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Did you hear about the 83 year old woman who talked herself out of a speeding ticket by telling the young officer that she had to get there before she forgot where she was going?
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American Cancer Society statistics show that when colon cancer is detected in its early stages, more than 90% of patients will survive. If not detected until the later stages, fewer than 10% will survive. ColoMarker(tm) detects colon cancer in these early, highly curable stages,” says Kevin Jones, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer of EDP.
Every day it seems there’s a new “super food” announced by the world’s leading health experts. A super food is a food that provides a number of profound health benefits. In fact, may actually help prevent cancer and heart disease. Here’s what you need to know:
Right now you’re probably saying, “Yuck.” It seems most people do not like this particular vegetable. However, it has some serious cancer fighting power. Scientists have conducted numerous studies on what it is that broccoli does. Turns out it actually kills the bad cancer cells and leaves the healthy cells alone. It’s like a cancer fighting superman wearing a green suit.
There are a few other cruciferous veggies that have the same cancer fighting properties. They include cauliflower and watercress.
An apple a day really does keep the doctor away. Apples contain chemicals that fight certain types of cancer including mouth, throat and esophageal cancer. They’re also high in fiber and other powerful nutrients. However, it is the antioxidants that provide the cancer fighting power. When buying apples consider buying organic.
They’re free from cancer causing pesticides, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides and all those toxic chemicals. If you cannot buy organic then wash your apples really well. Be sure to eat the peel too! That’s where most of the cancer fighting nutrients are.
Green tea contains catechins, powerful antioxidants. These catechins have been shown to slow down the development and spread of cancer. And the benefits of green tea don’t stop there. It’s excellent for your metabolism, brain and overall health. Experts recommend drinking three to six glasses a day. It is good hot or cold.
Tomatoes contain lycopene. It’s an antioxidant that helps fight both cancer and heart disease. It also provides an abundance of powerful vitamins including A, C and E. The good news is that it doesn’t matter if you eat the tomatoes cooked or raw. So your spaghetti sauce is as healthy for you as a cup of chopped tomatoes. Try for one serving daily.
All berries are good for you. However, blueberries and strawberries may have the biggest impact when it comes to fighting cancer and heart disease. They contain antioxidants, vitamin C and fiber which are all part of a healthy cancer fighting diet. And of course berries are a great dessert instead of baked goods or desserts high in fat. You can enjoy berries year around too because frozen berries are just as healthy. Make a smoothie each morning to easily, and deliciously, get your daily berry serving.
There are many foods that help fight cancer and heart disease. Make sure you consume a rainbow of fruits and vegetables daily. You’ll fight disease, live longer and have more energy and vitality.
There is a school of thought that says we won’t ever be able to retire in the traditional sense. If that’s true, why not turn your hobby into a source of income? Baby boomers are a very creative people, but so often the demands of career and raising a family leaves little time to develop interests further than hobbies. But as more baby boomers complete careers and move toward retirement, they have plenty of energy and creativity left for a new passion in life — one that expresses all that creativity of their youth.
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This is one reason we have seen such an explosion of craft fairs in the country which provide an outlet for all of that creative talent baby boomers are expressing through their arts and craft. The great thing about crafts shows is you can start wherever you are in your creative arts and continue to grow and become more skilled each passing year.
To get started, you should take on this new hobby and small business with the same enthusiasm and passion you did when you were employed in your former career. That is the great thing about baby boomers having this kind of free time in the retirement years. There is so much talent and energy available that to not make it available to the public would be a crime.
It is going to take some preparation to get ready for your first craft fair. The preparation will be on three fronts. One is making contacts with the organizers of upcoming fairs and getting on the schedule to be able to display a booth there. The easiest way to find out how to do that is attend the new craft fair that comes up in the area.
They are often associated with special events such as Oktoberfest or a food or music festival. By attending several as you are in your preparation period, you can accomplish several good things.
You can look at booths of many different vendors to get ideas for your booth when you are ready to take the plunge.
You can talk to vendors who are selling there and learn about how to go about getting on the program for this fair and to learn about upcoming events you can participate in. Don’t worry about you seeming to pose a threat as a future competition for sales. There is a camaraderie among crafters and you will enjoy the social aspect of mixing with other creative people.
You can talk to the people who organize the show and get a feel for how you will fit in to their next event.
Another line of preparation is booth creation. It’s good if you are starting early because it will take some time and a bit of expense to get the materials together and for you to build the skills to put the booth up, take it down, move it and store it between shows. Again, your contacts with experienced craft show veterans will be invaluable for this.
Finally, but this is the most important part of your preparations is your talent and craft that you will be preparing to sell at the craft shows. You can purchase some examples of similar crafts you see doing well at the fairs you scout out.
These can be templates for what you want to do. But you will impose your own creative vision on the craft so what you offer when you finally get to the craft faire will be uniquely yours and speak of your vision.
Along with these preparations, think about how you will customize your booth to draw customers in. From craft fairs you have attended in the past and the ones you scout, you will witness that there are certain booths that draw crowds and others that just don’t seem to get the customers. So you want to make your booth inviting to customers so you will reap a good return on your effort in the form of sales.
There are a variety of ways to draw customers. From candles, to contests, to videos playing, to using music or live talent to making your craft as people watch, there are many ways you can experiment around with to draw customers.
You will get a unique thrill from the sales you make each day. But more importantly, you will be expressing that creative side of you and getting that fulfillment that you had to wait to this phase of life to express. And that’s a wonderful benefit of learning to sell your crafts at craft fairs.
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