Archive for the 'Health Care' Category

  • The Diet Plate® Works Better Than Weight Loss Drugs

    This isn’t really about working at home but work at home folks tend to be a bit holistic and are interested in their diets, etc.
    The plate allows users to measure portions visually without weighing, counting, etc. There are plates of different designs for men, women, children, and even a cereal bowl to help choose proper [...]

  • Beware Quick Solutions For Health Care Reform

    Health care is one of the “big issues” for folks seeking self employment. If they weren’t afraid a sickness would bankrupt them, they’d take the plunge and work for themselves.
    There’s no shortage of ideas being floated but some aren’t even legal.
    From the Heartland Institute
    Massachusetts MishapThe article also notes Massachusetts has already given up trying to [...]

  • Ingredient In Soft Drinks Damages DNA

    The Independent is reporting that sodium benzoate does deadly damage to DNA. Though the article says it’s in a “few” soft drinks, check what you’re drinking. It probably has it!
    A molecular biologist interviewed by the Independent stated: “These chemicals have the ability to cause severe damage to DNA in the mitochondria to the point that they [...]

  • Fish Oil May Lower Cholesterol

    MLM’s have specialized in bringing cutting edge nutritional products to people. Here’s one such product and its benefits.
    In the first large-scale study of its kind, published in the American Heart Journal, researchers investigated the health effects of daily Omega-3 supplementation in combination with a drug commonly prescribed for those at-risk for heart attacks, angina and [...]

  • Tell The FDA Not To Regulate Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs, and Water

    The Food and Drug Administration - after telling us Vioxx was “safe” until it killed thousands along with other travesties - now wants to assume god like powers to ”regulate” vitamins, minerals, herbs, and natural substances like fruit juices and water if they’re used to “treat disease”.
    Ever since I’ve been around nutritional MLMs there has always been [...]

  • ADHD As Asset For Entrepreneurship

    The other day I was writing about my experience finding I have many “ADD” traits.
    Here’s an interesting discussion I found on ADHD and Entrepreneurship
    I think they did a good job summarizing how the traits commonly called “ADHD” are really entrepreneurial assets:
    ADHD Distracted-Seems to always have something new to think about.
    Entrepreneur - Constantly has [...]

  • Caffeine Withdrawal Can Last Up To 9 Days

    I just ran across this because I have been giving up most of my caffeine. I still manage to get some each day, but I was consuming lots of it.
    At the beginning of Lent, I stopped drinking carbonated drinks. I was drinking water, sugar free lemonade and iced tea (with caffeine).
    Just the other day I [...]

  • Another Reason Health Care Is A Barrier To Self Employment

    I didn’t post yesterday because I was in bed sick.
    I started coming down with something that I noticed Sunday PM.
    I had an appointment with my physician for Monday anyway. I went there, got some prescriptions for this bug I have and am hopefully on the mend.
    But while I was there, I asked if he thought [...]

  • Safe Cheap Drug Kills Most Cancers - New Scientist

    One of the barriers to working full time at home or in a small business is the cost of health insurance. One of the biggest factors in the soaring costs is the price of medication. The system for approving drugs for certain diseases is rigged to favor deep pocket, patentable players. Things you buy now [...]

  • The Secret Gotcha In Bush’s Health Insurance Plan

    I think, overall, that Bush’s health insurance deductibility plan is a good move to make competition enter the field. But it may end up raising taxes for some.
    Right now, the cost of health insurance isn’t taxable to employees. Under the new plan, everything your employer pays for you will become taxable income. People whose employer [...]