HGH CAN POSE SERIOUS HEALTH RISKS

According to News Medical published February 13, 2008, Dr Alan Rogol described before The US House of Representitives Government Reform Committee the serious health risks surrounding use of HGH when not prescribed as a health necessity.

Some athletes and others who take this hormone, hoping to beat the aging process, do great harm to their bodies. Among other diseases and conditions, high levels of HGH can cause Acromegaly, which can lead to severe muscle weakness and heart disease. Many steroid compounds are sold as HGH in pill form, which have been found to promote the growth of tumors. Growth Hormone made from human tissue has largely been removed from the market because it can cause the fatal disease, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.

Ronald McDonald

Is Ronald McDonald contributing to childhood obesity? Is McDonald's being judged too harshly for it's menu of Happy Meals as well as low-fat, low-calorie meals, and would a nanny state which dictates what we should or should not eat infringe too greatly on our personal freedom.

High School Dropouts

According to published reports, about 30 percent of America's public school students fail to graduate high school. About 1.3M students drop out every year. This could cost the US more than $3 trillion in lost wages, productivity and taxes over the next ten years.

20-something, The Odyssey Years

If you are 20-something today, you are in the so-called Odyssey Years, a time of wandering on a path to maturity. Parents are increasingly concerned and interested in the health and lifestyles of their 20-30 year old children.  Many in this group seem to be less mature and more self-centered than those decades before them. Young people from earlier years were quite different from today's 20-30 year olds.

Just one example, in the year 1970, 21 percent of people age 25 were not married, and in 2005 it was 60 percent. Could this be do to technology, economic and social stress factors, narcissism, lack of communication with parents or a combination of these factors.

Resveratrol in Red Grapes: Health Benefits and Anti-Aging

According to a recent study by Husam Ghanim, PhD, of the University of Buffalo, the plant extract resveratrol, found in the skin of red grapes, reduces inflammation in humans. Inflammation is often a precursor to heart disease, stroke, heart attack, and type 2 diabetes. In roundworms, fruit flies, and yeast, resveratrol has actually reduced the rate of aging. 

Other foods containing resveratrol include: wine, peanuts, blueberries, and cranberries.

Check out resveratrol here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resveratrol

Beverage	Total resveratrol (mg/L)[137][138]	Total resveratrol (mg/150mL)[137][138]
Red wine (global)	1.98 - 7.13	0.30 - 1.07
Red wine (Spanish)	1.92 - 12.59	0.29 - 1.89
Red grape juice (Spanish)	1.14 - 8.69	0.17 - 1.30
Rose wine (Spanish)	0.43 - 3.52	0.06 - 0.53
Pinot noir	0.40 - 2.0	0.06 - 0.30
White wine (Spanish)	0.05 - 1.80	0.01 - 0.27

Are some anti-aging creams actually exacerbating the formation of wrinkles?

Even despite the recession, Americans aren't cutting back on anti-aging skin care, spending over $1.5 billion each year.

However, what many American's aren't aware of is that some of these "anti-aging" creams can actually work in reverse!

Fragrance, PABA, parabens, propylene glycol, ethylene glycol, artificial dyes, formaldehyde-based preservatives, mineral oil, TEA and DEA are harmful ingredients found in thousands of skin care and beauty products. These ingredients can ACCELERATE the aging process by drying and irritating the skin, so beware!


Instead try natural products, like Argan oil which protects cells from oxidation which causes premature aging. Argan oil also promotes tissue repair, combats inflammation, and protects from the sun.

HILLARY IN 2012

Many commentators think Hillary Clinton will run for President in 2012.  What do you think?

PRO-FOOTBALL

Professional football has evolved sadly from a game of tackle to a hard impact sport resulting in debilitation, depression, dementia and in many cases an incurable disease called chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
Changes are needed in the rules and equipment to reduce these injuries on current and future football players.

LIVING WITH PARENTS

The recession prompted many young adults to continue living or move back with their parents, but the trend started earlier because of cultural changes-the 20s are really a further maturing of adolescence, and parents who help and guide their children are providing a support level for them to eventually become self-sufficient and emotionally more secure.  Living with parents as an adult is not something new. In the 19th Century and much of the 20th Century it was common for adult children to stay with their parents, and this phenomenon has returned.

DRUG CARTELS

Mexican drug cartels use Central America, viz., Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador for arms trafficking
and money laundering, as well as a transit corridor for drugs coming from Colombia to the US and a hideout for Mexican capos.