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Secondcar Smoke Sucks
Well, you have heard of “secondhand smoke”, but you may never heard of “secondcar smoke.”
Secondcar Smoke
Secondcar smoke is a term I coined this week after being exposed 3 times to smoke from surrounding cars while driving. The first episode occurred on our first warm, sunny day this week. I rolled down the windows to enjoy the beautiful sunny day. I started smelling smoke, but there was nobody else in my car. It was clearly cigarette smoke, but I was going 45 miles per hour. The only car I could see was about 8 car lengths ahead of me. It was not until I pulled up next to it at the next stop light that I saw the driver flick the cigarette butt on the ground next to my car. That was when it first registered with me that I had been breathing in smoke for about 2 miles while driving behind this smoker. So much for enjoying my beautiful day…
The very next day, I was sitting at an intersection and noticed the same odor, but much stronger. I quickly looked around and realized that the driver 2 lanes over was smoking. He was the only one around that I could see, so it had to be him even though he was about 40 feet away.
Today, the same thing happened again at another intersection. This time my windows were up, but the smell still permeated my car. Disgusting!!!
I really have no problem with smokers, as long as I don’t have to breath their poison myself involuntarily. Here are some agreements that might help us all get along:
1) You agree to roll up your windows if you are going to smoke while driving. This should be more efficient for you anyway as you will be able to breath in your own secondhand smoke too. I agree to roll up my windows when I am jamming to some good tunes.
2) Don’t throw your cigarette butts out the window – this is called littering and smokers are not immune to such laws. I agree to not throw my gum out or shoot fireworks out my car window.
3) You agree to use smokeless tobacco in public. I agree to not take x-rays or CT scans in public.
4) If you decide to smoke in public while driving with your windows down, at least use marijuana instead of tobacco so that I will become as apathetic as you and just not care anymore.
If you too have been a victim of secondcar smoke, then please spread the word about these agreements or feel free to add your own.
I Need Your Help TODAY!
Today is a very important day for us and we are asking for your help and support. Our charitable foundation, the Agel Cares Foundation, is having a one day campaign to raise money for our projects.
Agel Cares helps provide needed surgeries for children around the globe, including cleft palate repair, club foot repair, and eye surgeries that prevent blindness. Without these surgeries (and without our help), most of these children become outcasts even in their own families. However, thanks to our foundation, we can repair each of these problems for less than $40.
Did you get that? For less than $40 you can help provide a surgery to repair a cleft palate in a child. 100% of all donations goes directly to the cost of the surgeries (all logistical and management costs are covered by our company). Any donation you can provide counts as it all adds up, so do not think that these small donations do not make a difference – they do!
Here is what we are asking you to do TODAY:
1) Go to AgelCares.org
2) On the Home page, click on the ‘Give’ button on the bottom right
3) It requires that you enter the info of the person who referred you – here is what to enter:
Name: Tim and Julie
City: Denver
Event (drop down menu): select ‘Ten Dollar Tuesday’
4) Note this is a secure website (https) and your information is protected.
5) Please donate any amount you feel comfortable with (everything helps). We are asking that you donate $10 minimum, but don’t hesitate to do more.
6) Please consider forwarding this email to everyone on your list so that we can make this an amazing day!
We appreciate your help. This cause is very important to us and we need all of the help we can get.
Sincerely,
Tim Berry and Julie Mirr
www.WorldGel.com
p.s. Also if you are interested in learning more about our business and how it can help you, please let us know. We are currently doing business in 58 countries and we are always looking for new partners.
Eating Like a Champ
Kung Pao Tofu
Confession: I love food and lots of it:)
Seven years ago, just before Ryder was born, I decided to quit racing triathlons, mountain bikes, and adventure races. I finished strong with 6 age group wins in a 60 day stretch. Then I quit cold turkey.
Not only did I quit racing, I pretty much quit exercising. Despite this, I continued to consume about 6000 calories per day (needed when I was training regularly). So the mathematics of weight began to take its toll on my health.
There were also some heavy stressors in my life at that time, primarily related to a dishonest employee who created a financial disaster that spiraled out of control over the next few years. The stress took its toll too. I eventually recovered, but not before it had contributed to a slowed metabolism and other not-so-desirable health effects.
A good friend, Dr. Mark Schnitzer, recommended that I read The China Study. He and his family found it so compelling that they decided to become Vegan. My wife and I read it (I admit I quickly skimmed it) about a year ago. We realized the importance of changing our diets, but did not make the commitment at that time. Most likely I was still in denial.
Having a long history of hyperlipidemia (really bad cholesterol), my risk for heart disease was significantly higher than the average person. Since medical school, I had been able to control it by using natural remedies and food supplements. However as part of the intense stress that began in 2002, I also went into a state of denial and quit taking these supplements.
Last October, we moved back to Colorado. It was part of our grand plan for lifestyle change. A few months back I hit a chronological milestone and finally decided to get a real physical exam and check-up. As it turns out, I am really healthy except for my cholesterol panel (cough… and weight).
According to my Berkley lipid panel, I have every genetic marker for risk that you can have. My bad cholesterol (LDL), triglycerides, and even my good cholesterol (HDL) were all abnormal as well. I immediately visited my local health food store and purchased an arsenal of food supplements and vitamins that will help me fight the battle.
Once I got a clean bill of health from the Cardiologists who did my nuclear stress test and calcium score (spiral CT scan calcium study), I rewarded myself with a new road bike and designed a fitness plan to get back into shape. The only thing missing was a rock solid dietary plan that would complement my exercise and life plan, while also supporting a healthier cholesterol profile.
The official start date of my vegetarian lifestyle was delayed because my parents were visiting and they love red meat (several times daily) and I wanted to leave my carnivorous ways in style. Once they left town, I implemented a not-so-strict vegetarian diet. The photo above was my first meal – Kung Pao Tofu from Pei Wei. It was such a beautiful dish, I had to take a photo.
I will update you in 90 days so that we can explore how my lifestyle changes and strategic supplementation will affect my cholesterol panel and general health.
Your Favorite Vegetarian,
Tim Berry MD
Quick Mountain Bike Loop Near My House
I did a quick mountain bike loop from my house to the Bluffs today in order to test out my RunKeeper Application on my iPhone. I only had about 45 minutes to ride before dinner as we had company in town. It was a scorching 91 degrees during this ride, so I am glad I didn’t have much more time or I probably would have collapsed.
Here are the results:
Money Talks and the FDA Listens…
FDA taking bribes from big pharma
Money talks… and the FDA listens to Big Pharma.
How long will we keep allowing and accepting this criminal behavior from our government? Here are several obvious examples that cannot be defended by the FDA. Do they realize that we are not stupid and that we can see what they are doing?
Dr. Mercola discusses in detail the most recent examples of the FDA illogically siding with the Big Pharma. If you want to get angry with the government then this article will surely help you.
PLEASE follow the link from Dr. Mercola’s article to the petition page and fill out the form so that we can start fighting this criminal activity together. I would love to hear your thoughts once you read this article. Also let me know that you filled out the petition.
Let’s put a stop to this nonsense!!!
Here is the LINK to the FDA-Big Pharma article.
