Use of immune strengthening vitamins such as Vitamin C and immune boosting phytonutrients such as carotenoids has been well documented and understood, but new science is pointing towards Vitamin D for its immune enhancing effects as well.

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Older adults experience a natural, age-related loss of muscle mass and strength called Sarcopenia, recognized by the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as one of the top 5 major health risks, facing the U.S. population.¹

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Here are seven existing green jobs that you can get today that should be stable enough to see you through the hard times:

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Clothes dryers have come a long way in energy efficiency over recent years, but the average home clothes dryer has a carbon footprint of about 4.4 lbs. of carbon dioxide per load of laundry.   According to a recent Wall Street Journal article, “the biggest way to cut the environmental impact of cleaning clothes is to stop using a clothes dryer.”   Before the clothes dryer became a standard appliance in every American household, your grandmother simply took advantage of a sunny day, some rope or cord, clothespins, and let it all hang out — voila!   No cost, no maintenance, no carbon footprint.

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Mother Nature Network created a list of the top 10 organic fast food restaurants.    That doesn’t mean that the restaurants on the list are fat-free or sodium-free or sugar-free — it just means they use organic sources for their ingredients.   Some on the list are LEED certified and some are not.   You have to check the labels, ey?   But I found this one interesting — check out Pizza Fusion!   Their containers, forks and knives are totally biodegradable!!!   Imagine that…….

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GNLD Super C Threshold Control is a vitamin C product designed for continuous release of the vitamin over a period of time.   Steve Hickey and Hilary Roberts argue that the half-life of vitamin C in the blood is about 30 minutes.   This decreases the value of a product which is taken only once a day or a product that is quickly absorbed.

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Quitting is not the same as failing.   What does it take to succeed at anything — learning a musical instrument, losing weight, going into the real estate business, learning to play golf………. Did you really “fail”, or did you just quit?   In this video, Tim Sales explains the process and the difference between quitting and failing:

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If you can’t sleep then it makes sense to eat snacks that make you drowsy.

Say goodnight to insomnia with a trail mix of dried cherries and walnuts.   Both are good sources of melatonin — the hormone that regulates sleep-wake cycles — and can improve sleep quality, says University of Texas sleep scientist Russel J. Reiter, PhD.

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UNCLE SAM WILL PAY YOUR PROSPECTS TO JOIN YOUR BUSINESS!
Home-business tax deductions will nearly ALWAYS result in enough additional tax refunds to pay the total costs of joining and running a home-based business.

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Have you been told a lie?    What method do you use to determine if you are not being told the truth?   Is what you are hearing just a person’s belief on a subject or is it proven fact?

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You already know that the freezer is a good place to stow steak and chicken. But it works equally well for some far less obvious items. Try freezing the following. You’ll save money, waste less — and make cooking a lot more convenient. Always write the date on the package.

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The ever-increasing threat to our long-term health that is building is in our drinking water supplies.   Nearly every day, new and previously unknown health concerns due to questionable water quality seem to arise.   No matter where we live, the problems live with us.   No matter who we are, the problems are ours to deal with.   Many people fill their water jugs at the local RO dispenser.    But, what is wrong with Reverse Osmosis (RO)?

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New Study Examines Groundwater Quality in North San Francisco Bay Region

SACRAMENTO, CA, September 8, 2010 (Water Tech) — A U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) report prepared in cooperation with the California Water Resources Control Board found high concentrations of arsenic, boron and lead in about 14 percent of the primary aquifers in Napa, Sonoma and Marin counties, according to a press release.

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Americans consider their water supply safe because the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) monitors drinking water quality. However, the EPA has established standards for less than 100 contaminants found in drinking water supplies.

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