2010 June | Medical Health

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Ulcerative Colitis Advice

On my earlier post Best of the Web: Ulcerative Colitis, I listed a few websites recommended by health professionals. Now I would like to say that I also like the University of Maryland writeup. Here are the main lifestyle suggestions I found on these websites: 1) Exercise. And note that endurance exercise, ...

Autoimmunity, KyoDophilus, Alfalfa, and Zinc

My general doctor says that patients suffering from autoimmune diseases should not take herbs and supplements that boost immunity (since autoimmunity results from overactive immune responses that attack and harm various parts of the patients' bodies). In other words, when your immune system is already overactive, you are foolish ...

Hikes

List of Hikes I am adding short descriptions of the hikes I take in Canada and the United States. You will find all the photos from the hikes on http://www.flixya.com/user/affiliatebin, and you fill find three of my previous posts on 1) Toronto Waterfront, Leslie Spit, Cherry Beach, 2) Hiking Photos from ...

Desert Venom

Although a number of medical professionals still recommend applying a tourniquet to rattlesnake bites (and then briefly releasing the tourniquet every 15 to 20 minutes), Tony Nester, the author of Desert Survival Tips, Tricks, & Skills (Flagstaff: Diamond Creek Press, 2003), writes that most of the doctors he spoke to ...

Top Brands: Hiking Boots

[August 2010 Update: Last fall I bought a pair of Vasque Mantra hiking shoes on clearance at REI for $20. The Vasque Mantras are now my favorites, and I'll keep on buying them (but if you have high arches the Vasque Breeze Low hiking shoes will probably fit you better). ...

They Say Vegetables Don't Stop Cancer. I Don't Believe It.

This week the media told us all that a new study shows that eating lots of vegetables does not "significantly" lower cancer risk. (The study indicates that vegetables might provide a very small reduction in cancer risk, but that statistic may have resulted from reporting error and bias -- see ...

Buying a House in Arizona: Home, Termite, and Mold Inspections

First I'll tell you about the information you can get from the Arizona State Government. Then I'll tell you about my conversations with house, termite, mold, and fungi inspection companies in Phoenix and Mesa, Arizona. You can phone the Office of Pest Management at 602-255-3664 (and 1-800-223-0618). Or go online ...

My Anti-Cancer Diet

Also see my post Cancer Prevention Foods and Spices. And search the United States government's National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine web site and Mayo Clinc. Daily anti-cancer foods and supplements: 1) I bought one pound of Organic Connections beet powder for $23.80. (That's the best price I found). -- I take ...

A Fish and Vegetable Diet

We have heard about low-fat diets, gluten-free diets, vegetarian diets, and other approaches to healthy eating. Perhaps the best low-fat diet is not only gluten free, it's grain free. Grains tend to cause weight-gain problems, and grains can irritate your intestinal walls, resulting in inflammation and irritable bowels. (I have ...

June 1 – June 10, Get 30% Off All GoLite Products

June 1st, 2010

Update: Valid October 27 – November 7, 2010, 30% off all insulated jackets.

GoLite is celebrating National Trails Day by discounting all GoLite products by 30%: tents, packs, rain gear, running gear, and all the other hiking, camping and outdoors products in their collection. This site-wide sale is taking place from June 1 to June 10.

Use the coupon code “NTD2010″ at checkout on GoLite.com.