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Silence Please!October 14th, 2015 at 5:29 pm by timigustafson
According to the 17th Century French philosopher Blaise Pascal, "All men's miseries derive from not being able to sit in a quiet room alone." Such a statement may sound a bit overwrought for most moderns, however, it is a well-known fact that ubiquitous exposure to noise is one of the great stress factors of our time. Unfortunately, even for those who seek it, silence is hard to come by.
To be sure, not everybody suffers from lack of quiescence. Most of us are now used to being constantly connected with the outside world, with our workplace, with family and friends. It can be bothersome, but it can also be addictive.
A study by CNN found that most pre-teens and teenagers would rather be "grounded" at home than having their smart phones taken away from them as a form of punishment. Staying in touch via social media means more to these kids than almost anything else in life, according to the researchers who conducted the study.
Of course, craving for social interaction is not limited to young ones. Neuroscientists from the University of California, Los Angeles discovered in a recent study that the human brain is wired to be social, especially when there is little else to do that requires attention. "The social nature of our brains is biologically based," they concluded.
Yet, experts warn that, although we may be social creatures, not having enough downtime to be by ourselves may have consequences we don't yet fully understand.
The fact that people make (or have to make) themselves constantly available for interaction increases the risk of "burnout," commonly defined as physical or mental collapse by overwork or stress, according to neurophysiologist and Nobel Prize laureate Thomas C. Südhof.
The pressure of always being within reach can become a form of chronic stress that affects how our brains function. Over time, this may lead to lasting damages. To counteract it, he says, we need regular brakes and time out to recover.
In addition to the onslaught of social demands, the sheer fact that most of us live in noisy environments makes things only worse. According to studies by the American Psychological Association, noise pollution plays a role in numerous health issues, including learning disabilities among children. By contrast, researchers found that when "quiet time" was introduced in selected schools, students found it easier to concentrate and had better peer relations.
Naturally, not everyone can decide to tune out and escape his or her world on a whim, even if nothing else would be more welcome. Finding a truly quiet spot for relaxation, meditation, or simply a short nap may be difficult. But there are other solutions. A walk in a nearby park after work or an afternoon in the woods or on a beach can do wonders.
Much of what we experience also depends on our attitude. Does that phone really have to be on 24/7? Can answering those e-mails wait a bit longer? What if you're not up on the latest news?
Letting it all go for a while may be a better choice. Besides, most of what you missed out on will still be there when you get back.
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Timi Gustafson R.D. is a registered dietitian, newspaper columnist, blogger and author of the book "The Healthy Diner – How to Eat Right and Still Have Fun"®, which is available on her blog and at amazon.com. For more articles on nutrition, health and lifestyle, visit her blog, "Food and Health with Timi Gustafson R.D." (www.timigustafson.com).
For Healthy Aging, Less Is MoreSeptember 9th, 2015 at 12:41 pm by timigustafson
Several recently published studies on aging all seem to lead to the same conclusion: when it comes to diet and lifestyle choices, older adults are well advised to practice moderation. Whether it concerns weight management, physical activity, or alcohol and tobacco use, health experts urge people to consider their limitations and changing needs as they approach their senior years.
One such study, led by researchers at the National Institute on Aging (NIA), found that gradual calorie restriction in mid-life could help lower the risk of many diseases later on. The findings confirm what has previously been shown only in animal studies, namely that reducing food intake could have a positive impact on aging and longevity, thereby supporting the message that weight control becomes ever more important in the second half of life.
Similarly, experts recommend age-appropriate behavior when it comes to exercise. While physical activity is crucial for healthy aging – as it is for good health in general – there are limits to what people can endure as they grow older. Of course, much depends on a person's individual fitness level, but certain precautions should be observed regardless. The good news is that even smaller doses of regular exercise (emphasis on regular) can produce significant benefits, not only for the aging body but, equally as important, for the mind. As studies have shown, even less strenuous activities like walking, bicycling, or swimming can help improve heart health as well as cognitive abilities. But for seniors, trying harder may not necessarily lead to better results.
It has often been suggested that drinking alcohol, particularly red wine, may be beneficial for the heart. To be sure, those claims are not beyond dispute, and the jury is still out on what alcohol actually does for people's well-being other than make them feel good. What is well established, however, is that consuming high amounts is dangerous and can have enormously detrimental consequences in multiple ways, including for aging. As it gets older, the human body becomes increasingly vulnerable to the effects of alcohol and is less able to handle its toxicity, according to research. That is why the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) recommends for seniors no more than one glass of alcoholic beverages per day.
It goes without saying that avoidance or cessation of tobacco use is a good idea at any time, but, again, it becomes a more pressing matter at an advanced age.
Most of the studies mentioned reaffirm other findings of the past. For instance, according to the guidelines for healthy aging by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), all adults over the age of 50 should be conscious of their changing health needs. Dietary choices should depend on activity level and other factors like eating styles, food sources, and so on. Following a regular exercise regimen can be instrumental in slowing down the natural aging process, but age-related limitations must be taken into account. Some lifelong pleasures and habits like drinking or smoking may no longer be tolerable. Counseling and other support measures for cessation may be helpful.
Another topic that is often not considered enough is the psychological component in all this. If those guidelines and recommendations are perceived only as restraint or deprivation, they will be hard to adhere to. Old habits, as the saying goes, die hard. As we grow older, we all experience losses and are forced to let go. For this, it is of great importance to see the larger picture and appreciate the immeasurable value of good health, without which nothing else matters.
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The Calm YearsSeptember 1st, 2015 at 6:01 pm by timigustafson
Much has been written in recent years about the blessings of life after work and parenting. Aging baby boomers were told that the best was still to come if they only kept dreaming big. What was traditionally considered a time of well-deserved rest and leisure now became "the power years," where people could finally realize their true potential. But clearly not everyone has bought into this concept. There is a new yearning for rest among today's older adults, although not quite in the same way their predecessors envisioned it.
In his latest book, titled "Gelassenheit" (calmness), the German philosopher and social critic Wilhelm Schmid advocates a return to a state of mind that is free from excessive stress, depression, and unrealistic expectations.
His prior publications on happiness and love were reasonably successful, but his latest oeuvre quickly became a bestseller, which shows how much of a nerve he hit, and not only among his primary target audience.
Schmid says that we gain – not lose – as we grow older, not just in terms of experience and wisdom but by learning to discern between what's important and what isn't.
Our busy lifestyles, overloaded work schedules, countless activities, and insatiable appetite for the next big thing make us restless to the point where we get stressed out and lose sight for the meaning of it all. And yet, it is almost alien to us to forgo something that seems to offer itself as an opportunity. To regain a stage of calmness and peace of mind, he says, we have to learn to sometimes let go of things, even when they are within our reach.
Of course, not everyone is capable of calmness, tranquility and inner peace as a permanent state – nor is that necessarily a desirable goal. Some people seem unfazed no matter what life throws at them. Others are nervous wrecks almost from the day they were born. But nobody is condemned to a particular form of being. We can all change and find ways to become more the person we want to be. That, Schmid says, is the gift of aging.
There is much we can do simply by lowering our expectations. Over time, we have developed unbelievable expectations of what life should have to offer. Entire generations have been told from early childhood on that they will be able to achieve anything they want, if they only put their mind to it. False promises like these must necessarily end in disappointment.
Eventually, as we grow older, we have to choose between becoming bitter over our failures and shortcomings or making peace with our reality. If we succeed at the latter, a state of calmness, serenity, and even genuine happiness can emerge.
Ultimately, Schmid suggests, we should not idealize the "successful life" as it is often defined in terms of material wealth but rather accept our entire existence in all its multiple facets. If we only consider either the positive or the negative that happens to us throughout our lifetime, we cut our perspective short by half.
Calmness, by contrast, requires acceptance of everything without judgment or exclusion. It enables us to see more clearly not only from where we have come but also where we will be going next.
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Nutritional Health Most Valued Among the Young and AffluentAugust 13th, 2015 at 12:42 pm by timigustafson
You would have thought, "the older, the wiser." But when it comes to diet and lifestyle choices, today's young people seem to be doing better than any living generation before them. In a survey conducted by Nielsen, an international market research company, it became apparent that consumers in their 20s and early 30s have the greatest interest in the nutritional quality of their food as well as how it is produced and how it impacts the environment.
Asked if they were willing to pay higher prices for quality food like fresh, organic, and minimally processed items, nearly half of Generation Z members (younger than 20 years of age) responded "yes." By comparison, only about a quarter of Millennials (born after 1980) and Generation X'ers (born between 1965 and 1979) said so.
Baby Boomers (born between 1946 and 1964) remain outliers, as they have been known for throughout their lives. They control 70 percent of disposable income and still drive in large measures the growing demand for more health-promoting products, including foods that are functional in preventing age-related decline, according to recent studies.
Changes in people's relationship to food are taking place not just in the developed world but globally. Concerns over food quality and sustainability of current food production affect consumer behavior also in Asian and South American countries as their citizenry becomes more affluent and better educated. And there is a growing distrust in places where information about domestic products, including foods, has often been found less than trustworthy, according to the Nielsen report.
What is changing everywhere is not only that people are becoming more interested in personal health matters but also how they define what is "healthy," researchers discover. They are not only concerned about their own wellness but also that of their children and grandchildren as well as the planet they are going to inhabit.
For this matter, it is no coincidence that the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee has for the first time in its history included studying the environmental impact of food production and consumption in its recommendations.
So, can we hope that in the face of our pandemic obesity crisis, with its barrage of related diseases like diabetes, heart disease, and cancer, people will finally alter their diet and lifestyle preferences? Perhaps not yet to the extent that is necessary. But it is already evident that food producers and manufacturers pay close attention to these fledgling trends, as cautious as their responses may seem at this point.
And this is not limited to big companies that dominate the market today. Almost daily new startups in the food and food service industry emerge, building their business model on what they perceive as consumer demands they must meet to survive. Those, of course, will vary time and again. But they all should be embraced as long as they lead in the right direction.
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Body Image Cuts Both Ways for Teenagers, Studies FindJuly 30th, 2015 at 2:50 pm by timigustafson
Satisfaction with one's physical appearance is at an all-time low among today's adolescents, and eating disorders are on the rise at an ever-younger age, according to reports by the U.S. National Institutes of Health. Much of the blame goes to the media and fashion industry and their standards of beauty and fitness that are nearly impossible to reach for normal mortals.
On the other hand, too many young people don't take warnings about overweight and obesity seriously enough and underestimate the health risks they will be facing as adults. One recently published study concluded that inaccurate self-perception of body weight among teenagers and young adults often prevents important changes in eating behavior and physical activity.
"Overweight adolescents who do not perceive their weight status properly are less likely to desire weight loss, and are more likely to have a poor diet," wrote Dr. Jian Zhang, an epidemiologist at Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Georgia, and lead author of the study report, in a press release published in the Elsevier journal.
The misperception oftentimes originates with parents who are unaware of or unsure about weight issues concerning their offspring. In fact, one study found that most parents perceived their kids' weight as "about right," despite ample evidence to the contrary. And even those who saw a problem believed that it was only a temporary matter that would resolve itself over time.
According to research, people in general derive their norms and ideals from their social environment rather than from set standards. Especially adolescents, who are highly impressionable and vulnerable to peer pressure, tend to measure themselves against their immediate surroundings. If the prevailing message is that only thinness is acceptable, the risk of eating disorders like anorexia and bulimia may increase. Likewise, if excess weight is perceived as normal, that message may lead to unhealthy eating habits with their own set of undesirable consequences.
Becoming more conscious of and admitting to existing or developing problems is a necessary first step to adopting behavioral changes for nutritional health as well as successful weight management. It is important to find a good balance from early on. As studies have shown, once the tracks are set, it becomes much harder to implement corrections that produce lasting results later on.
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Hypertension for BeginnersJuly 18th, 2015 at 1:54 pm by timigustafson
More than half of people who have hypertension, a.k.a. high blood pressure, don't know enough about the condition and are unable to control it properly, according to a new survey.
Oftentimes patients don't even correctly understand the meaning of the word "hypertension," and think of it more in terms of stress, anxiety, or other psychological disturbance rather than what it actually is, namely a physiological dysfunction that can turn into a chronic disease if untreated, the researchers found.
Many healthcare professionals use the words "hypertension" and "high blood pressure" interchangeably when talking to their patients, which can be confusing for some, said Dr. Barbara Bokhour, a professor of health policy and management at Boston University School of Public Health and co-author of the study report, to Reuters.
Explained in a nutshell, blood pressure is the force exerted by the blood against the walls of blood vessels. It is measured in millimeters of mercury (mmHg). Measuring involves two readings: systolic, indicating the pressure as the heart pumps blood out, and diastolic, the remaining pressure as the heart relaxes and refills with blood.
Normal blood pressure ranges below 120 systolic and 80 diastolic. Readings of 120 to139 systolic or 80 to 89 diastolic are considered "pre-hypertension," meaning there is a risk of developing hypertension without intervention. Everything above 140 over 90 is categorized as hypertension of various stages, with 180+ over 110+ seen as a medical emergency.
Hypertension can build up for years without ever showing discernable symptoms. But left uncontrolled, it can lead to life-threatening complications like kidney disease and heart disease as well as heart attack and stroke.
Hypertension is a growing worldwide epidemic. The number of people living with the disease has crossed the 1 billion mark in 2008 and is predicted to reach well over 1.5 billion within the next ten years, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The causes are seen to a large degree as diet and lifestyle-related, including excessive consumption of salt and alcohol as well as excess weight and lack of physical activity.
Against widely shared assumption, hypertension is not a disease that predominantly occurs with age. Recent studies found that young adults in their 20s and 30s are now increasingly at risk as well, facing complications much sooner than generations before them.
For this reason it is extremely important to keep blood pressure as low as possible, especially in the first half of adult life, said Dr. Joao Lima, a professor of medicine at Johns Hopkins University and lead author of one such study, ideally even below the recommended limits.
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Lack of Awareness Heightens Diabetes Risk, Study FindsJuly 4th, 2015 at 4:58 pm by timigustafson
Only about 10 percent of people who are at risk of developing type 2 diabetes know about their condition, which makes it hard to take proactive measures while there is still time to prevent the full-blown disease, according to a new study.
Lack of awareness keeps a vast part of the population with elevated blood sugar that is not yet diabetic but can lead to worsening outcomes from making important lifestyle changes, such as cutting back on sodas and sugary foods as well as losing weight and getting more exercise, says Dr. Anjali Gopalan of the Philadelphia VA Medical Center, the lead author of the study.
"People with pre-diabetes who lose a modest amount of weight and increase their physical activity are less likely to develop diabetes. Our study importantly shows that individuals with pre-diabetes who were aware of this diagnosis were more likely to engage in some of these effective and recommended healthy lifestyle changes," she told Reuters.
The prevalence of type 2 diabetes has dramatically increased in recent years and is estimated by the World Health Organization (WHO) to affect now about 9 percent of the adult world population. It has become the seventh leading cause of death.
Once considered a disease of older adults, it is fast spreading among children and adolescents, primarily in the developed parts of the world like North America and Europe, but also increasingly elsewhere.
Pre-diabetes is considered a precursor to diabetes, a chronic disease that occurs when the pancreas does not produce sufficient amounts of insulin or when the body cannot effectively use the insulin it is provided with. Insulin is a hormone that regulates blood sugar. Hyperglycaemia, or elevated blood sugar, is a common result of uncontrolled diabetes that can lead to irreversible harm, including to the nerves and blood vessels.
Although the causes of pre-diabetes and diabetes are well known, there is still much confusion and myth creation among the public that make it difficult to separate fact from fiction.
It is important to understand that diabetes comes mainly in two forms: type 1, which is caused by genetics and perhaps some other factors that are not yet fully understood; and type 2 diabetes, where genetic makeup can also play a role, but which is more often connected to diet and lifestyle.
The latter can usually be prevented or at least controlled through weight management, healthy eating and regular exercise as well as medication where necessary.
Unfortunately, pre-diabetes has no specific signs or symptoms, which makes timely detection so much harder. However, increased thirst, frequent urination, fatigue, and problems with vision can be red flags and should be brought to a doctor's attention.
Experts recommend that especially people who are overweight, have a family history of type 2 diabetes, suffer from high blood pressure and/or high cholesterol, are over the age of 45, or belong to certain ethnic groups should be tested for pre-diabetes as part of their regular physical, regardless of symptoms.
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Don't Grow Old Sick, Experts Warn Baby BoomersJune 17th, 2015 at 11:57 am by timigustafson
As more and more members of the Baby Boomer generation – those born between 1946 and 1964, about 75 million in all – enter retirement age and move from commercial healthcare plans to Medicare, the national insurance program for Americans over the age of 65, the question becomes more urgent how the ever-rising medical costs will be absorbed by society.
Roughly three million people will be added annually to the program over the next two decades or so, and it will affect and likely change every part of healthcare as we know it, according to experts.
Cause for concern does not come from these changing demographics per se but rather the fact that Baby Boomers have turned out to be less healthy and less prepared to shoulder (at least part of) their medical expenses by themselves than previously hoped.
Although the average life expectancy has dramatically increased over the last half century, Boomers are not necessarily better off in terms of their health status than those before them. Many have to cope with serious health issues for decades, and the existing medical system is not prepared for such drawn out crises.
Two-thirds of today's Medicare beneficiaries suffer from multiple chronic conditions like obesity, diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, kidney disease, and pulmonary problems, according to surveys. The sickest among them, about four million, or 15 percent, account for almost half of the current annual costs of about $324 billion.
Medicare data show that healthcare spending on one person with just one chronic disease amounts to nearly three times that of someone who has no long-terms ailment.
The good news is that much of these expenses could be reduced with diet and lifestyle improvements. Unfortunately, too many Boomers tend to overindulge, and adhere to a predominantly sedentary lifestyle, says Dr. Dana E. King, a family physician and researcher at West Virginia University who has studied chronic conditions among Baby Boomers for many years. Nearly 40 percent are obese, and more than half don't get any regular exercise at all, he laments.
Also, he says, patients often rely exclusively on medications as their remedy, when in fact the drugs they are taking should be used in conjunction with lifestyle changes.
In one of his studies, involving 15,000 Baby Boomers, Dr. King found that participants who implemented health-promoting diet and lifestyle changes over a period of just four years reduced their risk of dying from a heart attack by an impressive 40 percent.
With better information and greater awareness of the importance of such changes, we could still stave off the otherwise impending crush on the medical system that will surely occur if the chronic diseases these people are now plagued with are not brought under control, he says.
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Noise Pollution, a Widely Underestimated Health HazardJune 10th, 2015 at 1:44 pm by timigustafson
You may get a headache, be unable to concentrate, become annoyed over seemingly simple things. Your heart races, you break a sweat, feel anxious and unsettled for no particular reason. And then you realize that it's just awfully loud where you are. It's called noise pollution, and it can do serious damage to both your physical and mental well-being.
Some experts have called noise pollution "a modern plague" because it's ubiquitous and nearly impossible to escape. In their 2007 study, the authors Lisa Goines, RN, a nurse, and Louis Hagler, MD, a physician at the Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Berkeley, California, have found that environmental noise is a growing threat on par with water and air pollution that can lead to wide-ranging negative outcomes in public health, especially among the poor, the elderly, and young children.
"Noise produces direct and cumulative adverse effects that impair health and that degrade residential, social, working, and learning environments with corresponding real (economic) and intangible (well-being) losses," the authors say.
Far from being just another inevitable nuisance in modern-day life, excessive noise can interfere with sleep, concentrated work, communication, and recreation. In many ways, it can be as damaging as exposure to second-hand smoking and other environmental health hazards, and should be treated as such, Goines and Hagler recommend.
As far back as 1971, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued warnings about the impact of environmental disturbances on humans, including increasing noise levels from traffic and industrial activities, and called for regulations.
In its 1999 Guidelines for Community Noise, the organization lists specific risks from excessive noise exposure to hearing, person-to-person communication, sleep, cardiovascular health, mental health, cognitive development in children, task performance, and social behavior.
More recent studies have shown that especially the growing rate of heart disease may be linked, among other factors, to environmental noise. Like other stressors, noise can affect the cardiovascular system by elevating blood pressure and releasing stress hormones such as cortisol.
Tragically, children who grow up in noisy surroundings are especially vulnerable to some of the repercussions. Attention span, learning, problem solving and memory can be severely affected by noise. The cognitive development of young ones can be hindered when homes and schools are located near sources of loud noise such as highways and airports, according to the WHO report and other studies.
Despite the many effects of noise pollution on the public's health we know about, not much consideration has been given to the issue to date, according to Dr. Richard L. Neitzel, a professor at the University of Michigan School of Public Health in Ann Arbor and co-author of a study on environmental noise pollution and the need for effective public health responses.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) first published a set of recommendations for protecting the public from environmental noise in 1974, but its research was discontinued in the 1980s and only recently renewed.
What we need is to raise greater awareness that noise does not only damage people's hearing but that the potential risks to their well-being are much graver, said Dr. Mathias Basner, a professor of Sleep and Chronobiology in Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine in Philadelphia to Reuters. Installing new windows and insulation at home and protecting one's hearing from loud noise sources as much as possible can be very effective, but it should not be our only resort, he said. "Noise that is not produced cannot have effects."
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Creating a Culture of Health and FitnessMay 29th, 2015 at 6:11 pm by timigustafson
People who live in California spend on average almost 90 minutes per week on running, swimming, bicycling, lifting weights and other measures to stay healthy and fit, which is close to the minimal amount of time recommended by the U.S. government, and more than the residents of all other states seem able to manage, according to data collected by MapMyFitness, a manufacturer of activity tracking software with over 20 million users. Runner-ups are Arizona, Colorado, Oregon and Washington.
Some of these findings seem unsurprising. California offers good weather conditions for outdoor activities almost all year round, and the other leading states are known for their natural beauty as well. A comparatively high standard of living and an educated populace add to the advantages. And there are other important benefits, such as a health-promoting infrastructure that includes sidewalks, bike paths, public pools and other spaces for recreation, which are not as ubiquitous elsewhere.
None of this, however, can fully explain the sometimes dramatic differences within the country in terms of public health and fitness. While personal wellness depends on multiple factors that can be hard to calculate, it is clear that besides geographic diversity, culture also plays a role.
Much has been reported about the 'über-generous' perks the employees of giant tech companies like Google and Microsoft (headquartered in California and Washington respectively) receive, including cafeterias stocked with health food for free, state-of-the-art gyms on campus, all-inclusive healthcare plans, and more. But an ever-increasing number of mid-size and small businesses also realize how imperative it is, including for their own bottom line, to invest in the well-being of their staff – so much so that corporate wellness has become a multi-billion industry in and of itself.
Ideally, corporate health and fitness programs continue to influence people's behavior outside the workplace as well. Studies have shown that once workers buy into a culture that emphasizes wellness, they stand a much better chance of succeeding long-term on their own.
Company policies work best when those whom they are designed for participate freely, not because they feel they are expected to but because they recognize the benefits they are reaping for themselves. Prying, prodding or punishing only gets you so far, says Al Lewis, a lawyer and consultant on issues of workplace wellness. He is critical of programs he considers unreasonably intrusive in people's private affairs. Under federal law participation in all employer-sponsored wellness plans must be voluntary and non-discriminatory.
Still, nurturing a culture that favors healthy over unhealthy behavior can serve as an effective tool for the prevention of many illnesses, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
"Prevention should be woven into all aspects of our lives, including where and how we live, learn, work, and play," the agency states in its recommendations, titled National Prevention Strategy. "Everyone – businesses, educators, health care institutions, government, communities, and every single American – has a role in creating a healthier nation."
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PRINCETON, N.J. (12/31/13) - Princeton heads across the country making the journey from Florida to British Columbia as the Tigers travel to Vancouver to take part in the Great Northwest Showcase. The Tigers will play two exhibition games against Simon Fraser and the University of British Columbia.This marks Princeton's first international competition since the 2002-03 season when the team played three games during its trip tp England. However this is the first time the Tigers' have been to BC in the 113-year history of the program. The furthest West Princeton has played is Inglewood, Calif. when it competed at the Great Western Freeze Out in 1992-93 and again in 1994-95.
Princeton returned from Christmas break at the Florida College Hockey Classic. The Tigers lost to Maine and New Hampshire and is now 3-14 overall. Three-time yearly scoring leader Andrew Calof returned to the lineup after missing 10 games with an injury.
Junior Tucker Brockett sits atop the scoring column with 11 points on two goals and a team-high nine assists. Senior Andrew Ammon, junior Aaron Kesselman and sophomore Joanthan Liau have eight points apiece. Ammon has a team-high six goals and two assists, Kesselman has three goals and five helpers and Liau has one goal and seven assists. Senior Sean Bonar has played in 12 games and has a 2-7 record with an .885 save percentage and a 3.82 goals against average. Freshman Colton Phinney is 1-7 in his eight games and owns an .878 save percentage and a 4.02 GAA.
Simon Fraser competes in the British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) and is currently in first place in the league with a 10-2 record. The team avareges 5.67 goals per game and limit teams to 2.33.
Nick Sandor is the top scorer in the league with 30 points in 12 games with 13 goals and 16 assists. He collected eight points in the team's last set of games against Eastern Washington on Dec. 6 & 7. Linemate Jono Ceci has 29 points and is third overall in the league with 11 goals and a team-high 18 assists. Aaron Enns adds 20 points while Jared Eng is the team's top scoring defender with 13 points. Andrew Parent and Graeme Gordon split time in net. Gordon has a 1.50 GAA and a .945 save percentage while Parent has a 2.81 GAA and an .882 save percentage.
University of British Columbia is a member of Canada West and sports a 5-11 record. The team most recently swept Lethbridge in a pair of games on Nov. 29 & 30.
Cole Wilson leads the team in scoring with seven goals and 12 assists. His 19 points is fourth best in the league. Anthony Bardaro has 15 points on three goals and 12 assists. Brad Hoban and Neil Manning have 14 points apiece. Steven Stanford has played eight games in goal and has a 3.56 GAA and an .884 save percentage. Matt Hewitt has appeared in 11 games and has a 4.03 GAA and an .871 save percentage.


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I was talking to a famous naturopath and nutritionist the other day, David Getoff, and asked him what he most often recommends to clients who have sugar cravings or a Candida yeast infection. His answer was Candisol, which is so mild that many people can avoid the headaches that come from the typical Herxheimer reaction that occurs when the yeast start dying off. It works because its ingredients (Cellulase, Hemicellulase, Xylanase, and Beta-glucanase) dissolve the membrane of the yeast organism, and this effectively kills it.
I used to recommend that my clients use Thorne SF722 or caprylic acid to kill yeast infections, but after trying this product I'm convinced it's the better option because the die off reaction is so gentle and the results are better, too. Many people cannot stand the headaches and stuffy feelings they experience during the yeast die off phase (their liver detoxification pathways are overloaded at the time) so this is a superior approach. It used to be that I could get a stool analysis of someone done and the lab would even tell me which product tested best at killing off Candida or other gut infections, and then we would use that product, but since that is not available, this is what I always try. Some states, by the way, now even have laws that you cannot order a stool or hair analysis which can help your patients It's remarkable how stupid the system has become because of vested interests trying to protect their money flows.
Candisol from Bairn Biologics is the professional (and slightly more potent) version of Candex from Pure Essence Labs, which you can buy as a consumer. I once talked to some professionals at Bairn and they told me that other companies had tried to copy their formula, since the enzyme formula is published on the bottle, but for some reason they never seem to get it to work as well. This may or may not have been a marketing line, but the truth is that this response is probably 100% correct. Unless you work in this field, it's hard to believe that the same formula, made by different companies, can have vastly different effectiveness but it's 100% true, and I've sent his dozens of times. It has to do with quality issues, the ingredients used, the sequence of production steps and so on. There are some antibiotics, for instance, that have lost patent protection and the knock off copycats just don't work as well as the original company's product. That's not always the case, but in many cases it is true, and it's not just the pharmaceutical firm trying to protect its sales.
Now some people have told me they can feel the difference even after one day's usage of Candisol/Candex, which is remarkable. You basically take it on an empty stomach, and try to repopulate your gut with good probiotics as the die-off commences. For killing off a yeast infection, I give two thumbs up to Candisol.
If that doesn't work, this is the other remedy I recommend which is a clinically proven Candida cure program. If you want to get rid of Candida, try everything. Your mind will feel more clear, you'll have more energy, and you'll probably lose weight. So this program is worth a shot since we should try to remove sugar from the diet anyway. Anytime we do that we'll get sick less often in the first place.
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Yi's appeal for quake aid
Along with his countryman Yao Ming, Milwaukee Bucks forward Yi Jianlian has recorded a public service announcement seeking aid for victims of the devastating Chinese earthquake.
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That's one chick you don't wanna piss off or your ass get harpooned end up like a bio shock two victim
It's more of sewing rifle :3
Good work.
Worst thing I can imagine on a battlefield is a chick that sews you with a big ass sewing rifle instead of shooting you.
This is amazing <3
It's as if Singer-tan SHOULD be in an anime herself
It's as if Singer-tan SHOULD be in an anime herself
Those colours, like, wow...
Singers are already epic but this? aMAZING
Your artwork is such high quality, I'm rather envious. This only proves to me that i need to try 100 times harder if I want to be considered professional.
Thank you sharing your amazing art on DA, I enjoy your flash films as well
Thank you sharing your amazing art on DA, I enjoy your flash films as well
Singer sewing machine gone epic ^-^ Sweet!!
My mind has been blown across the cosmic plane of the internet by the sheer ingenious awesomeness of this pic, every aspect from the concept to the delivery is pure epic sublimity.. please keep it up!
this is lovely
It's a very good concept, with the uniform and weapon fitting fine, but the anatomy is a little off, the waist should not turn so much.
That is a great concept you built one. Beautiful result!
Good job !
oh i get it!
hot anime girls representing different appliances!
hot anime girls representing different appliances!
God dayum! that design OAO
looks amazing ^u^
wonderful detail on the sewing needle
wonderful detail on the sewing needle
Guns guns guns!
the background is amazing
wow super cooll.... nice BG
I now want a singer machine D8 awesome!
loved it
I really like the lighting in this one!
She looks awesome but how is her body twisting in such a way that we see that mush of her chest and that much of her butt lol. But the colors... you have such an awesome way of shading, I really need to look at your tutorials more...
absolutely fantastical
Ahw, it looks great! I'm really happy she got a winning spot at the end, her design is really neat!
It looks like you had fun drawing her to... great contest, Mikeinel! ^^
It looks like you had fun drawing her to... great contest, Mikeinel! ^^
LOL! I like this stitching machine girl...
she's wonderful~!!!!
I think personally, this should have won at least second
i really love sewing machine-tan's concept
... Now that's what I call a Sharps.
Or a Sharp-shooter...
Eh, not sure which pun I want to go with... But great job on this
Or a Sharp-shooter...
Eh, not sure which pun I want to go with... But great job on this
Very cool! I personally like this one better than the others--faved it right along, anyway.....Mikeinel's version is perfect in that heroic light and stance!
this is pretty cool!
This one is my fav~
That's... not someone I would actually give my clothes for mending.
sdvckbasfvbsh excelente!
yall gonna get sewed
looks like she isn't sewing around with that thing
so awesome ^^
This somewhat inspires my imagination quickly!
Like a Tim Burton movie actually..
Like a Tim Burton movie actually..
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I'm new at JSON and i am currently struggling with a problem parsing JSON data in a list of objects.
The data that i am trying to parse is generated by the facebook graph api, and looks like this :
"100001621071794": {
"id": "100001621071794",
"name": "TEST1",
"username": "test1",
"link": "http://www.facebook.com/test1",
"gender": "male",
"picture": "http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/test1.jpg"
"534237692": {
"id": "534237692",
"name": "TEST2",
"username": "test2",
"link": "http://www.facebook.com/test2",
"gender": "female",
"picture": "http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/test2.jpg"
I am using the following code to parse :
Dim MyFacebookUsers As List(Of FacebookUser) = MyTwitterSerializer.Deserialize(Of List(Of FacebookUser))(FBData)
The class FacebookUser looks like this :
Public Class FacebookUser
Public id As String
Public name As String
Public username As String
Public link As String
Public gender As String
Public picture As String
End Class
I know that this is not an array, because it is missing '[' and ']'. But when i replace the '{' and '}' with '[' and ']' i'm getting an error because of an invlaid matrix.
Can someone please point me in the right direction?


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Consider the following JavaScript:
for (var i = 0; i < foo.length; i++) {
for (var i = 0; i < bar.length; i++) {
This code seemed fine to me as a developer coming from a C# background. Unfortunately, this code generates a warning with Visual Studio.
Message 1 'i' is already defined
Okay, sure. It is clear what is happening -- the first declaration of i does not confine i's scope to that of the for loop. I could do a couple of things:
for (var i = 0; i < foo.length; i++) {
for (i = 0; i < bar.length; i++) {
I find this solution incorrect due to the fact that the second for loop now has its 'correctness' coupled to that of the first loop -- if I remove the first loop the second loop has to change. Alternatively:
for (var fooIndex = 0; i < foo.length; i++) {
for (var barIndex = 0; barIndex < bar.length; barIndex++) {
This seems better, and is what I am currently settled on, but I am unhappy with the potentially long names. I make the naming standard of my indices dependent on the variable they are iterating over to guarantee unique name declarations. Unfortunately, If I have a list called "potentialDiagramImages" I don't really want to do:
foreach(var potentialDiagramImagesIndex in potentialDiagramImages){
var foo = potentialDiagramImages[potentialDiagramImagesIndex];
This starts to edge on 'too long of a variable name' in my eyes. I don't know if SO agrees with me, though. In addition, the initial problem still exists with this implementation if I have to iterate over the same list twice in the same scope (for whatever reason).
Anyway, I am just curious how others tackle this scoping dilemma.


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Federal prosecutors have agreed to drop a nearly four-year effort to seize the property of a California medical marijuana dispensary billed as the nation's largest, the dispensary's attorney said Tuesday.
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Congress is pushing the Agriculture Department to exempt the groups behind promotional campaigns like "The Incredible, Edible Egg" and "Pork, the Other White Meat" from public scrutiny of their internal operations.
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IDF: Hamas orders armed wing to target IDF troops still inside Gaza
Hamas vows to replenish Gaza arsenal depleted in 3-week war; Hamas spokesman: all options open.
Senior Israel Defense Forces officials said Monday that Hamas officials had ordered the armed wing of the Islamist group to target Israeli soldiers who still remain inside the Gaza Strip, despite cease-fire declarations from both sides.
Israeli officials have said that a complete withdrawal from the Gaza Strip would likely be completed before the inauguration of the U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday.
So far, no attempt to harm an Israeli soldier has been reported.
Earlier Monday, Hamas vowed to rearm in defiance of any Israeli and international efforts to prevent the group from replenishing its arsenal of rockets and other weapons following the Gaza war.
"Do whatever you want," said Abu Ubeida, a spokesman for Hamas' armed wing, "manufacturing the holy weapons is our mission and we know how to acquire weapons."
Addressing journalists with his face masked by a checkered Arab scarf, Ubeida said "all options would be open" if Israel failed to pull its troops out of the Gaza Strip within a week, a demand raised by Hamas when it announced on Sunday a cease-fire after three weeks of fighting.
Israel, which declared its own ceasefire hours before, has threatened to renew military action if Hamas tries to smuggle more weapons into the Gaza Strip.
Israel wants Egypt to prevent arms from reaching Palestinian militants through tunnels running under the border with the Gaza Strip.
On Friday, Israel signed a security accord with the United States that calls for increased information-sharing, technical assistance and the use of various U.S. "assets" to prevent weapons from getting to Hamas from air, land or sea.
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I bought this for my boyfriend but he hated it so I decided to use it myself. As much as I like the idea of a natural sugar substitute with pre-biotics, I found this altered the taste of coffee so much that I could not drink it. I even adjusted the quantity of it thinking I put too much, but the taste almost permeates my whole mouth. I love Now products and own many of their products and do not doubt the quality of this product, but I just don't like the taste.
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I'm not really sure what to do or who to talk to, and I feel like you ladies always give pretty good advice so I thought I would start here. I post on this board often under a different name, but I felt more comfortable posting this anonymously. I'm having a major issue with my SO and not sure what to do and need some outside perspective. When we began dating I found out my SO smoked pot on occasion. I have issues with this due to the fact my father smoked when I was little and when we would go to visit him during the summer (my parents were divorced), he would go smoke in his bedroom every night while we were left in the living room by ourselves. When you don't see your own dad except for once or twice a year and he would rather spend his time alone in his room smoking, well it has an impact on you. I hate that I knew what that smell was at entirely too young an age. Now to each their own, but it's one of my boundaries not to associate with people who smoke regularly. And I let my SO know this from the beginning. I was very honest about how I felt, what my boundaries were with it, and why I felt that way. He said he understood and he only did it once in a blue moon when he visited his neighbors (MAJOR potheads by the way), and it didn't seem like an issue. Then when my maternity leave was up, we decided he would stay home with our child, and things changed. He does't smoke during the day when he's with our son, but it's slowly become almost every evening. We've already had discussions about it, he doesn't see what the big deal is so I tried to compromise and told him I didn't want it in my home or around my child, but what he did on his own time was his business. Basically I felt like we could have a "what I don't know won't hurt me" arrangement. But it always seems to go back to him smoking almost every night, and when he runs out and doesn't smoke for a couple days he becomes a complete asshole. He picks fights and gets mad at me for ridiculous things, and will ignore me or yell at me for 3 or 4 days until he's ready to get over whatever he was mad about (or more likely, gets a new stash), and then he just acts like nothing happened. No apology or explanation or even taking back the hateful things he said (like that he's miserable, that I trapped him, that he doesn't want any of the life I forced on him). He just starts hugging and kissing on me again and wants me to act like nothing happened. If I bring up the terrible things he said he says "oh you know I didn't mean that, I love you so much." When he's not in these rages he is the most loving, kind thoughtful person -it's like Jekyll and Hyde. I honestly just noticed this past time that it correlates with when he stops smoking, I've honestly been wondering this whole time what I was doing to trigger the anger (they strangely always come around the same time as my period, so I thought it was me!) The thing is, I grew up with divorced parents, my dad was never around, and I have so many scars from a terrible childhood and pretty much raising myself. I've done therapy and felt like I'd done good figuring out how to move on, but now that I have a child I feel so unsure what is best for him. My SO is such a wonderful father and my child is the happiest baby. He's wonderfully oblivious to what is going on because he basically gets loved on all day by dad, and then momma comes home and loves on him all night. We don't argue in front of him, and except for these two or three days a month we are a loving family who are very active and always taking our son to do family activities. But I know once he's older, he'll know something's not right. My SO agreed to go to therapy for his issues (not specifically the smoking, but the anger issues), but I feel lost myself. I've always been so independent, because I've had to be my entire life, and I've just done what I needed to do. Now that my son is involved though, it's not about me anymore. I feel so unsure what is best for him. Wait and see if my SO gets better in therapy? Give him an ultimatum? Put my son in daycare? Suck it up and be unhappy as long as my son is happy? Is it better for my son to grow up in a home with a flawed parent, than to grow up in a broken home? Should I keep fighting for our relationship and trying to find a compromise we can both live with, or be willing to walk away if he won't quit smoking and arguing? I'm not sure what to do, and I don't want to just wait around and see what happens with him in therapy. I feel like I need to have a plan of my own too, yet I don't know what that should be! I would love any advice anyone has. I know I have to make the decisions myself, I just need some outside perspective. Feel free to be brutally honest, but please be kind about it. Just remember I'm a mom who ferociously loves her child and only wants what is best for him.
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My husband did the same thing..Thats why I divorced him. He was a paraniod, loud mouthed a-hole. And he still is. I have huge issues with my son being with him every other weekend. But it's court ordered. He yells at my son all the time and what he wants to do is more important than my son when he has him...With that said. I believe a leapord doesnt change its spots. I tried for years ( 20 to be exact) to get things to stop. You can try to express that if he doesnt change you will leave. It may work for you. It didnt work in my situation. But your child is #1. Whether he is a good dad or not. Ultimately I decided my son was better off with divorced parents than to go through life in a messed up household....Today my son is happy. He has an awesome step dad and a new little brother :) ....Think of your child first, before anyone or anything. GL
I would honestly wait and see how therapy goes. It sounds more like its his way of "escaping" at the end of the day, similar to people who have a glass of wine or a beer every night. The problem comes in as you've made it clear you're not ok with this type of escape, which is fine. Maybe counsling will really help you guys out because it will reach the WHY he needs to smoke every night. Maybe he is feeling overwhelmed. Does he have another outlet? I know my boyfriend's outlet if Halo. If he's playing, it usually means to leave him alone and let him destress. It will also give you a chance to express why you don't like. Be honest and hopefully he will as well.
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Im sorry you are in this situation. I have never smoked illegal substances and as a rule of thumb I wouldnt ever marry someone who did use because that would have been a conflict of interest. On the other hand, I have smoked cigarettes so I know the feeling of using a vice as a relaxation method in the evenings. I think its a hard habit to break and its going to be a 'one of you has to cave' situation. I think you need to come to the bottom of why he smokes before you give him an ultimatum. Is it to de-stress? Is it because hes unhappy? Or is it just because? I do not agree with the way he speaks to you when he's out of his stash, that is not right and needs to nipped in the butt now because your LO will grow up one day and will understand what his daddy is saying to his mommy. Good luck OP, wish you luck!
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I want to clarify, I did not leave my SO because he was a pot smoker. I knew he was before we had a baby. I left because of his anger issues. Yes I had an issue with him becoming addicted to it, doing it everyday (he did not smoke like that when we met and dated pre LO). I have no problem with occasional smokers, I have a problem with the addiction. I do believe the amount of smoking increased because stress in his life increased, which is why I asked him to get help. So yes I believe there may be an underlying issue as to why he feels the need to smoke everyday. And it may be as simple as it relaxes him. I believe my ex was doing it because he was depressed and didn't have the coping mechanisms for dealing with stress.
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I know the pot smoking bothers you but it sounds like the real problem is his unhappiness and his psychological addiction to it- it sounds like he can't be in a good mood without it.
I was always told the addiction to weed was mental. It just makes ppl happy and or hides underlying issues? Idk if any of this.makes sense lol but i dont think anyone should be judged or talked down on because they smoke!
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