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Archive for December, 2009

Wishing you and yours a happy, healthy and prosperous new year.

Be well.

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8 Healthy Apps For Your iPhone: 8 Photos | iphone, iPhone apps | FitSugar – Fitness, Health & Well-being.

If you have an iPhone and are into improving your health here is article from FitSugar showing 8 apps you can use to help you attain your goal.Enjoy.

Be well.

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ScienceDaily (2009-12-16) — How do we know that certain combinations of letters have certain meanings? Reading and spelling are complex processes, involving several different areas of the brain, but researchers have now identified a specific part of the brain — named the left fusiform gyrus — which is necessary for normal, rapid understanding of the meaning of written text as well as correct word spelling.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/12/091216103600.htm#

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It’s that time of year again. Trying to figure out what to give that special someone(s) in your life. It’s not always easy to come up with ideas. Fortunately, there are also many sites and companies out there who advertise their products in the form of ideas in the hopes that you will buy their products or buy products through them. In keeping with that same theme, I found a few health related items that could make good gifts. They could also make good gifts to yourself to maybe help improve or keep your health during the holidays. Here are some of the ideas.

Sometimes it’s nice to know how much your exercising when you’re not formally exercising. Walking here and there or doing chores also counts as exercise, so it would be helpful to put a value to those activities. This item could be handy. Omron HJ-112 Digital Pocket Pedometer. Click up the miles and find out what you are actually doing.

Another idea for that woman in your life who is trying to improve or maintain her heath, this seems to be a good DVD – Women’s Health: Total Workout in Ten!.

Another DVD with a more eastern style of staying healthy is T’ai Chi for Health: Yang Short Form 37 Form. Tai Chi has been getting good reviews by scientists and medical personnel as safe low impact way to exercise without stressing our various joints. Also of value is The Alchemy of Qi Gong Volume I: The Essential Health Practices. Qiqong is a similar format to Tai Chi but a little more energetic. It is also spoken of highly in eastern medicine. Either method would be a good, low impact way to exercise, improve your health and your overall well being.

Sometimes you just have to have one of those foods that just makes you feel good inside, maybe something from your childhood. Well, here’s a book to help you do that and still stay healthy. Hungry Girl Chew the Right Thing: Supreme Makeovers for 50 Foods You Crave

If your trying to lose weight, the holidays generally in not the time to do that. Most people just give up. If you are determined to lose weight, sometimes it helps to have inspiration and a little guidance, try Believe It, Be It: How Being the Biggest Loser Won Me Back My Life. Maybe it will give the lift you need.

Speaking of inspirational, if you a fan of or ever seen Britain’s Got Talent, then you’ll definitely want to get this album I Dreamed A Dream by Susan Boyle. It’s also available as an MP3 format.

Well, this was just a few ideas. If you think you would like to purchase these items just click on the link. Whether you do or not, have a Happy Holiday and a great New Year.

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