Here are this week's reading diversions for your personal enlightenment. Have an awesome weekend!
Suzan Haskins and Dan Prescher: Move Overseas and Feel Like a Genius
In Nicaragua, a couple can live well on $995 a month. And InternationalLiving.com Editors Suzan Haskins and Dan Prescher say that Nicaragua's lower cost of living does not mean you have to sacrifice the quality of life you are used to in the US or Canada. Spend a bit more, they say, and because prices are so economical, you'll even be able to afford luxuries like household help.
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The Best And Worst Food For Allergies
In those with allergies, the immune system overreacts to any typically-harmless trigger, like pollen. This allergen is mistaken as a threat, and the body releases a chemical called histamine, meant to protect you, which produces your symptoms in the process.
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5 Unhealthy Habits Holding You Back | Reader's Digest
Squeezing exercise into a busy schedule does the body good, but lingering bad habits may be keeping you from achieving greater health improvements.
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13+ Things You Shouldn't Eat at a Restaurant | Reader's Digest
We asked restaurant industry insiders which foods you should skip, whether it's to avoid outrageous markups, food poisoning, or germ minefields.
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Prostate Cancer Signs | 10 Early Signs That Often Go Unnoticed
Sadly, many men don't find out they have prostate cancer until the cancer has spread, making it more difficult to treat. This is because in the early stages, prostate cancer often doesn't have many symptoms. That's a problem because prostate cancer is the second most common kind of cancer in American men, after skin cancer.
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10 warning signs your bones are thinning - Osteoporosis - MSN Healthy Living
We all know an older person with osteoporosis -- it's one of the most common problems of aging, striking more than half of all adults over age 50. And we all hope osteoporosis doesn't happen to us, since weak bones can lead to fractures, and fractures, in turn, lead to all sorts of scary consequences.
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The Danger of Antibiotic Overuse
Every year, your family probably faces its share of colds, sore throats, and viruses. When you bring your child to the doctor for these illnesses, do you automatically expect a prescription for antibiotics?
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5 Key Health Stats Every Guy Over 50 Should Know | The Dr. Oz Show
Men should have their blood sugar levels checked because diabetes ā a disease of high blood sugar ā can lead to all sorts of insidious health problems. Guys should know their PSA level because above-normal levels are a sign of some problem with the prostate ā an infection, enlargement or cancer, all of which can be treated.
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5 Foods That Starve Cancer | The Dr. Oz Show
A microscopic tumor can grow up to 16,000 times its original size in as little as 2 weeks. But new groundbreaking research from The Angiogenesis Foundation proposes that you can stop cancer before it begins to grow. This new preventive approach is called anti-angiogenesis. To learn more about anti-angiogenesis and the groundbreaking research at The Angiogenesis Foundation, click here. Anti-angiogenesis encourages that, by changing the way you eat, you can change your āinternal environment,ā thereby depriving cancer cells the opportunity to grow and multiply.
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3 Sudden Warning Signs That Could Save Your Life | Page 2 | The Dr. Oz Show
If you experience acetone-scented breath or any other warning signs linked to diabetes, schedule an appointment with your physician. Youāll likely be asked to fast for at least 8 hours beforehand so the doctor can check your blood sugar level via a simple blood test. Bear in mind, a healthy fasting blood sugar level is between 70 and 100mg/dl; a reading over 200mg/dl may signal diabetes.
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Hypertension: the silent killer - RightDiagnosis.com
Hypertension is also called "high blood pressure". Hypertension is a silent killer because it is deadly and has no early significant symptoms. The danger from hypertension is the extra load on the heart, leading to complications such as hypertensive heart disease. Hypertension can also seriously damage the kidneys. And it does all this silently, without any major symptoms, except when the high blood pressure gets extreme. Always get your blood pressure checked to rule out hypertension as part of regular medical checkups.
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Keep Your Kidneys Healthy - National Kidney Disease Education Program (NKDEP)
The steps you take to keep your kidneys healthy help the rest of your body too. Talk to your health care provider to find out the steps that are right for you.
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NIHSeniorHealth: Older Drivers - How Health Affects Driving
Itās your health ā not your age ā that matters most in driving safely. As you get older, you may notice physical changes or changes in other abilities. For example, you may have difficulty seeing at night or may not react as quickly to sudden changes. These changes can affect your driving, especially in challenging situations like merging or changing lanes.
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NIHSeniorHealth: High Blood Pressure - What Is High Blood Pressure?
A systolic blood pressure of 140 mmHg or higher, or a diastolic blood pressure of 90 mmHg or higher, is considered high blood pressure, or hypertension. Hypertension is the medical term for high blood pressure.
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The Disadvantages Of Drinking Coffee | LIVESTRONG.COM
If you're like most healthy adults, you can safely consume about 200 to 300 mg of caffeine per day, which equals around two to four cups of brewed coffee. You are more likely to experience unwanted effects such as insomnia, nervousness, irritability, upset stomach, muscle tremors and increased heartbeat if you drink more than four cups of coffee a day. You could be more sensitive to coffee's effects, however. You are more likely to experience negative effects with smaller amounts if you aren't used to consuming caffeine, if you have a small body size or if you have an anxiety disorder.
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Is Coffee Healthy Or Unhealthy? | LIVESTRONG.COM
Coffee may also help to prevent diabetes. A study described by CBS News explains that coffee may improve insulin sensitivity and prevent high blood sugar. This report also explains that people who drink several cups of coffee each day are 35 percent less likely to develop type 2 diabetes.
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List Of The Most Unhealthy Foods In The World | LIVESTRONG.COM
Consuming unhealthy foods can lead to obesity, hypertension, heart disease and high cholesterol. Some of the world's most unhealthy foods may surprise you. They are full of fat, calories, sodium and sugar. Eliminate these empty-calorie foods from your diet, as they have minimal, if any, nutritional value
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Should You Warm Up Your Car in Winter - Warming Up Car - The Daily Green
Old habits die hard, and one of the oldestāstill rigorously enforced by many driversāis that "warming up" the car for a few minutes is necessary to avoid some kind of unspecified damage
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Motivation To Exercise And Laziness Maybe Be Genetic Predispositions - Health News - redOrbit
If youāve ever had a hard time getting motivated to go to the gym or get off the couch and head outside for a jog, it could be your genetics.
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8 Things You Canāt Learn in a Classroom
It was his final question that really made me think though.Ā He asked, āWhat am I not learning in the classroom?āĀ I answered the question as best I could, and tried to give some decent advice with the time I had, but for some reason this question stuck with me.Ā Now that Iāve had some time to think about it I realize there are actually several important lessons that canāt be fully taught or learned in a classroom environment.Ā Here are the first eight that came to mind when I sat down to write this morning:
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50 Things Everyone Should Know How To Do
Self-reliance is a vital key to living a healthy, productive life.Ā To be self-reliant one must master a basic set of skills, more or less making them a jack of all trades.Ā Contrary to what you may have learned in school, a jack of all trades is far more equipped to deal with life than a specialized master of only one.
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