1st episode Healthy living can’t be reduced to merely what we eat. Simple steps can lead to amazing results!
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Quiet!
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If you work all day in noise levels 85 decibels (dB) or higher, you’re going to experience hearing loss.
How loud is 85 decibels?
Whisper – 20 dB
Normal conversation – 60 dB
Heavy traffic – 80 dB
Lawn mower – 95 dB
Fire truck siren – 120 dB
Rock concert – 140 dB
Jet plane taking off – 160 dB
To protect your hearing, wear earplugs or special ear muffs when-ever possible—especially in the workplace. Try to find time and space for some “peace and quiet.”
Unfortunately, hearing loss is cumulative.
Family Safety & Health
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Smarter Students
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Students at Montana’s Whitefish Central School are calmer, more respectful, and smarter thanks to a change in their diet. School officials replaced the sugar and synthetic additive-filled snacks in the school’s vending machines with milk, yogurt, peanuts, fruit, and string cheese. In the cafeteria, fresh fruit and homemade salads, sandwiches, burritos, as well as other “from scratch” selections, supplanted processed foods.
“There has been a tremendous change in our students’ behavior,” reports school principal Kim Anderson. He notes that, in the past, 10-12 students were sent to him each day for behavior problems. Now that number is 4-8 per week.
Teachers report 10 to 15 percent more teaching time since their charges have calmed down and are more alert and focused. Grade scores are up, and food service is making money.
The Feingold Association at www.feingold.org
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The Cold Hard Facts
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We get more colds in winter than summer–not because it’s colder or wetter, but because we spend more time indoors where viruses are easier to swap. Classroom-cloistered children prove to be expert carriers of the malady.
Cold sufferers are infectious a day or two before they experience symptoms. Sinus congestion and colored nasal discharge are common signs of a cold, not necessarily the result of a bacterial infection, so antibiotics aren’t needed. Colds can last up to 14 days, and coughs can linger longer.
The best preventive action? Wash your hands often, and keep your immune system strong by eating plenty of fruits and vegetables.
Hope Heart Institute
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From Atkins to Zone
Author: Winston Craig, MPH, PhD, RD. How safe are popular weight loss diets? “We are an overfed, over-advertised, and under-exercised nation”, says Dr Farquhar of Stanford University Center for Research in Disease Prevention . Partly to blame is the “enormous portion sizes and sitting in front of the TV and computer all day” he said recently. With Americans eating more and exercising less, obesity rates are climbing
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Article excerpt posted on en.intercer.net from Vegetarian Nutrition.
