Cardboard Recycling Facts

Similar to the other types of recycling, cardboard recycling is also beneficial in many ways. Let us take a look at the various aspects of recycling cardboard.

Cardboard is one of the commonly found items in every household, as it is widely used for packing materials ranging from food items to electronic goods. So, along with plastic, clothes and used electronic goods, cardboard too is collected for recycling. Apart from reducing the amount of trash on the earth, this process of cardboard recycling has various other benefits too. Let us know about the cardboard recycling facts in brief.

What is Cardboard Recycling

Are New Year's Resolutions Helpful?

I interviewed a random population of women and men of various ages and found that most survey participants were not making any resolutions this year. Here were some of the reasons: “I never keep them,” “Why procrastinate until New Year? If it’s important, I do it today,” “I don’t need the stress of something new on my to-do list.” “They’re born out of a weakness; it’s like I jumpstart my weakness.”

Perhaps, it’s time to stop setting goals that interfere with self-acceptance or in other words, make you feel like you don’t measure up and never will. Sometimes it is better to supercharge what is healthy than heal what is sick. One of those interviewed explained, “I notice that very few people make kindness or service to others a resolution. It’s mostly about the self. As a hair stylist, I try to give a free hair cut every week to someone who can’t afford it.”

Natalism, Alcoholism, & Public Health

Many tittering newscasters reported on a recent Russian initiative to shore up a declining population by encouraging workers to take a day off to "make babies:"

Today has been declared the Day of Conception in Ulyanovsk, Lenin's birthplace, when couples are told go to home and multiply. If they succeed they could win a car, cash or a fridge. Under the city council's "Give Birth to a Patriot" scheme, those who give birth on June 12, Lenin's birthday, will get a prize.

I guess the Putin Youth needs new members. The story reminded me of Vichy France's natalist policy, as related in Paul V. Dutton's book on the US and French health care systems. Apparently the political class there was deeply upset by "decadent" urban regions' failure to keep up with the birth rate in rural areas.

Stair Lift

Choosing a Stair Lift for your home or business

Being bound to a wheelchair or suffering mobility problems can significantly reduce where a person can go, even in his or her own home. Installing a wheelchair lift can help people in wheelchairs or those who use walking canes or medical walkers access other areas of their homes.

Handicap stair lifts can be beneficial for the following reasons:

They reduce the risk of trips, slips and falls.

They help alleviate ankle stress, leg pain and exhaustion from walking up and down stairs.

They allow for more freedom in the home.

Stair lifts can be adapted to fit your home. Stair chair lifts can take you up the stairs and around the bend to the very top of a curved staircase. And straight stair lifts will do the trick on straight stairs, no matter how long or how steep.

Breakfast at Your Desk: I'm Loving This Low-Fat Banana Bread

You guys probably saw the piece in Glamour this month about just how horribly over-the-top banana bread can get (hello, 480 calories and 19 grams fat! Crazy!). Make this more sensible--yet still tasty--banana loaf at home, and bring it with you to the office. Better for your hips and your wallet!

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One of my favorite recipes for banana bread calls for buttermilk as an oil substitute (you hardly know the oil isn't there!). Here are the details:

Ingredients:

(Makes 1 loaf)

2 large eggs

3/4 cup sugar

1 cup smashed ripe bananas (about 3 medium)

1/3 cup buttermilk

1 tablespoon vegetable oil

1 tablespoon vanilla extract

Can This Bracelet Make You Slim?

You've heard of skinny jeans for motivation, but what about skinny bracelets? The Wrist-A-Track claims to put healthy eating in your own hands, er, wrists...

Here's how it works: Each set of 30 bracelets cost $20 and comes with a 23-page booklet. The bracelets are color coded, and the idea is to wear the multicolored bracelets on one hand, eat a certain food group and move that bracelet to the other wrist.

I stumbled upon these bracelets while perusing Diet Blog and my first thought was, Really? Is it that hard to keep count of how many veggies you eat?

Would you buy these bracelets to lose weight? How do you keep track of how many fruits and veggies you eat per day?

Heart Attack Warning Signs - Arm Pain

This article dwells on heart attack warning signs - arm pain. We all know that arm pain can be caused by injury, trauma, etc. however, do we know arm pain is also an indicator of heart attack? Read more to find out...

Heart attack is a grave condition befalling people, in which the ever-beating heart receives less oxygenated blood from the lungs. In medical terms, this condition is referred to as 'myocardial infarction' and the reason behind this inadequate supply of oxygenated blood can be blocked or clogged coronary arteries (blood vessels supplying blood furnished with oxygen and nutrients to the heart).

Brittany Murphy, Dead at 32: Fans Grieve, Friends Cry, and Everyone Wonders ... What Went Wrong?

Did you guys hear the sad sad news that Brittany Murphy died over the weekend? The actress and former flame of Ashton Kutcher was reportedly found dead in the shower on Sunday morning in full cardiac arrests. We're mourning her loss and wondering ... why.

Hollywood, and the rest of the world, is grieving about the loss of another star. Brittany Murphy (who most of us came to know on the big screen after her role in "Clueless") was reportedly pronounced dead on Sunday morning after suffering cardiac arrest. She was 32 years old.

It's unclear at this time what happened, and rumors are swirling: Did she fall and hurt herself (as noted above, she was allegedly found in the shower)? Were there drugs involved (even though she vehemently denied allegations of drug use in the past)?

Confession Time: How Caloric Was Your Valentine's Day?

Here's my rule: I don't worry too much about "healthy eating" on holidays. Where I'd normally order a salad at a restaurant, I'll get the thing on the menu with rich cream sauce. Heck, everyone deserves to break the rules sometimes--even the health conscious. I didn't go out to eat (remember my eat-at-home challenge), but I did splurge. I'll tell you mine, if you tell me yours!

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Unfortunately, I didn't get to make the romantic V-day dinner I had planned. I'd forgotten that we had family coming up to visit over the weekend--which was lots of fun, but not a great time for a romantic dinner for two. So, that will be rescheduled for later in the week. But, I did make a fabulous batch of soft tacos and salad with roasted beets (it really was a delicious meal, even if it sounds kind of odd for Valentine's Day).

Weekly Health Tip: Why Trans Fats Are the Bad Guys

Surely you've heard the bad news about trans fats. New York City has banned their use in restaurants. Many state governments have taken action to limit their consumption and use in mass-produced foods. And health experts around the world agree that their presence in foods should be reduced to trace amounts, if not eliminated. Why does this kind of fat inspire dire health warnings and legal action? Because trans fats raise the risk of coronary heart disease, and play no positive nutritional role. Most trans fats are created by adding hydrogen to certain unsaturated fats. The hydrogen makes these fats slower to spoil on a store shelf or in a restaurant pantry than other fats, which is why trans fats had been used in many packaged foods and restaurant cooking. These partially hydrogenated fats raise the level of LDL cholesterol, which is bad for your arteries, and lower the level of HDL cholesterol, which is beneficial to your arteries. Numerous studies have found that people who consume a lot of trans fats have a higher risk of developing plaques in their arteries, which leads to coronary heart disease. And that's why trans fats are the outlaws of the nutritional world!

Causes of Dry Eyes

If you experience dry eyes, you’re certainly not alone. It’s estimated 12 million people in the United States experience the symptoms of dry eyes – most of them women over sixty. In fact, it’s one of the most common reasons that people visit their eye doctor. One of the main causes of dry eyes is an imbalance in the tear mechanism.

Those who suffer with the condition may have difficulty moving their eyelids, are sensitive to bright lights, and find it difficult to read. In many cases, the dry-eye condition, known as keratoconjuctivitis sicca, accompanies other problems such as arthritis and thyroid disease associated with bulging eyes. It can also be caused by a vitamin A deficiency.