How to Age Well

Many people have the idea that older people lead a sedentary live. This need not be so. A research conducted by the University of California at Los Angeles showed that becoming physically active increases walking levels thus maintaining health and well-being. Participants of the study were asked to discard the notion that sedentary life comes with old age and that they should continue to be physically active into their old age.

There are many books in the market about Aging and the do's and don'ts and so forth. This book, "The Science of Staying Young" advises having spontaneous physical fun including continuing to enjoy dark chocolate, wine, working in the garden or even go dancing. Besides providing spontaneous fun, they enable seniors to stay physically active at the same time.

The authors of the book, Dr. John Morley, director of geriatric medicine at St. Louis University, and Sheri Colberg, a professor of exercise science at Old Dominion University, suggest the following to stay healthful to be able to enjoy life in one's golden years:

-- Strive for four servings of fish a week. Enjoy moderate amounts of alcohol -- a drink for women and at most two for men, a day. Eat plenty of fruits and vegetables.

-- Aim for physical exercise for a half hour every day and exercise the brain to keep the mind sharp.

-- Use hormone replacement therapy judiciously.

-- Give up smoking, have blood pressure checked and take prescribed medicine.

-- Take up tai chi to improve balance.

Source: Arcamax.com

Coupon Codes Make Santa's Job Lighter

Christmas is less than a month away. Have you started your Christmas shopping yet? Why not shop differently this year? Shop online for a change. It saves time, the range of products available is incredible and best of all, you get to make your dollar stretch a little with the thousands of discount and coupon codes available.

I love getting reading material for gifts and just as well as a girlfriend would like to have the current best-seller, The Secret. Amazon coupons would come in very handy here.

I like to surprise family and friends with something different yet something practical. Being the outdoorsy type, I know Mark, my nephew, would love a gift I could get with a Swiss Army coupon. It's not easy to get Swiss Army merchandise here so shopping online has that advantage of getting items you would normally not be able to find in stores here. I know Mark would be thrilled.

I can already envisage the savings I can get from shopping with coupon codes. Playing Santa need not be that heavy on the wallet afterall.

Pepperoni Pizza

Pizza is almost everyone's favourite food. It's delicious with its many choices of toppings and best of all if you don't fancy going out, ordering a pizza is merely a click or a phone-call away.

However, pizza is usually high in saturated fat and sodium that too much of pizza can be hazardous to one's health. The only way around that is to either eat less of pizza when eating out or make your own pizza but with healthy material. Here's a recipe from EatingWell for Pepperoni Pizza that will ensure your pizzas are healthful and flavourful. Check out the recipe here: http://www.arcamax.com/healthyrecipes/s-261525-756076

Canvas Tents

Both adults and children look forward to school holidays. Adults could stay in bed a little while longer especially on those rainy mornings. Not having to get caught in the morning traffic and the crawls sending their children to school is a welcome thought.

As for the kids, it's playtime all-day long, well, almost. To keep kids busy and get them to learn new things, camping is a good activity. A girlfriend just went shopping with her children to get things they would need for their upcoming camping trip. One of the items they picked up was a canvas tent. Others include haversacks, trekking shoes, track bottoms, water-bottles, caps and insect repellants. The kids are all excited and my girlfriend is looking forward to some peace and quite at home and some me-time.

Engagement Rings

I found a very exciting site. No, it's not an online casino but something close or even better. It is a site with exquisite diamond jewelry. No wonder they say diamonds are a girl's best friend.

James Allen's wide range of engagement and wedding rings and anniversary diamond jewelry are sure to make them any girl's best friend. You can even design your own diamond ring and make it personally yours.

From classic solitaires to elegant settings with side stones, James Allen uses only the highest quality materials to design their stunning gold and platinum engagement rings. Make your wedding the talk of the town!

Know More About Diabetes

As a follow-up to the earlier post on diabetes prevention, perhaps it would be good to learn more about diabetes, what it is, the types of diabetes, how it is diagnosed, the scope and impct of the disease, its treatment, complications and points to remember among others. You can read about all these on this site: http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/overview/#what

Life Insurance Provides Peace of Mind

Insurance is important. Insurance prevents one from having to put our large sums of money when accidents or something untoward happens, such as being stricken with a disease.

Insurance is Big Business. These days you can insure yourself against almost any type of unpredictable risk. Life insurance is a major type of insurance that everyone should have. Life insurance takes care of one's family should anything happen to the breadwinner of the family. Life insurance provides peace of mind.

Another major insurance is home insurance. Having a roof over one's head is desirable. Therefore making sure that you always have one is of importance. By taking out a home insurance, you will always be sure of that.

These days, having a car is no longer a luxury, but a necessity. Road accidents are sometimes inevitable as you are not able to control another driver's actions. Having a car insurance ensures that you will have ready funds to have your car repaired should your car be demanged.

Whatever insurance you need, it is wise to shop around for the best quotes.

Diabetes Prevention

Diabetes is one sickness where there is no cure. Therefore, it is important that we take precautions to prevent us from getting diabetes.

A talk I attended stress the importance of not being over-weight, eat fruits and vegetables and high-fibre food, cut down on sweets and sugars, get enough exercise and have enough rest.

Visit this site, http://ndep.nih.gov/diabetes/prev/prevention.htm - to learn more about diabetes prevention.

Losing Weight the Diet Patch Way

I recently learned that one of the causes of diabetes is being overweight. So if you are overweight, you may want to watch your diet and change your life-style a little to control your weight or better still, lose weight.

Eating more greens and fibre is preferred over fats and of course, take time to exercise and have enough rest. Have you heard of weight-loss through the diet patch method? I read that is works.

Utility Carts are Versatile and Useful

One of the most versatile and useful pieces of furniture in any environment has got to be the utility cart. It's mobility makes light of work and its compactness in size helps save space. Whatever you need, be it a steel cart or a plastic cart, whether with or without casters, with or without cabinets, there certainly is one that will suit your need.

Vanity in the Bathroom

Furnishing a new home is exciting and not to mention costly too. A girlfriend just got the keys to her new apartment and we went on a shopping spree of the things she needs for her new home. The bathroom is also an important part of a home so she picked up some really nice bathroom vanities that would make anyone go crazy over them. Great taste, my girlfriend has.

Do You Know Enough to Take Care of Someone Else?

In many countries, it was found that there is a growing percentage of aging people. When we are young and healthy, we think nothing of our own healthcare nor the need to take care of someone else, mainly our loved ones.

Thanks to the Internet, we are able to find lots of information and answers about care options. There is this site I found with useful information for anyone who needs to know about care options, news and views and even has a community forum for sharing ideas and experiences. The site has a pleasant look and is easy to navigate.

If you need answers to crucial questions about care for yourself or your loved ones or even about nursing homes, Bettercaring.com is the place to go to. Be sure to check out their news articles too. They range from the subject of tai-chi to pensioners activities to social services. Check them out!

Unique and Pretty Wedding Favors and Gifts

A wedding is every woman's dream and every woman wants her wedding to be the loveliest and most memorable day of her life. She would also want her friends and family to have the sweetest memory of her wedding too. Unique, pretty and practical wedding favors would ensure that family and friends will have a lasting memory of her happy day.

If you are making preparations for your big day, I have just the place for you. Wedding Favors and Gift Ideas offers a large selection of quality, unique and pretty Wedding Favors, and practical Bridal Shower Favors. For your Bridesmaids and Groomsmen, why not surprise them with Personalized Wedding Gifts.

Not only does Wedding Favors and Gift Ideas have the wedding favors and gifts you are looking for, they also have Specialty Wedding Gifts and Wedding Accessories. That's not all, you can also get wedding ideas from their Wedding Resources. Now that will save you time thinking up ideas of your own. Why wait. Get your very own Free copy of the Wedding Guide today.

We all need Healthcare Insurance

Medical and hospitalization rates are on the rise. Without healthcare insurance, medical bills can come up to a substantial amount of money should one need medical treatment.

There is no question that healthcare insurance is a must and one can save money on healthcare insurance by shopping around for the best insurance rates.

Medical quotes can now be obtained online. Advantage Healthcare Quotes is one service that offers all types of healthcare insurance from group policies to family insurance policies to traditional fee plans to medical savings accounts to HMO insurance plans. There is no easier way to get a quote for all your insurance needs. Get a quote today.

Christmas is Not Christmas without Christmas Ornaments

Well, what do you know! Christmas is just a little over a month away. How time flies, doesn't it? The malls and stores and even the hotels downtown are already decked with beautiful Christmas decorations. I love those christmas elf ornaments. They sure do brighten up the Christmas tree, don't you think?

Christmas season is a happy season, not forgetting the activities that go along with it keeping everyone busy dashing around shopping and getting things done. So remember to keep your health up in order to be healthy enough to enjoy the happy season.

Home Theater Carpets make Great House-warming Gifts

A girlfriend and her family just moved into their new home of five rooms. In order to have the family spending more time together as well as having friends over more often, one of the rooms has been outfitted with a home theater set and other home entertainment equipment including a karaoke set. To make the room cosy, they have invested in a very very nice and lush home theater carpet of a soothing shade. Home entertainment will never be the same again for my girlfriend and her family. I look forward to hanging out there too.

Carrying too much cash is not a safe habit

Having a checking account is convenient when it comes to paying bills. Unfortunately, many people do not think so. They would rather pay by cash. ATMs being readily available anytime of the day and night, could be a factor that renders a checking account less important. No matter, I still believe that having a checking account still beats having excessive cash with you which could put you at a security risk.

Do you collect rare or gold coins?

Having a hobby or two is a good way to spend leisure time, something which you enjoy doing and deriving pleasure from the activity. Many people collect items as a hobby such as collecting stamps, postcards or coins.

Coin-collecting is an interesting hobby. Coin-collecting can also be a lucrative hobby if the collection involves rare coins or precious metal coins including gold, silver or platinum bullion coins.

If you are in possession of a gold coin and would like to make some money out of it, would you know where to go to sell it for the price it is worth? The experts at Monaco Rare Coin would be able to help you.

They are a trusted leader in precious metals investments for nearly 40 years offering a vast and impressive array of resources for investors and collectors alike. Having access to the most intriguing rare coins available, Monaco Rare Coin is exclusively poised to provide their customers with the best prices and service not found anywhere. So if you are looking to buy or sell rare and precious metal coins, there is no better place than Monaco Rare Coin.

A Family that Plays Together, Stays Together

Home entertainment is big time these days. Many families now have a room dedicated to home entertainment equipped with home theater equipment, karaoke sets, and so forth. The room could also be outfitted with the right furniture including home theater chairs.

All work and no play sure makes anyone a dull person, so having entertainment right at home gives families a chance to be together more, to play together, so to speak. Friends and families can also get together for some fun.

Get a Wall Bracket for Your Sony TV

I don't think I can live without a TV, can you? Books and magazines are great but watching a good show is equally refreshing and enlightening. TVs come in many sizes and brands but for as long as I can remember, we've never owned any other TV besides Sony TVs. Call me one-track if you like but I guess it's the reliability of the brand that commands this brand loyalty.

My TV sets at home are placed on cabinets but recently, I came across a site that sells sony tv wall brackets. Now, why haven't I come across these? I was amazed at the types of TV wall brackets Decomount carries. They have the regular TV wall brackets, wall brackets for LCD TV, Plasma wall brackets, and Plasma TV wall brackets.

Produced in a wide range of sizes, Decomount's quality TV wall brackets can accommodate a large screen TV weighing up to 75 kg. I'm checking them out today.

Good Coffee and Good Company

There's nothing like a cup of freshly-brewed coffee in the morning. Coffee is a great pick-me-up. For some people, nothing happens until they've had their fix of coffee. I read that coffee is in fact good for the heart.

Talk about coffee, a friend recently rewarded himself with a jura capresso and has invited me over for a cup of coffee, what else. There's nothing like good coffee and good company.

Buy items cheap at a garage sale

Garage sales are a great place to buy items at much reduced prices. Sometimes, you can find some nice designer furniture or an odd pretty item. Repatriating expats normally prefer to offload their stuff rather than shipping them home. They'd rather turn items like settees, washing machines, ovens, fridges, treadmills, exercise bikes, crockery and cutlery into cash with which they can buy new ones back home.

Avoiding Allergies

Last week, I broke out in rashes around my neck, face and hands. It must have been some seafood I took for dinner.

Allergies can be caused by various things such as pollen, mold, dust mites, certain food, drugs, chemicals and so forth. If you can minimize your exposure to allergens you will have less sneezing coughing and itching.

Picture source: Yahoo! Health

Think Safety in Garage Floors

There is no doubt that garage floors do need to look clean and nice. My dad has been thinking about cleaning up our garage for ages but has never got around to it until he came across the different tiles and materials available online. Our garage floor is of concrete and is cracked and badly stained with oil which could be a safety hazard. With the new garage floor, our garage will not only look neat, my dad will be more comfortable and safer working in there. He is also thinking about replacing the old rusty tool cabinet. Now, that will be quite a change to an old garage.

Is Your Child Growing Normally?

A mother is naturally concerned as to whether her child is growing normally as compared to other children his or her age. Eating habits can and do contribute to a child's growth rate for example a picky child would not grow as much as one who eats anything. However, not being careful in the latter case may result in the child being overweight. It is therefore important for the parents to monitor a child's food intake - not insufficient nor over-eating.

It is important to monitor your child’s weight and height regularly to assess if he is receiving the right nutrition to grow and develop well.

Growth charts enable parents to track their children’s growth and monitor how they are growing in relation to other children in the same age group. By using a growth chart to plot your child’s growth, you can detect under-nutrition, overweight and obesity, and other growth-related conditions and address them at an early stage. For a copy of a growth chart visit this WHO site: http://www.who.int/childgrowth/en/

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Blogs are no longer just journals. They have evolved into websites capable of making money for blog-owners as blog advertising has made its presence onto blogs. Blog advertising is big time. Companies see blogs as an avenue to broadcast their products and services and are willing to pay bloggers for writing about their products and services.

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Get an Ashop's Shopping Cart Software

The Internet has provided a great opportunity for ecommerce as more and more people are starting up their own online business and mothers can now work at home while minding their children.

As with any business, ecommerce would involve marketing a product or service. Marketing online requires an ecommerce software. One important ecommerce software would have to the the shopping cart software.

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Bone Health

Here's more information on bone health from Nicole Niemiec, an occupational therapist with 10 years of experience working with patients of all ages and illnesses. Her article which this is adapted from was published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol. 71, No. 1

Here, Ms Niemier gives advice on sticking with bone healthy nutrients and avoiding bone robbers. According to her, studies have shown that women who consistently consume high amounts of zinc, magnesium, potassium, fiber, vitamin C, vitamin D, vitamin K, boron, and manganese have greater bone density in middle age than women who report low intake of these nutrients. Here is her list of food that these vitamins and minerals are found in naturally.

Vitamin/Mineral Found Naturally In…
Zinc Shellfish, Nuts, Liver, Egg Yolks, Milk, Whole Grain Cereals Magnesium Green Vegetables, Soybeans, Figs, Corn, Apples, Almonds Potassium Green Leafy Vegetables, Oranges, Whole Grains, Sunflower Seeds, Nuts, Meats, Potatoes, Bananas Fiber Whole Grains, Figs, Apples, Potatoes Vitamin C Citrus Fruits/Juices, Tomatoes, Green Peppers, Strawberries Vitamin D Eggs, Sunshine (reacts with skin to form Vitamin D internally), Vitamin D Enriched Milk Vitamin K Green Leafy Vegetables, Cabbage, Cauliflower Boron Raisins, Peanuts, Grapes Manganese Whole-Grain Cereals, Egg Yolks, Green Vegetables, Nuts, Beans.

And this list are the bone "robbers", or things you should avoid too much of, can include excessive salt, protein, and caffeine. These can weaken your bones as you grow older and make you more susceptible to broken bones from falls.

A Payday Loan Can Be Useful

Having a problem with finances can take a toll on one's health as it can be worrisome. These days, this problem need not happen as there are available, payday loans that are easily obtainable.

A payday loan or cash advance is a quick and easy way to take care of those financial surprises that arise in between your pay-checks. It is a small, short-term loan to get you through some temporary set-backs.

Applying for a payday loan can be done online or even through a phone-call. It's that quick and easy. A loan from $200 to $1500 can be completed in as short as 24 hours with no hassle of paperwork. These No Fax Payday Loans are completely confidential and secure and once approved, the funds are transfered into your bank account without any fuss.

Or if you are not sure but would like some quotes first, they can be obtained free, without any obligation.

Meditox Suboxone Detox can be done at home

Taking painkillers or pain medication is a quick and easy way to relief pain. Taking painkillers when necessary is not a bad thing. It is when they are taken excessively that it may become a problem leading to dependence on them. Anyone can fall victim if not careful.

Are you or a loved one dependent on pain medication? Help is just a phone-call away. Call Meditox for a free confidential consultation or to know more about their suboxone treatment.

Suboxone treatment is part of the Meditox Method which is a new and unique outpatient treatment program designed specifically for opiate detoxification. Treatment can be done at home without having to check into a drug rehab center or hospital. Throughout the entire six-week program, doctors and nurses are available at any time with their expertise and assistance.

Meditox's suboxone treatment is an effective method of detoxification. The active ingredient in the suboxone treatment relieves pain without causing the body to be dependent on it. It also has no painful withdrawal symptoms. Once you have detoxified from your opiate, you simply lower your dose of buprenorphine, the active ingredient, over the six-week period until you are completely drug-free at the end. This gradual transition lets your body and brain both fully adjust to the absence of any opiate.

Meditox specializes in treating addictions to opiate-based pain medications. It is the industry leader in the use of Suboxone.