Anti-Aging and High Blood Pressure

While blood pressure is a very common problem for people as they age this is not to say that it is something that we should accept as normal.

Often referred to as the silent killer, hypertension (high blood pressure) is the reason why a good deal of the population don’t reach the age that they should expect.

High blood pressure is caused by constriction of the arteries which makes it harder for the heart to pump blood through the body.
When the blood isn’t flowing freely to all areas of the body the result of this lack of oxygen to the tissues is increased aging.

In addition to this accelerated aging there are the other factors of heart and kidney disease and strokes that can result in early death.

With high blood pressure, due to the fact that the heart has to work harder to pump the blood around the body, this increased pressure causes more hardening of the arteries which makes it all the harder on the heart to maintain the blood supply.

By avoiding the danger foods that can cause high blood pressure such as salt, caffeine, sugar and refined grains you will be helping to reduce the chance of getting high blood pressure and in doing so increase your chances of living longer.

Reducing the stress in your life will also help as will getting enough sleep regularly.

Essential fats will help you maintain better health and garlic has been shown to reduce blood pressure.

Exercise will help to lower blood pressure and you will also get all the other benefits that exercise brings with it such as improved muscle tone, lower body fat, and usually a more positive outlook on life that will also lower stress levels.

If your blood pressure is high then you will need medication to get it to more acceptable levels but you should still make the necessary lifestyle changes that can eventually help you to get off the medication and lead a healthy and long life.

Carson Danfield is an "Under the Radar" Internet Entrepreneur who's been quietly selling various products for the last 8 years. Although you've probably never heard of him there's a good chance you've visited his websites in the past and even purchased some of his products.

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Anti-Aging and Effects of Sugar

Sugar is one of the biggest causes of aging.

It is the problems that the consumption of sugar causes that are shortening the life expectancy of a vast number of people in the Western world.

Excessive sugar consumption causes insulin resistance which in turn causes diabetes.
Diabetes, apart from having a restricting affect on a person’s lifestyle can also reduce life expectancy and bring with it many other health problems such as loss of eyesight, heart disease and arterial problems amongst other things.

Obviously these problems are going to reduce life expectancy so the need to reduce the consumption of refined sugars that are found in low value foods such as breads, cakes, biscuits, sweets and other such products is necessary.

When you consume excessive amounts of sugar the body stores the extra as fat and the weight gain that this causes places more demands on the organs of the body.

Many products are labeled as sugar free but they contain sweeteners such as aspartame, saccharin and sucralose and these ingredients when included in any of the products you buy will still cause problems with the burden they will place on the liver thereby accelerating the aging process.

Another problem that sugar causes due to the process whereby the glucose binds to other proteins rendering them less flexible is with the wrinkling of the skin. Yes, most people don’t realize that sugar consumption will make their skin wrinkle faster as the process of glycosylation affects the collagen. Not only will it affect the collagen in the skin, it will also affect anywhere else in the body where there is collagen and that includes the arteries, lungs and tendons.

The affect that it has by making the arteries less flexible is increased hypertension and all of the problems that are associated with that health problem.

Carson Danfield is an "Under the Radar" Internet Entrepreneur who's been quietly selling various products for the last 8 years. Although you've probably never heard of him. there's a good chance you've visited his websites in the past and even purchased some of his products.

For lots more unique tips about anti-aging, visit http://info5000.com/ANTI-AGING/

Juice of Super Fruits – Worlds Most Powerful Antioxidants!

Kakadu Juice – Worlds Most Powerful Antioxidants!
Kakadu International invites YOU to benefit from its unique profit sharing opportunity as it expands internationally.
Kakadu Juice is Australia’s best kept secret. It has the highest natural plant sources of Antioxidants, Vitamin C and Phytonutrients from Australian bush tucker. Some are pre-historic plants still growing abundantly in Australia’s wild outback.
From the world’s toughest landscape comes the worlds toughest plant foods. Introduced by Kakadu International
Kakadu Juice made from Australian Native Bush Food – the sensational health beverage everyone is talking about!
Kakadu Juice is the first 100% Australian-owned super-food beverage to feature native Australian bush foods, delivering 150 times more Vitamin C than goji berries & over 700 times more the quantity of antioxidants than blue berries.
It supplies a diverse spectrum of vitamins, minerals, protein and fibre, antioxidants, enzymes, Omega 3 EFA and numerous other phyto-nutrients that fortify the diet and contribute to better health through better nutrition.
Kakadu juice is Organic, no synthetics, safe for diabetics and low GI.
This natural cold-processed cocktail of essential nutrients supplies abundant slow-release energy, vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, enzymes, bioflavonoids, chlorophyll, protein, EFAs (omega 3, 6 & 9), polysaccharides and fibre for fortifying the diet Nature’s way…from cold-processed whole bush food!
It may be taken alone or mixed with meals and drinks to add a delicious bush-boost. It’s safe for children, elderly, expectant mothers and those suffering poor health including diabetics.
Kakadu Juice is Australia’s First Super Food. Rich in Phyto nutrients and the World’s most Powerful Antioxidants.
Experience True Well-being – Try Kakadu Juice Today.
Imagine your body as a bank account – What are you doing to save your health?
Start making health deposits today with Kakadu Juice!
Imagine having ALL of these healthy ingredients in YOUR diet!
Other sensational health products are also available at Kakadu International.
So get behind Australia’s Best Kept Secret and experience for yourself the difference that real nutrition can make to your health.
A small 30ml Shot Glass of Kakadu Juice contains as much reseveratrol as four litres of red wine!
Mounting Evidence Shows Red Wine Antioxidant Resveratrol Kills Cancer
Did you read todays headlines about the caner killing ability of resveratrol? Seems hardly a week goes by without hearing more news about the super antioxidant resveraltrol. But scientist do not recommend increasing alcohol consumption especially for women because of the increase or breast cancer recently linked to alcohol. You are far better off getting your reseveratrol from natural non toxic sources like grape juice. The problem with grape juice is it contains less reseveratrol than does red wine so one would have to drink large amounts and most fruit juices are high in calories and sugars which can pack extra weight on fast. A much better solution is “Kakadu Juice” because a 1oz or 30ml dosage contains as much resveratrol as 4 liters of red wine without high calories, sugar and the toxicity of alcohol.
If you didn’t see the news today or headlines in your local newspaper you can catch up on the latest findings at sciencedaily.com in the Related Resources
Rochester researchers showed for the first time that a natural antioxidant found in grape skins and red wine can help destroy pancreatic cancer cells by reaching to the cell’s core energy source, or mitochondria, and crippling its function.
Resveratrol appears to kill off cancer cells by depolarizing (demagnetizing) mitochondrial bodies within tumor cells. Resveratrol is 100 anti-cancer drugs in one. Resveratrol works in so many ways to block cancer, researchers can’t find a cancer-promotion pathway it doesn’t inhibit. It is virtually non-toxic since, after oral ingestion, it is quickly metabolized by the liver, attached to a detoxification molecule called glucuronate, which renders it harmless, though biologically inactive, at least for a time.
As a pioneer in this emerging sector of the Australian economy, Kakadu International, creators of Kakadu Juice, is proud of the knowledge that every bottle of Kakadu Juice is not only making people healthier but also providing employment for Aboriginal Australians.
Drink Kakadu Juice at Wholesale &/or Work with Us
For $27.50 – Sign up as a Distributor of Kakadu International,
Receive your own replicable website, back office & enjoy all the benefits as an Independent Business Owners,
Start building your team & enjoy Kakadu Juice and other nutritional powerful products, Kakadu International have to offer.
You are not oligated to sell product, simply use your Distributor Member Status to purchase at wholesale prices.
Currently this opportunity is available only in Australia and New Zealand although we are actively working to open others countries. If you would like to be among the first to be notified of when your country will be in Prelaunch just visit my website and fill out a form. As a thank you for doing so I’ll send you a Free Report that will show you exactly how to earn from $300 to $20,000 per month with Kakadu International. How would you liked to have been involved with Noni and Goji Juice before they became MultiBillion Dollar Indrustry’s? Kakadu Juice has even more potential for those who see the opportunity and take action now!
Being involved in a booming internet based business gives me the opportunity to work from any were on the planet assisting business builders and super fruit lovers alike.
P.S: The top Gogi guy who happens to live in Thailand earned 2 1/2 million last year. This year his earnings slipped because there is a better, more nutritionally diverse and concentrated product is now available.
All Inquiries Most Welcome
http://www.kakadujuice.com
http://www.sciencedaily.com

Being involved in a booming internet based business gives me the opportunity to work from any were on the planet assisting business builders and super fruit lovers alike.

Juice of Super Fruits – Worlds Most Powerful Antioxidants!

Kakadu Juice – Worlds Most Powerful Antioxidants!
Kakadu International invites YOU to benefit from its unique profit sharing opportunity as it expands internationally.
Kakadu Juice is Australia’s best kept secret. It has the highest natural plant sources of Antioxidants, Vitamin C and Phytonutrients from Australian bush tucker. Some are pre-historic plants still growing abundantly in Australia’s wild outback.
From the world’s toughest landscape comes the worlds toughest plant foods. Introduced by Kakadu International
Kakadu Juice made from Australian Native Bush Food – the sensational health beverage everyone is talking about!
Kakadu Juice is the first 100% Australian-owned super-food beverage to feature native Australian bush foods, delivering 150 times more Vitamin C than goji berries & over 700 times more the quantity of antioxidants than blue berries.
It supplies a diverse spectrum of vitamins, minerals, protein and fibre, antioxidants, enzymes, Omega 3 EFA and numerous other phyto-nutrients that fortify the diet and contribute to better health through better nutrition.
Kakadu juice is Organic, no synthetics, safe for diabetics and low GI.
This natural cold-processed cocktail of essential nutrients supplies abundant slow-release energy, vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, enzymes, bioflavonoids, chlorophyll, protein, EFAs (omega 3, 6 & 9), polysaccharides and fibre for fortifying the diet Nature’s way…from cold-processed whole bush food!
It may be taken alone or mixed with meals and drinks to add a delicious bush-boost. It’s safe for children, elderly, expectant mothers and those suffering poor health including diabetics.
Kakadu Juice is Australia’s First Super Food. Rich in Phyto nutrients and the World’s most Powerful Antioxidants.
Experience True Well-being – Try Kakadu Juice Today.
Imagine your body as a bank account – What are you doing to save your health?
Start making health deposits today with Kakadu Juice!
Imagine having ALL of these healthy ingredients in YOUR diet!
Other sensational health products are also available at Kakadu International.
So get behind Australia’s Best Kept Secret and experience for yourself the difference that real nutrition can make to your health.
A small 30ml Shot Glass of Kakadu Juice contains as much reseveratrol as four litres of red wine!
Mounting Evidence Shows Red Wine Antioxidant Resveratrol Kills Cancer
Did you read todays headlines about the caner killing ability of resveratrol? Seems hardly a week goes by without hearing more news about the super antioxidant resveraltrol. But scientist do not recommend increasing alcohol consumption especially for women because of the increase or breast cancer recently linked to alcohol. You are far better off getting your reseveratrol from natural non toxic sources like grape juice. The problem with grape juice is it contains less reseveratrol than does red wine so one would have to drink large amounts and most fruit juices are high in calories and sugars which can pack extra weight on fast. A much better solution is “Kakadu Juice” because a 1oz or 30ml dosage contains as much resveratrol as 4 liters of red wine without high calories, sugar and the toxicity of alcohol.
If you didn’t see the news today or headlines in your local newspaper you can catch up on the latest findings at sciencedaily.com in the Related Resources
Rochester researchers showed for the first time that a natural antioxidant found in grape skins and red wine can help destroy pancreatic cancer cells by reaching to the cell’s core energy source, or mitochondria, and crippling its function.
Resveratrol appears to kill off cancer cells by depolarizing (demagnetizing) mitochondrial bodies within tumor cells. Resveratrol is 100 anti-cancer drugs in one. Resveratrol works in so many ways to block cancer, researchers can’t find a cancer-promotion pathway it doesn’t inhibit. It is virtually non-toxic since, after oral ingestion, it is quickly metabolized by the liver, attached to a detoxification molecule called glucuronate, which renders it harmless, though biologically inactive, at least for a time.
As a pioneer in this emerging sector of the Australian economy, Kakadu International, creators of Kakadu Juice, is proud of the knowledge that every bottle of Kakadu Juice is not only making people healthier but also providing employment for Aboriginal Australians.
Drink Kakadu Juice at Wholesale &/or Work with Us
For $27.50 – Sign up as a Distributor of Kakadu International,
Receive your own replicable website, back office & enjoy all the benefits as an Independent Business Owners,
Start building your team & enjoy Kakadu Juice and other nutritional powerful products, Kakadu International have to offer.
You are not oligated to sell product, simply use your Distributor Member Status to purchase at wholesale prices.
Currently this opportunity is available only in Australia and New Zealand although we are actively working to open others countries. If you would like to be among the first to be notified of when your country will be in Prelaunch just visit my website and fill out a form. As a thank you for doing so I’ll send you a Free Report that will show you exactly how to earn from $300 to $20,000 per month with Kakadu International. How would you liked to have been involved with Noni and Goji Juice before they became MultiBillion Dollar Indrustry’s? Kakadu Juice has even more potential for those who see the opportunity and take action now!
Being involved in a booming internet based business gives me the opportunity to work from any were on the planet assisting business builders and super fruit lovers alike.
P.S: The top Gogi guy who happens to live in Thailand earned 2 1/2 million last year. This year his earnings slipped because there is a better, more nutritionally diverse and concentrated product is now available.
All Inquiries Most Welcome
http://www.kakadujuice.com
http://www.sciencedaily.com

Being involved in a booming internet based business gives me the opportunity to work from any were on the planet assisting business builders and super fruit lovers alike.

Ance…Yuk….A Review of Acne Free In 3 Days

Acne Free In 3 Days is a new product on the market that has the drug companies nervous because of their loss of sales.

You see, Acne Free is not another gel, nor is it an ointment. Not at all. It is a ebook, and in such a short time, there has already been over 25,000 copies sold through clickbank in the past few months.

Of course, what eveyone is asking is, “Does it get rid of my zits and acne?” The creator of this ebook, Chris Gibson, is living proof that it works, as he tells a story in which he had battled acne for the majority of his years since school.

Chris continues in his ebook to show how he found a way to clear all the acne on his face in just 2-3 days and he shows his readers the exact methods that cleared up his skin.

Now, for good reasons, I can’t go into the exact methods that Chris uses, but suffice it to say that they are all “natural” and have nothing to do with burning your skin with laser surgury..ouch.

In fact, after speaking with a number of people who have purchased his ebook, everyone claimed victory over their acne battles, although a majority of them stated that it actually took on average one week to clear up their skiin.

What I can say is this….Chris Gibson’s book will help you if you battle with acne, and no longer will you be spending big bucks on gels and ointments, or prescriptions. You’ll no longer be frustrated by visiting your doctor, and you will have found a way to naturally cleanse your skin, to open up your pours that may be blocked because of dirt or whatever, and your skin will be clean and clear.

There is a review of three of the greatest acne cleansing remedies, and Ance Free In 3 Days is rated #1.

Discover how to find the best acne treatments in simple and easy to follow steps as we review the most effective acne products online.

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“Avoid Bad Habits and Hasten the Healing of Acne”

The very first step in getting rid of acne is to avoid all of the bad habits that can aggravate this condition. Have patience and never give up, as the healing process will take some time. It is a well- known saying that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. In order to keep your skin free of acne, you need to clean it. The unwanted elements on your skin should be washed off on a regular basis. Wash your face twice a day so that your skin does not accumulate the excessive oils that can lead to acne formation. Use gentle soap, especially soap which is meant for acne. (You can easily find this at your nearest chemist shop.) Never develop the habit of scratching pimples, although this may be hard to avoid, as the area around them can become irritated. This should be strictly avoided as it may lead to a chronic condition. Some teens are not aware of the consequences of pinching acne. They believe that by pinching it they can get rid of it, but this is completely untrue.

Smokers should know that smoking does not only lead to lung cancer. It has the tendency to constrict the body’s blood vessels and hinders the supply of oxygen and essential nutrients to the skin. It also promotes aging.

In addition, the excessive consumption of alcohol can be compared to the digging of a hole in one’s body. Alcohol has the tendency to destroy vitamin A, which is extremely important for your skin in fighting against infection and keeping your skin smooth. In the absence of vitamin A, your body will become prone to acne and, as a result, your skin will become quite dull. It could also lead to premature aging.

Skin protection is about a lot more than just putting on the right makeup. It is also about taking care of your internal system. Try eliminating bad lifestyle habits by introducing a healthy regimen into your life in order to make your inner and outer body healthy. Consume more fruits and vegetables and reduce the intake of high fat foods. Try to drink at least 12-14 glasses of water a day.

Are you still wondering why all prior acne treatments didn’t work? By now, the main reasons have probably become clear. We hope that the above suggestions will help you in speeding up the process of ridding your body of acne.

The author is an expert writer and healthcare professional. You can find great facts, figures and solutions on various health issues like AIDS, men’s health issues, erectile dysfunction, women’s health issues, mesothelioma,skin care and beauty,depression and stress disorder etc. at his information and solutions rich blog <a href="http://www.health-niche.com/">http://www.health-niche.com</a>

Juice of Super Fruits – Worlds Most Powerful Antioxidants!

Kakadu Juice – Worlds Most Powerful Antioxidants!
Kakadu International invites YOU to benefit from its unique profit sharing opportunity as it expands internationally.
Kakadu Juice is Australia’s best kept secret. It has the highest natural plant sources of Antioxidants, Vitamin C and Phytonutrients from Australian bush tucker. Some are pre-historic plants still growing abundantly in Australia’s wild outback.
From the world’s toughest landscape comes the worlds toughest plant foods. Introduced by Kakadu International
Kakadu Juice made from Australian Native Bush Food – the sensational health beverage everyone is talking about!
Kakadu Juice is the first 100% Australian-owned super-food beverage to feature native Australian bush foods, delivering 150 times more Vitamin C than goji berries & over 700 times more the quantity of antioxidants than blue berries.
It supplies a diverse spectrum of vitamins, minerals, protein and fibre, antioxidants, enzymes, Omega 3 EFA and numerous other phyto-nutrients that fortify the diet and contribute to better health through better nutrition.
Kakadu juice is Organic, no synthetics, safe for diabetics and low GI.
This natural cold-processed cocktail of essential nutrients supplies abundant slow-release energy, vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, enzymes, bioflavonoids, chlorophyll, protein, EFAs (omega 3, 6 & 9), polysaccharides and fibre for fortifying the diet Nature’s way…from cold-processed whole bush food!
It may be taken alone or mixed with meals and drinks to add a delicious bush-boost. It’s safe for children, elderly, expectant mothers and those suffering poor health including diabetics.
Kakadu Juice is Australia’s First Super Food. Rich in Phyto nutrients and the World’s most Powerful Antioxidants.
Experience True Well-being – Try Kakadu Juice Today.
Imagine your body as a bank account – What are you doing to save your health?
Start making health deposits today with Kakadu Juice!
Imagine having ALL of these healthy ingredients in YOUR diet!
Other sensational health products are also available at Kakadu International.
So get behind Australia’s Best Kept Secret and experience for yourself the difference that real nutrition can make to your health.
A small 30ml Shot Glass of Kakadu Juice contains as much reseveratrol as four litres of red wine!
Mounting Evidence Shows Red Wine Antioxidant Resveratrol Kills Cancer
Did you read todays headlines about the caner killing ability of resveratrol? Seems hardly a week goes by without hearing more news about the super antioxidant resveraltrol. But scientist do not recommend increasing alcohol consumption especially for women because of the increase or breast cancer recently linked to alcohol. You are far better off getting your reseveratrol from natural non toxic sources like grape juice. The problem with grape juice is it contains less reseveratrol than does red wine so one would have to drink large amounts and most fruit juices are high in calories and sugars which can pack extra weight on fast. A much better solution is “Kakadu Juice” because a 1oz or 30ml dosage contains as much resveratrol as 4 liters of red wine without high calories, sugar and the toxicity of alcohol.
If you didn’t see the news today or headlines in your local newspaper you can catch up on the latest findings at sciencedaily.com in the Related Resources
Rochester researchers showed for the first time that a natural antioxidant found in grape skins and red wine can help destroy pancreatic cancer cells by reaching to the cell’s core energy source, or mitochondria, and crippling its function.
Resveratrol appears to kill off cancer cells by depolarizing (demagnetizing) mitochondrial bodies within tumor cells. Resveratrol is 100 anti-cancer drugs in one. Resveratrol works in so many ways to block cancer, researchers can’t find a cancer-promotion pathway it doesn’t inhibit. It is virtually non-toxic since, after oral ingestion, it is quickly metabolized by the liver, attached to a detoxification molecule called glucuronate, which renders it harmless, though biologically inactive, at least for a time.
As a pioneer in this emerging sector of the Australian economy, Kakadu International, creators of Kakadu Juice, is proud of the knowledge that every bottle of Kakadu Juice is not only making people healthier but also providing employment for Aboriginal Australians.
Drink Kakadu Juice at Wholesale &/or Work with Us
For $27.50 – Sign up as a Distributor of Kakadu International,
Receive your own replicable website, back office & enjoy all the benefits as an Independent Business Owners,
Start building your team & enjoy Kakadu Juice and other nutritional powerful products, Kakadu International have to offer.
You are not oligated to sell product, simply use your Distributor Member Status to purchase at wholesale prices.
Currently this opportunity is available only in Australia and New Zealand although we are actively working to open others countries. If you would like to be among the first to be notified of when your country will be in Prelaunch just visit my website and fill out a form. As a thank you for doing so I’ll send you a Free Report that will show you exactly how to earn from $300 to $20,000 per month with Kakadu International. How would you liked to have been involved with Noni and Goji Juice before they became MultiBillion Dollar Indrustry’s? Kakadu Juice has even more potential for those who see the opportunity and take action now!
Being involved in a booming internet based business gives me the opportunity to work from any were on the planet assisting business builders and super fruit lovers alike.
P.S: The top Gogi guy who happens to live in Thailand earned 2 1/2 million last year. This year his earnings slipped because there is a better, more nutritionally diverse and concentrated product is now available.
All Inquiries Most Welcome
http://www.kakadujuice.com
http://www.sciencedaily.com

Being involved in a booming internet based business gives me the opportunity to work from any were on the planet assisting business builders and super fruit lovers alike.

Teenage depression: an effect of physiological and psychological turmoil!

You are going through a transition phase if you are a teen or a parent of teenage son or daughter. We know that this is the period of great turmoil physiologically and psychologically for your grown up kid. The psychiatrists say that the parent should grow up with the kids to understand their needs and aversions. In most circumstances, the parents often blame their kids for irresponsible behavior forgetting their own pasts. Such and many other things results in a kind of rebel attitude among these teenage children. And when this attitude doesn’t get any vent, he or she succumbs to depression.

• Acute depression- In most of the cases, teenage depression is usually momentary or for a small period of time and does not herald any radical change in his or her lifestyle. It may be just in the form of anxiety over examinations, depression as a reaction to some event at school or college, failure in a certain ordeal, fight with a friend or break up with a girl friend. These are the most common causes of teenage depression and usually do not last for a prolonged period of time.

• Parental disharmony- Unfortunately this is a very common cause of teenage depression. Discord among both parents, sudden demise of one of the parent, physical abuse, or undue parental pressures can be the reason for a boy or girl going into anxiety problems or depression.

• Unawareness of self-change- this is the age when a girl or boy undergoes tremendous changes on both physical and mental levels. The physiological changes like getting attracted towards opposite sex, masturbation, etc may cause unnecessary tensions among youth, especially so if these subjects are taboo at home and school. Because of this, the grown up kids may fall prey to wrong information and start feeling guilty leading to depression.

• Family history of depression is also one of the causes of depression.

Because of one or more of these causes, your teenager fails to elicit good things in life and feels everything is too bad here. When he cannot share his thoughts to the near and dear ones at home, he feels further put off from the world. However, your teen needs a proper care and definitive treatment if he is suffering from persistent depression. One of the most important aspects of treatment is a family therapy centered at counseling and behavior therapy for teen and his or her parents. Along with this, drug treatment with anti-depressants may be decided with an expert opinion. Teenage is precious and will never return again. Let’s make the best use of it and enjoy life!

The author is an expert writer and healthcare professional. You can find great facts, figures and solutions on various health issues like AIDS, men’s health issues, erectile dysfunction, women’s health issues, mesothelioma,skin care and beauty,depression and stress disorder etc. at his information and solutions rich blog <b><a href="http://www.health-niche.com/">http://www.health-niche.com</a></b>

Radon From Granite Causes Cancer

In what seems to be a genuine concern of the effects of radon emissions in residential homes, a certain website from a non-profit organization out of Houston has made it a point to imply without scientific proof, that natural stone could be a major contributor of radon in a household.

The allusion that seems to be made, that natural stone installed in your home is dangerous to your health is raised repeatedly on the website and in a recent local Houston TV news program.
It’s interesting to note that the two major contributors of this non-profit organization are manufacturers of engineered stone. One of those contributing manufacturers has a marketing executive on the board of directors of this particular organization.
From what may be perceived on the surface as perhaps another “going green” ad campaign, seems to be a different slant on the ongoing battle of the engineered stone manufacturers against natural stone.

Keep in mind that granite as does most natural components found in building material, allows vapors to pass through them that might contain trace amounts of radon. There are very small amounts of uranium found in trace minerals such as biotite in some natural stones. When quarried if a large cluster of biotite is exposed the result initially would be a radon reading. However, once a piece of granite or natural stone exposed to a large amount of uranium rich mineral in the ground is removed from the source and exposed to the air, the radon vapor transmission would weaken drastically and then dissipate. Simply put, think of natural stone as a very dense sponge that allows water, air and yes radon to pass through the stone. Once the stone is removed from the source of radon (the earth) the stone has no radon to filter through it.
We do endorse Radon testing but to allude that natural stone is a main contributor seems ludicrous.

Here are some facts about Radon:

WHERE DOES RADON COME FROM?

“Radon comes from the natural radioactive decay of radium and uranium found in the soil beneath the house. The amount of radon in the soil depends on complex soil chemistry, which varies from one house to the next. Radon levels in the soil range from a few hundred to several thousands of pCi/L. The amount of radon that escapes from the soil to enter the house depends on the weather, soil porosity, soil moisture, and the suction within the house”.

HOW DOES RADON GET INTO THE HOUSE?

“Houses act like large chimneys. As the air in the house warms, it rises to leak out the attic openings and around the upper floor windows. This creates a small suction at the lowest level of the house, pulling the radon out of the soil and into the house. (Just as natural stone filters radon emission as mentioned before.) You can test this on a cold day by opening a top floor window an inch. You will notice warm air from the house rushing out that opening; yet, if you open a basement window an inch, you will feel the cold outside air rushing in. This suction is what pulls the radon out of the soil and into the house. You might think caulking the cracks and the openings in the basement floor will stop the radon from entering the house. However, scientific studies show, it only takes enough unsealed cracks or pin holes in the caulking to equal a hole 1/2′ in diameter to let all the radon in. It is unlikely that caulking the accessible cracks and joints will permanently seal the openings radon needs to enter the house. The radon levels will still likely remain unchanged.
Fortunately, there are other extremely effective means of keeping radon out of your home. Throughout the country, several million people have already tested for radon. Some houses tested as high as 2,000-3,000 pCi/L; yet, there hasn’t been one house that could not mitigate to an acceptable level. The difference in reference to natural stone is that one the stone slab is removed from the source and exposed to the atmosphere the radon is vented in the same way ventilation of a house mitigates the radon emissions in the soil.

Levels of radiation from granite products, which technically are measurable, are in fact, small fractional values of established thresholds for environmental safety. The truth of the matter is that granite is a safe product. It’s been used for thousands of years and the relationship between granite and radon has been studied for years and years. How safe is granite? There have been mathematical models developed that show that one could live in an all-granite home or building, including sleeping on granite, for an entire year and still be within very safe levels of exposure.

Calculations show that, if an average countertop, traps an average uranium concentration of four ppm (parts per million), the concentration of radon that is given off by the countertop into the household air would be 270,000 times less than the level of radon in the outside air. The maximum contact level that you would receive over one year if you were to sit on a countertop all of the time would be about one quarter of the annual radiation from all sources. If you were just a few inches away from the granite (such as when doing the dishes), the dose would be too low to measure.

To Quote Donald Langmuir, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Geochemistry, Colorado School of Mines, & President, Hydrochem Systems Corp.
”To show how laughable are the concerns of radon emitted from natural stone, the typical granite countertop in our example will release 7.4 x 10 -7 pCi/L of air. This corresponds to 2.7 x 10 -8 atom decays per second (dps). This represents 0.85 decays per year. In other words, less than one atom of radon is produced by the countertop in one year. This is hardly worth getting excited about. I would suggest that a good way to reduce our exposure to the radon present in outdoor air would be to build an air-tight house out of granite countertops! There are certain properties of rocks that can increase their radon emanation efficiency, or in other words increase the release of radon from a given weight of rock. These are rock properties that maximize the exposure of internal or external rock surfaces to water or air, allowing any radon gas to escape. The author of ‘Granite and Radon’ argues that such properties, which include rock porosity, fissuring and mylonitization, will increase radon releases. This is probably true, however, a granite with such properties would be too brittle to make into a countertop, and too open to take a polish, and so would not be marketable as a countertop – unless the rock pores were first filled with a chemical sealant. Such sealing would also eliminate any possible radon release problems.”

In a more recent study that was conducted by L. L. Chyi, a Ph.D. and professor of Geochemistry and Environmental Geology at The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio. Dr. Chyi studied 13 of the most popular granites used throughout the United States as determined by an industry-wide survey. Due to their popularity these 13 granites, are believed to represent up to 85% of the granite countertop market in recent years. The granite types are as follows:

1. New Venetian Gold, Brazil; medium grained, yellow-beige gneiss with many dark red garnets
2. Uba Tuba, Brazil; A medium- to coarse grained, olive-green granite
3. Santa Cecilia, Brazil; A coarse-grained, yellow-grey gneiss with up to pie-sized, red garnets
4. Tropic Brown, Saudi Arabia; medium-grained, brown granite
5. Absolute Black, India; black basalt
6. Tan Brown, India; A black-brown igneous rock with big, shapeless, brown-red feldspar crystals
7. Giallo Ornamental, Brazil; coarse-grained, brown-yellow granulite with some brown-red garnets
8. Crema Bordeaux, Brazil; Juparana Crema Bordeaux (Brunello). A coarse- to very coarse-grained, pink to red granite with areas of quartz, alkali feldspar and quite a lot of ore
9. Baltic Brown, Finland; brown-black granite
10. Giallo Veneziano, Brazil; medium- to coarse-grained, ochre-yellow to golden-brown, also light pink, gneiss
11. Dakota Mahogany, USA; medium- to coarse-grained, brown-red granite
12. China Black, China, a fine-grained plutonic rock
13. Yellow Star, China, a medium-grained yellow to pink granite

The testing methodology was designed to measure the amount of radon which each granite type would add to the interior of a 2,000 square foot, normally ventilated home with 8 ft ceilings. The results show that Crema Bordeaux (the most active in terms of radon emissions) would contribute a concentration component of less than 0.28 pCi/L, or less than 7% of the EPA’s recommended actionable level of 4.0 pCi/L. This radon amount is well below a level which might cause health concerns. Tropic Brown and Baltic Brown, second and third in radon emanation based upon Dr. Chyi’s testing, amounted to only 1% of this action level. The other granites tested added almost immeasurable amounts of radon to the house. Radon atoms in pore spaces and fractures are of minimal concern in the case of granite countertops

Dr. Chyi’s test results show that the granites that are currently found in the United States’ market place are insignificant contributors to radon levels in the home. “Based on the testing results and EPA standards, we can conclude that the most popular granites used as countertop surfaces pose no health threat to homeowners. If proper resealing is applied once a year or at other frequencies determined by the industry, the radon emanation can be further reduced”.

Daniel J. Steck, Ph.D. also ran a test on interior radon and granite, and this is what he had to say.

“The average radionuclide contents of your building material samples are similar to other average granite samples and other common earth-derived building materials such as brick and soil. Thus, the amount of gamma radiation emitted from similar masses of these building materials will be approximately the same;

There is little sample-to-sample variation in the radon family radionuclide concentrations; the radon flux is somewhat larger for the counter-top squares than for the smaller samples. This indicates that the effective diffusion length is only on the order of the thickness of the counter-top samples, i.e. several centimeters. Thus, material thicker than 5 cm (2′) most likely will not emit more than the counter-top samples.

While we feel that health safety is a great concern especially in our homes, for an industry to attempt to gain financially by “scare tactics” or under the auspices of “Eco friendly” is reprehensible. We urge the consumer to not be taken in by these alarmist tactics.

Huligar is a proud member of the
Natural Stone Restoration Alliance www.nsraweb.com

Acne medicine & skin care products without nasty side effects

Searching For An Acne Skin Care Product Without Nasty Side Effects?

Finding an acne skin care product that really works and doesn’t cause uncomfortable side effects is a never-ending battle for many patients. With all of the “miracle” acne medicines that claim to banish your pimples overnight, it’s no wonder consumers are skeptical.

If you frequently suffer from acne outbreaks, there are several topical skin care products available as an alternative to oral prescription drugs. Acne medicine in the form of topical creams or gels generally has fewer and less serious side effects.
What Causes Acne

Acne occurs when a hair follicle becomes clogged and bacteria grow on the surrounding skin. The overgrowth of bacteria causes the skin to become inflamed and the result is acne in the form of pimples, blackheads, whiteheads, and boils.

Mild acne can be treated with over-the-counter formulations, but moderate to severe cases call for stronger prescription acne medicine.
Acne Affects All Ages

When someone mentions acne, the first thought that comes to mind is a pimply-faced teenager. But acne is not restricted to this age group. Both young and middle aged adults make up a large percentage of patients who use acne skin care products on a regular basis.
Like teens, adult patients often feel embarrassment and anxiety about their skin’s appearance. Finding an acne medicine that works quickly and prevents future outbreaks is important to acne sufferers of all ages.

Acne Skin Care Tip – Seek a Physician’s Advice
It’s best to seek a dermatologist’s advice before selecting an acne medicine to use over the long term. Some skin care products are effective initially but after extended use they may not produce the same results.

A dermatologist is better qualified than your family physician to recommend an acne medicine that best suits your skin care needs, depending upon the severity and frequency of your acne outbreaks.
Advantages of Topical Creams as Acne Medicine

Some prescription acne medicine in pill form can produce unwanted side effects almost as troubling as the acne itself. In order to avoid these complications, many doctors will prescribe a topical cream instead of oral medications.
These acne skin care creams and gels are often just as effective as skin care pills. Topical skin care products can also be used by patients who may be unable to take prescription pills due to drug interactions.

BenzaClin Topical Cream
BenzaClin topical gel is a prescription acne medicine commonly used to treat mild to moderate acne. Unlike other skin care products that require some time before an improvement is noticed, BenzaClin works quickly to treat skin care problems such as acne vulgaris.

Patients wishing to try BenzaClin can do so without the worry of serious side effects that frequently accompany many oral prescriptions drugs. The most common side effects caused by BenzaClin are usually limited to the skin and may include dryness, redness, or itching in the affected area. BenzaClin acne medicine is applied to acne outbreaks just twice a day. Its active ingredients include clindamycin and benzoyl peroxide.
Benzoyl peroxide is a well-known acne medicine that reduces both oily skin and inflammation. Clindamycin is a powerful antibiotic that kills the bacteria responsible for acne outbreaks.

Coupled together, these two ingredients are the basis for a potent acne skin care product that is generally well tolerated by most people.
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Preventative Skin Care Tips – Recognizing Acne Triggers
In addition to finding an acne skin care treatment that works well for you, it is just as important to know what conditions or substances can trigger your acne outbreaks. Here are some tips to reduce your acne woes:

1. After an acne flare up, do not pick or scratch at the affected area. Doing so can postpone the healing process and lead to scarring. Instead, continue using your prescribed acne medicine or other skin care product until the condition subsides.

2. Don’t over wash or scrub your blemishes. Many acne sufferers think their skin condition is due to poor hygiene. This is not the case. In fact, many acne patients clean or wash their faces too often, which can aggravate the skin.

3. Although no specific foods have been linked to acne, eating a well balanced diet should be part of your overall health and skin care regime. By eating a healthy diet and avoiding an excessive amount of processed foods, you can improve your health as well as limit acne occurrences.

4. Get enough rest. While a good night’s sleep won’t rid your face of pimples, a regular schedule that includes at least six hours of uninterrupted sleep will help your body function better and limit the number of future acne outbreaks.

5. Try not to stress out over acne. Stress is one of the leading causes of acne in adults. To increase the effectiveness of your acne skin care product, try incorporating various stress techniques into your daily routine. Exercise or participate in some other activity that helps take your mind off of your acne.

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