Sausage vs Bacon & Pizza vs Donuts........................

Choose the Best Breakfast Food by Men's Health

Click here to find out about eight other 

healthy breakfast food choices. 

NOT A JOKE, JUST A REMINDER......................

Make sure to pass this along......................

Importance of washing hands....................

Stolen from MensHealth.com

Sick of being sick? Blame . . . yourself. Only 5 percent of people wash their hands long enough to kill the germs that cause infections after using the bathroom, according to a study in the Journal of Environmental Health.

Researchers trained a dozen college students to snoop on fellow bathroom-goers to see who actually washed. The findings were pretty grim—especially for guys: 15 percent of men didn’t wash their hands at all, and only 50 percent of those who did used soap.

Click here to read the rest of the article at MensHealth.com

They forgot the water cooler..................

From TIME.com

Ten Ways to Drive Your Coworkers Nuts

1. You Send High Priority Emails (!)

2. You Pretend Your Cube Is Club Cubix

3. You Get in on the Gossip

4. You Brag about Your Open Schedule

5. u eml like a 15yo
6. You Take Credit for Someone Else’s Work

7. You Take Hour-Long Personal Calls

8. You Constantly Remind Everyone How Good You Are

9. You Treat Your Office Like a Food Court

10. You Always Ask for Help . . . But Never Return the Favor

Open 24 hours per day.......

Keeping juiced up..................

The photo above from USATODAY.com shows someone who had electric to set up a cell/computer charging station outside their home for those without electric. This reminded me of Licking Memorial Hospital after the June 29, 2012 storm that hit Licking County. All over the main floor of the hospital you found cell phone and their charges connected to an outlet while the owners were cooling off and enjoying the great cafeteria's food..

Click here to read the entire story with tips on how to keep more power in your phone during a disasters.

All Star Performance...................

Last night during a dinner out with friends an oyster shooter clog one of WPDGNEWARK's avid reader's airway, as they stood up another person sitting at our table recognized the sign of what was happening. Quickly jumping from their seat the Heimlich Maneuver was performed, the air way unclogged and dinner and fun was had by all during the next three hours.


CLICK HERE TO STUDY THE GUIDELINES OF PERFORMING THE HEIMLICH MANEUVER.

The best over-the-counter meds for men.........

From www.menshealth.com
THERE'S SAFETY IN THE PRESCRIPTION PAD—doctor's orders remove all doubt about which pill to pop. But without the chicken scratch on that scrip to guide you, do you know which meds are best? More than 100,000 are available over the counter and contain over 1,000 active ingredients—which you probably ignore. In fact, a new Northwestern University study reveals that 59 percent of people don't always check the contents of their OTC drugs. "Most people shop by symptom, not ingredient," says study author Michael Wolf, Ph.D., M.P.H.

It's time to stop buying blind. We interviewed the experts, decoded the labels, and removed the child-safety caps, all to create this guide to the best over-the-counter remedies for men.

Check out all 20 of the best over-the-counter meds for men by clicking here.

Understanding brain freeze (eating ice cream).........

As your personal ice cream/frozen snack consumption ramps up for summer (just the thought of last year's record-breaking temperatures gets the Mister Softee song stuck in our heads), science has come up with a way to harness the power of the brain freeze for good!

A new study, presented at yesterday's Experimental Biology 2012 meeting, has come up with a probable explanation for the brain freeze phenomenon, which could also help people suffering from migraines and traumatic brain injuries. Unfortunately, the test subjects in the experiment didn't get to eat a pint of ice cream for science. Instead, they sucked super-cold water through a straw, making sure it hit the roofs of their mouths, while the researchers blasted their brains with "transcranial Doppler." It may sound like a progressive rock band from Canada, but the scanning method let researchers track arterial blood flow within the brain-frozen brain. What they found was that brain freeze pain coincides with a rush of blood from the anterior cerebral artery, and it goes away when that artery contracts back down to normal size. The guess is that the pain comes from all the extra blood squeezing against your skull while your body tries to warm things back up--and that the same mechanism might cause migraines and pain associated with head injuries.
If that turns out to be the case, and migraines are a kind of longform brain freeze (permafrost?), this could help save a lot of people from migraine hell.

One pro tip, though, for enthusiastic ice cream eaters: order a small coffee with that cone. Drinking something hot will likely trigger that cerebral artery to contract back to normal size, ending your brain freeze.

Post stolen via Valet from bon appetit.

Great drugs according to Nicholas Bate.............

TheGreatestDrugsThePlanetHasToOfferTheFinestMindsSeven.

Contemplation. Have you ever-you know-really, really contemplated stuff? Wandered off and wondered? Sat on an empty, blowy beach? Or an early morning church before anyone arrives? Or late, late walking back through town with a slight drizzle? To contemplate: to wonder, to realise, to appreciate. A gentle, affirmative drug.

Fitness. Have you ever-you know-been really, really fit? The sort of fit that when you pull off the gloves at the end of the round there is no way you can pick them up for a while. The sort of fit that the next day you find you have so much power in your arms those bags are a breeze. The energy gives you extreme focus. E-mail? You have to be joking. To be fit: you at your best, extreme focus, reserves of energy. A life-enhancing, ever-buzzing drug.

Writing. Have you ever-you know-really, really written until your heart and soul and gut yell stop? The sort of writing when finally your demons pack up and go annoy someone else. The sort of writing where you find what you were looking for. The sort of writing which parallels your breathing. To write: to discover who you really are, to remove your blockers, to live. An enlightenment drug.

Romance. Have you ever-you know-really, really looked into her eyes and realised that you are falling in love all over again? The sort of look that goes deep into the soul? The connection that goes way beyond 'I love you' and transcends all discussions about children's schooling. To be romantic: to discover what was always there in a person, to let go, to be alive. A fun drug.

Laundry. Have you ever-you know-really, really really done that washing and ironing brilliantly? Let go of the irritation, frustration and annoyance at wasting your time. But selected correct washes. Learnt how to iron. And folded and stacked better than an Amazon warehouse robot. Zen and The Art of Doing the Laundry. To do the laundry: to stay grounded, to appreciate the smalll things, to love quality for its own sake. The Zen drug.

Foreign Lands. Have you ever-you know-really, really got to know that foreign place? Walked that dusty market place? Sat in that cafe during the siesta? Read their literature. Have you wondered how it might be like to think that way? To hold those things important? To have generated that art? To visit foreign lands is to expand your mind, to learn to value other ways of thinking and to remind what's so precious about home. A mind-expanding drug.

Today. Have you ever-you know-really, really just got it done? No longer talked about it? But done it. No longer considered it. But done it. The buzz of action. The buzz of now. The buzz of fulfillment. To do things today is to realise who you are and who you want to become. What a cool drug.

Click here to check out Nicholas Bate.

Sometimes you have to work for what you want.....

Bummer shrinking Snickers Bar.................

Get ready for a smaller Snickers bar. Candymaker Mars has told NPR's Salt blog that by the end of 2013, all of its chocolate bars will clock in at 250 or fewer calories. This means that the classic Snickers will be losing about 11 percent of its bulk (the equivalent of 30 calories), downsizing for the first time in its 80-plus-year history.
Milky Ways, Mars bars, and 3 Muskateers will also cut a trimmer figure. Since 2004, Mars has also been quietly phasing out King-sized bars — which, if I'm being honest, have always seemed a bit excessive as a snack food — replacing them with "duo" packs of two smaller bars better for sharing (considerate!).
Now the company is taking things a step further. It's all a part of Mars's effort to promote "responsible snacking," which sounds like something I once heard on Sesame Street. No word yet on whether prices will drop according to calorie shrinkage. All in all, though, sounds like kind of a bummer. But before we all start hurling insults in Mars's general direction, consider this: If the goal is to combat expanding waistlines, it's unquestionably better to trim bar size rather than try for a lower-calorie recipe... Right? At least it's the same classic Snickers we all know and love. Just a little more compact.

Thanks to Esquire for this notice.

BACK OFF, MOM!

FROM TIME MAGAZINE:
Parents, if you want your kids to get more exercise, you'd be wise to get out of their way.
In a new study, published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, researchers sought to observe how kids play in parks. Their overarching goal was to help park designers create public spaces that would better entice kids to run around and exercise. But along the way, the authors discovered something else: the single biggest barrier to children's physical activity had less to do with park design itself and more to do with the hovering presence of a parent.

Children whose parents hung around monitoring them closely were only about half as likely to engage in high levels of physical activity as kids whose parents granted more freedom, the researchers found.

Click here to read more.

SENIORS AND COMPUTERS

Picked this up from Kurt Harden this morning. Last week during a seminar, the speaker said a significant percentage of Ipad purchasers are senior citizens. After a google of the subject, they believe it to be about 10% of the 2010 Ipad sales.

ADD ONE MORE TEST FOR SCHOOL TESTING

I believe in the required testing of our students, many people look at it as punishment, but I think the ultimate results provides everyone with a decent scale of a school system's measurement. The system of state wide testing will never be perfect especially when you have parents, teachers, administrators and students involved.

Over this past weekend I was "around town" and noticed many students that would be placed in the overweight category. It is kind of embarrassing, no one needs to order two Fried Breads at the Newark Earthworks Pow-Wow concession stand.

My proposal: all students yearly should be tested for physical condition. A student should be tested by walking three miles within a certain time limit every year. This phase of the state testing would not be a speed race and should not be broken down into different categories of weight, size and age.

Maybe even the parents will help promote their child by helping with conditioning, eating healthy and practicing. I would bet most Mall Walkers could beat many of the student's times.

Click her to read the Telegraph's article "Parents Think Their Overweight Children Are Normal Size".

NURSING & CENTRAL OHIO TECHNICAL COLLEGE

To be young again.....

I was visiting a friend at Licking Memorial Hospital and as I walked down the hallway of the fifth floor, I overheard some giggling and the very low hum of singing from the sun room at the end of the hall. When I investigated the sun room I found six COTC nursing students. I asked if I could take a photo for my blog. Everyone was all smiles because today was the last day of their clinicals and at the end of three more quarters, they will become an important part of health care. When questioning about their experience and what they have done, they were talking a different language which tells me they have learned a lot and are getting close to being kicked out of the nest.

Shortly after the photo, a lady walked into my friend's room and asked if I was the one who had photographed the students. My first thought was that I was in big trouble, I responded positively. Melissa Lowe was their instructor and wanted me to retake another photo with her in the picture. This indicates to me she was proud of her students and also feels like an important part of their lives.

The two year nursing program along with many other COTC areas of study has played an important part in our community.

PACK THE PERFECT SCHOOL LUNCH

Pack the Perfect School Lunch
Send your children off with the fuel they need to learn–and play.

Homework? Check. Backpack? Check. A nutritious, delicious, energy-packed, obesity-fighting lunch? Whoops. Take control. Follow this advice and your kid will be happy, healthy, and the envy of the lunch table.

Click here to read the entire article and a list of items to pack from Men's Health.

Downtown Farmers' Market, Fridays 3-6pm

FARMERS MARKET

DOWNTOWN NEWARK, OHIO

3:00-6:00pm

THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

You will find fresh vegetables, fresh meat, herbs, spices, room scents, homemade crafts, fresh bread, candy (great fudge), baked goods and many more items.

The Newark Downtown Farmers' Market is brought to you by the Licking County Chamber of Commerce's Downtown Committee.

MORE ON AGING PARENTS

FROM @TIME ON TWITTER
My family has been wrestling with Mom’s condition for years. We’ve made some mistakes, but we’ve also done some things right. Along the way, we’ve gained some wisdom about caring for an aging parent.

•Prepare in advance. Most of the time, the problems associated with aging don’t come on all at once. Your mother or father will gradually lose the ability to function. When this starts to happen, take action. Don’t wait until the last minute. Encourage your parents to have their wills drafted. Get a power of attorney so that you can make decisions, if needed. Create a master document with a list of important accounts, account numbers, and passwords. It only takes a little work to gather these things when your parents are healthy, and they can save a lot of headache later on.
•Define roles and share the load. It’s easy for one person to become resentful if she thinks she’s doing all of the work. At the same time, not everyone can (or should) help in the same way. My youngest brother has a terrific bedside manner, and did a great job of organizing Mom’s many medications and setting up a system to help her remember to take them. My other brother does a good job of making sure the routine chores are taken care of. I’m good at dealing with the Big Picture: talking with doctors and taking care of legal stuff. If your family works together to draw on each person’s strengths, it’s easier to help your aging parent.
•Advocate loudly. Nobody cares more about your family’s situation than you do. Sure, there’ll be some doctors and social workers and other folks who are helpful, but ultimately you’re just a part of their job. If you need something, ask for it. If something seems wrong, speak up. Don’t be a jerk, but be assertive. If you don’t push for what your family needs, you’re probably not going to get it.
•Dig deep for resources. No matter what your situation, there are resources to help. But you may have to spend hours — or days — looking until you find the help you need. Call city, county, and state agencies. Check their websites. Even if you don’t want (or don’t qualify for) government help, these places can point you to private parties that can help.

CLICK HERE TO READ THE COMPLETE ARTICLE FROM TIME MAGAZINE.

CLICK HERE AND HERE FOR SIMILAR HELPFUL INFORMATION.

AGING PARENTS

Being prepared is the best way to handle aging parents and we all just hope our children are watching and becoming prepared for their turn.

During the past several years when I have been with one of similar age, we always end up talking about aging parents. Even though we never thought our parents would have issues, the issues come and go on a more frequent basis than we ever expected. It is hard enough to manage our own health insurance, but having to learn about Medicare and different supplements takes us into a completely different world.


While having breakfast this morning with Jim Weisent, the aging parent topic arose. Jim brought up the issue that visits to the doctors office or hospital always brings up the questions of what prescriptions are in use for confirmation with the medical records. I told Jim about how I handle it and he thought it was a great idea to post it on my blog:


I keep my father's med list on my phone in a pdf file. Every time his medicines change or a dosage increases or decreases, I change it on my PDA. This has come in very handy, even if there is an emergency and I am not available, the list can be emailed to the hospital's emergency department. Recently, when my father did not have his med list during a check up, I was able to sit in the examination room and email it to the nurse so she could review the list. She was sitting four feet from me.

It works.