1) Do monthly self-exams and get an annual mammogram once you’re old enough. Forget the goofy cartoons showing women with pancaked breasts after getting a mammogram. The procedure doesn’t hurt. When you are 40, mammograms should be done yearly.

2) Limit alcohol consumption. Drinking raises the risk of breast cancer; your risk goes up by 7 percent with each drink you have per day.

3) Control your weight. Obesity has a strong association with greater breast cancer risk, especially in post-menopausal women. It’s unclear whether or not losing weight helps lower risk, so the best prevention is to just avoid gaining in the first place.

4) Exercise. Yes, it seems to be the fix for everything, but that’s because it practically is a magic bullet. With regard to breast cancer, working out hard at least four hours per week drops your risk up to 40 percent.

5) Know your family history. Having a first-degree relative (mother or sister) with breast cancer raises your risk of someday getting it too. Being aware of your history could change your doctor’s recommendations for screening, so talk to your family now. However, most breast cancer occurs in women without a family history, so that’s not a free pass.

6) Consider saying no to hormone therapy. Estrogen-progestin therapies used to treat menopause raise the risk of breast cancer by 26 percent. Unless there is a compelling reason to use hormone therapy, think very carefully before you start popping pills.

We always hear this – to never skip breakfast because it is the most important meal of the day. It is said that when you skip breakfast, you are more likely to overeat and choose bad choices for lunch. Your body would also be starving so you would be so low in energy that you most likely would concede to eating/drinking sugar or caffeine.

What would a typical power breakfast have?

Very much like what the hotel offers free continental breakfast with – full of fiber, protein and good carbohydrates. I love continental breakfasts since I have more choices. I also take advantage of the free buffet breakfast meals when we check in hotels since I get the most bang for my buck.

Do you go on staycations at hotels during long weekends?

My family does that from time to time. While we don’t really do much – we just stay in our room, enjoy our beds, the aircon and the kids go swimming in the pool.

Detoxification of your body through bathing is an ancient remedy that anyone can perform in the comfort of their own home. Your skin is known as the third kidney, and toxins are excreted through sweating.

1. Prepare your bath on a day that you have at least 40 minutes available. The first 20 minutes are said to help your body remove the toxins, while the second 20 minutes are for absorbing the minerals in the water.
2. Fill your tub with comfortably hot water. Use a chlorine filter if possible.
3. Add Epsom salts (a.k.a. magnesium sulfate). Soaking in Epsom salt actually helps replenish the body’s magnesium levels, combating hypertension.[1] The sulfate flushes toxins and helps form proteins in brain tissue and joints.[2] Epsom salt is very inexpensive. It can be purchased in decently sized bags or cartons at discount stores in the garden center or pharmaceutical area. Very large bags can be ordered from garden centers.
For children under 60 lbs, add 1/2 cup to a standard bath.
For children 60 lbs to 100 lbs, add 1 cup to a standard bath.
For people 100 lbs and up, add 2 cups or more to a standard bath.
4. Add 1 to 2 cups or more of baking soda (a.k.a. sodium bicarbonate). Baking soda is known for its cleansing ability and even has antifungal properties.[3] It also leaves skin very soft. Large bags can usually be found in the swimming pool chemical area, but the boxes from the bakery aisle will work fine.
5. Add ground ginger or fresh ginger tea (optional). Ginger is heating to the body and may cause your skin to turn slightly red for a few minutes, so be careful with the amount you add. Depending on the capacity of your tub, and your sensitivity, anywhere from 1 tablespoon to 1/3 cup can be added.

Most people sweat profusely with the addition of the ginger, and if you wrap your body in a blanket immediately after getting out of the tub, you can continue to detoxify through perspiration for another couple of hours. This is especially beneficial if you are trying to rid the body of a bug of some sort, like the flu, or a cold.

6. Add aromatherapy oils (optional). There are many oils that will help the bath to be a pleasant and relaxing experience (such as lavender and ylang ylang) as well as those that will assist in the detoxification process (tea tree oil or eucalyptus). Around 20 drops is sufficient for a standard bath.

7. Swish all of the ingredients around in the tub, then soak. Again, 40 minutes is recommended (the longer the better), but aim for at least 20. You should start sweating within the first few minutes.
8. Get out of the tub slowly and carefully. Your body has been working hard and you may get lightheaded or feel weak and drained. On top of that, the salts make your tub slippery, so stand with care.
9. Drink plenty of water. Any time your body detoxes (after this type of bath, a massage, or chiropractic work, for example), you need to flush out toxins. If you don’t, you will likely feel sick afterwards.

Caring for an elderly person can be tiring and emotionally draining. You can even compare it to like taking care of a baby. Both are prone to accidents and generally, should not be left alone at times.

I personally would invest on medical alert systems for my parents. They are now over 60 years old and still ambulatory but they live alone at home. A Medical alert system can be their personal lifesaver.

Lifenet offers medical alert systems that can be worn three ways – as a pendant, bracelet and belt clip. At the push of a button, EMT certified personnel are alerted and help sent on the way immediately. These people in turn notify family and relatives pre-approved already in their system. Have it worn by your loved one at all times, even when taking a bath or in a tub – it will work! If a button is pushed, even if the EMT personnel can’t hear the person talking or even if no voices are heard, help is still dispatched.

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They have no cancellation penalty nor hidden fees and charges.

Nowadays, people started to go for natural products. From food, medicines, shampoo and deodorant, people now prefer the things that are made naturally and with natural ingredients. This proves that people now prioritize health and as much as possible without the unnecessary chemicals that most things have today.

One of the natural things that have become known to the world is the plant Kratom. Kratom has been used by the natives of Southeast Asia for centuries now. These countries include Thailand, Malaysia and Myanmar. In United States, this was just recently discovered and is now becoming popular because of the benefits that it gives.

From a huge tree in Southeast Asia, the Kratom leaves are now being used as medicines and offers medicinal uses as the following…

1. Pain Killer. Because of the stimulant that it offers, Kratom leaves can be taken to relieve pain.
2. Anti-diarrheal. Kratom has an inhibition of gastrointestinal transit. This is linked to opioid receptor stimulation that can be used to stop diarrhea as soon as possible.
3. Minor infections. Due to the leaves’ immune system boosting minor infections can be cured upon drinking.
4. Poultice for wounds. Wounds are healed when you dab a little bit of Kratom extract that is used as an ointment.
5. Cough suppressant. Kratom Leaves turned into tea can be a cough suppressant, too.

Some might think preparing this stuff would be a little messy and complicated but there are different ways on how the Kratom that worked as a medicine is taken.  These are…

1. Kratom leaves that are fresh and dried are chewed as soon as the stringy central vein is removed.
2. Crushed Kratom leaves end up as a powdered substance which can be mixed with any fruit juice or water.
3. Dried Kratom leaves can also be made into a tea that is strained and then drunk. Some mix these with their tea to make it taste better.
4. The Kratom leaves can also be made as an extract by boiling fresh or dried leaves for a long time.

With all these medicinal uses and benefits of Kratom, in a few years, it will not only become more popular, but every household worldwide will have this product in their medicine cabinets and it will be used for a variety of ailments.
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