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Jo Jo's Asian Massage is very, VERY Relaxing! only $49.99 full hour or ONLY $80 for 1.5 hours!
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Posted on Wednesday, November 28, 2012 2:10 PM
Watch this video before you drug your children please.
When you drug your children, you are giving them the OK to use drugs to confront their problems instead of rational thinking.
If you drug them, then how can you be upset with them when they get into recreational drugs? Which they assuredly will
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wv49RFo1ckQ&feature=plcp
JoJo
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Posted on Tuesday, November 27, 2012 7:12 PM
I was eight months pregnant when I got my first cold and discovered there was practically no medicine I could take. As it turns out, the same rules apply for breastfeeding. That's going to be nearly two years of my life not being able to take anything but the occasional ibuprofen. Not being the homeopathic type, I quickly learned some new tricks to easing the sniffles and soothing a sore throat.These were among the things my doctor "prescribed" that I found worked best. And, while the effects aren't quite as quick as popping a Sudafed, I discovered I actually prefer the home remedies and feel a lot healthier, albeit while sick, doing these things to take the edge off a cold.
1. Take Your Vitamins
I never took vitamins before I was prescribed a prenatal vitamin. And, now I believe. I got sick just once the entire nine months and have only been sick once (not counting a wretched night of food poisoning) while breastfeeding. So, take a few seconds each day to pop that vitamin. It's worth it.
2. Neti Pot
When I first heard about a neti pot, I was intrigued, appalled and disgusted all at the same time. It's a form of nasal cleansing that several friends with chronic sinus issues use regularly. A neti pot costs about $10 and comes with saline packets. If you're really congested, dump two in for more immediate effect. If you haven't used one before, trust me, it's worth every penny. And the number one rule in neti pots is never let anyone watch you do it. It may just be the most unattractive thing you ever do.
3. Honey & Lemon
Adding lemon to hot water make a throat-soothing concoction. But, you'll need some honey to make it tolerable going down. You don't need a fresh lemon, a splash of lemon juice from the bottle will work also. I drink this constantly throughout the day when I'm sick, so it's better to use honey than sugar to sweeten. It's like the natural version of Theraflu.
4. Salt Water
I think making me gargle with saltwater was my parents' litmus test of seeing whether I was truly sick or faking. Anyone who has ever swallowed accidently knows what I mean. And I know you all have. However, gargling with salt water followed by a glass of lemon and honey water is one of the only things I've found that can truly ease the sting of a bad sore throat.
5. Rest
A cold is your body's way of telling you it needs a break. Your immune system has been working overtime, and it just can't keep up. So, listen to your body and get some rest. Not only that, try to truly relax. Stress can make our immune systems work extra hard, so if you can eliminate (at least some) stress, you'll be doing your body a huge favor.
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Posted on Monday, November 26, 2012 7:29 PM
Gatorade: Don’t put flame retardant chemicals in sports drinks! Hattiesburg, MS
The other day, I Googled "brominated vegetable oil." It was the last time I drank Orange Gatorade. I found out that this "BVO" is a controversial flame retardant chemical that is in some Gatorade drinks! Who wants to drink that? Not me!I’m naturally a curious and argumentative person doing things like debate team in school. I also love sports like volleyball, and I always believed Gatorade when they said stuff in their ads about how it's good to drink when exercising. And, just like most people, I care about my health. So, as I was sitting at home the other day drinking an Orange Gatorade, I decided to look up some of the ingredients.The last ingredient is "brominated vegetable oil," which has been banned in Japan and the European Union. That means, #1 it’s not necessary to make Gatorade, and #2 there is enough information out there that entire countries have banned this chemical product.According to Scientific American, BVO has been patented as a flame retardant and is found in some beverages including some flavors of Gatorade. It is “under intense scrutiny because research has shown that they are building up in people's bodies, including breast milk, around the world.” The same article also mentions that there are “links to impaired neurological development, reduced fertility, early onset of puberty and altered thyroid hormones.”I’m not a scientist, but if there are lots of suspicious things about putting a flame retardant chemical in Gatorade (most flavors don’t even use it!) then why would Gatorade want to put it in a product designed for people like me who are into sports and health?It doesn’t make sense. Please sign my petition asking Gatorade to stop putting flame retardant chemicals in sports drinks.Photo by marcgelinas on FlickrTo:
Gatorade
Gatorade
Gatorade
President, PepsiCo Americas Beverages (Debra Crew)
Executive Vice President, PepsiCo Chief Scientific Officer, Global Research and Development (Mehmood Khan)
Dear Gatorade,
You put slick ads on TV encouraging people like me to buy your products, but it’s shocking that you have a flame retardant chemical called ‘brominated vegetable oil’ in some flavors. Please stop deceiving consumers and remove this chemical from your products.
We know you can do better than this! We look forward to hearing an update.Sincerely,
[Your name]Recent signatures SupportersReasons for signing.
.over 100 years ago, a man by the name of W.H. Wiley got the Pure Food and Drug Law passed. It was an effort on his part to clean up the American food system which he believed to be over abundant in sugar and other food additives which were and are detrimental to our health.This "sports" drink would never have passed muster if the pure food and drug law had stuck and not been over turned by the Coca Cola industry. I believe Mr Wiley was right-on in his fight to keep food free of harmful ingredients. As a critical care nurse, there is enough accidents and trauma in this world to keep nurses and docs busy, we don't need our food contributing to our ill health! I like Gatorade, but unless they eliminate BVO they have lost a customer. l am sick of seeing companies getting away with using harmful ingredients in their products just to make them more ' appealing, colourful, fizzy, fashionable,' what ever the reason. The public really do need to be more discerning about what they are putting into their bodies, then these companies wouldn't be able to get away with it! Well done Sareh, for drawing attention to this horrible chemical. Because as a volunteer firefighter we often get these given to us at rest breaks, or while fighting fire. I'm putting out the fire, I don't want poison in my system from what I drink. no amount of halogenated hydrocarbons are welcome in my environment and especially not my food....Get it together Gatorade!
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Posted on Saturday, November 24, 2012 11:08 AM
It is not easy to be a small business.
First you have to work hard to save money to start your business, then you risk all your life's savings to start it. Then you find out you can not do it all by yourself, you need to hire people to help you. Then you have to deal with the govt., get licenses, take test, spend money on expensive sign, spend money on advertising, buy insurance, and you don't even make any money yet!
People think that the small business owner makes a lot of money. Has a great life because they don't have boss.
 Usually all the money someone makes goes back into the business to make it better. They have to be the hardest boss on themselves because nobody is telling them what to do. They must have discipline. They must be honest, they must keep their word.. They always usually worry with a lot of stress. On top of that, they could usually make more at McDonalds then what they take home in pay.
An entrepreneur has that little extra "umph" that make them get out of the bed, that make them go to work when nobody tells them to.
Not everybody can be a small business owner. Not everybody has the discipline they need. NOt everybody has that extra "something"
It's not easy to own a small business. It may be the most difficult thing in the world.
So we small business owners always appreciate every customer. We like to treat our customers like they are the most important. We can take time to get to know you. We can take time to learn what care you need.
We want to say Thank You for letting us take care of you.
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Posted on Friday, November 23, 2012 1:56 PM
This year all the store open even more early. So you can finish's your shopping early. Then you can get nice massage print this blog or show it on your phone, and we will give you 10% off today on any massage or service we offer.
Have a good weekend
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Posted on Tuesday, November 20, 2012 1:35 PM
Yes, The holidays can be a stressful time. Your family can irritate you very much. Sometime you dont even know why you thought this was a good idea. To have a meal with all these crazy people.
But in the end, who is it you can call in the middle of the night for an emergency? Who is the one to get you from jail after a long drunken night? Who is the one you look forward to seeing after years of absence? Who are the people that you can speak really honestly with?
Your family. That's who.
 Ok, maybe everybody doesn't have a great family. But really? Who is the perfect person?
So find out some things you like about your people. Get to know them again. See what they are up to now. Dont hold what they did years ago against them.
Everybody needs a new chance. Everybody needs love. Everybody needs family.
Some come get a massage, relax, take it easy before the big day.
Then have a great feast with your (sometime not so great) family.
I know some people do not have family.
If you are all alone Thanksgiving, we will be here Thanksgiving Day. Come visit us and treat yourself.
JoJo
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Posted on Saturday, November 17, 2012 12:43 PM
Did you know that new research has come out that Alzheimer's can be heavily linked to junk food?
Did you know that new data has come out that says drinking 8 glasses of water a day may not be so good for you. Over excessive water drinking my lead to a depletion of vital nutrients.
What happened to AIDS? Its still out there, but now is completely manageable. 20 years ago it was considered hopeless.
New discoveries are always made. New data is always discovered. New college students always come up with great new imaginative ideas and theories. So why would western medicine insist that only chemicle drugs can cure you. We all now know that they can only cover up the pain and mask the problem.
Yes, if I have an accident, and it's an emergency, then go ahead, cut me open and use whatever drugs you need to fix me. Western medicine is very good for that.
But if you want a long term cure, then you need to do long term fixes.
Sleep on a regular schedule,eat natural and healthy (grow your own food if you can) exersize regularly, get a regular massage, stay away from drugs (prescription and recreational) , drink alcohol minimally, don't stress over everything, believe that there is something bigger than you out there, turn the TV off, etc
Live a long healthy life.
Be flexible with your treatments. Don't believe what everybody "agrees" with just because an "authority" says it's the way. Do your own research, make up your own mind. You are probably your own best doctor. Who knows you better then you?
JoJo
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Posted on Sunday, November 11, 2012 11:42 AM
We take many things for granted. We have a lot of freedoms that we don't even think about.
We all usually live in a house or Apt. Even poor people in America live better then a lot of people around the world.
We all can see a doctor, even a poor person is not turned away from treatment.
 We all can usually eat good food.
But most importantly, we are free to say what we want, joke about who we want, write about what we want. We can even say we don't like the Government or the President. Believe me, this is not the case around the world.
In many countries, women risk their lives to get an education, people are in jail for writing a poem. People are left to die in the lobby of a hospital because they dont have money.
There is a lot less stress here in America. Less stress means longer life.
A lot of less stress is because veterans sacrifice themselves for us. Veterans lose their legs or arms, and many lose some of their mind.
Many wives and children have difficult time to handle them when they come back.
They do this so we can be free.
We need to thank them. We need to tell them we appreciate them. We need to support and love them.
JoJo
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posted but not written by JoJo: Posted on Friday, November 09, 2012 8:59 PM
Could Alzheimer's really just be another form of diabetes, caused by eating too much junk food?By Bryan NelsonWed, Sep 12 2012 at 4:34 AM EST 13
Growing evidence that Alzheimer's is primarily a metabolic disease has led some researchers to propose reclassifying it as Type 3 diabetes, according to the Guardian. Such a revelation could have profound implications on the role that the junk food industry plays in causing Alzheimer's. Today an estimated 35 million people suffer from Alzheimer's disease around the world, and as many as 346 million people suffer from diabetes. Both numbers are expected to rise exponentially over the next several decades — rises that also happen to be correlated with increasing obesity rates. The correlation is so uncanny that many scientists are investigating a causal relationship between all three epidemics, with staggering results. Type 2 diabetes has already been strongly linked with obesity and diet as well as with dementia and Alzheimer's. For instance, Type 2 sufferers are two to three times more likely to get Alzheimer's than the general population. The link between Alzheimer's and obesity has been studied less, but a growing cacophony of research is filling that gap. For instance, studies have strongly linked midlife obesity to Alzheimer's. Fitness and a better diet have also been linked to a decreased occurrence of dementia. Now new studies are suggesting a link even more profound: that Alzheimer's may be caused directly by the brain's impaired response to insulin. A 2005 report found that levels of both insulin and insulin-like growth factors in the brains of Alzheimer's patients were lower than normal, with the lowest levels being found in the brain regions most devastated by the disease. Meanwhile, a report released just last year found that an insulin spray helped improve memory skills in people with Alzheimer's. Insulin has a well-defined role in the brain's chemistry. It helps regulate the transmission of signals between neurons. It's not difficult to begin connecting the dots at this point. A causal relationship between Alzheimer's and the brain's insulin regulation isn't difficult to imagine and detail. Of course, more research needs to be done to know for sure, but if Alzheimer's and other kinds of dementia are proven to be another form of diabetes, then the obesity epidemic — and the junk food industry that fuels it — could have consequences on public health that are even more profound than previously realized.
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Posted on Monday, November 05, 2012 2:20 PM
 Reflexology has been used in various forms for thousands of years –
in fact there is evidence in hieroglyphics in the pyramids of foot
massage and foot treatments. However the modern day version came about
because of a French physiotherapist called Eunice Ingham in the 1900's.
Ms Ingham pioneered Reflexology as we know and love it today.Foot Reflexology
is based on the ancient energy meridians that acupuncture identifies
and uses. The energy lines run from head to toe and take in the major
organs and systems of the body. If energy is not flowing freely then
the blockage causes 'dis-ease' in the system, by helping to release
blockages the energy can flow freely and the body and systems can
function in good health. Now, here in the west we are notoriously bad about 'looking after
ourselves properly' – we readily spend lots and lots of money on
ourselves externally. We buy clothes and makeup and pay a fortune on a
good night out and then regard having a massage or reflexology treatment as 'that treat we cannot afford to have'. How wrong do we have this? How back to front are we? The treats we cannot afford are the material things like the clothes
and things – the essentials are those things that bring us back to
balance and good health. I usually only see people once they have hit a state of 'dis-ease'. Truly the best way to look after ourselves is to pay close attention
to what the body and soul really needs and by giving the best attention
to this and by learning to listen to our own internal voice and warning
system we should be able to live far healthier and happier lives.
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