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The dollar rose against its rivals on Wednesday, boosted by better-than-expected U.S. jobs and growth data.
Private businesses in the U.S. created 200,000 jobs in July, more than the 183,000 economists had expected. The U.S. economy also grew 1.7% in the second quarter, surpassing expectations for 0.9% growth.
The greenback rallied as the data reinforced expectations the Federal Reserve will begin rolling back its post-crisis stimulus measures later this year. The Fed is releasing a statement this afternoon at the conclusion of its two-day policy meeting.
"Because the second-quarter growth was better than expected, that keeps tapering on the table," said Brian Kim, currency strategist at RBS Securities in Stamford, Conn. "People were expecting a pretty bad second quarter, so this is a pretty significant surprise. The knee-jerk reaction you're seeing is positive for the dollar."
The dollar was at 98.33 yen, up from late Tuesday, while the euro fell to $1.3228. The Australian dollar sank below $0.90 to its lowest level since September 2010, recently trading at $0.8969.
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(Photo: Marc Herman) Purchasing Power Despite the challenge posed by contemporary supermarkets catering to the demands of modern life, the traditional markets are a potent economic engine. The city administration found that the markets generate more than $1 billion in economic activity for the city annually, according to a city hall–commissioned study. Privately owned stalls in the markets represent 8 percent of all small business revenue for the entire city—a considerable share in the economy of a port city of 3 million. (Photo: Getty Images) The Tourist Threat Along with supermarkets, an increase in tourism over the past decade presents a growing challenge for the markets. The period architecture and the explosion of colorful vegetables draw thousands of tourists every weekend, few of whom buy much. An association of food vendors at Barcelona's largest market, Mercat de Sant Joseph de la Boqueria, recently petitioned the city council to regulate the number of non-shoppers allowed under the majestic downtown bazaar's dramatically arched roof each day, to limit the congestion that can be a turnoff to locals. (Photo: Marc Herman) Greens on the Go Though the prevalence of heavy butifarra sausage suggests some cheating, Barcelona is famous for its healthy Mediterranean diet—a cultural preference that has helped traditional vendors of local produce, seafood, and some processed items compete with agribusiness' packaged options. The average Barcelona family spends about $700 a month at the markets, most of it on fresh vegetables, according to a 2013 consumption study by the Barcelona city administration. Though no law prevents the traditional markets from stocking items such as cleaning supplies, batteries, or packaged snack food, the vendors typically leave that to the chains. Rather than compete, independent sellers benefit from supermarket shoppers who come in need of modern essentials, then find it convenient to pick up a tomato or half a kilo of shrimp a few steps away. (Photo: Marc Herman) Commuter Convenience A dense, pedestrian-dominated city, Barcelona has the luxury of avoiding parking and transportation challenges that vex urban planners in the U.S. The recently renovated Mercat de Sants, which opened in 1913, lies within a few blocks of three subway lines and is 10 minutes' walk from the city's central train station. Commuters can pick up just-picked ingredients for the next day or two at the traditional market, rather than buy a cartload of often inferior product for the week at a modern supermarket. In most cases, the markets have added underground parking as part of the remodel. With space at a premium in the narrow ancient streets, the underground lots also serve as loading docks for produce trucks. (Photo: Marc Herman) The New Hybrids The rehabilitation of the markets has had the unintended effect of creating a market for medium-size farm-to-table grocers, halfway between the hypermarket and the traditional. Local chains such as Casa Ametller and Sa2pe now jockey for real estate around the rehabilitation projects. Casa Ametller, which operates its own farms about an hour from Barcelona, sells vegetables and some packaged goods—crackers, club soda, yogurt—combining the appeal of the traditional markets with the convenience of the supermarkets at similar prices. When Sant Antoni Market reopens, a new Casa Ametller may be the real threat, causing the traditional sellers and the giants to take their unlikely alliance further. They've got a common enemy now: cheaper, fresher competition across the street. 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Fox says the North Las Vegas budget total is still being worked out.
Last year, the overall city budget was just under $433 million, including $282 million in general fund spending.
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I love making desserts. And by modifying the recipes to reduce the fat, our family can enjoy them more often. You'd never guess this trimmed-down tart, with its homemade pecan crust and creamy filling, is light. —Kate Gaudry, La Jolla, California
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Prep: 20 min. Bake: 30 min. + cooling
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup cold butter, cubed
2 tablespoons chopped pecans, toasted
1 egg
1 can (15-3/4 ounces) sweet potatoes
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup fat-free milk
2 egg whites
1/3 cup reduced-fat plain yogurt
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
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JANESVILLE, Wis. — In 1936, a group of Rock County farmers decided that if they wanted to get electricity anytime soon, they would have to do it themselves.
They believed that electricity was a necessity for progressive farming and ultimately improving the lives of rural folks. In the mid-1930s, there was a vast difference between the prosperity of city dwellers and rural folks, largely because of the availability of electricity. More than 90 percent of people living in cities had electricity, but only 10 percent of rural areas had power.
The farmers had requested power from the local utility company but were turned down because it wasn't considered economically feasible. Undiscouraged, they turned their thinking to a cooperative program. When the federal Rural Electrification Administration was initiated by an act of Congress in 1936, the group was prepared to launch a program to give rural areas electricity.
April 22, 1936, the group founded the Rock County Electric Cooperative Association, now known as Rock Energy Cooperative. Not only did these highly-motivated individuals start a cooperative, they also worked out a power supply agreement, signed up members, borrowed money, hired employees, put poles in the ground and strung wire. They were successful in bringing the promise of a better life to the countryside.
During 2011, Rock Energy Cooperative is honoring these forward-thinking men as it celebrates 75 years of illuminating people's lives. The original incorporators were George Ballmer, Ed Mahlum, Michael Weis, Emmett Yale, C.J. Damerow, James A. Conway, J.O. Woodman, H.S. Anderson, William Florin, Clarence Knutson, Adam Lunowa, Grant Rice, H.A. Haried and J.B. Dybevik.
"It's astounding when you consider the changes that have occurred in the co-op's history," said Shane Larson, the co-op's chief executive officer. "Rock County Electric Cooperative started with a couple hundred meters. We have 27,000 today. The number of employees grew from four to more than 50 today. We have changed our name, expanded our service territory to include urban areas as well as the rural countryside, and now also deliver natural gas to our Illinois members."
Energy cooperatives have a long history of working together toward a common goal. In 1936, farm families banded together to electrify rural America, and that spirit of cooperation is stronger than ever today, Larson said.
"For 75 years, Rock Energy Cooperative and its members have chosen to unite as a collective body to energize our homes and our businesses," he said. "The decades have demonstrated that no matter what the challenge, the cooperative has remained focused on its mission to deliver safe and reliable energy at a competitive price."
Established in 1936, Rock Energy Cooperative is a not-for-profit utility distributing safe and reliable electricity and natural gas to more than 27,000 meters across its eight-county service in northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin. With headquarters in Janesville, Wis., the cooperative also has an office in South Beloit, Ill. For more information, visit www.rock.coop.
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Twenty years have passed since Forrest Gump first sat on that bench and told us that life is like a box of chocolates, but now he's coming back to the screen for a rerelease celebrating the anniversary of the movie's 1994 release.
Forrest Gump first hit theaters in July 1994 and soon became an all-around hit: It won the Best Picture Oscar that year (and was nominated for a total of 13 Academy Awards) and was a box-office success, beating out that summer's other smash, The Lion King.
Paramount will release Forrest Gump in IMAX theaters Sept. 5, a representative confirmed to EW.
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Paramount will release five of its biggest upcoming tentpole movies — including Transformers 4 and Christopher Nolan's Interstellar — on IMAX, continuing the studio's partnership with the supersize-screened movie theater company. "We're thrilled and honored to once again team up with our longtime partners Christopher Nolan and Michael Bay," said Greg Foster, chairman and president of IMAX Entertainment, in a statement following an announcement at Cinema-Con. "We can't wait to showcase their vision to IMAX fans around the world."
Nolan and Bay have previously used the special IMAX cameras to capture crisper action sequences in 70 mm, notably in the last two Dark Knight films and the most recent Transformers film. The Dark Knight Rises featured about an hour of IMAX footage, and Nolan has become a huge advocate for the technology. "For me, it's simply the best way to make a film, and why more people haven't done it I could not tell you," Nolan told Film Comment in November.
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Your British friends are so lucky. They watched season 3 of Downton Abbey months ago. Sometimes they find kings under their parking lots. And now they're going to get to see Star Trek Into Darkness a week before you. As initially reported in Deadline, the Trek preboot-sequel will now open in the U.K. on May 9. READ FULL STORY
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Goose and Maverick are back and quite literally bigger than ever.
Beginning on Feb. 8 and ending Feb. 13, Tom Cruise's hit film Top Gun will return to theaters, but this time, you can feel the need for speed in a whole new way: IMAX 3-D. And if the movie's 1986 success — it grossed more than $350 million in the box office worldwide — is any indication, we'd expect a large turnout.
Take a look at the Top Gun 3D trailer … which looks a lot like just another Top Gun trailer … which it kind of is. READ FULL STORY
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It might not be much of a surprise that Iron Man 3 is getting the IMAX 3D treatment, but that doesn't mean we're not thrilled about the news.
"With Iron Man 3 building on the events of Marvel's The Avengers, audiences are in for yet another incredible moviegoing experience from Marvel Studios," said Dave Hollis, Executive Vice President of Motion Picture Distribution for The Walt Disney Studios in a press release Tuesday. "We're thrilled to be able to offer that to fans in the larger-than-life action of IMAX 3D."
'Star Trek Into Darkness' sneak peek IMAX locations announced
Strap on your Spock ears, and run to these theaters!
Paramount Pictures has officially announced the domestic locations previewing the first nine minutes of J.J. Abrams' Star Trek Into Darkness in IMAX 3-D starting Friday.
The Star Trek sequel, written by Damon Lindelof, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci, will officially be released in May 2013. Friday's sneak peek footage shows in 288 digital IMAX theaters, including this shortened list, below. For a full list of locations, click here for the movie's website. READ FULL STORY
'Les Miserables' will open in select IMAX theaters Christmas Day
To quote Les Miserables, "I dreamed a dream" that the ambitious movie adaptation of the stage musical would show in IMAX theaters, and it's happening!
Universal Pictures announced Tuesday that the Tom Hooper-directed film, starring Anne Hathaway, Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Sacha Baron Cohen, Amanda Seyfried, and Helena Bonham Carter, among others, will be digitally remastered to begin a limited domestic IMAX run in New York, Los Angeles, Toronto, and Montreal the same day as its nationwide domestic release on Dec. 25. The movie will roll out in IMAX theaters internationally starting Jan. 10, 2013.
Warner Bros. signs 20-picture deal with IMAX
Warner Bros. has agreed to a deal promising to release up to 20 upcoming films in IMAX over the next three years. "Together with IMAX and our exhibitor partners, we have built a unique, incremental distribution platform over the last 10 years," said Warner Bros. president Dan Fellman. "We are excited to continue this tradition and offer these films to audiences in the most premium of moviegoing experiences."
In 2013, Warner Bros. is poised to unveil Jack the Giant Slayer (March 1); Man of Steel (June 14); Pacific Rim (July 12); 300: Rise of an Empire (Aug. 2); Gravity; Seventh Son (Oct. 18); and The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (Dec. 13).
'Star Trek Into Darkness' to debut first nine minutes in IMAX sneak preview
Boldly going where only Christopher Nolan has gone before, the first nine minutes of J.J. Abrams' Star Trek Into Darkness will debut on roughly 500 IMAX screens starting Dec. 14, Paramount Pictures announced Wednesday. The 3-D footage will play in front of IMAX exhibitions of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.
Abrams shot several sequences of the sequel to his 2009 hit using IMAX's large-format cameras, following in the footsteps of Nolan's IMAX sequences in The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises, and Brad Bird's IMAX work on Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol. READ FULL STORY
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Re: death penalty
Locutus of Bored wrote:
IF the death penalty wasn't unequally applied against minorities, the less educated, and the poor...
IF the death penalty wasn't more expensive than life imprisonment...
IF the death penalty was part of consistent nationwide sentencing guidelines and didn't vary by state to state...
IF the death penalty actually served as an effective deterrent against crime...
IF the death penalty was only applied to those who were guaranteed beyond a shadow of a doubt to be guilty...
Then I still would be opposed to capital punishment because it's hypocritical, illogical, and morally wrong to punish murder with state sanctioned murder.
Yeah, I think that about sums up almost all of my concerns.
Unicron wrote:
Couldn't one argue that warfare is essentially a form of state-sponsored murder, and one that seems to get far more of a free pass than the death penalty?
Well, I view warfare as national self-defense. I think it would be wrong to resort to warfare solely to avenge a past wrong if there's no chance of future harm. But self-defense is justified homicide.
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The way I look at that is, murder is always illegal, so there can never be "state-sponsored" murder. Killing that is allowed under the law cannot, by definition, be illegal, therefore it's not murder.
Well, it's not quite that simple because that's fairly tautological. However, you're correct that it is homicide, but not murder. Homicide with a justification or excuse is not supposed to be murder. The problem is the legal carveout is one that, if done by anyone else, would be murder. Vigilante murder is still murder. Lynching is still murder. If the law carved these outs, almost everyone would think the law was wrong. However, the state carves this one out for itself and people accept it. It can still be hypocritical even if it might be technically correct.
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According to the CDC, 71 million American adults have high cholesterol, and less than half seek treatment. While eating your Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow, keep your health inmind!
Cholesterol is a substance created in the body to help us function; produced by the liver and ingested through foods. Foods high in fat cause the liver to produce more cholesterol and the excess forms plaque in the artery walls. This is where the problem occurs, and by knowing how to control high cholesterol it can prevent future issues with cardiovascular related diseases.
Cholesterol is broken down into two types: good and bad. It is important to create a balance between the two, for having too much or too little can increase your risk factor for heart disease. Knowing the appropriate levels of each can help navigate better cholesterol control. Going to your doctor for a blood panel can provide you with your levels, and help to create a plan of action. Total cholesterol should be below 200.
Cholesterol is carried through your blood stream by lipoproteins, and the two types of lipoprotein are what make up your cholesterol levels. Low-density lipoprotein, LDL, is the "bad" cholesterol, because of its thick and hard structure. It contributes to the hardening of the artery walls which can lead to heart attack or stroke. Keeping these numbers under 100 will help prevent the risk.
High-density lipoprotein, HDL, is the "good" cholesterol and shovels out the LDL from the artery walls. High levels of HDL help guard the body against heart attack and stroke, but low levels increase your risk of coronary disease. Keeping HDL above 40 is beneficial in reducing risks and controlling high cholesterol.
Triglycerides are a common type of fat in the body, and are associated with high cholesterol. In addition, it is made and ingested by the body. Keeping these levels under 150 will help reduce ones risk of diabetes, heart illness, and high cholesterol.
If you have cholesterol it is important to seek reatment from your doctor. Medication combined with lifestyle changes can greatly reduce your risk of developing heart disease or stroke. Humana At Home's professional Care Managers can help you to identify resources and stickto a plan for better cholesterol and a healthier life.
Heather Sumpter, MSCommunity Health Educator, SNP Heather is a Community Health Educator for Humana at Home, in which she provides education and community resources to members based on requests and needs. Prior to her role with Humana at Home, she held numerous other qualified positions, including Clinical Health Coordinator at Coventry Health Center and Group Exercise Instructor and Personal Trainer at the Jewish Community Center. She received a Master of Science in Exercise Physiology and a Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science from the University of Pittsburgh, Her background andeducation make her a vital member of the Editorial Board.
Every 67 seconds, someone in the United States develops Alzheimer's disease, as stated by the Alzheimer's Association's website. There are currently more than 5 million America's living with this life-altering form of dementia, a disease which "attacks the brain." November, National Alzheimer's Awareness month, is incredibly important for the development of treatments and diagnosis abilities. National Alzheimer's Awareness month is accompanied by article and informative seminars to spread awareness of the irreversible disease, but is also accompanied by numerous fundraising opportunities, held around the nation in the hopes of overcoming one of the medical industries biggest question marks.
Many health care providers agree that medications developed to treat Alzheimer's disease arenot effective at controlling symptoms of the disease. It is thought that by the time the disease is diagnosed, the cascade of symptoms is too far advanced for the treatments to be completely effective. Currently, PET scans and tests on lumbar fluid can be used to diagnosis Alzheimer's disease, but PET scans are expensive and tests on lumbar fluid are invasive. Before we can eradicate the illness, developing a simple diagnostic test for Alzheimer's disease is essential to finding a successful treatment to the disease.
In March of this year, steps were taken towards finding a blood test that could identify those at risk of developing Alzheimer's disease. At Oxford University and Kings College in London, scientists looked at blood from 1,148 individuals. Four hundred and seventy six of these individuals had Alzheimer's disease, 220 had mild cognitive impairment, and 452 had no signs of dementia. They found 16 proteins that were strongly linked to brain shrinkage. Another analysis discovered that lower levels of 10 blood proteins could predict progression of mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer's disease, with about 87% accuracy. It is not understood why these proteins are lower in people who are predisposed to Alzheimer's disease, and this can't be directly linked to our current understanding of the illness.
These blood based biomarkers would be more accessible, less invasive, easier to gather, and less expensive than current testing. However, more research is needed to improve accuracy and establish a simple test for Alzheimer's disease. It is estimated that a blood test for Alzheimer's disease could be available to the public in as little as two years.
Two studies identified new, non-invasive and simple eye tests that have also been developed, which could be used as screening tools for Alzheimer's disease. These studies look at a protein called beta-amyloid, found at increased levels in the brains of those with Alzheimer's. Beta-amyloid is also found in the retina of the eye.
In one study a dye is used to measure the amount of beta-amyloid in the eye. A PET scan was done to measure beta-amyloid in the brain. Early results show that levels of beta-amyloid in the retina correlate to levels in the brain with very high accuracy. Although more research is needed, this test could be used as a screening test for Alzheimer's and could be part of a routine eye exam. It could also be used as a measure of response to treatment.
The second study uses a new type of scan that detects beta-amyloid in the lens of the eye. Again, it was found that the level of beta-amyloid in the lens correlates with levels in the brain with a high level of accuracy. This test costs about $300, which is 10 times less expensive than a PET scan, the current diagnostic test. The scan takes less than a minute, and results are available in less than 5 minutes.
Alzheimer's disease is the 6th leading cause of death in the United States. Current treatments are ineffective because there is no reliable and easily-accessible early diagnostic test. While it may be several years before these new tests are available to the public, they offer hope for a simple test that can be used to screen for Alzheimer's disease long before symptoms start. This would allow for early treatment, and a better chance for delaying or preventing onset of symptoms.
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Imagine seven men you know all together eating in a room; according to the Prostate Cancer Foundation, at least one of them is likely to have prostate cancer during his lifetime. Aside from skin cancer, prostate cancer is the most common type of cancer among men today.
What is a prostate? How does it help? What causes prostate cancer? What can reduce the risk of developing it? To pay homage to Movember, which happens every November, I will candidly answer these questions and more. But ladies, take note; this information is not exculsively necessary for men – you should know about this too!
First things first, let's discuss the prostate itself. The prostate is a walnut shaped gland located below the bladder , which, as part of a man's reproductive system, produces at least half of the semen. It, however, is not considered a vital organ, so a man can live without it. As men age, the prostate tends to get larger, yet having an enlarged prostate is not always due to prostate cancer. Women do not have a prostate gland like men do.
Though experts aren't entirely sure of the cause, they believe that age, family history, and diet play a role. Cancer cells often grow slowly, though not all prostate cancers are equal. It has four stages; you can learn more about the specifics of each stage here.
Diets low in fat, high in fiber and omega-3 fatty acids may help. Foods such as tomatoes and beets, which have lycopene, can also help. Being physically active and maintaining a healthy body weight may also reduce the risk.
It is 100% treatable if detected early! In addition, the exam that the doctor does to check for prostate cancer is quick and painless. Men over 50 are at greatest risk of developing it. Those with a family history of prostate cancer and African American men are encouraged to talk with their doctors after they turn 45. Some Humana members may be eligible for a Medicare Rewards program, which rewards those with select preventive screenings and vaccines this year with five $10 gift cards. A prostate cancer screening may count towards this program. Women, you can help by using your convincing powers to encourage the men in your lives to complete this screening.
Men don't typically develop symptoms until the cancer has progressed. A doctor, or your professional care manager, should be contacted if there are problems urinating or having/maintaining an erection. Men may also do a self-exam, which their doctor can provide more details about how to find abnormal lumps. This, however, should not replace a professional screening.
Men who do have prostate cancer may not be aware of it, may not need treatment, and often die from other causes. Though one man out of 36 will die from prostate cancer, as stated by the American Cancer Society's website, "if you or someone close to you has been diagnosed with prostate cancer - slow down! After getting past the shock, start asking some questions. Find out all that you can about the tumor, and determine whether the cancer fits into the low-risk category. Be sure to explore all treatment options, including active surveillance. In some cases of prostate cancer "no treatment" may turn out to be the best treatment".
Men with prostate cancer may have varying degrees of erectile dysfunction after treatment. In fact, regular sex is recommended after prostate cancer treatment, even for men who may be having difficulties.
Some education and support organizations include U.S. Too International, Man to Man, and hisprostatecancer.com for women. Your professional care manager can also help to find resources, provide guidance, seek other professional help, and assist in recovery!
Jason McBride Personal Health Coordinator
Before working at Humana, Jason spent three years working independently-contracted as a Spanish Medical Interpreter, while simultaneously completing his Master of Public Health degree. He has worked in and at several hospitals, doctor's offices, clinics, home visits with occupational and physical therapists, in court, and has also done phone interpretation. These different experiences gave him a greater appreciation for different medical procedures and technologies, and allowed him to gain a greater appreciation for the work that medical professionals do, especially nurses. He currently works as a Personal Health Coordinator for Humana at Home.
Yoga, a popular form of exercise, was developed more than five thousand years ago in India, to provide strength through a mind and body connection, and to increase relaxation through meditation. There are five main types of yoga, which include Ashtanga, Bikranm, Hatha, Iyengar, and Vinyasa. Yoga can be performed by virtually any person, regardless of age, gender, or level of physical fitness, and can be performed any place.
It is suggested that yoga can help reduce symptoms of chronic pain, treat multiple types of arthritis, strengthen muscles and improve range of motion, lower blood pressure, reduce insomnia through relaxation techniques, weight reduction, protection from injury, and maintenance of a balanced metabolism. In 2007, the National Health Interview named Yoga as the top 10 complementary medicine practices in The United States and according to the National Institute of health, Individuals who practiced yoga had less disability, pain, and depression than those with other conventional treatments.
Yoga, along with its numerous other physical health benefits, can also be mentally beneficial for a person. Though stretching, controlled breathing, and stress reduction, yoga can help to brighten up a saddened mind. In fact, yoga is more and more frequently being used as a treatment for depression, PTSD, and stress induced anxiety. This article highlights the best poses for someone using yoga to cope with mental problems.
Yoga is also a great stress management tool because stress can cause pain symptoms in the body. Through the incorporation of meditation and breathing a person is able to improve their mental health. By concentrating on the aspects of yoga, a person can improve mental clarity and relax the mind. Therefore it can improve one's self-awareness and reduce the symptoms of stress.
Anyone can get started with yoga; it is generally safe when practiced with an experienced instructor. Side effects of yoga are low, but poses should be modified for those that are pregnant or have low blood pressure. It is important to note to speak with your doctor before beginning a yoga program, and it should not replace medical care that is already in place. With yoga, it is important to start off slow. Listen to your body and know your limits with poses. It is important to remember that hitting every pose is not the purpose of yoga and just by focusing on the mind body connection, this complementary form of treatment can produce lasting results. Interested in learning more about yoga in seniors? Check out this video by the National Institute of Health.
Heather Sumpter, MS Community Health Educator, SNP
Heather is a Community Health Educator for Humana at Home, in which she provides education and community resources to members based on requests and needs. Prior to her role with Humana at Home, she held numerous other qualified positions, including Clinical Health Coordinator at Coventry Health Center and Group Exercise Instructor and Personal Trainer at the Jewish Community Center. She received a Master of Science in Exercise Physiology and a Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science from the University of Pittsburgh, Her background and education make her a vital member of the Editorial Board.
Recent research has been finding more and more evidence on the health benefits of optimism and positivity. Since positive thinkers generally cope better with stressful situations, the harmful effects of stress are diminished more quickly, in turn, lead healthier lives. People often disregard frequent headaches, insomnia, or increased fatigue as merely products of every day life, when all these things can be directly related to increased stress levels.
This is generally easier said than done, but there are a few tips and tricks that you can keep in mind when trying to over come negativity in your life.
In terms of positivity lending to physical resilience, my father is living proof. Frightened as a little boy, I saw my father take medicine intravenously nearly every day of my childhood. Not until much later in life did I find out what he was treating. My father had always been sick—never fully crippled by his illness, but always at a disadvantage. He was diagnosed with Hepatitis C at age 30, a disease doctors said was ultimately incurable.
He never complained or even really spoke about it to those who knew him well, and the only reason I knew was because I saw him take his medicine at our house. With a good spirit, he put me at ease by telling me how the medicine would someday cure him and sure enough, 40 years later, my father is alive, well, and hepatitis free.
A lot of people aren't fortunate enough to be completely cured and if anyone asks him how he did it, he always says it was his ability to envision himself one-day healthy again. With so many benefits of staying positive, I'm sure you won't mind me telling you to look on the bright side.
Jacob Edward is the manager of Prime Medical Alert and Senior Planning in Phoenix Arizona. Jacob founded both companies in 2007 and has helped many Arizona seniors and their families navigate the process of long term care planning. Senior Planning provides assistance to seniors and the disabled finding and arranging care services, assisted living, as well as applying for state and federal benefits. In his spare time, Jacob enjoys dining out and supporting his alma mater Arizona State's Sun Devil sports teams. Jacob lives in Tempe Arizona.
Depression, despite any and all stigmas surrounding the word, is medically known as an illness; one that affects millions of Americans every year, regardless of socioeconomic status, race or age. October is National Depression Education and Awareness Month, and the more we know about depression, the easier it becomes to recognize the signs and symptoms, and to seek professional help when needed.
In an article in Psychology Today depression is defined as: "A mood disorder that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest." In other words, depression is more than just "the blues"; depression is not a weakness, and it is not something that you can simply "snap out" of. Depression is a seriously mental illness, which can stem from any number of causes, and may require long-term treatment.
But don't get discouraged, most people who suffer from depression feel better with medication, psychological counseling or both.
As a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, I have treated people with depression of all ages, and the treatment practice that I have found most effective is a cognitive-behavioral approach. To simplify this term, think of it as the connection between our thoughts, feelings and behaviors; let's focus on one - our thoughts.
Tracking our thought patterns can be a task; however, starting with small steps, such as focusing on negative thinking or cognitive distortions, can greatly impact our emotional well-being.. If our thought patterns are self-deprecating, rigid, and negative, is it much more likely that negative behaviors and emotions will follow. Negative thinking is an obstacle to self-change; remember that perceptions influence thoughts, emotions and behaviors. Let's encourage and empower our positive thoughts to surface, and bury the negative patterns!
In order to solidify this concept, let's discuss a therapeutic technique that is particularly helpful for depression – start by making a schedule for your happiness!
Doing activities like this produces higher levels of positive emotions in our daily life will help make our thinking less negative, narrow and self-destructive. Building our mental muscle will help us to respond instead of react.
Let's work on increasing our self-worth, self-acceptance, spirituality and hope, appreciation of life and caring for others.
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Nathaly joins Humana At Home's Editorial Board with a range of experience in the health care field, currently working as a Personal Health Coordinator. Other major roles that have shaped her professional history include working as a Family Therapist at Directions for Living, and as a Sexual and Physical Abuse Treatment Program Therapist at LSF, Inc.. Nathaly received her Bachelor of Arts and Science in Psychology and Behavioral Healthcare, and her Masters degree in Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling from the University of South Florida.
August is National Immunization Awareness month; the month to empower everyone, including older adults, to talk with their healthcare providers about getting immunized.
Vaccines are readily available to everyone, and can prevent needless suffering and fatalities, which many unvaccinated people risk each year. Many people wrongly believe that vaccines are only for children, but the CDC recommends four vaccines specifically for older adults. The recommended vaccines include shingles, pneumococcal disease, influenza, and Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis (Tdap).
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Be inspired by National Immunization Awareness month - talk with your healthcare provider about important vaccines to help you stay healthy, happy, and most importantly, athome.
Christina Korman, BS, CHESPersonal Health CoordinatorChristina Korman joins the Humana at Home Editorial Board with a vast background in health and education. She attended the University of North Florida, where she received her Bachelor of Science, majoring in Health Science and minoring in Health Education. She currently works as a Personal Health Coordinator with Humana at Home in St. Petersburg Florida, but worked previously as a Community Health Educator for the Special Needs Program, and as a Health Educator.
Being discharged from the hospital is a whirlwind of emotions. You're excited to be going home, getting back to your friends and family, and be back in your own space. At the same time, you're given a list of medications, rules, follow-ups to make and people to contact. How can you keep up?
Stephanie*, a registered nurse, shared that even a health professional can find the experience confusing. "After my husband had outpatient eye surgery to repair a torn retina, it wasn't until we arrived at home that we realized we were on completely different pages about the after-care instructions involving his eye-patch," she remembers.
"As a nurse, I knew the eye patch was an important part of the surgical recovery process. How could we have heard two totally different instructions?"
The discharge paperwork instructed her husband to wear the eye patch until his return visit to the ophthalmologist, but left their questions unanswered. When should their next visit be? Should he wear the patch while he's sleeping? What about in the shower? Would this not put too much strain on his other eye?
As a professional care management company, we are very familiar with discharge instructions, and yet we have long recognized the conundrum with patient discharge instructions. Sometimes, the instructions can be so unclear and confusing that they can result in a failure to comply, or even in a hospital readmission, particularly with seniors.
The problem can be due to a number of reasons. Some patients go home and unexpected problems arise, which results in a trip back to the hospital; this could be due to premature discharge, or because the patient is not properly educated on how to care for themselves outside the hospital environment.
Regardless, of the reasons, these problems are a result of a fragmented system of care, which too often leaves discharged patients without the education and resources they need.
There are a number of reasons that a patient could leave the hospital before being fully aware of how to care for themselves at home. For starters, discharge can be an incredibly emotional and overwhelming time, and asking patients to retain additional information could lead to information overload.
Other common reasons a patient would not know how to continue their care include:
When you or your loved one is being discharged, there are important aspects of communication you should listen for. If you aren't provided with this information, be sure to ask the physician before leaving the hospital. These include:
Physicians, nurses, discharge planners, and others are working to do a better job of educating patients and their caregivers about what to do when they go home. They are also working harder to connect them with primary care and other social support services. The most important thing that you can do to ensure you do not end up back in the hospital is follow the instructions of the professionals as closely as possible. A few other tips include:
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With the recent, sad news of Casey Kasem's deteriorating health, Lewys Body Dementia (LBD) has been more prevalent in the media than ever before. Although this is certainly not because this illness is rare; according to the LBD Association's website, LBD affects more than 13 million Americans today.
LBD is actually an umbrella term used to describe two related diagnoses: Parkinson's Disease Dementia, and Dementia with Lewys Bodies; although the early symptoms of these two diseases differ, they cause the same changes to take place within the brain, causing sufferers of both illnesses to experience similar cognitive, behavioral and sleep problems.
While it may seem as though Alzheimer's Disease and LBD are the same illness, there are a number of differences that you can look out for in your loved one. Symptoms for LBD include, but are not limited to:
As a caregiver, there are a number of things that you can do to help your loved one with LBD.
These tips and tricks should help to make your job as a caregiver that much easier, and, in the wise words of Mr. Kasem himself, ensure that you can "keep your feet on the ground, and keep reaching for the stars."
As you can imagine, hot tubs have numerous health and wellness benefits for individuals of any age; so many, in fact, that they are becoming increasingly popular in today's society. Just to name a couple, hot tubs can help increase metabolism, aid in weight loss and muscle toning, enhanced blood flow and ease relaxation.
With easier relaxation, comes easier sleep; many of those who suffer from insomnia use hot tub therapy to obtain restful sleep. If you are one amongst the innumerable people who suffer from sleeplessness, hydrotherapy using hot tubs or spas could be the cure you are seeking. Try these helpful alternative therapy methods to help you ease your insomnia and catch some much needed z's.
While this may be surprising, just 20 minutes of hydrotherapy can be sufficient. Should you chose to use this type of therapy as a sleep aid, consider spending time in the hot tub at night, either inside or outside, to help you relax, release tension from your muscles, and free your mind right before going to sleep.
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|Mon, 01-05-2009 - 11:46am
I've been reading some rather disturbing comments on a listserv lately, and I am curious... How many of you in favor of cumpulsory vaccination feel that if your child was exposed to a vaccine available disease, and contracted it, and it was determined that your child was in contact with an unvaccinated person (adult or child), you would assume it was their fault (due to vax status) and sue them?
|Wed, 01-07-2009 - 2:26pm
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Interesting claim. But the evidence really isn't there.
Characterization of Bactericidal Immune Responses following Vaccination with Acellular Pertussis Vaccines in Adults
Immunization did not result in improved bactericidal activity for any of the individuals, and in two cases immunization caused a statistically significant decrease in complement-mediated lysis. Similarly, opsonization with the postimmunization sera failed to enhance attachment or phagocytosis of bacteria by neutrophils, and one postimmunization sample with a strong response to filamentous hemagglutinin caused an inhibition of phagocytosis that was statistically significant compared to that observed for the no-serum control. In summary, booster immunization of adults with acellular pertussis vaccines was not found to increase bactericidal activity over preimmunization levels. Identifying ways to promote bactericidal immune responses might improve the efficacy of acellular pertussis vaccines.
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|Wed, 01-07-2009 - 11:37pm
Wondering if another line of debate will start here...
If you are provax, why not ask the daycare provider if they allow unvaxed and if the answer is yes then why put your child there? Daycares are way more choice than public schools. (In regards to your choice of which one to use)
|Thu, 01-08-2009 - 6:53am
In PA, for all licensed daycare centers, each child must have a health assessment form updated regularly and kept on file at the center.
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|Thu, 01-08-2009 - 9:05pm
*You truly believe that your child is protected by the vaccines. Right?*
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With a pen stroke and a press conference, President Obama used women to initiate a war on Religious freedom and with the media lapdogs panting at his heels, he made sure the Republicans, and especially the Catholic Church, were painted as misogynist zealots. Now he's leading this contrived and fraudulent battle over "women's health", and the so-called feminists have pinned women's entire well-being to a package of pills and reduced women to just vaginas and uteruses. To insist that government or our employers must subsidize our sexual behavior makes us the most selfish, lazy, immature, and embarrassing society America has ever seen.
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Keywords: Obama, Sandra Fluke, Georgetown Law, contraception mandate, birth control, sex, feminism, Rush Limbaugh, Jennifer Hartline
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Catholic Online) - After Sandra Fluke's testimony before Congress last week, two things became clear: 1) This controversy is political theater if I ever saw it, and 2) modern, secular "feminism" makes women stupid.
With a pen stroke and a press conference, President Obama used women to initiate a war on Religious freedom and with the media lapdogs panting at his heels, he made sure the Republicans, and especially the Catholic Church, were painted as misogynist zealots.
Ms. Fluke has become the latest player in a drama that President Obama has manufactured and fueled for his own political gain. Fluke, the Georgetown law student who's actually an activist for Reproductive Justice, joined Nancy Pelosi, Kathleen Sebelius, Barbara Boxer, Cecile Richards (Planned Parenthood), Nancy Keenan (NARAL), and scores of other Congressional leaders and political activists who are bemoaning the trials of life without free birth control pills. With the President leading this contrived and fraudulent battle over "women's health", these so-called "feminists" have pinned women's entire well-being to a package of pills and reduced women to just vaginas and uteruses.
Fluke, who was portrayed as a 23 year-old co-ed, is actually 30 years old and by her own admission chose to attend Georgetown precisely so she could battle their insurance policy since it does not cover contraceptives. What a handy witness she turned out to be last week on behalf of Obama's contraception mandate. So important was she to Obama's theater show that he personally called her to apologize for things Rush Limbaugh said on his program concerning her testimony.
Fluke testified that she and her classmates have to spend $3,000 during their time at Georgetown on contraception, and it's simply an unbearable financial burden for them. If they paid top-dollar for birth control pills, that would be about $600 a year; $1,800 for three years. A box of condoms ranges from about $4.00 to $15.00. That's maybe another $100 a year, but still nowhere close to $3,000.
To put this in perspective, I can sponsor two children through World Vision for less than $100 a month. That money actually helps feed, clothe and educate a child, and improve the lot of her community as well. So you can feed, clothe and shelter a child in a poverty-stricken country, or you can subsidize an Ivy-league college student's sex life by buying her birth control.
To give you another perspective, consider what's happening to active-duty military families and veteran retirees. Active-duty families will soon see their prescription costs increase while their access to civilian pharmacies shrinks. Military retirees are going to see their health insurance premiums skyrocket very soon, as Obamacare tries to force them off Tricare and onto one of the government exchange programs instead.
So while active-duty military families are paying more for all their prescriptions -- medicines needed for actual illnesses -- Ivy-league college co-eds simply MUST be provided with free birth control.
Meanwhile, unionized civilians health care benefits will be untouched. No additional costs for them, no sir. Protect union workers; ask military families to sacrifice even more. From whom much is already asked, even more will be required. Is this the new American way?
What Fluke and her peers need is not a legal education but a common sense, moral education. In about 30 minutes, they could all be taught how to manage their fertility without drugs, and their "birth control" would cost them absolutely nothing but self-control and mature decision-making. It's called personal responsibility. And you know what? It's very empowering!
In the real world, when you don't have the money to pay for something you want, you do without it. Contraception is not food and water. It's not electricity and shelter. It's not a need at all. If Fluke wants birth control pills, fine, she can have them. She can also pay for them herself. No one is obligated to provide them for her.
This is the epitome of the entitlement society and mentality that we now live in. To insist that government or our employers must subsidize our sexual habits and behavior makes us officially the most selfish, lazy, immature, and embarrassing society America has ever seen.
Not to mention the most hypocritical. We demand the government stay out of our bedrooms while also demanding the government pay for our contraception. These modern "feminists" like Fluke will shout, "My body, my choice" and "stay out of my uterus" and most of all, "the Church has no right to tell me what to do with my body!" But now she is demanding that same government, that same Church must relieve her of the cost and responsibility for her own personal choices and bear the burden themselves.
Is this really the future of young American women? Do they really not have the brains to figure out that if they don't have promiscuous, premarital sex, they don't need to worry about paying for contraceptives? As an added bonus, they also won't have to worry about STD's and unwanted pregnancy. Why is that simple concept so hard to grasp?
It's infuriating to me as a woman that this entire controversy is being played as a "war on women" and that this asinine contraceptive mandate is for the sake of "women's health." Artificial hormones bring with them serious risks for women and pose a real danger to women's health. Pumping a woman's -- worse, a young girl's still-growing body -- full of these artificial hormones should not be anyone's idea of the right way to take care of a woman's health.
Fertility is not a disease. How insulting to suggest that women require artificial hormones, contraceptive devices, and abortion in order to be happy, healthy, and prosperous.
The language of this mandate and the rhetoric being used to defend it is insidious. Preventing pregnancy is equated with women's health. Preventing children is equated with women's well-being. Pregnancy = unhealthy and expensive. No pregnancy = healthy and cost-saving. Children have become the enemy. Children are now threatening, ominous dollar signs that we must strategically avoid.
This is really a mandate against life. What begins with pills in order to prevent pregnancy and save money will eventually become mandated abortions to eliminate children, especially disabled, "imperfect", medically expensive ones. America is not immune to this progression. We're submitting to it right now, and modern, secular "feminists" are leading the way.
The "feminists" swear that this is all about protecting women and their choices, blah blah blah. Baloney. The irony is this mandate only further puts the responsibility of pregnancy and children totally on women, leaving men with nothing to do but use women for their sexual gratification and then walk away. Train the guys well to make sure their girlfriend is on the Pill so he can get what he wants, and then when the contraceptives fail, she can walk into Planned Parenthood where they've been waiting for her and she can get "her problem" taken care of. Teach those young boys now that girls are just vaginas with a pretty face.
Greater access to contraceptives does not prevent unplanned pregnancy. Just the opposite. If people think they can have worry-free, consequence-free sex, they have more sex more often with more partners. And since contraception fails, more pregnancies result.
Face it; Cecile Richards doesn't love this mandate because she wants to reduce the number of unplanned pregnancies. She doesn't want to put herself out of business. She loves this mandate because she knows that it will bring her more business. More promiscuous sexual activity means more STD's and more pregnancies. And those "unwanted" babies will need to be gotten rid of for the sake of the woman's future, so Cecile and company will be there holding the doors open to their abortion mills, happily counting their cash.
President Obama has created this contraception brouhaha for the express purpose of getting women in a tizzy before November. He plans to stoke the fire even further at Barnard College in New York, where he just made himself the commencement speaker.
"Word of Mr. Obama's appearance at Barnard, a 123-year-old women's college in New York City, comes as the White House and Democrats have seized on Republican attempts to block a requirement for contraception coverage in the new health care law, saying it amounts to a "war on women." Democrats believe the issue could be an effective rallying point with women voters in a presidential election year, and the decision to appear at the prestigious women's school could provide a high-profile forum for the president on that front."
He called and invited himself, displacing Jill Abramson from the NY Times, who was already scheduled to give the commencement speech.
Whatever else he talks about in his speech, it ought to be alarmingly clear that this President is not interested in freedom. Barack Obama doesn't want to be the leader of a free republic. He wants to be King. He wants to be the Sovereign. He doesn't govern or lead -- he simply issues mandates from on-high. So what if our Constitution guarantees the Freedom of Religion? He's been telling us for years now that it's really just the "Freedom of worship", and if it gets in the way of his dictatorial edicts, well, then to hell with it.
C'mon ladies, wake up and stop being used and played for political points. This contraception theater show is insulting and women deserve better.
Jennifer Hartline is a grateful Catholic, a proud Army wife and homeschooling mother of three children. She is a contributing writer for Catholic Online. She doesn't need any contraception, thank you. Visit her online at Wake Up, Deborah!
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