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Sunday, May 25, 2008
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
How to Use Soft Drinks To Kill Mice and Rats
If you have a problem with mice or rats, one way to get rid of them is with soda pop.
Mice and rats lack the ability to burp. You can use this to your advantage. Simply pour Pepsi or Coke into a shallow dish, and place the dish near where the mice or rats are entering your home.
The rodents will drink the sweet soft drink and later, when they can't burp, they will die.
Right next to walls usually works best for any type of bait or traps, as does under sinks, where they may like to hide out, or underneath your stove.
As the carbonation only lasts just so long, you will need to keep that in mind and refill your dish accordingly. Try putting a new dish down each night before bed
Mice and rats lack the ability to burp. You can use this to your advantage. Simply pour Pepsi or Coke into a shallow dish, and place the dish near where the mice or rats are entering your home.
The rodents will drink the sweet soft drink and later, when they can't burp, they will die.
Right next to walls usually works best for any type of bait or traps, as does under sinks, where they may like to hide out, or underneath your stove.
As the carbonation only lasts just so long, you will need to keep that in mind and refill your dish accordingly. Try putting a new dish down each night before bed
What Does The Label On Your Chicken Really Mean?
Buying chicken these days is not like it used to be. With labels like “100 percent natural,” “organic,” “grain-fed,” and “free range,” many consumers don’t really know what they’re buying.
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)—“100 percent natural” means the poultry doesn’t contain artificial ingredients like preservatives. But experts warn—there are no guarantees. “100 percent natural—remember—no inspections are done. So we don’t know if those claims are really true,” says Shannon Wallace, R.D., registered dietitian with Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas.
Chicken labeled as “organic” must meet much stricter standards. Inspections are conducted and organic chicken cannot contain artificial ingredients, hormones or antibiotics. But are those really harmful to consumers?
“The USDA does not make any claims that organically produced food is any safer or more nutritious than conventionally produced food,” adds Wallace.
Another popular chicken label—“grain fed.” This is supposed to mean the chicken was not fed animal by-products, but just like “100 percent natural” and “free range,” there is no outside monitoring for this claim.
So what should you shop for in chicken?
“If you would like to have a healthy diet—trimming the fat or buying leaner cuts of meat is always important. And the research is still out regarding these other issues of hormones and antibiotics,” says Wallace.
Saturday, May 10, 2008
STROKE IN YOUR 30'S !!
Recently I met with a wonderful woman, who shared with me her experience. Super fit and healthy this lady had a stroke in her 30's !! The cause of it was traced back to her time diving (specifically the clearing of the mask)
Not meaning to frighten anyone, but I have heard of this before and this lady told me of a 24 year old power lifter who suffered the same thing.
Breathing is our life force and when we hold our breath or cause inter cranial pressure (straining during exercise) this is a risk that is not often talked about.
Things to watch out for .. severe headaches that you havent had before ... one pupil becomes much larger than the other ..
many thanks M for passing this information on ...
Arterial dissection is a pathologic process characterized by splitting of the media or subadventitial layer of the arterial wall. The inside wall detaches causing a flap within the artery. Dissection of either the internal carotid artery or the vertebral artery was once considered uncommon.
However, in the past few decades, it has been increasingly recognized as a cause of a stroke in young adults. Dissection causes only 0.4% to 4% of all strokes in the general population[1,2] but causes 5% to 20% of strokes among young patients.[2-5
The pathophysiology of carotid artery dissection can be either traumatic or spontaneous. The true incidence of spontaneous dissection is unknown. Once considered rare, increased awareness, combined with noninvasive evaluation by ultrasonography and MRA, has shown a more frequent occurrence.[15]
Physical exertion or "trivial trauma" has been implicated as a triggering mechanism in cervicocephalic arterial dissection. [7] Carotid dissection had been reported after vomiting,[15] after scuba diving,[14,18] ceiling painting, nose blowing, during sporting activity without trauma,[22,23] after chiropractor manipulation,[19] after a visit to a hairdresser,[24] and after bronchoscopy.[25] Furthermore, few studies of animal models of carotid dissection are available. Kahler et al[26] described an internal carotid artery dissection model in a rabbit, though, unlike clinical situations, no local arterial or cerebral ischemic complications developed.
Based on our review, spontaneous internal carotid artery dissection is more common than most clinicians appreciate. However, even in the presence of existing signs and symptoms, the diagnosis can be missed by experienced physicians of all specialties.[27] The clinical picture varies from mild cerebral and/or cranial nerve dysfunction to a completed stroke
In 41% of patients, the interval between the first symptoms (local signs and/or transient ischemic attacks) and the onset of a stroke ranged from a few minutes to 31 days. VAD has been associated with a 30% mortality rate in the acute phase. Death is the result of extensive intracranial dissection, brainstem infarction, or subarachnoid hemorrhage.
Not meaning to frighten anyone, but I have heard of this before and this lady told me of a 24 year old power lifter who suffered the same thing.
Breathing is our life force and when we hold our breath or cause inter cranial pressure (straining during exercise) this is a risk that is not often talked about.
Things to watch out for .. severe headaches that you havent had before ... one pupil becomes much larger than the other ..
many thanks M for passing this information on ...
Arterial dissection is a pathologic process characterized by splitting of the media or subadventitial layer of the arterial wall. The inside wall detaches causing a flap within the artery. Dissection of either the internal carotid artery or the vertebral artery was once considered uncommon.
However, in the past few decades, it has been increasingly recognized as a cause of a stroke in young adults. Dissection causes only 0.4% to 4% of all strokes in the general population[1,2] but causes 5% to 20% of strokes among young patients.[2-5
The pathophysiology of carotid artery dissection can be either traumatic or spontaneous. The true incidence of spontaneous dissection is unknown. Once considered rare, increased awareness, combined with noninvasive evaluation by ultrasonography and MRA, has shown a more frequent occurrence.[15]
Physical exertion or "trivial trauma" has been implicated as a triggering mechanism in cervicocephalic arterial dissection. [7] Carotid dissection had been reported after vomiting,[15] after scuba diving,[14,18] ceiling painting, nose blowing, during sporting activity without trauma,[22,23] after chiropractor manipulation,[19] after a visit to a hairdresser,[24] and after bronchoscopy.[25] Furthermore, few studies of animal models of carotid dissection are available. Kahler et al[26] described an internal carotid artery dissection model in a rabbit, though, unlike clinical situations, no local arterial or cerebral ischemic complications developed.
Based on our review, spontaneous internal carotid artery dissection is more common than most clinicians appreciate. However, even in the presence of existing signs and symptoms, the diagnosis can be missed by experienced physicians of all specialties.[27] The clinical picture varies from mild cerebral and/or cranial nerve dysfunction to a completed stroke
In 41% of patients, the interval between the first symptoms (local signs and/or transient ischemic attacks) and the onset of a stroke ranged from a few minutes to 31 days. VAD has been associated with a 30% mortality rate in the acute phase. Death is the result of extensive intracranial dissection, brainstem infarction, or subarachnoid hemorrhage.
Friday, May 9, 2008
Obesity Can Increase Dementia Risk By Up To 80 Percent
Obesity may increase adults’ risk for having dementia, according to researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Their analysis of published obesity and dementia prospective follow-up studies over the past two decades shows a consistent relationship between the two diseases.
Obesity increases the risk of dementia in general by 42 percent, Alzheimer's by 80 percent and vascular dementia by 73 percent, the new review suggests. Being underweight increases the general dementia risk by 36 percent. But researchers who carried out an international review of research since 1995 found no elevated risk in people who were normal or overweight
Previously published research defines dementia as not a single disorder, but a number of syndromes characterized by diverse behavioral, cognitive, and emotional impairments. The most common form is Alzheimer’s disease, with an estimated 5 million adults living with the disease in the United States alone.
“Currently, Alzheimer’s disease is the eighth leading cause of death among the elderly population in the United States. While more studies are needed to determine optimal weight and biological mechanisms associated with obesity and dementia, these findings could potentially decrease the number of people diagnosed with dementia and lead to an overall better quality of life,” said May A. Beydoun, a former postdoctoral research fellow at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Obesity increases the risk of dementia in general by 42 percent, Alzheimer's by 80 percent and vascular dementia by 73 percent, the new review suggests. Being underweight increases the general dementia risk by 36 percent. But researchers who carried out an international review of research since 1995 found no elevated risk in people who were normal or overweight
Previously published research defines dementia as not a single disorder, but a number of syndromes characterized by diverse behavioral, cognitive, and emotional impairments. The most common form is Alzheimer’s disease, with an estimated 5 million adults living with the disease in the United States alone.
“Currently, Alzheimer’s disease is the eighth leading cause of death among the elderly population in the United States. While more studies are needed to determine optimal weight and biological mechanisms associated with obesity and dementia, these findings could potentially decrease the number of people diagnosed with dementia and lead to an overall better quality of life,” said May A. Beydoun, a former postdoctoral research fellow at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
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