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WELCOME TO 2015! I’ve been a little ‘heavy-handed’ in the past few newsletters so we I am going to breathe a little life, joy, fun, laughter and reality into this issue as we start the New Year. Please enjoy!
TO ALL THE KIDS WHO SURVIVED the 1930's, 40's, 50's, 60's and even the 70's!! First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they were pregnant. They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a can, and didn't get tested for diabetes. Then after that traumatic start, we were put to sleep on our tummies in baby cribs painted with bright colored lead-based paints. We had no childproof lids on our medicine bottles, doors, or cabinets, and when we rode our bikes, we had no helmets, not to mention, the risks we took hitchhiking on our own! Oh, my……! As infants & children, we would ride in cars with no car seats, booster seats, seat belts, or air bags. Riding in the back of a pick up on a warm day was always a special treat. We drank water from the garden hose and NOT from a bottle. We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle and NO ONE actually died. Imagine that! We ate cupcakes, white bread and real butter and drank Kool-aid sweetened with sugar, not Sorbitol, Malitol, Aspartame or Sucralose, and we weren't overweight because, WE WERE ALWAYS OUTSIDE PLAYING! We would leave home in the morning and play all day, which was totally cool, as long as we were back when the streetlights came on. We had no cell phones and no one was able to reach us all day. And we were totally Ok. We would spend hours building our go-carts out of scraps and then ride down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes. After running into the bushes a few times, we learned to solve the problem.
We did not have Play stations, Nintendo's, X-boxes, no video games at all, no 999 channels on cable, no cable, no video movies or DVD's, no surround-sound or CD's, no personal computers, no Internet, no msn, no dot.com, or chat rooms....... WE HAD FRIENDS and we went outside and found them! We fell out of trees, got cut, broke bones and teeth and there were no lawsuits from these accidents and no one was blamed! We ate worms and mud pies made from dirt, and the worms did not live in us forever. We were given BB guns for our 10th birthdays, made up games with sticks and tennis balls and, although we were told it would happen, we did not poke out any eyes. We rode bikes or walked to a friend's house and knocked on the door or rang the bell, or just walked in and talked to them! Little League had tryouts and not everyone made the team. Those who didn't had to learn to deal with disappointment. Incredible!! The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke the law was unheard of. They actually sided with the law! These generations have produced some of the best risk-takers, problem-solvers and inventors, ever. The past 60 years have been an explosion of innovation and new ideas. We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned: HOW TO DEAL WITH IT ALL! If YOU are one of us, then CONGRATULATIONS! You might want to share this newsletter with others who have had the luck to grow up as kids, before the lawyers and the government regulated so much of our lives apparently for our own good‌ While you are at it, make sure your kids also read it so they will know how brave (and lucky) their parents really were.
Kind of makes you want to run through the house with scissors, doesn't it?!
Skipping breakfast increases heart attack risk It’s been said that breakfast is the most important meal of the day – and not the scientists have proved it. Skipping breakfast increases your chances of a heart attack, but so too does eating late in the evening. Men who regularly skip breakfast have a 27 per cent higher risk of heart attack or cardiovascular disease that results in death. Breakfast-skippers are also more likely to be overweight, have high blood pressure and high cholesterol, and to suffer from diabetes, all of which can lead to heart disease. The risk rises to 55 per cent if you eat very late in the evening and after your usual bedtime, sat researchers from Harvard School of Public Health. And the perfect breakfast? Try nuts and chopped fruit in a bowl of wholegrain cereal or oatmeal, they suggest.
A boat docked in a tiny Mexican village. A tourist complimented the Mexican fisherman on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took him to catch them. "Not very long," answered the Mexican. "But then, why didn't you stay out longer and catch more?" asked the American. The Mexican explained that his small catch was sufficient to meet his needs and those of his family. The American asked, "But what do you do with the rest of your time?" "I sleep late, fish a little, play with my children, and take a siesta with my wife. In the evenings, I go into the village to see my friends, have a few drinks, play the guitar, and sing. The American interrupted, "I have an MBA from Harvard and I can help you! You should start by fishing longer every day. You can then sell the extra fish you catch. With the extra revenue, you can buy a bigger boat. With the extra money the larger boat will bring, you can buy a second one and a third one and so on until you have an entire fleet of trawlers. Instead of selling your fish to a middle man, you can negotiate directly with the processing plants and maybe even open your own plant. You can then leave this little village and move to Mexico City, Los Angeles, or even New York City! From there you can direct your huge enterprise." "How long would that take?" asked the Mexican. "Twenty, perhaps twenty-five years," replied the American. "And after that?" "Afterwards? That's when it gets really interesting," answered the American, laughing. "When your business gets really big, you can start selling stocks and make millions!" "Millions? Really? And after that?" "After that you'll be able to retire, live in a tiny village near the coast, sleep late, play with your children, catch a few fish, take a siesta with your wife, and spend your evenings drinking and enjoying your friends!"
100 Ways to live to 100: 74. Atypical antipsychotics These next-generation drugs, classed as the ‘new’ antipsychotics, include olanzapine (Zyprexa), quetiapine (Seroquel) and risperidone (Risperdal). Studies show they’re no better than the older variety, and may cause Alzheimer’s disease and hasten mental decline in the elderly. They also cause sexual dysfunction and depression, and so make any psychiatric condition worse. 75. Anticholinergic drugs These have a long list of side effects, including dementia. 76. Bisphosphonates These osteoporosis drugs can halt bone loss, but they’ve also been linked to high rates of atrial fibrillation, a heart-rhythm disorder that can lead to stroke. 77. Aspirin It’s the ultimate just-in-case lifestyle drug, taken to ward off heart disease and stroke, but it actually increases the risk of stroke sevenfold. It can also cause serious gastrointestinal bleeding. Other NSAIDs now carry warning regarding their cardiovascular and gastrointestinal risks – and guess what? They haven’t been proven to reduce inflammation 78. HRT and the Pill Their cancer connections are finally indisputable, even though drug companies keep fighting the evidence. 79. Antiepileptic drugs These can lead to suicide and also cause potentially fatal liver failure. Many of the newer ones like Keppra (levetiracetam), Topamax (topiramate) and Sabril (vigabatrin) increase the risk of depression and suicide or self-harm threefold. 80. Zetia and other second-generation cholesterol-lowering drugs Not only do these drugs not work, but they’re also hard on the liver. 81. Lower your blood cholesterol levels The theory that high-fat foods – like meat and dairy – build up fat in our arteries has never actually been proven. After people eating high-fat diets were followed for 10 years and not one suffered a heart attack, researchers concluded that “the evidence is not there” to support a high fats-heart disease connection. In fact, high levels of the ‘bad’ LDL cholesterol may actually be good for us, especially as we get older. 82. The mercury on your fillings is permanently locked in and harmless Dentists have been saying this for years, but the European Commission’s BIO Intelligence Service (BIS) begs to disagree. The group recommends that a total ban on amalgam fillings be fully implemented in five years’ time, and the use of mercury fillings virtually eliminated throughout the EU. 83. Go for angioplasty Balloon angioplasty and stents were to be medicine’s ‘miracle’ treatments for blocked arteries, but around one in 10 heart patients returns to hospital for emergency treatment following the procedures, and nearly a third of non-emergency ‘drug-eluting’ stents are also likely to cause potentially fatal harm. Patients given a cocktail of generic heart drug instead do just as well.
I will continue this topic over the next issues until we reach 100 points. Please enjoy!