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Watermelon instead of

Anu — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:51:03 +0000

I was reading that researchers have determined that eating watermelon can have a similar effect on the human body as name brand ED prescriptions do. They say you have to eat the yellow fleshed variety, and eat six cups of it, but that would do it! Of course, you’d be so busy running the bathroom to relieve your bladder that the whole pleasure part would be pretty limited! Watermelon is a diuretic and has been used homeopathically to help people with kidney problems. The same chemical is found in cucumbers and cantaloupe, but at a much lower level. And, eating that much watermelon would cause havoc with blood sugar levels, so I guess the men should stick with ED prescriptions for now, and just eat a little bit of watermelon for the other healthy benefits that eating fruit produces.

Aspirin for heart attack prevention

Anu — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 15:45:35 +0000

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!

Predicting earthquakes may be a reality!

Anu — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 23:22:37 +0000

I was reading in the time.com health and science section that an accidental discovery by scientists have left them with new knowledge that may prove helpful in predicting future earthquakes! They were measuring how barometric pressure effected underground changes and discovered that there were changes shortly before a couple of earthquakes happened! So the scientists are thinking that they may be able to use this technology to help predict earthquakes and give residents advance warning to get to safer places. This is really big news and I’m surprised that I didn’t hear it on television news!

Spray on snow

Anu — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 22:18:11 +0000

Yesterday I was reading an article about dying Christmas traditions. One of the traditions mentioned was the use of the spray-on-snow. Did you know that the snow used to be made from asbestos? I wonder how many people now are suffering from mesothelioma as a result of the spray-on-snow that they used to decorate their houses with? I can remember when I was a child my parents used it to spray on the Christmas tree!

I’ve lost ten pounds

Anu — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 23:05:57 +0000

I was surprised to discover when I stepped on the bathroom scale this morning to discover that I had lost ten pounds over the past month. No wonder my clothes don’t fit me anymore! I am going to have to go shopping and buy a whole bunch of new clothes for the fall and winter coming up. If I don’t, I will look pretty stupid with all of my clothes hanging off of my, being held up with a belt!

So, as much as I don’t like to think about buying new clothes, I will be having to be hitting the Internet sales and see what I can come up with for good looking clothes that won’t cost an arm and a leg!

New eyeglasses for little money

Anu — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 16:30:07 +0000

In this economy, most of the people that I know are trying to save money everywhere they can. For quite a long time now, I’ve been hearing about being able to buy eyeglasses for as low as $6.95 a pair at the Zenni Optical website.

My biggest concern about buying glasses over the Internet is getting them to fit on my face once they arrive. I have a very short temple, for one thing. I don’t know how that issue (if it even IS an issue!) would be taken care of in the case of buying glasses over the Internet.

I’ve been hearing that they have been discussed on popular radio shows, and that they were mentioned in an article that was discussing ways to save money on eye care in the New York Times newspaper as a good place to get cheap back-up glasses. I checked out their website and found that they had over 200 pairs of glasses for $6.95! And I actually did see a couple of good looking pairs of $6.95 glasses that I would consider buying. I like the shape and the color; they are very much like what I already wear. Pretty soon it will be time for me to get a new pair of glasses, so I will be checking them out for sure!

Will it work?

Anu — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 02:21:57 +0000

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?

Full fat cheese is good for you?!

Anu — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 02:19:21 +0000

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!

Need adjusting

Anu — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 09:19:14 +0000

So I went to the eye doctor and got new glasses. Seems I need a prism added to my prescription because I have what is commonly referred to as “lazy eye.” The eye doctor said I could do exercises with my eyes to correct it, or I could get prisms. Well, I opted for the prisms because I don’t have time to exercise my eyes, and I needed glasses anyway because of astigmatisms. So we ordered new glasses, and they got the prism amount wrong. How do I know? Because I have to wear the glasses at a 45 degree angle on my face if I want to see anything! So I went back to the eye doctor and explained the situation, and they have ordered a new pair for me.

New Glasses

Anu — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 03:28:13 +0000

Most people take their good vision for granted. I know that I don’t think about how well I can see – until I find that I cannot see as well as I expected. For example, I had trouble reading the billboard signs along the highway, so I knew that it was time for a vision check up. Sure enough, my eyesight had deteriorated a little more than last time I was checked. I will need new glasses.