HEARD IT AND READ IT

Prepared by Bassam Mechammil

December 15, 2007

Health

THE HIDDEN HEART ATTACK:

Obesity. High cholesterol. High blood pressure. Everyone knows these are some of the risk factors for a heart attack. But did you know that half of all heart attack victims have absolutely no advance warning symptoms. The first heart disease symptom they experience is the actual heart attack and did you know there is a little known risk factor that does not even show up on any of the traditional tests like…blood tests or EKG or stethoscope? So, what is the hidden the hidden heart attack? Several university studies have found that people who interrupt conversations are at greater risks for heart problems. In fact one study at Duke University found that people who interrupt are up to seven times more likely to get heart disease. Why is this so? The researchers theorize that people who interrupt are excessively demanding to control and they always have a short temper. The solution is to practice becoming a good listener.

RESULT: They lowered both their blood pressure and their stress hormone level.

THE MAGIC BEVERAGE THAT MAY CLEAR CLOGGED ARTERIES:

The magic juice is pomegranate juice. Research has found that this anti oxidant juice not only appears to prevent hardening of the arteries by reducing blood vessel damage it may also reverse the progression of this disease.

STROKE PREVENTER: Potassium

Older people with low amounts of potassium in their diet ( less than 2.4 grams per day) are 150% more likely to suffer stokes than those with higher level of potassium. Potassium found in bananas and citrus fruits and juices, leafy green vegetables, milk, avocados and nuts. CAUTION: Check with your doctor if you have kidney disease before you increase your potassium intake.

GENERAL INFORMATION

WHAT WE CAN DO TO SUPPORT OUR TROOPS:

1. Help a trooper call home. Money donated to operation uplink (800) 479-5228. This money is used to purchase prepaid calling cards for active military personal.
2. Send a thank you email message through operation Dear Abby, Email Address is…Operationdearabby.net
3. Provide personal items by donating to the USO (866) 876-4483
4. Help military families pay their bills (877) 770-4438
5. Air force aid (800)769-8951
6. Army emergency relief (703) 428-0000
7. Navy and marine relief (703) 696-4904
8. Volunteer at a local veterans hospital (800) 827-1000

IN BUISNESS FOR YOURSELF? :

Save thousands of dollars by incorporating, all you need to do is set up the right kind of corporation structure. In doing so you will protect your private assets from law suits and become less of an IRS audit target.

THREE OPTIONS:

1. Corporation. If you want your business to pay medical expenses for your dependents, this is the way to incorporate.
2. S corporation.
3. Limited liability company LLC. If your business owns real estate, consider forming a LLC and for extra details and information, ask your accountant what would fit you best.

NEWS ON BOOZE:

A bottle of 81 year-old scotch sold for $ 54000.00 at New York’s Christe’s liquor auction Dec.10,2007. The bottle was distilled at Macallan in Scotland in 1926, bottled in 1986, but this is not the record for highest sold scotch. In September of 2000 an anonymous paid $60000.00 for a 157 year-old bottle of Bowmore single malt.