When Cancer Muddles the Mind

B'SD


2 Kislev 5770


WOW! Yesterday, the New York Times Wellness blog had a superb piece about cancer muddling memory power. I recommend that you read When Cancer Muddles the Mind.

I sent a note to the author that there's an E-book which provides some solutions to the blanks where memories are supposed to be. I recommend that the author of the essay and anyone with cancer read



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To your better and happier memories,

Yocheved Golani
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Are YOU Afraid of Your Heartbeat after a Good Run?

B'SD

1 Kislev 5770


Doctors at Johns Hopkins Hospital and the US National Institute on Aging believe there's no reason to fear odd heartbeats after a brisk run, even if those heartbeats feel strange to you:

"Healthy, older adults free of heart disease need not fear that bouts of rapid, irregular heartbeats brought on by vigorous exercise might increase short- or long-term risk of dying or having a heart attack, according to a report by heart experts at Johns Hopkins and the U.S. National Institute on Aging (NIA).

"Researchers say such fears surfaced after previous studies found that episodes of errant heart rhythms, more formally known as non-sustained ventricular tachycardia, more than double the chance of sudden death in people who have already suffered a heart attack."

Read the rest of the story at Science Daily: Exercise-Linked Ventricular Tachycardia Is Not a Risk to Healthy Older Adults.

OK, class, put those running shoes back on and glory in the sunshine. Let your heart fill with gratitude that you can run, that the weather's gorgeous, and with whatever else you're enjoying. Power up your personal health on indoor tracks or outdoor paths.

And be sure to read a book that medical professionals recommend. EMPOWER Yourself to Cope with a Medical Challenge.

Yocheved Golani
Coping with a Medical Crisis?
Make the Changes You Need in Your Life

Male Sexual Dysfunction and BPA...

B'SD


28 Cheshvan 5770




One of the male fans of this blog, Aryeh Zelasko, alerted me to the following news item:


Workplace BPA Exposure Increases Risk Of Male Sexual DysfunctionScienceDaily (Nov. 11, 2009) ­

High levels of workplace exposure to Bisphenol-A may increase the risk of reduced sexual function in men, according to a Kaiser Permanente study appearing in the journal Human Reproduction.

The five-year study examined 634 workers in factories in China, comparing workers in BPA manufacturing facilities with a control group of workers in factories where no BPA was present. The study found that the workers in the BPA facilities had quadruple the risk of erectile dysfunction, and seven times more risk of ejaculation difficulty.

This is the first research study to look at the effect of BPA on the male reproductive system in humans. Previous animal studies have shown that BPA has a detrimental effect on male reproductive system in mice and rats.

Funded by the U.S. National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, this study adds to the body of evidence questioning the safety of BPA, a chemical made in the Exposure Increases Risk of Male Sexual Dysfunction production of polycarbonated plastics and epoxy resins found in baby bottles, plastic containers, the lining of cans used for food and beverages, and in dental sealants.

Read the rest of the article at Science Daily: Workplace BPA

Replace your plastic plates, cutlery, cups and the rest of your kitchenware with Cast Iron (skillets, utensils), Ceramic (mugs, plates, bowls, etc.), Fabric or genuine Paper Napkins and Place mats instead of synthetic varieties, Glass (jugs and drinkware), Porcelain (mixing bowls and pots), and Wood (dish raks, mixing bowls, serving pieces).

On the go? Drink from GLASS bottles (e.g., used wine and grape juice bottles washed clean for this purpose). And use metal trash cans instead of plastic.

By the way, consider reducing the above health risks to your children by removing all the plasticware at their table settings, in their toy supply and on their bottoms. Georgetown Universtiy Medical Center professional Dr. L. Silver and the Institute for Children's Environmental Health insist that plastic diapers and other items in childhood represent serious health concerns.

Need more convinving? Read Baby Bottle Chemicals Get Mixed Reviews and
Sippy Cups/Training Cups Can be DANGEROUS for Children.

End your doubts and vulnerabilities. Live life on the safer side of chemical reality. You can still buy glass baby bottles, rubber nipples instead of synthetics, and cotton diapers (er, plastic-lined diapers have been proven to harm to baby's reproductive organs).

Read a book about how to ease into that reality and lots of other helpful stuff.
EMPOWER Yourself to Cope with a Medical Challenge.

Yocheved Golani
Coping with a Medical Crisis?
Make the Changes You Need in Your Life

Extreme Sheepherding for the Humor-Impaired

B'SD

25 Cheshvan 5770

I don't know how you feel, but I'm in the mood for some hilarity as we head to the end of the week. Humor heals. Here we go:




Want more giggles that don't remotely affect animals or use lots of electricity? Put another smile on your face. And even a loved one's.

EMPOWER Yourself to Cope with a Medical Challenge. It's an E-book that'll get your grin back right where it belongs ;^ )

Yocheved Golani
Coping with a Medical Crisis?
Make the Changes You Need in Your Life

Vaccination Fascination

B'SD

24 Cheshvan 5770

I shared my concerns plus some preventative safety tips about the Mexican Swine H1N1 Flu on this blog several times. Medical professionals feared massive death tolls from the 21st century's pending Flu Pandemic. Mainstream media kept blaring warnings about a Spanish Flu Redux. It sold a lot of "Film at 11" updates and many newspapers. But something doesn't add up.

Color me confused.

The Mexican/Swine/H1N1 Flu Vaccine is NOT a proven preventative. It's even a suspected cause of other health problems! There's evidence that the vaccine has not been adequately tested, though it is being used on vulnerable populations: pregnant women, children with developing immune systems and immuno-compromised adults.

No matter what you call that infection,

something else odd stands out about it:

It's not killing all that many people.

Despite prognostications that we'd see Spanish Flu Death Rate Redux worldwide (e.g., Reuters' Alert, Sydney Mechanic's School of Arts, World Health Organization, and on and on) the majority of fatalities from the current Flu Du Jour are related to chronic health problems that preceded the flu infection.

Though those deaths leave heartbroken survivors behind, they are not as high as predicted by shrill warning from the media and some governments.

I consulted generalist Dr. Carey/Zvi Buckman

in Israel.

Here's how our online dialogue went:

YG: Carey, WHY is Swine Flu being touted as "epidemic" if it is NOT affecting significantly large amounts of the populations in countries where it exists?

CZB: It is a legitimate question. A pandemic is called such because of the rapidness of the spread, and the fact that it is worldwide. With thousands of people getting ill in over 20 countries, and dozens in each country dying of the illness, for which the public health agencies were unprepared (with vaccines), this merits as being called a pandemic. Whether it will turn out to be any more noxious than the usual seasonal flu is not yet clear, but the fact remains that the health establishment was unprepared for this illness.

By the way, further information disseminated today (November 10 2009), that the pandemic is not as serious as predicted, and perhaps vaccinating everyone with an untested vaccine is not warranted considering the-- as to now-- lack of overall severity of the illness, and the possible side effects of the vaccines.

So, readers, I'll stick with my original premise:

Stay clean.

Eat nourishing foods.

Drink plenty of pure water.

and

PRAY hard.

I alerted you to the fact that this Mexican Swine H1N1 Flu began to peak at the beginning of Iyar, a spring-time Jewish month. The initials of the month are commonly understood in Hebrew as "Ani HaShem Rofecha", I GOD am Your Healer.

I welcome your thoughts on the subject. And I recommend a terrific E-book that informs you about LOTS of low-cost and no-cost health care solutions plus terrific can-do stress-busters.

EMPOWER Yourself to Cope with a Medical Challenge.

Yocheved Golani
Coping with a Medical Crisis?
Make the Changes You Need in Your Life

How to ACCOMPLISH Your Goals!

B'SD

23 Cheshvan 5770

I came across a terrific idea at Twitter, yesterday:

chrisbrogan
Today would be a great day to

trade in 2 excuses

for 2 promises/commitments.

Readers, he's right.

Sing a new song. One of pride, cheer and self-worth.

Reach the finish line of a goal.

Keep it realistic, & build on your success.

EMPOWER Yourself to Cope with a Medical Challenge.

Yocheved Golani
Coping with a Medical Crisis?
Make the Changes You Need in Your Life

BREAKING NEWS!

B'SD

21 Cheshvan 5770

Light up your lives with safety precautions, dear readers.


and this blog have repeatedly warned you that fluorescent bulbs pose serious health hazards to you and to your loved ones. Ha'aretz newspaper recently informed the public about

Exposure to Flurorescents and Skin Cancer Risks

Yes, you read that hotlinked article correctly. The correlation between using flurorescent lighting and skin cancer is too high to ignore. You can pretty much trust the fact that by the time politicians get around to sharing the facts, that medical professionals have been sharing the news for quite a while.

Need to know other simple ways to protect and to improve your health? Want to be ahead of politicians in protecting and preserving your wellbeing?

EMPOWER Yourself to Cope with a Medical Challenge.

Yocheved Golani
Coping with a Medical Crisis?
Make the Changes You Need in Your Life