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Last Minute Gift Idea People Definitely Love

One more day to finish Christmas gift shopping!  Are you ready for a sound Christmas morning?  Christmas is not for exchanging gifts; it is time for family gathering and remembering and sharing the experiences of the past 12 months.  And the best of all, having each other is the very important idea on this special holiday.

Even though we know that this particular holiday is not meant for gift giving or gift receiving,  we want to give some special gift to loved ones, someone special and close friends to show appreciation that they are with us when we need some help. Why did we wait until now?  Some of us are too busy to go to a mall; some of us don't know what to give, frankly speaking.

Now you can utilize eGifts provided by Shop.com.  It is not like mere gift cards that are totally unpersonalized.  eGifts are personalized gift and surely appreciated by the people you care about.  You pick several items that are suitable for your family members or friends, and the recipients get to pick one of the selections in the eGifts.  Go to eGifts section at Shop.com to finish the last minute yet incredible gift shopping. Happy Holiday!

Season's Greeting

It is the time of the celebration for great friendship and family togetherness. We are so fortunate to have each other. Stay well and happy during this holiday season and throughout the year of 2012.

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SHOP.COM Holiday Testimonials

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Testimonials

Here are some testimonials of Isotonix OPC-3.

What is "Isotonic"? How are Isotonix supplements delivered to the body efficiently?

I talked about my experience of Isotonix OPC-3; my foggy thought was gone and more stamina gained after the short period of two months.  However, there seem to be many more benefits that you may receive from this supplement. I have heard a lot of stories from real people who have used Isotonix OPC-3.  Some people could get rid of severe allergies after continuous usage of OPC-3 for one or two years.  A good friend of my mine who introduced me Isotonix OPC-3 could reduce palpitation she used to have while she was under stressful conditions. Her blood pressure also went back to normal. People who used to back pain are now pain free with OPC-3.      

So, what is Isotonix OPC-3? According to Isotonix brand by Market America;

Isotonic means “same pressure,” bears the same chemical resemblance of the body’s blood, plasma and tears.  All fluids in the body have a certain concentration, referred to as osmotic pressure.  The body’s common osmotic pressure, which is isotonic, allows a consistent maintenance of the body tissues.  In order for a substance to be absorbed and used in the body’s metabolism, it must be transported in an isotonic state.

Isotnoix dietary supplements are delivered in a isotonic solution.  This means that the body has less work to do to in obtaining maximum absorption.  The isotonic state of the suspension allows nutrients to pass directly into the small intestine and be rapidly absorbed into the bloodstream.  With Isotonix products, little nutritive value is lost, making the absorption of nutrients highly efficient while delivering maximum results.

Source: MarketAmericaScience.com

In order for the supplement to be absorbed efficiently, it has to be taken on an empty stomach  as I mentioned before. Then, wait for several minutes until you eat or drink. 

It tastes good and makes you feel great. I highly recommend this product to anybody.   
Watch the short video clip about Isotonix OPC-3, Now.

Isotonix OPC-3 Makes you Feel Good - Part 3, What is "Healing Crisis"?

Continuing from the previous blog.

The third stage of the "Healing Crisis" is activation of energy flow and blood circulation. Nutritional Therapy helps the circulation of blood and the flow of energy.  When it unblocks certain stagnation of some body areas, especially some formerly injured parts, muscle pain will resurface.  For people who are having pain, the pain will be more severe.  This kind of aching pain will last for a few days  For people having severe problems, the pain will last even longer.  Then, the pain will cease by itself naturally.

The fourth stage is regeneration of cells.  The main purpose of Nutritional Therapy is to use the natural human healing power to develop the regeneration function of the cells.  These regenerated new cells will replace and repair any damaged part of our organs.  During this process, the body consumes a large amount of nutrition and oxygen.  Therefore we will feel tried and sleepy.

Ah! I see, that's what I had been experiencing, I thought.  My friend had given me the information before I started taking OPC-3, but I didn't pay attention much to the piece of paper. Instead, I thought Isotoix OPC-3 was not for me. I felt tired and did not have energies that would last all day. Contrarily, I was tired from the morning all day.  But the body was just trying to recover from some internal injuries.

Taking supplement first in the morning has became my daily routine.  Like brushing your teeth everyday, it is something that you never miss to do.  After the healing crisis was gone in less than a week, I didn't feel any changes from taking the supplement, but I just kept taking because it has became one of my daily routines.  Then, amazing things started to happen about 2 months after I began this holistic approach.

The results of taking Isotonix OPC-3 will be discussed in the next blog.

Isotonix OPC-3 Makes you Feel Good - Part 2, "Healing Crisis"? Pain and Tiredness

After the 7 day detox, I felt lighter and clean.  The biggest change was that I didn't need to drink coffee in the morning. Then, I started to drink Isotonix OPC-3. It has to be consumed in an empty stomach to maximize its absortion to the body.  It is recommended not to eat anything a couple of hours before taking OPC-3. The easiest time to drink OPC-3 is as soon as you get up in the morning.

You mix with a full cap of powdered OPC-3 and 2fl oz water. I started with double dosage so it was 2 capfull OPC-3 and 4 fl oz water. After 1 week or so, I started to feel so tired and did not have much energy. This lasted about a week. I told my friend about this strange feeling. And she told me it is "Healing Crisis" that happens when your take nutritional supplement.

The healing crisis has 4 stages. 
The first one is called "Honey Moon Period" when you feel more energy, increased strength, looging good and better complexions.

The second stage is called Detoxification Period." We usually have a lot of accumulated toxins coming from food, environment, lack of exercise, and stress.  The accumulation of toxin will lead to chronic diseases and it is the main cause of the formation of free radicals.  According to the study of Dr. Robert A. Floyd from the Oklahoma Medical Research Center, if the body creates too many free radicals it will be harmful to the body.  These harmful substances have been proven to the main causes of cancers, degeneration, stroke and cardiovascular diseases.

Some toxins will lead to the formation of stone.  If the toxins stay in the uterus, it will cause the formation of tumors in the uterus and worsen into cancer.  Therefore, the removal of toxins is the first step of curing diseases.  The American food therapist, Dr. Henry G Bieler said, "I don't use medicine, because I understand the principle of the old traditional cure.  Nature will use the natural immune system of the body to do the real cure."  If you want to get your healthy body back, you need to remove these toxins.  Therefore, in building the "house of health", the first cornerstone is the elimination of toxin. 

In order to remove the acidic waste and toxin out of the body, so as to return the body fulid back to lightly alkaline (PH-7.35-7.45), usually the following will happen: increase in frequency of urination, darkening of urine, their period owill usually be prolonged and lose more blood.  Others will have abnormal temporarily cease of menstruation.

I will talk about the last two stages in the next blog.  

Isotonix OPC-3 Makes you Feel Good - Part 1

One year ago, I started taking Isotoix OPC-3, since I was simply recommended by a friend. I thought I didn't have any medical challenges and I was pretty healthy. Anyway, I wanted to try the supplement to maximize my health.  


Before taking any supplements, I was recommended to detoxify my body so that my system will be clean and will be ready to absorb good nutritions.  So, I started detox with NutriClean 7 Day Cleansing System. During the 7 days, I could not have any junk food, sweets or even coffee.  I had to consume a lot of vegetables, fruits, whole grain foods, and good source of proteins as regular meals.  I usually eat those healthy foods, but the difficult part was to not eat ANY junk food or sweets and to not drink ANY coffee!  


In the first day or two, I was about to go crazy mostly for not taking any coffee even in the morning nor chocolates at night! But after that, amazingly I was OK without any of those.  Rather, I felt even better.  You get used to it.  You should try this if you have preference over particular foods which are not good for your health.  However, on the fifth day or so, I had to drive more than three hours at night to go to my daughter’s cross country regional meet.  Dryving at night after a long day is not my thing.  So, I had to drink a cup of coffee on the way, and that was the only time I had coffee during this 7 day detox period.   When I shared a hotel room with another parent, she saw me taking NutriClean and asked me what I was taking.  I honestly said that I was in the period of detox.  After that, she seemed to make sure that she would go to the bathroom before I had to go. So, you should think and plan your schedule in advance if like to detox your system.


Anyway, on the 6th day or so, I finally started to feel the diferrence. My lower abdominal area got flatten and I felt so lighter than before. I am naturally a small person, but I had noticed my bulging lower stomach at that time. So I was so happy just to see my flat stomach again. Then, I realized that flattening lower abdomen was still possible at my middle age.  To summarize, the feeling of the cleansing effect from NutriClean was obvious.  


Then, I finally could start to take Isotonix OPC-3.  I will talk about the effect/result in the next blog since it is almost 10:00 pm, close to my bed time. 


Good night,everyone there. 







     

The United States Ranked Highest for Obesity among OECD Nations

The Organisation for Economic C-operation and Development, OECD, is an international economic organization composed by thirty four counties.  In its publication of Health at a Glance 2011 released on November 23, 2011, OECD provides an insight of health systems in OECD countries.

According to the comparable data over the past 50 years, life expectancy in OECD countries has improved tremendously.  Japan is the leading nation in this area. Its average life expectancy is 83 year and many other countries follow closely.  Among the 34 countries, the United States ranked as 28^th with the life expectancy of 78.2 years, which is below the OECD average of 79.5 years.   

Although there are significant improvement in longevity compared to 50 years ago, OECD pointed out that the nature of risk factors is changing.  “The burden of diseases in OECD countries nowadays is linked to lifestyle factors, with tobacco smoking, alcohol consumption, obesity, unhealthy diet and lack of physical activity” pointed out OECD. 

Although tobacco and alcohol consumptions have been reduced in the last decades, there is an alarming rise in obesity. The publication stated “Obesity is a key risk factor for numerous chronic conditions. Research shows that severely obese people die 8-10 years earlier than those of normal weight.”  Among the 34 countries, United States has the highest obesity rate among the adult population, which is 34%.  The countries with the lowest rate are Korea and Japan at the rate of 4%.

The following is the list of countries with their obesity rate in 2009.

              Korea                   4%

              Japan                  4%

              Switzerland         8%

              Norway               10%

              Italy                    10%

              France                11%

              Sweden               11%

              Netherlands        12%

              Austria                12%

              Denmark             13%

              Belgium               14%

              Israel                   14%

              Germany             15%

              Finland               15%

              Ireland                15%

              Portugal              15%

              Spain                   16%

              Canada               17%

              OECD15              17%

              Czech Republic   17%

              Hungary             20%

              Iceland                20%

              Luxembourg       22%

              United Kingdom 23%

              Australia             25%

              Chile                    25%

              New Zealand       27%

              Mexico                 30%

              United States      34%                   Reference: OECD

Obesity is measured by BMI (Body Mass Index) calculation. It is the measurement of body fat based on height and weight that applies to both men and women between the ages of 18 and 65 years.

               

              BMI = (Weight in Pounds / (Height in inches x Height in inches)) x 703 or

              BMI = (Weight in Kilograms / (Height in Meters x Height in Meters))

              The following is the score range.

              BMI Score

                18.5 or less       Underweight

                18.5 to 24.99    Normal

                25 to 29.99       Overweight

                30 to 34.99       Obesity (Class 1)

                40 or greater    Morbid Obesity

              For quick calculation, go to BMI Calculator.

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Santander's Bankers are at Risk of Heart Disease

There is an interesting article on the Bloomberg web site; About half of middle-aged staff tested at Banco Santander SA, the biggest bank in Spain, show early stage disease of the arteries that could cause heart attacks or strokes.

The article pointed out “The issue of banker stress has hit the headlines this month with news that Antonio Harte Osorio, 47, a former head of Santander’s U.K. business, had taken leave from his post as chief executive officer of Lloyds Banking Group Plc because of fatigue.” 

According to the Madrid-based National Center for Cardiovascular Research known as CNIC, Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death in the world with 1.9 million fatalities a year in the European Union alone.

High cholesterol diet, sedentary lifestyle, smoking and obesity contribute cardiovascular disease.  According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), "785,000 Americans have a first heart attack every year, and another 470,000 who have already had one or more heart attacks have another attack." CDC also stated that the heart disease costs the U.S. $316.4 million in total  in 2010 alone.

Prevention care has been talked for a decade, and we individually have to take active responsibility to oversea our health.  Change your life style; move around, eat less and healthy diet, exercise regularly, rest well and get educated. Not only bankers are at risk of having heart diseases but also all of us, if we don't take proactive measurement.         

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Newly integrated Shop.com has added new exciting retail partners

Shop.com was purchased by Market America, one of the fastest growing international companies, in 2010. The newly integrated online shopping site has many exciting features. Check this page for more detail.

Because of its powerful technologies that provide online-shoppers more saving, ease of navigation, fast price comparison, one easy transaction and many more, access numbers to the site have grown even more. As a result, Shop.com has many more wonderful retail partners that are willing to be a part of its site!  One of the best features is unlimited Cash Back!  Not only you can find the best deals on the market, you can receive Cash Back anywhere between 3%-30% depending on retailers' offer.  Unlike many other cash back sites, there is no limit in the amount you can receive, and you can redeem the cash back after reaching $10.00 in your pool. Moreover, you can receive referral fees and cash back every time your friends and family members purchase from the site.  Your friends' friends can receive the same benefits.  Registration is free, so nothing to loose. Try this powerful shopping site to save more before holiday shopping season comes around.

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Effect of taking a bath

According to a research conducted by the Department of Stress Science and Psychosomatic Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, taking baths seem to offer physical and mental well being. Japan is known for the culture of taking baths and mostly famous for "onsen", hot springs.  According to the research, 60% of Japanese people take a bath 5 days a week, and 50% of the people do the same 7 days a week during the summer season. In the winter, 70% take a bath 5 days a week and 60% take every day. 80% of them do not take only shower; in other words, only 20% of people take shower only.  

So what makes them want to take a bath so often.  100% of people think that taking baths make their body warm, which is pretty imaginable, and 90% of people answered for its effects in "relaxation" and "recovering from fatigue".

After conducting a 2 week experiment with 26 elderly people for taking a bath in the "flowing water" for 30 minutes every day, the research group found significant effective results in "reducing pain" "increased mental health (against depression and anxiety)" and "increased feeling of overall well being."
from Effects of Bathing for Mental Status, Stress Relief and Relaxation,  by Hiroaki Kumano, Department of Stress Science and Psychosomatic Medicine, University of Tokyo Hospital　

Japanese women especially love to take a bath.  One of my indulgence during a travel to Japan is to go to "onsen" or  "spa centers" that offer various types of "ofuro" (bath tubs) including cypress, herb, jet, low frequency electric, cold water and open-air bath. Many places have saunas, steam rooms and resting rooms, and you can stay as long as you want.

Living in the U.S., you still can do the similar with a little bit of creativity. I enjoy my bath with nicely scented bath foam, candles, soothing music and a book.  It is really relaxing especially after a long day. 

Protecting your skin

Protecting your skin from harsh summer sun beams is essential for your healthy skin.  Not only maintaining youthful skin appearance but also preventing your skin from skin cancer is very important. According to Center for Disease Control and Prevention, unprotected skin can be damaged by the sun's ultraviolet (UV) rays in as little as 15 minutes. There are different types of skin cancers including basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas, which are highly curable. But melanoma, the third most common skin cancer, is more dangerous.

Although the relationship between sun exposure and skin cancer are publicized very often and widely, it seems that not many people are actively engaging in preventions.  We still see many sun bathers with minimum protection on the beach and by the swimming pool.  Just walking on a street can be very harmful for your skin, but we can not imagine how much accumulative effects can cause serious damage to your health. Some countries like Australia and Japan, people are more cautious about being exposed to the ｓun. Wearing a hat, sunglasses, long sleeves with UV protection seem to be a norm.  Japanese women take aggressive form of protection.  In addition to those above mentioned measurement, they wear gloves for their hands and have a umbrella with UV protection.  Their main purpose of protecting skin is to maintain beautiful and youthful looking appearance; however, they are very much aware that the exposure to the sun causes serious consequence.

According to American Cancer Society, skin cancer is the most common form of cancer and more than 2 million cases of non-melanoma skin cancer are found in the U.S. each year. Melanoma, the most serious type of skin cancer, will account for about 68,130 cases of skin cancer in 2010.

While enjoy the outdoor throughout the year, protect your skin for your youthful look and healthy body.

Prevention: by American Cancer Society plus our ideas

• Avoid the sun between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
• Seek shade: Look for shade, especially in the middle of the day when the sun's rays are strongest. Practice the shadow rule and teach it to children. If your shadow is shorter than you, the sun’s rays are at their strongest.
• Slip on a shirt: Cover up with protective clothing to guard as much skin as possible when you are out in the sun. Choose comfortable clothes made of tightly woven fabrics that you cannot see through when held up to a light.
• Slop on sunscreen: Use sunscreen and lip balm with a sun protection factor (SPF) of 15 or higher. Apply a generous amount of sunscreen (about a palmful) and reapply after swimming, toweling dry, or perspiring. Use sunscreen even on hazy or overcast days.
• Slap on a hat: Cover your head with a wide-brimmed hat, shading your face, ears, and neck. If you choose a baseball cap, remember to protect your ears and neck with sunscreen.
• Wrap on sunglasses: Wear sunglasses with 99% to 100% UV absorption to provide optimal protection for the eyes and the surrounding skin.
• Follow these practices to protect your skin even on cloudy or overcast days. UV rays travel through clouds.
• Avoid other sources of UV light. Tanning beds and sun lamps are dangerous because they can damage your skin

Plus our idea......Ladies use an umbrella or parasol!  It looks silly but works.