Hi fans,
Big news tomorrow. You will benefit from my visit to the Doctor at the Veterans Clinic.
To keep my prostate cancer from spreading, I have been receiving Female HORMONE SHOTS every 90 days for about a year. The treatment is supposed to retard the testesterone from allowing the cancer from spreading to other organs in the body.
That's the explanation I have been given. However, This treatment , I think, has caused a general overall chemical change in me. I believe that my PSA has been around ZERO or very low for quite some time.
So the treatment MAY be no longer necessary but stays on the treatment schedule. I know my body and it has not been working well for some few months (fatigue, low energy, aching joints and general lousy general feeling...
I am asking the Doctor to tell me why I can't just stop the shots to my belly. and allow the body to heal it's self. I am going on a exercise and weight training to build back some large muscles that have atrophied over some time.
I will turn 79 on the last day of this month. I have been a professional baseball player with ZERO ailment for over 50 years.. I believe that sticking strong chemicals into my body has gone on long enough. I must have some better control over my treatment.
I will, of course, listen and respect the Doctors advice but I don't want to just roll over and take what may be the ordinary treatment without speaking up.. (if it is not working) to my satisfaction.
I'll share my findings on Monday evening as soon as I have some information..I fully expect to live another 10 to 15 years...That is my Intention. Follow my results and it might help you in your own quest for better health.. As God has reminded me so often , we are all in this life together. LOve from Don...
Sunday, March 09, 2008
Monday, March 03, 2008
I don't know how many of you get these notices but will continue to chenk them out for you.
These prescriptions are making the drug companies rich at our expense and I won't stand for it any more..
T
By MARTHA RAFFAELE, Associated Press Writer Mon Mar 3, 2:47 AM ET
ENOLA, Pa. - Leigh Bradshaw could be mistaken for a drug-company sales rep as she pulls out charts and leaflets to tell Dr. Ernest Josef about the costs and benefits of various cholesterol-lowering drugs.
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But notably absent during her visit to his family practice is the swag typical of a pharmaceutical marketing arsenal — the free pill samples, the logo-emblazoned pads and pens, the free lunch for doctor and staff.
That's because Bradshaw, a registered nurse, isn't trying to pitch a product for a drug manufacturer. She works for Pennsylvania taxpayers.
In a David vs. Goliath battle, Pennsylvania is among a handful of states trying — with modest results at best — to counter the pharmaceutical industry's multibillion-dollar marketing and cut costs for prescription-aid programs for senior citizens, who are bombarded with "ask your doctor" advertising.
"The more times they see it on TV, they feel that implies it is a better drug, which might not necessarily be the case," Josef said.
Josef, who is 45 and has been practicing medicine for 16 years, said he had already begun prescribing more generic cholesterol drugs in response to patient cost concerns, but that Bradshaw's presentation gave him more information to back up his recommendations.
State officials here say they are trying to ensure that patients get the most effective treatment. But driving the outreach is an effort to hold down expenses — in some cases by steering doctors to generics, in others by showing how lifestyle changes can sometimes be preferable to medication.
Pennsylvania is not the first state to try what is known as an "unsales" strategy, but its program, begun in late 2005, is considered the most extensive. The state spends $1 million a year on its "unsales" force — 11 consultants, including some former pharmaceutical salespeople, assigned to the 28 counties with the highest concentrations of seniors enrolled in discount drug programs.
West Virginia ran a similar program in two cities from 2003 to 2005. Vermont has a program focusing on rural medical practices and South Carolina began one last fall, focusing on mental-health prescriptions.
In visits with doctors, Pennsylvania's consultants share findings such as:
_The cost of a 20-milligram daily dose of various cholesterol drugs can range from 13 cents for generics to $4.53 for one of the more expensive brand names.
_A 30-day supply of some popular brand-name heartburn drugs can cost anywhere from $111 to $124, compared with just $1 to $2 for an equivalent supply of over-the-counter antacids.
With generic drugs already accounting for two-thirds of all prescriptions, the pharmaceutical industry's main trade group questions the value of the "unsales" programs.
The group said care could suffer if steering patients to generics is the primary objective — which the programs deny. It also maintained that state consultants are not held to the same strict standards as drug company reps in their presentations.
"A less expensive treatment may be more costly in the long run if it is not the best therapy for the patient," Ken Johnson, spokesman for The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, said in a written statement to The Associated Press.
Bradshaw said generics are not pushed "unless the generic is the better choice," noting there are cases where brand-name products are deemed the most effective.
States are clearly outgunned.
The industry spends more than $7 billion a year on direct marketing to doctors and employs about 90,000 salespeople — one for every five doctors, according to the Prescription Project, a campaign funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts to challenge pharmaceutical marketing practices.
Still, Pennsylvania reports some slight cost-control success in its assistance programs, which last year enrolled 360,000 people 65 and older and cost the state $325 million, up more than 30 percent in the last decade.
For patients of nearly 300 participating doctors, average monthly spending on some pain relievers dropped from $400 to $340 per doctor within six months after a state consultant visit, a preliminary analysis found.
Another analysis found that the program saved Pennsylvania about $572,000 a year alone on heartburn drugs.
In both instances, the state took into consideration other factors influencing doctors' prescriptions — such as publicity about dangerous side effects and a strong push for generic drugs by insurance companies, said Thomas Snedden, director of Pennsylvania's prescription drug discount programs. The evaluations included control groups of doctors who either did not participate in the program or practiced in counties where it is not offered.
To develop Pennsylvania's program, state officials consulted with Dr. Jerry Avorn, a Harvard Medical School professor who pioneered the practice in the late 1970s.
He determined that the best way to combat industry marketing was to try to beat them at their own game — by using the industry's basic tools to tell medical professionals about a broader base of medical research in a more engaging style than the pedantic lectures he endured as a medical-school student.
But states have found it hard to staff their programs, let alone measure the results.
West Virginia used pharmacists to educate doctors but because it could not pay enough, the state had difficulty recruiting enough consultants to expand beyond Morgantown and Charleston, said S. Suresh Madhavan, a professor at West Virginia University's pharmacy school, which collaborated on the initiative.
Vermont relies on a two-person staff and a $50,000 annual budget which leaves little room for extensive evaluation, said Amanda Pinckney, a co-director of the program. The state is now considering partnering with Maine and New Hampshire.
In her recent visit with Josef, Bradshaw presented data compiled by Harvard researchers, including a cholesterol chart showing when lifestyle changes should be pursued as opposed to medication, and a price comparison of various brand-name and generic drugs.
Josef said he was initially skeptical about the value of an "unsales" pitch but now appreciates getting a broader view of research into various classes of drugs.
"It makes me feel more comfortable that I have some data to back up that the generic drugs are just as efficacious," he said. "It saves me time from having to do a lot of the research."
He said patients do not put up much resistance to switching once he can assure them a generic is just as effective.
The state uses data it keeps on the number of prescriptions doctors write for certain drugs covered by the prescription-discount programs to identify potential participants, and passes it along to the consultants so they can set up visits, Snedden said.
Participation in the program is voluntary, and doctors can earn continuing medical education credits from Harvard for doing so.
"I think the physicians are very receptive to these calls, in large measure because it is the state calling," Snedden said. "Physicians have a good deal of respect for the (prescription drug-assistance) program."
To no one's surprise, Bradshaw said she often runs into drug industry reps when she's out in the field.
She said they are relieved when she tells them she works for the state, and not a competitor.
___ ell your friends what is happening. Let's stop being taken advantage of. read on::
These prescriptions are making the drug companies rich at our expense and I won't stand for it any more..
T
By MARTHA RAFFAELE, Associated Press Writer Mon Mar 3, 2:47 AM ET
ENOLA, Pa. - Leigh Bradshaw could be mistaken for a drug-company sales rep as she pulls out charts and leaflets to tell Dr. Ernest Josef about the costs and benefits of various cholesterol-lowering drugs.
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But notably absent during her visit to his family practice is the swag typical of a pharmaceutical marketing arsenal — the free pill samples, the logo-emblazoned pads and pens, the free lunch for doctor and staff.
That's because Bradshaw, a registered nurse, isn't trying to pitch a product for a drug manufacturer. She works for Pennsylvania taxpayers.
In a David vs. Goliath battle, Pennsylvania is among a handful of states trying — with modest results at best — to counter the pharmaceutical industry's multibillion-dollar marketing and cut costs for prescription-aid programs for senior citizens, who are bombarded with "ask your doctor" advertising.
"The more times they see it on TV, they feel that implies it is a better drug, which might not necessarily be the case," Josef said.
Josef, who is 45 and has been practicing medicine for 16 years, said he had already begun prescribing more generic cholesterol drugs in response to patient cost concerns, but that Bradshaw's presentation gave him more information to back up his recommendations.
State officials here say they are trying to ensure that patients get the most effective treatment. But driving the outreach is an effort to hold down expenses — in some cases by steering doctors to generics, in others by showing how lifestyle changes can sometimes be preferable to medication.
Pennsylvania is not the first state to try what is known as an "unsales" strategy, but its program, begun in late 2005, is considered the most extensive. The state spends $1 million a year on its "unsales" force — 11 consultants, including some former pharmaceutical salespeople, assigned to the 28 counties with the highest concentrations of seniors enrolled in discount drug programs.
West Virginia ran a similar program in two cities from 2003 to 2005. Vermont has a program focusing on rural medical practices and South Carolina began one last fall, focusing on mental-health prescriptions.
In visits with doctors, Pennsylvania's consultants share findings such as:
_The cost of a 20-milligram daily dose of various cholesterol drugs can range from 13 cents for generics to $4.53 for one of the more expensive brand names.
_A 30-day supply of some popular brand-name heartburn drugs can cost anywhere from $111 to $124, compared with just $1 to $2 for an equivalent supply of over-the-counter antacids.
With generic drugs already accounting for two-thirds of all prescriptions, the pharmaceutical industry's main trade group questions the value of the "unsales" programs.
The group said care could suffer if steering patients to generics is the primary objective — which the programs deny. It also maintained that state consultants are not held to the same strict standards as drug company reps in their presentations.
"A less expensive treatment may be more costly in the long run if it is not the best therapy for the patient," Ken Johnson, spokesman for The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, said in a written statement to The Associated Press.
Bradshaw said generics are not pushed "unless the generic is the better choice," noting there are cases where brand-name products are deemed the most effective.
States are clearly outgunned.
The industry spends more than $7 billion a year on direct marketing to doctors and employs about 90,000 salespeople — one for every five doctors, according to the Prescription Project, a campaign funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts to challenge pharmaceutical marketing practices.
Still, Pennsylvania reports some slight cost-control success in its assistance programs, which last year enrolled 360,000 people 65 and older and cost the state $325 million, up more than 30 percent in the last decade.
For patients of nearly 300 participating doctors, average monthly spending on some pain relievers dropped from $400 to $340 per doctor within six months after a state consultant visit, a preliminary analysis found.
Another analysis found that the program saved Pennsylvania about $572,000 a year alone on heartburn drugs.
In both instances, the state took into consideration other factors influencing doctors' prescriptions — such as publicity about dangerous side effects and a strong push for generic drugs by insurance companies, said Thomas Snedden, director of Pennsylvania's prescription drug discount programs. The evaluations included control groups of doctors who either did not participate in the program or practiced in counties where it is not offered.
To develop Pennsylvania's program, state officials consulted with Dr. Jerry Avorn, a Harvard Medical School professor who pioneered the practice in the late 1970s.
He determined that the best way to combat industry marketing was to try to beat them at their own game — by using the industry's basic tools to tell medical professionals about a broader base of medical research in a more engaging style than the pedantic lectures he endured as a medical-school student.
But states have found it hard to staff their programs, let alone measure the results.
West Virginia used pharmacists to educate doctors but because it could not pay enough, the state had difficulty recruiting enough consultants to expand beyond Morgantown and Charleston, said S. Suresh Madhavan, a professor at West Virginia University's pharmacy school, which collaborated on the initiative.
Vermont relies on a two-person staff and a $50,000 annual budget which leaves little room for extensive evaluation, said Amanda Pinckney, a co-director of the program. The state is now considering partnering with Maine and New Hampshire.
In her recent visit with Josef, Bradshaw presented data compiled by Harvard researchers, including a cholesterol chart showing when lifestyle changes should be pursued as opposed to medication, and a price comparison of various brand-name and generic drugs.
Josef said he was initially skeptical about the value of an "unsales" pitch but now appreciates getting a broader view of research into various classes of drugs.
"It makes me feel more comfortable that I have some data to back up that the generic drugs are just as efficacious," he said. "It saves me time from having to do a lot of the research."
He said patients do not put up much resistance to switching once he can assure them a generic is just as effective.
The state uses data it keeps on the number of prescriptions doctors write for certain drugs covered by the prescription-discount programs to identify potential participants, and passes it along to the consultants so they can set up visits, Snedden said.
Participation in the program is voluntary, and doctors can earn continuing medical education credits from Harvard for doing so.
"I think the physicians are very receptive to these calls, in large measure because it is the state calling," Snedden said. "Physicians have a good deal of respect for the (prescription drug-assistance) program."
To no one's surprise, Bradshaw said she often runs into drug industry reps when she's out in the field.
She said they are relieved when she tells them she works for the state, and not a competitor.
___ ell your friends what is happening. Let's stop being taken advantage of. read on::
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Hello Again fans and friends,
In reading Deepak Choppras excellent book: AGELESS BODY-TIMELESS MIND, I was able to see what he found to be the most important in Anti-Aging psychology.
It seems that he, in his medical experience, has learned that it's not enough just to delay getting old, it's the quality of that older life that really matters.
What good is it to gain a few more years of longevity if they are sick, painful years for us.? I do not want to become a burden to my children so have paid strict attention to the recomendations he has for us to stay in the "New-Old" ..The new old is when we are 70, we expect to look and feel 50. and why not?
He talks about our INTENTION being clear. That when we place our intention on staying young, we can...The more I read, the more I see that we need to spend a lot of time on the correct attitude.
Have the intention of not stressing out over anything, get happy about what we have and not whining about what we don't have.
Deepak writes about how our cells "know" when we are positive and come to help manifest a happier state of being. I, for one feel that if he is correct in his analysis , then we have something to say about our condition.
May I suggest that you go to Amazon and order the book. I am not pushing for any commission, just that you can follow along with me..I think the book will be around $10 to $12.. Thank you until next time-get positive and get better. Don
In reading Deepak Choppras excellent book: AGELESS BODY-TIMELESS MIND, I was able to see what he found to be the most important in Anti-Aging psychology.
It seems that he, in his medical experience, has learned that it's not enough just to delay getting old, it's the quality of that older life that really matters.
What good is it to gain a few more years of longevity if they are sick, painful years for us.? I do not want to become a burden to my children so have paid strict attention to the recomendations he has for us to stay in the "New-Old" ..The new old is when we are 70, we expect to look and feel 50. and why not?
He talks about our INTENTION being clear. That when we place our intention on staying young, we can...The more I read, the more I see that we need to spend a lot of time on the correct attitude.
Have the intention of not stressing out over anything, get happy about what we have and not whining about what we don't have.
Deepak writes about how our cells "know" when we are positive and come to help manifest a happier state of being. I, for one feel that if he is correct in his analysis , then we have something to say about our condition.
May I suggest that you go to Amazon and order the book. I am not pushing for any commission, just that you can follow along with me..I think the book will be around $10 to $12.. Thank you until next time-get positive and get better. Don
Hi again fans, thanks for hanging in there with me. Loyal fans for this old ballplayer. I never told you I was a professional baseball player, did I? well I played for four seasons , secondbase journeyman, fair player, great fun..
Now on to getting in great health with good diet, good exercise, good attitude..
Some of the people I am following are Doctor Deepak Choppra, author of AGELESS BODY-TIMELESS MIND.....Excellent book.
My brother is 80 and going strong still..We both solved the prostate cancer problem. I'll talk about that later.
Short post today. You can post on this Blog if you want to say something..Let's communicate some stuff whats on our minds.....Bye for now rounding third and heading for home
Spring Training is underway, it was always a fun time. Although I stayed in shape all year round.
Now on to getting in great health with good diet, good exercise, good attitude..
Some of the people I am following are Doctor Deepak Choppra, author of AGELESS BODY-TIMELESS MIND.....Excellent book.
My brother is 80 and going strong still..We both solved the prostate cancer problem. I'll talk about that later.
Short post today. You can post on this Blog if you want to say something..Let's communicate some stuff whats on our minds.....Bye for now rounding third and heading for home
Spring Training is underway, it was always a fun time. Although I stayed in shape all year round.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Bankrate.com
How to retire well and well off
Tuesday February 26, 6:00 am ET
Alanna Nash
In their new book "Fiscal Fitness," fitness guru Jack LaLanne and investment adviser Matthew J. Rettick team up to offer "8 Steps to Wealth and Health" that they believe will help readers live well into their retirement while having enough money to enjoy it. Eat right -- it's long-term health insurance.
Exercise -- build your body's bank account.
Think positive -- reverse the aging process.
Plan ahead -- financial security is worth it.
Insure your future -- for long-term care.
Bu annuities -- the path to retirement security.
Get investing aid -- max returns, minimal cost.
Tap home equity -- you've earned it.
According to a statistic in their book, 57 percent of seniors have assets below $5,000, or less than the cost of one month of nursing home care. And only 19 percent of elderly people claim assets equal to three or more years of the average cost of nursing home care.
"The problems we have in America with obesity and the fact that we're just eating up Medicare and Medicaid with medical expenses because we're not in good shape amounts to a national catastrophe," says Rettick, CEO of Nashville, Tenn.-based Covenant Reliance Producers. "The No. 1 fear used to be dying shortly after retirement. But that's been replaced by the fear of outliving one's assets."
Your health and your finances are intertwined, the book insists, and lack of physical and fiscal fitness is all about risk. Follow these 8 steps, the authors say, and you'll be ready to leverage your longevity.
8 steps to fitness
1. Eat right: long-term insurance for your body
One of every five Americans -- approximately 72 million people -- will be 65 or older by the year 2030. What you do now determines if you are physically or fiscally flabby, the authors say. This step offers instruction on what to eat, how to prepare it, and what vitamins and mineral supplements will help insure your health.
"I just bought a new Corvette," says LaLanne. "Would I put water in the gas tank? How about your human machine? You put the wrong fuel in the human machine, and it's not going to run properly. We have more fat American people than ever before in our history. Did you ever think about 'FAT?' Fatal. Awful. Trouble." Rettick, 54, has adopted his colleague's advice, shedding 20 pounds in the last year and a half.
"I started thinking, 'I'll just eat smaller amounts,'" says Rettick, "but that didn't work because I still loved the fries and hamburgers." When eating in restaurants, Rettick says, he now asks the waiter for suggestions for low carb, low fat foods. "If I'm going to cheat a little bit, I have two or three pieces of dark chocolate at night. Everything in moderation."
2. Exercise for life -- building your body's bank account
Being fit prevents diseases, says LaLanne, and the dividends include saving on medical expenses and ultimately, long-term care costs. In Step 2, LaLanne offers common sense, easy head-to-toe exercises and stretches for men and women.
"Everybody has an excuse: 'I've got a little pain my back, and I can't exercise,'" LaLanne mocks. "There may be 10 exercises you can't do, but there's 100 you can do. Get in the pool! If your spine is screwed up, you can still work your legs and your arms, can't you? You've got 640 muscles in your body, and every one of them is different. I'm not as strong as I was when I was 21, but I'm going pretty damn good for 93. That's what counts."
Rettick found he couldn't keep his commitment to the health club, so he installed a small gym in his house, walking the treadmill 30 minutes every other day, and lifting weights on the alternate days. "Everybody has to find his optimal time to work out. You just have to find out what it is you're willing to do, and make a commitment to follow through. No matter how far down you are physically, exercise can immediately improve your life."
3. Think positive -- you can reverse the aging process
The most important commitment to getting your body or your bank account in shape, the authors say, is to replace the "I can't" mind-set with a positive attitude. In Step 3 LaLanne and Rettick address the defeat of negative self-worth and depression, and encourage social connections and keeping an active mind.
"Our big message is that it's never too late, no matter what age, to control your health and your wealth," Rettick says. "We also want to see you get excited about the better person you can become, both from the physical side and the financial side. You just have to make small changes." No matter how bad you're dug in financially, he says, you can dig out, as Rettick did in the early 1990s when he was two mortgage payments behind and saddled with mounting credit card debt. Then he remembered the positive thinking books that inspired him as a young man: "Think and Grow Rich," by Napoleon Hill, "Psycho-Cybernetics," by Maxwell Maltz, and Denis Waitley's tapes on the psychology of winning.
"To maintain good physical health," LaLanne says, "the correct mental attitude has to go along with it."
4. Plan ahead -- peace of mind and financial security is worth it.
Peace of mind equals quality of life, says Rettick. "If you don't pay attention daily to your body, you won't live long. If you don't pay attention to your finances, your money won't last long. And if you don't do either, you're at the mercy of charity." This step covers the basics of investing, and points a finger at financial sharks.
Rettick became interested in financial services and retirees after watching his own family struggle in the 1980s. First, his maternal grandmother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's, and over the course of seven years lost not only her mental and physical capacities, but also her finances, and ended up living with a relative. Then in 1986, both of Rettick's paternal grandparents became ill and entered a nursing home. His grandmother lived only two years, but his grandfather, "being a tough old German," spent 12 years in private care.
"I learned firsthand how without proper planning you lose everything. You become a prisoner of the state, almost. That just really got under my skin, and I developed a passion for helping people avoid this process. Because with the proper steps, you don't have to go through this. Now I tell people how to avoid paying unnecessary taxes, how to avoid probate, how to stretch assets to last an entire lifetime."
5. Insure your future -- for long-term care
"In my speeches to seminars or groups, I'll say, 'We depend on insurance for a lot of things in our life. How many of you have life insurance?'" Rettick says. "A good amount of hands go up. 'How many have automobile insurance?' All their hands go up. 'How many of you have homeowners insurance?' All their hands go up. Then I'll say, 'All right, how many of you have something will affect one of every two of you, which is long-term care insurance?' And only three or four hands go up. It's interesting how we insure the things that have a low likelihood of happening, but don't insure the one thing that has a high likelihood of happening. People don't want to think about ending up somewhere like assisted living or a nursing home. But almost half of those Americans who are married and reach age 60 will live to age 95.
"If you buy a long-term care insurance policy, you want to get as close to what the true cost of care is today as you can. And make sure you have an inflationary rider because the experts say that with inflation, the cost of care today will double in 10 years, and potentially triple in 20 years. I would shoot for the moon and get lifetime coverage, say $140 a day with a 5 percent inflationary rider. That would be ideal."
The best line of defense is to have a good long-term care policy, Rettick says. But according to AARP, about 25 percent of all applications from ages 55 and above don't qualify because of pre-existing conditions. One possible alternative is a modified endowment contract, or MEC, a life insurance contract that is similar to an annuity in terms of tax-deferred accumulation of your initial premium. However, in an annuity, if the owner passes away during the annuity's accumulation stage all deferred income taxes on growth become due. MECs can avoid that by including a "rider" designed to pass the entire account value to your beneficiaries income tax-free.
6. Annuities -- the path to retirement security.
Annuities often get a bad name, if only in the press, says Rettick, primarily because they're subject to ordinary income taxes, instead of lower capital gain treatment.
"But Albert Einstein said the eighth wonder of the world was the miracle of compounding interest," Rettick says. "So even after paying taxes, you're going to have more money to spend than if you had that money in the bank in a CD, where you're paying taxes every year on that interest. For money that you don't want at risk, this is an ideal account." Rettick advocates fixed indexed annuities which are tied to a popular equities index such as the S&P 500.
7. Investment management -- maximum returns, minimal taxes, fees
"When you go looking for a financial adviser, you'll find there are lots of different designations out there, some of which are important and some of which are not especially valid," says Rettick. "Look for somebody who is insurance and securities licensed. Your normal CFP doesn't understand Medicaid. If you ask somebody what he specializes in and he says, 'I help anybody age 20 to 100,' then he's a generalist, not a specialist. Find somebody who focuses on the pitfalls of retirement and the challenges of making sure your money lasts, especially if you have a catastrophic illness.
8. Tap your home's equity -- you've earned it
"Reverse mortgages once looked like a fad, but they are now endorsed by the government," says Rettick. "If you have a house that's worth $200,000 and it's debt free, that's a good thing. The bad part is that it's not generating any income. If you don't need any additional money, then leave it alone. But if someone needs to pay for long-term care or supplement his Social Security income, a reverse mortgage company will either provide a lump sum of 60 (percent) to 70 percent of the house value, or a monthly income stream that will last for life. Once that person passes away, the house is sold and the company recoups its investment plus interest. The balance goes to the heirs. However, in some situations, you might want to compare an equity line to a reverse mortgage, even though the equity line might have a high interest rate."
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Hello Brothers and Sisters. I have been gone for quite some time, relocating from Moseley , Va to Williamsburg, Va. Several months have sped by and I have missed talking to you all.
I have tried to construct a real WebSite but have failed miserably. I will continue to work at it but am very discouraged with the system not working.
The new WebSite will be all about the subject of Franchising. I have been in that field for over 35 years and can help new people starting to research franchising to miss some mistakes. I made enough for everyone and can help you from just repeating the same errors.
In the meantime, more months have gone by and I an aging just like everyone else. Perhaps a little faster as I have not been exercising as I should to remain healthy. The reason is that I have been just too lazy and blame the cooler weather.
This blog will continue to do research on health matters just as before. I have experienced a few new ones to share with you. I contacted Vertigo and have not been able to get rid of it yet.
Still uneasy on my feet..It's a strange malady having to do with the inner ear "rocks". It does requite the services of a Neurologist to treat it...Back soon- hope you are still there-LOve
I have tried to construct a real WebSite but have failed miserably. I will continue to work at it but am very discouraged with the system not working.
The new WebSite will be all about the subject of Franchising. I have been in that field for over 35 years and can help new people starting to research franchising to miss some mistakes. I made enough for everyone and can help you from just repeating the same errors.
In the meantime, more months have gone by and I an aging just like everyone else. Perhaps a little faster as I have not been exercising as I should to remain healthy. The reason is that I have been just too lazy and blame the cooler weather.
This blog will continue to do research on health matters just as before. I have experienced a few new ones to share with you. I contacted Vertigo and have not been able to get rid of it yet.
Still uneasy on my feet..It's a strange malady having to do with the inner ear "rocks". It does requite the services of a Neurologist to treat it...Back soon- hope you are still there-LOve
Monday, November 20, 2006
Tuesday, November 07, 2006
Hello fans, thanks for making this blog one of the top blogs on the net, If only in my mind or maybe in my childrens minds, The most visited it is not. I am posting a short essay from one of the best. I don't have his permission so I hope he doen't mind too much...
The Cost of Dying Wednesday, November 01, 2006
The cost of dying in Miami, according to a new study, is $23,000. That money is spent over a six-month period - the last six months. It pays for an average of 46 doctor visits and six days in the ICU. (And there is a 27 percent chance you'll die in the ICU.)It's better in Portland, Oregon, where the cost is only $14,000. It's less expensive in Oregon, because there are fewer trips to the doctor (only 18 compared to 46) and an average of one day in the ICU. Chances of dying in the ICU in Oregon are less too - at 13 percent, less than half what they are in Miami.The question, as Julie Appleby writing in USA Today points out, is how much if any of those extra expenses resulted in better medical care. Did they improve the quality of life during treatment? Did they extend life? And if so, did those extra days have any quality?The study - the Dartmouth Atlas Project (a program at Dartmouth Medical School) - didn't get answers to those questions.But when we are planning our own care in old age or taking care of our aging parents, they are questions that must be asked and answered.I don't have the numbers in reach, but I remember reading that some very large percentage of the money Americans spend on health care is spent for care that takes place in the final two years of life. Judging from the Dartmouth study and from what I've seen personally, most of that money is spent on all the wrong things: wasteful visits to family doctors who offer no help and expensive visits to specialists who charge more money for very expensive, very noxious clinical procedures that reduce the quality of life but seldom extend it.We don't need lots of data to convince us of what we know from experience - that all that expensive chemical and surgical intervention at the end of life improves only the lives of those collecting the bills, not those paying them.Another interesting bit of data I read somewhere: If you remove infant mortality from the equation, what is the average difference between the lifespan of someone from Burkina Faso (a desperately poor landlocked country in western Africa) and someone from the United States?Would you be surprised to learn it is only one year?When you get sick in Burkina Faso, you may see a local doctor or witch doctor who will give you some natural herbs. Then you spend your final year surrounded by family and loved ones. The entire cost of medical care during that critical last year of life is almost certainly less than $100.So, apart from infant mortality, the huge cost of Western medicine is providing only a single year of additional life ... and that year is one spent miserably, shuffling between doctors' offices, hospitals, and clinics. Instead of dying with dignity, as people can still do in the world's poorest countries.
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The Cost of Dying Wednesday, November 01, 2006
The cost of dying in Miami, according to a new study, is $23,000. That money is spent over a six-month period - the last six months. It pays for an average of 46 doctor visits and six days in the ICU. (And there is a 27 percent chance you'll die in the ICU.)It's better in Portland, Oregon, where the cost is only $14,000. It's less expensive in Oregon, because there are fewer trips to the doctor (only 18 compared to 46) and an average of one day in the ICU. Chances of dying in the ICU in Oregon are less too - at 13 percent, less than half what they are in Miami.The question, as Julie Appleby writing in USA Today points out, is how much if any of those extra expenses resulted in better medical care. Did they improve the quality of life during treatment? Did they extend life? And if so, did those extra days have any quality?The study - the Dartmouth Atlas Project (a program at Dartmouth Medical School) - didn't get answers to those questions.But when we are planning our own care in old age or taking care of our aging parents, they are questions that must be asked and answered.I don't have the numbers in reach, but I remember reading that some very large percentage of the money Americans spend on health care is spent for care that takes place in the final two years of life. Judging from the Dartmouth study and from what I've seen personally, most of that money is spent on all the wrong things: wasteful visits to family doctors who offer no help and expensive visits to specialists who charge more money for very expensive, very noxious clinical procedures that reduce the quality of life but seldom extend it.We don't need lots of data to convince us of what we know from experience - that all that expensive chemical and surgical intervention at the end of life improves only the lives of those collecting the bills, not those paying them.Another interesting bit of data I read somewhere: If you remove infant mortality from the equation, what is the average difference between the lifespan of someone from Burkina Faso (a desperately poor landlocked country in western Africa) and someone from the United States?Would you be surprised to learn it is only one year?When you get sick in Burkina Faso, you may see a local doctor or witch doctor who will give you some natural herbs. Then you spend your final year surrounded by family and loved ones. The entire cost of medical care during that critical last year of life is almost certainly less than $100.So, apart from infant mortality, the huge cost of Western medicine is providing only a single year of additional life ... and that year is one spent miserably, shuffling between doctors' offices, hospitals, and clinics. Instead of dying with dignity, as people can still do in the world's poorest countries.
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Monday, November 06, 2006
Another excellent recommendation for you......God Bless you all. My brother jost had a stroke and surgery for correction of his blood vessels....in rehab now..he is 2 years older than I am= Great guy...best friend....thanks for your prayers..
Exercise and Natural Hormones!By June M. Lay, Lifestyle Columnist - HealthNewsDigest.comNov 6, 2006, 07:11
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(HealthNewsDigest.com).. Do we need another reason to exercise? Well here's one. Exercise has been shown to elicit hormonal responses that may be especially beneficial to us anti-aging " Baby Boomers"! I wrote this tip originally two years ago right before the termination of research due to risks of synthetic Hormonal Replacement Therapy for women, and since the pros and cons about HRT still continue, let's take a look again at exercise, a non debatable natural activity. As we age, our sex organs (both women and men) produce less estrogen and testosterone. In fact, there is an abundance of books on the very subject of perimenopause and menopause for those of us women 40 and over (baby boomers are a major segment of our population). This is the time when our hormones are fluctuating and our ovaries are starting to produce less estrogen which may result in some unpleasant symptoms. Men over 40 may also experience symptoms from reduced testosterone levels such as fatigue. However, our adrenal glands continue to produce small amounts of these vital hormones throughout life. So how does exercise help us when our sex glands are producing less?One study reports that blood levels of estrogen, testosterone and growth hormone were significantly higher in women aged 19-69 years old after 40 minutes of either endurance or resistance exercise versus a control group who performed no exercise! We can see that even the older women produced more anti-aging hormones! The study concluded that "an acute bout of exercise can increase concentrations of anabolic hormones in females across a wide age range"(see source listed below). What does this mean? It means more anti-aging hormones for our muscles, bones and of course among other wonderful benefits, it means glowing news for our skin, energy and mental well-being (let's not forget about our libido)! Other research on the hormonal response to exercise in men, while less conclusive for testosterone levels, showed increases in growth hormone after resistance exercise. What does this mean? Growth Hormone touted as "the" anti-aging therapy treatment some celebrities credit their youthful looks to, increases muscle mass, bone density and reduces body fat. Sounds youthful to me (I'm off to the gym to pump some iron now!)! Now to the point of today's tip, exercise increases circulating sex hormones as well as the touted anti-aging growth hormone which may help to reduce some of those unpleasant effects of aging. And the best news is it does it naturally! Perhaps exercise may aid us women who are unable to take hormone replacement therapy, and perhaps it may help reduce the amount of synthetic hormones for those of us women who do take them. And we do know that increases in levels of estrogen and testosterone both aid calcium absorption which is vital for our bones. So, now we have another great reason to exercise in addition to all the others. Not 40 yet? As we all know, it's never too early to anti-age! So here's to one of "Nature's Fountain of Youth" tool's that is within our reach, exercise!Junewww.junefit.com(Please seek advise from your doctor before exercising, and/or changing any drug therapy). Want more info on women's health? Go to The United States Department of Health & Human Services for every health subject A-Z and check out this site Mayo Clinic Women's Health Resource Center -Experts address menopause, gynecological conditions, osteoporosis, and other physical and emotional health issues unique to women.Source: Hormonal responses to endurance and resistance exercise in females aged 19-69 years.Copeland JL, Consitt LA, Tremblay MS.Department of Biology, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Canada. Junefit ranks 2nd at Google for "fitness tips" search out of million of results! Junefit is included in Google's top ranked women's health resources http://directory.google.com/Top/Health/Women's_Health/Resources/
Exercise and Natural Hormones!By June M. Lay, Lifestyle Columnist - HealthNewsDigest.comNov 6, 2006, 07:11
Email this article Printer friendly pageExercise and Natural Hormones!
(HealthNewsDigest.com).. Do we need another reason to exercise? Well here's one. Exercise has been shown to elicit hormonal responses that may be especially beneficial to us anti-aging " Baby Boomers"! I wrote this tip originally two years ago right before the termination of research due to risks of synthetic Hormonal Replacement Therapy for women, and since the pros and cons about HRT still continue, let's take a look again at exercise, a non debatable natural activity. As we age, our sex organs (both women and men) produce less estrogen and testosterone. In fact, there is an abundance of books on the very subject of perimenopause and menopause for those of us women 40 and over (baby boomers are a major segment of our population). This is the time when our hormones are fluctuating and our ovaries are starting to produce less estrogen which may result in some unpleasant symptoms. Men over 40 may also experience symptoms from reduced testosterone levels such as fatigue. However, our adrenal glands continue to produce small amounts of these vital hormones throughout life. So how does exercise help us when our sex glands are producing less?One study reports that blood levels of estrogen, testosterone and growth hormone were significantly higher in women aged 19-69 years old after 40 minutes of either endurance or resistance exercise versus a control group who performed no exercise! We can see that even the older women produced more anti-aging hormones! The study concluded that "an acute bout of exercise can increase concentrations of anabolic hormones in females across a wide age range"(see source listed below). What does this mean? It means more anti-aging hormones for our muscles, bones and of course among other wonderful benefits, it means glowing news for our skin, energy and mental well-being (let's not forget about our libido)! Other research on the hormonal response to exercise in men, while less conclusive for testosterone levels, showed increases in growth hormone after resistance exercise. What does this mean? Growth Hormone touted as "the" anti-aging therapy treatment some celebrities credit their youthful looks to, increases muscle mass, bone density and reduces body fat. Sounds youthful to me (I'm off to the gym to pump some iron now!)! Now to the point of today's tip, exercise increases circulating sex hormones as well as the touted anti-aging growth hormone which may help to reduce some of those unpleasant effects of aging. And the best news is it does it naturally! Perhaps exercise may aid us women who are unable to take hormone replacement therapy, and perhaps it may help reduce the amount of synthetic hormones for those of us women who do take them. And we do know that increases in levels of estrogen and testosterone both aid calcium absorption which is vital for our bones. So, now we have another great reason to exercise in addition to all the others. Not 40 yet? As we all know, it's never too early to anti-age! So here's to one of "Nature's Fountain of Youth" tool's that is within our reach, exercise!Junewww.junefit.com(Please seek advise from your doctor before exercising, and/or changing any drug therapy). Want more info on women's health? Go to The United States Department of Health & Human Services for every health subject A-Z and check out this site Mayo Clinic Women's Health Resource Center -Experts address menopause, gynecological conditions, osteoporosis, and other physical and emotional health issues unique to women.Source: Hormonal responses to endurance and resistance exercise in females aged 19-69 years.Copeland JL, Consitt LA, Tremblay MS.Department of Biology, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Canada. Junefit ranks 2nd at Google for "fitness tips" search out of million of results! Junefit is included in Google's top ranked women's health resources http://directory.google.com/Top/Health/Women's_Health/Resources/
Thursday, October 19, 2006
Hey Fans, You will like this...A Positive note of all of us to ponder and just do for gosh sakes....keep sending them cards and letters as I am rounding third and heading for home...
Anti-Aging – It Makes Perfect SenseDr. Marcy L. Street, M.D.
While there is no way to permanently stop aging - you’re always going to grow older - there are many things we can do to slow it down to look, and feel, our best. And, with all the knowledge about healthy lifestyle choices, nutrition, vitamin supplements and natural bio identical hormone replacement, the time for anti-aging medicine is now.So, the question then becomes: what are you waiting for? The sooner healthy lifestyle choices are made in life, the better. It’s that simple. Consider the following:
Physical activity (about 30 minutes daily), found to be the single greatest protector against death, lowering risk by 37 percent.
Refraining from smoking, cutting the risk by 35 percent.
Following a diet high in fruit, vegetables, and fish, and low in red meat and dairy products (“Mediterranean diet”), reducing risk by 23 percent.
Moderate alcohol consumption (about 4 glasses of wine or equivalent per week), lowering risk of death by 22 percent.A study conducted by researchers found that when older persons (50+) adopted all four measures above, their risk of dying was 65 percent lower over the span of 10 years. That’s very significant. That’s very significant, especially for those of us in the anti-aging medicine field. It’s proof that there is a way to slow down aging and prolong a healthy lifestyle.The Harvard School of Public Health agrees. Experts there declared “there is now enough evidence for the relevant health agencies around the world to act upon.”Around the world, people are seeking medical guidance for ways to stay healthy, active, and vital well into their older years. As a result, the principles of the anti-aging lifestyle are gaining rapid and widespread acceptance as a framework for lifelong habits for healthy living.You see, with age, scientists have observed a variety of declining performance in the body’s leading body systems. These changes, although they may have until now, been considered “natural,” no longer need to be considered inevitable.Those individuals interested in learning more about anti-aging medicine, as well as healthy lifestyle choices, should consult with their dermatologist.
Dr. Marcy L. Street, MD is a Mayo clinic trained, board certified dermatologist, has appeared on numerous television and radio programs as an expert in skin cancer prevention and on anti-aging topics. She lectures nationwide on health and beauty issues relating to skin and hair. For more information contact Dr. Street at http://www.doctorsapproach.com/.
Anti-Aging – It Makes Perfect SenseDr. Marcy L. Street, M.D.
While there is no way to permanently stop aging - you’re always going to grow older - there are many things we can do to slow it down to look, and feel, our best. And, with all the knowledge about healthy lifestyle choices, nutrition, vitamin supplements and natural bio identical hormone replacement, the time for anti-aging medicine is now.So, the question then becomes: what are you waiting for? The sooner healthy lifestyle choices are made in life, the better. It’s that simple. Consider the following:
Physical activity (about 30 minutes daily), found to be the single greatest protector against death, lowering risk by 37 percent.
Refraining from smoking, cutting the risk by 35 percent.
Following a diet high in fruit, vegetables, and fish, and low in red meat and dairy products (“Mediterranean diet”), reducing risk by 23 percent.
Moderate alcohol consumption (about 4 glasses of wine or equivalent per week), lowering risk of death by 22 percent.A study conducted by researchers found that when older persons (50+) adopted all four measures above, their risk of dying was 65 percent lower over the span of 10 years. That’s very significant. That’s very significant, especially for those of us in the anti-aging medicine field. It’s proof that there is a way to slow down aging and prolong a healthy lifestyle.The Harvard School of Public Health agrees. Experts there declared “there is now enough evidence for the relevant health agencies around the world to act upon.”Around the world, people are seeking medical guidance for ways to stay healthy, active, and vital well into their older years. As a result, the principles of the anti-aging lifestyle are gaining rapid and widespread acceptance as a framework for lifelong habits for healthy living.You see, with age, scientists have observed a variety of declining performance in the body’s leading body systems. These changes, although they may have until now, been considered “natural,” no longer need to be considered inevitable.Those individuals interested in learning more about anti-aging medicine, as well as healthy lifestyle choices, should consult with their dermatologist.
Dr. Marcy L. Street, MD is a Mayo clinic trained, board certified dermatologist, has appeared on numerous television and radio programs as an expert in skin cancer prevention and on anti-aging topics. She lectures nationwide on health and beauty issues relating to skin and hair. For more information contact Dr. Street at http://www.doctorsapproach.com/.
Hey Fans, You will like this...A Positive note of all of us to ponder and just do for gosh sakes....keep sending them cards and letters as I am rounding third and heading for home...
Anti-Aging – It Makes Perfect SenseDr. Marcy L. Street, M.D.
<<> · <<> While there is no way to permanently stop aging - you’re always going to grow older - there are many things we can do to slow it down to look, and feel, our best. And, with all the knowledge about healthy lifestyle choices, nutrition, vitamin supplements and natural bio identical hormone replacement, the time for anti-aging medicine is now.So, the question then becomes: what are you waiting for? The sooner healthy lifestyle choices are made in life, the better. It’s that simple. Consider the following:
Physical activity (about 30 minutes daily), found to be the single greatest protector against death, lowering risk by 37 percent.
Refraining from smoking, cutting the risk by 35 percent.
Following a diet high in fruit, vegetables, and fish, and low in red meat and dairy products (“Mediterranean diet”), reducing risk by 23 percent.
Moderate alcohol consumption (about 4 glasses of wine or equivalent per week), lowering risk of death by 22 percent.A study conducted by researchers found that when older persons (50+) adopted all four measures above, their risk of dying was 65 percent lower over the span of 10 years. That’s very significant. That’s very significant, especially for those of us in the anti-aging medicine field. It’s proof that there is a way to slow down aging and prolong a healthy lifestyle.The Harvard School of Public Health agrees. Experts there declared “there is now enough evidence for the relevant health agencies around the world to act upon.”Around the world, people are seeking medical guidance for ways to stay healthy, active, and vital well into their older years. As a result, the principles of the anti-aging lifestyle are gaining rapid and widespread acceptance as a framework for lifelong habits for healthy living.You see, with age, scientists have observed a variety of declining performance in the body’s leading body systems. These changes, although they may have until now, been considered “natural,” no longer need to be considered inevitable.Those individuals interested in learning more about anti-aging medicine, as well as healthy lifestyle choices, should consult with their dermatologist.
Dr. Marcy L. Street, MD is a Mayo clinic trained, board certified dermatologist, has appeared on numerous television and radio programs as an expert in skin cancer prevention and on anti-aging topics. She lectures nationwide on health and beauty issues relating to skin and hair. For more information contact Dr. Street at www.doctorsapproach.com.
Anti-Aging – It Makes Perfect SenseDr. Marcy L. Street, M.D.
<<> · <<> While there is no way to permanently stop aging - you’re always going to grow older - there are many things we can do to slow it down to look, and feel, our best. And, with all the knowledge about healthy lifestyle choices, nutrition, vitamin supplements and natural bio identical hormone replacement, the time for anti-aging medicine is now.So, the question then becomes: what are you waiting for? The sooner healthy lifestyle choices are made in life, the better. It’s that simple. Consider the following:
Physical activity (about 30 minutes daily), found to be the single greatest protector against death, lowering risk by 37 percent.
Refraining from smoking, cutting the risk by 35 percent.
Following a diet high in fruit, vegetables, and fish, and low in red meat and dairy products (“Mediterranean diet”), reducing risk by 23 percent.
Moderate alcohol consumption (about 4 glasses of wine or equivalent per week), lowering risk of death by 22 percent.A study conducted by researchers found that when older persons (50+) adopted all four measures above, their risk of dying was 65 percent lower over the span of 10 years. That’s very significant. That’s very significant, especially for those of us in the anti-aging medicine field. It’s proof that there is a way to slow down aging and prolong a healthy lifestyle.The Harvard School of Public Health agrees. Experts there declared “there is now enough evidence for the relevant health agencies around the world to act upon.”Around the world, people are seeking medical guidance for ways to stay healthy, active, and vital well into their older years. As a result, the principles of the anti-aging lifestyle are gaining rapid and widespread acceptance as a framework for lifelong habits for healthy living.You see, with age, scientists have observed a variety of declining performance in the body’s leading body systems. These changes, although they may have until now, been considered “natural,” no longer need to be considered inevitable.Those individuals interested in learning more about anti-aging medicine, as well as healthy lifestyle choices, should consult with their dermatologist.
Dr. Marcy L. Street, MD is a Mayo clinic trained, board certified dermatologist, has appeared on numerous television and radio programs as an expert in skin cancer prevention and on anti-aging topics. She lectures nationwide on health and beauty issues relating to skin and hair. For more information contact Dr. Street at www.doctorsapproach.com.
Monday, October 16, 2006
Hi Fans,
look what I found for you down below there, hope and more hope for we who "may" be over the hill...don't ever give up...
Step right up and get a new look and it's only skin deep on most of us...
Cosmeceuticals is what it is and there is a dollar in it!!!
Hang in there fans, there will be another season for us "Hope springs eternal"
One more spring training, just one more...goodnight fans, watch the Mets win the big game tonight over the cardinals...bet?
The Fountain of Youth' – Not Quite but 'Cosmeceuticals' are Giving People Real Hope
NewswireToday - /newswire/ - Clayton, New Mexico, United States, 10/16/2006 - Products which promote youthful-looking skin have surged in popularity. Not so surprising either - with the front-end of the baby boomers entering their 60’s and not having a mental attitude that will settle for second-best or good-enough.
This is not a generation that readily accepts getting old as a legitimate option.The process of restoring one’s skin to that of a teenager has long been sought. Ever since it was immortalized in the tale of Shangri-la, a magical land where people never aged, people have been willing to try all sorts of remedies to slow the aging process. This fountain of youth mentality is the essence of all the current media-hype over skincare products. And it has resulted in a multi-billion dollar cosmetic industry.With medicine and technology being what it is today, seeking that magic “youth in a bottle” isn’t pure fantasy. The hype that surrounds this topic has started to give way to real science, and the rise of “cosmeceuticals” has given people real hope of slowing the aging of their skin.Cosmetics are products, which merely hide, or create an illusion of beauty by accenting certain features like high cheekbones, lips or eyes, while de-emphasizing other features such as uneven skin texture, lines or rhytids.“Cosmeceuticals”, on the other hand, are products, which actually effect a change in the skin – helping the skin to become healthier and thicker. The process of aging causes a gradual loss and disorganization of elastin and collagen fibers, the supportive matrix of the skin, as well as dehydration. The result is lack of “bounce” or rebound to the skin matrix. The physical appearance is of droopy, thin, wrinkled skin.As an affiliate of GreatSkin.com, you have the ability to refer a whole range of anti-aging products which go right to the heart of the problem, and address the symptoms of droopy, thin, and wrinkled skin.Products containing DMAE and Alpha Lipoic Acid like the “GreatSkin All in One Serum and Cream” are particularly effective for Anti-Aging. Other products basic to an anti-aging skin care regime are: “GreatSkin Red Tea Extract”, “GreatSkin Peptide Lotion”, “GreatSkin Super Firming Crème”, “GreatSkin Retinol 10X Serum”, and “GreatSkin Retinol Eye Serum."For affiliate marketers who are interested in really helping their customers achieve a more youthful look, these products go a long way towards Shangri-la.
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look what I found for you down below there, hope and more hope for we who "may" be over the hill...don't ever give up...
Step right up and get a new look and it's only skin deep on most of us...
Cosmeceuticals is what it is and there is a dollar in it!!!
Hang in there fans, there will be another season for us "Hope springs eternal"
One more spring training, just one more...goodnight fans, watch the Mets win the big game tonight over the cardinals...bet?
The Fountain of Youth' – Not Quite but 'Cosmeceuticals' are Giving People Real Hope
NewswireToday - /newswire/ - Clayton, New Mexico, United States, 10/16/2006 - Products which promote youthful-looking skin have surged in popularity. Not so surprising either - with the front-end of the baby boomers entering their 60’s and not having a mental attitude that will settle for second-best or good-enough.
This is not a generation that readily accepts getting old as a legitimate option.The process of restoring one’s skin to that of a teenager has long been sought. Ever since it was immortalized in the tale of Shangri-la, a magical land where people never aged, people have been willing to try all sorts of remedies to slow the aging process. This fountain of youth mentality is the essence of all the current media-hype over skincare products. And it has resulted in a multi-billion dollar cosmetic industry.With medicine and technology being what it is today, seeking that magic “youth in a bottle” isn’t pure fantasy. The hype that surrounds this topic has started to give way to real science, and the rise of “cosmeceuticals” has given people real hope of slowing the aging of their skin.Cosmetics are products, which merely hide, or create an illusion of beauty by accenting certain features like high cheekbones, lips or eyes, while de-emphasizing other features such as uneven skin texture, lines or rhytids.“Cosmeceuticals”, on the other hand, are products, which actually effect a change in the skin – helping the skin to become healthier and thicker. The process of aging causes a gradual loss and disorganization of elastin and collagen fibers, the supportive matrix of the skin, as well as dehydration. The result is lack of “bounce” or rebound to the skin matrix. The physical appearance is of droopy, thin, wrinkled skin.As an affiliate of GreatSkin.com, you have the ability to refer a whole range of anti-aging products which go right to the heart of the problem, and address the symptoms of droopy, thin, and wrinkled skin.Products containing DMAE and Alpha Lipoic Acid like the “GreatSkin All in One Serum and Cream” are particularly effective for Anti-Aging. Other products basic to an anti-aging skin care regime are: “GreatSkin Red Tea Extract”, “GreatSkin Peptide Lotion”, “GreatSkin Super Firming Crème”, “GreatSkin Retinol 10X Serum”, and “GreatSkin Retinol Eye Serum."For affiliate marketers who are interested in really helping their customers achieve a more youthful look, these products go a long way towards Shangri-la.
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Availability: All Regions (Including Int'l)
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Wednesday, October 11, 2006
This is posted as a "heads up" for all of my fans out there. I don't know anything about this and post it only for your benefit "if" if fits you in any way..
God Bless all of you.
Anti-aging clinics arrive in San Luis Obispo
By Sarah Arnquist
sarnquist@thetribunenews.com
Tribune photo by David Middlecamp
Dr. Phillip Borgardt gives Nora Reynoso a mesotherapy facial treatment at his SLO Aging Institute. The treatment injects vitamins into the skin of the patient.
More information about two local doctors practicing anti-aging medicine
Spurred by the popularity of anti-aging clinics in larger cities, two physicians have opened such practices in San Luis Obispo, offering therapies they say reverse the effects of aging and keep people feeling younger, longer.
With 81,000 residents between 45 and 75 — one-third of the population — San Luis Obispo County is fertile ground for anti- aging centers, which usually target wealthier clients.
Dr. Peter Muran moved his Longevity Healthcare Center from Orange County to San Luis Obispo in 2005. Dr. Philip Borgardt closed his internal medicine practice earlier this year and opened the SLO Aging Institute in August. Neither doctor accepts health insurance.
Anti-aging medicine combines diet, exercise, supplements, hormone replacement therapy and cosmetic procedures in attempts to keep people feeling young. While some of these services can be found through other doctors, Muran and Borgardt say their integrated approaches, plus hormone therapy that many doctors don’t provide, can turn back the clock.
"We’ve almost doubled the life expectancy in the last 100 years, and now the question is about quality of life," Borgardt said.
Booming business
The American Medical Association has not taken a position on anti-aging medicine, but critics are surfacing nearly as fast as the practice is growing. The critics warn that no products or therapies have proved to slow or reverse aging and some may be harmful.
In 2002, 51 scientists published a paper in Scientific American magazine denouncing anti-aging medicine’s claims to turn back the clock.
"Our language on this matter must be unambiguous," the scientists wrote. "There are no lifestyle changes, surgical procedures, vitamins, antioxidants, hormones or techniques of genetic engineering available today that have been demonstrated to influence the processes of aging."
The warnings, though, are not stopping Americans from spending their money.
Last year, Americans spent $44.6 billion on anti-aging products, including plastic surgery, cosmetic procedures such as Botox injections and "cosmeceuticals" such as creams with touted anti-aging benefits, according to Business Communications Co. The market research firm expects the market to increase to $72 billion by 2009 as many of the nation’s 78 million baby boomers resist old age.
Anti-aging practitioners are capitalizing on a growing segment of older Americans with disposable income, said Freddi Segal-Gidan, a board member of the California Geriatrics Society and a professor at the University of Southern California’s School of Gerontology.
"In (today’s) society we don’t really respect and revere aging the way other generations have, and I view this as buying into that," Segal-
Gidan said.
Controversial hormone therapy
Besides philosophical differences, some geriatric specialists warn that anti-aging products are poorly regulated and that therapies, especially prescribing human growth hormone, may be harmful.
Anti-aging practitioners defend their use of human growth hormone by pointing to research that shows it builds muscle, thickens skin and reverses signs of aging in older people.
"It is possible to roll back 10 to 15 years in the way someone feels," Borgardt said.
But research also shows that human growth hormone has potentially harmful side effects, and many doctors caution against using it.
Borgardt acknowledges the controversy. He said he prescribes human growth hormone only for patients with proven deficiencies.
Muran and Borgardt are board diplomats of the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine, a Chicago-based nonprofit with 11,500 members that promotes anti-aging medicine.
The California Medical Board, the state’s physician regulatory agency, does not recognize board certification for anti-aging medicine like it does for other specialties such as geriatrics or endocrinology.
People cannot expect a magic pill to make them live longer or solve their health woes, Borgardt and Muran said. Exercise, diet and other lifestyle choices, such as smoking and drinking, are the greatest determinants of good health and longevity, but many people need hormone replacement therapy to maximize their health, they said.
Not all their patients are older, either. Borgardt said his youngest patient receiving anti-aging remedies is 38. And they are willing to pay for the services he provides.
Nora Reynoso, 44, paid $1,200 for three mesotherapy facial treatments at Borgardt’s office. Mesotherapy injects vitamins and antioxidants into the face to tighten it.
After the 45-minute treatment she received during her lunch break, Reynoso patted her cheeks and said she could feel the difference in firmness. She and her friends are willing to pay to look and feel young, she said.
"I think it’s important to stay young looking," Reynoso said.
Based on his patient satisfaction, Borgardt predicts that in five years anti-aging medicine will be considered mainstream. Muran agreed.
"People are going to demand that extra youth or longevity in their life," Muran said.
God Bless all of you.
Anti-aging clinics arrive in San Luis Obispo
By Sarah Arnquist
sarnquist@thetribunenews.com
Tribune photo by David Middlecamp
Dr. Phillip Borgardt gives Nora Reynoso a mesotherapy facial treatment at his SLO Aging Institute. The treatment injects vitamins into the skin of the patient.
More information about two local doctors practicing anti-aging medicine
Spurred by the popularity of anti-aging clinics in larger cities, two physicians have opened such practices in San Luis Obispo, offering therapies they say reverse the effects of aging and keep people feeling younger, longer.
With 81,000 residents between 45 and 75 — one-third of the population — San Luis Obispo County is fertile ground for anti- aging centers, which usually target wealthier clients.
Dr. Peter Muran moved his Longevity Healthcare Center from Orange County to San Luis Obispo in 2005. Dr. Philip Borgardt closed his internal medicine practice earlier this year and opened the SLO Aging Institute in August. Neither doctor accepts health insurance.
Anti-aging medicine combines diet, exercise, supplements, hormone replacement therapy and cosmetic procedures in attempts to keep people feeling young. While some of these services can be found through other doctors, Muran and Borgardt say their integrated approaches, plus hormone therapy that many doctors don’t provide, can turn back the clock.
"We’ve almost doubled the life expectancy in the last 100 years, and now the question is about quality of life," Borgardt said.
Booming business
The American Medical Association has not taken a position on anti-aging medicine, but critics are surfacing nearly as fast as the practice is growing. The critics warn that no products or therapies have proved to slow or reverse aging and some may be harmful.
In 2002, 51 scientists published a paper in Scientific American magazine denouncing anti-aging medicine’s claims to turn back the clock.
"Our language on this matter must be unambiguous," the scientists wrote. "There are no lifestyle changes, surgical procedures, vitamins, antioxidants, hormones or techniques of genetic engineering available today that have been demonstrated to influence the processes of aging."
The warnings, though, are not stopping Americans from spending their money.
Last year, Americans spent $44.6 billion on anti-aging products, including plastic surgery, cosmetic procedures such as Botox injections and "cosmeceuticals" such as creams with touted anti-aging benefits, according to Business Communications Co. The market research firm expects the market to increase to $72 billion by 2009 as many of the nation’s 78 million baby boomers resist old age.
Anti-aging practitioners are capitalizing on a growing segment of older Americans with disposable income, said Freddi Segal-Gidan, a board member of the California Geriatrics Society and a professor at the University of Southern California’s School of Gerontology.
"In (today’s) society we don’t really respect and revere aging the way other generations have, and I view this as buying into that," Segal-
Gidan said.
Controversial hormone therapy
Besides philosophical differences, some geriatric specialists warn that anti-aging products are poorly regulated and that therapies, especially prescribing human growth hormone, may be harmful.
Anti-aging practitioners defend their use of human growth hormone by pointing to research that shows it builds muscle, thickens skin and reverses signs of aging in older people.
"It is possible to roll back 10 to 15 years in the way someone feels," Borgardt said.
But research also shows that human growth hormone has potentially harmful side effects, and many doctors caution against using it.
Borgardt acknowledges the controversy. He said he prescribes human growth hormone only for patients with proven deficiencies.
Muran and Borgardt are board diplomats of the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine, a Chicago-based nonprofit with 11,500 members that promotes anti-aging medicine.
The California Medical Board, the state’s physician regulatory agency, does not recognize board certification for anti-aging medicine like it does for other specialties such as geriatrics or endocrinology.
People cannot expect a magic pill to make them live longer or solve their health woes, Borgardt and Muran said. Exercise, diet and other lifestyle choices, such as smoking and drinking, are the greatest determinants of good health and longevity, but many people need hormone replacement therapy to maximize their health, they said.
Not all their patients are older, either. Borgardt said his youngest patient receiving anti-aging remedies is 38. And they are willing to pay for the services he provides.
Nora Reynoso, 44, paid $1,200 for three mesotherapy facial treatments at Borgardt’s office. Mesotherapy injects vitamins and antioxidants into the face to tighten it.
After the 45-minute treatment she received during her lunch break, Reynoso patted her cheeks and said she could feel the difference in firmness. She and her friends are willing to pay to look and feel young, she said.
"I think it’s important to stay young looking," Reynoso said.
Based on his patient satisfaction, Borgardt predicts that in five years anti-aging medicine will be considered mainstream. Muran agreed.
"People are going to demand that extra youth or longevity in their life," Muran said.
Thursday, October 05, 2006
We can learn from everywhere, from everyone..Check this out would say the other generation:
Thomas Perls 'Takes Five'
6 ways to go the distance to centenarian
Posted: Oct. 3, 2006
Thomas Perls is an expert on aging, specifically on the lives and times of those who are 100 and older. There are some 50,000 centenarians in America, and more are on the way as baby boomers move closer to retirement. Perls, 46, associate professor of medicine and geriatrics at Boston Medical Center, is among the authors of a groundbreaking study of centenarians, "Living to 100, Lessons in Maximizing Your Potential At Any Age." He will speak Oct. 11 at the Italian Community Center. His keynote address is part of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee College of Health Science lecture series "Critical Knowledge in Health Care." Perls spoke with Journal Sentinel reporter Bill Glauber.
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Takes Five
Thomas Perls
Q. The first question is an easy one. How can we live to be 100?
A. Six things actually, and they conform to an acronym I've put together: A-G-E-I-N-G.
A is for attitude, having an attitude that makes you both optimistic about your aging as well as the ability to manage your stress well.
G is genetics. Take a look at the longevity in your family. If people are passing away in their 90s and older, that is very good news. On the other hand, if people pass away in their 60s and 70s, alarm bells are ringing.
E is exercise. It's important as we get older not just to do regular exercise but to emphasize strength training. That is less strenuous on the body, but the impact is even better.
I is for interest. Not just exercising your muscles but exercising your brain, doing things novel and complex, perhaps leads to delaying the onset of Alzheimer's disease and memory loss.
N is nutrition, and mostly that is around having a diet to maintain a healthy weight.
G is certainly get rid of the smoking and anti-aging quackery. You absolutely cannot smoke cigarettes. The other is . . . not falling for all the hucksterism on the Web about things that are purported to stop aging.
Q. Is there an outer age limit that the human species cannot pass and, if so, why?
A. I think the oldest person ever, which defines the human life span, Jeanne Calment, who died at 122 in 1997. She defines what the human life span is. Could someone live slightly older than that? I suspect in the next 30 to 40 years, we might see an individual live a few years longer.
Q. What triggered your interest in the study of centenarians?
A. I'm a geriatrician, so it was in . . . my geriatrics fellowships that I had the opportunity to take care of a couple of centenarians who were in exceptionally good shape, which really opened my eyes that there is a group of people who age quite differently than the rest of us.
Q. You've been a stern opponent of the use of human growth hormone as an anti-aging aid. Why?
A. There is a lot of evidence to show that growth hormone is bad for you and may well accelerate aging rather than decelerate.
Q. On the web site www.livingto100.com, there is a life expectancy calculator. How did you rate and have you made plans yet for how and where you'll celebrate your 100th birthday?
A. I'm 96 is my latest calculation. And where (I would be at 100) would be as a retired physician for the Indian Health Service in the southwestern United States. I'm a big believer in doing something totally different when I'm around age 60, when I'm shooting for a second career.
Thomas Perls 'Takes Five'
6 ways to go the distance to centenarian
Posted: Oct. 3, 2006
Thomas Perls is an expert on aging, specifically on the lives and times of those who are 100 and older. There are some 50,000 centenarians in America, and more are on the way as baby boomers move closer to retirement. Perls, 46, associate professor of medicine and geriatrics at Boston Medical Center, is among the authors of a groundbreaking study of centenarians, "Living to 100, Lessons in Maximizing Your Potential At Any Age." He will speak Oct. 11 at the Italian Community Center. His keynote address is part of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee College of Health Science lecture series "Critical Knowledge in Health Care." Perls spoke with Journal Sentinel reporter Bill Glauber.
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Takes Five
Thomas Perls
Q. The first question is an easy one. How can we live to be 100?
A. Six things actually, and they conform to an acronym I've put together: A-G-E-I-N-G.
A is for attitude, having an attitude that makes you both optimistic about your aging as well as the ability to manage your stress well.
G is genetics. Take a look at the longevity in your family. If people are passing away in their 90s and older, that is very good news. On the other hand, if people pass away in their 60s and 70s, alarm bells are ringing.
E is exercise. It's important as we get older not just to do regular exercise but to emphasize strength training. That is less strenuous on the body, but the impact is even better.
I is for interest. Not just exercising your muscles but exercising your brain, doing things novel and complex, perhaps leads to delaying the onset of Alzheimer's disease and memory loss.
N is nutrition, and mostly that is around having a diet to maintain a healthy weight.
G is certainly get rid of the smoking and anti-aging quackery. You absolutely cannot smoke cigarettes. The other is . . . not falling for all the hucksterism on the Web about things that are purported to stop aging.
Q. Is there an outer age limit that the human species cannot pass and, if so, why?
A. I think the oldest person ever, which defines the human life span, Jeanne Calment, who died at 122 in 1997. She defines what the human life span is. Could someone live slightly older than that? I suspect in the next 30 to 40 years, we might see an individual live a few years longer.
Q. What triggered your interest in the study of centenarians?
A. I'm a geriatrician, so it was in . . . my geriatrics fellowships that I had the opportunity to take care of a couple of centenarians who were in exceptionally good shape, which really opened my eyes that there is a group of people who age quite differently than the rest of us.
Q. You've been a stern opponent of the use of human growth hormone as an anti-aging aid. Why?
A. There is a lot of evidence to show that growth hormone is bad for you and may well accelerate aging rather than decelerate.
Q. On the web site www.livingto100.com, there is a life expectancy calculator. How did you rate and have you made plans yet for how and where you'll celebrate your 100th birthday?
A. I'm 96 is my latest calculation. And where (I would be at 100) would be as a retired physician for the Indian Health Service in the southwestern United States. I'm a big believer in doing something totally different when I'm around age 60, when I'm shooting for a second career.
Tuesday, October 03, 2006
BodyLogicMD Offers Botox, Hormone Therapy and Skin Care Services
Chicago Practice Combines Medical and Holistic Approach
CHICAGO, IL -- (MARKET WIRE) -- October 03, 2006 -- With new medspas, skin care clinics and anti-aging centers opening every day, there are more choices than ever in reversing or preventing the signs of aging.
With Botox™ being one of the most popular treatments for those wanting to decrease the look of visible lines and wrinkles, doctors are quickly adding the procedure and offering it to their patients. But these doctors do not all have the specialty of hormone therapy under their belt, which can greatly improve the look and feel of skin when combined with Botox™.
Dr. Paul Savage of BodyLogicMD, a national network of doctors specializing in hormone therapy and skincare, is leading the pack by offering a skin treatment program that combines Botox™ with hormone therapy.
"While Botox™ is great for treating lines and wrinkles, integrating it with hormone therapy will produce an overall improvement in the skin," says Dr. Savage, the Chief Medical Officer of both Chicago-area BodyLogicMD offices and co-founder of BodyLogicMD. "As the Botox is smoothing the face and giving it a younger appearance, the hormone therapy is treating aging skin by adding hydration, improving collagen and elastins -- and balance from the inside out."
With the skin being the largest organ in the body and one of the most important, balanced hormones are crucial to healthy skin. By offering a complete package of skin care and hormone evaluations, Dr. Savage is able to treat skin problems from a superficial approach, while simultaneously treating the multiple causes of hormonal imbalances.
"Here at BodyLogicMD, we believe in a holistic approach to skin care," says Dr. Savage. "We use medical grade skin care formulas integrated with organic skin care lines and organic microdermabrasion."
The Experts
Trained under Dr. Savage are two expert aestheticians treating patients with BodyLogicMD skin services. Susan Anthony has been a leader in the aesthetics industry for the past ten years. Originally from Burmouth, England, Susan trained at one of the most prestigious schools in England where she mastered the art of skin care and nutrition. Her natural leadership skills have led her to work with some of the most world-renowned board-certified plastic surgeons.
At BodyLogicMD, Susan is committed to provide her clients not only the spa experience, but also an education that the true quality of skin care is a culture from within. "Beautiful skin is a balance of external procedures and lifestyle choices including nutrition, exercise and spirit," Susan explains.
Justyna Leniartek has been a leader in the beauty industry for more than ten years. She found her passion for making others look and feel beautiful when she started to have problems with her own skin, and became fascinated with skin care. She then decided to get her aesthetician's license and passionately embarked on a career in helping others achieve beautiful, healthy skin. Throughout her career as a skin care specialist, Justyna worked for many prominent institutions, including several board-certified plastic surgeons, where she became educated in medical aesthetics.
Today, Justyna has taken her experience and knowledge to BodyLogicMD where she is dedicated to providing the best possible service to each client. "Our mission is not only to provide the best customer service in the industry," Justyna explains, "but to educate and customize a unique program designed specifically for that client. Skincare is a lifestyle, and we want to stress that to everyone who comes through our doors."
About Dr. Paul Savage
Dr. Paul Savage is the founder of BodyLogicMD, a nationwide network of physicians specializing in bioidentical hormone therapy. Dr. Savage received his medical degree from the University of Michigan and is double board certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine and the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine. He owns the Chicago-based BodyLogicMD practices.
About BodyLogicMD
Founded in 2003, BodyLogicMD offers bioidentical hormone therapy, nutrition and fitness to women and men. Its nationwide network of anti-aging physicians helps those suffering from hormonal imbalance, menopause and andropause. BodyLogicMD Chicago and locations include:
150 E. Huron Street, Suite 802
Chicago, IL 60611
For appointments and information call (866) 535-2563
384 E. Irving Park Road
Roselle, IL 60172
For appointments and information call (866) 535-2563
For more information visit www.bodylogicmd.com
For Immediate Release:
Lisa Buyer
954-354-1411 x 14
Email Contact
Jill Swartz
954-354-1411 x 17
Email Contact
SOURCE: BodyLogicMD
Chicago Practice Combines Medical and Holistic Approach
CHICAGO, IL -- (MARKET WIRE) -- October 03, 2006 -- With new medspas, skin care clinics and anti-aging centers opening every day, there are more choices than ever in reversing or preventing the signs of aging.
With Botox™ being one of the most popular treatments for those wanting to decrease the look of visible lines and wrinkles, doctors are quickly adding the procedure and offering it to their patients. But these doctors do not all have the specialty of hormone therapy under their belt, which can greatly improve the look and feel of skin when combined with Botox™.
Dr. Paul Savage of BodyLogicMD, a national network of doctors specializing in hormone therapy and skincare, is leading the pack by offering a skin treatment program that combines Botox™ with hormone therapy.
"While Botox™ is great for treating lines and wrinkles, integrating it with hormone therapy will produce an overall improvement in the skin," says Dr. Savage, the Chief Medical Officer of both Chicago-area BodyLogicMD offices and co-founder of BodyLogicMD. "As the Botox is smoothing the face and giving it a younger appearance, the hormone therapy is treating aging skin by adding hydration, improving collagen and elastins -- and balance from the inside out."
With the skin being the largest organ in the body and one of the most important, balanced hormones are crucial to healthy skin. By offering a complete package of skin care and hormone evaluations, Dr. Savage is able to treat skin problems from a superficial approach, while simultaneously treating the multiple causes of hormonal imbalances.
"Here at BodyLogicMD, we believe in a holistic approach to skin care," says Dr. Savage. "We use medical grade skin care formulas integrated with organic skin care lines and organic microdermabrasion."
The Experts
Trained under Dr. Savage are two expert aestheticians treating patients with BodyLogicMD skin services. Susan Anthony has been a leader in the aesthetics industry for the past ten years. Originally from Burmouth, England, Susan trained at one of the most prestigious schools in England where she mastered the art of skin care and nutrition. Her natural leadership skills have led her to work with some of the most world-renowned board-certified plastic surgeons.
At BodyLogicMD, Susan is committed to provide her clients not only the spa experience, but also an education that the true quality of skin care is a culture from within. "Beautiful skin is a balance of external procedures and lifestyle choices including nutrition, exercise and spirit," Susan explains.
Justyna Leniartek has been a leader in the beauty industry for more than ten years. She found her passion for making others look and feel beautiful when she started to have problems with her own skin, and became fascinated with skin care. She then decided to get her aesthetician's license and passionately embarked on a career in helping others achieve beautiful, healthy skin. Throughout her career as a skin care specialist, Justyna worked for many prominent institutions, including several board-certified plastic surgeons, where she became educated in medical aesthetics.
Today, Justyna has taken her experience and knowledge to BodyLogicMD where she is dedicated to providing the best possible service to each client. "Our mission is not only to provide the best customer service in the industry," Justyna explains, "but to educate and customize a unique program designed specifically for that client. Skincare is a lifestyle, and we want to stress that to everyone who comes through our doors."
About Dr. Paul Savage
Dr. Paul Savage is the founder of BodyLogicMD, a nationwide network of physicians specializing in bioidentical hormone therapy. Dr. Savage received his medical degree from the University of Michigan and is double board certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine and the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine. He owns the Chicago-based BodyLogicMD practices.
About BodyLogicMD
Founded in 2003, BodyLogicMD offers bioidentical hormone therapy, nutrition and fitness to women and men. Its nationwide network of anti-aging physicians helps those suffering from hormonal imbalance, menopause and andropause. BodyLogicMD Chicago and locations include:
150 E. Huron Street, Suite 802
Chicago, IL 60611
For appointments and information call (866) 535-2563
384 E. Irving Park Road
Roselle, IL 60172
For appointments and information call (866) 535-2563
For more information visit www.bodylogicmd.com
For Immediate Release:
Lisa Buyer
954-354-1411 x 14
Email Contact
Jill Swartz
954-354-1411 x 17
Email Contact
SOURCE: BodyLogicMD
Monday, September 18, 2006
Hello Fans- I found this super, cool, killer web information for you, we have some cross generational words slipped in here. Enjoy this and I'll see you on the next page, This is Don rounding third and heading for home. Hope I don't have to slide.
How to Win the Anti Aging Battle
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For people who are young at heart and who want to remain ageless, there’s a new website to help them look young, feel young and be young. www.agelessconfidential.com will help people to remain naturally ageless without using expensive supplements or undergoing uncomfortable surgery.
(PRWEB) September 18, 2006 -- Want to slow down or even reverse the aging process? And look younger, feel younger and be younger? The advances in healthcare have led to more people living longer. But everybody wants to look young and feel young! The good news is that it is possible to win the anti aging battle without spending a fortune on unnatural treatments. That’s the promise of www.agelessconfidential.com, a new, all-natural website specifically tailored towards people who want to remain ageless.
Helvetica, sans-serif; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.agelessconfidential.com/" alt="Link to website">We realized very quickly that looking young is only one part of the anti aging process. Many people look young but appear old. This is down to lifestyle, especially factors like stress and atrophy. Looks don’t make stress any easier to bear – or diminish the massive impact it has on aging. If people want to remain ageless, they have to look at their whole lifestyle. What is the anti aging battle all about? Many people believe that as each year passes, the body shows the effects of aging. Not only do our bodies age, but our minds age too and gradually, aging takes its toll on appearance and on our capabilities to effectively perform the many tasks involved in daily life.But is this inevitable? I mean, as we grow older and live longer, is there simply nothing we can do to stop the deterioration in looks and declining mental function?Supplements are one of the most widely used anti aging treatments to help people look and feel young. There is a myriad of supplements on the market today, each claiming to be the elusive "elixir of youth". However, taking several anti aging supplements every day can be an expensive way to remain ageless. Most manufacturers recommend dosages of around 2-3 tablets every day. But following this dosage for each supplement on the market is an expensive pursuit and would achieve little more than a lighter bank balance and a rattling sound after all the pills have been consumed!More importantly, there isn’t one anti aging supplement available that is proven to be effective in combating the aging process. Supplements appear to make an attractive, convenient and effortless anti aging solution. But the truth is that they appeal to people who search for a "magic bullet" and rarely will one be found that delivers on its promise of eternal youth.Cosmetic surgery is another anti aging treatment employed by many people. And although the surgeon’s knife can cut away the effects of aging upon the body, it is a somewhat drastic, uncomfortable and extremely expensive solution to looking younger. Many people simply cannot afford to spend thousands of hard-earned dollars on cosmetic surgery. Another problem is that surgery only affects one aspect of aging – physical appearance. Looking young is only one part of the anti aging battle – and it isn’t the most important.So if anti aging supplements and cosmetic surgery aren’t the best anti aging treatments, is there anything else that can be done?There certainly is. Because the aging process isn’t inevitable. There is no single gene inside our bodies that controls how we age. This means that the aging process is accelerated by a number of habits and behaviors performed regularly so it’s really lifestyle that determines how rapidly people age. From this, it’s easy to see that a single "magic bullet" solution to aging isn’t really a viable prospect and instead, a number of simple but effective strategies applied to our daily living can and will help us look younger, feel younger and be younger.Chris Green, editor of www.agelessconfidential.com - a new website that provides tools, resources and information for people who want to look young, feel young and be young - says people are becoming more aware of how their lifestyle is the most important factor in the battle against aging."We realized very quickly that looking young is only one part of the anti aging process. Many people look young but appear old. This is down to lifestyle, especially factors like stress and atrophy. Looks don’t make stress any easier to bear – or diminish the massive impact it has on aging. If people want to remain ageless, they have to look at their whole lifestyle."So how can people start winning the battle against premature aging?Step One: Understand how the aging process works and how, in particular, certain habits and behaviors accelerate aging.Step Two: Identify the factors present in daily lifestyle that cause premature aging. This will mean looking at many aspects of lifestyle: Work, relationships, social life, hobbies, fitness, diet.Step Three: Start making small adjustments to daily life to eliminate as many of the aging factors as possible.Step Four: Make simple changes, gradually, to lifestyle and incorporate as many anti aging strategies as possible each and every day. Step Five: Maintain the new anti aging lifestyle and enjoy looking young, feeling young and being young!"Our motto on the www.agelessconfidential.com website is Young In Mind, Young In Body and Young In Spirit. Because we believe successful aging isn’t just about looking young – it’s about BEING young and no supplement or surgery can provide that."Remaining ageless can be a lot of fun and it needn’t be complicated or expensive. A few companies, such as www.agelessconfidential.com are offering subscribers information and tools to help them live a young, happy life and there are free samples on the website to help people get started immediately on winning the anti aging battle.Chris Green sums it up nicely: "We don’t have to get old before our time anymore. We can stay younger for longer – it’s our choice now."For more anti aging information, education, samples and resources about how to remain young in mind, young in body and young in spirit, visit http://www.agelessconfidential.com###
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How to Win the Anti Aging Battle
Download this press release as an Adobe PDF document.
For people who are young at heart and who want to remain ageless, there’s a new website to help them look young, feel young and be young. www.agelessconfidential.com will help people to remain naturally ageless without using expensive supplements or undergoing uncomfortable surgery.
(PRWEB) September 18, 2006 -- Want to slow down or even reverse the aging process? And look younger, feel younger and be younger? The advances in healthcare have led to more people living longer. But everybody wants to look young and feel young! The good news is that it is possible to win the anti aging battle without spending a fortune on unnatural treatments. That’s the promise of www.agelessconfidential.com, a new, all-natural website specifically tailored towards people who want to remain ageless.
Helvetica, sans-serif; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.agelessconfidential.com/" alt="Link to website">We realized very quickly that looking young is only one part of the anti aging process. Many people look young but appear old. This is down to lifestyle, especially factors like stress and atrophy. Looks don’t make stress any easier to bear – or diminish the massive impact it has on aging. If people want to remain ageless, they have to look at their whole lifestyle. What is the anti aging battle all about? Many people believe that as each year passes, the body shows the effects of aging. Not only do our bodies age, but our minds age too and gradually, aging takes its toll on appearance and on our capabilities to effectively perform the many tasks involved in daily life.But is this inevitable? I mean, as we grow older and live longer, is there simply nothing we can do to stop the deterioration in looks and declining mental function?Supplements are one of the most widely used anti aging treatments to help people look and feel young. There is a myriad of supplements on the market today, each claiming to be the elusive "elixir of youth". However, taking several anti aging supplements every day can be an expensive way to remain ageless. Most manufacturers recommend dosages of around 2-3 tablets every day. But following this dosage for each supplement on the market is an expensive pursuit and would achieve little more than a lighter bank balance and a rattling sound after all the pills have been consumed!More importantly, there isn’t one anti aging supplement available that is proven to be effective in combating the aging process. Supplements appear to make an attractive, convenient and effortless anti aging solution. But the truth is that they appeal to people who search for a "magic bullet" and rarely will one be found that delivers on its promise of eternal youth.Cosmetic surgery is another anti aging treatment employed by many people. And although the surgeon’s knife can cut away the effects of aging upon the body, it is a somewhat drastic, uncomfortable and extremely expensive solution to looking younger. Many people simply cannot afford to spend thousands of hard-earned dollars on cosmetic surgery. Another problem is that surgery only affects one aspect of aging – physical appearance. Looking young is only one part of the anti aging battle – and it isn’t the most important.So if anti aging supplements and cosmetic surgery aren’t the best anti aging treatments, is there anything else that can be done?There certainly is. Because the aging process isn’t inevitable. There is no single gene inside our bodies that controls how we age. This means that the aging process is accelerated by a number of habits and behaviors performed regularly so it’s really lifestyle that determines how rapidly people age. From this, it’s easy to see that a single "magic bullet" solution to aging isn’t really a viable prospect and instead, a number of simple but effective strategies applied to our daily living can and will help us look younger, feel younger and be younger.Chris Green, editor of www.agelessconfidential.com - a new website that provides tools, resources and information for people who want to look young, feel young and be young - says people are becoming more aware of how their lifestyle is the most important factor in the battle against aging."We realized very quickly that looking young is only one part of the anti aging process. Many people look young but appear old. This is down to lifestyle, especially factors like stress and atrophy. Looks don’t make stress any easier to bear – or diminish the massive impact it has on aging. If people want to remain ageless, they have to look at their whole lifestyle."So how can people start winning the battle against premature aging?Step One: Understand how the aging process works and how, in particular, certain habits and behaviors accelerate aging.Step Two: Identify the factors present in daily lifestyle that cause premature aging. This will mean looking at many aspects of lifestyle: Work, relationships, social life, hobbies, fitness, diet.Step Three: Start making small adjustments to daily life to eliminate as many of the aging factors as possible.Step Four: Make simple changes, gradually, to lifestyle and incorporate as many anti aging strategies as possible each and every day. Step Five: Maintain the new anti aging lifestyle and enjoy looking young, feeling young and being young!"Our motto on the www.agelessconfidential.com website is Young In Mind, Young In Body and Young In Spirit. Because we believe successful aging isn’t just about looking young – it’s about BEING young and no supplement or surgery can provide that."Remaining ageless can be a lot of fun and it needn’t be complicated or expensive. A few companies, such as www.agelessconfidential.com are offering subscribers information and tools to help them live a young, happy life and there are free samples on the website to help people get started immediately on winning the anti aging battle.Chris Green sums it up nicely: "We don’t have to get old before our time anymore. We can stay younger for longer – it’s our choice now."For more anti aging information, education, samples and resources about how to remain young in mind, young in body and young in spirit, visit http://www.agelessconfidential.com###
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Friday, September 15, 2006
Wow, I placed what I thought was a photograph of me for my many fans but alas there appeared a picture of my GRANDFATHER. So naturally I didn't want anyone to see the real me, so I deleted the picture.ah ah vanity still lives...
Today is Friday finally, the days seem to run together when we are having fun don't they?
Ya know some clear thinking person will come up with a restaurant and call it TGIF Fridays...will most likely be a huge hit with the boomer generation. ya think?
This month is officially "Prostate Month" I guess to call attention to a disease for what can we do about it? Lets all call our friends and tell them about it.
I saw a half page ad in the USAToday paper from a pharmecutcal company touting a new pill. These advertising guys and gals are really something. They will do most anything to make a buck. "Hey guys" Prostate cancer is on sale this month, hurry before we sell out of this new pill" Use your credit card.
I think it's about time for a good cup-o-coffee, don't you?
Today is Friday finally, the days seem to run together when we are having fun don't they?
Ya know some clear thinking person will come up with a restaurant and call it TGIF Fridays...will most likely be a huge hit with the boomer generation. ya think?
This month is officially "Prostate Month" I guess to call attention to a disease for what can we do about it? Lets all call our friends and tell them about it.
I saw a half page ad in the USAToday paper from a pharmecutcal company touting a new pill. These advertising guys and gals are really something. They will do most anything to make a buck. "Hey guys" Prostate cancer is on sale this month, hurry before we sell out of this new pill" Use your credit card.
I think it's about time for a good cup-o-coffee, don't you?
Wednesday, September 06, 2006
Welcome back Don, thank you ,it's nice to be back. I have missed you all. Those cards and letters keep on coming.
You have been wondering "what has happened to "smilin Jack"? The all american boy..The boy is now a man who has the usual things going on.
Biggest thing is that the doctors at the VA have decided not to include me in any study to shoot radiation into my prostate. I like the story of "Smilin Jack" and "The shadow", any of you rtemember the shadow? The shadow knows what evil lurks in the heart of man.Old radio shows were good years ago.
The doctors observed that the rewards were not worth the additional risks, so instead gave me a big needle in my stomach to insert some sort of hormone.
I will get a shot every 3 months, expensive but will live longer. "who knows?"
The main purpose of telling you this stuff is that some of you may have the same disease. Cancer is not too good for people.
At age 77 I expect about 6 to 8 years to go. I am working on building a web site and it's a lot of frustration but fun...
The cancer will be begine. The spell check on this PC came up with bikini for that word....begignem begine or just not worth worrying about right now.
So friends and neighbors, keep them cards and letters coming..and keep smilin Jack ...rounding third and heading for home...Love to you all...
You have been wondering "what has happened to "smilin Jack"? The all american boy..The boy is now a man who has the usual things going on.
Biggest thing is that the doctors at the VA have decided not to include me in any study to shoot radiation into my prostate. I like the story of "Smilin Jack" and "The shadow", any of you rtemember the shadow? The shadow knows what evil lurks in the heart of man.Old radio shows were good years ago.
The doctors observed that the rewards were not worth the additional risks, so instead gave me a big needle in my stomach to insert some sort of hormone.
I will get a shot every 3 months, expensive but will live longer. "who knows?"
The main purpose of telling you this stuff is that some of you may have the same disease. Cancer is not too good for people.
At age 77 I expect about 6 to 8 years to go. I am working on building a web site and it's a lot of frustration but fun...
The cancer will be begine. The spell check on this PC came up with bikini for that word....begignem begine or just not worth worrying about right now.
So friends and neighbors, keep them cards and letters coming..and keep smilin Jack ...rounding third and heading for home...Love to you all...
Thursday, August 31, 2006
Good Morning to all members of this fine Blogging site..
I just had an idea for you. You can email me and ask any question you may have on this subject. We all are getting older so don't wait too long to ask your questions. Not all at once now, the server may get overloaded and just simply break.
Why don't you click on based on the alphabet...Your last name starts with an "A", you email me on Monday, "B" email me on Tuesday and so on...will be fun..
Northwestern Life Insurance Company has a nice little article out that I'll send to you when I find it again...It's something about clean living and living longer..will be fun to know how long we all have to finish up our duties on this particular earth..
I am designing a web site about commercial real estate. The research shows that there is not a whole lot of interest in that subject but it's all I know about so I can write usiing no notes.. It's all in my head but I need hurry as some cells are going south on me. Cheers and don't forget to keep sending them cards and letters....Until next time, this is Don rounding third and heading for home...Keep sming Jack
I just had an idea for you. You can email me and ask any question you may have on this subject. We all are getting older so don't wait too long to ask your questions. Not all at once now, the server may get overloaded and just simply break.
Why don't you click on based on the alphabet...Your last name starts with an "A", you email me on Monday, "B" email me on Tuesday and so on...will be fun..
Northwestern Life Insurance Company has a nice little article out that I'll send to you when I find it again...It's something about clean living and living longer..will be fun to know how long we all have to finish up our duties on this particular earth..
I am designing a web site about commercial real estate. The research shows that there is not a whole lot of interest in that subject but it's all I know about so I can write usiing no notes.. It's all in my head but I need hurry as some cells are going south on me. Cheers and don't forget to keep sending them cards and letters....Until next time, this is Don rounding third and heading for home...Keep sming Jack
Tuesday, August 15, 2006
Hopefully this little Blog does not turn into a pesonal plea for your sympathy...This is to be in a position to pass on to you all some aging stuff to halp you along the way...
I just got home from having a colonescopy, may be wrong spelling but you know what I am saying. For those of you who are putting off getting this procedure, don't put it off because you have a little fear of Doctors, pain, time lost , etc for whatever reason.
The procedure was a piece of cake, the sedation put me out like a light and it was all over in a very short time. I am lucky, not cancer, no nothing to worry about. The Doctor told me daughter that I would have another ten years to go. I couldn't get it in writing however.
So the lesson for the day is go take care of these little tests and procedures as the Doctors recommend. Took about a day, getting ready and all.
My next procedure won't be quite so easy, it will be a biopsy of the prostate. Afew weeks and that will be over also. They will needle in some radiation pellets directly into the prostate and into any cancer they see hiding in there...
Don't be afraid of getting medical treatment. Heck don't be afraid....
I just got home from having a colonescopy, may be wrong spelling but you know what I am saying. For those of you who are putting off getting this procedure, don't put it off because you have a little fear of Doctors, pain, time lost , etc for whatever reason.
The procedure was a piece of cake, the sedation put me out like a light and it was all over in a very short time. I am lucky, not cancer, no nothing to worry about. The Doctor told me daughter that I would have another ten years to go. I couldn't get it in writing however.
So the lesson for the day is go take care of these little tests and procedures as the Doctors recommend. Took about a day, getting ready and all.
My next procedure won't be quite so easy, it will be a biopsy of the prostate. Afew weeks and that will be over also. They will needle in some radiation pellets directly into the prostate and into any cancer they see hiding in there...
Don't be afraid of getting medical treatment. Heck don't be afraid....
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