Hearing health resolutions for 2005Written by Max Stein
With a New Year upon us, annual tradition of forming resolutions of self-improvement is definitely in season. While many articles about New Year’s resolutions focus on things like careers, education or relationships, this article discusses your hearing health and what you can do to make it better.For those of you don’t give your hearing any thought, because you can hear just fine, make resolution to have your hearing tested. In most cases, hearing loss is gradual, so you may not notice that you have hearing impairment until it becomes profound. A hearing test will give you peace of mind for coming year. If your hearing is healthy, you won’t have anything to worry about. On other hand, if you have developed some hearing impairment, you’ll be glad it was diagnosed early. There may be some readers out there who know they are hard of hearing, but have done nothing about it. Fear, or a sense of loss could be holding you back from enjoying life to fullest. Today’s hearing aids possess advanced technology that can improve your hearing and your lifestyle. Best of all, they’re smaller than ever. Some “completely in ear canal” (CIC) models are virtually invisible. Resolve to overcome your fears about your hearing loss and schedule a consultation with a qualified hearing aid dispenser in your area. Once you face your fears and overcome, you’ll be glad you made this resolution.
| | Is Chocolate A New Health Food?Written by Meri Raffetto RD
Could it be possible that our beloved chocolate may actually be good for us? This is nutrition news we have all been waiting for. So here is scoop on chocolate and its health benefits. Yes, you read right, health benefits!Recent studies show that cocoa and dark chocolate with a high cocoa content contain many heart-healthy antioxidants. They contain a compound called flavonoids which may help prevent oxidation of LDL (bad) cholesterol and raise HDL (good) cholesterol levels in blood. There is also some evidence that these flavonoids may prevent certain cancers. It is important that we are all on same page here, not all chocolate have these health benefits. The healthy flavonoids found in chocolate are found in cocoa butter and cocoa solids. Milk chocolate is diluted with milk and sugar and contains little amounts of these substances, therefore providing fewer health benefits. So, for those of you who love dark chocolate this is
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