Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Weight and mass. Pounds and kilograms. The most important thing is that your bathroom scale is useful for you as an individual user. From my clicking around online, l have found various digital and analog and combination scales which are similar but not all the same.

Natural treatments for the common cold

Zinc: Research has shown that by giving zinc lozenges the duration of the cold can be reduced and severity can also be decreased.

Echinacea: Commonly called Purple coneflower, echinacea can also reduce the duration of illness and decrease the severity of cough, headache, and nasal congestion.

Garlic: A study found that  [ Read More ]

A fun, do-good activity came through my email box today- helping me send out some free rice (literally!)
WARNING: This game may make you smarter. It may improve your speaking, writing, thinking, grades, job performance.
Note: No trees were killed in the sending of this message, but a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced.

There’s little on the web about Quercegen Pharma, based in Newton, MA, however yesterday, Appalachian State University (Boone, NC) announced reception of a $1.027 million grant by Quercegen Pharma to continue their research of the health benefits of quercetin. If you are in the Boone, NC area: to participate in the study, e-mail asuresearch@appstate.edu
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I took a health vitality quiz today, you can take it too, if you have the time. Thanks to my friend and neighbor Laura Palmore, of Palmore Health, I found out that at least I’m honest when I take health vitality quizzes. <smile>
I performed at 17 out of a possible 30, ranking  [ Read More ]