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Calcium Absorption

March 2, 2010 in Uncategorized by Johan Horak

Calcium Absorption

Are you and your family getting enough calcium in your diet?

Making sure that you and your family are eating a balanced diet can be a bit of a challenge, so if you’re concerned about calcium absorption, there are a few foods you can add to your diet, even if your busy lifestyle does not allow you to cook often. Here are some tips for calcium absorption, as well as some information that will help you to determine how much calcium each member of your family should be getting every day.

If you are thinking about calcium absorption for your little one, you should make sure that your toddler is getting at least 500 mg of the mineral a day. One serving of dairy accounts for 300 mg, so you can supplement the rest of the daily intake with an additional serving of yogurt, or soy milk. Leafy green vegetables, especially collard greens and spinach, are also a great source of calcium for people of all ages, so making sure that your little one is eating his vegetables at dinner time will do wonders for his calcium absorption.

As your child ages, healthy bones become more and more important, which means that your child and preteen will need more calcium. About 800 mg of calcium is need for children under the age of 9, and by the time your child is 18, 1300 mg of the mineral should be consumed every day. As your children age, it can become more difficult to make sure that calcium absorption is taking place, so you may want to consider a calcium supplement.

You will find many products on the supermarket shelves at the drugstore as well as a heath stores. The fundamental difference in these products is the level of absorption. The is directly connected to the source of the calcium.

While the label may indicate 1000mg of calcium, your body will not absorb this level. The highest recorded level is 83% absorption, achieved by Calmag which is manufactured and distributed by GNLD. The reason for this high level is two-fold. Firstly the source is from the natural human food chain and secondly it is double chelated, which enhances the absorption by attaching protein molecules that “escort” the calcium into the cell.
For those who have trouble swallowing pills, try the chewable Neocal.

Making sure that you and your family are getting enough Vitamin C is another important part of calcium absorption. This vitamin works with calcium in order to rid the body of impurities and boost the immune system. So, if you’re eating a calcium-rich diet, make sure that you are complimenting these foods with citrus fruits or cereals that are fortified with vitamin C, so that you can feel your best. You will also need the D vitamin in order to maximize your calcium absorption. Vitamin D is usually absorbed from the sun, so making sure that your participate in a number of outdoor activities, as well as eating fortified foods will also help you to get enough of this vitamin so that it will connect with the calcium in your body to make your bones and teeth stronger.

In addition to the need to ensure children get sufficient calcium in their diet, It is extremely important for women as well. Research indicates that women need approximately 1500mg of calcium daily. As women generally have found to reduce their intake of milk as they get older, this often results in a calcium deficiency. It is therefore imperative that women consider supplementation.

For our special free report on the Importance of Calcium for Women of all Ages, please enter your details on the form below and we will be happy to email this to you.


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Calcium Absorption

March 2, 2010 in Calcium Absorption by Johan Horak

Calcium Absorption

Are you and your family getting enough calcium in your diet?

Making sure that you and your family are eating a balanced diet can be a bit of a challenge, so if you’re concerned about calcium absorption, there are a few foods you can add to your diet, even if your busy lifestyle does not allow you to cook often. Here are some tips for calcium absorption, as well as some information that will help you to determine how much calcium each member of your family should be getting every day.

If you are thinking about calcium absorption for your little one, you should make sure that your toddler is getting at least 500 mg of the mineral a day. One serving of dairy accounts for 300 mg, so you can supplement the rest of the daily intake with an additional serving of yogurt, or soy milk. Leafy green vegetables, especially collard greens and spinach, are also a great source of calcium for people of all ages, so making sure that your little one is eating his vegetables at dinner time will do wonders for his calcium absorption.

As your child ages, healthy bones become more and more important, which means that your child and preteen will need more calcium. About 800 mg of calcium is need for children under the age of 9, and by the time your child is 18, 1300 mg of the mineral should be consumed every day. As your children age, it can become more difficult to make sure that calcium absorption is taking place, so you may want to consider a calcium supplement.

You will find many products on the supermarket shelves at the drugstore as well as a heath stores. The fundamental difference in these products is the level of absorption. The is directly connected to the source of the calcium.

While the label may indicate 1000mg of calcium, your body will not absorb this level. The highest recorded level is 83% absorption, achieved by Calmag which is manufactured and distributed by GNLD. The reason for this high level is two-fold. Firstly the source is from the natural human food chain and secondly it is double chelated, which enhances the absorption by attaching protein molecules that “escort” the calcium into the cell.
For those who have trouble swallowing pills, try the chewable Neocal.

Making sure that you and your family are getting enough Vitamin C is another important part of calcium absorption. This vitamin works with calcium in order to rid the body of impurities and boost the immune system. So, if you’re eating a calcium-rich diet, make sure that you are complimenting these foods with citrus fruits or cereals that are fortified with vitamin C, so that you can feel your best. You will also need the D vitamin in order to maximize your calcium absorption. Vitamin D is usually absorbed from the sun, so making sure that your participate in a number of outdoor activities, as well as eating fortified foods will also help you to get enough of this vitamin so that it will connect with the calcium in your body to make your bones and teeth stronger.

In addition to the need to ensure children get sufficient calcium in their diet, It is extremely important for women as well. Research indicates that women need approximately 1500mg of calcium daily. As women generally have found to reduce their intake of milk as they get older, this often results in a calcium deficiency. It is therefore imperative that women consider supplementation.

For our special free report on the Importance of Calcium for Women of all Ages, please enter your details on the form below and we will be happy to email this to you.


Subscribe to VitalityandLife Calcium Report
Name:
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Anxiety and Panic Attacks

March 2, 2010 in Anxiety, Pannic Attacks by Johan Horak

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Anxiety and Panic attacks are becoming more and more common in this fast-paced, stressful world. If you have experienced stress-related disorders in the past, or if you’re noticing that your stress level is definitely starting to affect your health, you’ll want to find out all you can about protecting yourself so that you can avoid having an anxiety panic attack. Here are some of the indications that you may be having an attack, as well as some methods you can use for treatment.

First, it is important to realize that it is normal to experience a moderate amount of stress in everyday life. The things that may occur at school or home tend to cause a considerable amount of stress, and if you have a large project to finish or are making a major life change, it is completely natural to feel stressed. However, when you notice that you are anxious the majority of the time, or that you dread the ‘normal’ activities that will make your day run smoother, it is time to seek help.

A panic attack happens when you have a sudden surge of fear that feels completely overwhelming. It is a lot more intense than just feeling ‘regular’ feelings of anxiousness, and unfortunately, this condition is a lot more common than you think. About one in every seventy five people in the world will experience an panic attack at some point in life, but there are ways to treat this condition.

When the fear that you experience has become intense, try to get to a place where you can calm down and gather your thoughts. If you can not slip away to be by yourself, try counting to yourself or concentrating on your breathing so that you can calm your body down. This will also help to slow your heart rate and will take away any numbness or tingling you may feel in your fingers and toes, which are common symptoms of an anxiety attack.

You can also decrease your chances of having an anxiety attack by paying attention to the foods you eat. Some people are not able to tolerate coffee or other drinks that contain caffeine, so if you are already leading a pretty high-strung life, you may want to opt for drinking tea or fruit juices in the morning in order to get the right amount of antioxidants for the day. You may also want to cut down on eating foods that are high in sugar, since these can cause symptoms of this condition in both adults and children.


Read more by Joe Barry, an international panic disorder coach. His informative site on all issues related to anxiety and panic attacks can be found at: http://www.panicportal.com
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Vitality and Life

March 2, 2010 in Health, Vitality by Johan Horak

Vitality and Life offers you a wide variety of information, products and services all focusing on helping you to live, develop and grow in health, wealth and happiness.

Our Mission is to help you find authentic and proven products and services that will provide you with the means to satisfy your desire for a life filled with abundant health, ample wealth and sublime happiness. We recognise that a good, healthy life requires balance and the consideration of all the different elements of your life.

Discovering balance in life is the key to achieving the vitality that you desire. This gives you the capacity to live and to develop. It is that which distinguishes living from non-living. To live your life with vitality includes existing in a state of complete physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well-being.

It is important to take the necessary steps and actions required to ensure that you are able to live a vital life and our goal is to offer you resources that will lead you to enjoy increased vitality and thus a more vibrant life. Therefore we have assembled the best resources available on the following topics:

Vitality Health

We have largely forgotten that our bodies require good nutrition, adequate exercise and necessary rest to sustain optimum functioning and to enjoy vitality. If we continue to ingest food devoid of nutrition we cannot hope to get the powerful energy required for us to sustain our life. Food without life sustaining energy does not meet the nourishment requirements of the body.

Bill Hinchclieff, well known Energy Healer commented that adulterated food is common in today’s market and most food that has been processed has been denatured and the nutritional requirements for building a strong body. destroyed. This has resulted in the natural energy of the food being replaced with energies that are not compatible with human health.

In today’s market the majority of our food is mass produced, due to excessive profit driven farming and food production, and does not contain the nutritional value to support a good diet. Vitality and Life bring you the best nutritional information, health products and services available to support your desire for greater health and vitality.

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To some this word conjures up images of a life filled with gold, possessions and other riches. To others it is more abstract and holistic, not related to possessions, but rather to do with a more meaningful and spiritually rewarding state of life. Whatever your image of wealth, Vitality and Life provide the best resources aimed at helping you to create, manage and to enjoy wealth and prosperity. To quote Virgil, ‘The greatest wealth is health.’

Vitality Happiness

For some, happiness holds no mystery and is a natural part of life, yet for others it is vague and elusive. Happiness or the perception of happiness conjures up different images and sensations, generally implying something different for each person. We offer you the resources to lead a happier life filled with vigour and joie de vivre.

We are dedicated to marketing a wide range of products which to help you to achieve the balance and harmony that a life filled with energy and vitality will give you.

Google’s SEO Starter Guide now available

June 10, 2009 in Uncategorized by Johan Horak

SEO Starter Guide now available in 40 languages

Even though the guide may a little advanced the guide is for beginners (according to Google). I urge new bloggers to download  it and read it. Many of the ideas suggested by Google is already plugged into to your blog.

 

But that does not mean you should not know about them.

 

You need to read and study these ideas and then also go and implement some of the ideas that are outside of your blog. [you’ll get the idea; for example Google suggest that you list your blog at the Local Business Centre.

 

Download the SEO guide here

Insurance Social Network On iLocals Using BuddyPress

May 27, 2009 in Blog by Johan Horak

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At the moment I am setting up a blog for a Chattered Insurance Institute. They needed a direct communications tool because their members had to rely on newspaper snippets.

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The Requirements:

 

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  • The idea was to create a blog where more than one author can post articles.
  • Some articles may only be available to members. These articles must be password restricted.
  • A forum is required for open and private discussions.
  • A social network for individuals
  • A place where groups can be created by individuals.

     

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This can be done using Buddypress, bbPress and Wordpress Multi Blog at iLocals.Info. You therefore have a full blown Wordpress blog option with a social network option.

How To Market Your Blog Newsletter Off Line

May 26, 2009 in Uncategorized by Johan Horak

 

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An open letter to Jimmy.

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We are now getting to the marketing of your newsletter.

 

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You’ll see that I have added a newsletter box to your site.

 

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You and your friends must go and subscribe.

 

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Include on all your marketing material an invitation to subscribe to your free harley owners insurance tips. For example:  "Get FREE Harley Owners Insurance Tips Visit http://harleyownerinsurance.ilocals.info Today!

     

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  1. Your business cards,
  2. Flyers,
  3. Letter heads,
  4. On your door….. everywhere.
  5. Add it to your email signature (important)
  6. Check other places online where harley guys and  girls meet and get involved with the discussion and  leave your signature. (forums, blogs etc).
  7. Go and create a Google Alert or more on Harley news south africa, harely accidents etc and stay in touch with the news http://www.google.com/alerts
  8. Get involved with harley clubs and give talks and then give them an invitation to your free newsletter address
  9. Start adding more and more useful harley info on your blog it does not have to be always insurance related.
  10. Do interviews with people who had accidents, interview club presidents on insurance issues and publish the tips advice on your blog. The president will tell people to go and see your blog and read what he had to say.
  11. Network, network and tell and show. 

 

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Regards

 

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Johan Horak

 

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Tel: 086 026 3333 Cell: 082 870 2004

Our Daughter Nandi: Hamlet Review At The Little Theatre

May 26, 2009 in Hamlet, Theatre by Johan Horak

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May 26, 2009
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HAMLET. Directed by Sanjin Muftic, with Chase Downes, Taheera April, DJ Mouton, Keer-an Blessie, Malefane Mosuhli, James MacGregor, Lynne-Leigh Barendse, Ken Bullen-Smith, Francis Chouler, Trudy van Rooy, Trent Nightingale, Nandi Horak, Lerato Motshwarakgole, Oskar Brown and Nic Davies. At the Little Theatre until Saturday.

 

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Shakespeare’s plays have been revived time and time again for stage and screen with directors and actors making the script their own and trying to breathe new life into words written for an audience many years ago.

 

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While many who were made to study Hamlet at school would usually groan at the prospect of seeing the UCT Drama Department’s latest offering, it holds more than a few surprises which make it a worthwhile trip to the theatre.

 

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Yawazzi Theatre Productions, director Sanjin Muftic, designer Jon Keevy and the third year drama students have produced a play which falls into both the traditional Shakespeare category and the experimental realm.
As the play opens, the stage is littered with bodies as Horatio laments the death of his best friend.

 

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This first hint that this won’t be just any other presentation of Hamlet sets the mood for an exploration of Shakespeare’s work that challenges the norms.

 

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Hamlet is a passionate youth and is thrown into fits of anguish upon discovering his father is dead and his mother married to his uncle.

 

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The stage is set with flights of stairs and is littered with leaves and paper, adding to the sense of confusion and Hamlet’s psychological turmoil as he battles to get to grips with the events in his life.

 

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The period costume and use of Shakespeare’s original script keeps the play grounded, so when Hamlet’s character branches out into five actors, it adds a totally new dimension to the well-known story.

 

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With five different aspects of Hamlet’s character, his inner turmoil is superbly illustrated and it’s not hard to imagine why poor Ophelia was so terrified by his disposition.
Each Hamlet embodies a different side of the young Dane, such as the lover, the griever and the avenger.

 

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By dividing the dialogue between the five aspects of his character, it is much easier to sympathise with the young man and delve a little deeper into what is driving him.

 

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Trudy van Rooy impresses with her heartbroken Ophelia and Chase Downes manages to portray the angry young Dane well before he is joined by the other, equally emotive Hamlets – Taheera April, DJ Mouton, Keeran Blessie and Malefane Mosuhli.

 

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The highlights of the production are most certainly the splashes of lateral thinking which make this take of the well-known tragedy really stand apart from the rest.

 

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Nandi Horak and Lerato Motshwarakgole as the dandies Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, with their powdered wigs, feathers, fans and fishnets, look like a couple of courtesans who spend their time frolicking in a Gilbert and Sullivan play, or at the Moulin Rouge.

 

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Also effective was the use of sand pictures and music to bring the play within the play to life. Leigh Bishop’s costumes work brilliantly with the overall feel of the play and her designs for the various aspects of Hamlet’s character are spot on.

 

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Overall, the play is enjoyable, and it’s this sort of initiative and creativity which helps keep Shakespeare’s stories alive and pertinent.

 

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For an intriguing look into the mind of one of the Bard’s most oft-quoted characters, go and see Hamlet.

 

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· Tickets are R50, or R30 for students. To book, call 084 395 8381.

Create A Blog With A Face Book Theme

May 24, 2009 in Uncategorized by Johan Horak

You asked for it now go and use the new Wordpress Face Book theme that was added to iLocalsBuddy.

If you want it for your self hosted blog crab the Wordpress Face Book Theme here.

Lazily Manage Google Analytics With Great Desktop Application

May 16, 2009 in Uncategorized by Johan Horak

I needed way to easily or is it lazily measure the traffic to me Wordpress sites. BTW: All of my Wordpress sites run on my free multi blog install.

This is what I did:

  • Installed Ultimate Google Analytics plugin and made it available for all blogs (users).
  • Got my unique Google Analytics ID
  • Added the ID to Ultimate Google Analytics plugin.
  • Downloaded the free desktop application called  Google Analytics Adobe Air Application. (The software was in Beta when I used it the first time. The developer has discontinued any development and sold it on. There’s a product called Polaris that gives you one free account and an option to pay $15 for an  upgrade for life. Not bad). With the free beta you can also add more than one blog / website. At the download link use the second use the second Softpedia Mirror.

All I do now is open the desktop application click here and there and see where all the traffic is coming from.

Have Fun

Johan Horak