H1N1 Prevention Tips

For those of you who are choosing not to get the H1N1 flu shot or even in general, here are a few tips which will help prevent you from catching the flu.

1. Frequent hand washing (well highlighted in all official communications).

2. "Hands-off-the-face approach. Resists all temptations to touch any part of the face unless your tempted to eat, in which case you've all ready washed your hands. Otherwise, only when you're having a bath/shower.

3. Gargle twice a day with warm salt water. If you do not like to use salt water, Listerine is the other alternative. H1N1 takes 2-3 days after initial infection in the throat/nasal cavity to proliferate and show characteristic symptoms. Simple gargling prevents proliferation. In a way, gargling with salt water has the same effect on a healthy individual that Tamiflu has on an infected one. Don't under estimate this simple, inexpensive and power preventative method.

4. Similar to 3 above, clean your nostrils at lesat one every day with warm salt water. Not everybody may be good at using a neti pot, but blowing the nose hard once a day and swabbing bother nostils with cotton swabs dipped in warm salt water is very effective in bringing down viral population.

5. Boost your natural immunity with foods are rich with Vitamin C. If you have to supplement with Vitamin C tablets, make sure that it also has Zinc to boost absorbtion.

For a list of foods that are rich with Vitamin C, go to this link.

6. Drink as much of warm liquids (tea, coffee, etc) as you can. Drinking warm liquids has the same effect as gargling, but in the reverse direction. They wash off proliferating viruses from the throat into the stomach where they cannot survive, proliferate or do any harm.

I suggest you pass this on to your entire e-list; you never know who might pay attention to it - and STAY ALIVE because of it.

Saw VI

I guess the biggest thing that annoyed me more than sitting and watching yet another Saw film was this jerk who decided to sit RIGHT in front of me during the movie. Not like the cinema was packed or anything. In fact there were a few seats empty which he could have picked. BUT NO!! He had to sit in the seat right in front of me! Not to mention texting... Ugh...

Alright, I am not writing a review on choosing seats. In fact I am suppose to be writing about Saw VI.

"HOLY CRAP there is another Saw movie??!?! No fricken WAY!"

"Yea way!"

There is nothing really to explain. I am sure after the first five, you know that this film is full of puzzles and contraptions meant too disembowel "innocent" people while teaching a very valuable lesson to the pawn in Jigsaw's game.

Oops, did I give it away? Oh well, I am sure you all knew that was coming anyways since they are all the same. The only difference between this one and the other five is that part six takes you another step farther in the now complicated story-line, which you need to remind yourself of because after eight hours of blood and guts you need to refresh yourself with what happened in the last one. I can tell you I can not remember what happened in each one except for the first Saw and the one I previously sat through. The rest are just a blurr of various torture exercises, flashbacks and lessons to be learned about valuing your life.

"Do you remember the uh... the one with the hole full of needles?? Which one was that in?"

"I can't remember!?" Sob...

And I guess the only other difference in part VI is the way people are tortured. I am sure the writers have a great time imagining those up!

I am not even going to rate this movie until it's done, which by then they will be on Saw XXXXXVVIIIVVIVIIXXI. So until then, I am just going to rent the next one if they ever decide to end it. That will be the biggest shocker! Bigger than the first outrageous scene in the series!

Sigh...

Happy Halloween!

Just wishing everybody a safe and Happy Halloween!!

And don't be skimpy with the candy!!

Otherwise...

Be sure to get some scares in during the night!!!

Mwahaha

P90X Does it Work?

"Gimmick" –noun

An ingenious or novel device, scheme, or stratagem, esp. one designed to attract attention or increase appeal.

Something like... oh let's say exercise tapes. It's hard to believe after so many different kinds of work out tapes, like Richard Simmons, that any of them might actually work. However, over the past year I have found myself somewhat drawn to a new workout found on TV known as "P90X". Now some of you may have all ready seen this on television, but for those of you who have no idea what it is I'll explain to you the idea.

It's a set of different work out routines you're capable of doing at home without all the fancy and expensive equipment. It also changes the workout by giving you many other ways to work your muscles throughout your body. They call it "body muscle confusion".

Now I am not trying to sell the product here. Nor have I fallen into the actual gimmick. My brother and I have talked about it several times over the past few months, debating whether or not we should give it a try. He himself wants to get back into shape so when he gets hired as a firefighter he'll not fall behind. I'm doing it for one main reason and that's to try something new.

I have become very interested in fitness and how it works. I also want to try and see the different variety of exercises one can do because we're all sick of the standard push-up. I know I am. I have begun the P90X because it's something I can do at home before or after work without needing to go to the gym or to take somebody else's spot in a class who needs more motivation to workout than I do.

So here's the deal. I have met people who have done this and they have proven to me that it works. I have already begun my 90 day last Monday and I'm already feeling results (mostly because I have worked out for so long all ready so anyone who's more out of shape may not see results right away). I am not promoting the product for you to buy it but trying to prove that staying active everyday can give you greater results. But, you may not see on me the definition you see on the television because I am not following the diet guide to a T because I can not afford my own groceries.

That's up to my parents!

But let's see if I can avoid fatty foods like McDonald's (which is gross to begin with) and avoid excessive drinking over the weekends. We all know that beer gives you a horrible belly. So, if I can do that, I believe I can still get some pretty good results within 90 days.

I've put up my before photo's and will post up my 30 day, 60 day, and 90 day results. And I'll point out that my computer is not fancy enough for any photoshop so I've not edited any of these photo's. I'll hold the newspaper with the days date on it if that makes you happy!

Happy Abracadabra Day?

You're probably asking me why I put "abracadabra". No it has nothing to do with that hilarious episode of "Bugs Bunny" when he's trapped in the haunted castle being stalked by a bat changing vampire. I was actually sitting here wondering what I could search for in terms of a new word for my blog and would you believe me when I say I thought of thanksgiving and decided to look it up?? Well I did and these were the other words that popped up on the screen.

"Thanksgiving"

Definition: grace

Synonyms: benediction, blessing, invocation, petition, thanks

I suppose the connection between the two words comes from the fact that "thanksgiving" and "invocation" mean prayer but that "invocation" also means magic, or to summon something.

It's weird how words are all connected. Though, I do not think that abracadabra day will catch on.

Dear Lisa

I can not believe that it has all ready been two years since you left us. I only wish to tell you on everyone's behalf that you have never been forgotten. I'm quite sure that you still reach us everyday. Like today as I went to visit your grave, I noticed the red ribbon in your tree and guess what was sheltering from the wind on that ribbon?

A lady bug!

And for those of you who do not know, but lady bugs were her favourite!

So Lisa, keep on reaching out to us because we need that reminder to keep on smiling, to keep on pushing, and to keep being friends with those you brought us so close too.

We'll always cherish the memories.