Align Probiotic – Help For Digestive Problems
Align is a new probiotic for digestive problems such as constipation, diarrhea, urgency, abdominal discomfort, gas and bloating.
According to Wikipedia, a probiotic is:
Probiotics are dietary supplements containing potentially beneficial bacteria or yeasts. According to the currently adopted definition by FAO/WHO, probiotics are: ‘Live microorganisms which when administered in adequate amounts confer a health benefit on the host’.[1]
Wikipedia goes on to explain more about probiotics and how they work.
Studies show constipation, diarrhea, abdominal discomfort, urgency, gas and bloating affects millions of individuals. These symptoms can be caused by not having enough of the “good” bacteria in your digestive system.
Align is a tablet, that taken once daily, every day, may help to strengthen your digestive system, and/or alleviate occasional digestive upsets.
According to Align :
Align capsules contain Bifantis™ , a unique probiotic strain that has been clinically proven to build and maintain a strong, healthy digestive system.
and to define what “bifantis”™ is:
Bifantis™ is the natural probiotic ingredient in Align. The specific and pure strain of Bifantis™ found in Align—Bifidobacterium infantis 35624—is clinically proven to build and maintain a strong, healthy digestive system. It does this by helping establish a healthy gastrointestinal flora. Align is the only probiotic supplement that contains Bifantis
More can be learned about Bifantis ™ at the their website Bifantis.com
For more information on Align, how the product works, who should take Align, supplemental facts, testimonials/reviews, and much more, go to their website at Align.com , or call 1-800-208-0112.
WARNING: Check with your physician before trying new products. Constipation, diarrhea, abdominal discomfort, urgency, gas and bloating may be caused by other medical conditions.
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Bifantis is the trademarked name for the probiotic strain Bifidobacterium infantis 35624.
Tags: abdominal discomfort, beneficial bacteria, bifantis, gas and bloating, good bacteria, health benefit, healthy digestive system, occasional digestive upsets, photo credit, probiotic supplement, supplemental factsReduce Clutter – Get Organized
Filed under: Archives, At Home, At Work, Home Improvement, Organizing, Parenting, decluttering
Reducing clutter will aid in getting yourself organized. But how we reduce that clutter is the first challenge.
If your home or office has a lot of clutter, to avoid becoming overwhelmed, start small. Whether it’s a drawer or closet, getting started is half the battle. You’ll find that the act of decluttering becomes contagious. Now only for ourself, but often for other family members, as well.
If children are involved, make it a game. Set up boxes or totes and let them determine that which can be donated, or maybe later sold in a garage sale. If children are taught charity (the gift of sharing and giving to the less fortunate), they will soon learn how to easily give up toys they are not playing with.
As you declutter, you may encounter some items to which you have an emotional attachment. If you’re not willing to let go of these items, think about packing them up and putting them in storage.
On thing I learned from reruns of the “Home Made Simple” show on TLC (The Learning Channel , is to have either a “path” or a “home” for everything you own.
A home for your clothes would be a closet or drawer
A home for dishes, pots or pan may be in a cabinet, drawer or hanging off of a pot rack.
A home for books would be a bookcase or shelf
A home for a family heirloom may be a curio cabinet
A path for excess toys, clothes not being worn, or decorator items not being used may be…”to our favorite charity”
A path for broken or worn out items would be ….to the garbage
A path for seasonal clothes or sports equipment would to …..to storage
A path for important papers would be……to be filed.
I now use this technique when I go shopping. If I see something, and I think of buying it, I ask myself, “Do I have a home for it?” Often the answer is no. By using this technique, I’m not only saving money, but reducing excess clutter.
Some say, if you bring one new item into your home, you should remove two like items. Although this appears to be a great system to declutter a home, I haven’t tried it yet.
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Tags: decluttering, decorator items, emotional attachment, excess clutter, family heirloom, garage sale, half the battle, photo credit, pot rack, rerunHow To Save Money During A Recession
Filed under: Archives, At Home, At Work, Finances, Saving Money
Saving money during an economic slow down, or recession, often becomes a topmost priority for many.
Until a stimulus kicks in, or the economy turns around on its own, we are left struggling to pay our bills, put food on the table, survive from day to day, while looking for ways to save money until the recession passes.
Listed below are a number of small ways to save. Utilizing more than one method, will increase your overall savings. Whether in a recession or not, these are all great ways to save money on a day to day basis.
For Your Vehicle and Driving
1) With gas prices at an all time high, drive only when necessary. Take time to plan your trips. Combine trips to the grocery store, with dropping the kids off at school, or with another set appointment.
2) Keep your tires properly inflated. Most tire stores will check your tires for free if that’s where you purchased your tires from.
3) If you always get your tank filled, start filling your tank when it reaches half. Although this won’t save you money, you can spread the cost to fill your tank over several days or weeks.
4) Remove any “car carriers” you may have on the top of your car.. Keep your vehicle as aerodynamic as possible. Car carrier can reduce your miles per gallon.
5) Keep your car tuned up. An improperly running car may cause an excessive use of gas.
6). Carpool If possible carpool with others thus sharing the expense. Or, if you are running errands, ask friends and/or family if they need you to pick up something for them, or vice versa.
7) Use public transportation Instead of driving, take the bus or train. Use this time to listen to music, read, write, journal, etc.
Walk Walking is one of the best exercises. Instead of driving to the corner store, put on your sneakers and enjoy the fresh air.
At Home or Work
1) Buy generic brands. The taste difference for most generics is minimal.
2) Buy in bulk. If the packages contain too many, share the cost for friends or family
3) Stretch hamburger recipes with grated potatoes. By adding grated potatoes to hamburgers or hamburger dishes, less meat can me used, thus saving money on groceries.
4) Click and use coupons. Coupons can often be doubled, saving you even more. Check the local newspaper for the “double up” coupons.
5) Search online for low cost recipes. Many websites have classifications of low cost recipes. Soups are often low cost to make. Add a salad and some bread for a great and filling meal
6) Order off the $1.00 menu at fast food restaurants. With most fast food being high in fat and calories, you’ll not only save money, but may save a few extra calories as well.
7) Buy take and bake pizzas. Papa Murphy’s offers a wide selection of choices. Check for others in your area. Remember to check their weekly specials. By calling in your order, you will also save time. Refrigerate the pizza until you are ready to bake it.
8.) When eating out, consider sharing a meal. Some restaurants may add a “plate charge” for a shared meal, however this will be much less than the cost of two separate meals. Desserts can usually be shared at no additional expense.
10) Change out your light bulbs. Use the compact fluorescent light bulbs in as many fixtures as possible. Start by replacing the light bulbs in the fixtures which are used most often. There are also compact fluorescent light bulbs available for appliances such as refrigerators and vent hoods. I bought mine at WalMart.
11) Do comparison shopping via the telephone. Most businesses will tell you what a product costs over the telephone. Comparison shopping is also easy to do online. Look for sites that offer free or low cost shipping.
12) Recycle By recycling paper products, cans, and bottles, you may be able to reduce the size of your curbside garbage container. Also, ask your garbage company if you can save by only having your garbage picked up every other week (instead of weekly). Most garbage companies also have a “vacation” plan if you are going to be gone for any length of time.
13) Stop or reduce newspaper deliveries. If you only read the Sunday paper, stop subscribing to the daily ones.
14) Visit the library Instead of buying new books, get a library card and check out books from your local library for free.
15) Keep your receipts. If you buy an item and find it doesn’t serve it’s purpose, return it. Often impulse buying can cost us hundreds of dollars, only to have items hanging in the closet with price tags still on them. Do not remove price tags until you are certain the item will be used.
16) Be a smart shopper. When shopping, ask yourself, “Do I really, really, really love this?”, “Does it fit?”, “Do I have a spot in my house for it?”, “Do I really, really need this?”. Often you’ll realize you have one at home just like it, or you don’t have a spot for “it”.
17) Close the doors/vents. If you have rooms in your home that are not being used, close the heating vents, and close the door. It doesn’t make sense to heat a room that is not being used.
18) Install ceiling fans. Remember, heat rises. Use ceiling fans to push the heat back down.
19) Make and pack your lunch for work. Bringing your own lunch to work, can save thousands of dollars over the course of a year.
20) Decrease your purchases of daily lattes/mochas/specialty coffees. Paying $3-$4 for a cup of coffee adds up fast. One cup, every day of the month is will cost over $90 a month/$1000+ a year. Over a five year period, you can easily spend $5000. For more information on “the latte factor”, here’s a great article titled: Where Have All The Dollars Gone, which includes tips on how to chart your expenses, and curb spending.
21) Stop buying bottled water. Buying bottled water at $1.00 a piece can add up just like purchasing specialty coffee drinks. Filter your own and store in reusable water bottles. For more information on the actual cost of bottled water, read this eye opening article, titled Are You Paying Too Much For Water?, which details how the cost of bottled water can surpass the price of a gallon of gas.
Save on energy costs – 30 ways.. Click on the link and learn an additional 30 ways to save on your energy costs.
Save Money – 16 Ways. More great ways to save money.
Another 16 great ways to save money. Here’s another list to save you a few coins.
Uses for Baking Soda. This great article plus the links included, will show your hundreds of uses for baking soda, a very cheap alternative to cleaning chemicals.
22 Cheap Holiday Gift Ideas. Save money on gifts by checking out this list of 22 ideas. It may spur your creativity for more great ideas.
Disclaimer: Some of the above links may include duplicate information, however, that does not reduce the effectiveness of the money saving tips.
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Tags: blog, car carrier, car carriers, food on the table, generic brands, Gift Idea, photo credit, saving money on groceries, taste difference, tire stores, topmost priorityMultiple Telephone Numbers – Easy Organization Tip
Filed under: Archives, At Home, At Work, Organizing
Business owners have dozens of telephone numbers to track. Many individuals do, too.
Keeping track of telephone numbers becomes a time consuming chore, and I have tried every organizational system imaginable.
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I have used a Rolodex, business card holders, manually entered numbers into multiple cellular phones, (over and over before the SIM card came along), and entered numbers into all kinds of costly address/phone number type gadgets that were suppose to make life easier for me, and save me time.
I found myself spinning the Rolodex hunting for a number under the specified letter, with hopes it was filed correctly, flipping through pages of the business card holder, or spending time scrolling through dozens of names and numbers in phones or gadgets, until I got to the right one.
I said to myself, “there has to be an easier way”
And there is:
I opened my Excel spreadsheet program (any spreadsheet program will work)
Using three columns, I typed in three headers
Name
Office
Cell
I then typed in all of our clients names and corresponding telephone numbers – in no particular order.
I highlighted the three columns, and alphabetized the information.
I edited the spreadsheet to print the grid lines, set the font to my liking, set print area, and hit print.
All of my important telephone numbers fit onto two sheets of paper.
I placed the two sheets, back to back, into a plastic sheet protector.
I now have all of my important telephone numbers at my finger tips.
If I need to add a number, I go back to my saved telephone number file, insert a blank line, type in the new information, and reprint/resave.
So simple, so easy, and best of all, the least expensive method.
An added tip, print your telephone numbers on colored paper, making it stand out from the white paper that arrives on your desk.
You now have all of your telephone numbers alphabetized in an organized manner.
How easy is that?
For more ways to organize your office by color, read Organizing Your Office With Color
Tags: address phone number, business card holder, business card holders, excel spreadsheet, grid lines, important telephone numbers, least expensive method, photo credit, plastic sheet protector, sim card, spreadsheet programBe Like Oprah – Help In Africa
Filed under: Archives, Helping Others, Non Profit Organizations, Travel
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Until March 1, 2008, the HERO Youth Ambassador Search program, is accepting applications for 20 young adults to participate in its 2008 program.
The youth Ambassadors will travel to Southern Africa this summer for a total of four weeks. During this time in Africa, the HERO Ambassadors will be working with those affected with HIV/AIDS.
To understand how and why this program was initiated, I will provide a quote from the “rules”:
The United Nations Association of the USA (UNA-USA) is looking for 20 high school juniors and seniors and college freshmen (Canada: Grades 11, 12 and 1st year university) to participate in its HERO Youth Ambassador Program for the summer of 2008 (the “Ambassadorship”). Youth Ambassadors will travel to Southern Africa for a total of four weeks as representatives of American and Canadian youth interested in helping those affected by HIV/AIDS in Africa. Youth Ambassadors will visit a number of communities and work at schools funded by UNA-USA’s HERO campaign. Youth Ambassadors will interact with African school children and administrators, lead or participate in extracurricular or enrichment activities involving students, and repair, renovate or paint buildings and classrooms. Activities of the Youth Ambassadors will be photographed, videotaped, chronicled and made available publicly to further public awareness of the Youth Ambassador Program, UNA-USA, and the impact of HIV/AIDS in Africa or for other purposes. Youth Ambassadors will be required to engage in fund raising to defray basic program costs.
HOW TO APPLY:
In the United States, go to one of the following websites:
www.beinggirl.com
www.heroaction.org
In Canada, the link is:
WHAT IS REQUIRED:
1) Download, print, and read the search rules (2 pages)
2) Download, print, read and sign the application (3 pages) (parental/legal guardian permission for those under the age of 18)
The application includes a total of 8 essay questions that require detailed answers.
3) Two typed letter of reference (see application for further information)
4) Download, print, read and fill out the “Application Procedures and Program Terms (2 pages)
*5) $5000.00 which will be used for airfare, meals, and other travel expenses
* Part of the “Program Terms” is to raise money for the trip. To quote the program terms, one of the requirements is:
I will create and execute fund raising programs in my school and/or community, designed to defray the costs of my participation in the Youth Ambassador Program and further public awareness of the Youth Ambassador Program, UNA-USA, and the impact of HIV/AIDS in Africa, and will raise a minimum of $5,000 USD to be submitted to UNA-USA no
later than June 15, 2008;
7) Other items needed will include proof of identity, passport, medical insurance, travel insurance, proof of immunizations, letter of medical examination (proof of fitness), plus several other conditions. (See the Application Procedures & Program Terms for details).
Application Submissions may not be made by any other method, and any Application Submissions received by any other method, including via the Internet, by hand delivery or overnight delivery service, will not be considered
If you have read this far, meet the qualifications, and are still interested in traveling to Africa, time is of the essence. All entries must be postmarked no later than March 1, 2008.
For a chance of a lifetime, click on one of the above links and begin your journey.
Good Luck!
If you are chosen, drop me a comment so I can cheer you on.
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