer’s yeast, legumes, dairy, fish, and meat.

The following supplements may help if you are suffering from Cold Sores.

Chaparral

Echinacea

Elderberry

Flavonoids

Goldenseal

Liquorice (topical)

Lysine (recurrence prevention)

Lemon balm (topical)

Propolis (topical)

St. John’s wort (topical)

Vitamin C

Vitamin E (topical)

Witch hazel (topical)

Boric acid

Zinc (topical)

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Given the rather toxic environment we live in today and the plethora of unknown substances and chemicals that are included and lodged in the things we eat, the water we drink and the air we breathe, it is necessary that everyone undergo some sort of detoxification program at one point in their lives to stay healthy.

Most detox programs start with strict diets, which not just benefit and strengthen our blood circulation, kidneys, liver, bowels and lungs, but our general health in the long run.

Getting Started, Slowly

There are a number of detox plans you can take, but each one differs from the other in terms of how they are designed to cleanse your body. Some detox programs concentrate on flushing out toxins from your bowels, while some focus their attention on your liver, blood or skin.

If you combine these detox plans, you will be able to jumpstart your bodily functions and restore your health to its maximum level. Why, you can even look a whole lot younger after. Of course, you have to combine your detox diet with proper exercise, rest and positive state of mind.

Detox is equivalent to giving your body a break. By staying away from foods that are a challenge to metabolize and taunt your blood sugar levels, you will be able to generate enough energy required to regenerate and cleanse yourself.

Your Liver is Your Best Asset

Even if our bodies already have built-in detox systems, we still need to detox once in a while. The most important organ you should consider when thinking about starting a detox diet is your liver and how it will thank you dearly after.

Our livers rarely complain when we abuse our bodies, but it is actually the most hardworking of all our internal cleansing organs. It produces heart, balances cholesterol levels, makes the bile we need to digest fat, processes proteins, stores vitamins and activates our hormones. Apart from the that, the liver also filters out all the bad elements we put into our bodies by drinking alcohol, smoking or inhaling chemical substances.

While our livers can still function despite a lot of damage, once you’ve started feeling sluggish, digest poorly, have dull skin and start developing dark eye circles, it’s time to reward it for its hard work by undergoing a detox phase.

Seek Help

You can start your detox program by searching for information on the Internet or by asking your doctor for advice. Foods that aid in effective detoxification include those that are limonene-rich like lemons, or slightly bitter veggies like fennel, broccoli or artichokes. Water is also a no-fail beverage. But if you truly want to get the maximum benefits out of your detox plan, seek professional assistance.

It is important to note, however, that people usually experience some form of nausea or headache while undergoing a detox process. This is because of the toxins released. If this happens to you, slow down on the program and start again very gradually. Your body will need to be properly primed and readied for the detox program so it can respond well. You simply can’t demand your body to cleanse itself immediately.

Good health is not that difficult to achieve. You just have to keep your body healthy inside and out. Do this through proper exercise, enough rest and a healhty diet. Of course, a good detox program will also work wonders.