Archive for December 3rd, 2009

What they forgot to tell you when you moved into your new home

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009
Brandon Atchley asked:


The day has finally arrived.  All those weeks of searching and negotiating are about to end in a champagne popping moment as the sellers hand you over their keys. 

You are proud and the moment is euphoric.  Those new keys represent a milestone in your life, a new chapter in your personal book of existence that you can’t wait to get started on. 

Through blood, sweat, and tears you have worked to provide for yourself and your family.  That toil has just paid off in the purchase of your new property.

But the question is, will you and your loved ones be safe in this new home? 

You won’t.  How many copies of those keys had the sellers given out over the years.  Relatives, contractors, virtually anyone with a key copy, may have a way into your house.

So you’ll just change the locks, right?  Not so fast.  Your current locks and any new off the shelf locks you get are prone to key bumping.

What is key bumping?  It’s the process by which someone uses a hammer or other object, and bumps a special key that can be bought for pennies on the dollar, to open your doors.

The encouraging news is that it can be beaten, and for a lot less money and time than you think.

New keyless bump proof locks from GoKeyless.com that do not have a keyway, or combination keypad locks that have a bump resistant cylinder, render key bumping useless. Your personal property, and your family are worth it.

Don’t let another day go by without buying a new keyless bump proof lock. Your personal property, and your family are worth it.



ART

Common Flu Symptoms and How to Manage Them

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009
Madeleine Innocent asked:


Before we talk about flu symptoms and how to manage them, lets first look at the difference between colds and flu. Common cold symptoms may include one or more of the following symptoms:

nose discharge stuffed up feeling cough sore throat headache

With flu, you may experience any or all of the above symptoms, but you’ll also have:

a fever or chills body aches or pains and possibly gastrointestinal disturbances

You can see straight away, by the symptoms, that flu is more serious than a cold. You wouldn’t get a fever unless your body was responding to something that wants to greatly disturb it.

A fever in itself is a good thing. It means your body is dealing effectively with throwing out the pathogen that is trying to gain entry. The more violent the fever, the more healthy you are. The milder the fever, the weaker you are - your body just doesn’t have the energy to fight.

Imagine someone trying to break in to your house. If you are prepared and indignant, chances are you’ll put up a powerful fight and win. If you are unprepared and feel vulnerable, chances are you’ll not fight at all and the burglar will probably get away with what he came for, possibly hurting you in the process.

Preparing your body for pathogen invasions means allowing things to take their course. Children are not born with an immune system. They need to practice by catching mild diseases.

Do you remember the chicken pox (and other childhood diseases) parties where people would bring their child to catch it? That’s what it was all about.

Today, in the vaccine laden world, this concept is no longer fashionable. But it is the best way for children’s immune system to become strong.

By experience.

Let them catch colds. Let them develop flu symptoms. Just keep an eye on things and be prepared to seek professional advice if you think it’s necessary.

A few days in bed may be all that is necessary. And when a child has recovered from an illness, without any suppressive drugs, you can often see a growth spurt. They needed that experience to evolve.

And they’ll become healthier adults, as a result.

Back to flu symptoms.

So you have a fever.

But you’ll also likely to have body aches. This can take the form of muscle aches or bone aches. Only you can feel the difference.

In addition to a fever and body aches, you may also have gastrointestinal symptoms. Perhaps in the form of nausea or vomiting or diarrhoea.

Digestion takes a huge amount of energy, so when you are very unwell, you will not feel hungry. This is because the energy it takes to digest is needed elsewhere.

The old saying of ‘starve a fever’ is very sound advice. Never try to force feed anyone who is acutely ill.

But continue to drink plenty.

Seek professional advice if it continues more than a couple of days without showing signs of improvement.

Homeopathic medicines work with the body, rather than suppressing its symptoms. This means you can effectively deal with your flu symptoms with a specific homeopathic medicine for your type of flu. This will speed up the process, without causing damage.



JACKSON