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If you don’t have diabetes, why do you need to think about your blood sugar levels?

It’s simple: Blood sugar problems don’t happen overnight. And, as your blood sugar rises, not only does your risk of developing diabetes increase, but so does your risk of coronary heart disease.

Here’s what everyone needs to know about blood sugar levels:

1. Blood sugar, or glucose, provides vital energy to all our cells. The hormone insulin, produced in the pancreas, helps glucose get into those cells.
2. Blood sugar levels rise and fall to balance your body’s needs: up after eating, down when you need to eat.
3. When blood sugar rises too high, it causes insulin resistance and prevents glucose from
   delivering its energy properly.
4. Insulin resistance increases when you’re overweight, especially if you carry extra weight in your mid-section.
5. Only medical tests can show if you have a healthy blood sugar level. You may be tested
   after not eating (fasting) for a specific amount of time.

• Fasting blood sugar levels:
  · Normal: 70 to 99 mg/dl
  · Prediabetic: 100 to 125 mg/dl
  · Diabetic: 126 mg/dl or above
• You might also drink a sugary drink and then be tested with an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT). If your OGTT score is 140 mg/dl to 199 mg/dl you’re prediabetic; above that is diabetes.

1. To achieve or maintain a healthy blood sugar level:

• Lose weight if you are overweight.
• Take a few minutes to walk every day. Work up to 30 minutes a day.
• Eat more fiber from oatmeal, whole grains, fruits and vegetables, beans and legumes to better control blood sugar levels.
• Reduce your use of sugary foods and drinks as well as refined starches, such as white bread, white rice and white pasta.
• Cut total fat intake to less than 30 percent of your daily calorie total, with saturated fat under 10 percent.

*To learn more about how to maintain a healthy blood sugar level, go to the Blood Sugar Awareness Tool Kit from the National Women’s Health Resource Center.

How to effectively use a step counter (pedometer):   
1. Place the step counter on your waistband or belt so that it is above your knee.

2. Walk 50 steps and check that the step counter.  If the counter recorded a number below 46 or above 54, try repositioning the step counter and resetting it, then check it again.

3. Wear the step counter during the day. 

4. For the first week that you have the step counter do your regular activities.  You should write down your daily step counts and at the end of the week you will have an idea of your average level of activity.  You can then decide on the action that you want to take. 

For example:

•  If your average activity level is less than 4,000 steps per day—you may want to choose the first action of ―taking more steps than I do now‖ with a personalized goal of 1,000 more steps per day.
• If your average activity level is between 4,000-6,000 steps per day—you could choose to increase your steps by 2,000 steps a day.  
• If your average activity level is greater than 6,000 steps per day—you may want to try to work toward 10,000 steps a day. 

Sources: Monarch Health Promotions , The University of Colorado Department of Family Medicine and Colorado on the Move.

When we clear out the clutter from our daily lives, we are in fact saying to the Universe, “Yes, I can let go of my past baggage and I am ready for new opportunities and new experiences”. Each season is a time for new beginnings, let this be the year that you begin renewed and ready for anything!

Here are some simple Feng Shui cleaning tips to get you started…

Source: Feng Shui Market & Publishing

There are many ways to keep your child safe at Halloween, when they are more prone to accidents and injuries. The excitement of children and adults at this time of year sometimes makes them forget to be careful. Simple common sense can do a lot to stop any tragedies from happening.

Pumpkin Safety Tips
Pumpkins and jack-O-lanterns are a fun part of the holiday festivities. In order to keep this activity a safe part of every Halloween celebration, consider the following tips:

• When it comes to carving pumpkins, have your children draw the face and scoop the seeds. Leave the actual cutting and candle lighting to the adults.
• Have the children use markers to delineate the face they want carved out of their pumpkin.
• Once the seeds are scooped, rinse and spread them out on a cookie sheet, sprinkle with salt, and roast at about 325 degree Fahrenheit for about 15 to 20 minutes. Munching the seeds while the pumpkin is being carved will help to keep your child involved and occupied while the actual carving is taking place.
• Once the pumpkin is carved, if you’re using a candle to light up your jack-O-lantern, have an adult do the lighting.

Halloween Safety Tips
With witches, goblins, and super-heroes descending on neighborhoods across America, the American Red Cross offers parents some safety tips to help prepare their children for a safe and enjoyable trick-or-treat holiday. Halloween should be filled with surprise and enjoyment, and following some common sense practices can keep events safer and more fun.
• Walk, slither, and sneak on sidewalks, not in the street.
• Look both ways before crossing the street to check for cars, trucks, and low-flying brooms.
• Cross the street only at corners.
• Don’t hide or cross the street between parked cars.
• Wear light-colored or reflective-type clothing so you are more visible. (And remember to put reflective tape on bikes, skateboards, and brooms, too!)
• Plan your route and share it with your family. If possible, have an adult go with you.
• Carry a flashlight to light your way.
• Keep away from open fires and candles. (Costumes can be extremely flammable.)
• Visit homes that have the porch light on.
• Accept your treats at the door and never go into a stranger’s house.
• Use face paint rather than masks or things that will cover your eyes.
• Be cautious of animals and strangers.

Have a grown-up inspect your treats before eating. And don’t eat candy if the package is already opened. Small, hard pieces of candy are a choking hazard for young children.

Source: www.familyeducation.com, the American Red Cross and www.wellnessproposals.com

The symptoms are confusing, but here’s a simple test: high fevers, body aches, extreme fatigue and a constant dry cough are likely to be flu, according to experts at eMedicineHealth. The common cold generally consists of; a runny or stuffy nose, a mild fever, and coughing.

In either case, antibiotics are not the cure for these virus caused illnesses, because antibiotics cannot fight viruses. In fact, taking prescription medications weakens their effectiveness for when you really need them; so reserve them for only bacterial infections.

Often, what you need to ease the symptoms of colds and flu can be found right at home.

For chest congestion:
•Drink plenty of fluids (8 to 10 cups a day) such as water, sports drinks, herbal teas, fruit drinks, or ginger-ale. Fluids help break up congestion, prevent dehydration and keep your throat moist.
•Inhaled steam can ease congestion too. Create steam with a humidifier, or steam up the bathroom by running a hot shower.

For nasal congestion:
• Relieve clogged nasal and sinus passages caused by excessive mucus with either decongestant pills or with a nasal spray. These are best taken (for a limited time) following a hot shower and lots of nose blowing to clear out the mucus as much as possible.

For fever and pain, body aches and tiredness:
• Rest in bed.
• Over-the-counter medications such as acetaminophen (Tylenol) or ibuprofen (Advil or Motrin) can help decrease fever and ease sore throat pain and body aches.

For cough:
• For a dry hacking cough, you may choose a medication that contains a cough suppressant –Look for over-the-counter medications that contain dextromethorphan.
• For a cough that produces excessive mucus, or phlegm, you may want to use an expectorant that loosens phlegm. Guaifenesin the most common active ingredient.

For sore throat:
• A warm salt-water gargle can relieve a scratchy throat.
• Lozenges, mouthwashes, and sprays that contain a numbing ingredient can ease the pain.

Source: Consumer Health News

Being the parent or other responsible adult in our home means being our kids’ primary role model, pretty much indefinitely.

You have a tremendous impact on eating habits. After all, you buy the food. You handle much of its preparation and set the tone during meals.

Every day - whether you intend to or not - you teach your kids what to eat and drink. They’ll see the foods and beverages you choose and how much or how little you put into your own body, and they will model your behavior.

You shape physical activity for your family by example too. Kids are more likely to limit TV and computer “screen time” if you do, and if they have fun family alternatives. They’ll be more likely to listen to your request to “go outside and play!” if you join in sometimes. They’ll learn that exercise is a natural, necessary - even fun - part of life when they see you engaging in a regular exercise routine.

You don’t have to be perfect. In fact, kids learn more when they see you working through frustrations, mistakes or setbacks. When you say, “I’d love to have two slices of cake but I’ll have one,” they’ll get the message that you’re making healthier choices too.

Healthy eating and physical activity don’t become habits overnight. It takes time and effort to make them part of a daily routine. Here are some ideas, to get you started.

5 Tips for Healthier Kids:
1. Get your whole family involved
Family; it’s a major part of every child’s life-and often the most important factor in helping a child make healthy changes. Research shows children are often more willing to eat healthy foods and be active if they see their parents and other family members doing these things first. That’s why it’s important to get every member of your family involved in healthy eating and physical activity.

2. Set realistic goals
When you make changes step-by-step and set realistic goals, you are more likely to succeed in reaching them. It’s best to set goals for healthy eating and physical activity that apply to the entire family.

3. Make the Most out of family mealtime
Eating meals together gives you a chance to help your child develop a healthy attitude toward food. It also enables you to serve as a healthy eating role model, ensure that your kids are eating nutritious foods, introduce your family to new foods, establish a regular meal schedule and keep in touch with family members.

4. Make sure your child eats a balanced diet
Every child needs appropriate amounts of calories, proteins, minerals and vitamins to grow. The best way to ensure kids get what they need while maintaining or losing weight is to provide a variety of nutritious foods that are low in fat and sugar. The food pyramid is a general guide for a balanced diet.

5. Get active
As with healthy eating, kids are more likely to want to be active when other family members are active too. Find ways to build physical activity-step-by-step-into your family routine.

The Asclepius Rod, is an ancient Greek symbol associated with astrology and with healing the sick through medicine. The Caduceus and The Rod of Asclepius are often used interchangeably. The Rod of Asclepius symbolizes the healing arts by combining the serpent, and the figure-eight shape the number eight; which is important to the practitioners of judicial astrology.

In the seventh century, the caduceus came to be associated with a precursor of medicine, based on the Hermetic astrological principles of using the planets and stars to heal the sick.

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