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How You Can Eat In A Healthful Way On A Extremely Restricted Financial Plan

Posted by Steve on February 12th, 2010 | 0 comments

Do you struggle to place healthy foods on your table as a result of of the high prices?  Junk foods always seem cheaper.  Here are some suggestions of how you’ll eat healthier and within your budget.

1.  Eliminate junk food
Doing all your looking on your own is the best manner to shop, as youngsters and sometimes spouses are sometimes the ones requesting junk food.  {Shopping} alone will stop this, and guarantee that you only obtain the foods you need.

2.  Water or milk instead of soft drinks
still get pleasure from your favorite drinks at a sporting event or night out, though you must continue the littlest size when looking to save lots of cash and calories.  Children and even adults would like milk or milk products on a daily basis.  Milk will also help you get strong and provides calcium for healthy bones and healthy teeth.

3.  Get fruits in quantity
When they are in season, get fruits in large amounts and freeze any extras.  You can buy several pounds this way, and freeze extras to have them when the fruit goes out of season.  Wash the fruit well, remove any spoiled pieces, dry thoroughly, then freeze in plastic zipper bags.

4.  Meats and beans
Meats and beans are the most effective sources for protein. Lean meat is way more expensive than meats with a heap of fat.  Canned beans are a great deal additionally, as they provide you protein at a good price.

5.  Beans in its place of meat.
You must use beans as a substitute for meat on a frequently.  There are several varieties, thus you’ll prepare them in a crock pot, thus when you return home they’re ready to eat.

The USDA recommends eating beans at least 4 times per week.  If you experience gas when eating beans you ought to try washing them, covering them with water, bringing the water to a boil, then draining it off and refilling the pot.

6.  If you live in a coastal area or an area  where fish are around, fish an integral part of your diet.  You’ll catch them from the lakes or rivers, saving money in the process.

7.  Peanut butter is nice for those on a budget as it’s well-liked with nearly everyone.  You’ll use it for sandwiches instead of eating hot dogs.  It does want to be refrigerated, though larger jars can last you for weeks.

8.  You should replenish with foods that have a high content of water. Watermelon, salads, and even sugar free gelatin are all good examples.

Eating healthfully makes sense.  If you lose your health you won’t be able to do the stuff you enjoy.  You don’t want a lot of money to own the approach to life and health you’ve always dreamed of.

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A Non Toxic Cleaner Disinfectant Basic-G

Posted by Steve on January 11th, 2010 | 0 comments

Germs are everywhere. We come in contact with them everyday. Our homes are “infested” with all kinds of little invaders we can’t see. Recently the Myth Busters did a test on whether or not your toilet seat was dirtier than other things we came into contact with everyday, such as, cell phones, money, door handles and things of the like, including the kitchen sponge. They found that the kitchen sponge had more different types of nasty germs than any other thing they tested. That’s right that thing we wash our dishes and silver wear with is loaded with all kinds of nastiness, and we eat off that stuff!

Now, there is such a thing as going overboard and “sterilizing” an environment to one’s detriment. Our body should be allowed to do its job. That doesn’t mean, however, that we need to put up with uncountable colonies of harmful organisms living in our kitchen. If it’s in the sponge then it’s in the sink and on all the hard surfaces your sponges touch. Now I am not one who listens much to what our government agencies have to tell us, but in this case that doesn’t apply. The EPA has a registration for environmentally friendly products, meaning if the product does no harm to the environment you can register with the EPA and promote it as such. Most cleaners today don’t make the cut.

If you ask mothers what they are most concerned with in their home, and being a mother I can agree, they will tell you the fumes from the cleaners they use. Think about it, we’ve all been there; our faces in the muck scrubbing away while holding our breath, trying desperately not to inhale the noxious fumes wafting up from our quarry. It’s a wonder we don’t pass out. I remember that from the time I was old enough to clean. Then I found a better and safer way to destroy germs.

Just 1 quart of Shaklee Basic G makes 64 gallons of germ fighting power without the risks that come with normal household cleaners which have cause 7 million accidental poisonings each year more; than 75% of which are children under 6. Many cleaners contain chlorine which irritates the lungs as well as sodium hydroxide, phenol, ammonia or formaldehyde. These and more may be toxic. Basic-G is a non toxic cleaner that has been tested and shown to be effective in neutralizing influenza type A viruses as well as a host of other microorganisms and the EPA has issued a statement that it believes, based on available scientific information, that the currently registered influenza A virus products will be effective against the 2009 – H1N1 flu strain another influenza A virus strains on hard, non-porous surfaces. And it is safe for the environment. How cool is that? Spray your hard surfaces and even those sponges before you use them, make sure to rinse thoroughly.

Here is a list of the “nasties” Basic G kills:
Bacteria
Pseudomonas aeruginosa1
Staphylococcus aureus1
Salmonella enterica
Acinetobacter calcoaceticus
Bordetella bronchiseptica
Chlamydia psittaci
Community Associated Methicillin-Resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (NRS384) (USA300)
Community Associated Methicillin-Resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (NRS123) (USA400)
Enterobacter aerogenes
Enterobacter cloacae
Enterococcus faecalis – Vancomycin Resistant
(VRE)
Escherichia coli1
Fusobacterium necrophorum
Klebsiella pneumoniae1
Legionella pneumophila
Listeria monocytogenes
Pasteurella multocida
Proteus mirabilis
Proteus vulgaris
Salmonella enteritidis
Salmonella typhi
Salmonella typhimurium
Serratia marcescens
Shigella flexneri
Shigella sonnei
Staphylococcus aureus – Methicillin resistant
(MRSA)
Staphylococcus aureus – Vancomycin Intermediate
Resistant (VISA)
Staphylococcus epidermidis2
Streptococcus faecalis1
Streptococcus pyogenes (Strep)

Viruses
*Adenovirus Type 4
*Herpes Simplex Type1
*Herpes Simplex Type2
*Human coronavirus
*Influenza A / Hong Kong Flu Virus*
*Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
*Rotavirus
*Rubella (German Measles)
*SARS Associated Coronavirus

Animal Viruses

*Avian Influenza (H5N1)*Avian polyomavirus
*Canine distemper
*Feline leukemia
*Feline picornavirus
*Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis
*Infectious bronchitis (Avian IBV)
* Newcastle Disease
*Pseudorabies (PRV)
*Rabies
*Transmissible gastroenteritis virus (TGE)

Fungi
Aspergillus niger
Candida albicans
Trichophyton mentagrophytes (Athlete’s Foot Fungus)
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1 ATCC & antibiotic-resistant strain
2 Antibiotic-resistant only
* Virucidal

Basic-G is a cleaner disinfectant concentrated quaternary ammonium-based germicide and cleaner. This germicide disinfects and deodorizes as it cleans, and does not contain ingredients such as chlorine, phenol or glutaraldehyde. Although designed as a general household disinfectant, it may be utilized in a wide variety of environments as long as its use is consistent with labeling, and in compliance with federal, state and local requirements. All claims we make regarding the effectiveness of Basic-G are for hard non-porous surfaces with a contact time of ten minutes in the single dilution ratio of 1:256 (or ½-oz. per gallon of water) in accordance with EPA requirements.

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Cold vs Swine Flu Symptoms

Posted by Steve on January 1st, 2010 | 0 comments

You know that feeling; achy body, sneezing and chills. Aaah, the age old question, is it the cold or is it the flu now has a third question; could it be the swine flu? In today’s society with global travel and news reports scaring everyone half to death it is more important than ever to know the distinctions between them.

Let’s start out with some background.  In general, the flu and the common cold are both respiratory illnesses caused by a virus; however they are different viruses.  Colds are caused by many different viruses that are why you can get more than one cold a year.  With the flu and H1N1 they are caused by a specific virus strain.  Before getting into more specifics with the flu is and what a cold is, here are the basic differences in symptoms:

Cold VS H1N1 Flu Symptoms

FILL

The flu strains we are dealing with today are directly related to flu strains of the past. To explain better, consider this condensed history of the flu.

412 BC the first major epidemic of disease was recorded by Hippocrates, more than likely it was the flu.

1580 the first recorded influenza pandemic begins in Europe and spreads to Asia and Africa.

1700s saw influenza pandemics six times.

1831 and 1833-34 influenza pandemic hit.

1878 a disease causing high mortality rate in poultry it becomes known as the fowl plague which is now called HPAI, the avian flu.

1889 to 1890 the “Russian flu” spreads through Europe and reaches North American 1889 that led to a major pandemic in 1900.

1918 to 1919 the “Spanish flu” circled the globe; caused by the H1N1 virus was the worst influenza pandemic to date with around 50,000,000 people dead worldwide, give or take a few million, and is the basis for all subsequent influenza A sicknesses we see today.

1933 Sir Christopher Andrewes, Wilson Smith and Sir Patrick Laidlaw isolate the first human influenza virus.

1976 swine flu breaks out among a handful of soldiers stationed at Fort Dix, New Jersey.  One soldier complained of being tired and not feeling well one day; he was dead the next.  President Ford called for a crash vaccination program; there were 25 deaths from a rare paralytic complication of the vaccine (Guillain-Barre syndrome).  No one else died of the swine flu that year.

2009 April, swine flu begins in Mexico and spreads. As of October 30 all but 2 states report widespread activity.

The point is, all of these different times and pandemic/epidemics viruses have genes from the previous generations, they are all related.  The current H1N1 found its origins in the pig.  The greatest burden for the disease is in people 7-25 years of age. The older generation, 65 and plus, are not affected by H1N1 but are affected by the regular seasonal flu. This is because they were exposed to an earlier strain of the H1N1 virus.

Pigs are susceptible to flu viruses from both humans and birds.  Originally this virus looked like a lot of genes for virus’ in pigs, then it mutated and became a quadruple reassortant having two pig virus genes that circulate in pigs in Europe and Asia, one bird or avian gene and one human gene allowing it to pass between all three.

The history of the common cold is just as common.  The ancient Egyptians had hieroglyphs for the cough and the common cold.  In the 5th century BC, Hippocrates described the disease. Aztec and Mayan civilizations were very familiar with the cold. The Aztecs had remedies such as a mixture of chili pepper, honey and tobacco to treat the cold. The “common cold” phrase came into use in the 16th century because of the similarity to symptoms of exposure to cold weather. In the 18th century Benjamin Franklin hypothesized that the common cold was passed between people through the air and recommended exercise, bathing and moderation in consumption of food and drink. The first half of the 19th century it was still thought that wet feet and clothes contributed to getting a cold. It was not till the 2nd half of 19th century that viruses were being looked at as the culprit when, in 1914, Walter Kruse, a professor in Leipzig, Germany, showed that viruses caused the common cold. In 1946 the Common Cold Unit was set up by the Civilian Medical Research Council in Britain. They discovered the rhinoviruses there and did many experiments to discover the cause and treatments of the rhinovirus. In the 1970s, it was also shown that treatment with interferon during the incubation phase of rhinovirus infection protects somewhat against the disease, but at that time no practical treatment could be developed. The unit was closed in 1989, just two years after showing benefit of zinc gluconate lozenges in the prophylaxis, from the Greek for an advanced guard, and treatment of rhinovirus colds.

All in all the severity of our reactions to the viruses is the main difference between the cold and flu, Swine Flu or H1N1. The cold is milder than the flu and there are usually no serious risks for hospitalization or death. The flu has been a killer since the beginning, usually in those with weakened immune systems or others with high risk factors. Keep a close watch on kids with the flu as their health can quickly deteriorate.

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Campus Swine Flu – Is Your College Campus Safe?

Posted by Steve on November 10th, 2009 | 2 comments

College campuses all over the United States have been feeling the pressure brought on by the health scare, H1N1 aka the swine flu. We have the government, health professionals and news reporters saying how bad and dangerous the swine flu is. What is the real story and what are colleges doing to prepare? General information about college campuses and the swine flu is patchy and hard to find. Individual campus websites will give the best up to date information for your area.

In general, however; the swine flu has hit some campuses hard while it has not caused too much trouble at others. Most campuses are keeping up to date with the CDC and health officials and are handing out fliers and pamphlets with information about the flu and what students can do to minimize their risk of exposure. Campuses are also handing out hand sanitizers and making use of the internet to spread the word around campus.

If you ask college students, most say they are not too worried about the dangers of the swine flu, they are washing their hands.  The swine flu can be deadly though and should be treated with caution. A student at Grand Valley State University in Michigan recently died fighting encephalitis brought on by the H1N1 virus. He fell sick and after a few days it seemed he was getting better until he became incoherent and the family took him to the hospital. This virus does not just affect the young or old. In fact most people 65 and older are at more risk from the regular seasonal flu than the H1N1 virus, unless they have underlying complications and risks. Think of the “Spanish” flu epidemic from 1918 and 1919; it infected over 1/3 of the world’s population and killed more than 50 million people. Thank goodness we have antiviral drugs today that were not existent back then. We still need to be aware that all age groups can be affected, even the young and healthy. Now this is all being said not to scare you but to make sure you keep an eye on your health and that of your loved ones.

Yes, there have been deaths related to the swine flu, H1N1 on college campuses and all over the world. The good news is that most of the people infected get better with the proper medicines and nutrition. The key is to stay away from people who are sick and stay away from people if you are sick. Get plenty of rest and drink plenty of fluids, preferably water. Wash your hands with soap and warm to hot water for at least 30 seconds and try not to touch public objects. Seek medical treatment if you have any conditions that make you more at risk for complications or are not getting better after a few days. 

The situation will be different depending on where you are located. The best thing to do is stay informed but don’t panic. Take precautions and get the right treatment if you get sick. There should be no reason not to continue on with life and be prepared.