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I don't know if anyone else has noticed this, but every time I open the want ads, the amount of job openings in the health care field (nurses, therapists, technicians, paperpushers, etc) is HUGE compared to other fields. Does anyone know the reason(s) for this phenomenon? The salaries mentioned in the ads seem very generous with sign-up bonuses and what not. For example, a freshly minted RN with NO experience can now rake in as much as a long-time engineer or accountant, so I don't think the disproportionate number of job openings is because of RNs retiring or quitting their jobs due to low pay...

Hello friends I am new in this forum.

I've been taking brisk walks at least five days a week, approximately 2 miles. Since I need to lose around 10-15 pounds, I dusted off my old exercise tapes/dvds yesterday. So far I've done 2 Turbo Jam workouts, one for cardio and one with weights. Anyone else here actively exercising for their physical and mental health? If so, let's share right here! Here's a nice site with some good stretches: Quote: http://www.abc-of-fitness.com/leg-st...on-stretch.asp JUST DO IT!

I'm looking to lose some weight this summer. I was just wondering what kinds of foods I should eat after running, to make sure that I'm not just gaining the weight back. I know that it's good to eat protein after exercising, but what foods have protein or other good things in them? Has anyone had any luck with certain foods? --

I wanted to try to make my life less stressful and I heard yoga, exercise, and meditating help. I am Chrisitian, would any of this counteract? Should I do yoga or meditating at my age{13}? Does anybody else get relief doing this?Can I lose weight?

Hello friend welcome to this forum.

Good thread.thanks for sharing about yourself.

I'm a 25 year old female and looking to relieve stress and find balance, while tone and strengthen my body. There are SO many different types of yoga out there - which is best for a newbie? ------

Hello Researchers at the University of Texas recently found that more than half of parents scored an F when packing a lunch by failing to include foods loaded with enough energy, vitamins, calcium, iron, and zinc. Lunches served at school didn't fare any better, a separate study found. Take control. Follow this advice and your kid will be happy, healthy, and the envy of the lunch table. Dependable Drink. Check the label. Most kids' drinks contain almost as much sugar per ounce as soft drinks, which could add three to five pounds to your child's weight by next June. Pick drinks that have zero or few calories (water, diet drinks); added nutrition (milk, 100 percent juice); or both (tea). Here are the best choices, in descending order: Water Lightly sweetened iced tea, such as Honest Tea Low-fat milk 100 percent juice drinks Low-calorie kids' drinks, such as Minute Maid Fruit Falls and Tropicana Fruit Squeeze Sturdy Anchor. Forgo white bread in favor of whole-grain. It'll give your kid more energy and a sharper mind for the rest of the day. Load up on protein, fiber, and healthy fats—they'll help keep your kid satisfied, stoke metabolism, and provide important nutrients.

"Women who regularly engage in strenuous physical activity may have a lower risk of developing both invasive breast cancer and in situ (early-stage) breast cancer than women who do not, according to a report in the Feb. 26 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals." http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releas...-spa022207.php

Hello, I am curious about the clusters of acne that I have on my face. I have matching outbreaks at the ends of my eyebrows (temples), in front of my ear, and along my cheekbones, on either side of my chin, and on each side of my esophagus. Does anyone know if this pattern is connected to trigger points or some other body system, and if so, is there anything I can do to massage or focus on that as part of my treatment?

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- Lower levels of Vitamin D may worsen asthma and hinder response to steroid treatment, a new study finds. For the study, researchers at the National Jewish Health (NJH) in Denver took the vitamin D levels of 54 asthmatics and assessed lung function, airway hyper-responsiveness, which is the prevalence of airway constriction, and response to steroid treatment. The study found that people with low levels of vitamin D in their blood did worse on the tests that evaluated lung function and airway hyper-responsiveness. In those with vitamin levels below 30 nanograms per milliliter (ng/ml), airway hyper-responsiveness almost doubled, compared to those with more D in their blood. Low vitamin D levels were also associated with a worse response to steroid therapy and increased production of the pro-inflammatory cytokine, TNF-alpha. This raises the possibility that low vitamin D levels are tied to increased inflammation of the airways, the researchers noted. The study was published in the Jan. issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. "Our findings suggest that low vitamin D levels are associated with worse asthma," said lead researcher Dr. E. Rand Sutherland, from the division of pulmonary and critical care medicine at NJH. In addition, vitamin D levels predict how well "somebody is going to respond to steroidal asthma medications," he said. "It may be that vitamin D is acting as a modifier of the immune system or a modifier of steroid response in ways that are relevant to people with asthma." The heaviest participants had the lowest levels of vitamin D, the study noted. Asthma is associated with obesity, and lack of vitamin D may be a factor linking the two conditions, Sutherland said. "There is a potential that restoring normal vitamin D levels in people with asthma may help improve their asthma," Sutherland said. But whether vitamin D supplements will help asthmatics isn't known, he added. Current recommendations for vitamin D supplements for adults is 400 IU to 600 IU, depending on age, according to the U.S. National Institutes of Health. © 2010 Xinhua News Agency - CEIS. Provided by ProQuest LLC. All rights Reserved.

Happy New Year to everyone! I have just read about certain herbal supplements that can be a danger to the older adult, if he or she is taking prescribed medications. I, for one, take certain supplements on a daily basis, but I do not take prescribed medications. Click on the link and see what you think? http://www.examiner.com/x-3788-Norfo...al-supplements

I know it is better than nothing; especially in a disaster where there is no place to cook. The World food Programme is a very good organization of the UN that is a first responder. I was watching a program of what's happening in Haiti. I'm impressed at how the WPF gets simple food to the people. They showed a package of energy bisquits that a person could survive on with only one package daily. Of course, this is an intervention until more food can come. Here are the ingredients. Quote: What are they? Wheat-based biscuits which provide 450kcal with a minimum of 10 grams and max of 15 grams of Protein per 100 grams, fortified in Vitamin and mineral. When and where used? In the first days of emergency when cooking facilities are scarce. Easy to distribute and provide a quick solution to improve the level of nutrition. Ingredients: Wheat flour, Hydrogenate Vegetable Shortening, Sugar, Soy flour, Invert Syrup, High fructose, Corn Syrup, Skimmed milk powder, Sodium and Ammonium, Bicarbonates, Salt, Minerals and Vitamins as : Calcium, Magnesium, Iron, Iodine, Folic Acid, Pantothenic Acid, Vitamin B1, B2,B6,B12b C,D,E, Niacine, Vitamin A-retinol. Nutritional value per 100g: Energy 450Kcal Protein 10 to 15g Fat 15 g Price $0.12 per 100g packet I say good grief on the sugar, HFCS, and hydrogenated anything. But hey, it is a survival product and short term. Check out their other "nutrition" products. http://www.wfp.org/nutrition/special...ional-products Their Compressed Food Bars don't look to bad. I'm not really making fun of them. I would want them around, if ever I'm in such dire need. It is just their idea of nutrition.

What would be a good multi mineral supplement? And do minerals need to be chelated or not to be good?

Nice this thread.Thanks for the tip.

If you exercise to improve your metabolism and prevent diabetes, you may want to avoid antioxidants like Vitamins C and E. That is the message of a surprising new look at the body’s reaction to exercise, reported on Monday by researchers in Germany and Boston. Exercise is known to have many beneficial effects on health, including on the body’s sensitivity to insulin. “Get more exercise” is often among the first recommendations given by doctors to people at risk of diabetes. But exercise makes the muscle cells metabolize glucose, by combining its carbon atoms with oxygen and extracting the energy that is released. In the process, some highly reactive oxygen molecules escape and make chemical attacks on anything in sight. These reactive oxygen compounds are known to damage the body’s tissues. The amount of oxidative damage increases with age, and according to one theory of aging it is a major cause of the body’s decline. The body has its own defense system for combating oxidative damage, but it does not always do enough. So antioxidants, which mop up the reactive oxygen compounds, may seem like a logical solution. The researchers, led by Dr. Michael Ristow, a nutritionist at the University of Jena in Germany, tested this proposition by having young men exercise, giving half of them moderate doses of vitamins C and E and measuring sensitivity to insulin as well as indicators of the body’s natural defenses to oxidative damage. The Jena team found that in the group taking the vitamins there was no improvement in insulin sensitivity and almost no activation of the body’s natural defense mechanism against oxidative damage. The reason, they suggest, is that the reactive oxygen compounds, inevitable byproducts of exercise, are a natural trigger for both of these responses. The vitamins, by efficiently destroying the reactive oxygen, short-circuit the body’s natural response to exercise. “If you exercise to promote health, you shouldn’t take large amounts of antioxidants,” Dr. Ristow said. A second message of the study, he said, “is that antioxidants in general cause certain effects that inhibit otherwise positive effects of exercise, dieting and other interventions.” The findings appear in this week’s issue of The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The effect of vitamins on exercise and glucose metabolism “is really quite significant,” said Dr. C. Ronald Kahn of the Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston, a co-author of the report. “If people are trying to exercise, this is blocking the effects of insulin on the metabolic response.”

100 steps per minute sounds a lot to me, I will give it a shot tomorrow. Quote: A journey of a thousand miles may begin with a single step, but even if you take just 2,999 more within half an hour, you may be on the road to fitness. A new study finds that people who walk to keep in shape can achieve the right intensity if they take at least 100 steps a minute. The researchers, led by Simon J. Marshall of San Diego State University, equipped volunteers with pedometers that counted their steps as they worked out on treadmills at different speeds. They also measured the participants’ heart rates. A pace of 100 steps a minute or more, they calculated, was enough for the workout to be considered of moderate intensity. The study appears in The American Journal of Preventive Medicine. The researchers noted government recommendations that people engage in moderately intensive activity for at least 150 minutes a week, which can be accomplished with five 30-minute sessions. The problem with pedometers is that while they can give a rough measure of the distance traveled, they cannot show how hard someone is working. But they can be helpful if people use them to count their steps and set a goal of walking 3,000 steps or more in half an hour, the researchers said. They cautioned, though, that the method was still an imperfect measure of how hard the workout was. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/17/health/17exer.html