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Georgetown Dental clinic
6200 13th ave s
206-461-6943

Holly park medical and dental
3815 south othello
Seattle, 98118
206-788-3502

Lake Washington Technical college
425-739-8130

Central area dental
2101 e yessler way
98122
206-461-7801

I didn't know that President Nixon declared war on cancer in 1971. It's the only war we are winning.
Seattle Times article

PSA for the week. It should come as no surprise that drinking soda can be correlated to risk for obesity, but new studies are finding that those who drink "diet" drinks are at even higher risk.
http://tinyurl.com/736h3

I scrubbed my kitchen floor with a high concentrate of Pine Sol. I forgot to use gloves... My hands hurt like crazy, and now I am shedding. Sucks.

On the plus side... my kitchen floor is ... (sigh) beautiful. I could eat off it.

Tristan went to the Pediatrician on Thursday. He is healthy. I learned some interesting things.

• As long as his weight is good I should let him decide how much to eat as long as he isn't conning me for more ice cream.
• 12 year olds need 10-12 hours of sleep. Let them sleep in on the weekends to catch up.
• Apparently shots are uncomfortable. After T ( Read more... )

Walk 30 minutes a day.
Lift weights 30 minutes a week.
Work up a sweat 60 minutes a week.
Stretch for injury resistance.

Bonus: Fidget.

Combine with reducing caloric intake by 100/day... for excellent weight loss results.
http://tinyurl.com/25gb2o

This sounds yummy...

The Quick Magical Breakfast Blaster
2 servings, 136 calories per serving

1 scoop (1/3 cup) Soy protein (like Nature's Plus Spiru-Tein)
1/2 tablespoon flaxseed oil
1/4 cup frozen blueberries
1/2 large ripe banana (or other fruits of your choice)
1/2 tablespoon apple juice concentrate or honey
1 teaspoon Psyillium seed husks

Peel ( Read more... )

According to this 200 times per year can reduce our physiologic age by six years. The same guy said some really great common sense things about diet and sleep too. Worth a read.

"Teeth cleanings also may help prevent diabetes, stroke, low birth weight in babies and heart disease.

A recent study in The New England Journal of Medicine estimated that as many as 80 percent of American adults have some form of periodontal (gum) disease. Researchers found that like obesity, inflammatory periodontal diseases may increase insulin, ( Read more... )