To be completely honest, I’ve never had a real massage. I’ve had my wife give me a short massage from time to time, but I’ve never had one done by a professional.
I have had massages done by different chairs though. Not sure if that really counts, but sometimes that the best you can do with a busy schedule right? One thing I’ve found though is that some of those chairs seem to cause more pain than anything else. I think this falls into the category of “You get what you pay for.”
Well, I came across some information about a bed called the Takemi Jade Vista 5000 Massage Bed. Now this thing sounds pretty cool. It uses some special infrared light and other things to really get into the deep tissues of your body. I’d love to try one of these things out!
So I’m going on a new exercise program to actually gain some size. One of the key things is eating a LOT more food. This is one area that I never really gave enough attention to, and now that I’m trying to eat a lot more I can see why it makes such a difference!
Just yesterday I went to the gym and did some heavy squats and other things. Normally I feel like I got some exercise, but for some reason yesterday I felt a real difference. I don’t know if it was just because I have been eating more so there is more for my cells to work with, but it felt great.
Anyway, there’s an insight into the personal life of Dan and what I’m up to!
I used to be in denial about stress. In fact, I used to always say to people, “I don’t really get stressed.” Now I realize that I was just in denial. I was feeling plenty of stress, but didn’t know how to recognize it. Now that I know how to recognize I feel that I also deal with it a lot better.
The fact is that stress affects everybody. In one way or another, we can all get hit by it at any time. So it’s nice that there are products out there like AbsoluteCalm that can naturally help you to reduce your stress level.
One of the main ingredients is Magnolia Extract, which is apparently one of the few herbs that has a great response to stress in a short period of time. And, its 100% natural and safe according to the AbsoluteCalm website.
I think that a lot of people could use something like this. I mean seriously, how many people get road rage or other dumb things just because they’re stressed? A lot of us are working really long hours and have a lot of demand on our time. Maybe this type of product is right for you! Check it out and find out - who knows, you might have found something that really can help you calm down.
Personally, I’m a contacts wearer, but every now and then I go through a phase that I get really sick of contacts and just wear glasses for a while. The last time I went through this phase was about 2 years ago.
Finding a good-looking pair of glasses is harder than it seems. In fact, I don’t know that I’ve ever been really happy with a set of frames that I’ve purchased. And they can get pricey sometimes, too! But I came across a site called zennioptical.com that has some really great prices on frames.
They way they keep their prices so low is that they only sell their own manufactured frames direct to the customer, with no middlemen and virtually no advertising budget. So hey, if you’re looking for some new frames I’d check them out!
I just thought this was interesting. I’m still back and forth on the whole stem cell thing, but my main concerns in the past have been with how they were thinking about collecting them. Well, here’s an interesting press release on the subject:
Taking Control: Future Therapies for a Host of Serious Diseases May Be Found in Women’s Menstrual Blood
July 07, 2008: 01:28 PM EST
OLDSMAR, Fla., July 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — With today’s hectic lifestyle, where most women are juggling careers, family, relationships, and a host of activities, the idea of possibly facing a serious illness in the future is not something that readily comes to mind — especially when a woman is in the prime of her life. But what most women don’t know, is that the key to treating a number of possibly life-threatening diseases that she, a parent, a sibling or even her children may face in later years, such as osteoporosis, heart disease, stroke, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease, may be found within her own body — in vital stem cells, which can now be harvested from her own menstrual blood.
Now, thanks to the revolutionary research and technology of C’elle, a service dedicated to providing women with a safe and easy method of collecting and preserving stem cells found in her menstrual fluid each month, even the busiest woman can take control of her future, right in the privacy of her own home. With C’elle’s non-invasive collection process, menstrual cells are processed and cryo-preserved (stored at a very low temperature) for potential cellular therapies that may be used in the future. These self-renewing cells one day may even be used for sports medicine or cosmeceutical treatments, such as anti-aging therapies.
“C’elle enables and empowers a woman to take control of her future health, and possibly of those genetically closest to her, in a fast, painless and stress free way,” said Michelle Kay, Marketing and Sales Manager for C’elle. “We live in exciting times, as science and technology are discovering how extremely valuable menstrual blood stem cells really are, and the enormous treatment potential they represent for future therapies. C’elle’s ongoing research is supporting these promising findings.”
For more information about C’elle, please call 1-877-892-3553 or visit www.celle.com.
Growing up we would always go on a family vacation down to Lake Powell, Utah. If you’ve never been there, you really should go sometime in your life. And one thing we always knew is that our dad was very serious about boat safety to make sure that we had a good trip.
Drunk boating is a serious problem in some areas, along with other problems. So before you go boating, make sure that you get some boating education online so that you know what you’re doing. Just because you’re on water doesn’t mean it’s safe to drive drunk.
So we went on this trip to Bear Lake over the weekend, but unfortunately my wife got sick early on and we had to cut it short. Basically, being sick really sucks.
I hate getting sick. Somehow though, I tend to do pretty good about not getting sick. Over the last couple of years there have been times that my whole family had a cold but I wouldn’t get it. I think it’s because of vitamin C, but I could be wrong.
Does anybody else have tips for what they do to keep from getting sick? I do good, but I’m not sure how.
Ok, I admit that I have somewhat of a ‘baby face.’ I have often been accused of being much younger than I really am. In fact, I remember when I was a 22-year-old guy working at OfficeMax being asked if I shouldn’t be in school - high school that is. It’s a blessing and a curse I guess.
But I know that a lot of people out there (especially women it seems) ar worried about looking old. Well, apparently there has been a new breakthrough ingredient developed by Dr. Chantal Burnison of Chantal Pharmaceuticals that has been proven to help reduce the signs of aging. In fact, I just checked out the product’s website (its called Ethocyn) and here’s a quote from it:
“Medically proven (p=.001) that Ethocyn gives you the important skin elastin fiber content of 20 year old skin.”
- Richard A. Strick, M.D. Clinical Prof. of Dermatology UCLA School of Medicine
Sounds like quite the breakthrough in this area. So if you are one of those that worries about your skin, check this out!
I’m all about eating healthier, but sometimes I wonder if going “organic” is really worth it. The other day my wife and I were looking around an organic grocery store and trying to decide if that would be the smart thing to do.
I guess the thing I wonder sometimes is if there are different levels of ‘organic’. Does it always mean that there are no chemicals used? Or are there some less harmful ones that can be used to still keep the vegetables and fruits bug free.
I will say though, I’m not overly impressed with the standard produce that I always get at the local grocery store. So if organic food really does taste better and in the end is a lot better for me, I’d probably make the switch.
I’m also a believer that it’s a good idea to eat as few processed foods as you can. I’m not talking about being a fanatic and avoiding all processed foods all together, but I do believe that’s one of the reasons why we have such an obesity problem in this country.
I know I already wrote about this recently, but it’s so good to be working out again! Things were so crazy for awhile there that I wasn’t able to do it. I seriously forgot how much I used to enjoy working out, and now that I’m going again I’m quickly remembering!
My goal for this summer is actually to try and bulk up a little bit. You see, I’ve always been one of the skinny guys, ‘ectomorph’ for those of you that know the term. So sometime in my life I think I’d like to stop being just the bean pole. Maybe this is the summer that I make something happen!
Hopefully my wife and I will also be able to get some roller blades soon and I’ll be able to do that from time to time as a cardio workout. To be honest, I’m really looking forward to this summer!
So I’m going on a new exercise program to actually gain some size. One of the key things is eating a LOT more food. This is one area that I never really gave enough attention to, and now that I’m trying to eat a lot more I can see why it makes such a difference!
I’m all about eating healthier, but sometimes I wonder if going “organic” is really worth it. The other day my wife and I were looking around an organic grocery store and trying to decide if that would be the smart thing to do.
