I’m On The Hunt
I’m on the hunt for a new theme for this health directory. The current one is very nice however, the problem I am having with it is that it’s making my eyes hurt. Everything seems to get blurry once the pages refresh. I don’t know what it is… it’s just very hard to look at. I like to dig through the free themes to see what I can find and also to give a young budding graphics artist a chance to get their work discovered.
Do you have a health related site, blog, forum OR group? If you do we’d love to have you as part of the Checkup Today Health Directory. Here are the buttons that have been donated so that you have a few to choose. Here is how you contact me to let me know that you’re interested in being listed on our Health Directory. Here are some of the PERKS you get to think about before you make up your mind as to whether or not you’d like to join our health directory.
If you have something that your project specializes in we will create a category just for you. If you have friends that are passionate about the health related information that they are sharing on the internet then be sure and tell them about Checkup Today, OK? Thank You So Much!!! : )
Soda Pop & Pancreatic Cancer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – People who drink two or more sweetened soft drinks a week have a much higher risk of pancreatic cancer, an unusual but deadly cancer, researchers reported on Monday.
People who drank mostly fruit juice instead of sodas did not have the same risk, the study of 60,000 people in Singapore found.
Sugar may be to blame but people who drink sweetened sodas regularly often have other poor health habits, said Mark Pereira of the University of Minnesota, who led the study.
“The high levels of sugar in soft drinks may be increasing the level of insulin in the body, which we think contributes to pancreatic cancer cell growth,” Pereira said in a statement.
Insulin, which helps the body metabolize sugar, is made in the pancreas.
HT: The Raw Story: Study Links Soda, Pancreatic Cancer
My father used to drink Cokes when I was growing up like they were going out of style. Coke & Dr. Pepper Products are family drive-thru favorites. As with everything in this life, moderation has to be the key. If you are a soda pop drinker you might want to consider switching to water. It’s so much better for you in the long run. Save the soda pop products for special occasions.
Society’s Ignorance
I received an email this morning that really ticked me off. I considered replying to the “mommy blog” that sent it out, but after giving myself time to calm down I decided that the type of ignorance being displayed by the women who write for that blog and by the majority of those who comment on it would lend them to being completely unresponsive to intelligent thought. So here I am voicing my opinion on my blog – after all, that’s what blogs are for.
The email contained two links:
The first link was to an article about how Dr. Andrew Wakefield “faked” his results in his studies of the relationship between Autism and vaccines – most notably the MMR vaccine. “Faked” is not my term – it is theirs. Whether or not you agree that vaccines cause Autism is not the issue here. What ticks me off is that so many people don’t seem to understand that the debate about vaccines in the Autism community is not limited to the MMR – the problem is with the entire vaccine schedule and the ridiculous amounts of toxins and byproducts included in these vaccines. It starts from birth with the Hep B shot and continues on. It isn’t just thimerosal, it is also aluminum, sheep blood cells, monkey cells, chicken embryos, cells from aborted human fetal tissue, formaldehyde, and the list goes on! Don’t believe me, CLICK HERE.
The second link was to an article about the hidden dangers in cosmetics. It discussed things like formaldehyde and other toxins that are in things like your perfume or heck, your foundation! Oh no! Toxic chemicals in your lip stick!!! Seriously! This was on THE SAME BLOG!
So why was I ticked off? Because we live in a society where people are more concerned about what might be in their foundation than what they inject into their children! A society that cares about hormones injected into cattle, but not about poison injected into babies! A society concerned with pesticides on plants, but not caring about cells from aborted human fetal tissue getting injected into their kids! A society that will fight tooth and nail to remove a toxic chemical from a plastic water bottle that you drink from but that stands idly by watching known POISONS go into the bodies of their children. This is the ignorance that surrounds us!
I’m not saying don’t get vaccinated. What I’m saying is stop the hypocrisy and get informed. A commenter on that blog called the vaccine link to Autism a “hoax” – fine, if she wants to feel that way then fine. But don’t then turn around and ask me to care about what may or may not be used in the creation of your toddler’s spoon. Do you get my point here?
How can people care so much about cosmetics and plastic bottles and so little about their kids? I just don’t get it.
Source: Autism Bloggers
Mealtime Challenges
I ran across an interesting article today about mealtime challenges in people with Autism. I am no stranger to this. My son will only eat certain things (and the list is not that long) and he will only eat them at certain times of the day. Trying to get him to have something new usually results in a complete meltdown. There have been a few times where I did manage to get him to try a bite of something new only to watch him gag because he couldn’t handle the texture of a particular food.
Anyways, this article may be one you’d like to read: Mealtime a Challenge for Some with Autism
Learn more about Autism by visiting Autism Bloggers today!
This Is A Joke, Right? (ie: Abortion)
There is an online game show about abortion – can you believe it?
Are there any Pro-Life blogs that would like to join this health directory? I would like to start a Pro-Life section because apparently these unborn babies do do not have a voice of reason to stand up for them.
It would be my honor to be able to begin a “Pro-Life” section on this CheckupToday.com Health Directory. If you know of anyone that you think might be interested in participating will you leave a comment and let me know?
Maybe you can let all of your “Pro-Life” blog friends or “Pro-Life” peeps that run “Pro-Life” sites know about our directory so that they can participate.
Thanks Guys!
PS I think we’ll call the category “Choose Life” instead of “Pro Life” – I like the ring of that so much more. Let me know what you think or if you think there is a better phrase for this section.
How to Recognize the Early Signs of Autism
Autism Bloggers – Autism Information and Autism Blog Directoy
Live Gluten Freely
Many people say that altering the diets of their Autistic children helps drastically reduce many of the mannerisms (symptoms? characteristics? behaviors?) that they exhibit. For some it is a calming effect, for others there is improvement in speech or motor skills. Whatever the outcome, if altering the diet works for you then I say it’s a good thing.
Sometimes it can be hard to find items that are gluten free. Stores like Whole Foods may have a good selection, but if you don’t live close to a store like that then you may be wondering what to do. Today I found an encouraging answer – one of the most well known brands in America has a pretty full line of gluten free products and this brand is readily available at places very convenient, such a Walmart – isn’t that great!?!
Better Crocker – yes, I said Betty Crocker! While these aren’t exactly entire meal ideas, these products from Betty Crocker are a great supplement for side dishes, snacking, and dessert. Check out the website Live Gluten Freely where you will find a full list of products that are gluten free – most of which you will be able to find at your regular local grocery store.
I just think it’s great that more companies are recognizing that people want more gluten free products!
You can follow Betty Crocker on Twitter @BettyCrocker
*This was not a paid post, I truly find this a great thing and have offered up my opinion on it. There has been NO compensation whatsoever.
Autism Bloggers – Autism Information and Autism Blog Directoy
The Section about STD Info
Yes, that’s right! We have a section in this health directory for any site, blog, group or resource on that net that wants to be part of it. Believe it or not people have questions about sexually transmitted infections and need to be able to find the answers that they are looking for. So far we have three resources for you to check out!
1. Herpes Help – Because having an STD does Not define you!
2. Living Sphere – Information and Support for People Living with the Herpes Virus.
3. Sexual Health Buzz – Enjoying safer sex one condom at a time (A Yoshi2me.com Blog)
Going Down The List
Does this blog template put you on the dizzy side? I was looking at it the other day and realized that it was making me dizzy. I don’t know if it’s the fact that the post titles seem blurry to me or what? What about you guys? Is this layout making you dizzy? I think I may be on the hunt for a new layout. I don’t think I like this one as much as I thought I did when I first found it.
Today I’m going down the list of health related sites, blogs, or groups and I’m looking for that link back. I know it seems like a lot to ask but this networking stuff just does not work if it’s not fairly reciprocated. I know many of you are still sporting the Checkup Today banner but that’s either because you truly do want to support in the effort OR you really have no clue what’s been going on lately because you haven’t had much time to check it all out.
In a nutshell… I moved everything from Checkup Today over to Blogs Rule thinking I was going to delete Checkup Today. Then I decided… why not keep Checkup Today for all things health related? It could be a health directory. Why Not? S0… if you are linking to Checkup Today in show of your support: I Thank You. If you are linking to Blogs Rule in show of support: I Thank You. If you are linking Checkup Today and you’re a health related site I can’t wait to introduce you.
Lastly.. I’m going through the sidebar and removing links that I think are just unsure about what their goal is in connection to this health directory type of network. It probably means you weren’t linking back at all and for that I am sorry. You are more than welcome to reapply if that is something you would like to do. We would love to have you back. Before you reapply please make sure your links are in place. Thanks for understanding.
If you haven’t already figured this out about me I am always looking to streamline and clean things up. If the purpose of a site has been lost then chances are that I will get us back on track. That’s the whole point – is it not?
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