July 2009

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Want to learn how to save money on your prescription by cutting pills?

Take a look at this video to see how pill splitting works:

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Many drugs are priced the same regardless of the dose because drug manufacturers don’t want cost to be a determining factor when doctor’s are deciding how much of a drug to prescribe. Therefore, a patient can order the larger pill that contains double the dose, cut the pill in half and save up to 50%.

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The latest trend to hit the United States has been the amazingly popular iPhone. The iPhone has been extremely successful probably due to a few factors that include: it’s shiny, it’s new, your neighbor has one so you want one too, or you love spending way too much money on something you may not need. Either way, Apple has a killer marketing team. However, the one upside about the iPhone is the fact that health and fitness applications (apps) have been very popular and are downloaded quite frequently.
Among the top downloaded health and fitness apps are calorie trackers, and aids for working out, even a pedometer. I personally think these applications are a brilliant idea, from both the making money standpoint and the “Hey, lets try and help some of our customers” standpoint. Why? Well, I’m glad you asked.

From the business part, creating apps that focus on health and fitness is an amazingly brilliant idea. Most of the nation, even the world is so worried about being fit or at least attempting to get fit. This drive to get in shape will continue to drive the Apple revenue up. However, because a lot of Apple products aren’t designed to get one’s body moving and exercising, maybe someone decided to put in an app that helps both the company and the customer. Even though I believe it is more to do with the cash flow, health and fitness applications are the best apps that have been developed for the iPhone to date. Well, that’s just my “humble” opinion at least.

Top 10 Paid Health & Fitness Apps
1. iFitness
2. Tap & Track -Calorie, Weight & Exercise Tracker
3. iPeriod (Period Calendar)
4. Calorie Tracker by LIVESTRONG.COM
5. Men’s Health Workouts
6. White Noise
7. Treadmill: Ultra Pedometer w/ PocketStep™
8. Couch to 5k
9. Hundred PushUps
10. Yoga STRETCH

You always hear about the foods that make your skin nasty and greasy, but what about the foods that make you skin nice and clean? Well there are plenty of foods that help your skin look immaculate. I wish I knew about this earlier on.

Side Note: Just as a kind of side not, I shouldn’t have to, but I’ll just remind you that if you really want your skin to look and feel good avoid junk/fast food at all cost. Avoid McDonalds like the plague; the amounts of grease and fat are not good for your skin or the rest of your body for that matter.

1.Low Fat Yogurt

Low fat yogurt and other low fat dairy products are amazing for the skin. Vitamin A is essential for the healthy growth and development of your skin. Vitamin A is an antioxidant the helps your skin repair, and even stay moist. Also, it produces the enzymes that stabilise the production of collagen, and is often added to skin creams under the name stabilised retinol.

2.Mangoes

Mangoes are also full of vitamin A. They will help keep skin nice and healthy and repair cells making sure your skin doesn’t look flaky.

3.Almonds

Almonds are full of another vitamin, vitamin E. Vitamin E helps moisturize your skin and aids in the protection from damage and premature aging.

4.Green Tea

Green tea has been proven to due amazing things for the body. Because green tea contains antioxidant and anti-inflammatory agents it will help repair and protect your skin. Additionally, green tea has shown that it aids in the prevention of many cancers. It does this by fighting off free radicals which also cause premature aging of the skin.

5.Water

Water should be a no brainer, but many people forget to drink enough of it. Receiving adequate hydration is important for maintaining healthy skin. Drink actual water not pops and especially not energy drinks which contain an unbelievable amount of sugars.

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Vitamins are the essential building blocks of maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Many of us take multivitamins and vitamins to satisfy our body’s nutritional needs, yet unaware of what each vitamin is doing for us. There are many other aesthetic benefits of using vitamins that will make you feel and look healthier.

Vitamin A

Found in orange vegetables like raw carrots, sweet potatoes, squash, and cantaloupe
Vitamin A improves the eyes ability to adjust to changes in light
It also acts as a natural moisturizer to the skin making it soft and smooth

Vitamin B9 (Folic Acid)

Found in green vegetables like spinach, broccoli, and asparagus, mushrooms, liver, and dried beans and peas
Vitamin B9 is important to take during pregnancy because it allows the rapid reproduction of cells and benefit your developing child. This will also prevent birth defects
It may act as protection against some forms of cancer and heart disease

Vitamin B12

Found in fresh fish, dairy products, beef, pork, and eggs
Vitamin B12 increases energy, reduces stress, improves the memory, helps the digestive system, and makes the immune system stronger.
It can also act as a natural anti-depressant because of it’s ability to help your body create serotonin (a feel-good chemical)

Vitamin C

Found in strawberries, melon, citrus fruits, papaya, raw or steamed broccoli, and brussel sprouts.
Vitamin C helps boost the immune system, fighting colds, protecting against cancer, and the prevention of heart disease.
It also improves the strength of teeth and makes the gums healthier, and fights against sun damage making the skin appear and feel healthier.

Vitamin D

Found in egg yolks, fatty fish, and fortified milk. The sun is the best source for vitamin D
Vitamin D is the best immune system booster. It is said that vitamin D helps fight against cancer and tuberculosis.
Vitamin D will give you strong bones and teeth because it helps the body absorb calcium

Vitamin E

Found in vegetable oil, mayonnaise, peanuts, whole grains, sunflower seeds, yams, and sweet potatoes.
Vitamin E is the best protection against free radicals, helps prevent cancer, improves the immune system and protects against heart disease.
It also improves the look and feel of the skin reducing pores and balancing the production of oils. Vitamin E is the best vitamin for healthy hair.

If you’re like most people on this Earth you probably get pretty worked up occasionally. Whether this is because of anger or from nervousness doesn’t really matter, what matters is how to calm down when you are in a frenzied state.

Start off by the most obvious (though at the time nothing may seem obvious) choice, take a deep breath. By breathing you provide more oxygen to your body and release physical tension. Plus taking breathing you can pretty much do anywhere, unless you’re underwater somewhere. Also, try breathing through your nose. Studies have shown many benefits from breathing through your nose, while mouth breathing has shown many negatives. Either way make sure you breathe, cause you know without oxygen you kind of die.

Exercise works great to help you calm yourself down, so why no take a walk if you’re feeling angry, nervous or anything else in between. By taking a walk you let your body calm down by releasing endorphins and allow yourself to remove the current situation. You then give yourself some time to think about what is happening, not to mention you’re getting exercise too!

Take a minute to really look at the current situation. Look at what made you feel the way you do, and why it did. Then try to assess the different view points. If there is another person involved then try to see their point of view. If you are having a hard time with this find a friend you can count on. Tell your friend all the details of what is going on, and then get your friend to give you some feedback. Tell him/her to be completely honest with you.

I hope these few steps help you the next time you need to just calm down and relax. If there are any other ways to calm down that you think are more effective feel free to leave a comment.

-John

I hope these few steps help you the next time you need to just calm down and relax. If there are any other ways to calm down that you think are more effective feel free to leave a comment.

-John

Most of us have probably heard our share of urban legends and old wives’ tales, but most realize them to be just that, a myth and nothing more. However, many women (and men) hear myths about pregnancy and new mothers. Yet, much like old wives’ tales, they are completely untrue.

1. The first and most widely believed myth is that sex during pregnancy will harm the baby. The truth is that having sex while pregnant will do no harm to the child and doctors actually encourage a healthy sexual relationship. However, if you are having a high-risk pregnancy, or have a history of miscarriage or pre-labor, your doctor will let you know if you should make any changes in your sexual activities.

2. Another commonly believed myth is that the position of your belly will indicate your child’s sex. In reality, the height or shape of your belly tells nothing about whether your child is a boy or a girl. The shape and position of your belly are determined simply by your muscle tone, uterine tone, and the position the baby is in. If you really want to know what the gender of your baby is go see your doctor and ask him to do an ultrasound.

3. Many women after giving birth believe that breastfeeding will cause weight gain. In truth, the opposite happens. Breastfeeding actually causes weight loss by burning calories, a lot of calories. It is estimated that women can burn about 500 calories a day from just breastfeeding, which is about the same as going on a five-mile run. However, it is recommended that new mothers who are breastfeeding should only lose half a pound to a pound a week due to the fact that losing too much weight, too fast is unhealthy for the mother.

4. Myth number 4 is the myth that baby formula is an adequate substitute for breast milk. Although the formula has improved, it is still not a replacement for breast milk. The nutrients, hormones, antibodies, and vitamins in breast milk cannot be replaced by just formula. There have been many studies that show the benefits of breast milk. In fact, breast milk has been proven to lower the risk of developing allergies, infections, diarrhea, and lung disorders when compared to babies who have been given formula.

So there they are, some of the most widely believed myths about pregnancy and new mothers. Hopefully, some of this information will help you. Best of luck.