The Shocking Truth About What’s Preventing Us from Developing Healthy Lifestyle HabitsWritten by Etienne A. Gibbs, MSW
PERMISSION TO REPUBLISH: This article may be republished in newsletters and on web sites provided attribution is provided to author, and it appears with included copyright, resource box and live web site link. Email notice of intent to publish is appreciated but not required.The air we breathe, water we drink, and even foods we eat, contain substances that may be damaging to our cells, according to Public Health scientists who have found new evidence of threats that our toxic environment pose on our cellular health. Apparently, any tissue that is exposed to environment, including skin and gastrointestinal passages, is especially vulnerable. While government agencies and industry are taking steps to control additional releases into environment, many toxic substances become concentrated in fatty tissues through a process called bioaccumulation. Animal fats in diet present health problems in other ways. Dr. Myron Wentz, Ph.D., immunologist and microbiologist, hypothesizes that foods with high peroxide values, especially processed, fatty foods, generate “free radicals” that in turn damage healthy cells. Researchers believe that supplementary antioxidants are necessary for combating these free radicals in addition to body’s normal defense systems. In addition to health threats posed by toxic substances today, many nutritional scientists point out that much of our food has been over processed and preservatives have been added for packaging, affecting its vitamin and mineral content. In fact many of us are undernourished because our diet lacks many of important vitamins and minerals necessary for health.
| | Elder Care Certifications AwardedWritten by Barbara Mascio
Certification Awarded to Elder Care BusinessesThe Seniors Approved Certification Has Recently Been Awarded to Qualified Elder Care Businesses Cleveland OH: Quality Care Options, LLC announces newly added Certified Senior Approved Services to their exclusive network of resources. Each of businesses serving senior citizen and his or her adult child or caregiver received Certification based on actual feedback derived from elder care industry's first consumer-driven survey process. Quality Care Options (www.qualityeldercare.com) and its sister company Seniors Approve Free Web Community (www.seniorsapprove.com) advocates for right of all seniors to receive excellent care and to most importantly, remain safe in receiving of that care. QCO links seniors (and their family members) to elder care businesses that hold a 90% or higher 'senior' approval rating. The current and past clients (seniors) of each service provider listed within Seniors Approve Network of Services have been surveyed. The survey, compliant with HIPAA, allows consumer of elder care services to report, confidentially, their experiences with a particular business. "Who better to attest to quality care than senior actually using service?" offers Barbara Mascio, founder of Quality Care Options. The following businesses are now Certified as a Senior Approved Service: - Comfort Keepers, Home Care Service, South Cleveland
- Comfort Keepers, Home Care Service, Elyria
- Advanced Laser Solutions, Garfield Hts
- Legacy Village, Assisted Living, Twinsburg
- Northcoast Conflict Solutions, Elder Mediation, Independence
- Occasional Help For Seniors, Handyman & Cleaning, Cleveland
- Helping Hands Home Care, Home Care Service, Stow
- Infinity Home Care, Home Care Service, Lakewood
- Docuprep, Affordable Legal Documentation, PA
- M&M Partnership, Seniors Sharing a Home, Shaker Hts
- Sunrise of Rocky River, Assisted Living and Alzheimer's Care, Rocky River
- Alterra Wynwood, Assisted Living, Westlake
- Seniors Home Advantage, Home Care Service, Solon
- Brighton Gardens, Assisted Living and Alzheimer's Care, Westlake
- Life Quest, Home Medical Supplies & Equipment, Euclid
- S.A.R.A.H. Adult Day Services, Strongsville
- Wales Consulting, Do-It-Now (an organizational book for families), Hartville
- Birch Financial, Bill-Paying Service, Chagrin Falls
- Raymond James Financial, Elder Financial Planning, Long-Term Care Health Insurance, Willoughby
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