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Brady is Busy, Busy, Busy! 2008-09-02 01:16:09 Some of you may not know, that my wife and I have a baby boy, Brady
.He's seventeen months old and extremely active. We're thankful he's so healthy, but we sure do have to work hard at staying one step ahead of him.Once Brady started crawling, we began to "Brady proof" the house. We did all of the usual things, such as cover the electrical outlets, install cabinet locks and rearrange stuff. We also
So Tell Me... What Exactly Does Michael Phelps Eat? 2008-09-01 23:26:47 Since we all have Olympic Fever in our household, the following is a guest post by my wife, from the blog JunkFoodaholic.com.The grandest of Olympic champions, MichaelPhelps
, churned his way to immortality on Sunday, nailing an unprecedented eight consecutive gold after powering the United States to victory in the 4x100-meter medley relay.I knew training as a competitive swimmer took a lot of wor
Merritt Blows Out Rival Jeremy Wariner To Win 400m 2008-09-01 23:26:29 As a former student of East Carolina University, it was great to see LaShawn Merritt beat defending champion Jeremy Wariner to win the Olympic men's 400 meters title. Merritt won by the widest margin since 1896.Merritt, who also attended East Carolina, pulled away down the stretch Thursday night to win in 43.75 seconds — nearly a full second ahead of silver medalist and visibly frustrated Warine
2008 Olympics Over - Now We Can Get Some Sleep 2008-09-01 23:26:13 First, this from Peter King of Sports Illustrated:On the night Michael Phelps was swimming in a relay for his record eighth gold medal, the New York Giants were spending their final night at training camp at the University at Albany. Thirteen offensive linemen gathered around a big-screen plasma TV in a dorm room. Phelps dove in and lengthened the U.S. lead. "U-S-A! U-S-A!'' the linemen chanted. A Read more:Olympics
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PaulsHealthBlog.com Gets an Award! 2008-08-30 17:31:22 PaulsHealthBlog recently received the "I LOVE YOUR BLOG AWARD."The rules of the award are:1. The winner can put the logo on his/her blog.2. Link the person you received your award from.3. Nominate at least 7 other blogs.4. Put links of those blogs on yours.5. Leave a message on the blogs that you’ve nominated.Well, the Natural State Hawg has given PaulsHealthBlog.com an award and here it is. Pau Read more:Award
Want An Easy Way to Lose Some Weight? 2008-08-28 22:49:32 Do birds fly? Do babies poop?Research shows your body needs vitamin C to burn fat. Why? Because vitamin C is essential for creating carnitine, a substance that turns fat into fuel.Yet more than one-third of Americans do not get enough vitamin C in their diet. Do you think this is a contributing factor in the current obesity epidemic?To make sure you're getting enough vitamin C, start your day with Read more:Weight
I've Got a New Header for My Blog! 2008-08-26 16:11:39 I absolutely have the bestest wife of all times! She made a new header for my blawg!I've been wanting to change it to some sort of caricature. But I had no idea it would look this good! It looks like we paid a professional to do it!She even stayed up late last night, putting it all together and inserting it into my blog. Then she made the blog layout look good too. Needless to say, I am delighted
How To Lose Weight Permanently 2008-08-22 11:36:59 Maybe you're tired of being sick and tired. You've tried every known diet. Even during those periods in your life when you've managed to lose weight, you've never transitioned to changing your lifestyle. As a result, obesity, lack of energy and poor health come back - only worse.A continued focus on weight loss will likely lead to failure. Instead, focus on health and fitness, and the weight loss Read more:Weight
Can Sudden Cardiac Death Be Prevented? 2008-08-20 18:23:51 I subscribe to The Blaylock Wellness Report. It is a monthly report by Dr. Russell Blaylock, M.D., and covers a variety of health related subjects, from vaccinations to cancer to heart disease.The Blaylock Report for this month is titled, "Can Sudden
Cardiac Death Be Prevented?" I found several interesting facts, including this one:Almost as many Americans die of sudden cardiac death each year as
The USDA Says MSG Is Safe - But Is It Healthy? 2008-08-13 23:35:27 When it comes to food, I've always been a label reader. I try to make sure I'm not eating a bunch of hidden crap. One of the tougher chemicals to spot is MSG, since the USDA allows it to be used under so many different names.Well, this recent study confirms something I read several years ago. People who use monosodium glutamate, or MSG, as a flavor enhancer in their food are more likely than peopl
Are You Taking Prescription Drugs - And Don't Know It? 2008-08-11 10:28:56 A report by What Doctors Don’t Tell You confirms what has been said for quite some time now - every time you drink a glass of tap water you are absorbing micro-dosages of prescription drugs.Tests of public water supplies in the UK and USA have discovered that processing plants and chlorination are not blocking tiny traces of pharmaceuticals from entering the system. In fact, chloride in the wate Read more:Drugs
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14 Benefits of Exercise 2008-08-08 19:34:04 Many studies over the past several decades have shown us the health value of exercise.Exercise
protects us from heart disease, stroke, diabetes, brittle bones, cancer and other degenerative diseases. It is a vital key to a longer and healthier life.The following is a list of fourteen benefits of regular exercise:Improves mental attitudeImproves physical appearanceEnhances efficiency of heart and l Read more:Benefits
Real Food vs. Junk Food 2008-08-07 16:45:39 Real FoodIs compatible with the body and does not take from itLends itself to building health and maintaining lifeContains nothing that is harmful, toxic, or non-usableProvides only nutrients that the body can recognize and useJunk Food
Is missing some of the ingredients needed for the body to make efficient use of the foodForces the body to supply the missing nutrients from its own reserves and ti
What Happens To Your Bones While On a Diet 2008-08-03 23:10:07 It's a cruel contradiction: lose weight, lose bone mass. Lose a lot of weight and lose even more bone mass.A collaborative study, involving researchers from the University of Kansas and the University of Missouri, highlights the downside of weight loss by calorie restriction, both during and in the months following weight loss."Researchers examined protein markers of bone breakdown and formation i Read more:Bones
3 Reasons Why You Should Eat More Watermelon 2008-08-02 15:04:12 Born and raised in eastern North Carolina, I love me some watermelon! The following are three great health reasons to eat more of this juicy fruit:1. It's loaded with lycopene. Watermelon
juice actually gave tomato juice a run for the money in a recent study of lycopene levels. That’s good news for your body, because early research suggests that lycopene may be a cancer crusher.2. It can make yo Read more:Reasons
Vacation or Work? A Little Bit of Both! 2008-07-30 08:19:04 Following is a post from my awesome wife, Laura, author of the blog, JunkFoodaholic.com.I haven't touched a computer in four days! I think it's a personal record. I'm on vacation! YEA!!! :) We arrived at Cathy's (my mother-in-law) house on Saturday morning at 10:40 am ET. We drove through the night, from Arkansas to North Carolina... it took us 16 hours.My husband, Paul, and I planned for par Read more:Vacation
Do This The Next Time You Buy Gasoline 2008-07-29 00:08:02 Since we are on vacation and traveling through Tennessee and North Carolina, I thought I would pass along this tidbit of information.Yeah, gas prices seem to just get higher each passing day so the last thing you need to worry about is adding credit card fraud to the mix. It is true that most people are paying for their gas by using credit and debit cards right at the pump.When I saw this recent Read more:Gasoline
Vitamin D's Hidden Role in Your Health 2008-09-21 22:49:21 You probably already know that vitamin D builds strong, healthy bones. But that's only part of the story - and a small part at that. In fact, vitamin D is essential for all-around good health.Without it, cells could not perform their functions and the brain would not fully develop.Here are a few quick facts about Vitamin
D:Vitamin D regulates calcium in all cellsVitamin D - not just for healthy bo Read more:Health
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Peyton Manning on Overcoming Pressure 2008-09-21 16:41:27 "Chuck Noll said, 'Pressure
is something you feel only when you don't know what you are doing.'That's how I feel. I get prepared. I prepare as hard as I possibly can. Sure you feel nervous, you feel anxious, but I don't feel pressure because I feel that I have done everything I could to be prepared for that game.There have been plenty of games where I have said that I wish that I could have this t Read more:Manning
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N.C. State Stuns No. 15 East Carolina 30-24 in OT 2008-09-21 14:22:56 N.C. State
's Andre Brown Scores The Winning Touchdown in OvertimeA few thoughts on the N.C. State game:It's a game we should have won. Period.I understand all of the dynamics involved. However, if we score down there the first time at the four yard line, and go up by 11 in the middle of the 4th quarter, then it is all but over. The only way they win is if we do something stupid or turn it over. In Read more:Carolina
Enjoyable Evening - Benton Won and I Met Two Great Bloggers 2008-09-21 09:50:07 The following guest post is is by Ethan Nobles of The Natural State Hawg:Yes, indeed! The fighting Benton Panthers won their first game of the season tonight, improving their record to 1-2 before going into conference play in the 6A-South.There are few things I enjoy more than high school football on Friday nights. My father and I are both Benton High School Alums, so we try to catch every Panther Read more:Great