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28 Days to a Healthier Relationship
Where is the love?
You’ve tamed the laundry, hit a home run at work, and dished up a family dinner. Forget anything? Oh, right—your partner!
It’s easy to simply co-exist with the person next to you in bed. But a rise in “gray” divorce (couples over 50 calling it quits) suggests that neglecting your relationship is a bad idea.
Isn’t it time to add a little love to your to-do list? Try these 28 libido-boosting ideas.
19 COPD Healthy Eating Tips
People with COPD often have trouble preparing foods and eating. The following tips can make eating easier and help you get necessary nutrition. However, if you have other health problems that may restrict the foods you can eat, talk with your health professional or a registered dietitian before making changes in your diet.
Make eating easier
* Choose foods that are easy to prepare.
* Eat in a relaxed atmosphere.
* Eat with friends and family.
* If you eat a main meal, try to eat it early. This way, you will have energy throughout more of the day.
* Try to include a favorite food in your meals.
Avoid shortness of breath while eating
* Stop smoking. It is never too late to quit smoking. No matter how long you have had COPD or how serious it is, quitting smoking will help slow the disease and improve your quality of life.
* Use medications that make breathing easier and/or clear your airways about 1 hour before eating.
* Rest before eating if eating makes you short of breath or tired.
* Eat while sitting up. This helps remove pressure on your lungs.
* If you use oxygen, use it while eating. Eating and digestion require energy, which causes your body to use more oxygen.
* Eat six small meals each day instead of three large ones so that your stomach is never extremely full. A full stomach can interfere with breathing by pushing on the diaphragm.
* Drink your beverage at the end of the meal. Drinking before or during the meal can fill you up more quickly.
* Avoid or eat only small amounts of gas-forming foods (they bloat the abdomen and make breathing difficult). These include onions, cauliflower, broccoli, melons, peas, corn, cucumbers, cabbage, brussels sprouts, turnips, raw apples, and beans (except green beans). Fried and greasy foods can also cause gas or bloating.
* Eat and chew slowly so you are less likely to become short of breath. Try putting your spoon or fork down between bites to slow your eating speed.
* If you have a hard time breathing in the morning, do not skip breakfast. Drink a liquid breakfast or nutritional supplement.
Eat healthy foods
* Eat a varied diet. Eat fruits and vegetables, dairy products, cereal and grains, and meats.
* Avoid foods that are difficult to chew.
* Use less salt. Too much salt can cause you to retain fluids, which may interfere with your breathing.
o Use herbs or no-salt spices to flavor your foods.
o Don’t add salt to foods while cooking.
o Buy packaged foods low in salt.
* Don’t waste energy consuming foods with little nutritional value, such as potato chips, candy bars, and soft drinks.
Health Advantages of Birkenstock Shoes, Sandals and Clogs
Birkenstock shoes are the best way to practice good foot health and prevent foot ailments and pain down the road. Birkenstocks let the feet rest in a natural and proper alignment; this means total comfort for feet and body, not to mention the durability and the famous foot bed…unmatched by no other.
With over 200 years perfecting this foot bed, your feet will sit in perfect alignment.
The heel area is ample, as is the toe box, offering plenty of wiggle room where you need it. Birkenstocks are excellent for the relief of heel pain and discomfort. Your heel pain will lesson and eventually stop.The more you wear your Birkenstocks, the more comfortable they will feel.
As mentioned, the Birkenstock footbed molds to the shape your your foot, so the longer you wear your them, the more comfortable they will become. You will make this foot bed your own and if someone else tries on your shoes, they will not feel nearly as comfortable. You will have molded the footbed for yourself alone. Your footbed will be your footprint.
The foot beds are made of cork and leather mix allowing you plenty of ‘give’ as you walk with full support and comfort. The foot bed material also creates the perfect environment against sweat and fungus.
The Birkenstock uppers are made mostly of soft leather, suede, nubuk, or select man-made materials. They will never cause you painful rubbing or chafing. Birkenstock soles are created to absorb impact. They will reduce stress on your feet, heels, arches, ankles, legs and spine. Whichever Birkenstock style you choose, you will get all of these benefits of two hundred years of Birkenstock refinement in every single shoe they offer and every step you take.
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More and more alternative health doctors these days consider a cholesterol level between 200 and 300
More and more alternative health doctors these days consider a cholesterol level between 200 and 300 to be within the normal range. Once it’s above 300, the elevated levels are simply a sign that protective measures must be looked into to fix whatever is getting ready to break.
HDL is the good cholesterol, and is needed for your body to function properly. It helps keep the bad cholesterol, LDL, from sticking in your arteries and causing blockages. In fact, recent studies show that no matter what your LDL is, as long as your HDL is in the proper range, your cholesterol will not stick to your arteries. Still, it’s best to keep your LDL as low as possible.
I remember a few years ago, my doctor put me on a statin because my cholesterol was 203. Within 2 months it had dropped to 144 and he took me off the statins right away: my numbers were now too low, he said. Nowadays, my numbers are hovering around 203-206 and he still wants me on a statin, but I refuse to take one, now that I know what’s really going on.
In all actuality, the total cholesterol number is not nearly as important as the actual HDL and LDL numbers. An HDL cholesterol between 40 and 60 mg/dL or higher and an LDL cholesterol of 150 mg/dL or lower is considered good.
The hardest thing to do, it seems, for many people is to raise the good HDL. There are, however, quite a few ways to do this:
1) Aerobic Exercise – any exercise that raises your heart rate for 20-30 minutes helps raise HDL. For example, walking, jogging or bike riding. You should exercise at least 3-5 times a week. Not only does this help your HDL levels, but it also keeps your joints lubricated and keeps you moving freely and without pain. If you ever have to struggle to get up in the morning or even to get out of a chair, you need more aerobic exercise.
2) Lose Weight – Excess weight raises your bad LDL cholesterol. Losing the weight will automatically raise your good HDL.
3) Stop Smoking – this will also raise your good HDL levels.
4) Cut out trans fatty acids. Notice I didn’t say cut out saturated fats. Saturated fats don’t hurt your HDL levels, but trans fats do. Any food label that says it contains “partially hydrogenated vegetable oil” should be avoided. Trans fatty acids not only raise the bad LDL, but also lower the good HDL.
5) Increase monounsaturated fats – Monounsaturated fats such as canola oil, avocado oil, or olive oil and in the fats found in peanut butter can increase HDL cholesterol levels without increasing the total cholesterol.
7 Things You Can Do When Your Bunion Hurts You
7 Things You Can Do When Your Bunion Hurts You
You may have noticed Podiatrists are not big fans of the kinds of shoes that some people go nuts over: sharply pointed toes, heels that come up higher than the knees… you get the picture. However, the reason for this is not that your podiatrist has an evil plan to make you as unfashionable as possible. It is simply that the shoes considered fashionable are often the same shoes that can seriously aggravate numerous foot problems.
Take bunions. Now, bunions aren’t actually caused by wearing poorly-fitting shoes, but they do make an already tough problem much worse. Bunions are actually caused because of inborn misalignments within the foot. These inherent structural problems with the foot will place more stress than usual on the joint where the big toe connects with the 1st metatarsal (the long bone that attaches to the big toe and stretches down the length of the middle of the foot). Eventually, this stress may cause the tissues around the joint to stretch and become less supportive, thereby leading to further misalignment of the bones. Eventually, the metatarsal starts jutting towards the inside edge of your foot, and the big toe begins to point toward the other ones. This often results in a bump on the inside edge of your foot right next to the big toe.
The problem many of you may be most interested in is that bunions may make it difficult or even impossible to wear shoes. The truth is that ill-fitting shoes are often the things that turn bunions from juvenile delinquents into outright criminals. Shoes with tight toes, or pointed heels, may put even more stress on an already stressed-out toe joint, further aggravating the misalignment of the foot. The good news is that sometimes giving up those pointy, high-heeled shoes may make your bunion problem much easier to bear.
The only way to correct a bunion permanently is through surgery. There are things that you can do, however, to get yourself out of pain.
1) Get rid of the darn high-heels and pointy-toe shoes. Seriously. The best shoes, especially for people with bunion problems, have toe boxes (the space for toes at the end of your shoe) that accommodate all of your toes (not just the ones fashion says you should have), and enable them to move around a bit.
2) Avoid heels that are higher than an inch or two (the lower the better). For some people (although not everyone), this may be all you need to do to rid yourself of the pain associated with bunions. However, many people will find that they need more extensive treatment.
3) Sometimes putting felt or over-the-counter bunion pads on your bunion will reduce the pressure on the prominence and provide considerable relief.
4) Taping the foot (you can ask your podiatrist how to do this properly) may also help hold things in proper alignment, thus reducing the stress on your joint.
5) You can reduce the inflammation associated with bunions by applying ice for twenty minutes an hour (always use a thin towel between ice and your skin), or by using anti-inflammatory medications such as ibuprofen. (Your podiatrist may occasionally prescribe a more potent anti-inflammatory oral or injected medication.)
6) Some people also find that physical therapy (specifically ultrasound therapy) may reduce bunion pain.
7) If your podiatrist deems it necessary, orthotics may be used to try to correct the original misalignment that caused the problem and thus prevent the bunion from worsening.
Unfortunately, sometimes the above treatments don’t correct the problem enough to enable you to live without significant pain. If that’s the case, then it may be time to discuss surgical options with your podiatrist.
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Bunions – What You Need to Know
Bunions – What You Need to Know
A bunion is a structural deformity of the bones and the joint between the foot and big toe, and may be painful. Most people today will refer to a bunion as a bump or a protrusion that exist on the inside of the foot near the big toe. The angle of the protrusion will affect how much pain the bunion causes the individual and if surgery is an option that the patient is willing to consider.
Bunions are produced when there is a problem with the tendons or some other part of the supporting mechanisms in the foot. These problems that cause bunions may be caused by a variety of conditions including: flat feet, high arch, non-supportive shoes etc… Bunions are seen more commonly in older individuals. This is usually the case because they develop over a series of years. It is very important to take care of your feet in your youthful years in order to prevent a foot problem like this one.
Bunions are usually identified on sight by a podiatrist. They are very easy to detect but can also be confirmed by taken an x-ray of the affect region. The x-ray will show how bad the bunion is, the angle of protrusion, and also if the patient is a good candidate surgery. Surgery should be thought on very seriously since the recovery time is quite long. The patient needs to be made fully aware of how long it will take for them to recover to eliminate the problem of them not being happy with their surgery.
Bunions are usually correctable with either orthotics or surgery, surgery being the most common and most effective treatment. Surgery should only be considered if the bunion is causing you so much pain that it interferes with your daily life. The recovery time for bunion surgery is usually 3-6 months. At the 3 month point many patients begin to feel as though they should not have had the surgery because of the limitations in their mobility. This is common and the patient should be educated about this. Most patients will not be able to walk correctly until the 6 month point and will not be happy with the results until then.
How to Get Pregnant Now by Making Some Simple Lifestyle Changes
How to Get Pregnant Now by Making Some Simple Lifestyle Changes
Some women have more trouble getting pregnant than others, but that doesn’t mean that those women who have some difficulty can’t ever have a baby of their own. There is still plenty of reason to hope because there are numerous options that lie outside the realm of the world of Medical Doctors and pharmaceutical drugs. It is important to learn the truth about how to get pregnant now before it is too late to have a successful conception.
So let’s think about some things.
Fertility drugs have helped some couples conceive, but those drugs do not work well with many women’s bodies, and they can sometimes have harsh side effects and are expensive. The things you as a couple can do now is get your bodies healthy. By doing that you get rid of toxins that are more than likely effecting your hormones, your menstrual cycle, and most importantly, ovulation.
The immediate things would be to stop putting toxic substances in your body like alcohol, drugs, and cigarette smoke. Not only does this apply to the woman, but for the man as well, seeing that it does take two to have a baby, and you want to increase your chances as much as possible. Also, natural foods will be better because all the chemical preservatives, additives, and enhancers have gotten the attention of many health experts, which have them worried that these chemicals throw the body out of whack.
Taking prenatal vitamins is a good idea because if conception does occur, all the vitamins and necessary materials for keeping the baby alive full term will already be present and ready for use.
When everyone says to drink tons of water, they are not saying it for no reason.Drinking lots of water is essential to removing toxic material from the body. Material which might be doing something harmful to your body and preventing you from getting pregnant. Sodas and other drinks just place more stress on your system, which is not good because a baby will require most of the energy and attention from your body. Preserve as much energy and health as you can so you can pass it on to your baby.
Reducing and or eliminating use of vaginal creams and douches also can help increase the chances of having a baby. Many creams and medications can have damaging effects on sperm and may make it more difficult for large numbers of sperm to survive during sex. Having the highest possible number of sperm survive when released into the vagina during sex is extremely important.
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Manage Your pH For a Healthier You
Manage Your pH For a Healthier You
Why Is pH Important?
At a recent convention, the main speaker talked about pH and its importance for good health. As an overall indicator of excellent health, pH is one that should not be ignored. pH is the acid/alkaline balance in the body and is set at 7.365 in the blood stream. This has to be maintained or we wither and die! When pH is too acid, it puts a strain on the immune system that is trying to maintain the blood pH level, resulting in inflammation and disease.
What Does An Acid pH Do To The Body?
Recent information suggests that inflammation is the major cause of illnesses such as Arthritis, Inflamatory Bowel Disease, Asthma, Hay Fever, Fibromnyalgia, Cirrhosis of the Liver, Dermatitis, and aging! This is quite a list. Many researchers say that once the pH rises above that of the blood stream, cancer slows down or even stops spreading! As an alkaline pH level reduces inflammation, it would make sense to monitor pH levels and take action to maintain an Alkaline pH. It may just save your life!
From my experience talking to thousands of people who are ill, many have their saliva or urine pH below 6.5 and some under 6, which puts the body under extreme pressure. This verifies that as acidity increases, organs weaken creating system dysfunction. If your pH is acidic, you really need to do something about it if you wish to remain in good health for a long time.
What Causes pH Imbalance.
Well, the standard causes are stress, which slows digestion and creates acidity, and eating acid based foods. The generally accepted ratio of alkaline to acid foods is 75% to 25% to maintain a healthy pH. There is another factor that is not often talked about, and that is our toxic environment. Just about everything we eat is laced with chemicals, preservatives, mould inhibitors, stabilizers and all manner of toxic substances. There have been current affairs shows depicting failing health near coal mines and electricity generation facilities, and those living near agricultural farms where pesticides are sprayed often have serious health challenges.
It is becoming clear that heavy metals and agricultural chemicals are becoming a major cause of failing health. Some say up to 85% of health challenges come from toxins.
How Do We Raise pH.
The answer is eating more Alkaline foods, reducing stress and removing the toxic waste from our bodies. Firstly, many of these toxins make their way into the colon, so a good herbal colon cleanser such as AIM Herbal Fiberblend is a great start. With 17 different herbs, I have promoted it for over 12 years and received many emails thanking me for its life changing results.
We also require more Alkaline food in our diet and one way to get that is with products such as AIM BarleyLife and LeafGreens. These are whole food supplements taken by juicing green barley and other grasses. Most Green Barley products are simply ground to a powder. These are not easily absorbable as we are not cows and can’t break down the fibrous material. In Barley Life and LeafGreens, the juicing process removes the fiber and leaves a concentrated, easily absorbable product.
In recent times, Activated Liquid Zeolite has appeared. This product penetrates the blood stream and actually captures heavy metals and other toxins at the cellular level. You might say it is a higher level detox than a colon cleanser, although both have their place. Liquid Zeolite scavenges excess Hydrogen Ions in the blood, helping maintain a more alkaline system, so it really helps resolve the pH issue as well.
Conclusion.
In the end, we will live longer and in better health if we maintain our pH more alkaline, at least 7.365. It can be measured with a simple test strip. Activated Liquid Zeolite removes toxins and heavy metals and really helps balance pH. The addition of Barley Life or LeafGreens helps provide more alkaline food to the body and green juices are well known for this quality. Finally keeping the colon clean is essential for good health. Expect 1-3 bowel movements a day. Anything less, and you should consider Herbal Fiberblend to get you back in shape.
In our modern world, it is a fact that eating right just isn’t enough to counter the forces that would destroy our health. Do enough research and you will conclude as I have that supplementation is absolutely necessary for god health, and you now you have some extremely potent choices to keep you and your family in peak condition.
John Gaydon has been researching Natural Health for over 30 years. Starting with Colonic Irrigations he has been led down a path of natural health. John takes no medications and is really concerned about the number of people who do, as it is a long slow journey towards disability and death in his opinion. You can find more articles by John on maintaining vibrant health.
How to Prevent Sweating – “The” Tips on How to Stop Sweating and Start Living!
How to Prevent Sweating – “The” Tips on How to Stop Sweating and Start Living!
Frequently, men and women who want to find out how to prevent sweating believe that it is connected to the total amount of water they drink. They think that the sweating will cease only if they lessen the daily quantity of liquids they consume; many actually stay away from fluids at all, getting their bodies to the edge of physical malfunction. Your body does not compensate through sweating out what we drank, we will sweat regardless if we drink or not. The body temp, which also has the influence on our sweating, will be held down and chilled. Consequently, staying away from water is certainly not the answer.
I bet that in the course of your pursuit of the best excessive sweating treatment, you’ve attempted all sorts of things, from special antiperspirants to repeated change in clothing. You possibly use sweat shirts to absorb the huge portions the body excretes. Nonetheless, to stop sweating and start living… it seems like a dream at present.
Antiperspirants are also a problem, considering that by choosing the incorrect ones, it can trigger rashes plus other changes to your skin. Oh, and how to stop sweating you still wish to know? Actually, you are not able to stop sweating entirely, obviously. You can however greatly reduce the amount of sweat the body creates. So, just try to find the preferred way in your case for how to prevent sweating.
Consuming balanced healthy meals should help. A suitable food regimen with a good deal of fruits and veggies might basically do the job. Greens are full of B Vitamins. B Vitamins are vital, considering the fact that they make your body perform far more effectively. This means that your system will demand fewer effort, which means a reduced amount of heat, meaning you will reduce your perspiration. Fruits also are useful. They contain close to eighty percent water, which plays a part in the cooling effect they have.
And no more spicy and unhealthy food!
Hot and spicy meals are not really good considering that they induce people to perspire way more.
Forget about chilly wings and an excess amount of salt and pepper! Provide the body with natural antiperspirants through having some sage tea. It contains high quantities of tannic acid and will trim down the sweat amounts.
Don’t rush up things, excessive sweating doesn’t disappear right away. Even though we all wish for our issues to go away instantly, the majority of the time it’s simply not the case. Patience and persistence will allow you to stop sweating and start living, but your entire lifestyle may possibly have to alter.
Having said that, there is one treatment that guarantees success in two weeks only. If you are serious about curing your excessive sweating problem, if you truly want to know how you too can prevent sweating, you should really consider checking it out. Simply go to how to prevent sweating and click on the link at the end of the article. Good luck…
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When to wash your hands
Washing hands:
* Often, especially during cold and flu (influenza) season, can reduce your risk of catching or spreading a cold or the flu.
* Before and after preparing or serving food reduces your risk of catching or spreading bacteria that cause food poisoning. Be especially careful to wash before and after preparing poultry, raw eggs, meat, or seafood.
* After going to the bathroom or changing diapers reduces your risk of catching or spreading infectious diseases such as salmonella or hepatitis A.
Wash your hands after:
* Touching bare human body parts other than clean hands and clean, exposed parts of your arms.
* Using the bathroom.
* Coughing, sneezing, or using a handkerchief or disposable tissue.
* Eating, drinking, or using tobacco (for example, smoking).
* Handling soiled kitchen utensils or equipment.
* Handling other soiled or contaminated utensils or equipment.
* Handling or preparing foods, especially after touching raw meat, poultry, fish, shellfish, or eggs.
* Changing diapers, handling garbage, using the phone, shaking hands, or playing with pets.
Proper hand-washing
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend the following steps for handwashing:
1. Wash your hands with hot running water and soap. Children should use warm running water.
2. Rub your hands together for at least 20 seconds.
3. Pay special attention to your wrists, the backs of your hands, between your fingers, and under your fingernails.
4. Leave the water running while you dry your hands on a paper towel.
5. Use the paper towel as a barrier between the faucet and your clean hands when you turn off the water.
If soap and water are not available, use gel hand sanitizers or alcohol-based hand wipes containing 60% to 90% ethyl alcohol or isopropanol. Most supermarkets and drugstores carry these products. Carry one or both with you when you travel, and keep them in your car or purse.
If using the gel sanitizer, rub your hands until the gel is dry. You don’t need to use water. The alcohol in the gel kills the germs on your hands.
