Tag Archives: Preventative Health

Dental Tips from Dr. Weber

By:  Dr. Weber

1.  Brush teeth daily after meals and before bed (spend at least 2 minutes each brushing).

2.  If you cannot brush after a meal chew xylitol gum.  It will also clean your teeth. You can get Trident sugarless gum value pack with xylitol, minty sweet twist – 18 sticks/pack, 12 ea

3.  Use dental floss daily.

4.  Use tartar control and gingivitus control toothpaste.  I recommend Colgate Total. You can get Colgate Total Multi-Protection Toothpaste, Whitening Gel – 7.8 oz (Pack of 6)

5.  Use mouth rinse like Listerine Total Care. You can get Listerine Total Care 1L Bottle

Do you want to go the extra mile?

6.  Drinking and swishing around 15 drops of  Herba Sway – Herbagreen Tea W/Conc.Polyphen, 2 fl oz liquid
in  glass of water BEFORE brushing your teeth can help prevent cavities also and can help to clean out your system during sleep if taken before bed.  *If you are taking medications, you can consult your doctor before taking Herba Sway Green Tea to make sure it won’t interact negatively with meds.

7.  Remember to meet with your dentist for an annual exam.

Truth About Supplements: Drink and Die, or Eat and Cry!

By:  Alicia Weber

Would you drink or eat a supplement that promised to give you a better body or a performance edge?  Well Think TWICE…if you want to stay alive….

See What Happens When Madalina Drinks this so called “Performance-Enhancing Drink.”

Consumers need to be SMART and NOT be fooled by supplements that may say “All Natural” or “Perfectly Safe” or “This supplement can prevent, treat, or cure any disease… or any other exaggerated claim”  These are RED FLAGS and don’t be pulled to buy any of these supplements with these statements.  Thoroughly evaluate labels and check for the following 19 devastating ingredients and if found in a supplement, keep it on the shelf to rot!!

19 Deadly Supplements to Avoid (Look Out – Run in the OTHER Direction Fast!)
*What is important are the names to learn to stay AWAY from – click name to learn deadly side effects.
1.) ACONITE
What other names is the product known by?
Aconit, Aconiti Tuber, Acónito, Aconitum, Aconitum Angustifolium, Aconitum napellus, Aconitum carmichaeli, Aconitum kusnezoffi, Atis, Ativisha, Autumn Monkshood, Bachnag, Bikhma, Blue Monkshood Root, Caowu, Chuanwu, Chuan-wu, Fu Zi, Futzu, Helmet Flower, Monkshood, Monkshood Tuber, Prativisha, Radix Aconiti, Radix Aconiti Kusnezoffii, Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata, Vachnag, Vatsnabh, Visha, Wild Aconitum, Wolfsbane, Wutou

2.)  BITTER ORANGE
What other names is the product known by? Aurantii Fructus, Aurantii fructus immaturus, Aurantii pericarpium, Aurantium, Bitter Orange Flower, Bitter Orange Peel, Chao Zhi Ke, Chisil, Citrus amara, Citrus aurantium, Citrus bigarradia, Citrus vulgaris, Fructus Aurantii, Fructus Aurantii Immaturus, Green Orange, Kijitsu, Methyl-Synephrine HCl, Naranja Amarga, Neroli Oil, Norsynephrine, Octopamine, Octopamine HCl, Orange Amère, Orange Peel Extract, Seville Orange, Shangzhou Zhiqiao, Sour Orange, Synephrine, Synephrine HCl, Zhi Ke, Zhi Qiao, Zhi Shi

3.)  CHAPARRAL
What other names is the product known by? Creosote Bush, Greasewood, Hediondilla, Jarilla, Larrea tridentata, Larrea divaricata, Larreastat, Larrea mexicana, Zygophyllum tridentatum

4.)  COLLOIDAL SILVER
What other names is the product known by? Argent colloïdal, Argentum Metallicum, Colloidal Silver Protein, Ionic Silver, Native Silver, Plata Coloidal, Silver, Silver Alginate, Silver in suspending agent, Silver Protein, Tetrasilver Tetroxide

5.)  COLTSFOOT
What other names is the product known by?
Ass’s Foot, Brandlattich, British Tobacco, Bullsfoot, Coughwort, Farfarae Folium Leaf, Fieldhove, Filuis Ante Patrem, Flower Velure, Foal’s Foot, Foalswort, Guflatich, Hallfoot, Horsefoot, Horsehoof, Kuandong Hua, Kwandong Hwa, Pas Diane, Pas d’Ane, Pferdefut, Tussilage, Tussilago Farfara

6.)  COMFREY
What other names is the product known by?
Ass Ear, Black Root, Blackwort, Bruisewort, Common Comfrey, Consolidae Radix, Consound, Consoude, Consuelda, Gum Plant, Healing Herb, Knitback, Knitbone, Salsify, Slippery Root, Symphytum officinale, Wallwort

7.)  COUNTRY MALLOW
What other names is the product known by?
Bala, Bariar, Heartleaf, Indian Chikana, Khareti, Malva Blanca, Malva-Branca, Malva-Branca-Sedosa, Mauve Blanc, Sida Cordifolia, Silky White Mallow, Vatya, White Mallow

8.)  GERMANIUM
What other names is the product known by?
Atomic number 32, Bis-Carboxyethyl Germanium Sesquioxide, Carboxyethylgermanium Sesquioxide, Ge, Ge-132, Ge-Oxy 132, Germanio, Germanium-132, Germanium Lactate Citrate, Germanium Sesquioxide, Inorganic Germanium, Organic Germanium, Spirogermanium

9.)  GREATER CELANDINE
What other names is the product known by?
Bai Qu Cai, Celandine, Celandine Herb, Celandine Root, Celidonia Mayor, Chelidonii, Chelidonii Herba, Chelidonium Majus, Grande Chélidoine, Greater Celandine Above Ground Parts, Greater Celandine Rhizome, Greater Celandine Root, Schollkraut, Tetterwort, Verruguera

10.)  KAVA
What other names is the product known by?
Ava Pepper, Ava Root, Awa, Gea, Gi, Intoxicating Long Pepper, Intoxicating Pepper, Kao, Kavain, Kavapipar, Kawa Kawa, Kawa Pepper, Kawapfeffer, Kew, Long Pepper, Maori Kava, Malohu, Maluk, Meruk, Milik, Piper methysticum, Rauschpfeffer, Rhizome Di Kava-Kava, Sakau, Tonga, Wurzelstock, Yagona, Yangona, Yaqona, Yongona, kava kava

11.)  LOBELIA
What other names is the product known by?
Asthma Weed, Bladderpod, Emetic Herb, Gagroot, Indian Tobacco, Lobelia inflata, Lobelie, Pukeweed, Vomit Wort, Wild Tobacco

12.)  YOHIMBE
What other names is the product known by?
11-hydroxy Yohimbine, Alpha Yohimbine HCl, Coryanthe Yohimbe, Corynanthe johimbi, Corynanthe yohimbi, Johimbi, Pausinystalia yohimbe, Pausinystalia johimbe, Yohimbehe, Yohimbehe cortex, Yohimbine, Yohimbine HCl

13.) CAFFEINE POWDER
What other names is the product known by?
1,3,7 trimethylxanthine

14.) GERMANDER
What other names is the product known by?
Teucrium chamaedrys, viscidum

15.) GREEN TEA EXTRACT POWDER
What other names is the product known by?
Camellia Sinensis

16.) METHYLSYNEPHRINE
What other names is the product known by?
Oxilofrine, p-hydroxyephedrine pxyephedrine, 4-HMP

17.) PENNYROYAL OIL
What other names is the product known by?
Hedeoma pulegioides, mentha pulegium

18.) RED YEAST RICE
What other names is the product known by?
Monascus purpureus

19.) USNIC ACID
What other names is the product known by?
Beard Moss, Tree Moss, Usnea

Remember: An educated consumer is a POWERFUL consumer. REAL POWER is through education, exercise, and healthy eating.
Sources: http://www.consumerreports.org/health/home.htm

Alicia Weber, fitness expert with YourHealthUpdates.com – Shows How to Avoid Back Problems

Approximately 80% of adults are estimated to have some kind of back injury in their lifetime and 10 percent will suffer from a back re-injury, according to Premier back statistics.

The best way to prevent back pain is to become educated in the ways back injuries occur and form a preventative plan.  One of the top ways to avoid a back problem is to lift objects properly.  There are 7 different proper lifts that you can pick from to keep a healthy back and use your leg strength and not your back to pick things up the right way! Follow along with the video below that shows the 7 proper lifts as the lifting techniques are spelled out underneath.

Avoid Back Problems with the 7 Proper Lifts

  1.  Deep Squat Lift -  Do a full squat where hips are below knee level.  Arms and legs are parallel with an anterior pelvic tilt. Always keep object close for strong base of support – good for medium to heavy lower objects.  Grab object at the sides or under the bottom of the object.
  2. Traditional Lift – Get in standard squat position except feet are anteroposterior on each side of object.  Good for heavy, low objects – place object between legs  to maintain low center of gravity while wide base of support. 
  3. Power Lift -  Go into a half-squat for lifting taller and lighter objects where hips are above knee level.  Arms and legs are parallel – grab sides of the object, while maintaining a more vertical position with an anterior pelvic tilt.
  4. Straight Leg Lift – Knees can be slightly bent in this lift known for picking up grocery bags.  Grasp sides of the object and hold object close to the body.
  5. One-Leg Stance Lift – This lift is also known as the “golfer’s lift” and it is for very light objects weighing upto a couple pounds at most.  The body will go horizontal, while maintaining a straight back and always keep the front leg over the heel (making a 90 degree angle). The back leg can be straight or slightly bent. Again secure object close to body.
  6. Half-Kneeling  Lift – good for objects of various sizes and weights.  However, AVOID this type of lift if you have a knee problem! This is a useful lift for people of small stature with great balance. The goal of the lift is to secure objects close to the body before standing.
  7. Stoop Lift -  This is a great lift for an object  below waist level. This is the common lift for different types bags and/or items with handles (i.e. suitcase, purse, brief cases, pails, tool boxes, etc). Just partially flex hip and knees, while maintaining a straight slightly forward back.  Feet are shoulder width apart and slightly anteroposterior from each other.

I hope these tips help you “back up” and regroup and start rearing in the right direction in back health!  Remember:  Keep using your Legs and Rear Muscles when lifting and NOT your back!  For more info – Alicia Weber is a fitness expert with YourHealthUpdates.com