Bits of life through these blue eyes . .
Posted in Health and wellness, Politics on Apr 22nd, 2009
Seventeen-year-olds will soon be allowed to buy “morning-after” contraceptive pills without a doctor’s prescription after federal drug regulators complied with a judge’s order and lowered the age limit by a year. The decision Wednesday by the Food and Drug Administration, which overturns one of the most controversial health rulings of the Bush Administration, was scorned [...]
Posted in Environment on Apr 22nd, 2009
Posted in Health and wellness, Politics on Apr 18th, 2009
It appears that many Americans feel that the top priority of our government should be health care reform. As of right now, there are still over 40 million Americans who are living without health insurance, leaving many to wonder why health care reform took so long to get put under the spotlight. There are [...]
Posted in Travel on Apr 15th, 2009
Effective today, United Airlines has a new official policy that affects “seatmates of size” and those passengers seated near them. The airline’s policy — posted on United’s Web site — states that if a passenger cannot fit into a single seat, buckle their seatbelt with an additional seatbelt extension, or put the seat’s armrest down, [...]
I don’t know how many more days I can take of dark, dreary, damp, and depressing. Just received an email listing Top 10 hot Caribbean Hotels. If this weather doesn’t break soon I might just have to hop on a plane and visit one of these places. Thought you might enjoy the list…the links take [...]
We’re in the grocery store this afternoon and I’m in the produce section buying various salad ingredients. I’m looking at the packages of gorgeous organic white mushrooms which I always buy. A woman, guessing late 20’s – early 30’s is looking at the mushrooms too. In the front of her cart a cute little girl [...]
Posted in Health and wellness, Travel on Apr 9th, 2009
Would you be willing to travel outside the country for medical or dental treatment? I think I would IF the hospital was accredited by the Joint Commission and I had thoroughly done my homework on the Physician and hospital. I had a friend who lived in Florida and needed a couple of dental implants, he [...]
Posted in Health and wellness on Apr 7th, 2009
The guidelines are that we should walk 10,000 steps per day for optimal fitness. I use a treadmill most of the time simply because I live in a northern snow state which makes getting out and walking year round impossible. Usually I do 3-4 miles at a time, though I admit I was lazy this [...]
Posted in Food, Health and wellness on Apr 7th, 2009
75 percent of U.S. adults are projected to be overweight or obese by 2015 Americans consume 150 to 300 more calories a day than 30 years ago Liquid calories are hard to keep track of, aren’t as filling as regular food Cutting out 150 calories every day could save you from gaining 15 pounds a [...]
Posted in Economy, Health and wellness, News on Apr 1st, 2009
Washington (dbTechno) – Walgreens has announced that they are going to offer free health care services to those who have lost their jobs and are laid-off. Walgreens has announced as part of their Take Care Health Systems that they are going to offer these free health care services to help those in need. The offer [...]
