Greenversations

I hope everyone had a good holiday. While I was conducting research on an article I am writing related to the environment, I came across this great blog on the USA Environmental Protection Agency's website. ( epa). The blog is called "greenversations", and there are some very use full tips on how to dispose of all that holiday trash, such as Xmas trees if in fact you are still buying the real ones. Enjoy and look around this great site.

When your Laptop is a big pain in the neck

This is a great article which was published in the Wall Street Journal on December 15th. 2008.
Pictures are worth a thousand words, so you can view this interesting video that goes along with the article.

I encourage you to make the necessary purchases to make your laptop more ergonomic or you could suffer health problems down the road. For more you can also read my article "Tech Neck" which is posted on my website.

Consumers are doing everything they can to lower food costs

I just finished reading an article in the San Diego Union Tribune that states that Grocery prices are up 7.5% this past year. The article goes on to say that 40 percent of shoppers are buying more frozen or boxed foods than fresh meats, fruits and vegetables than the previous year due to decresesd economics. The executives at Hormel the makers of Spam say that they have doubled shifts to meet the increase in demand for Spam. As a health professional I see huge problems with this type of diet down the road. The body needs genuine replacements parts to regenerate and thrive. That means that as humans we need to eat whole non processed fresh food. I might suggest that before folks go out and buy spam or boxed mashed potatoes etc that they look for alternative ways to buy whole fresh foods. Check local farmers markets, and ethnic food stores for great prices on whole foods. Also if you have a patch of ground start growing vegetables. Seeds are very cheap. Get together with neighbors and start a coop are buy dry items like beans, seeds, and nuts in bulk.
If you do not invest in your health by providing the body with the nutrients it needs you will have to spend much more later on sickness and disease management.