Did you get a new cell phone for Christmas? If you did or you use a cell phone as a landline like I do, this guest post by Lloyd Burrell is a must read! Not only does he give us the latest news about mobile phone radiation, he includes tips of how we can protect our health.

Aren’t cell phones great? Just about everyone you see on the street or in a car has a cell phone glued to their ear or one of those Bluetooth devices hanging off it.

They are just so handy. You are out shopping and you forgot what sort of pasta sauce your nearest and dearest asked you to pick up. You get caught in traffic on the way home from work, a quick call to your partner, and they know where you are. Cell phones really have improved our lives in so many ways.

Cell Phones – The Downside

But what about the downside? Is there one? There is so much conflicting info on the WWW and elsewhere regarding the dangers of cell phone radiation, that you are probably wondering if there really is a downside. Actually there is.

Cell phones emit and receive electromagnetic fields (EMFs) similar to little microwave radios going two-ways. If you don’t believe me you can see for yourself. Hold a Cornet radiation meter next to your cell phone when it’s in use, you can see what it’s emitting. Studies show that EMFs of the type that cell phones use can cause DNA structure mutations, which translates into an increased risk of brain tumors and cancer (from clamping cellphones to our ears). EM radiation is also being linked to Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and even diabetes.

In May of this year the World Health Organization (WHO), put out a report stating that they are a Class2B carcinogen. In 2007 an independent panel of scientists, published the Bioinitiative report which reviewed over 2000 studies highlighting the adverse effects and in San Francisco they are putting stickers on cell phone packaging to warn about the adverse health effects.

So what can you do? We have become reliant on cellphones, just like computers, they are now part of our lives.

It’s about being aware and making a few compromises. Not giving up cell phones, but changing your behavior to take account of the dangers.

7 Tips To Safeguard Your Health

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The holiday season is upon us and I’m certain you’re just like me: already indulging in the rich foods abundant this time of year. No need to feel guilty but it’s never too late to start making healthier choices, so I consider this guest post by Tara Alley the perfect holiday gift!   

As a culture, our focus surrounding the holidays tends to be centered on food almost more than anything else. While of course we make an effort to spend time with loved ones, the time that we spend with those nearest and dearest to us will be centered around food nearly 99% of the time.

Whether it’s an illness, an injury, a broken heart or over-indulgences and stress from the upcoming holidays, these life events tend to turn our healthy routines upside down. In this guest post Bob Hartzell shares some helpful tips in how to get back to our healthy routines in a healthy way.  

The key to a successful exercise program is repetition; you’ve got to stay with it. There’s nothing wrong with sporadic exercise but for those of us who didn’t grow up with fitness as a part of our lives, it takes a lot of work to get to the point where that exercise program is a priority in your life.

A good response to the question “How long do I have to keep doing this?” is, “Until you want to.” It takes a long time to get to that point which means that when serious illness unravels your life for a while, it will be a challenge to reinstitute exercise as an important part of your life.

It takes a while to get back in the groove with any practice, if you’ve been away from it for awhile. If you’re a musician that hasn’t played the piano for three months you’ll feel like you’re all thumbs the first few times you sit down on that bench. If you haven’t ridden a horse for a long time it’s going to feel foreign to you.

But if you’ve lost your exercise regimen to illness, you’re faced with reconditioning yourself to daily workouts or runs or walks, along with a body that has been substantially weakened by poor health. Not only do you have to get used to the practice again, you have to rebuild your physical capacity.

1. Remember that exercise pays off early. Do you recall the first time you decided to get off the couch and attempt to develop a healthier lifestyle? In my case I literally had to walk before I could run, for about a year. But I was working hard on that treadmill and what I learned was that it’s the amount of effort you expend that gets results, not your level of performance. [click to continue…]

We’re in the month of December and if you’ve been having a tough time thinking about gifts for the family, here’s an idea from Ron Fritzke, a California Chiropractor. In this guest post he tells us how a bike trailer brings a family together, suggests which trailers are the best, and why!

Cycling adventures come in a variety of shapes and sizes. We love being out on our bicycles and, when there are no domestic obligations, it usually doesn’t pose much of a problem. But what’s a cycling couple to do once the kids start arriving, especially when they’re too small to keep up on a ride?

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In the right circumstances (rides that aren’t weaving through the honking and bumping that occurs on city streets), a bike trailer may be your savior.

What Good Is A Bike Trailer?

• Bike trailers can start a pattern of the family doing things together rather than separately.
• Rides can be guilt-free, since there’s no issue of abandoning the spouse with the kids while going off on a solo ride.
• It’s nice to have companionship on long rides… and sometimes refreshing to ‘see’ a ride through the eyes of a little person.
• Taking the kid(s) along introduces them to a healthy lifestyle.
• You can even take along some of the extra gear that you wouldn’t have been able to stuff into your bike jersey.

Features To Consider In A Bike Trailer

High quality bike trailers are made of aluminum frames rather than steel. The best of them have suspension systems, so that in addition to the ‘give’ of the pneumatic tires and in the hammock-styled seats, there’s a suspension system to enhance your child’s riding experience.

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Hang on to your pillows for the first guest post since my computer breakdown in early November (last mentioned in Being Respected vs. Being Liked)! It`s been a long time coming so please enjoy as Andreas Henderson, MR, tells us about the link between snoring and insomnia.

You lay there with the pillow covering your head, hearing yet another night full of the loud, obnoxious sound emanating from the person laying near to you. You know you`ll have one more sleep deprived night. So you jab an elbow at and nudge your partner to get him to flip over and provide you with a few moments of happy peace and quiet. This is a circumstance which is common in a lot of homes. But there’s something you need to know about what is going on here.

It would appear that the snorer would be the one inducing the insomnia predicament, but that may not be the situation. There are a number of individuals who are afflicted by insomnia in the course of their lives. Demanding days, impending events, physical ailments, along with other issues can result in periods of lack of sleep. Usually, you go back to a consistent sleep pattern when these factors are sorted out.

However for some, the insomnia concern becomes more serious, causing them issues in sleeping, staying asleep or waking too soon each day. Their sleep is restless, preventing them from providing the sleep their body needs. An interesting fact is, an insomnia situation can lead to snoring once the insomniac gets to sleep and the muscular areas of your throat and face relax.

Conversely, a loud snoring concern can cause insomnia. Not only does the noise keep other individuals awake, but also will make the individual wake up to flip over if sleep apnea is a current condition.

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