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Low Vitamin D Levels Appear Common In Healthy Children ScienceDaily (Jun. 6, 2008) — Many healthy infants and toddlers may have low levels of vitamin D, and about one-third of those appear to have some evidence of reduced bone mineral content on X-rays, according to a new report. Reports of a resurgence of vitamin D deficiency and rickets, the resulting bone-weakening disease, have emerged in several states, according to background information in the article. Vitamin D deficiency also appears to be high in other countries, including Greece, China, Canada and England. Catherine M. Gordon, M.D., M.Sc., and colleagues at Children's...

Eat like a caveman for a healthy heart By Kate Devlin, Medical Correspondent Last Updated: 8:28PM BST 08/05/2008 A “caveman diet” of berries, nuts, lean meat and fish could help reduce the risk of developing heart disease, a new study shows. Scientists found that volunteers who ate the stone age fare for just three weeks had lowered blood pressure and a reduced risk of clots. They also lost an average of five pounds in weight.Meat, as long as it is lean, is beneficial Our early ancestors lived on a diet lacking in cereals, dairy products and refined sugar for centuries...

This animated humorous hawk video of McDonalds fast food chain is created to reveal the fact that this fast food chain does not serve wheat buns in their have it your way menu. The characters of this video are a frog and red-tailed hawk with a McDonalds drive up window.

This is a funny video meant to bring laughter to children of all ages. Many children and adults in our world believe it is not good to eat pork or anything with pig in it. I hope you get a little fun in this short video. It is good to laugh at something and have good fun. Revski

It is well known that the McDonald fast food chain does not carry in their menu wheat bread. As many may know, that wheat bread is much healthier for our diet. I created a very short funny humor rap of this on youtube to bring this to attention. Revski

BAGHDAD, Dec. 10, 2007 – Soldiers from Multinational Division Baghdad conducted a health fair for students at the Al Aflaph elementary school in the Salhiyah neighborhood of Baghdad earlier this month. Army Sgt. Danielle Stephens, a preventive medicine specialist with Company C, 15th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, and “Dr. Z,” an Iraqi general practitioner, give a presentation on heath awareness to children at the Al Aflaph Elementary School in Baghdad’s Salhiyah neighborhood, Dec. 3, 2007. Photo by Sgt. Robert Yde, USA  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. Preventive measures, such as practicing good...

When man began eating meat, there was only one way to preserve it, and that was to dry it. Over time it became what we know today as "Beef Jerky". http://www.gomestic.com/Cooking/How-to-Make-Perfect-Homemade-Beef-Jerky.44738

Rice contributes to healthier eating PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- People who eat rice have more nutritious diets that are lower in saturated fat and sugar than the diets of non-rice eaters, a U.S. study found. Using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey on blood pressure, blood lipids and risk for metabolic syndrome from 1999 to 2004, the researchers found nearly 26 percent of consumers reported eating rice during the 24-hour period. Among adults ages 19 to 50, individuals who eat rice -- white or brown -- consume: less total fat, saturated fat and added sugars; higher...

That so many U.S. residents lack health insurance is both a national disgrace and an onerous drag on the economy. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger deserves credit for helping focus the country on this problem. We doubt Republicans in the state Senate would have put forward their own proposal yesterday if the governor hadn't first raised the issue. That said, the Senate GOP plan is vastly more honest and realistic than Schwarzenegger's. It would: Provide tax and regulatory incentives for businesses to offer insurance to employees and tax incentives for individuals without coverage to buy insurance. Loosen state rules to allow a...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23, 2006 -- Ask any member of the Young Marines and they’ll tell you their organization instructs young people how be responsible, drug-free, citizens. Marine Lt. Gen. John F. Sattler, strategic plans and policy director for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, left, visits with Young Marines at their information booth in the Pentagon concourse Oct. 23. Photo by Gerry J. Gilmore  '(Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. Established in 1958, the Young Marines is a nonprofit youth organization that teaches young people from ages 8 to 18 how to gain self-confidence and be responsible, group spokesman Roberto...

By Sgt. Jeff Lowry124th Mobile Public Affairs DetachmentU.S. Air Force Col. Andrew Knapp, left, shows equipment to be used in clinics throughout Iraq during a press conference Sunday. Department of Defense photo by Army Sgt. Jeff Lowry, 124th MPAD. BAGHDAD -- Health care reconstruction efforts continue to center on the completion of 142 primary health care centers around Iraq, Gulf Region Division officials told reporters on Sunday during a round-table on plans and strategies. The cost of the construction effort will total nearly $306 million, officials said, with three types of clinics being built.The smallest, most common centers will...

Largest retailer boosts organic market as nation tackles bulging waistlines For the organic grape tomatoes to land in Tara Smoot's shopping trolley required a tremendous act of will. First she renounced all junk food, banishing fried chicken and chocolate milk from her children's menu, and the pasta, crisps and sweets she and her husband had enjoyed. Then she prepared herself for a higher grocery bill. "It's a lot cheaper to eat unhealthily than healthily," she says. And there is temptation every step of the way. To reach the fresh produce section in this Wal-Mart super centre Ms Smoot had...

A Freeper asked me for some healthy recipes by freepmail, and it occurred to me that it would be nice to have a thread where Freepers could post their healthy recipes. Could be a great resource. This muffin recipe is really versatile. Buttermilk Bran Muffins 2 cups wheat bran (I use 1 cup oat bran and 1 cup flax meal, but 2 cups of oat or wheat bran would do) 1 cup Splenda (use the kind that measures the same as sugar as opposed to the type that is concentrated) 2 1/2 cups whole wheat flour 2 1/2 teaspoons baking...

Open Letter from Congressman Scott McInnis (R-CO) to Senator John Kerry Regarding His Flip-Flop on the Healthy Forest Initiative(title edited for length) Senator Kerry-During your recent campaign stops throughout the west, you have waffled in your position on the President's Healthy Forests Initiative.  At the time of passage in 2003, you made unfounded claims concerning the Administration's forest health policies.  As you said, "Bush signed the so-called 'Healthy Forests' initiative that takes a chainsaw to public forests in the name of protecting them."  Now it appears you've changed your position, emphasizing your support for many of the forest management reforms President...

A Washington watchdog group has called on Congress and the IRS to investigate Rep. Richard Pombo, R-Tracy, for a laundry list of what it calls the lawmaker's ethics violations.Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington -- CREW -- on Thursday released a 13-count ethics complaint and a letter it sent to the Internal Revenue Service.Pombo called the charges a politically-motivated assault timed to appear just weeks before the June 6 primary election, where he has two opponents."I have never engaged in any illegal or unethical conduct whatsoever in my nearly 14-year career in the House, nor has any evidence been...

CAMP TAQADDUM, Iraq (March 4, 2006) -- For servicemembers in a combat zone, the stress associated with deployment can lead to a variety of symptoms, unique to each individual. For one corpsman here, laughter is the best medicine to fight them all. Seaman Justin G. “Buck” Buckingham’s unique personality is helping his friends, coworkers and patients make it through the challenges of a seven-month deployment at Camp Taqaddum, Iraq. The 23-year-old corpsman assigned to the 1st Marine Logistics Group recently arrived here for his second deployment to provide medical care, and if necessary, save the lives of fellow servicemembers while...

(CBS) It's lunchtime at the Scotts Miracle-Gro headquarters near Columbus, Ohio, and the eating is healthy. "I'll have some salmon," a worker said. That's because the company that helps Americans grow their gardens is trying to trim its workers waists — and $24 million pear year in health care costs. So there's a full time doctor and a new clinic, which is free to workers and families enrolled in the company medical plan. There is a drive through pharmacy with generic drugs — and right next door: the new gym. It's also free to those who work out more than twice...

WASHINGTON - Roll over oats: Breakfast cereals and other foods that contain barley also will be able to start claiming they can reduce the risk of coronary heart disease. The disease kills 500,000 Americans a year. Labels on whole barley and dry milled barley products, including flakes, grits, flour and meal, are expected to start making the claim, the Food and Drug Administration said Friday in announcing its ruling. The claim is identical to that already made on many oat products. The FDA estimates a quarter of the hot breakfast cereals, and another 5 percent of the cold cereals, sold...

Vitamin D 'key for healthy lungs' Vitamin D is essential for the processing of calcium Vitamin D could play a role in keeping the lungs healthy, research suggests. Patients with higher vitamin D levels in their blood had significantly better lung function, a University of Auckland team found in a study of 14,091 people. The difference between the two was more marked than that between smokers and those who had quit, the study published in the journal Chest said. Dietary supplements could boost lung function, the team suggested, but they added that more research was needed. "Low levels of vitamin...

The two hundred million plus dollars in taxpayer funds slated to promote "responsible fatherhood" and "healthy marriage" are just more pork being spent by an irresponsible Congress. Putting lipstick on a pig is not going to help the nation's children of broken families, no matter how many times the so-called "family values" community of elected officials claim as much in an on-camera sound bite. The National Fatherhood Initiative is a scam set up to appease the national arena of social conservatives who have recognized the dangerous descent of the American family into the abyss of history.

A famed Lithuanian restaurant was closed this week by city inspectors after a dead mouse and rodent droppings were found in the Bridgeport eatery. Healthy Food, 3236 S. Halsted, was shut Thursday after inspectors found the feces of mice in areas where food was prepared -- including on a cutting board and in a meat slicer, said Matt Smith, a spokesman for Chicago's Department of Streets and Sanitation. The walk-in cooler also had mice droppings, as well as the decaying remnants of a mouse, Smith said Friday. City cites rodent problem The restaurant has had rave reviews over the years...

LONDON (Reuters) - An ingredient in chocolate could be used to stop persistent coughs and lead to more effective medicines, researchers said on Monday. The study found that theobromine, found in cocoa, was nearly a third more effective in stopping persistent coughs than codeine, currently considered the best cough medicine. The researchers, from Imperial College London (ICL), said the discovery could lead to more effective cough treatments. "While persistent coughing is not necessarily harmful it can have a major impact on quality of life, and this discovery could be a huge step forward in treating this problem," said Professor Peter...

TV advertising ban on junk food Advertising junk food on television before 9pm could be banned if proposals in the Government's Public Health White Paper, to be published tomorrow, become law.Dr John Reid, the Health Secretary, had been expected to propose banning such advertising during children's programming, in response to the increasing incidence of obesity in Britain.But figures from Ofcom, the communications watchdog, showing that 70 per cent of television watched by four- to 15-year-olds is between 6pm and 9pm, mean that Dr Reid is likely to propose harsher restrictions and, unless food manufacturers agree to a voluntary code,...

My husband and I were outraged when we read an Associated Press story in the Sept. 11 Register saying that dangerous, highly addictive stimulant drugs, such as Ritalin, have been OK'd by the Food and Drug Administration's Pediatric Committee and will be given to physically normal, healthy children as part of a brain study meant to lead to a definitive diagnosis for ADHD. In the study, led by Dr. Judith Rapoport, "MRIs would be used to reveal if the brains of children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder respond to stimulants in fundamentally different ways than children who are physically normal," a...

Many on the left, most visibly Presidential contender John Kerry, often claim that the "coalition of the willing" is weak and that participation from the international community has been minimal if anything. Opponents of President Bush use such claims in order to discredit the legitimacy of this noble endeavor for freedom. It may not be such a bad idea to look at the state of our coalition, not in an effort to attack President Bush, but rather to conduct a healthy reassessment and critique of the coalition and our allies. Several weeks ago, Michael Rubin returned from the Coalition Provisional...

Sexual dysfunction affects both men and women and can potentially ruin relationships but now a new hormone may be able to help. Dr. Stephanie Ash, a gynecologist at Bay Regional Medical Center in Bay City, Mich., says that lack of labido is wreaking havoc on women and that nationally 43 percent of women suffer from a low sex drive. "Many women are distraught about it,"said Ash,"... and actually I would say at least 50 percent are reduced to tears in discussing it." However a drug on the market is working to change all that, it is nicknamed the "Barbie pill"...

A healthy society needs censorship to survive, 1950s musical icon Pat Boone said yesterday. He added that he would welcome strong content restrictions governing movies and other artistic works. "I don't think censorship is a bad word, but it has become a bad word because everybody associates it with some kind of restriction on liberty," said Mr. Boone, who is in Washington making the rounds as the national spokesman for the 60-Plus Association, a conservative senior citizen lobby.

A new study by Carl J. Charnetski, professor of psychology, and Francis X. Brennan, Jr., assistant professor of psychology, at Wilkes University, suggests that the immune system is boosted by frequent sexual activity. Their research, "The Effect of Sexual Behavior on Immune System Function," is being presented at the Eastern Psychological Association Convention in April. "We found that individuals engaging in sexual activity once or twice a week have substantially higher levels of the antibody Immunoglobulin A (IgA) than individuals reporting no sexual activity or less than one occurrence a week," says Charnetski. The bad news for people hoping to...

<p>The Food and Drug Administration (search) announced last week a new program allowing food manufacturers to make health claims on food labels. The FDA says it wants to encourage “science-based labeling” and “competition for healthier dietary choices.”</p> <p>Fittingly, nut sellers are the first to be allowed to make health claims under the FDA program.</p>

Drug-resistant superbug now hitting the healthy Scientists have warned a drug-resistant superbug that has swept through US hospitals infecting patients is now hitting healthy people. MRSA normally enters the wounds of patients weakened by disease or injury, and is especially dangerous after surgery. But a new strain, which can be transmitted simply by skin contact and poses a risk to healthy people, has emerged. The development first occurred in the United States, where thousands of people have already been infected. The strain is said to have been spreading rapidly in crowded prisons, but there have also been numerous smaller outbreaks...

COALITION OF AZ/NM COUNTIES ACTION ALERT PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS REQUEST TO SEND LETTERS TO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS WHICH IS DIFFERENT THAN THE PREVIOUS REQUEST THIS ACTION WILL TAKE YOU LESS THAN 5 MINUTES. PLEASE RESPOND!!!! Support the President's Healthy Forests Initiative by contacting your Congressional representatives. January 26, 2003 Advocates for President Bush' healthy forest reforms have indicated that additional support would be helpful from Congressional representatives. To assist in sending letters urging your own Congressional delegation to support these important initiatives, a simple click & send email letter is available at LandSense. All you need to do...