One way to be prepared is to dehydrate foods.  Dehydrating fruits and vegetables that are available in times of plenty will help you be prepared in the event supply is low or non existent in the stores after a disaster or even during a long storm.

Foods to be prepared for dehydration should be fresh and cleaned.  Fruits can be prepared by slicing thin and dehydrating according to your dehydrators instructions. Vegetables can be prepared by blanching, partially cooking or fully cooking them, then either slicing or pureeing them.  Dehydrate them according to your dehydrator.  Some vegetables, like onions, tomatoes and herbs can be prepared for dehydrations just by washing and thinly slicing or chopping before dehydrating.

You will be prepared for a disaster if you have dehydrated and package foods and stored them in an airtight containers such as a vacuum sealed bag or glass jars.  When properly stored dehydrated foods such as corn, apple and potato slices will keep for as long as 30 years.  Removing moisture and oxygen from your foods are the key to making your foods last long term storage.

There are books to help you be prepared with dehydrating instructions and recipes.

Be prepared after a disaster by having on hand a manual grain mill, tea kettle, knives and a pressure cooker.

To be prepared is to have piece of mind.  Dehydrating foods for storage is one step for you to be prepared.  VeggieSensations.com has a dehydrator selection for you to choose so you can be prepared for what you may need to be prepared for.

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Three days a week they spend four hours hooked up to a dialysis machine in order to clear their blood of toxins and waste. This is a job naturally assigned to our kidneys, but these dialysis patients have lost 85-90% of their kidney function and are a portion of the 26 million Americans who have chronic kidney disease.

This prevalent health issue is largely perpetuated by the increasing number of people diagnosed with diabetes. We as Americans have found ourselves in the ultimate domino effect when it comes to our health. We have developed poor eating and exercise habits which have led to 25.8 million people living with diabetes. According to the American Diabetes Association in 2011 there were 79 million people classified as pre-diabetes, supporting that this is a growing problem. Forty percent of diabetics go on to develop kidney disease, which leads to the kidney failure that requires dialysis.

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At the end of the day, dialysis is becoming crucial to a large population of our country. More and more people find themselves adjusting their daily routine to fit their need for dialysis. If 350,000 people are spending roughly 624 hours of their life every year receiving dialysis, it should be a comfortable experience. Many dialysis centers are equipped with comfy, recliner-like chairs. Often times each station has its own television to provide the patient with an entertainment option during their four hour treatment. On the flip side, dialysis patients are often very cold and uncomfortable during treatment as their blood is being run through a machine and clinics are kept at low temperatures to maintain germ-free atmospheres.

One of the greatest comforts that have become available to dialysis patients is a clothing option created by Libre. Libre offers clothing that allows easy access to treatment sites while keeping patients warm and comfortable. Most are unaware this option exists to make treatment easier because the dialysis clinic does not yet provide it for patients. Sweatshirts, sweaters, and pants are available with discreet zippers located in the arm, chest, or leg. Patients are extra warm because they are exposing only their treatment sites rather than their entire limb where they receive treatment. The discreet zippers are especially useful for those who continue to work and lead normal lives despite their dialysis treatments. Once a patient is through with dialysis, they scan simply zip up and go on with their day without having to change. To see styles available or how the zippers work visit www.LibreClothing.com.

Dialysis imposes severely on a patient’s life and ultimately may lead to major lifestyle changes such as quitting your job or at the very least cutting back on your work load. The best way to prevent kidney disease is to live a healthy lifestyle. The National Kidney Foundation provides free kidney screenings in multiple cities across the country and the American Diabetes Association provides guidance on the risks and symptoms of diabetes, as well as food and exercise tips. To learn more or find out where your local chapter is, check out www.kidney.org or www.diabetes.org.

Sprouted seeds contain a complete range of nutrients including amino acids, vitamins, protein, mineral, enzymes and fiber. They also contain isoflavone and sulphoraphane which help to remove toxins from your body and help prevent the mutation of cells. They boost your immune system and regenerate your cells.

Sprouted seeds are extremely low in calories in relation to the high health impact they offer.  These young plants are not only easy to digest they aid your digestion. Sprouted seeds are digested faster than foods that are cooked.  Sprouts contain both vitamin C and iron.  Vitamin C helps your body absorb the iron that is found naturally in sprouted seeds.

Once a fruit or vegetable has been picked the growth process stops as well as the nutrient value.  Picked fruits and vegetables actually loose nutrients once they have been picked from their plant.  Home grown sprouts keep living and growing as long as they have some moisture. Sprouted seeds don’t loose their nutrient value even if you put them in the refrigerator because the are still living.

Broccoli crowns have been publicized as being one of the super foods.  Broccoli contains sulforaphane.  Sulforaphane aids vitamin E and Vitamin C in their antioxidant work to prevent diseases including cancer. Broccoli sprouters eaten when they are 3 days old have at least 20 times the cancer fighting abilities than full grown Broccoli crowns.

Cancer loves an acidic blood and body tissue.  Sprouted Seeds are alkaline.  The alkalinity in sprouted seeds makes your body an undesirable environment for growing cancer.

Sprouting seeds at home is easy and very cost saving compared to buying sprouts in the grocery store. There are many seed sprouters available to make growing your own sprouted seeds easy. VeggieSensations.com has just what you need weather you are a beginner or have great experience at growing sprouted seeds. Seed sprouters range from a simple jar to automatic sprouters that water your seeds for you.

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Winchester, Virginia:  While the GOP Primary and Obama Administration continue to focus on the healthcare debate, creative businesses continue to move ahead. Amy Ohm, the founder of the progressive website TreatmentDiaries.com, has launched a new free national discount prescription program that is expected to save millions of dollars for anyone in need of medication for their health problems and having difficulty during these challenging economic times.

NeedyMeds offers a drug discount card that can save users up to 80% or more off the cost of prescription medications for their health problems and over-the-counter drugs and medical supplies written as a prescription and pet prescription drugs purchased at a pharmacy. As a 501(c) (3) organizational information resource, NeedyMeds and its partner, Treatment Diaries, will be able to help patients save money on prescriptions for their health problems at over 62,000 pharmacies throughout the United States such as Wal-Mart, CVS, Walgreens, Rite Aid and more. According to Dr. Richard Sagall, President of NeedyMeds, the free program has saved patients over $15 million as of February. The mission of NeedyMeds is to make information about assistance programs available to patients and their advocates about their health problems at no cost. “We are extremely pleased to be able to work with Treatment Diaries who, like us, has a mission to help those whose lives have been affected by health problems,” said Sagall.

“With a growing number of visitors to our site daily, it has always been central to our mission to make their journey with health problems easier to navigate.  Most of our users require medication, either for themselves or for their loved ones, in order to feel better. NeedyMeds helps them not only save money, but their knowledgeable staff maintains a wealth of information on how to find the best possible options for prescription medicines to help ease the burden of their health problems,” said Amy Ohm. “The free discount card is simple to access and accepted throughout the United States, making it convenient and beneficial for all,” she continued.

Treatment Diaries Inc. (www.TreatmentDiaries.com) is a unique social network which launched in late 2010, providing REAL information exchange between people coping with or caring for anyone with health problems, mental health condition, or rare disease. This virtual support is free and always available; offering a safe place to keep diaries anonymously of your daily journey, across multiple health problems – either privately or shared with others, enabling the exchange of treatment insight, mutual support, and encouragement.

For a free discount drug card, go to www.TreatmentDiaries.com/nm/drugDiscountCard.pdf

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Nursing homes are known to many people as abusive.  Charleston nursing home abuse, also known as elder abuse, is a problem.  Senior Citizens who have gone to these homes for help and compassion during their time of need have often become victims of different forms of nursing home abuse.  No matter where it is that your loved one may be living neglect, and physical abuse happens and it is our duty to look out for those we love.

The attorneys at Bell Legal Group have a strong knowledge in Charleston nursing home abuse.  These attorneys have represented different residents from Charleston nursing homes who have had the unfortunate situation of dealing with this type of abuse.  Having a loved-one suffer with their health is something that can be hard to live through but to see any kind of abuse pile on top of that adds a form of guilt that is everlasting.  With the rise in the need of quality nursing homes and a shortage in trained and qualified staff in the long-term care facilities, this has led to more abuse throughout America in recent decades. Congress even took time to notice the problem that nursing home abuse was creating and decided to step up for action.  In 1987 they passed the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act, aka OBRA, this was to help raise the quality and set better standards for nursing home facilities.  The problem is even with this government help it did not seem to lessen the upward trend that the abuse had already begun.

In 2002, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ran a study that would help reveal some statistics about nursing home abuse and its causes.  This initial study allowed officials to recognize that 9 out of 10 facilities were understaffed and due to this lack of staffing, patients were the ones left with less than optimal care.  With these details coming
forward the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services continued with their study and found these statistics:

• Approximately 1.5 million Americans live within the 16,000 nursing homes of our nation on any one day.
• Of these 16,000 nursing homes, approximately 67% are profit based homes, 27% are non-profit, and 6% are government ran facilities.
• Over 3 million Americans count on nursing homes services at one point or another during the year.
• In 2007, the report came to find that almost all of the nursing homes within the United States had received a citation for health and safety violation at one time or another.
• After these findings, an inspection of all nationwide nursing homes went into effect.
  The results were; 94% of the profit and 88% of the non-profit facilities received citations for non-compliance during this new inspection.
• These non-compliance violations consisted of any one of these:
  • Infected bed sores
  • Malnutrition
  • Patient neglect
  • Patient abuse (psychological or physical)

As you can see by these results that there are many nursing home facilities that do not have enough staff to adequately care for our elderly.  You can also look at more independent studies to see that facilities that have a higher staff to patient ratio are normally able to take better care of their patients.

If your loved one is suffering or has suffered from nursing home abuse at the hands of nursing home staffers and you would like to talk to an attorney, you can speak with the Charleston nursing home abuse attorney at Bell Legal Group toll-free 1-877-546-2408 for a free consultation.

Allow the attorneys at Bell Legal Group to speak with you about what rights you have for your nursing home abuse case.  Just think your call could help stop someone else from going through the same abuse you have had to endure.

Contact Bell Legal Group in the Charleston area at 1-877-546-2408, or visit them online at www.belllegalgroup.com.

For those of you who are serious about the quality of you juice you need a juicer that will produce juice that is as pure as possible. The Super Angel Juicer 5000 gives you juice 90% free from agricultural chemicals and toxic substances.

Apples, on average, have been sprayed with chemicals about 20-22 times before they are picked. Carrots are the sponges of the earth. Farmers often have grown carrots to clean the soil between crops of other vegetables. Even your oranges have grown up among pesticides. Organic fruits and vegetables are the safest to eat and juice. But if you can’t always buy organic for your juicing needs, you absolutely need the Super Angel Juicer.

Heavy metals and agricultural chemicals remain in the skin of fruits and vegetables even by the time you get them home. The twin gears of the Super Angel Juicer 5000 are accurately aligned so when it crushes the fruits and vegetables it leaves no room for the fiber to get into your pure juice. The 3 Stage Screen Filter Systems maximizes the pure juice yield from your fruits and vegetables, as much as 20-30% more juice extracted than other juicers. This screen system in the Super Angel Juicer contributes to the removal of solids and agricultural chemicals.

Nutrient packed vegetable marrow contains minerals, vitamins, enzymes, amino acids, complex carbohydrates and essential fatty acids necessary for good health. The Super Angel Juicer gently crushes the vegetable fibers. By completely crushing the vegetable fiber, these nutrients are released from the vegetable fiber. Not all juicers totally crush the vegetable fiber. The fiber must be completely crushed to release the maximum amount of nutrients possible. The Super Angel Juicer is the only juicer in the world that can extract the living calcium (Ca++) from the cellulose found in the stems of vegetables. This calcium is vital for your bone and body health and with the Super Angel Juicer you will get just that.

The 3 horse power crushing force will not only crush fruits, vegetables, stems and fibrous leaves, it will also crush seeds such as grape seeds. Grape seeds contain vitamins A, C, E and B-6 and minerals, such as magnesium, potassium and polyunsaturated fatty acids.

There will never be any metal shaving in your juice from the twin gears because they are made from solid sues 304 Stainless Steel. These gears are 8 3/8 inches long, longer than other juicers. They turn at 86 rmp, producing juice with a longer shelf life.

Be free to consume all the fruits and vegetables you want with the Angel Juicer. It not only juices all types of fruits and vegetables, it will juice pine needles, rosemary, wheatgrass and kale to mention just a few difficult to juice items. You can make your own nut butters, soy milk and you can grind soaked beans and grains with the Super Angel Juicer.

You can pick up one of these Super Angel Juicer products by logging onto veggiesensations.com

It’s true that with “Chicagoland News” advertising, your business information can be seen by tens of thousands of our readers each day. But is that really all you want your web advertising to do for you? Don’t you want it to do more for you? It can. When you advertise on official news websites such as “Chicagoland News” you do get much more. Official news sources such as “Chicagoland News” advertising can help boost your website rankings in search engines results pages from Google, Yahoo and Bing, resulting in your business being found by even more potential customers.

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Getting a Baby equipment rental does not have to bust the budget. After all, a baby equipment rental would not be very useful if it cost as much to rent as simply purchasing or paying the travel expenses for the items in question.  Tots-On-The-Go Rentals offers rentals either ala carte or in packages. Packages which offer your choice of 3 major accessories that will work for your needs.
One big question comes to mind when you think of getting a baby equipment rental right?  How clean can these items be?  I don’t want to putmy baby next to something that 100’s of other babies have used before.  Tots-On-The-Go prides them in having baby equipment rental that is in good shape and has been cleaned not only when it comes in but before it goes out again also.  This extra assurance can make any parent feel safe about having their little one snuggle up to bed in a comfortable crib delivered by Tots-On-The-Go!

• Most importantly, they secure vehicle occupants against the threat of collision with hard interior objects that might cause bodily harm during a collision or sudden stop.
• Secondly, their design keeps passengers in correct position so that during a collision or sudden stop, the wearer will be in the correct position when the vehicle’s airbag is deployed. This cuts down on vehicle ejections.
• They are designed to absorb energy and spread the load of the wearer, by stretching on impact, which breaks the speed differential between the passenger and the interior of the vehicle.

Numerous studies have proven that seat belts save lives. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Center for Statistics and Analysis, during 2001 and 2006 seat belts prevented more than 75,000 fatalities. Lap/shoulder belts reduce the risk of serious injury or motor vehicle death by 45 to 60 percent when worn correctly by passengers. The Traffic Safety Center at the University of California Berkeley determined that seat belts are “the single most effective motor vehicle occupant safety device yet developed for older children and adults.”

But what happens if your seat belt fails?

According to safetyforum.com, “seat belts often fail to restrain the occupants in a vehicle due to poor design and faulty manufacturing.” These defects can include:
• Torn webbing – when seat belt fabric is slightly torn causing a weakening of the device.
• Inertial unlatching – occurs when a seat belt accidently unlatches due to force.
• Seat belt retraction failure – occurs when seat belt fails to recoil properly due to excess slack in belt.
• Poor design of automatic seat belt systems – door mounted seat belt failure in accidents that involve door panel.

Inertial unlatching happens when your seat belt unlatches due to extreme instances of inertia, generally brought on by a collision. In other words, in a collision your body is thrust forward, sometimes with such force that it causes your seat belt to automatically unlatch.

What does this mean for automobile passengers? Can I survive a collision if my seat belt unlatches due to a collision?

Children are especially susceptible to automobile ejection. Car accidents are the leading cause of death for children between the ages of 2 and 14. 80% of all deaths to children in a motor vehicle accident could be prevented by properly securing the safety harness and seatbelts. If this number does not surprise, you try this one: A 2000 study showed that of the 366 seat belt tests performed,236 inertial belt releases occurred in peak accelerations of 72g and as low as 5.1 mph.

Is your vehicle safe from seat belt failures in South Carolina?

All occupants in an automobile are required by law to wear a seat belt when operating a motor vehicle. But what about the laws that govern the manufacturing of seat belts. Who sets the standards for regulation? The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (or NHTSA) is a regulatory agency within the United States Department of Transportation. NHTSA has adopted several rules governing the minimum safety standards car manufacturers must adhere to regarding seat belts. But are the minimum standards good enough? Should we feel confident buckling our loved ones in an automobile knowing that the manufacturer of the vehicle used only minimum safety standards? Interestingly enough, seatbelt manufacturing regulations are more stringent in Europe than in the US.

What are your rights if an injury or death occurs due to a seat belt coming unlatched during a collision?

Call Bell Legal Group for answers. The attorneys at Bell Legal Group will walk you through every step to make sure your legal rights are protected. Seat belt failure is a serious concern in South Carolina and you need to make sure that you have an advocate in your corner willing to go the distance no matter what it takes. Bell Legal Group will make sure that your voice is heard and that your case will be handled efficiently and professionally and we’ll make sure the responsible party is held liable for their negligence.

Remember, there are many different types of seat belt failures in South Carolina; door-mounted seatbelt failure, unlatching and false latching of the seatbelt, failure of the seat belt’s retractor, torn or ripped webbing, vehicle system failure. Each of these seat belt failures can cause major injury and even death. If you or someone you know are one of those who have been involved in a collision and suffered an injury or fatality, do not hesitate get in touch with the attorneys at Bell Legal Group today.

“We’re not afraid to go toe-to-toe with industry giants to assure that justice prevails. We have the team, the resources, and the know-how.”
–J. Edward Bell III, founding partner, Bell Legal Group.

Call Bell Legal Group TOLL FREE at 1-877-546-2408 for a free consultation or visit our website at www.belllegalgroup.com to fill out our confidential case evaluation form.