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8/27/10
According to today’s news there is a new FDA approved cellulite machine for all skin types. The machine combines existing therapies to treat cellulite, fat and to tighten the skin that gives results in fewer treatments.
The new Reaction technology uses radio frequency energy to heat skin and vacuum therapy to increase blood flow to the area. The heating causes the collagen to shorten and tighten the skin while causing controlled injury to the fat. In doing this the injured fat disappears.
The treatments cost $2500 per 6 week treatment. It takes a few visits to see results and some people have experienced minor bruising and discomfort. A patient will need to head back in for maintenance treatments once or twice a year. According to one patient the treatment felt like a heated massage and if the photos are true her results were impressive in my opinion.
It will be interesting to see how this works out in the long run and of course it’s not a replacement for a good diet and exercise. Talk to your doctor first and here is a link to the Reaction site.
The video below shows a doctor with her patient who had the treatment. In my opinion this technology will be a great alternative if a patient is afraid of surgery.
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Six years ago after having my first son my husband was traveling for business around 2 weeks a month. We had no family close by and my friends at the time were clueless as to what I was going through. I was the first of the group to give birth so the girls just didn’t understand. Plus I had strange control issues that made things worse.
About a month later my neighbor who just happened to be my BFF’s house keeper felt sorry for me and asked to come over and clean the house to help. I looked like a train wreck and wasn’t eating right but I still said no. I felt guilty having someone come to my house for free to clean. After a few weeks of pushing we agreed on a rate and she cleaned the house every two weeks for six months.
After a month she was the answer to my prayers. This was such an amazing experience. Now I am very private so I had set rooms that I didn’t want her to clean but still she dusted, cleaned the bathrooms top to bottom, scrubbed the kitchen, vacuumed and then to top it off I hired her daughter to babysit so I could get out.
Zip forward to today and I’m secretly wishing that I could have this opportunity again. I started school and the classes are kicking my butt. Plus, my health has kicked up again. As you moms know then there is the long list of things to do as a housewife and mother to make for an almost impossible to do list.
If I could be granted one wish this year it would be to have someone clean parts of my home again while I’m enrolled in school. This house is screaming for a housekeeper, maid, or even a commercial janitorial service from a school. At this point I wouldn’t care where the help came from as long as it arrived.
I remember when my mother in law heard that I was receiving this help before. She about fell off of her chair due to the fact that she raised four children and did everything no problem. I have always felt guilty about wanting to do this and that is why it has been my secret. I know what other generations endured but in my opinion its different today for women than what is was before so no more guilt. I’m sayin it out loud and pick on me if you want. If I could afford a maid I would get one in a heartbeat until I’m done with school.
What is your secret wish?
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8/27/10
I recently had my cholesterol levels checked and things didn’t look the best. Interestingly my LDL levels (bad) were fine but my HDL levels (the good) were and ugly number. If my body is not producing enough good cholesterol then my long life dreams are probably not going to come true.
HDL likes works well with aerobic exercise which I hate. Ill lift weights for hours but can’t stand to run around. At this point I need to start making changes no matter how I feel. My mom’s friend also told me about her positive experiences with garlic. It changed her cholesterol levels and reduced the strange hissing/cricket sound in her ears.
I too have been suffering with the same hissing sounds in my head since the start of my health issues. The hissing and ringing in my ears started four years ago just before the start of my first migraine. It has never gone away and drives me nuts. If she could reduce the sound then this garlic thing is something to look into.
First off I have to say that I just started eating the raw garlic before researching, bad idea. Day one of my garlic experiment I totally burned my whole digestive tract and was up all night. After reading through a few sites I found out that I was supposed to have eaten half the amount so readers beware.
Another point to bring up before showing you what I think are the awesome benefits of garlic, is that make sure you tell your doc you are eating garlic daily or are taking supplements. Garlic does a lot to your body especially your blood and it can interact with medication. Also
EHow was the only site to mention that, “The health claims that surround garlic are not yet considered to be valid health claims by the Food and Drug Administration.”
After reading many sites here were my favorite articles on garlic and I pulled some of the bullet points that I thought would matter to women.
ü Garlic is considered a wonder drug as it helps to prevent everything from the common cold and flu to the Plague.
ü 1 milligram of allicin which is released when crushing garlic has a potency of 15 standard units of penicillin.<?xml:namespace prefix = o />
ü In lab animals, garlic is showing to block every kind of cancer.
ü Garlic has germanium in it. Germanium is an anti-cancer agent, and garlic has more of it than any other herb.
ü Garlic has been shown to retard tumor growth in human subjects in some parts of the world.
ü Loma Linda University School of Medicine, has identified three ways garlic protects against cancer: by directly inhibiting tumor cell metabolism, by preventing the initiation and reproduction of cancer cells, and by boosting a person's immune system to more efficiently fight cancer cells.
ü Garlic promotes the well-being of the heart and immune systems with antioxidant properties and helps maintain healthy blood circulation. One of garlic’s most potent health benefits includes the ability to enhance the body’s immune cell activity.
ü A chemical in garlic gives it properties that work far better than baby aspirin as a blood thinner.
ü There are now over 12 studies published around the world that confirm that garlic can reduce cholesterol.
ü Garlic helps strengthen your body's defenses against allergies.
ü Some people take garlic supplements to avoid bad breath.
ü Elephant garlic or Russian garlic is a variant of the species leek and not considered true garlic.
ü Drinking lemon juice or eating a few slices of lemon will stop bad garlic breath
ü Do not eat more than 3 cloves a day. Garlic is known to cause stomach problems
It will be interesting to see what my blood work looks like next year after doing this. Check out each one of the sites below for more information as they each have unique information. I really liked The Nutrition Reporter because it dove more into the science behind what the writer is stating.
Will you be adding more garlic to your diet?
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8/27/10
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