Monday, December 28, 2015

THE ENTREPRENEUR

Thursday, December 10, 2015

YOUR 64th Birthday Message: DON'T DIE NOW!

Iv'e been banking with them for over 40 years and noticed that they stopped deducting my funeral cover. 
After exhaustive investigation and non-committal statements, I finally managed to pry this from a clerk 
dealing with policies:"Sorry, our cover is only valid until age 64." When I asked about them not notifying me, I was told that someone had sent me an sms to inform me. 

When I asked what number it was sent to, I was given an unknown number from another network. I asked the person, what if my wife or my dependant daughter had died and I was not covered? He replied that the bank would view it as a lapsed funeral policy and no more! You have landed here so I assume you are interest to know who this South African bank is, well all I am prepared to say, is that they recently received an international banking award.


Wednesday, November 11, 2015


The $325,000 Lab-Grown Hamburger Now Costs Less Than $12.

A real burger made without the cruelty and pollution is now within reach.

The artificial burger that you—or your science-fiction-loving friends—have been waiting for is real. And now it's cheap, too.
It wasn't long ago that test-tube hamburgers—meat made from small pieces of lab-grown animal muscle tissue—were just a glimmer in some mad scientist's eye. Then, in 2013, the dream of an artificial burger suddenly got interesting. That's when Mark Post, a researcher at Maastricht University in the Netherlands, announced that he had created a burger made from real meat grown in a lab (20,000 strips of muscle tissue, to be exact) for the unreasonable price of $325,000. Read on...

Saturday, June 20, 2015

What Killed You?


Think that was a bad headline? 

Well if it saves your life, I’m not sorry I wrote it like that, here is why, most patients over 55 who visit their doctors lately, have a combination of insulin resistance and hypoglycemia. And if they do not change their lifestyle, they will become diabetic. Here is a startling statistic: “More than 80% of people, who are 55 years old, are either diabetic or pre-diabetic.” 

That means that 4 out of every 5 adults you know cannot control their blood sugar. Diagnoses like these do not pop up out of the blue; they present themselves because people do not understand just how blood sugar works and what it means to their health.

To explain this, say you are given a certain amount of carbohydrates in your lifetime, a quota which most people use up by age 35. From that point on, you need to really be vigilant and smart. You don’t  get to go back in time and “un-eat” because you now realize it was a bad decision. So, now that you read this, you are left with only two choices, stay aware and figure out what you need to do to stay healthy or just ignore this article, On the positive side, if you did nothing, at least you now would know what killed you.

Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Are Your Gums Causing Your Erectile Dysfunction?

7 Weird Causes Of Erectile Dysfunction



About 30 million men in the United States experience erectile dysfunction (ED) which is an inability to get or maintain an erection firm enough for intercourse. Research indicates, that age may be the most common denominator of men with ED. Approximately 4% of men in their 50s experience erectile dysfunction.  Nearly half of the men are older than 75 according to the National Institutes of Health. I have included seven other unusual factors that may raise your risk of developing ED.

Taking drugs for hair loss or an enlarged prostate.
Medications, such as finasteride (known by its brand names Propecia and Proscar) and dutasteride (Avodart), used to treat male pattern hair loss and enlarged prostate may produce side effects such as erectile dysfunction and loss of libido in some men, according to a January study in the Journal of Sexual Medicine.

"These drugs work by reducing the amount of dihydrotestosterone circulating in the blood," said Dr. Andrew Kramer, a surgeon and ED expert at the University of Maryland Medical Center. Dihydrotestosterone is the male sex hormone that helps maintain sex drive. While the drugs may help with hair loss and alleviate urinary tract symptoms due to an enlarged prostate, the hormonal changes can also lead to the inability to get an erection.

Gum Disease
What do the gums and the penis have in common? Having periodontitis chronically inflamed and infected gums may increase your risk of erectile dysfunction, according to a study published in June in the Journal of Sexual Medicine. The study, performed in mice, suggests a link between gum disease and ED , but the connection in humans and the mechanism by which periodontitis may lead to ED is still unclear.

Gum disease is an indicator of overall poor health, and has been linked to an increased risk of heart disease, another risk factor for erectile dysfunction, the researchers said.

"Gum disease may result from an underlying problem with blood flow in the gums. It's possible that someone with it also experiences problems with blood flow in other parts of the body such as the penis, as well," said Dr. Bruce Kava, acting chairman of urology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.


Your Wife Befriending Your Buddies
It's an established fact that psychological factors can play a major role in sexual performance, but here's a new one: your wife spending more time with your male friends than you do may put you at increased risk for erectile dysfunction, according to new research in the American Journal of Sociology.

Researchers, who surveyed more than 3,000 men ages 57 to 85, found that a man whose female partner got too close to his friends was 92 percent more likely to experience difficulty getting or maintaining an erection than one whose partner didn't. Researchers said this might be due to social perceptions of masculinity in younger and middle-aged men. In men in their 70s and 80s, the association all but disappeared, possibly because older men have different perceptions of masculinity.

High Blood Pressure
Healthy blood vessels and sufficient blood flow are essential to
getting and keeping an erection. Uncontrolled hypertension 
damages blood vessels in the body, making them less elastic and 
less able to transport blood the same volume of blood quickly.

But some medications used to treat high blood pressure, such as
beta blockers and diuretics, can also increase your risk of erectile
dysfunction. While no one should stop taking blood pressure 
medicine without speaking to their doctor, making lifestyle changes, such as maintaining a healthy diet and getting more exercise may help lower your blood pressure so you don't need the drugs, Kramer said.

Depression
As many as 61 percent of people with severe depression may 
experience sexual problems, according to the Cleveland Clinic
Foundation. Depression may do more than just lessen your interest
in sex. "There's a biochemical component to depression that may 
make it difficult to get and keep an erection," Kava said. Chemicals
help brain cells communicate to stimulate blood flow to the penis.

 And not being able to participate in and enjoy sex can worsen
depression symptoms, Kramer said. Some antidepressants, namely selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs ) can cause sexual problems too nearly half of all men and women on SSRIs may experience sexual dysfunction, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. In men, this can mean having erectile dysfunction, loss of libido and delayed ejaculation.

Bicycling
The Scythians, who were iron-age Iranian horsemen, identified a
link between horseback riding and impotence in the 9th century 
B.C.

And it turns out that a similar modern-day activity, long-distance
bicycling, may also increase your risk of erectile dysfunction. A
2005 review article published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine
found that 4 percent of male bicyclists who spent at least three 
hours per week in the saddle experienced moderate to severe
erectile dysfunction, while only about 1 percent of runners who
were the same age experienced ED.

When you sit on a bike seat, you bear weight on the nerves and 
arteries that carry blood to the penis. Over time, these vessels can
become damaged, resulting in decreased blood flow to the penis
and risk of ED.


Diabetes
Men with diabetes are two to three times more likely to also
have erectile dysfunction than men without diabetes, according to
the National Institutes of Health. Poorly regulated blood sugar can
damage the nerves and small blood vessels that control erections 
and allow blood flow to the penis.



Friday, May 8, 2015

Consumer Healthy Food

FOODS TO DIE FOR



The FOOD & WINE magazine's annual recipe collection is usually crammed chock-full with fabulous and simple dishes, all of which are perfected in their Test Kitchen. You can find the most delicious recipes from the very best cooks on the planet; Star chefs like Nobu Matsuhisa, Mario Batali, Marcella Hazan and Michael Symon are among those included. You can discover outstanding recipes for every thinkable occasion, from Sunday brunch, weeknight dinners and holiday meals to cocktail parties. A few highlights have been included: Sticky Miso Chicken Wings, Coffee-Rubbed Strip Steaks with Chimichurri Sauce,  Fusilli with Shrimp and Lemon Butter, Crispy Fish with Sweet-and-Sour Sauce, Apple Pie Bars and Custardy Baked Orzo.

Here is a great selection fabulous food dishes you can make for all occasion:

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