Asha Anujeeva

For years I’ve been hearing on television shows, and from my own doctors, that taking one low-dose aspirin a day helps to prevent heart attacks.  For the most part I haven’t taken aspirin at all because it irritates my stomach.  It irritates my stomach BIG TIME!  And I know that the so-called “prevention” factor is that it acts as a blood thinner.  Ibuprofen ALSO acts as a blood thinner, and relieves my headaches better than other pain killers.  I tend to take a couple of ibuprofen almost every day, so I figure that the advice to take one aspirin a day really does not apply to me.

Today I was reading an article on the Time.com website that a study done in England has concluded that aspirin does not reduce the risk of heart attacks in people who are prone to be diabetic.  Well, I think that news is going to shake up the medical community!  I wonder what I’m going to be hearing on the television news (and from the doctors) NOW!

My cousin’s girlfriend Bri has been raving about how much she loves her new magnetic bracelet.  She said that it has helped her arthritis tremendously!  So I started doing a little bit of research on magnetic therapy.  I couldn’t believe how many ailments magnets are supposed to help! From headaches, backaches, insomnia, stress, to diabetes!   Bri told me that she bought her bracelet at the billythetree.com website.  So I’ve gone online to check them out. 

Their prices certainly seem reasonable enough, and they have a good shipping and satisfaction policy.  I think I’ll order one for myself and see if I notice any difference in how I feel!  Sometimes I wonder if these things “work” because of the placebo effect, so I’m always curious, yet cautious.  What is your experience?  Do you have any magnetic jewelry?  Has it improved your life?

I was delighted to read on the health.msn.com website that researchers now say that full fat chees is good for you!  They say that it does NOT raise cholesterol levels, and actually helps dieters to lose weight!  That is really good news because I love cheese!  I have tried the low-fat stuff and I don’t like it – it has no flavor (except for cream chees, which is yummy!)  So I will no longer avoid cheese (I HAVE been avoiding cheese!) and can start buying it (and snacking on it!) on a regular basis again!

My sister sent me a link to learn how to do Hands-Only CPR that had an interactive segment that allowed me to choose a body to practice CPR on. It is a page sponsored by the American Heart Association, and I think it is really great that they are promoting this method. I think that a lot of lives could be saved with this promotion!

The other night I got a phone call from a friend.  She had recently discussed having breast augmentation surgery with her husband.  She wanted to know if there was a website that she could visit to get more information on the subject.  I suggested a great health directory that I came across while doing some research of my own.  This site not only has medical information but also was a great fitness directory as well as a general health and wellness directory too.

There is a vast amount of information on everything from aging, to reproductive health, to women’s health and a lot more.  I told her that it should answer the questions she may have forgotten to ask her doctor.  You know how that is, you get into the doctor’s office and you have a slew of questions you thought about before the visit, but you end up forgetting half of them and then remember after you have left. They even have information on the health and well being of your pets!!!!