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      Leading vaccine researcher/supporter charged with fraud, laundering, andf stealing

      May 25, 2011 /

      Millions of American parents are putting their trust, their child’s lives, in the hands of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC), and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), by having their children vaccinated. Consequently, what are parent’s supposed to do when one of the biggest names, Dr. Poul Thorsen, in vaccine research and support is nothing more than a liar and a thief.

      The Huffington Post reports:
      Danish police are investigating Dr. Poul Thorsen, who has vanished along with almost $2 million that he had supposedly spent on research.

      Thorsen was a leading member of a Danish research group that wrote several key studies supporting CDC’s claims that the MMR vaccine and mercury-laden vaccines were safe for children. Thorsen’s 2003 Danish study reported a 20-fold increase in autism in Denmark after that country banned mercury based preservatives in its vaccines. His study concluded that mercury could therefore not be the culprit behind the autism epidemic.

      His study has long been criticized as fraudulent since it failed to disclose that the increase was an artifact of new mandates requiring, for the first time, that autism cases be reported on the national registry.

      Now a federal grand jury in Atlanta has indicted Thorsen and charged him with 13 counts of wire fraud, 9 counts of money laundering and stealing more than $1 million in grant money from the CDC over a four-year period.

      Medical Issues for Men, Men's Health and Wellness, Xternal Fitness, Xternal Furci

      Coffee cuts agressive cancer risk

      May 18, 2011 /

      A study that involved 5929 Swedish women, found a 33 percent to 57 percent lower risk for ER-negative cancer (the most aggressive type of breast cancer) than did those who drank less than one cup a day.

      “Now, we don’t have all the details,” he cautioned. “We don’t know, for example, what specific type of coffee we’re talking about here. But what we do know is that the protective effect is quite striking and remains even after adjusting for a lot of other factors that have the potential to play a protective role. And we know that we’re talking about what we could call a relatively normal amount of coffee drinking. Certainly we’re not talking about consuming gigantic amounts of coffee. So, this is a very intriguing finding.”

      HealthDay

      Now the challenge is finding what it is in coffee that produces this protective effect, and if it will work with other types of cancer.

      Anti-Aging, Cancer, Medical Issues for Men, Xternal Fitness, Xternal Furci

      Restaurant menus, tricks of the trade

      May 16, 2011 /

      If the restaurant owner/manager is doing their job correctly, the menu will be the heart of the business. Although many restaurant owners don’t pay much attention to their menus, menu engineering can yield greater profits.

      “It embodies the restaurant’s demographics, concept, physical factors and personality. It’s a sales vehicle, and many restaurants, smart ones, use it to get you to eat right. And we’re not talking about your health, but about their profits.”

      Being a business owner and proponent of free markets, I don’t feel there is anything wrong with business making a buck. However, consumers need to be aware that health is not a concern when selling items on a menu.

      Marlys Harris reports for Yahoo Finance that menu dishes are normally divided up into 4 dishes, and clever menu engineering steers you to the most profitable items coupled with enjoying the meal. This makes sense considering business thrives on repeat business and referrals.

      The following are seven ploys used in restaurant menus.

      The first in show: Testing has shown that if you decide on a dish like chicken, you are most likely to choose the first item under the chicken heading. If a menu is engineered correctly, the most profitable items always appear first.

      Menu Siberia: Dishes that require expensive ingredients and are labor intensive, which makes them less profitable, are usually placed in harder to find places.

      Visual aids: People tend to order dishes that have boxes around them or pictures of the dish. So, If restaurants want to promote profitable dishes like chicken wings, photos definitely help.

      Package deals: You walk into an establishment with the intention of getting a cheese burger and a medium drink, but leave paying a few bucks extra for the package deal that includes fries and a large drink. Getting a large percentage of customers to pay to shell out a few extra bucks for package deals translates to bigger profits.

      Dollar-sign avoidance: Getting rid of dollar signs and decimals makes spending less threatening.

      Small plate-large plate conundrum: A restaurant may offer two sizes of the same dish, but the price difference is almost pure profit.

      Ingredient embroidery: The more special each ingredient sounds the better it sells. Just because it’s labeled “Grandma’s Three Cheese Mac and Cheese” will sell better than just plain mac and cheese.

      Diets, Food preparation, Foods products, Nutrition, Xternal Fitness, Xternal Furci

      Super foods that won’t break your budget

      May 13, 2011 /

      Are you afraid that trying to eat healthily will drain your wallet? Not to worry, some of the healthiest foods in the world are actually very, very cheap. Planet Green lists a number of foods that are great for your body but won’t break the budget:

      Kale-
      It’s loaded with vitamin C, vitamin B, and calcium, and costs just over a dollar a bunch.

      Broccoli and Cabbage-
      These low-cost cruciferous vegetables neutralize toxins in your liver.

      Winter Squash-
      It’s just a few dollars a pound, it’s a good source of vitamin B6 and folate.

      Sweet Potatoes-
      They’re full of fiber, protein, vitamin A, and vitamin C.

      Adzuki Beans-
      They contain some of the highest levels of protein of any variety of beans, and they also contain high levels of potassium, fiber, B vitamins, iron, zinc, and manganese.

      Black Beans=
      These are a good source of folate, dietary fiber, manganese, protein, magnesium, vitamin B1 (thiamin), phosphorus, and iron.

      Sunflower Seeds-
      Raw sunflower seeds contain 76 percent of the RDA for vitamin E.

      Almonds-
      Almonds are good for heart health and loaded with vitamin E.

      To see the rest of their cheap superfood selections, click on the link below.

      greenplanet.com

      Anti-Aging, Foods products, Men's Health and Wellness, Nutrition, Xternal Fitness, Xternal Furci

      Easing the symptoms of arthritis

      May 11, 2011 /

      46 million adults have been diagnosed with arthritis. 9% of these individuals claim arthritis limits their physical capabilities; 21 million people alone suffer from osteoarthritis. Unfortunately, the incidence of arthritis is on the rise, but there are things you can do to ease the symptoms.

      Exercise can be a great way to deal with the aches and pains of arthritis. But it’s important to perform the right exercises under a doctor’s supervision.

      Here are suggestions about exercising if you have arthritis, courtesy of the University of Washington School of Medicine:

      • If you have a physical or occupational therapist, he or she should participate in creating your exercise plan.
      • Your exercises should put minimal stress on your joints, especially when you first start out. Don’t overdo it.
      • Try a combination of both therapeutic (designed to help ease symptoms and improve joint function) and recreational (just for fun) exercises.
      • Use other methods to ease symptoms, such as using heating pads and ice packs, eating a healthy diet, taking medication as prescribed, and maintaining a healthy body weight.

      (HealthDay News)

      Anti-Aging, General fitness, Medical Issues for Men, Men's Health and Wellness, Xternal Fitness, Xternal Furci

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