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Practice Stress Relief For A Happier Life..

nobody@vox.com(Tonie) — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 02:47:06 -0700

Stress will ruin your health, unless you take control of it.
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Studies have shown that stress can have a severe negative impact on your health and well-being. Heart problems are just one of the physical manifestations of the tension you feel. If you bring your stress home as well, it can also severely impact your personal relationships.

Stress Management Tip # 1: Take a break. Yes, that’s right. To be able to cope with stress better, you need to step away from what you’re doing and get your energy together. Working under pressure and completing your duties while you’re stressed will only wear you down upholstery cleaning service could also affect your performance. Removing yourself from a stressful situation, even for a brief moment, will help you breathe more easily and give you a fresh perspective.

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Healing Herbs

nobody@vox.com(Tonie) — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 11:18:37 -0700

Research is ongoing into the many benefits that natural cures have on our bodies and minds - it is prudent to seek out a natural cure 1st before embarking on the possibly hazardous patent medicine route.
http://www.libidoandhealth.com/blog/nutrition/healing-herbs/

clipped from enter-allthings.blogspot.com

Now that I am getting older, I'm beginning to think about how to keep my body in peak physical condition as I age. I know a lot of people who take anti aging supplements , but I don't know. It seems like it might be just a fad. I mean, I eat nutritiously, run ten miles a day, and try to get the full nine hours forty-five minutes of sleep a night which my body seems to crave. I'm just skeptical that I could even do any better than that. Nonetheless, I guess aging supplements are worth looking into.

I've recently heard a lot of good things about a few anti aging supplements. DHEA, for example, is supposed to be good. It is some substance produced by the body's adrenal glands, but as you get older, its levels drop off which is supposed to be a bad thing. According to scientists, DHEA is one of the best aging supplements because it is such a necessary part of your own health and internal chemistry.

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What All Men should Know About Prostate Cancer.

nobody@vox.com(Tonie) — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 12:12:25 -0700

Revealed! The breakthrough molecule that could reverse prostate cancer! You’ve probably heard about a new drug called Panzem. It’s the pharmaceutical industry’s attempt to make bio-identical hormones.
http://www.libidoandhealth.com/blog/prostate-health/prostate-cancer/

clipped from www.healthnewsdigest.com

Dr. Sharkey is touring the country for the Great Prostate Debate, a series of workshops that encourage men to discuss the disease and learn about treatments.

Proven Treatment Options

• Radiation therapy, brachytherapy with TheraSeed®, a one-time, outpatient, 45-minute procedure that lets men go home the same day; recovery takes two to three days. Or external beam, where the prostate and other tissues are treated with a carefully targeted beam of radiation.

• Surgery or “radical prostatectomy,” a one-time procedure that typically requires a two- to three-day hospital stay. A catheter may remain for up to two weeks.

• “Watchful waiting,” regularly monitoring the condition; the doctor determines how fast the cancer is progressing and if and when treatment may be appropriate.

“Your doctor or other specialists can help you decide which is right for you based on your PSA level, Gleason score and other factors,” said Dr. Sharkey.

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13 Most Common Forms Of Cancer...

nobody@vox.com(Tonie) — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 04:39:23 -0700

Know you body and what you need to do to achieve optimum health

http://www.libidoandhealth.com/blog/4-reasons-shopuld-sun-today/

clipped from www.freeblogpost.com

In terms of Health and Wellness Issue, these are the list of most common forms of cancer in 2008 according of American Cancer Society.

1. Nonmelanoma skin cancer: more than 1 million estimated new cases

2. Lung cancer: over 215,000 new cases

3. Prostate cancer: over 186,000 new cases

4. Breast cancer (female): over 182,000 new cases

5. Colon and rectal cancers: nearly 149,000 new cases

6. Bladder cancer: nearly 69,000 new cases

7. Non-Hodgkin lymphoma: over 66,000 new cases

8. Melanoma: over 62,000 new cases

9. Kidney (Renal Cell) cancer: over 46,000 new cases

10. Leukemia: over 44,000 new cases

11. Endometrial cancer: over 40,000 new cases

12. Pancreatic cancer: over 37,600 new cases

13. Thyroid cancer: over 37,000 new cases

Anyway, to avoid there is also a keys to prevention which could reduce risk from these variety of cancers as many of these are only just influenced by lifestyles.

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Job Stress Can Be Meassured By Heart Rate

nobody@vox.com(Tonie) — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:54:28 -0700

Stress relief should form an important part of your daily lifestyle.

Stress can trigger symptoms, increase their severity or frequency, and lengthen the time you suffer with them.

Stress can also compromise recovery.

http://www.libidoandhealth.com/blog/huff-puff-stress-away/

clipped from psychcentral.com

Professor Uwe Dulleck, believes stress in the workplace is not necessarily a bad thing, because it is, in fact, a natural reaction.

Professor Dulleck is leading the Australian arm of a study that was awarded an Australian Research Council grant to study the effects of both positive and negative stress on workers’ decision-making.

“The study will use heart rate monitors to measure the stress of people ‘on the job’ and in the controlled environment of an experimental economics computer laboratory as they interact and communicate,” Professor Dulleck said.

“We will measure how much they are stressed in certain situations and whether that is positive or negative stress, this will be measured against how they behaved and what decisions they made - whether they made rational or emotional decisions.”

Professor Dulleck said negative stress could be detected by measuring a person’s heart beat and its variations over short intervals of time.

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Prostate Cancer - Facts and Figures!

nobody@vox.com(Tonie) — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:03:16 -0700

Which are you statistic or wise old man?

http://www.libidoandhealth.com/blog/7-prostate-health-warning-signs/

clipped from grenfell.yourguide.com.au

* There were 5,913 new cases of prostate cancer in NSW in 2005

* It is the third most common cause of cancer death in men. In 2005, 980 men died of prostate cancer in NSW

* Based on 2005 figures, 1 in 7 men in NSW will develop prostate cancer by the age of 75

* The good news is that early detection has a good prognosis and the survival rate has continued to improve from 59.4 per cent in 1980-83 to 88.3 per cent in 1993-2003. This is largely due men beginning to discuss the disease. Alan’s choice to go public will raise awareness further and hopefully encourage men to take the necessary precautions on prostate cancer

* Family history is a key risk factor for prostate cancer. The risk is increased in men who have more than one relative or a first-degree relative, such as father, brother or son, with prostate cancer, or a family member diagnosed before the age of 60

* Incidence rates and mortality rates increase with age and 35% of new cases and 64% of deaths occurred in males aged 75 and over

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State Plans To Win Childhood Obesity War

nobody@vox.com(Tonie) — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:10:45 -0700

If don't address our childrens bad eating habits urgently we'll be responsible for a very ill next generation.

http://www.libidoandhealth.com/blog/nutrition/

Don't contribute to your childs early demise!

clipped from forneypost.net

In light of the recent report by the Texas Education Agency saying schools are flunking in physical fitness, Department of Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples wants to get back to the 3E's for Healthy Living - Education, Exercise and Eating Right.

"Texas is at war with a deadly obesity epidemic, and frankly, we are losing," Texas Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples said. "Taxpayers are footing the bill for poor eating choices and we must change the trend."

Commissioner Staples wants schools and parents to adopt the three-pronged approach to battle obesity among Texas youth. This call to action becomes even more critical in light of results from a state-approved fitness assessment of more than 2 million Texas students. The study reveals student physical fitness levels declines as they progress to the next grade level.

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Mini Breakthrough In Alzheimer's Treatment.

nobody@vox.com(Tonie) — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 03:14:08 -0700

Alzheimer's , also know as the long goodbye needs careful consideration from any one over 40.

http://www.libidoandhealth.com/blog/13-risk-factors-developing-alzheimers/

clipped from www.thebulletin.us

The dementia and loss of mental faculties resulting from Alzheimer's disease has long been recognized, but the exact cause has remained elusive, until perhaps now.
New research suggests that one form of beta-amyloid protein - which clumps around an afflicted brain's neurons and forms plaque that inhibits and destroys neurons needed for daily functions and memories - causes symptoms of Alzheimer's.
Previous research had been unable to determine whether the beta-amyloid plaque was a cause or a side effect of Alzheimer's disease.
In the new study, researchers caused Alzheimer's symptoms of impaired memory function in rats by injecting them with a two-molecule soluble form of beta-amyloid protein.
One-molecule and three-molecule forms of both soluble and insoluble proteins did not trigger illness in the rats, which researchers say may explain why some people with beta-amyloid plaque don't exhibit such symptoms.

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Most Consumers Misinterpret Meaning of Trans-Fat Information on Nutrition Facts Panel, Study Shows

nobody@vox.com(Tonie) — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 05:48:42 -0700

Most Consumers Misinterpret Meaning of Trans-Fat Information on Nutrition Facts Panel, Study Shows

http://www.libidoandhealth.com/blog/compelling-reasons-vitamin-d/

clipped from dailyheadlines.uark.edu

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Without an interpretive footnote or further information on recommended daily value, many consumers do not know how to interpret the meaning of trans-fat content on the Nutrition Facts panel, according to a new study by marketing researchers at the University of Arkansas.

In fact, without specific prior knowledge about trans fat and its negative health effects, consumers, including those at risk for heart disease, may misinterpret nutrient information provided on the panel, which is required by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

“We found that in the absence of general knowledge about trans fat, especially without a specific understanding that 4 grams of trans fat is high, even motivated consumers – that is, those who consult the Nutrition Facts panel on food packages and want to know more about the food they eat – appear to misinterpret the meaning of trans-fat information,” said Howlett.

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Gene Variation Linked To Earlier Onset of Alzheimer's Symptoms

nobody@vox.com(Tonie) — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 04:12:00 -0700

The best form of defense is often attack, do not let the fact that the older you get the more likely you are to fall in the 50/50 risk group for Alzheimer's - get informed and be proactive.
http://www.libidoandhealth.com/blog/alzheimers/

clipped from www.newswise.com

Newswise — Investigators at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a genetic variation associated with an earlier age of onset in Alzheimer's disease.
Unlike genetic mutations previously linked to rare, inherited forms of early-onset Alzheimer's disease — which can strike people as young as their 30s or 40s — these variants influence an earlier presentation of symptoms in people affected by the more common, late-onset form of the disease.
Two principal features characterize Alzheimer's disease in the brain: amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles. The plaques contain a protein called amyloid-beta. The tangles are made of a protein called tau.
The research team analyzed DNA from 313 subjects from Washington University's Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (ADRC), focusing on locations in the tau gene that previously have been found to vary between people.

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