Archive for September, 2007
R rating and teens exposure to smoking in movies
Several recent research studies reported in the United States have determined that young adolescents who see smoking scenes in movies are more likely to smoke. To combat smoking among youth, public health groups have called for Restricted (R) ratings for movies that depict smoking. A new study from New Zealand, however, calls that strategy into question, noting that the R rating may not have the intended effect of putting such movies out of reach of children……..
Original post by Heather Craven
High Blood Pressure - Herbal Remedies Can Help
Herbal remedies for hypertension are very common in Europe. In fact, doctors there are more likely to prescribe herbs for high blood pressure instead of prescription drugs.
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Can Bottle-feeding Cause Ear Infections?
Many mothers have heard the above statement. The reply is yes, bottle-feeding can cause ear infections for your baby. Here are the reasons why and how you can prevent it.
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?RIDING FOR CARRIE? ?Team Fibromyalgia? dedicates 520-mile charity bike ride to fibromyalgia victim
ORANGE, CA September 29, 2004 — The National Fibromyalgia Association (NFA), the largest nonprofit charity organization [501(c)3 supporting people with fibromyalgia, chronic pain and other invisible illnesses, today announced that it will be dedicating its participation in a 520-mile charity bike ride to Carrie Thomas, a fibromyalgia sufferer from St. Helena, California, who died on June 6, 2004.
?Carrie suffered tremendously, not only from the debilitating pain of fibromyalgia but also from the lack of awareness and understanding of proper treatments for this illness,? said Lynne Matallana, president and co-founder of the NFA.
Matallana, who was diagnosed in 1995, will be the first person with fibromyalgia to participate in the 4th Annual AMGEN/Arthritis Foundation California Coast Classic Bicycle Tour from San Francisco to Los Angeles on October 2-9, 2004.
?Team Fibromyalgia? will include Matallana and Art Zippel, NFA Creative/New Media Director who is also an experienced endurance cyclist. They will be riding a tandem bicycle. Mike Thomas, Carrie?s father, will also join ?Team Fibromyalgia? as a single rider.
Matallana adds: ?Even though Carrie?s death is a very rare occurrence, we are honored to celebrate her life, and at the same time raise awareness for the millions of others who suffer from fibromyalgia and arthritis.? (Arthritis is an overlapping condition of fibromyalgia.)
In 1998, Carrie Thomas was driving home for Thanksgiving when she was involved in a car accident. Although her x-rays showed no serious injuries, Carrie?s pain persisted and worsened. Numerous doctors and painful medical treatments later, Carrie was diagnosed with fibromyalgia. Although fibromyalgia is not fatal, Carrie had a very rare reaction from complications arising from her prescribed medication.
She died on June 6, 2004. Carrie was 30 years old.
?We are deeply touched that the National Fibromyalgia Association is dedicating their participation in this bike ride to Carrie,? said Mike Thomas, whose wife Ann also has rheumatoid arthritis. ?Carrie?s death has left a huge void in our lives. We miss her every single second of every single day. We need to do whatever it takes to raise awareness of fibromyalgia and arthritis and push for more research of these illnesses.?
The National Fibromyalgia Association (NFA) is a nonprofit [501 (c (3) organization whose mission is to develop and execute programs dedicated to improving the quality of life for people with fibromyalgia. The NFA concentrates on patient support and informational services, awareness outreach, physician continuing medical education and research. The NFA produces educational materials, sponsors CME and patient conferences, hosts a web site (www.FMaware.org), and publishes Fibromyalgia AWARE magazine.
If you would like additional information on how to support?Team Fibromyalgia,? please call (714) 921-0150 or visit www.FMaware.org.
ABOUT CARRIE THOMAS
Carrie Thomas was born on February 21, 1974, at Stanford Hospital in Palo Alto, California. She attended the University of California, Santa Barbara where she graduated with a BA in Sociology in June 1998. Carrie was working as an intern at the Santa Barbara Planning Department prior to her automobile accident.
Carrie Thomas is survived by her parents, Mike and Ann Thomas and sister, Megan.
Money for Weight Loss?
Studies have shown that (surprise!), public are motivated by money to start losing weight, and they will actually lose the weight whether they are offered a money award for losing the weight. Heck, I’d lose five pounds whether someone offered me a thousand bucks or something. Don’t know about whether it were only $100, but for a grand, certain!
The study focused on companies that have offered their employees money for weight loss. The groups that were offered monetary compensation for reaching weight loss goals lost significantly more weight than groups who were not offered any sort of monetary gain at the end of the weight loss goal. They were offered things like increments of money for losing so many percentage points of body fat, or for every pound they lost, they would earn a convinced amount.
The amounts of money were not really too significant in the piece about that interesting weight loss incentive from employers to overweight employees, so possibly it’s just the competitive side of humans, that they want to out-earn their fellow dieters, that spurs on the larger weight loss in those that are promised financial gain from losing the weight and the body fat. There was no mention whether diet aids like herbal weight loss pills would be allowed, although I am very curious whether that would deem any financial reward null and void or not.
Funny things act as incentives for all of us to lose weight. For one person, it may be strictly a health issue, while for others, it’s more of a cosmetic issue and they just want to look really good and impress their friends, or fit into those ittie bittie clothes. For me, it’s a combination. I’ll confess that I’m kind of vain, and I want to look good in the mirror when I’m standing there in my underwear and bra, but the bigger part of eating right for me now that I’m getting older is to feel my best, at my peak energy levels, and have my skin glowing and feel excited to be alive and tackle each day as it comes. That’s what’s vital!
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Weight Loss Program Avaiable For society in Canada
I received an newsletter which was about a weight loss success story from a person in Canada. that person accredited their weight loss to a weight loss company called Nutrition in Motion. It is based in Toronto but plus serves Ottawa and Montreal. that company has various diets you can chose from. You can pick the meals you want and they deliver breakfast, lunch and supper to your doorstep every daylight. (How much fresher can you get than that? WOW)
This person has lost 17 pounds in 4 weeks and still going strong. Nutrition in Motion has just partnered with Strolf to offer a comprehensive diet and fitness plan. The “Nutrion and Training Program provides a person with a customized iet of freshly prepared gourmet meals in addition to tri-weekly PRIVATE training sessions with Strolf fitness personal.
Strolf Training (Stretching, Training, Rehabilitation for Optimum Life fitness) System is a multi-disiplinary, stretching, strengthening and conditioning program that is custom tailored to each person’s needs and goals.
I like the view of working one-on-one with a trainer. I think going to a regular gym when you are way out of shape as well as being way too heavy is hard. I remember when I was going a few years ago, I was lucky suitable to have a gym that not many citizens attended. (It actually went out of business) I know I could never have attended a busy gym. I think that is what makes that program so appealing.
It’s work checking out for folks who want to lose weight in Canada that live in or near Toronto, Ottawa, or Montreal.
Original post by Chris
For Weight Loss society in Canada
I received an newsletter which was about a weight loss success story from a person in Canada. that person accredited their weight loss to a weight loss company called Nutrition in Motion. It is based in Toronto but plus serves Ottawa and Montreal. that company has various diets you can chose from. You can pick the meals you want and they deliver breakfast, lunch and supper to your doorstep every . (How much fresher can you get than that? WOW)
This person has lost 17 pounds in 4 weeks and still going strong. Nutrition in Motion has just partnered with Strolf to offer a comprehensive diet and fitness plan. The “Nutrion and Training Program provides a person with a customized iet of freshly prepared gourmet meals in addition to tri-weekly PRIVATE training sessions with Strolf fitness personal.
Strolf Training (Stretching, Training, Rehabilitation for Optimum Life fitness) System is a multi-disiplinary, stretching, strengthening and conditioning program that is custom tailored to each person’s needs and goals.
I like the concept of working one-on-one with a trainer. I think going to a regular gym when you are way out of shape as well as being way too heavy is hard. I remember when I was going a few years ago, I was lucky ample to have a gym that not many humans attended. (It actually went out of business) I know I could never have attended a busy gym. I think that is what makes that program so appealing.
It’s work checking out for public who want to lose weight in Canada that live in or near Toronto, Ottawa, or Montreal.
Original post by Chris
