To get your motor running on Monday, play your favorite music at work. University Illonoise researchers have figured out what some of us have known since we first played In-A-Gadda-Davida while trying to change the muffler on a VW Bug—namely that we work better to music. But at least they’ve qualified the benefit. Workers who listened to their favorite music improved their job performance andproductivity by 10 percent in the study. Music, can boost your mood as well as drown out chatty coworkers. But Greg Oldham, Ph.D., Warns that tuning in has limitations. While it benefits workers doing routine jobs the most, it can be a distraction when high concentration is required. Also, it can be dangerous if the music drowns out warnings. Turn that music off or you’re fired! – Jeffrey Csatari
Monday, March 30, 2009
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Doctor Pepper
Sweet red peper often cost two times more that gree ones, but theu might be worth it. Red peppers contains nine times as mcuh vitamin A as green peppers do. vitamin A is a disease-fighter known to speed the healing of wounds. Also, red peppers have more than double the vitamin C of their green cousins. - Jeffrey Csatari
Photo courtesy: gardenplotter
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Give yourself a rope burn
Anyone who has done a barbell curl with a straight bar has probably fell an uncomfortable strain in his wrists. Your wrists naturally turn in slightly as you curl, but the bar prevents that. For some lifters, this causes more than a slight annoyance. It hurts. Here’s a rope trick that will help eliminate the pain:
Grab a 2 ½-foot piece of inch-thick rope. Tie an overhand know in the each end of the rope so keep your sweaty hands from slipping off as you curl. Then clip the middle of the rope to a low cable pulley with an end of rope in each hand, palms facing each other. (You may want to wear lifting gloves.) your hands should be in front of your thighs. With your back straights, slowly curl both hands toward your shoulders. Allow your fists to rotate in, naturally. Contract your biceps for a second at the top of the motion. Then slowly resist the weight as you lower your hands.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
5 Ways to Stop Colon Problems Before They Stop You (2 of 2)
3. Test. Fecal occult blood test
What is it? A chemical test that detects occult (“hidden”) blood in your feces, which can be a sign of cancer.
How do I prepare? Smear a sample of your own stool on special test paper for 3 days in a row.
What’s it good for? Not all cancers bleed, so the test is by no means definitive. Aspirin can produce a false positive.
Any “cool” factor? Low. Litmus paper smeared with during is not anything to carry around in your wallet.
How much will it costs? Between $10 and $25, usually covered by insurance. Should be done once a year, in conjunction with a sigmoidoscopy.
4. Test. Capsule endoscopy
What is it? The M2A camera pill transmits video of all 20 feet of your small intestine. Used to diagnose Crohn’s disease, celiac disease, and intestinal polyps.
How do I prepare? Fasting beforehand. While the pill makes its trek, you wear a 3-pound receiving device that relays images from your small intestine. No side effects, and you’ll pass the pill in feces.
What’s it good for? The gutcam is 70 percent more effective at diagnosing problems in the small intestine than the traditional endoscope. Not yet proven beyond the small intestine.
Any “cool” factor? Triple bonus: Cool flashing gutcam. Batman-style utility belt. Death Star tunnel-vision video f your small intestine. Two thumbs way up!
How much will it costs? $1,000. Some insurance carriers may cover it. The test is most often prescribed to diagnose unexplained bleeding in the intestine.
What is it? A chemical test that detects occult (“hidden”) blood in your feces, which can be a sign of cancer.
How do I prepare? Smear a sample of your own stool on special test paper for 3 days in a row.
What’s it good for? Not all cancers bleed, so the test is by no means definitive. Aspirin can produce a false positive.
Any “cool” factor? Low. Litmus paper smeared with during is not anything to carry around in your wallet.
How much will it costs? Between $10 and $25, usually covered by insurance. Should be done once a year, in conjunction with a sigmoidoscopy.
4. Test. Capsule endoscopy
What is it? The M2A camera pill transmits video of all 20 feet of your small intestine. Used to diagnose Crohn’s disease, celiac disease, and intestinal polyps.
How do I prepare? Fasting beforehand. While the pill makes its trek, you wear a 3-pound receiving device that relays images from your small intestine. No side effects, and you’ll pass the pill in feces.
What’s it good for? The gutcam is 70 percent more effective at diagnosing problems in the small intestine than the traditional endoscope. Not yet proven beyond the small intestine.
Any “cool” factor? Triple bonus: Cool flashing gutcam. Batman-style utility belt. Death Star tunnel-vision video f your small intestine. Two thumbs way up!
How much will it costs? $1,000. Some insurance carriers may cover it. The test is most often prescribed to diagnose unexplained bleeding in the intestine.
5. Test. Virtual colonoscopy
What is it? As in a standard colonoscopy, the colon is inflated. Images are taken with CT scans, not a colon snake. The bad news: You’re awake the whole time.
How do I prepare? Same as for a standard colonoscopy. Same flatulence afterward, as well.
What’s it good for? According to the Journal of the American Medical Association, it’s about ½ to 1/3 as accurate in spotting suspicious polyps, if it finds one, they snake ‘n’ snip, anyway.
Any “cool” factor? “Virtual” sounds cool, but the reality is more pain and suffering than with a standard colonoscopy, and a less accurate scan for polyps.
How much will it costs? $950.
What is it? As in a standard colonoscopy, the colon is inflated. Images are taken with CT scans, not a colon snake. The bad news: You’re awake the whole time.
How do I prepare? Same as for a standard colonoscopy. Same flatulence afterward, as well.
What’s it good for? According to the Journal of the American Medical Association, it’s about ½ to 1/3 as accurate in spotting suspicious polyps, if it finds one, they snake ‘n’ snip, anyway.
Any “cool” factor? “Virtual” sounds cool, but the reality is more pain and suffering than with a standard colonoscopy, and a less accurate scan for polyps.
How much will it costs? $950.
Monday, March 9, 2009
5 Ways to Stop Colon Problems Before They Stop You (1 of 2)
1. Test. Colonoscopy
What is it? The gold standard for colon cancer screening. A telescoping tube takes colon pictures (like the one of a cancer, above right). Built-in tools snip problem tissue.
How do I prepare? Fasting and colon cleansing with laxatives. Astronomical flatulence afterward as the inflated colon returns to normal.
What’s it good for? Explores the entre colon and removes polyps. It’s the most accurate test available. Ninety percent of colon cancer is curable it caught early.
Any “cool” factor? Load pictures onto a CD for posterity. Or posteriority.
How much will it costs? Eight hundred dollars to One thousand six hundred dollars. Recommended once every 10 years for people of average risk o more often if you have a family history or have had positive tests in the past.
2. Test. Flexible Sigmoidoscopy
What is it? A tube the size of a finger is inserted into your rectum, inflates it with air, and takes picture of the lower colon. Can biopsy suspicious looking tissue.
How do I prepare? Liquid diet for 2 days. Two enemas before the exam. No sedation, and the procedure taken about 15 minutes. Lots of post test flatulence.
What’s it good for? The scope can’t scan the upper part of the colon, where 40 percent of cancers and polyps are found. Must be paired with a fecal occult blood test for complete diagnosis.
Any “cool” factor? Burn Images onto a CD to show your friends.
How much will it costs? One hundred fifty dollar to Three hundred dollars covered by insurance. Should be done every four years. Less trouble and expenses than a colonoscopy and less effective too. - Amy Jo Van Bodegaraven
What is it? The gold standard for colon cancer screening. A telescoping tube takes colon pictures (like the one of a cancer, above right). Built-in tools snip problem tissue.
How do I prepare? Fasting and colon cleansing with laxatives. Astronomical flatulence afterward as the inflated colon returns to normal.
What’s it good for? Explores the entre colon and removes polyps. It’s the most accurate test available. Ninety percent of colon cancer is curable it caught early.
Any “cool” factor? Load pictures onto a CD for posterity. Or posteriority.
How much will it costs? Eight hundred dollars to One thousand six hundred dollars. Recommended once every 10 years for people of average risk o more often if you have a family history or have had positive tests in the past.
2. Test. Flexible Sigmoidoscopy
What is it? A tube the size of a finger is inserted into your rectum, inflates it with air, and takes picture of the lower colon. Can biopsy suspicious looking tissue.
How do I prepare? Liquid diet for 2 days. Two enemas before the exam. No sedation, and the procedure taken about 15 minutes. Lots of post test flatulence.
What’s it good for? The scope can’t scan the upper part of the colon, where 40 percent of cancers and polyps are found. Must be paired with a fecal occult blood test for complete diagnosis.
Any “cool” factor? Burn Images onto a CD to show your friends.
How much will it costs? One hundred fifty dollar to Three hundred dollars covered by insurance. Should be done every four years. Less trouble and expenses than a colonoscopy and less effective too. - Amy Jo Van Bodegaraven
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