| Acai - the new fruit of the moment
All hail the acai, the latest of a variety of trendy fruits that are finding their way into drinks like smoothies, teas and juices, along with the promise of giving your health a boost. A few years ago, pomegranate was suddenly everywhere, but new options like goji berries and mangosteen became popular once the bright red seed-filled fruit went mainstream. Now the buzz fruit is acai, pronounced "a-sigh-ee". It's the latest trend in an increasingly popular food category: functional foods, defined as those that provide some benefit outside of basic nutrition. A dark purple Brazilian berry promoted as packed with fibre, phytochemicals and essential fatty acids, acai has been called "nature's perfect energy fruit" by well-known nutritionist Dr Nicholas Perricone.
Wellness saves
Business is all about the bottom line: Reduce costs. Maximize profits. And in today's marketplace, few corporate costs attract as much attention as health care. The easy thing to do would be for businesses to cut contributions toward employee medical premiums. Easy, maybe, but probably not smart. And certainly not right, said Annerose Zorn, president and owner of JuzoUSA, a compression garment manufacturer in Cuyahoga Falls. In fact, Zorn has decided to spend more on employee health initiatives — buying fitness center memberships for any employee who wants one, providing nutrition lessons at lunch time, offering free health screenings in the office and, in general, fostering a healthier work environment. ''Our philosophy is, I'd really like to have happy people around me,'' Zorn said.
Homeserve revamps management team
Homeserve has announced a host of changes to its management team in its emergency services division. Among the key changes for the warranty, maintenance and repair provider is the introduction of general manager roles at the head of each trade. They will report to COO Dominic Shorrocks. Ian Shipley, who has led the Glass and Locks business for over four years, will be general manager for the Plumbing and Drainage business. Alan Horton,... To continue reading this story please register for free breaking news from http://www.insurancewindow.net Username: Password: Remember me .
Cultural habits influence oral cancers
Clinicians from the USC School of Dentistry unravel connection between the incidence of oral cancer and race and ethnicity-- as part of first epidemiological study of oral cancer in California. Dr. Satish Kumar and Dr.Parish Sedghizadeh, clinical professors in the school's Division of Diagnostic Sciences, gleaned through 20 years of records from the California Cancer Registry (CCR)-the state's cancer surveillance database-for the incidence rates of invasive squamous cell carcinoma, the most common form of oral cancer. Their findings will be published in an upcoming issue of the journal Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology and Endodontology and are currently available online at www.ooooe.net. Kumar and Sedghizadeh theorized that groups who engaged in these high-risk behaviors would also experience higher rates of oral cancer.
Vaccination Recommendations: Are you a face of influenza?
We all know someone who needs to be vaccinated against the influenza virus this year. In fact, it is likely that you or a family member fall into one of the groups that health officials recommend receive influenza vaccination. While almost anyone can benefit from immunization, annual influenza vaccination is recommended for more than 200 million Americans annually. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends people who have a high risk of developing complications from the influenza virus and for those who are most likely to spread the virus to people at risk. The target groups are: Adults and children with a chronic medical condition, such as heart disease, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, weakened immune system and diabetes; children six to 59 months of age; children six months to 18 years of age who are on long-term aspirin treatment; women who will be pregnant during the influenza season; adults 50 years of age and older; household contacts and caregivers of anyone in a high-risk group, including children younger than six months of age who are too young to be vaccinated; residents of long-term care facilities and nursing homes and health-care workers who come in contact with patients Influenza is not the common cold.
K.P. WARAN: Look sharp and think positive
IT is not every day that two pretty women insist on dropping by to see me at the same time. Despite the overlapping appointments, I decided to let it ride, especially since there was a trayload of appraisals to be done during the latter part of the day. Wendy Lee is someone I met a couple of weeks ago when we ended up with back-to-back speaking engagements at the 1 Utama shopping centre. Wendy was giving the 400 retailers tips on corporate image grooming and how to improve customer service.
I had a presentation on how best to use newspapers to promote events, products and services. At the end of the programme, we chatted about how enjoyable our work was and the immense pleasure we got from meeting people.
I found Wendy's boundless energy, invigorating personality, positive outlook on life, including deriving happiness and joy from the most basic things in life, very exciting.
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