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Do people who restrict salt have lower rates of heart attacks?

Actually, a recent study found that Americans who consumed the currently-recommended 2,300 mg/day of sodium had a 37 percent higher chance of dying from heart attacks. Researchers from Albert Einstein Medical School analyzed the Second United States National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey and found that evidence linking sodium intake to mortality outcomes is scant and inconsistent (American Journal of Medicine, March 2006).

The results are surprising because a high-salt diet can cause some people to develop high blood pressure, which increases a person’s chances of suffering heart attacks and strokes. Most medical authorities will continue to recommend diets low in salt, but salt itself is probably not the culprit. They recommend a plant-based diet that is low in meats and processed foods. Processed foods are loaded with salt because salt makes foods taste better and helps to prolong the shelf life of certain foods. Meats are naturally rich in salt. Fruits, vegetables, whole grains, beans, seeds and nuts are naturally low in salt, and even if home cooks add some salt during preparation, they will contain far less salt than typical processed foods.

Are statin drugs the best way to lower cholesterol?

The Treatment to New Targets (TNT) study reported at the 2005 meeting of the American College of Cardiology showed that very high doses of 80 mg per day of Lipitor lower cholesterol far better than lower doses, and reduce the rate of heart attacks and strokes by 29 percent. This study shows that your doctor should try to lower blood levels of the bad LDL cholesterol as much as possible, probably to below 75. Statin drugs such as Lipitor usually don’t cause many serious side effects, but they can cause muscle pains, particularly in heavy exercisers.

On the basis of this latest research, doctors are encouraged to treat people at high risk for heart attacks with diet and high doses of statin drugs. People with high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and diabetes are at the highest risks. All people at increased risk for heart attacks should try to restrict saturated and partially hydrogenated fats and refined carbohydrates, and base their diet on plants: fruits, vegetables, whole grains, beans and other seeds..

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Dr. Gabe Mirkin has been a radio talk show host for 25 years and practicing physician for more than 40 years; he is board certified in four specialties, including sports medicine. Read or listen to hundreds of his fitness and health reports at http://www.DrMirkin.com

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Have you ever lost something? Did you absolutely remember putting something valuable somewhere and now you cannot remember where you put it? You may be like millions of other people who forget “misplaced” valuables.

Hiding your valuables in the mattress or under your favorite pillow is not a good safeguard anymore. Most thieves know to look in these places quickly. You could keep a safety deposit box at your local bank, but then you would have the hassle of going there often to look at or use your valuables. You could keep your valuables any number of places outside your home, but then you would be constantly going “other places” to look at or use them.

The traditional approach to keeping ones’ valuables has been around for years. How many times have you searched an old house and found something that was old and valuable? Hiding valuables in your home is an excellent idea as long as the places you hide them is really secret, and kept that way.

There are 10 ideas below where you could locate a “secret place” to put your valuables. These may offer maximum security. The first five are primarily for homeowners while the second five are for apartment dwellers. Some may require some construction to an existing space and other do not.

1. Walls and ceilings

• Because every room has four walls and a ceiling, and some are hollow, there can be a hidden space behind every wall in every room or in the ceiling. We all have fixed solid items on walls. You would have to remove the fixed item and hollow out a space behind it. When you put the item back, make sure you camouflage your work well.

2. Beams

• Ceiling and wall beams have always been a popular architectural feature in homes. Make one a false beam that is movable. Make sure it does not have to support anything. Hollow out an opening in the top or back side and put it back. Make sure you do not make your work visible.

3. Baseboards

• Everyone has baseboard running along the walls in each room. Pick a spot and hollow out a space behind a baseboard and put it back. Make sure it is a short one or one that can easily be removed or it will look obvious that something was going on.

4. Paneling

• Choose a small section of paneling and put something in the “dead space” behind it. You find it hard to do if all you have is 4×8 sheets of paneling.

5. Mirrors

• Mirrors often have nothing behind them. They offer small spaces to put things. These could be on your walls or on your doors.

6. Furniture and tables

• Furniture has been used to hide things for years. All you have to do is take a piece of furniture and look for a place you can hollow out that would not be conspicuous. A very simple approach would be moldings or any other place you can hollow out and conceal.

7. Bookcase

• A common and easily overlooked place is the base of a bookcase. If you can make the shelf removable or the molding removable you will have a place to hide things. You could use magnets to put the shelf or molding back.

8. Light switch

• An easy and highly deceptive hiding place is a light switch. If you use a real one, make sure the electrical power is turned off prior to making the hollow space. Then put the light switch plate back in place.

9. House plants

• Secret compartments can be built into the plant pot. Make sure you seal your valuables in a waterproof bag.

10. Buried treasure

• The last place has been a favorite throughout the years. Hiding your valuables underground.

When you decide what to do with your valuables make sure you have an accurate map of where you hid them. Without the map you may once again remember absolutely putting a valuable somewhere, but cannot remember where you put it.

Make sure your work is flawless and everything fits together perfectly. Do not tell anyone except members of your own family where the valuables are hidden.

Copyright 2006 - USA Ted Marlett has been in the home, business and personal safety business for the past two years. He retired from the military after 20 years and has an MSW degree.

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Join people’s chief leisure actvities and you will bare something named a sportsbook wagers website. Really now - what could imaginably be more ingenious. If you see a band of dudes cheering a given home sports club, and almost regularly bets are assured to be geared up accompanying the ruckus. Wanting to get their piece of the delights, onlookers will often endeavor to divine who will win the upcoming meet. Put together, all of this will develop into a charming little meet termed sportsbook wagers website.

Yes, it may seem overpowering though in fact sports betting is actually solely an entertainment and to team up with one’s fellow sports maniacs. Here, you can wager a any small sum of cash and still enjoy yourself. Below, you’ll find sundry details to get you going sports betting. In order to place any bet, you will want to go to a sportsbook wagers website, i.e. a setup which offers sportsbook wagers website. In the USA, there’s four states where you can go for sports betting legally, but if legality is no concern, you can go for it anywhere you like if you can pinpoint a bookie and you are legally of age. On the list of track-and-field events you can choose to wager on are professional plus, as well, college league basketball and football, professional baseball, professional hockey, plus, as well, betting on. You’ll be able to wager on the whole combined score of a competition or game, when a contester will be knocked out, and even if a given tossed coin in a competition or game will come down heads or tails.

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The bookmakers depend on mere numbers be of assistance to you come to a decision which sports club you may deem will win. For starters, there’s spread, that is to say specific points advantage allocated to a losing competitor that is expected to lose by a set number points. Self-Evidently, this comprises the betting outfit’s recognized system of making level antes possible for a sports book. For a practical example a customer could choose to bet on a contestor that is expected to lose and and still profit from that wager if the competitor does actually take a licking by a set number of points. You’ll get loads of different genres of bets- straight, parlays, i.e. combined stakes on sundry sports events, teasers, and plenty more, the straight being the general favorite in sports betting.

So why don’t you simply give it a try and amuse yourself at the same time. Simply remember to ensure that you won’t get overpowered and expend your entire pension plan on a quirk… Else, you will probably end up distressed till the end of your life…

Author Stephen Hill
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Stuttering is a problem that affects approximately one in every hundred people. It is mainly men who stutter, seven out of ten people who stutter are male.

There are many types of stutter. Family and friends may not even be aware that a person they know has a stutter. That is because the person is able to hide the stutter, by using word avoidance or word substitution.

Other people are unable to ddo this and have what they would consider an openely more severe stutter.

Stuttering would normally occur more when a person is:

under pressure
when tired
meeting new people
speaking in an uncomfortable situation
asking questions, for example asking for directions
introducing people

Stuttering can also be known in some areas as stammering.

Stuttering therapy:

People who have a stutter have different options when seeking therapy. They can go to a speech therapist or speech pathologist. Alternatively they can attend a speech course. These courses can be on a group basis or on a one to one basis.

Stephen Hill is somebody who has overcome a stutter and who now helps other people to achieve fluency. He has a website at http://www.stammering-stuttering.co.uk

About the Author

Stephen Hill helps people who stutter to achieve fluency.
He has a website at http://www.stutter-stuttering.com.

Windsor Castle is believed to be the largest lived in castles in the world and the oldest in continuous inhabitation (around nine hundred years). It is one of Queen Elizabeth’s 3 main residences, & is repeatedly understood to be easily her most liked home. The Royal colours flies over the Round Tower of Windsor Castle on every occasion Queen Elizabeth 2 is in residence - though, at other occasions, the Union Jack banner flutters in its place.

Samuel Pepys once stated the Castle to be “the most loving castle on the planet.” That was believed in sixteen sixty six & the same is true even now.

Windsor Castle Intriguing History:

The erection of Windsor were in the early 7th century Saxon hamlet of Windlesora, where the recent day parish of Old Windsor can be located. The settlement of Windsor is traditionally recognised as the “New Windsor” - the word “new” being taken in a strictly loose sense!

Windsor Castle was firstly put together by the famous William the Conqueror, owing to his invasion of England in 1066. The original construction was put up from wood with mud barricades. Palace held a noticeable tactical position on a steep mound overlooking the River Thames, and was part of an assortment of fortresses around the Capital, with the Tower of London, one whole days march away, at its centre. Visit Windsor Castle, Queen Elizabeth’s magnificent residence.

The Palace was later on remade in stone, and increased in magnitude over the subsequent years. In recent times Henry II assembled the Round Tower & the original stone outer wall. After the English Civil War, the Castle’s most important role became that of a royal home. Windsor Castle has stayed mostly untouched ever since the early nineteenth century, apart from the refurbishment work right after the tragic fire.

Ever been frustrated by someone who made a decision that seemed to be the wrong decision?

Of course you have - we all have.

Have you ever made a decision that was deemed to be the ‘wrong’ decision?

You got it - we’ve all done this.

Did you make that wrong decision intentionally; wilfully; on purpose?

Of course not.

In fact, if you’re anything like me, maybe you wrangled over which way to go.

Exactly which was the best decision.

Perhaps not for you, but perhaps for the circumstances that you found yourself in (maybe the wrong reason, but hey, who’s for a peaceful life - there is a whole other thing here about going with your heart etc., but that’s for another piece).

You made a considered decision, for the best reasons and, frankly you did your best, didn’t you?

And maybe you still were deemed to get it ‘wrong’. Maybe you got yourself chewed off too.

I wonder how you felt when after all your deliberations and doing your best - you still got it wrong.

Pretty frustrated eh?

Let’s swing it around 180^o.

If one of the people you manage makes, in your eyes anyhow, a ‘wrong’ decision, how will you handle that?

This is important, because it is fundamental in how you build relationships with every one of your people.

The way you respond to their ‘best effort’, a decision they have made to the best of their ability, in that moment, their very best effort, is crucial to what you get from that person.

If it is a pattern, it is vital to the whole relationship with everyone in your team (and if it happens with one, it is probably a pattern!).

Thinking about how you handle ‘incorrect’ decisions in your people is worth time and consideration - careful consideration.

Getting it right hugely accelerates the trust they place in you.

Performance results from motivated and on-side people, people who trust you - even when their best efforts didn’t quite go to plan - of course, your plan.

© 2005-6 Martin Haworth is a Business and Management Coach. He works worldwide, mainly by phone, with small business owners, managers and corporate leaders. He has hundreds of hints, tips and ideas at his website, http://www.coaching-businesses-to-success.com.

Advertisers that are beginning to focus on the young Hispanic market have been given a gift in the form of Latino television programming. Now mind you it’s not your typical Latino television programming that you would find on Univsion, this programming is geared towards the large and most overlooked demographic, U.S. born Latinos.

Advertisers crave the buying power of the Hispanic market, the largest minority group in the United States today. But the problem is that they are limited in their knowledge of the Latino community. While they are looking for different types of media to use to hit this desirable market and have their agencies working overtime on the creative end, they are still missing the point.

They are not hitting their intended market, but that has been made much easier for them. They received a gift from the television world in the form of AIM Tell-A-Vision, a distributor of English language Latino television programming. Too often advertisers specially create an ad campaign in Spanish to hit the young U.S. Latino market and by doing that they are shortchanging their brand. As I have stated in various articles, the U.S. Latino market is not a mystery, but advertisers have to go beyond their ad agency and do their own homework.

AIM Tell-A-Vision has made it easier for an advertiser to hit this desirable market by developing various English language programs such as UrbanLatino Television, American Latino Television, Sonidos and Latination. This programming is developed especially to attract young U.S. born Latinos that speak English, which represents over two thirds of the Hispanic market here in the United States.

An advertiser can actually create an ad campaign in English and get their message in front of the intended audience and not the assumed audience. That’s not to say that an advertiser doesn’t have to gear the campaign towards the Latino market but this medium makes it easier for them to actually gauge their efforts.

Marketers have to disperse of the “Stereotype Marketing” that has engulfed the media dollars which are intended to build brand awareness within this demographic. They need to realize that the U.S. Latino market cannot be put in a cyclone, it is an evolving culture and of the over 65 million Latinos in the United States today, over 25 million are U.S. born.

So how does an advertiser looking to hit the young U.S. Latino market reach them?

Well they first need to bring in an advertising and marketing agency that understands this demographic, like New Age Media Concepts, then develop creative that is geared towards the English speaking U.S. Latino market and put together a comprehensive marketing plan that will get their message to the intended audience.

Of course this would encompass various types of media and not just television, but AIM Tell-A-Vision is an example of an overlooked medium that should be embraced if an advertiser wants to tap into the massive buying power of the U.S. born Latino market.

Louis Victor New Age Media Concepts www.namct.com

Building a greenhouse is easier than you may think. You can choose different designs and sizes that you would like to build. A greenhouse will give you comfort whenever you visit your plants, vegetables, flowers, or orchids. It also provides the needed sunlight and humidity for these plants. You may relax and enjoy it every time you visit this place where you have exerted all your effort of building such a wondrous place.

You may save more money if you decide to build a small greenhouse. There are supplies and materials that you can use which should be just enough according to your own prepared budget. If there is enough space that can accommodate a larger greenhouse, do it because you may want to develop more plants and vegetables.

If you really desire to build a greenhouse where you can develop and propagate more plants, you should consider the different factors that would be necessary on the type of greenhouses you would like to build. Here are some tips and factors you should consider in building your own greenhouse.

1. You may consider using salvaged materials if you intend to make a larger greenhouse. You may use these materials in designing and planning for a low cost budget greenhouse. This will also help you minimize the expense of the other supplies and materials needed.

2. You should also determine the climate of the place where you live. An insulated greenhouse should be appropriate for cold climate areas. This will help you provide the needed warmth and heat for your plants. For warm places, a greenhouse that has a shade control would be advisable.

3. You also needs to make sure that your greenhouse will be designed with proper air circulation spaces, ventilation, pest control soil, heaters for winter season, and humidity control devices. You should create an environment that is appropriate for the types of plants that will grow in your greenhouse.

4. The location of the greenhouse should be built where there is enough sunlight. If you choose a solar greenhouse for vegetables and exotic fruit bearing plants it is best if the greenhouse is situated on the east-west part of where you live because facing it this way it is more exposed to sunlight.

5. It is also important to consider the covering of the greenhouse. The most advisable shades are the glass made coverings and fiberglass which might not fit in your budget. But just know that they provide more durability and they do not deteriorate quickly compared to plastic coverings. A greenhouse covered with glass or fiberglass allows more humidity and warmth.

6. You have the option to choose what kind of foundation you would like to use. The foundations can be concrete for a more secured greenhouse. Others prefer the less expensive lightweight foundation where they use improvised materials such as railroad ties, which they can easily attach to the ground. It all depends on how much you are willing to spend on the structure of the greenhouse.

7. You may also consider building a greenhouse that will maximize its full potential. You may want to add benches or materials that will be used for your comfort every time you want to relax in the greenhouse. You may also want to add many accessories to the place like automatic watering systems, heating systems, ventilation system and other automatic equipment that are effective in maintaining the plants.

8. You should use the “good bugs” for you pest control chemical. They prevent and control the spread of the bad bugs in a greenhouse. If you ever find insects in a plant, you should isolate the plant and if possible place the plant outside the greenhouse so that the insects do not house in the other plants.

9. You should allot a space where you can store fertilizers, potting soil and other tools that are essential in the greenhouse. You should place a tool rack nearer to the potting place so that it would be easier for you to transfer the soil from the pot of the plants. You should also place buckets and tool holders to accommodate the other equipment when they are not in use.

You can develop and grow all sorts of plants with a versatile greenhouse. You may also want to reproduce the grown plants to fill the greenhouse with a variety of plants. Putting up a greenhouse will be more enjoyable if it done with the help of the family and friends. So get them involved too.

Have fun.

Christian Baligad
http://www.theboneszone.com

Christian Baligad brings you a new 5 part ecourse that shows you how a greenhouse captures heat, the different types of greenhouses, and much more! Get it today by emailing: ecourse-1250@responsebot.com

Where do you find a good gift for the laptop owner in your family? I have found that the best gift for anyone who really is into something, like his or her laptop, a good accessory is a great gift. So for that laptop lover in your family, think about a laptop accessory to give for a gift. It is a toy and tool all in one for the person that seemingly has everything he wants. So where do you find that perfect laptop accessory for your family member or friend? There are a number of places you can look for one. Check the internet, computer stores, and department stores to find what you are looking for a price you like.

The first place you should go when trying to find that perfect laptop accessory is the internet. The internet is such a great source for all shopping, but it is especially good for finding computer accessories. There, you will be able to look at the laptop accessory you are considering, read reviews about it from others who have bought the product, and even have it sent to either your home or directly to the person for whom you are buying it. All in all, the internet may be not only your first, but also your best destination for finding the perfect laptop accessory to give next time there is an occasion.

The next option you have as far as seeking out that laptop accessory that will wow the laptop lover in your family is your local computer store. Electronics and computer stores often carry many accessories in addition to the computers and laptops they have in stock. There, you will be able to talk in person to an expert who can tell you what laptop accessory will be the best to get for your friend or relative. They will also be able to tell you how to install it, whether or not it is compatible with the laptop your recipient is using, and obviously how much it is going to cost you. It may be a great way for you to really get informed about and go ahead and purchase the laptop accessory you need.

Thirdly, you can always check your local department store to see if they have a laptop accessory that will work for your friend. Many stores are now carrying the accessories even if they don’t carry the laptops or PCs themselves. You may not get the expert advice you will get from a computer store, but you will likely get a better price since there is no salesman needing a commission. Your laptop accessory price may also not be as good as what you will get online, but there will probably be a better return policy and you can actually see the product and hold it.

No matter what you decide on, a good laptop accessory will likely please your friend or relative to no end. He or she will greatly appreciate the ability to further customize and enjoy the laptop that he or she is so into. It is like a toy for them, but likely with a very useful and practical side as well. So, no matter where you pick up that laptop accessory, just make sure you do your research and get what works best for your situation.

If you would like to view more of my articles on laptop accessories, please feel free to visit my website on computer accessories!

Check any Yellow Pages directory heading from one year to the next and see how many ads disappear, or reduced in size.

Here are some little secrets that your Yellow Pages rep will never tell you but may save you a small fortune.

1. A colored ad will double the amount of calls that you will receive over a black and yellow ad. The truth: There is no study by any independent research firm that verifies any increase in calls. Many large advertisers will use color in their ads when it is free and drop the color when they have to pay for it. These advertisers track their calls and see no difference in colored or black and yellow ads.

2. The largest ad in a heading will receive the most calls. The truth: In fact the smallest ad will sometimes receive the most calls.

3. The Yellow Pages publisher will design a wonderfully effective ad for you for free. The truth: Letting the publisher design your ad could make it the most expensive ad design you will ever pay for. Paying for a professionally designed Yellow Pages ad is better than spending money on color or size.

4. A display ad is always better than an incolumn ad. The truth: I have many clients who have increased their calls from their Yellow Pages advertising by going incolumn instead of the display ad that they had before. They were able to reduce what they were spending by 75%.

5. You’re better off spending money on your Yellow Pages advertising than on the Internet. The truth: This year more people have used the Internet for local business search then used the published Yellow Pages.

6. If you buy a Yellow Pages ad your phone will ring off the hook. The truth: More businesses than I can count have been put out of business by paying for ads in the Yellow Pages that they couldn’t afford. A new advertiser should be very conservative in the size of the ad they purchase. No matter what your sales rep says there is no guarantee that you will receive one call, yet you still have to pay the bill every month for the next year.

7. Put your name in big print at the top of the ad. The truth: Yellow page publishers suggest this all the time, not to make your phone ring but to appeal to your ego. What you do that separates you from your competition should be your ads headline. Example:” One Hour Service, Guaranteed” Your name and your phone number should be at the bottom of the ad.

8. The big phone companies Yellow Pages directories are used the most and is where you should advertise. The truth: All directories that are distributed to businesses and residents are used. Almost always the phone companies directories are used the most, but you may get a much better deal from some of the secondary publishers. There also will be far less competition in your headings.

To West Coast Yellow Pages advertisers I have been known as the good Doctor Yellow Page. I have consulted with over a thousand businesses and professionals the last 20 years, helping them cut their Yellow Pages advertising cost and increase their customer calls. I have trained over a hundred Yellow Pages consultants across the United States. I can be seen and contacted a http://www.doctoryellowpage.com.