Aspirin uses and a Q and A

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My wife has been taking high dosages of aspirin two or three times a day for the last few months as she had some clots show up on her legs and the doctor, after having me give her injections to thin her blood, gave her this prescrition for a generic type of aspirin derivative that [...]

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BLOG #2: SUMMER SUN 12 WEEKS JUN 27 - SEP 19 Just
Do It Time

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My first 12 week blog was an emotional rollercoaster. I lost only 10 pounds and that has been regained back these past 2 weeks of high stress. I am...

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Doctors say bad weather is making Scots ill

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Published on Wednesday 27 June 2012 00:37SCOTLAND?S dreary weather is bad for your health and is to blame for a growing number of cases of cancer, heart disease and multiple sclerosis, doctors say.The lack of sunlight in Scotland is leading to a rise in the number of people with a lack of vitamin D, which plays a crucial role in the growth of human cells.The British Medical Association yesterday passed a motion calling for the introduction of a national programme of Vitamin D supplements, and some doctors are now calling for it to be added to everyday foods such as milk and margarine.People make 90 per cent of their vitamin D naturally from sunlight exposure on their skin, and the dull weather in Scotland means Scots are more likely to suffer from a deficiency than people elsewhere in the UK.Dr Nicola Balch, an associate specialist in child health, said: ?People need just 20 to 30 minutes of sun three or four times a week to ensure they get enough vitamin D, but obviously with our weather it can be impossible to get this.?Many people know this can cause weaker bones, but what they don?t know is a lack of vitamin D has been linked to lung and bowel cancer, coronary heart disease and MS. The vitamin helps modulate cell growth and plays an important role in the immune system.CONTINUE Reading
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Let’s Pizza: An Invitation We Will
Hopefully Turn Down

post from CalorieLab - Health News & Information Blog on 27 June 2012 02:05:41 PM. © CalorieLab - Health News & Information Blog

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Rage Against the Machine… And All Its Toppings!

“There’s really only one story on people’s mind — the thing in November that could change the direction of the country. Americans are going to have to make a choice. Are they ready to accept pizza from vending machines?”

–Opening monologue, “The Late Show with Craig Ferguson,” June 14.

You’ve probably heard something about Let’s Pizza, which has been in the news lately, as befits the first automatic pizza making-baking-and-vending machine. Because if humanity has been clamoring for anything, it’s a machine that you put money in and out comes a pizza. But you probably haven’t been brought up to speed on all the details, so here.

Let’s Pizza machines are the brainchild of Italian Claudio Torghel, who has discovered that they’re working out fairly well in Europe, so why not go after the Big Dog? That’s us. The way they work is by robotically mixing and kneading flour and water into dough, rolling it into a pie, adding toppings from a refrigerated single-serving packet, and cooking it in an infrared oven. There are four different pizza combos to choose from, the process takes less than three minutes, the pies are 10.5 inches wide and include a take-home box, and they’ll cost about $6 a pop. Let’s Pizza is expected to debut here by Christmas.

This is all wonderful news, unless you’re a medical professional, or nutritionist, or public health worker, or somebody who sends your kids out into the world with lunch money and hopes they’ll spend it wisely, or just care about our national weight problem. Pizza, a veritable symphony of fats and dough and calories, has already ballooned from an occasional novelty meal in the 1960s to the seventh most eaten dinner item in America. We need a nationwide network of machines that crank them out in three minutes like we need more diabetes, which we could very well get if this thing catches on.

Take note that you haven’t heard anyone announcing any plans for vending machines that produce fruit platters or tossed salads, which should be child’s play for any technology capable of making a pizza. Our only dietary hope is that the whole pizza-vend-o-mat concept will strike the public as so preposterous, tacky and unappealing that Signore Torghel’s invention falls flat on its face here. And there is the possibility that such might be the case. For example, our quote up top from Craig Ferguson, who devoted a whole chunk of his opening monologue to making fun of Let’s Pizza. Naturally, we have more excerpts.

“Just when you thought America couldn’t get any more awesome, pizza vending machines! Even guys in al-Qaida are like, ‘So conflicted. I hate America, but come on!’”

“Apparently these pizza machines roll out the dough, knead it, and then bake it in three minutes. That’s fast. The only machine that bakes things faster is Willie Nelson’s tour bus.

“Some places have medical marijuana vending machines. I’m not a fancy-pants businessman, but I’m guessing you may want to put one of them pot machines next to the pizza machine.”

One last point: The average annual cheese consumption per person in the U.S. rocketed from 11.4 pounds in 1970 to a stunning 33.3 pounds in 2010, with the main contributor to this spike being the growing popularity of you know what.

Let’s pizza? Gee… let’s not.

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Jack Osbourne denied job because of MS

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ERIK ORTIZFriday, June 22, 2012
Jack Osbourne claims he was canned from a TV show because of his recent diagnosis with multiple sclerosis ? a surprise ouster that ?offended? the former reality star.?I had just booked a job, right when I got diagnosed, and unfortunately the company that hired me didn?t think I could actually perform the job,? he said Wednesday in an interview on CBS? ?The Talk,? which is co-hosted by his manager mom, Sharon.?Out of everything, that?s what has really ticked me off the most because it?s like, ?Don?t tell me what I can and cannot do,?? the 26-year-old son of rock legend Ozzy Osbourne griped. ?At not one point did anyone ever call and ask me. It was all through agents and lawyers.?Sharon Osbourne also tweeted Thursday that her son was ?fired? because ?they said he was a liability.?Neither Osbourne named the show, but Britain?s The Sun newspaper reported Friday that he was supposed to be a contestant on NBC?s reality game show, ?Stars Earn Stripes.?The show debuts in August and will feature a celebrity cast including Todd Palin, Dean Cain and Nick Lachey. U.S. General Wesley Clark is a co-host.According to a news release about the show, ?eight competitors will gather at a remote training facility where they will tackle complicated and difficult missions that are inspired by real military exercises.?READ MORE
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The Real Housewives of New Jersey star, Lauren
Manzo lost 30 lbs

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The Real Housewives of New Jersey star, Lauren Manzo lost 30 lbs in 10 months. How did she do it? Lap band surgery last September. She also went on a...

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A couple of reasons why you are not losing weight

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Loosing weight can be challenging at times. You know the old saying "If it were easy everybody would do it." One of the reasons that loosing weight...

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Lab Notes: 2009 Swine Flu Deaths Revised Upwards

post from CalorieLab - Health News & Information Blog on 27 June 2012 06:07:19 AM. © CalorieLab - Health News & Information Blog

On our Lab Notes page CalorieLab’s editors select and rank the day’s essential health news items in real time. Readers can suggest, vote and comment on items. Below are brief summaries of yesterday’s (June 26, 2012) Lab Notes items. To see today’s items, visit Lab Notes.

1. 2009 Swine Flu Deaths Revised Upwards

2009 swine flu pandemic may be much deadlier than originally calculated.

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A Real Pain in the Neck - Easy Tips for Your Neck
and Shoulders

Do you sit at work all day or even at home in front of the computer or tv? Read more to learn some easy exercise tips you can do at your desk to relieve neck pain and stiffness.

We are quickly becoming a nation of professional sitters… as a matter of fact, the average American now spends 32 hours per month in front of a computer screen just searching the web. Add to that figure the hours spent sitting by those who actually work in front of a computer and you can easily see why the problem is escalating. This phenomenon is directly related to an increase in many physical changes and ailments from carpal tunnel syndrome to eye strain. One of the biggest problems is forward head posture, which can result in a ‘real pain in the neck.

I recently had an x-ray done on my neck to see why I was experiencing chronic tension in my upper back and neck area. To my surprise the x-ray showed that I have pretty much lost the natural curve in my neck (cervical curve). This curve should look somewhat like a banana on an x-ray and mine looked more like a tilted pencil. I was also told that I had signs of arthritis in the neck vertebra, which could progress if the stress continues. How could this be happening to me? I understand good body mechanics and pride myself on staying fit and healthy...

Possible Causes of Neck and Shoulder Pain

The first thing my physician ask was whether I spend a lot of time at the computer or reading in bed at night… both of which I defiantly do. He explained how these long held postures can result in a forward head position and how that position, even if slight, can create a huge problem for the muscles and joints of the neck. Our head weighs about 10 pounds, so imagine the stress it can cause on our neck when it shifts forward even slightly. Think of how much harder it would be to hold a bowling ball with your arms extended in front of your body rather that up close to your body; your arm and shoulder muscles would fatigue pretty fast. Well, that is pretty much what is happening to your upper back and neck muscles. These muscles then slowly tug and pull at your spine and can actually changing the position of your spine from curved to straight. This is not a good thing because there is an important reason for that curve. Your spinal curves are there to help absorb shock during movement. So if the curve is gone the facets of the vertebra can’t absorb the stress correctly. This wear and tear takes its toll resulting in degeneration, arthritis and in some cases bone spurs and nerve impingement.

Aging and Repetitive Strain or Stress

We do know that two main causes of these unhealthy joint changes are aging and repetitive strain or stress. These changes include deterioration to the cartilage between the stressed vertebra as well as a reduction in the protein content of the synovial fluid that keeps joints moving without pain and stiffness. We can’t do much about aging but we can be sure to reduce some of those stresses with proper posture checks and breaks.

Glucosamine and Chondroitin for Joint Health

We can also take advantage of some of the supplements that are designed to help support joint health suck as a liquid glucosamine and chondroitin supplement. The role of this supplement in joint maintenance is logical. Glucosamine is an amino sugar that the body produces and distributes in cartilage and other connective tissue, and chondroitin sulfate is a complex carbohydrate that helps cartilage retain water and gives it elasticity.

Women like myself, in their peri or post-menopausal years are definitely at higher risk. Thus we need to counteract the stresses we create when we do too much of the same thing or stay too long in a poor postural position. This brings me back to my neck problem and plan of action.

So what is a pencil neck like me to do? Well it starts with awareness… Make sure your desk-site is set up ergonomically – You can check out the United States Department of Labor website for proper desk set ups (http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/computerworkstations/components_desk.html). Next you will need to learn to position your head back over your shoulders and keep it there when sitting or reading. This is harder than you might think.

Below are a few tips to help you place your head on your shoulders and KEEP it there:

1. Place a lumbar support between your lower back and chair. By maintaining the proper lumbar curve in your back, you will be more likely to also keep better upper body alignment

2. Take neck breaks every 30 minutes that you spend working or reading in a seated position. Here is a simple stretch and re-posturing exercise:

o Sit up tall and start with slow gentle shoulder rolls (3 to 5 rolls), hold the shoulders in the down position and move on to slow gentle forward neck rolls. Chin tucks and moves slowly downward from one shoulder to the other and back (3 to 5 rolls in each direction).

o Next begin the chin retraction stretch. Press your chin back towards your throat, stretching the back of your neck and bringing the ears back as far as you can. Hold for 3 to 5 seconds and then relax. Now retract your chin again but this time gently tilt your ear towards your shoulder and hold for 3 to 5 seconds. Repeat tilting to the opposite shoulder.

3. And last but not least is a great neck strengthening exercise that can be done daily to strengthen the intrinsic (deep) neck stabilizer muscles and all you need is your hand:

o Sit tall and position your palm on your forehead, press your head against your palm without letting your head or hand move. Hold the contraction for 3 to 5 breaths.

o Repeat this move with the palm on the side of the head (right and left side) and then with both hands behind the back of the head.

o It is important that you keep your neck in good alignment over your shoulders throughout all of the pressing contractions. Also be sure to breath fluidly throughout the holds.

If you practice these few tips daily you will definitely see a reduction in your current neck stress. You may even help prevent curve loss or restore a healthier curve.

Remember that you should always check with your physician when you are having pain or discomfort in a joint and get their approval before you do these or any exercises. And if your neck feels worse rather than better after performing these moves reduce the amount of time or intensity with which you do them. If they still don’t feel right then discontinue the program completely.

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