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Once you've made the decision to replace your traditional office chair with a more ergonomic one, you want to be sure you get the right one to best suit your needs. Ergonomic chairs are designed to create good support, comfort and to also promote better posture. The trick is finding one that is comfortable and useful at the same time. Here are a few of the most popular styles to choose from:

Kneeling ergonomic chair.
The kneeling has no back, the user is put in a modified kneeling position while seated. This unique design encourages good posture by sliding the hips forward and properly aligning the back, shoulder and neck. By distributing the weight between the pelvis and the knees, spinal compression is reduced which also reduces the stress and tension in the lower back and leg muscles.

Saddle ergonomic chair.
The saddle chair is another ergonomic chair that can be used as a desk chair or computer chair. It is shaped like a horse's saddle and puts the user in a position somewhere between sitting and standing which allows the legs to drop naturally, and widen, creating a healthy and stable position. People with lower back problems find this type of chair most comfortable.

Exercise ball ergonomic chair.
The exercise ball chair is a completely different type of ergonomic chair featuring a ball large enough to support the user for long periods of time and is great as a desk or computer station chair. Its main advantage is the way it encourages movement by slightly bouncing the worker and keeping the legs moving, which stimulates circulation and keeps muscles busy, reducing stress and fatigue. Its hard to slouch when sitting on this type of ball-chair so lower back strain is eliminated.

Recliner chair.
People with pain from lumbar spinal stenos is or degenerative disc disease often feel most comfortable in a reclined position with their feet propped up on a footrest. This type of chair works well for them. Swivel tables and laptops can be installed onto the chair to make working easier.

An important thing to remember is that no chair even an ergonomic one can keep a person from becoming stiff and sore if they refuse to take regularly stretching breaks to improve circulation. Getting up from time to time will encourage stronger posture, relieve strain on the eyes, and reduce fatigue. That, in combination with a good ergonomic chair can help eliminate many of the discomforts of working at a desk all day.

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A few weeks ago, Goggle released their Google Referrals 2.0 program to all their Adsense publishers.

If you do not know what Adsense is, it is basically the Google advertisements that you see on websites. The owner of the website (also called the publisher) earns a share of the advertising fee whenever someone clicks on the Google advertisements.

For Google Referrals, it is a subset of Adsense whereby you can earn a small commission by referring people to some of Googles products or services. The two main services that you can earn commissions from are of course Adwords (Adwords is the program that advertisers join to get their advertisements shown on Adsense) and Adsense.

Some time back, Google actually started experimenting using a pay per lead or pay per sale program for their Adsense Referrals program with a small selected group of people. It was set up in such a way that instead of earning pennies for each click, the publisher may now earn more (or nothing) depending on what the website visitor did after clicking the Google advertisement.

If the person completes the action of either making a purchase (sale) or completing a form (lead), the publisher will earn a much higher amount than the few cents he would have make originally. On the other hand, if there is no action, the publisher doesn't get a cent.

I need to clarify here that the new Google Referrals program is not just restricted to Google products. Any advertiser can list their product and quote the amount they want to pay for each lead or sale.

I expect the performance of Google Referrals to change during the initial stages when merchants are still fine-tuning their offers. For example, just last week, I had an advertisement on my website that offered to pay me $2.88 for each newsletter opt-in I generate for him. Today, that advertisement is already gone. The advertiser probably found out that he was losing money offering that kind of money.

As to whether it pays for you to run Google Referral advertisements on your site compared to Adsense, things are pretty uncertain at the moment. You would probably have to test it out for yourself to see which one gives you a higher payout on your website.

You can even have both of them on your website!

The good thing about Google Referrals is that you can select the exact advertisement you want to run on your site. So, it is possible to micromanage and select the advertisements to optimize your earnings. The flip side of it is that if advertisers keep on changing their offers, it will be very hard for you to monitor and really keep track.

I predict Google Referrals to have a great impact on the affiliate marketing industry as it is now possible for any merchant to start their affiliate program by running it completely through Google!

This also means that you can easily promote a product for a merchant even if you have not signed up for their affiliate program. In the past, my affiliate application was always rejected by certain merchants because they only accepted affiliates from particular countries. Now, if these merchants have their advertisements in the Google Referrals network, I can promote their products without the need to sign up as their affiliate.

One bad thing about Google Referrals is that for the time being, the navigation process of selecting advertisements is still a bit not user-friendly. Hopefully, they will improve it soon.

All in all, Google Referrals 2.0 is a exciting new monetization revenue that all publishers should try and experiment with.

Martin Lee is a professional affiliate marketer who promotes a wide range of products in different niches. To find out how you can increase your affiliate marketing income, visit his site to get your free affiliate marketing course.

The Henry Doubleday Research Association is a UK charity that promotes organic gardening. The charity was established in 1954 by a man named Lawrence D Hills because of his fascination with one particular plant, namely Russian Comfrey (Symphytum uplandicum).

But what was so special about this plant, and why did Lawrence Hills find it so interesting, and what was the connection with Henry Doubleday? These are some of the questions that this article willl attempt to answer.

Henry Doubleday who was born in 1813, was a member of the family whose ancestors sailed with William Penn to Pennsylvania and founded Doubleday & Company Inc. Henry was a great experimenter but not much of a business man. He patented a glue that was used on the first postage stamps, and it was the possibility that comfrey might provide a gum that first drew his attention to the plant.

Henry ordered some plants from Russia and the seedlings he received were a rare cross between the common white-flowered comfrey and the Caucasian variety which has sky-blue flowers. This strain proved to be very vigorous and he achieved the then unheard of yield of 100 tons an acre. Comfrey was promoted as a forage crop and Henry spent the last thirty years of his life engaged in research on the plant that it was his dream would feed a hungry world.

After Henry's death in 1902 his relations disposed of his belongings and all his records were destroyed. Following changes in farming practices, comfrey fell out of favour and was only grown by a few enthusiasts.

It was in the autumn of 1948 that Lawrence Hills claims to have seen his first comfrey plant. There followed a lifelong love affair with the plant and its use both for organic gardeners and as a high protein crop for feeding stock. In one of his many books on the subject he confessed "From that day to this I have never lived further away from a comfrey plant than a hundred feet and, more than any woman has, this crop has changed my life".

At that time Lawrence was working for his uncle on an estate in Norfolk, and it was here that his first experiments with the crop were carried out. Following a breakdown in his health, he left the estate and developed his career as a freelance writer for farming and gardening magazines.

The publicity gained from his writing prompted a request from a Canadian seed company for 5000 plants which he was unable to supply as he had none. However he was able to persuade a friend to fulfill the order, and he helped with the digging and packing of the plants. The goodwill generated by this transaction provided Lawrence with sufficient funds to acquire some land to start his trials.

In December 1954 Lawrence moved to Bocking in Essex and leased three-quarters of an acre of land which was to become his first trial ground. He needed a name for the informal organisation that was growing out of the fan-mail from his book and articles on comfrey, and so the Henry Doubleday Research Association was born.

Hugh Harris-Evans is the owner of The Garden Supplies Advisor where you will find further articles, gardening tips and product reviews. http://www.garden-supplies-advisor.com

We dont try to make mistakes. But we do. Just like death, mistakes can, and do happen.

We dont try to forget to write a check, forget to walk the dog, forget to feed his cat or clean the cat box. But we do.

We try to get over our mistakes as quickly as possible. Because we know if we dont get over them, they will drag us down.

We try to make new friends. When we are able.

We try to keep the friends we got. When we are unable.

We even try to make our lives different. Though we havent a clue how to go about doing it.

We try to keep from falling into a personal pit of despair. Because the pain involved in climbing out that pit, and the distance, reaching up to touch bottom, is sometimes more than we can bear.

We try to change the way we look at life. We try to see the glass half full; not half empty.

We dont try to deny our grief. But like trying to avoid going to the bathroom, poop happens.

We try to remember that grief is a tunnel -- Cant go around it. Cant go over it. Just gotta go through it.

We dont try to get stuck in there.

We try to own our feelings. We try to cope. We try to be strong.

We dont try to hang our heads low. We know better than that.

We try every day since burying Him to feel good about ourselves, to perform simple tasks in life. Like get out of bed, comb hair, feed dog and cat. But like a field of fresh-mowed hay, we sometimes twist in the wind. We sometimes (metaphorically speaking) get blown away. We can never be sure from which direction that ol grief wind will blow. And we try to be prepared.

We dont try to feel sad, lonely, crazy, stupid, numb, and dumb. But like the grief-stricken dolphin in Aelians story, the one that beached itself after his boy-owner accidentally impaled himself on the spike of his dorsal fin, sad stuff happens.

We try to feel up.

We dont try to feel down.

We try to remain hopeful, and to remain focused. We try to move one giant baby step forward, and we try to get on with the rest of our lives.

We dont try to think how much His death has rocked us to our core. Because like it or lump it, we must accept it.

We try every second of every day to live life without Him. Because in order to survive without Him we must.

And we will.

Linda Della Donna is a freelance writer who supports new widows through the grief process. Della Donna makes her home 20 miles north from where the World Trade Center used to be with her small dog, Izzy and his little cat, Tux. You can learn more about Della Donna by reading her blog - http://www.griefcase.blogspot.com or visiting her website - http://www.littleredmailbox.com Be sure to stop by her website to receive a copy of her FREE E-Book, Treasury of Quotations. Just fill out the Opt-In Box. And remember, your email address is confidential, and never shared. Need an interview? Perhaps you have a different writing assignment. Be sure to contact Della Donna at littleredmailbox@aol.com if you do. Shes waiting to hear from you.

Not many years ago, the thought of working from home was considered a fantastic vision of the distant future. However, with more and more people setting up home offices every day, it is clear that future has arrived earlier that many expected.

You may be interested in a home office because you are starting your own business, telecommuting or in need of space to tend to household paperwork such as paying bills, doing taxes or keeping tabs on investments.

Depending on your needs, a great office may be a pull-down desk in kitchen or a fully furnished setup in the basement. Still, no matter what type of home office you want to create, the goal is the same: a home office should have a comfortable, logical design that makes it easy to do the business at hand.

In essence, a home office is a fairly simple concept, but arranging one requires some careful consideration and planning. You will need to select a location, choose lighting and purchase office furniture and desk accessories.

Without a game plan, you may end up with a home office that is inefficient and impractical, and more expensive that you had planned.

A home office can take many forms, some of them quite simple. What is sometimes called "kids workstation" often includes a child desk and chair, a computer and drawer or two. For general family use, having a large desktop may be more important than setting up elaborate storage and filing systems.

But if you are planning to start client meetings, you will need a full array of office equipment, and you will need to set aside space for a conference table and perhaps even a reception area.

Before you begin to spend hundred or thousands of dollars on a home office, it is well worth taking some time to think about what its primary use will be.

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If you think you are paying very high amount towards interest on mortgage loan, then you have remortgage option also which enables in saving lot of your money. A remortgage is usually taken when you find that the market interest rates on borrowings have fallen substantially and you shift your current mortgage to another mortgage lender. Remortgage quote enables you in finding a suitable remortgage deal having low rate on interest.

Remortgage quote means you intend to compare interest rate of as many remortgage lenders as possible. Through remortgage quote you have access to specific lenders who have a suitable remortgage package for your requirements. This clearly means that you are in a commanding position of comparing different lenders for choosing which one suit you better.

In case you are labeled bad credit, remortgage quote becomes all the more important. Generally a remortgage comes at higher interest rate for a borrower who has credit problems like payment defaults, arrears, late payment, county court judgments etc. such a borrower is more in need of taking remortgage loan at lower interest rate for reducing the outgo of the money. Remortgage quote helps in finding a lender who has a lower interest rate for bad credit people. With the loan market full of competitors, locating such a lender is easier these days through remortgage quote.

It is very easy to find a remortgage quote provider. You can search for a remortgage provider on internet and can apply on the online application of the quote provider. Fill all the details of your current mortgage and expectation from remortgage. The remortgage quote provider then matches your requirements with a select bunch of remortgage loan lenders out of many in its list. You are then given the contact of these remortgage lenders. You can directly talk to these lenders or have services of remortgage quote provider to help settle a suitable deal.

Make sure to study all terms-conditions including interest rates of all the remortgage lenders before selecting one. Also see what services the remortgage quote provider is willing to offer you and apply to him.

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If youre one of the nine out of ten adults in the United States who suffers from low back pain, I have good news for you! states Dr. Nathan Wei, a board-certified rheumatologist and Clinical Director of the Arthritis and Osteoporosis Center of Maryland.

Low back pain is the most expensive work-related injury as well as the third most common reason for a surgical procedure, Dr. Wei adds.

The spine is a complex collection...
It consists of bones, called vertebrae, and the joints that allow them to interact; discs that separate the vertebrae from each other; the spinal cord and nerves; the soft tissues such as muscles and ligaments that help hold the spine together. Your spine has 3 major functions including protecting the spinal cord, supporting the body in an upright position, and allowing the body to move freely.

The four major categories of low back pain are:

Mechanical- arising from either trauma or repetitive motion

Degenerative- usually from arthritic causes

Systemic- arising from medical illnesses

Stress-induced

Mechanical causes are responsible for more than 90% of back pain and the most common cause of back pain is probably muscle injury due to strain or sprain. Other common causes include disc herniation, spondylolisthesis (a condition where the vertebra slips on the one below it), spinal stenoiss (narrowing of the canal that carries the spinal cord), scoliosis (curvature of the spine), osteoporosis (a disease where the bones become fragile and break), and arthritis. Bone tumors are another potential cause.

Treatment is entirely dependent on diagnosis!
Dr. Wei says, There are simple ways to help your back. For instance use the log roll technique to get into and out of bed. Think of your body as a log, and make sure you move it as a unit... rolling into and out of bed.... He says, use the same idea when getting into and out of your car. Dont twist or stick one leg one way and the other leg a different way. Move your body as a unit...

Check your work area
Make sure your computer, chair, and other parts of your work environment are friendly to your back. Good support for your low back as well as your legs is important.

Exercise regularly
Dr. Wei reminds us, ...Stretching is important for your spineSince rotation is a key movement and the upright position is part of our daily routine, we need to incorporate exercises that stretch and strengthen those muscles that are important for twisting and for posture.

Space Age Treatment
A new addition to our low back pain tool kit is a procedure device called intervertebral disc decompression or IDD. It helps decompress the vertebrae non-surgically, and non-invasively. Studies to date have shown a response rate of up to 86%, adds Dr. Wei

Dr. Wei concludes, Surgical procedures are a last ditch effort...and should be reserved for patients who have pain unresponsive to conservative treatment or who have a progressive neurologic problem.

Dr. Wei (pronounced way) is a board-certified rheumatologist and Clinical Director of the nationally respected Arthritis and Osteoporosis Center of Maryland. He is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and has served as a consultant to the Arthritis Branch of the National Institutes of Health. He is a Fellow of the American College of Rheumatology and the American College of Physicians. For more information on arthritis and related conditions, go to: Arthritis Pain Relief

Finding the secret to staying younger longer is a popular area of research. Advice on the subject ranges from things that seem like they would be common sense such as eating well and exercising often to areas that are more controversial like human growth hormone (HGH) and calorie restriction. Calorie restriction is also known as the anti aging diet; it is based on the theory that by eating far less calories humans (and other creatures) are able to slow the aging process.

The Research behind the Anti Aging Diet

The research behind the anti aging diet dates back to 1934, when scientists named Clive McCay and Mary Crowell noticed that when laboratory rats were fed all the needed nutrients but the calories in their diets were drastically cut, the rats lived up to two times as long as the rats that were not on this specialized diet. These results have proven consistent over all animals and insects tested so far with the exception of the house fly.

Some of the other organisms tested thus far include fruit flies, spiders, mice, and drosophila. Tests on primates are currently underway, but due to their long lifespan results do not yet exist. Certain tests are also being conducted on human volunteers however, due to the long lifespan of our species, these test are sill underway.

What the Anti Aging Diet Entails and Possible Side-Effects

The anti aging diet requires that the person on the diet restrict their diet on a large degree. Its not just cutting back on a meal here and there. This brings up the possible danger of not getting the necessary nutrients a person needs to live in a healthy manner.

One caveat to the anti aging diet is that the cause of why this may work is still unknown. Theories on this subject have been mostly proven false. Certain studies have claimed that the benefits of calorie restriction only benefit the young, although other studies have contradicted this claim. Generally speaking, the evidence to support or deny the claim that calorie restriction slows the aging process in humans is lacking. Further studies must be completed before anyone can determine for certain the benefits and risk of this type of program.

Alternative Methods

There are alternatives for individuals not willing to change their entire lifestyle to institute a practice that is difficult and thus far, unproven. Simply eating healthier can at the very least make ones quality of life improve, and likely the length of ones life as well. Eating a diet that is full of fruits, vegetables, red meat, fish, and chicken is one way to start. Avoiding processed foods and certain fats has been shown to improve a persons overall health. Whatever diet a person decides to pursue, exercise still remains an important element to staying healthy and living longer as well.

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What do you think of when you hear the term promotional items? Most people think of printed keyrings, printed mugs or plastic printed pens but there are literally thousands of products that are sold as promotional items. In truth, there is absolutely nothing that cant be used as a promotional item with the right marketing advertising campaign.

One of the most popular promotional items and promotional products is more of the same. Coupons that give a discount on a product, or buy one get one free promotions use the product itself as a promotional item. When youre considering promotional items or promotional products for a new campaign, consider the following classes of promotion as choices.

Promotional items that complement a purchased product.
You might choose to give away a promotional product that is complementary to a purchased product. For example, you might choose to give away promotional mugs printed with your product logo and specific marketing meassage as part of a promotion for a chocolate drink mix.

Promotional items that are used with your product or service.
Some promotional gifts arent exactly complementary, but they do coordinate with the service or product that you sell. Your luxury bed and breakfast or hotel might sell spa robes embroidered with your B&Bs name on the pocket or indeed luxury towels.

Promotional items can be chosen specific to an occasion.
If your company is sponsoring a beach outing or participating in a golf charity event, you might choose promotional items that fit the occasion. Promotional frisbees printed with your company name and logo would fit well at a beach or other outdoor event. A charity golf event might call for promotional golf tees in a box printed with your company name or indeed the favourite golf event gift printed umbrellas which are guaranteed to give your brand high exposure during the event.

You might choose promotional items as holiday gifts for good clients.
During the holiday season, many people consider it cheesy to hand out imprinted gifts, but thats not always a hard and fast rule. Promotional calendars are among the most popular and well-loved promotional gifts and there are many styles to choose from, a particular favourite is the new cd case calendars. For more valued clients, you might choose a luxury executive gift like a wine and cheese set, executive engraved pen sets or a fruit basket.

Food gifts often make good promotional items.
While fruit baskets are popular gift items for holiday times, there are promotional food items that you can use in other ways. A professional office might keep a bowl of miniature chocolate bars or wrapped mints imprinted with the company name on the receptionists desk, for instance.

Theres no limit to the types of promotional items your business can use if you just invest a little creativity in the process of choosing. If youre looking for promotional items, youll find a number of excellent companies online that sell a full line of promotional products and gifts for all of your needs.

For further information on promotional items, promotional products and business gifts check out the leading online promotional gift suppliers today!

Gareth Parkin is the co-founder of Ideasbynet, the UK's leading online promotional items and promotional products company based in the north of England. Established in 2001, he has taken the UK gift market by storm by the application of modern business thinking and the latest search engine marketing techniques. For more details visit www.ideasbynet.com

Like other anti-oxidants, plant flavonoids (or bioflavonoids) are important protectors against the cellular damage and associated degenerative diseases caused by free radicals. Flavonoids are also the compounds which give fruits and vegetables their colour, and the juice and skin of the bilberry, like that of cranberries and elderberries, is particularly rich in a type known as anthocyanidins, which impart their distinctive blue pigment.

Recently hailed by nutritionists as a "superfood", European bilberries are close European relations of the American blueberry and it is the distinctive blue anthocyanoside pigment which is held responsible for its beneficial effects.

The body's connective tissue, or collagen, depends heavily on this type of flavonoid, which is also particularly important in improving blood circulation, strengthening capillary walls, and in facilitating the action of vitamin C throughout the body.

The pigment is also believed to act as an anti-bacterial agent, which is particularly effective in countering intestinal problems, but it is from its effect on the circulation that most of the benefits of bilberries are derived.

Most famously, bilberries in the form of jam were used by British Royal Air Force pilots during the Second World War as a means of improving night vision. And this effect was generally accepted during the 1960s and 1970s. More modern research, however, is inclined to reject the evidence as inconclusive, and does not accept the claims of nutritional therapists that bilberry may also help alleviate everyday shortsightedness or myopia. It has been suggested, however, that anthocyanasides may help with the production of essential enzymes within the eye, which by increasing the output of energy may improve the general functioning of the organ.

Bilberry's beneficial effects on the capillaries are also held to improve the circulation of the blood within the eyes. The central area of the eye's retina, the macula, is made up of the light sensitive cells, the health of which is essential to good vision. Behind these cells is a dense mass of tiny capillaries which supply them with oxygenated blood and essential nutrients. The maintenance of the strength of these capillary walls is essential, and serious problems with vision may arise if any weakening through disease or oxidative degeneration leads to any leakage of blood into the retina itself.

Diabetics are known to be particularly prone to these kind of eye problems; and as well as possibly helping prevent the diabetic retinopathy which may follow on this capillary damage within the eyes, bilberries are also credited with lowering the high blood sugar which may have contributed to the problem in the first place. Bilberries' anti-oxidant effect within the eyes is also a factor in combatting cataracts and age related macular degeneration (AMD), a major cause of blindness in older adults.

Bilberry supplements are readily available and often found in combination with lutein and zeaxanthin, anti-oxidant carotenoids which are also thought to have powerful beneficial effects within the eyes, and particularly in combatting the progressive loss of vision caused by AMD.

Needless to say opinions are strongly divided as to the effectiveness of these preparations. The general opinion of the medical and opthalmic professions may be summarised as "case not proven", at best, but nutritional therapists and alternative practitioners swear by them. Of course the attitude of the opthalmic profession is not surprising given its record of hostility to the work of such as Dr. Bates in seeking alternatives to artificial methods of correction (ie spectacles), and in its persistent rejection of the compelling evidence in favour of more natural methods.

And indeed there is an almost reflex tendency in orthodox medicine which seems determined to meet anything which sits outside the conventional "wisdom" with scepticism if not outright hostility. Of course we should welcome rigorous scientific enquiry and an insistence on the proper testing of evidence as a safeguard against the more extravagant claims of those interested only in selling products of dubious value. But anecdotal evidence as well as direct personal experience suggests that modern science doesn't always get it right.

And when it comes to a food like bilberries there's really no barrier to setting personal experience against the abstract research. We're talking about an entirely natural food stuff, with a long history of human use, which can be obtained very inexpensively, and which can do no harm in any quantities conceivably likely to be ingested. If the claims made for bilberries as a super food and anti-oxidant are even partly true the question must be: why wouldn't you try it?

So although I normally I hate puns, this was one I couldn't resist. In the case of adding bilberries to your diet, the best approach may be, quite literally, to try it and see.

Steve Smith is a freelance copywriter specialising in direct marketing and with a particular interest in health products. Find out more at http://www.sisyphuspublicationsonline.com/LiquidNutrition/Information.htm

A good power wheelchair means the freedom to work! It can also mean sore shoulders, knotted back muscles and the risk of an expensive over use injury. No worries, though, when you follow these tips for creating an optimum work environment for wheelchair users, or anyone who spends long hours in front of a computer monitor.

The soles of the feet should be flat or tipped slightly toes up. Both feet should be moved forward enough to keep the hips back on the seat cushion and the lower back pushed against the seat back. This position will provide a solid base and help reduce strain in the upper back.

For regular computer users, the arms should be supported. The height of the keyboard should be set so the arms are bent at about a 90 degree angle and the wrist is flat. A split, or "ergonomic," keyboard will keep the wrists in a more natural position. Many people do well with a gel wrist pad. If workers can learn to swap off using the mouse with both hands, there will be fewer complaints of sore necks and shoulders.

Finally, the center of the computer monitor should be even with the eyes or a bit lower. The neck can handle looking down much better than it can handle looking up! Of course, there is no question that anyone who is on the telephone all day should be using a headset and not a handset.

Remember that people need frequent short breaks and a chance to stretch their limbs. Everyone needs plenty of sunlight and water, especially in an office environment. Master these essential and have fun with the rest of your day. Roll on.

About the Author

Rodney Robbins has a rare myopathy called Periodic Paralysis, matching complex migraines and Celiac Disease (an autoimmune reaction to eating grains). He often uses a travel scooter to protect his muscles from damaging exercise. To learn more about how he gets the job done while dealing with multiple chronic illnesses, check out his blog at http://www.rodneys52ways.com.

The common cold is a frequent and expensive disease, striking some people as many as 12 times a year, and leading to some 15 million days lost from work annually in the U.S. alone. Children catch a cold the most six or eight episodes a year. In contrast, adults average two to four episodes a year, with a greater frequency found in those with children. What's a cold? A cold is a self-limiting viral infection of the respiratory tract typically marked by a scratchy, sore throat, followed by sneezing and a runny nose.

A person suffering a cold would usually have a body temperature that is normal or only slightly elevated. A mild cough may develop several days later. The cold virus can be spread easily. Tiny droplets in the air, such as from a cough or a sneeze, carry the virus from person to person. Direct personal contact, such as hand- shaking or kissing, transfer the virus as well. Most colds strike in the fall and winter in temperate countries, and during the cooler rainy season in tropical countries. Researchers at the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) say that this is probably due to the greater time spent indoors in cold weather, increasing the opportunity for viruses to spread among people. Also, the lower humidity during the colder months helps viruses thrive and may dry the lining of nasal passages, making people more susceptible to infection. Smoking, which destroys the mucosal lining of the respiratory tract, greatly increases the frequency of colds in adults.

Conventional treatment amazingly, modern medicine has not yet developed an efficient way to kill- cold viruses once they have invaded the body. Also, we do not acquire useful resistance to these viruses because there are over 200 of them, constantly mutating. The best way to handle a cold is to prevent it. If despite precautions, you do get a cold, doctors advise that you take an over-the-counter medication to relieve symptoms such as a runny nose and cough. Most non- prescription cough-cold remedies contain a combination of ingredients to relieve multiple symptoms.

These combination products often contain anti-pyretics to reduce fever and analgesics to relieve minor aches, pains, and headaches. Many people rare convinced that taking vitamin C can prevent colds or relieve symptoms. There is no conclusive evidence of this, but the vitamin may reduce the severity or duration of symptoms, according to the NIAID. A word of caution: Taking vitamin C in large amounts over long periods can be harmful.

I. What a medical doctor will tell you:

=> Take an antipyretic and analgesic if your temperature is over 102 F or if you experience severe muscle pain or weakness. Rest.

=>Take lots of fluids. Water and chicken soup relieve symptoms, Avoid sweetened drinks and milk products.

=>If you are clogged-up, take a decongestant such as pseudoephedrine or oxymetazolIne.

=>If you have profuse nasal discharge, take an antihistamine, such as diphenhydramine to dry up secretions.

=>Take lozenges to relieve sore throat, zinc lozenges will stimulate immune system and destroy viruses.

=>Take extra Vitamin C and A. Try taking garlic, Echinacea, and essential fatty acids to relieve symptoms and shorten course of illness.

=>To avoid a cold, wash hands frequently and avoid humid, crowded plates, Do not touch nose, eyes, and mouth. Get into a good nutritional program.

II. What A Naturopathic Doctor Will Tell You

=>If you have a fever, get lots of rest and Increase Intake if fluids Take multivitamins avoid cold, damp places Keep away from cold drinks.

=>Take lots of fluids such as water and soup Drank juice from fresh pine apple, citrus fruit, or lime avoid sweetened drinks.

=>If you are clogged-up Inhale steam from mixture of water and essential oil containing menthol or eucalyptus

=>If you have profuse nasal discharge, help It along by Increasing fluid Intake to expel phlegm and nasal discharge

=>For sore throat take lozenges with eucalyptus and sip chrysanthemum tea or ginger ale to boost Immune system

=>Take buffered vitamin C for better absorption. Take Echinacea.

=>Take herbal supplements. Consult an alternative medicine doctor on other methods to maintain well being.

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