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Sodium & Blood Pressure

Salt hinders our bodies antioxidant enzymes, causing excess oxidative stress. Which in turn stiffens our arteries.  Therefore, less salt = more function of antioxidant enzymes = more blood flow. https://nutritionfacts.org/video/sodium-and-arterial-function-a-salting-our-endothelium/
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My Lifestyle Medicine Story

My Lifestyle Medicine Story by a Computer Science Grad turned MD Grad I went to medical school in a remote part of Southern India (Manipal). I hoped to learn old-school clinical medicine just as my great grandfather learned when he fought in WWII. He kept diaries of his concoctions and day-to-day experiences as a physician in the army. No one else in my extended family had the opportunity to learn medicine and practice it in their lives. Before my medical degree, I was always curious about the programmatical automation that exists in computer science. It may have been the foundation of my curiosity for medicine. The ability to construct a piece of DNA, just as you would build a few lines of code. Then allowing it to take life, transcribed and translated and have a mind of its own. Sometimes even astonishing the creator of its capabilities.  That is a brief preamble of my Computer Science and Medical Science worlds, coming to the history of my fam...

FREE: eBay Bid Snipper

myibidder.com If you've ever purchased / bid anything on eBay, and never used a bid snipping system, you'll enjoy bidding with: myibidder.com   +Sashka Sniper   If you know what you want, and the most you're willing to pay for it, I'd recommend using this app. As well, if you want something and it ends in a few days, you can set your snipe, and never have to check it until you have to pay. All you need to do is login to this site using your eBay id , and know the  eBay item number . Once you have those two, just set your maximum bid and how soon you'd like to commence your auto-bid.  If someone auto-bid's more than you, then you might lose. But if someone bids less than your maximum bid, but higher than the current bid, you might win. In fact, as I write this, I just won an awesome auction and saved big bucks using myibidder.com Hope this helps you save some money.

SAVE ON: Bank to Bank Transfers (only currency exchange)

xetrade.com So, you've probably heard of XE.com, they give you currency exchange information. What you might not know is they have a very simple to use Bank to Bank transfer system when you are converting  currencies, it's called  www.xetrade.com   +XE.com  . They have personal and business accounts, so you can save time and money when sending money anywhere in the world. They have free EFTs to:  https://www.xe.com/xetrade/help/rp-recipinfo.htm canadianforex.ca Another company for Canadians is called www.canadianforex.ca   +CanadianForex . These guys are good too, but take more time with setup and execution in the start. They have a flat fee (~ <or= $15) for any wire transfer (>$10,000 conversion, then no wire fee); as they don't do EFTs (EFTs take longer). Their rates have been a little better than xetrade, sometimes, and they are $5 cheaper to do a wire transfer. I always compare both before going ahead with a conversion. I hope the...

FREE/CHEAP: Online Doctor Specialist Consult

icliniq.com Have you ever wanted a second opinion to your family doctor, or maybe an opinion from a different type of specialist; without the hassle and the cost of seeing a physical doctor.  I know there are a couple of online doctor services out there, but I definitely like this one quite a bit. It's simple to use, prompt reply, very affordable. You can even book a phone consult, or a video meeting with a doctor (obviously more expensive, but, maybe cheaper than your local specialist ). Their website is: www.icliniq.com   +icliniq - Online Doctor Consultation - Ask a health query I hope this one helps you out.

FREE: Small Business Self-Serve Accounting

waveapps.com Accounting is something you need when you run a business, but it shouldn't take away your time from running your business. In my opinion, it's a bunch of numbers that help you figure out how you're doing with your business, give you a pro look, and manage all your information in one place. So, that's why I picked: www.waveapps.com   +WaveApps . It let's you update your accounting from your bank accounts, send out invoices, has all the accounting bells and whistles you need for a small business. From what I've noticed, it even gets the pro accountants a little uneasy about their jobs, so it must be good. I've looked around for many accounting apps, cheap, pricey, free, overall I think this one is quite good. Hope this helps you out!

SAVE ON: Shipping from Canada / US

netparcel.com There are a few shipping company comparison websites out there, some more worthwhile than others. Being in Canada, I tend to use +Canada Post  . But the last time I shipped some documents, they charged me more, took a lot longer (kind of lost my package), and I dropped off my package. Versus +DHL Man Utd  through  +netParcel , which charged me less, got there faster, better tracking, and my documents were picked up. My point being, I've been trying to look for the best bang for the buck, like anyone else would. So, my recent discovery was: www.netparcel.com   +netParcel . I guess there is some truth to volume pricing, cause I definitely got a deal. When comparing to the large-government-subsidized-admail spewing  +Canada Post , who I hear might be having some issues with their expenses. Hope these guys save you some money, and some time. p.s. make sure to order a few shipping supplies beforehand, the drivers have tight benchmarks to ma...