Google has launched Google Health to allow you to store and manage all of your health information in one central place (see video below). It's completely free and all you need to get started is a Google username and password. With Google Health, you manage your health information, and you can access it anywhere, at any time.

Google believes that you own your medical records and should have easy access to them. The way we see it, it's your information; why shouldn't you control it?  For more information visit Google.com/health.

An unhealthy digestive system can lead to a variety of medical problems which include colon cancer, diarrhea, halitosis, constipation, bleeding from the digestive tract, regurgitation, and difficulty swallowing. However, keep in mind that more general symptoms like nausea, abdominal pain, flatulence, and loss of appetite, may suggest a digestive disorder or another type of disorder that will require you to see your doctor immediately.

The good news about colon cleansing it that it’s never too late to restore your digestive system to good health by fixing existing problems caused by an unhealthy colon.

If you are considering a home delivery food service to help you lose weight then there a couple of services you should consider.  The first is Diet-to-Go.  They provide healthy, great tasting; affordable meals to help individuals lose weight maintain their weight or improve their overall well-being.

Diet-to-Go provides a free diet analysis with no obligation and will even personalize a meal plan that meets your dietary and lifestyle needs.  Visit Diet-to-Go for more information.

A few years ago a co-worker of mine (I'll call him Ed) would come to work almost every day with hamburgers, large fries and a large soda.  Ed was overweight and would sweat profusely all the time.  He always looked tired and worn out.  Ed worked second shift so when he got to work, he'd eat before the shift started.  If Ed wasn't eating hamburgers and fries, it was some other sort of junk food.  Ed didn't eat a normal portion; it was always a large portion.

One day I told Ed, "If you keep eating like that you are asking for trouble!”  Ed made the statement, "You have to go sooner or later so I'm not worried about it!” 

Mayo Clinic and Microsoft Corp. today announced the launch of Mayo Clinic Health Manager, a privacy- and security-enhanced online application that provides people with a place to store medical information and receive individualized health guidance and recommendations based on the clinical expertise of Mayo Clinic.

As I’m sure everyone has figured out by now, I’ve had my baby boy.  His due date was March 6th, but he didn’t arrive until March 11th, 2009. 

I had a doctor appointment on Tuesday, March 10th to get an ultrasound and see how he was doing, since he was officially “overdue” at that point.  I had lost 2 pounds and was dilated 4-5 cm.  I was happy to know that I got so far without pain.  The ultrasound showed that Baby was doing fine, and that he was “just about” 8 pounds. 

Since he was constantly getting bigger, his amniotic fluid was getting lower. 

As of today, I am 38 weeks pregnant.  Not much has changed, except that Baby Boy got bigger, as did my belly.  I had a doctor’s appointment yesterday.  My weight is now 145 pounds, and when the midwife did my fundal height measurement, she found that the baby dropped.  She can tell because my measurements were going up each week, and this time it was smaller. 

I usually measure right on with the number of weeks I am.  This means that yesterday I would have ordinarily measured 38 centimeters, but instead I was only 36.5. 

The Zone Diet

Nutritional profile: 30% fat, 30% protein, 40% carbohydrates.  This profile has more fat than I would generally recommend.  Also, this is a low calorie diet.  The website states that women are to eat 1000 to 1200 calories per day, while men are to consume between 1400 and 1600 per day.  It doesn’t take into account variations in individual calorie needs.  An interesting note is that the website states that they say “no” to processed foods, yet many of the suggested meals on the site include processed foods.

Creatine’s most notable trait is its role in the energy production process.  It is an organic compound found in muscle fibers that is made from three amino acids: glycine, argininie, and methionine.  ATP and CP (creatine phosphate) are stored in muscles and serve as a source of immediate energy. 

The more ATP and CP that is in the muscles, the more the muscle can lift.  Additional creatine can be obtained through consuming meat and fish.  Many athletes choose to supplement with creatine, though, because cooking meat converts the creatine into creatinine, which is easily flushed out of the body through the kidneys.