I just moved from the Olympic Peninsula area in Washington state where a popular way to make some extra income over the spring and summer is to catch crabs and oysters. This spring there were too many news stories of people involved in these activities loosing their lives due to boating accidents. Over and over again the Washington news anchors would stress the importance of using good judgement and safety practices while boating.
Many boating accidents occur when the operator is under the influence of alcohol. The statistics for Arizona Boating last year shows that there were 357 arrests, 33 accidents and 8 fatalities that resulted from people operating boats while under the influence of alcohol. To help people boat safer and smarter, the Arizona Game And Fish website is offering Boating Education classes in various locations around Arizona as well as online.
I have tried many times to swallow pills but I have never been able to so when I take ibuprofen or vitamins I crush them so that I can take the pill. I recently learned that some pills can cause dangerous (or fatal) effects if crushed. Make sure to always consult with your doctor or pharmacist before crushing any pill.
Slow release capsules or pills with a special coating that allows the medicine to absorb into the body slowly. This includes ‘once a day’ 24 hour pills including allergy and diet pills like the popular Phentermine as crushing them will cause your body to receive too much medication at the beginning of the day and not enough closer to the end of the day.
If you need to take pills that should not be crushed see if the medication is available in a liquid or patch format.
While in White Rock, BC my husband ate crab for the first time and had no idea how to eat it and ended up tearing it to pieces and eating it with his hands, it was quite disgusting to look at! I actually didn’t care though, as I am not the neatest eater either.
After you watch this video make sure to visit BeOysterAware.com and learn about the risks associated with raw and undercooked oysters such as the popular Gulf oysters. The website also has tasty oyster recipes!
Between the ages of 14 and 21 I had acne and just as any other teenager I hated it. One of the most frustrating things about dealing with acne is finding an acne treatment that will clear your acne. I tried several products that either did nothing to help or made the acne worse until I tried proactiv which worked for me.
According to AcneCuresRevealed.net the top 5 acne treatments are:
Zyporex
Acnetin
Orovo Acne Kit
Oxycerin
Asso Gold Cleaning Bar
These are all normally expensive products but this website tells you how you can buy these products for half the price or more.
While visiting my family one year for Christmas while I was 7 months pregnant with Sariah I fell down the stairs. I was of course worried very worried about my baby and my dad was very nervous as well and asked me if I knew if I was still covered under the Canadian Government Healthcare. I knew I wasn’t because I had to send them some documents telling them that I was now a US resident to avoid having to pay the Insurance premium. I was just very conscious about the baby’s movements and everything was just fine.
Since then I have often wondered how much would it cost to have by family covered travel health insurance so I went to worldtravelcenter.com and learned that it would cost $28.80 for my family of 4 to be covered with Health Insurance if we were to visit Canada for 5 days. Not bad at all. It would be about $358 for my parents and two youngest sisters to have travel health insurance while visiting us in the US for 5 days though.
For the last 3 years people have been asking my husband when he was going to start gaining his marriage weight. And a few months into our marriage my mom told him to stop selling plasma because he was loosing a lot of weight. But no need to worry, he has a belly now! I think it is because he drives to work now and he used to walk to school every day.
I was surprised when I saw him last night (he was in Utah for 4 days for a graduate school site visit) I started laughing and asked him if he was expecting, he laughed as well and said that his brother who lives in Utah asked him the same thing. I’m not worried about him gaining weight but I do hope he starts eating a healthier breakfast or else when the kids are older they will want to eat his ’sugar’ cereal instead of Cheerios and raisin bran.
Also this weekend I was talking to a friend of mine who I haven’t talked to in a long time. She has struggled with her weight for a long time and told me that she had been taking Orovo detox for a week and has lost 10 lbs. She seems really happy about it and says that there are no known side effects and the pills are actually multi-vitamins to help with weight-loss and improve skin appearance. I am happy for her but I still think that loosing weight gradually is better than loosing it quickly which sometimes results in a lot of loose skin.
I know several people who wear a lot of makeup and it has noticeable taken a toll on their skin. The new trend in the makeup industry is Mineral Makeup which is actually very good for your skin. Mineral makeup has been around since the 70’s but up until recently it was only sold on infomercials and was only affordable to a small percentage of Women. Now that more women have learned about the natural anti-inflammatory elements and UV protection of mineral makeup; many companies within the makeup industry have tapped into this market making it more competitive. If you would like to try the new makeup Craze you can receive some mineral makeup samples. 10 samples costs $4.99.
So two Gulf oysters are baking in an oven and one oyster says to the other “it’s sure getting hot in here, isn’t it?”. The other oyster then exclaims OH MY GOODNESS A TALKING OYSTER!!!
Ok, the joke is lame but one thing that should be taken seriously if you consume raw oysters or know people who do is educating your self about a bacteria called Vibro Vulnifcus. For most healthy people this bacteria will not harm you but it can be life threatening to people who have a liver disease, diabetes or a weak immune system. You can learn more about this effects of this bacteria and symptoms to look out for on the Be Oyster Beware Website.
I watched a documentary about people with disabilites overcoming challenges. One story that I could relate to was about a woman who had Cerebral Palsy, her condition was a lot like my aunt who has severe Cerebral Palsy however this woman was born in the 70’s only a decade later than my aunt but there was a lot more information about cerebral palsy at that time. This woman recieved physical therapy and speech therapy, she even went to college, got married and had a baby. It kind of made me sad that my aunt was not given the same therapy when she was young and made me wonder what her life would have been like now.
Children who have Cerebral Palsy today are given even more advanced cerebral palsy therapy. It really is amazing to see how education, research and technology can help those with severe disabilities become independant and live “normal” lives.
Fortunately I have never experienced migraines, however I do know several people are affected by Migraines and notice the great deal of pain that is caused by their migraines. One vital step to treating migraines is to find out what is causing your migraines. Some major causes of migraines are as follows:
Dehydration: Water is extremely important for our health it helps our bodies function properly. Drinking plenty of water to prevent migraines makes sense to me as a few months ago I had neck pain and my husband suggested that I increase the amount of water I drink, I did so and it helped.
Lighting/Computer Screens: Most of the people I know who suffer from migraines work in a situation where they are staring at a computer screen most of the day. A glare screen that you can fit over your computer screen may help and also positioning your self so you are not directly facing bright lights.
The weather: Some migraine suffers are sensitive to weather changes, some to hot temperature and others to cold temperatures.
Many migraine experts recommend keeping a “migraine diary”. Write down your activities, the weather, the foods you eat and when your migraines occur. This will allow you to find out what is triggering your migraines.
I often think how hard it must be for adults to see the people who took care of them as children to need someone to take care of them as their parents become unable to care for themselves due to failing health and old age. It would be a difficult decision to know if it would be best to take care of a parent themselves or to have that parent live in a care home.
One website, bettercaring.com has devoted itself to help people asking these questions in Britain. They have compiled a vast amount of information about care homes with reviews conducted on different care homes. People can also search for care homes close to them.
This is also a great resource for people to learn about different diseases such as parkinson’s and also to connect with others in the same situation you are in on their forums.
If you didn’t watch Oprah today it was about amazing weight-loss stories. I love hearing about these kind of success stories especially about people who work hard at loosing weight and not just undergoing surgery or taking diet pills.
Oprah’s last weight-loss challenge involved 6 people. Well, at the end of the show she announce that her next challenge will involve 1 million people!!! If you want to take the challenge just go to her website.
I have all ready had the flu this year as well as everyone in my immediate family including my parents and siblings. The influenza “flu” virus is extremely contagious and while it just lasts for a short time and can affect the elderly and people who have diseases such as diabetes a lot worse.
Here are some ways to fight the flu naturally.
Get adequate rest and exercise.
Drink plenty of water - avoid alcohal and caffine
Eat at least 6 servings of fruits and vegetables daily
Boost your immune system with herbal and nutritional supplements. Some good supplements to take are iron, zinc, vitamin A and C, echinacea and ginseng.
Of course this will not prevent all illnesses and becoming ill once in a while can also improve our immune systems.
*The information given on this post is based on studies conducted by the Canadian Medical Association*
I watched a documentary about people with disabilites overcoming challenges. One story that I could relate to was about a woman who had Cerebral Palsy, her condition was a lot like my aunt who has severe Cerebral Palsy however this woman was born in the 70’s only a decade later than my aunt but there was a lot more information about cerebral palsy at that time. This woman recieved physical therapy and speech therapy, she even went to college, got married and had a baby. It kind of made me sad that my aunt was not given the same therapy when she was young and made me wonder what her life would have been like now.