Medication-Free
Strategies To Help Prevent Heart
Disease
Heart disease may
be the leading cause of death for
both men and women, but that doesn't
mean you have to accept it as your
fate. Although you lack the power to
change some risk factors — such as
family history or age, there are
some key heart disease prevention
steps you can take. Take steps to
avoid heart disease don't smoke, get
regular exercise and eat healthy
foods. Avoid heart problems in the
future by adopting a healthy
lifestyle today. Here are five heart
disease prevention tips to get you
started:
1. Don't smoke or use tobacco
products: Smoking or using other
tobacco products is one of the most
significant risk factors for
developing heart disease. When it
comes to heart disease prevention,
no amount of smoking is safe.
Smokeless tobacco and low-tar and
low-nicotine cigarettes also are
risky, as is exposure to secondhand
smoke.
2. Get Active: Regularly
participating in moderately vigorous
physical activity can reduce your
risk of fatal heart disease. When
you combine physical activity with
other lifestyle measures, such as
maintaining a healthy weight, the
payoff is even greater. Physical
activity helps you control your
weight and can reduce your chances
of developing other conditions that
may put a strain on your heart, such
as high blood pressure, high
cholesterol and diabetes.
It also reduces stress, which may
also be a factor in heart disease.
Guidelines recommend that you get at
least 30 to 60 minutes of moderately
intense physical activity most days
of the week.
And remember that things like
gardening, housekeeping, taking the
stairs and walking the dog all count
toward your total. You don't have to
exercise strenuously to achieve
benefits, but you can see bigger
benefits by increasing the
intensity, duration and frequency of
your workouts.
3. Eat A Heart-Healthy Diet: Eating
a special diet called the Dietary
Approaches to Stop Hypertension
(DASH) eating plan also can help
protect your heart. Following the
DASH diet means eating foods that
are low in fat, cholesterol and
salt.
The diet is rich in fruits,
vegetables, whole grains and low-fat
dairy products that can help protect
your heart. Legumes, low-fat sources
of protein, and certain types of
fish also can reduce your risk of
heart disease. Limiting certain fats
you eat also is important.
Omega-3 fatty acids, a type of
polyunsaturated fat, may decrease
your risk of heart attack, protect
against irregular heartbeats and
lower blood pressure. Some fish are
a good natural source of omega-3s.
Omega-3s are present in smaller
amounts in flaxseed oil, walnut oil,
soybean oil and canola oil, and they
can also be found in supplements.
4. Maintain A Healthy Weight: As you
put on weight in adulthood, your
weight gain is mostly fat rather
than muscle.
This excess weight can lead to
conditions that increase your
chances of heart disease — high
blood pressure, high cholesterol and
diabetes. Reducing your weight by
just 10 percent can decrease your
blood pressure, lower your blood
cholesterol level and reduce your
risk of diabetes.
5. Get Regular Health Screenings:
High blood pressure and high
cholesterol can damage your heart
and blood vessels.
But without testing for them, you
probably won't know whether you have
these conditions. Regular screening
can tell you what your numbers are
and whether you need to take action.
*Blood pressure: Regular blood
pressure screenings start in
childhood. Adults should have their
blood pressure checked at least
every two years. You may need more
frequent checks if your numbers
aren't optimal or if you have other
risk factors for heart disease.
Optimal blood pressure is less than
120/80 millimeters of mercury.
* Cholesterol levels: Adults should
have their cholesterol measured at
least once every five years. You may
need more frequent testing if your
numbers aren't optimal or if you
have other risk factors for heart
disease. Some children may need
their blood cholesterol tested if
they have a strong family history of
heart disease.
Heart disease is often avoidable.
Following a heart-healthy lifestyle
doesn't have to be complicated. Find
ways to include heart-healthy habits
into your lifestyle — and you may
well enjoy a healthier life for
years to come.
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15 Best Diet Tips
Ever!!!
Part Two
Everyone knows the
keys to losing weight: Eat less and
exercise more. Sounds simple enough,
but in the context of real life and
its demands, it can be anything but
simple. So how do successful losers
do it? Let’s continue last months 15
BEST All Time Tips for rapid weight
loss:
Best Diet Tip No.
7: Eat several mini-meals during the
day.
If you eat fewer
calories than you burn, you’ll
definitely lose weight. But when
you're hungry all the time, eating
fewer calories can be challenging.
"Studies show people who eat 4-5
meals or snacks per day are better
able to control their appetite and
weight," says obesity researcher Dr.
Rebecca Reeves, PH, RD.
Best Diet Tip No.
8: Eat protein at every meal.
Protein is more
satisfying than carbohydrates or
fats, and thus may be the new secret
weapon in weight control. "Diets
higher in protein [and] moderate in
carbs, along with a lifestyle of
regular exercise, have
an excellent potential to help
weight loss," says University of
Illinois protein researcher Donald
Layman, PhD. Getting enough protein
helps preserve muscle mass and
encourages fat burning while keeping
you feeling full. So be sure to
include healthy protein sources,
like yogurt, cheese, nuts, or beans,
at meals and snacks.
Best Diet Tip No.
9: Spice it up.
Add spices or
chilies to your food for a flavor
boost that can help you feel
satisfied. "Food that is loaded with
flavor will stimulate your taste
buds and be more satisfying so you
won't eat as much," says Perdomo.
When you need something sweet, suck
on a red-hot fireball candy for a
long-lasting burst of sweetness with
just a few calories.
Best Diet Tip No.
10: Stock your kitchen with healthy
convenience foods.
Having
ready-to-eat snacks and
meals-in-minutes staples on hand
sets you up for success. You'll be
less likely to hit the drive-through
or call in a pizza order if you can
make a healthy meal in 5 or 10
minutes. Sass stocks her
kitchen with:
* 94% fat-free
microwave popcorn (20-25 calories
per cup, and you can make it in two
minutes or less)
* Frozen vegetables
* Bags of pre-washed greens
* Canned diced tomatoes
* Canned beans
* Whole-grain wraps or pitas
* Pre-cooked grilled chicken breasts
* A few containers of pre-cooked
brown rice within minutes, she can
toss together a healthy medley.
Best Diet Tip No.
11: Order kids sized portions at
restaurants.
"When you are
eating out, order a child's pizza or
a small sandwich as an easy way to
trim calories and get your portions
under control," suggest Perdomo.
Another trick is to use smaller
plates. This helps the portions look
like more, and if your mind is
satisfied, your stomach likely will
be, too.
Best Diet Tip No.
12: Eat foods in season.
"If you don't love
certain fruits or vegetables, it
could be because you ate them out of
season when they have little taste
or flavor," says Pensiero. "When you
eat seasonally, fruits and
vegetables are more flavorful, at
their best, and I promise you won't
be disappointed."
Best Diet Tip No.
13: Swap a cup of pasta for a cup of
vegetables.
Simply by eating
less pasta or bread and more
veggies, you could lose a dress or
pants size in a year.
"You can save from 100-200 calories
if you reduce the portion of starch
on your plate and increase the
amount of vegetables," says Sass.
Best Diet Tip No.
14: Use non-food alternatives to
cope with stress.
Sooner or later,
you're going to be faced with a
stressful situation. Instead of
turning to food for comfort, be
prepared with some non-food tactics
that work for you. Sass suggests
reading a few chapters in a novel,
listening to music, writing in a
journal, practicing meditative deep
breathing, or looking at a photo
album of loved ones.
(Concludes in the Aug 2009 Issue of
TidBits For Today®.)
Knock-Knock Joke
Of The Month…
(Use This One On Your Kids!)
Knock, Knock.
Who's there?
Hatch.
Hatch who?
Cover your mouth when you sneeze!
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Secrets For
Staying Young Forever
It is important to
retain our youthful vigor, for it is
only with young passion and energy
that we can work towards success,
enjoy a peaceful, healthy life,
indulge in keeping ourselves happy.
How to remain
young forever? How to defy your age?
How to retain the youthful joy? How
to remain passionate and energetic.
Outlined are six
steps to keep you young forever -
steps, if you follow regularly will
ensure you remain young at heart,
young in mind, and young in your
body.
Step One: Imagine
yourself leading a life that is
youthful and vigorous. Picture
yourself in various situations that
the young indulge in. It can be a
wild night in the disco, a wild game
of football, romancing with the
person you love - it can be
anything. Just concentrate yourself
in youthful action.
Step Two: The
picture you create for yourself
should produce the specific effects
that you have in your mind. That is,
if you think you are becoming old
and falling behind times. Then enjoy
a dance in the disco, that keeps you
up with time with youthfulness. If
you are old and wrinkled and want to
look young, picture yourself with
smooth, supple, wrinkle-free skin.
Step Three:
Picture yourself as extremely alert,
athletic and youthful. Imagine
yourself in movements that you
performed as freely as when you were
a teenager.
This is a very
important visual. Practice it at
least twice a week for an indefinite
period. Your aim is to preserve your
body by using the power of creative
visualization.
Thus, this is a
lifetime program aimed to evoke your
youthful vigor always, anytime,
anywhere.
Step Four: If you are suffering from
any old-age disease, incorporate the
visuals from how to lead a healthy
life, with the steps outlined here.
You will see a marked improvement in
your health.
Step Five:
Visualize yourself in a sea of
endless energy. The water is warm
and comfortable. The sky is bright
and sunny. Swim through the
refreshing water. Enjoy the swim.
Stretch your legs; push through the
water, as the energy envelops you.
Come out of the
water and dry yourself with a large,
soft towel. You are refreshingly
young now. You are filled to the
brim with energy. You also feel that
the energy in you has changed your
body and bones. All aches and pain
of old age has disappeared.
You are a new
person now. You are young, energetic
with a passionate vigor in you. You
are young in mind, body and spirit.
Enjoy your youth. Happy young days!
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Major League
Baseball Trivia Questions and
Answers
Q: What hide was
first used to cover baseballs in
1975?
A: Cowhide
Q: What baseball
announcer said Pope John Paul VI's
death "puts a damper on even a
Yankees win"?
A: Phil Rizzuto
Q: What country's
first U.S. major league baseball
player was Chan-Ho Park?
A: South Korea's
Q: Which two
cities have the oldest stadiums in
major league baseball?
A: Boston and Detroit
Q: What baseball
team's games are announced on TV by
Skip Carey?
A: The Atlanta Braves.
Q: What shortstop
holds the major league records for
games played, assists and double
plays?
A: Ozzie Smith
Q: What pitcher's
1.12 ERA in 1968 is the lowest in
the majors in post-World War II
play?
A: Bob Gibson's.
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is asking to take your recorded
statement and requesting that you
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calls demanding answers from you.
Call today (847) 854-7700.
Inspirational Thoughts For July
– Positive Thinking Every Day!
“Stamp CANCEL on
any self-defeating image you place
in your head. If you think “poor me”
thoughts, CANCEL those thoughts for
the moment and begin to think in
some kind of self-enhancing way.” -
Wayne Dyer
"Let others lead small lives, but
not you. Let others argue over small
things, but not you. Let others cry
over small hurts, but not you. Let
others leave their future in someone
else's hands, but not you.” - Jim
Rohn
“Friendship is the hardest thing in
the world to explain. It's not
something you learn in school. But
if you haven't learned the meaning
of friendship, you really haven't
learned anything.” – Muhammad Ali
Ham and Swiss
Bread Pudding
Toasting it gives
the delicate bread a firmer texture,
so the milk and eggs don't make it
mushy. You can also use toasted
French bread cubes, but the slight
sweetness of the Hawaiian bread
brings out the salty ham and nutty
cheese flavors. Use the remaining
rolls to make mini ham and cheese
sandwiches. Makes 4 servings.
Ingredients:
Cooking spray
1 1/4 cups chopped green onions
3/4 cup chopped ham (about 3 ounces)
2 garlic cloves, chopped
7 (1-ounce) Hawaiian bread rolls,
cut into
1/2-inch cubes
1 3/4 cups fat-free milk
3/4 cup egg substitute
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black
pepper
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
3/4 cup (3 ounces) shredded Swiss
cheese, divided
Preparation:
Heat a small
nonstick skillet coated with cooking
spray over medium-high heat. Add
onions, ham, and garlic; sauté 5
minutes. Remove from heat; cool.
Preheat oven to 350°. Arrange bread
cubes on a baking sheet.
Bake at 350° for
15 minutes or until lightly browned,
turning occasionally. Combine milk
and next 5 ingredients (milk through
nutmeg) in a large bowl, stirring
with a whisk until well blended.
Stir in ham mixture. Add bread,
tossing gently to coat.
Arrange half of
bread mixture in an 8-inch square
baking dish coated with cooking
spray. Sprinkle with half of cheese;
top with remaining bread mixture.
Bake at 350° for 25 minutes.
Sprinkle with remaining cheese; bake
an additional 20 minutes or until
set.
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What You Should Do In Case Of A
Car Accident - Safety Tips To
Remember!
If you’re ever in
a car accident here are some safety
tips that can save your life and
protect your family.
1. DON’T make any
sudden moves to your head and neck.
You may have sustained a serious
injury that could be aggravated by
sudden movements.
2. TURN the engine off IMMEDIATELY!
3. MAKE sure that everyone in your
car is conscious and hasn’t
sustained any cuts or lacerations.
4. IF you have small children in the
car make sure that they’re OK.
5. IF you have a cell phone call 911
for help.
6. IF you smell gas fumes get out of
your car at once.
7. BEFORE getting out of your car
make sure that no other car is
coming.
8. IF you’re OK to get out of your
car check on the other driver.
9. IF you don’t have an auto
accident handbook, please contact
our office and we’ll send you a FREE
copy! Make sure to call TODAY!
Joke Of The Month…
A dentist, a nurse
and an army general are flying.
The dentist decides to drop a tooth
brush out of the plane. The nurse
drops down a medical kit and the
army general drops a bomb.
They land the airplane and see what
happened...
First they found a guy looking for
his false teeth.
Next they found a guy bandaging his
wounds.
Lastly they found a young boy
laughing his head off.
They asked him what happened and he
said, "My grandfather farted and
blew up his house."
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Ways To Stop
Foreclosure!
The best way to
avoid foreclosure is to prevent the
filing of a Notice of Default.
Lenders do not want to foreclose but
will file a Notice of Default to
protect their interests, if
necessary.
If you know you are unlikely to meet
your mortgage obligation, the first
thing you should do is call your
lender. Depending on your particular
situation and hardship
circumstances, here are some options
your lender might propose to you:
1) Time to make up your payments:
Lenders might agree to wait before
taking legal action against you and
let you work out a repayment plan
that is affordable for you.
2) Forgiving a
payment: If you can agree on a way
that you will be current after
missing a payment or two (without
the means to pay it back), the
lender might give you a break and
waive your obligation. This is
called debt forgiveness, and it
rarely happens.
3) Spread out the
missed payments over a longer term:
For example, if your payment is,
say, $1,200 a month, the lender
might let you add $100 a month to
each payment for a year until you
are caught up. This is called a
repayment plan.
4) Changing the
terms of your loan: If your mortgage
is an adjustable loan, the lender
might freeze the interest rate
before it increases or change the
interest rate to a more manageable
rate for you. A lender might also
extend the amortization period. This
is called a note modification.
5) Add the back
payments to your loan balance: If
you have sufficient equity and meet
the lender's lending guidelines, the
lender might increase your loan
balance to include the back payments
and re-amortize the loan. This is
called a refinance.
6) Make a separate
loan to you: Certain government
loans contain provisions that let
borrowers who meet specific criteria
apply for another loan, which will
pay back the missed payments. This
is called a partial claim.
7) Give Our Office A Call we might
be able to help if we can’t we’ll
connect you to someone who can!
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Sick of Your
Kid’s Backtalk? Here’s How To Stop
It
In order to put a
stop to backtalk, there are several
things you have to do. First of all,
when things are good, sit down with
your child and lay down some ground
rules. Discussions about these rules
are critical to good communication
and to cooperation down the road. I
guarantee that you’ll feel better as
a parent if you set up rules and
follow them with your children. Your
goal then becomes following the
ground rules instead of trying to
achieve your child’s acceptance.
The first rule is, “I’ll explain
something once and I’m not going to
talk more after that. If you try to
argue or debate, I’m going to walk
away. If you follow me or if you
continue there will be
consequences.” You set limits on
backtalk and you don’t give it
power.
Another option is to set up a
certain time of day in which your
kid can talk back to you. You can
say to them, “From 7-7:10 p.m., you
can ask me to re-explain all my
decisions. Save it for then. If you
need to, write it down in a journal.
Then at 7 o’clock, we’ll sit down
and I’ll explain to you why you
can’t date a 22 year old or how come
you got grounded for smoking. But at
7:15, our discussion is done. If you
try to keep it going there will be
consequences.”
That way, if you feel like you want
to give your child an outlet to air
his or her grievances, there’s a way
to do it without getting bogged down
in constant arguing.
Remember, there are two kinds of
days that a kid has: there are good
days and then there are days when
things don’t go their way. Don’t try
to fight the tide of disappointment
that kids experience.
They will use backtalk to get their
way, but as a parent, you have to
accept the fact that they will not
always be happy with your decisions.
Your job is to set the rules and
enforce them because those rules are
for your kid’s development and
safety. Whether they like those
rules or not, they have to learn to
live with them.
David N. Rechenberg will get you
the big money from your personal
injury case! Call today to schedule
an appointment for a free audit of
your case!
Congratulations
To Our “Client Of The Month!”
Every month, we
choose a very SPECIAL client. It’s
our way of acknowledging our great
clients and saying thanks to those
who support our firm by telling
others about us.
This month’s Client of the Month is
Angela Hadaway. We’re treating
Angela and her friend to the movies!
Something To
Think About…
If you had bought
$1,000.00 worth of Delta Airlines
shares a year ago, you would have
$49.00 today.
If you had bought $1,000.00 worth of
AIG shares a year ago, you would
have $33.00 today.
And if you bought $1,000.00 worth of
Leman Brothers shares a year ago,
you would have nothing today.
But if you bought $1,000.00 worth of
beer a year ago, drank it all, then
turned in the aluminum cans for a
recycling refund, you would have
$214.00 today.
The best current investment plan is
to drink heavily and recycle.
It's called the 401-KEG PLAN
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