It has long been recognized in Asia that the Mangosteen has powerful anti-inflammatory properties and is effective in treating eczematous and hyperkeratotic skin conditions such as psoriasis. In the Caribbean, a tea made from the Mangosteen is used as a tonic for fatigue and low energy states, universal symptoms experienced by millions around the world. Mangosteen juice has two important components: (1) the beneficial antioxidants and (2) the medicinal properties of Xanthones. Xanthones are a unique biologically ?active' compound. Active means they couple with other molecules and become very beneficial to the systems of the body, through 'potent free radical scavenger activity'.

There are 200 known Xanthones and 24 are found in the paricarp (rind) of the Mangosteen fruit. No other fruit or single food source has been found to have this quantity. A major European university pharmacological study uncovered these healing and beneficial properties of Mangosteen's Xanthones: antidepressant, anti-diabetic, anti-leukemic, anti-microbial (fungus and bacteria) and anti-viral. The Xanthones, found abundantly in Mangosteen, have been scientifically found to suppress the production at the cell level of Cyclooxygenase (COX), reducing inflammation, pain and fever. An audio interview with a physician, Dr.

J. Frederic Templeman, a renowned mangosteen researcher and advocate, can be found at http://www.myxango.com/tonysxango. Click on "The Mangosteen Interview". A "Tour" about the product and the business is also available..

"We are excited to be working with a future-thinking health care provider like Sarasota Memorial. We believe Health Care faces a serious challenge in protecting their information and networks from unauthorized wireless devices, and we hope to replicate the success at SMH into other providers." said Rich Swier, CEO of Highwall Technologies. About Highwall Technologies Highwall Technologies is a leading provider of enterprise wireless products that detect and locate wireless devices, and enable the management and security of wired networks. The Highwall Sentinel is a security appliance that delivers 24x7 surveillance of the airspace at extended ranges plus with the addition of the Scout Antenna identifies the exact physical location of wireless devices in a building. The Highwall appliance is the best-of-breed solution for wireless detection and location in the marketplace today..

Men, on the other hand, are lowmaintenance. Women are envious of the male circumstanceand patiently wait until we are either struck down by afreak occurrence like illness or we turn 50.Fifty is one of those magical years like 18, 21, 30, 40,or 62 but the only thing positive about turning 50 is thealternative of never becoming 50. Health and life insurance go up, you become eligible to join AARP and themedical community says you are no longer on warranty.Mrs. not only undergoes regular maintenancecheckups but she is also a nurse and a respiratory therapist. She constantly harps over my occasionalcigar smoking but increased the pressure after I turned 50by bringing up the subject of a colonoscopy.

What?!?! Noway!!!Three months into the colonoscopy harangue a younger, malein-law (a fireman, no less) finally went to see a doctor about the red liquid that kept appearing in the toiletprior to flushing. Turned out he had cancer of the colonand currently carries a portable toilet in his pocket.Knowing that he and I share no genetic material I wasprepared to dismiss this as a freak occurrence. Unfortunately, I am married to a pit bull who ultimatelywrests a promise out of me that if I observe red fluid I will submit to the physical abuse inflicted by the appropriate specialist.My promise was made in good faith but subject to interpretation. Everyone knows that ingesting a red food or drink item during the previous week could manifest itselfin the toilet and should not be counted towards the promise.All was well until I was sharing liquid libation with mybrother-in-law and we somehow started making drunken jokesabout our perception of the invasive nature of the procedure. We agreed that occasional coloration was no bigdeal and that anything less than a pint was no cause foralarm.

Unfortunately, our conversation was overhead and mylife was permanently altered.Divorce is expensive and I can't afford to do it a secondtime so I made an appointment to see the doctor listed forme on Mrs 's medical insurance. The doctor thoughthe should meet me before he referred me to the actualperpetrator. As I still had hope that the initial appointment might not result in a referral I took a gift ofa bag of home grown tomatoes.The doctor thanked me for the tomatoes, advised me that he had a colonoscopy recently and was clearly not sympatheticto my plight nor amused by my clever answers to hisquestions. "How's your cholesterol?" "Perfect." "Huh?""It's never been checked." "Oh, Nurse Ratchett will drawblood after I'm done with you.""Have you had your prostate checked?" "Only by attractivewomen, ha ha." "Drop your pants, bend over, the further youbend the less discomfort you'll feel. Feels okay to me."Well, that made one of us.I found this back door examination of my prostate to be veryunpleasant and it did nothing to improve my attitude abouthaving a colonoscopy.

After I gave a blood sample I wenthome and took a long shower.I guess many potential victims change their minds. I base this on the speed in which I was scheduled. I was on thetable within ten days.The day before the "invasive procedure" I had to drink a gallon of "Go Lightly" (what a misnomer, Go Explosivelywould be more accurate) and avoid solid foods. During a six hour period I drank and discharged the gallon plus thecontents of my gastrointestinal system. After the firsthalf dozen visits to the bathroom (there were a total of23) I would drink the evil potion within a few feet of thebathroom door.

(Don't plan on any other activities whiledrinking this stuff.)I was emptied with twelve hours to go before my appointment at the hospital. Continuing the fast was no problem as mysoreness had convinced me I never wanted to eat again.No liquids after midnight. No coffee in the morning! Lost8 pounds and had to be at the hospital at 6:30 a.m. Thehospital requires you to bring an adult, ostensibly to driveyou home, but I suspect it's really so you'll show up. (Mrs, happily, volunteered to accompany me.)Every nurse, receptionist, orderly, armed guard and doctorassured me that the purging was much worse than the procedure.

It might have been more convincing if one of thenurses had not asked me about my religious affiliation (lastrites).Sat around for an hour before changing into one of thosestupid hospital gowns. An I.V. was stuck in my hand, anoxygen tube stuck up my nose and sensors stuck on my chest.The doctor walked in and talked to me for a minute or two.I opened my eyes and was in a different room.That was it. It was over. I had no pain.

I was a littlegroggy and had missed out on two hours of my life. I wastold I sang a song or two during the procedure but I don'tremember anything. They said they found a polyp and cut itout (polyps sometime become cancerous but mine turned outto be benign). I got dressed, went home, watched part of a movie then used my riding lawnmower for two hours.The only evidence I had that anything happened was my buttwas greasy.Because they found a polyp I'm supposed to go back in threeyears. Big deal.

The worst part, other than the first doctor giving me the prostate exam, is cleaning yourselfout the day before.From what I understand, colon cancer is very preventablebut pretty incurable if you ignore symptoms and let itget a big headstart.With hindsight (I can joke about it now), I probably shouldhave done it a couple of years ago when I first rationalizedthe occasional redness in my stool. I know my niece, thefireman and their children wish he had it checked out a fewyears earlier.If you want more information, send a blank email to doesithurt@stupidman.par32.com.

He had tried various diets and exercise plans but lost no weight. As his weight continue to increase, the quality of his life started to decrease. "I could not work, walk, or take care of my personal needs because of the obesity," says Silva.Silva, who has a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 85, was refused treatment at other obesity centers because of the high risk of the procedure. Body mass index (BMI) closely correlates with body fat and can help predict the development of health problems related to excess weight. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) identifies obesity as a BMI of 30 kg/m2 or greater.

Obesity is further broken down to Class I (BMI of 30-34.9 kg/m2), Class II (BMI of 35-39.9 kg/m2), and Class III (BMI of 40 kg/m2 or greater), also called extreme obesity. "The whole perception of obesity has changed," says Dr. Fobi, Medical Director of the Center for Surgical Treatment of Obesity located at Tri-City Regional Medical Center in Hawaiian Gardens, Calif. "It is no longer simply considered a will power problem that we can just afford to ignore. The costs to society are now apparent and reflected in a number of recent national health studies.

The risk of surgery is minimal compared with the potentially fatal health problems caused by remaining obese."The national scales have tipped in the favor of obesity and the costs are sobering. According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 65 percent of U.S. adults qualify as overweight. The real impact of this obesity epidemic is staggering with each year more than 300,000 people dying from obesity-related conditions.For the first time, obesity exacts a higher toll on health and healthcare costs than either smoking or drinking as serious obesity-related problems like diabetes, arthritis, heart disease, strokes and certain cancers have reached epidemic levels. Obesity raises a person's healthcare costs by 36 percent and medication costs by 77 percent which overall accounts for an additional $395 a year.

The Center for Surgical Treatment of Obesity is a comprehensive medical weight loss center that specializes in the minimally invasive laparoscopic and open Fobi Pouch Gastric Bypass Surgery. The Center is dedicated to promoting health and wellness for the morbidly obese patient. The Center has been in existence for more than 20 years under the direction of Dr. MAL Fobi, M.D. F.A.C.S., and has treated more than 10,000 obese patients.

If you have any questions about the Center or the services it offers, please call 1-800-564-3624, visit us online at www.cstobesity.com .CONTACT:???Ngwebifor Mignon???Center for Surgical Treatment of Obesity562-207-1586e-mail protected from spam botse-mail protected from spam bots.

In combination, we expect these efforts will further accelerate our growth through 2005." By policy, Voxeo does not disclose the names of its enterprise customers. However, in 2004 Voxeo won, directly and through its channel partners, the following high-profile customers: - Four of the five largest health insurance and HMO organizations in the U.S. - One of the largest cargo shipping companies in the world - One of the largest Internet Service Providers in the U.S. - One of the largest soft drink distributors in the U.S. - One of the largest management consulting companies in the world - One of the largest package shipping companies in the U.S.

- One of the major U.S. television networks - One of the largest film studios in U.S. - One of the largest supermarket chains in the U.S. - One of the largest automotive parts manufacturers in the world - Both major U.S. political parties - One of the branches of the U.S.

Armed Forces Voxeo also won business in 2004 from a large variety of innovative and successful small, medium, and startup enterprises through its Voxeo Evolution IVR Developer program. To date, over 11,000 developers have used the Evolution program to quickly create and deploy more than 25,000 applications on the traditional and SIP IVR Voxeo VoiceCenter platform. Voxeo's strong fourth quarter follows an employee- and management-led buyout, concluded on September 30, 2004. The new management-owned company enters 2005 as a cash-flow positive, profitable, rapidly growing business with no foreseen need for future equity financing. About Voxeo Voxeo Corporation is the leading provider of standards based, hosted, and customer premise IVR solutions.

These solutions extend versatile IP and XML technologies to make it easy to create, deploy, and maintain the widest variety of telephony applications. Voxeo customers, VARs, resellers, and channel partners leverage these solutions to enhance customer care, reduce costs, and generate new sources of revenue. For more information, visit http://www.voxeo.com, email e-mail protected from spam bots, or call +1 (407) 418-1800..

Here's a quick guide to understanding what a good vacation insurance should cover for any travel. 1. Travel Curtailment If you or an immediate family member becomes seriously ill or is injured during the vacation most vacation insurance companies would reimburse you for the unused portion of the vacation. 2. Travel Cancellation You would be reimbursed if the cruise line or tour operator goes out of business.

It would also reimburse you if you have to cancel the vacation due to sickness, a death in the family or other calamity listed in the insurance policy. Travel cancellation is very different from a Cancellation Waiver that many cruise and tour operators offer. Waivers are relatively inexpensive. They provide coverage if you have to cancel the trip, but they have many restrictions. They must be purchased when you book the trip and will usually not cover you immediately before departure.

Most importantly, waiver is not insurance. 2. Personal liability Personal Liability is important in case of legal liability, arising out of one's negligence in causing a third party injury (or death) and/or third party property damage. Some traveler insurance companies even insure against the loss or theft of golfing equipment and laptops. 3.

Luggage/Baggage/Flight Delay This feature comes along with a "Time" excess, meaning that the traveler insurance companies only compensate when the delay exceeds a certain time frame. The limit for loss of luggage/baggage/flight varies, usually with a cap for individual items. 4. Emergency & Medical Assistance and Information Service Look for those 24-hour services that offer information on visa requirements, foreign exchange, weather forecasts and medical advice et cetera. Emergency evacuation is very helpful indeed for inexperienced travelers or travelers with medical conditions or for those who are traveling to more remote and less traveled places.

These service centers may also offer emergency assistance in the form of embassy, legal, interpreter and medical referrals. Most vacation insurance policies would compensate a couple of hundred dollars for each day of hospitalization up to the maximum limit indicated in their respective packages. This is solely to compensate the traveler for the number of days spent in a hospital overseas and should not be mistaken as hospital or medical reimbursement, which takes care of the hospital and ward charges. 4. Accidental Death insurance Personal accident coverage, which is to compensate the insured for permanent or temporary disablement or death as a result of an accident.

2 Main Types of Vacation Insurance Annual Policy Most traveler insurance companies offer vacation insurance on annual basis as well as per trip basis. Annual policies cover unlimited trips made by the insured during the entire year provided that each trip does not exceed a certain number of days, usually 90 days. No declaration is required. For frequent flyers, this type of cover would be most ideal in terms of cost and convenience. Family Vacation Insurance Family packages are also designed to cater for immediate families traveling together.

Definition of immediate families would mean you, your spouse and your children. Family vacation insurance are usually priced lower premium than if individual insurance policies were to be taken up for the whole family. Special Features ALERT! Go for vacation insurance policies come with higher deductible and this translates into lower premium. The worst case scenario is you may end up having to bear the first $40 or $50 of every claim that you make. Deductible: (Also known as Excess in UK, NZ, AU) This is the amount that the insured must pay before the vacation insurance starts paying for your claim.

This may be an annual amount, an amount for the duration of the policy, or an amount for each incident. Choose the latter. For those of you who intend to engage in water or winter sports during your vacation, it would be wise to take up your insurers who offer free coverage for such activities. Some traveler insurance companies may charge an additional premium for this extension, so it is better to check this point before you effect your cover. Unfortunately, the definition of water sports in the typical travel policy does not include scuba diving.

Not surprisingly, bungee jumping is excluded from most policies. Watch out for age limits imposed by some traveler insurance companies, meaning that persons exceeding a certain age are excluded from their coverage. But if you belong to this elderly group, fret not. There are traveler insurance companies that do not impose any age limit and offer the same coverage at no additional premium loading. A unique coverage that is being offered in the traveler insurance market is the "Car Rental Excess".

This feature takes care of the excess amount that the insured normally has to bear (under the motor policy taken up at car rental companies) in the event of damage to the rented vehicle while driving overseas. Price of Vacation Insurance also known as Premium - Premium Computation For "per-trip" policies, the premium payable hinges considerably on the number of days of travel, the country of destination and choice of plan. For example, if you are from Europe, a vacation in USA warrants a much higher premium than a trip within Europe for the same number of days. Some traveler insurance companies provide the option of higher limits of coverage at of course, a higher premium. If price is of concern, it is advisable to keep on hand the premium schedule from a few traveler insurance companies for comparison before you activate your insurance before each trip.

Claim Procedure I consider this the most important aspect of buying a vacation insurance. All traveler insurance companies will require you to lodge your claims within a certain time frame. You would be required to complete and submit a claim form, which can be obtained from the traveler insurance company. In almost all instances, your claims must be accompanied by relevant documents, such as medical receipts for medical reimbursement or hospital cash; a police report for loss of money or personal documents; an official letter from the airline in cases of flight or lugguage delay and loss of lugguage if within custody of the airline. In all cases, call up and inform your traveler insurance company immediately for necessary advice.

There you are... now with a basic knowledge of vacation insurance, you are equipped to choose the best suited to your travel needs and you are all set to fly!.

This very second, your physical body is mysteriously functioning internally exactly the way human bodies functioned 10,000 years ago. Because our bodies today are the same as in the past, it is critical to eat, drink, and live the same as in years past - centuries past. But modern societies are adopting one of the most unnatural lifestyles known to mankind. Cancer rates and cardiovascular disease in the United States alone are among the highest in the world as a result of technology interfering with our food supply and living environments. SO WHY DETOX?Have you ever washed greasy dishes without hot water or dish soap? The dishes don't get clean, do they? When toxic metals and chemical food additives get inside your body, it takes a strong "cleanser" to scrub your body clean from the inside out.

The combination of vitamins and minerals through detoxification work in this fashion to remove toxins from your body tissues and body organs, from your water stores, fat deposits, and within your bloodstream. Natural cleansing is critical to remove body toxins, and protects from re-depositing them somewhere else in the body. Toxins such as lead, mercury, and the side effects of aspartame's by-products of formic acid and formaldehyde, block nutrients from getting into normal body cells in the same fashion a lead shield blocks radiation during an x-ray. If toxins are present within your body, oxygen and the body's "food supply" cannot get inside your cells to supply needed nutrients, nor can the cells' waste products get out. Diseases, such as cancer, now have an environment in which to form.

When these body toxins are removed, your body can then restore a healthy balance.IDENTIFY, REMOVE, AND RESTOREThe basic philosophy behind any effective detox program is to identify, remove, and restore.Identify what toxins are at the root of your health problems.Identify = hair analysisRemove the toxins by cleansing your body. Remove = detoxificationRestore lost nutrients.Restore = nutritional supplements Like pealing the layers off an onion, as each layer is removed through detoxification, the underlying layers reveal what's really behind disease symptoms. The deeper you go toward removing the 'core' of the problem, healing becomes long-term reality. TEN STEPS TO DETOXIFICATIONBegin with detoxing your body of all residual chemical toxins and see if any adverse health symptoms remain. Try these steps for yourself, and within 30 days your symptoms should improve if not completely disappear.

The Ten Steps:

1. Remove all chemicals from your diet.
2. Learn to 'read' your body. Begin recording any health changes.
3. Get a hair analysis.
4. Be happy with yourself.
5. Detoxify.
6. Restore depleted nutrients.
7. Exercise and get plenty of rest.
8. Eat 75% raw foods at every meal.
9. Drink water, water, water.
10. Get control of your life.

The protein in hair fiber holds the composition of the body tissues for a permanent period. By analyzing your hair fiber composition, you can tell what toxins have accumulated in the body tissues and what vitamins and minerals are depleted or too abundant causing imbalances in body function. By detoxifying unnatural chemicals and by replacing specific vitamins individual to your needs, proper health can be restored using nutrition. The human hair analysis points out these levels, making the hair analysis the BEST tool out there. The link below provides a sample hair analysis report of a twenty-year-old male toxic in mercury.

Andy has been a vegetarian all of his life, and ate canned tuna most every day. His over-all toxins were low and his nutrients were fairly balanced, but his mercury level was dangerously high which, in turn, depleted his lithium stores. Lithium is a critical element that supports emotional and hormonal development. Thinking he was on a 'healthy' diet, Andy would never have known the potential health dangers within his tissues and bloodstream without having a hair analysis performed. He is relieved to know he prevented future health problems, and now knows how to adjust his diet and supplement program to achieve optimum health.Andy's Hair Analysis: http://www.hairanalysisprogram.com/sample-hair-analysis.phpGood nutrition works.

• Take the time to determine at which point you may have gotten off track nutritionally and what 'poisons' you have been exposed to.
• Detox your body of all environmental and food chemicals you have been exposed to throughout your lifetime.
• Restore depleted nutrients through proper supplements and whole foods.

Hull's Detox Program, visit the link below:http://www.detoxprogram.net/.

In fact, it is the most common form of dementia among older Americans. The latest Alzheimer's projections are higher than previous estimates also, because more people are expected to live beyond the age of 85 than were predicted a decade ago. Adding to the problem is the fact that people 85 and older make up the fastest-growing segment of the U.S. population."The numbers are frightening," said Hammond. "But what's more scary is the disease itself ? what it does to people and to their families, both emotionally and financially.

Fortunately, there are steps that people can take to safeguard themselves and to ensure that their loved one suffering from Alzheimer's disease receives quality care."The first step, Hammond and other experts say, is to tap available resources and become informed about the disease. Next, it's important to build a support network that may include other families dealing with Alzheimer's, relatives and friends.Individuals who are suffering from memory loss and their families should, of course, also address the health-related issues with their doctors. While there is no cure yet for Alzheimer's, there are a variety of treatment options.Knowledge gleaned from Alzheimer's experts, doctors and Alzheimer's law attorneys empowers individuals and families to face the disease and to maintain peace of mind. To receive the free Alzheimer's Caregivers Tip of the Day, sign up at www.BeatAlzheimers.com.The Alzheimer's Resource Center serves the special needs of families who have a loved one with Alzheimer's. Hammond started the Center after helping to care for his ailing mother-in-law, who died on Christmas Eve in 1996, after suffering from a variety of health problems.

After experiencing first-hand the frustration that comes from dealing with the issues individuals face as they age, he decided to start the Alzheimer's Resource Center to ease the process for other families..

They say that we all have an invisible talisman that hangs around our necks, with a side for PMA and a side for NMA (positive and negative mental attitude). It is our choice, throughout our lives, to use either side of the talisman.I sat and really thought about this. In my ruminations, I discovered that this is a principle which we basically all know about, but we don't have an idea how far reaching this premise really is.When you start to really 'listen' to what you are saying to yourself all through a given day, you realize how innately negative your thinking is, even when you are a naturally positive person. Little things that that 'voice inside your head' says, that undermine you. Things like 'That'll never really work, so don't even try' or 'here he comes, he's going to say something nasty again and I'll have to say something nasty back,'cos I've got to defend myself' or' I'm tired, I think I'll take a nap and finish this work tomorrow'.In the book they identify NMA as feelings of frustration, depression, defensiveness, self-pity, anger etc.

I have come across so many people who consciously try to steer their thoughts in a positive direction, but don't seem to 'see' the underlying little voice as a strong product of NMA. I used to get frustrated and seem to be hitting my head against a brick wall, no matter how hard I tried. I got depressed when things went wrong and nothing seemed to be going where I thought it should. Now, I can 'see' that this is the NMA side of my talisman sneaking in while I'm not concentrating on the PMA side.There is a strong quote in the book that says, "Direct your thoughts, Control your emotions and Ordain your destiny".I used to be resistant to 'giving up control' of my life. Turning it over to God and the Universe.

I now know that taking control, by giving it over to God and the Universe is the ultimate form of control you can have over your passage through Life.I urge you to Direct your thoughtsControl your emotions and Ordain your destiny.Today!.

Sitting at the same table and reaching a consensus on a variety of issues were representatives from Cardiac Science, Medtronic, Philips, Welch-Allen and Zoll. Ground rules for the panel, which was moderated by ASHI chief Ralph Shenefelt, were simple; no product or company comparisons, questions were to be addressed in an AED brand neutral fashion and there were to be scientific debates. Using those ground rules, the panel started by discussing the role of education in the deployment of AEDs. There was an overwhelming consensus that one of the most important, if not the most important, aspect of an AED deployment was education. Whether deploying AEDs in a PAD environment or in a corporate setting, the entire panel agreed that AED training was of paramount importance.

Discussion progressed further to the role of AEDs in general as tool in support of public health and safety policy. Again, the entire group agreed that the importance of AEDs is understated and that it is a very positive sign that AEDs are becoming more visible and widely accepted. During this discussion a question was posed from the audience relating to the merits of having "an AED" available in case of an emergency, regardless of brand. The panelists were unanimous, should they or a loved one experience sudden cardiac arrest they would prefer to have an AED, regardless of brand, available versus no AED at all. To summarize the panel discussion, it was jovial, good-natured and involved some spirited ribbing between panelists.

The points on which everyone agreed were that regardless of brand or technology, any AED is better than no AED and a trained responder is better than a non-trained responder. It was great that ASHI was able to bring together the leaders in the AED industry and it shows that the neutrality of ASHI leads to consensus on important topics even between highly competitive organizations. The American Safety and Health Institute (ASHI) is a non-profit association of professional safety and health educators providing nationally recognized training programs through more than 5,000 approved Training Centers around the world. ASHI is headquartered in Holiday, Florida. ASHI was formally established as a partnering association of safety and health instructors in the state of Florida in 1996 to continually improve safety and health education by promoting high standards for members, principals of sound research for curriculum development and the professional development of safety and health instructors worldwide.

Learn more about ASHI at http://www.ashinstitute.org.