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This is a dual lens. Lots of fun quizzes that double as my healthography. Take them, have fun, get points, learn, and don't forget to visit the lenses and learn more.  

I have done a lot of research reading and experiencing health issues over the years. These lenses are just the beginning of the information. I truly hope you will read them or at the very least, do as much as you can to improve your health. Without health everything else pales. You can't enjoy your wealth, your career, your relationships and old age will be a nightmare.

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What About Coconut Oil And Veggie Oils?

Learn About the Health Benefits of Coconut Oil

The lens The Life Saving Qualities of Coconut Oil will tell you all about it AND why veggie oils are all bad for you. Don't miss it.

  • Sep 9, 2011 @ 3:41 am | delete
    There is a typo there, coconut has no transfat
  • Shelly Feb 19, 2011 @ 8:53 pm | delete
    Guess I'm doing something right! I mostly use olive oil and need to get back to using coconut oil. I do have extra virgin coconut oil in my cabinet. It is great on toast.
  • sousababy Feb 19, 2011 @ 3:08 pm | delete
    Agreed. an excellent and informative lens of yours Margo.
  • 7Suze7 Feb 7, 2011 @ 9:35 am | delete
    I will have to read the lens and see what this is all about.
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High Fructose Corn Syrup

See what your score is, then challenge a friend.

Do You Believe the Hype About High Fructose Corn Syrup?

How did you do?

The industry spends a lot of money to make you believe that its just fine. They sell it to more and more manufacturers so that it is in nearly every processed food.

Do you are agree with me that it is a health hazard?
cranberries and
Read my lens about Cranberries and see a great video to counter the corn syrup industry hype.

  • ChrisDay Mar 16, 2011 @ 2:19 pm | delete
    Yay
  • sousababy Feb 19, 2011 @ 3:09 pm | delete
    I did well, since I am also reading health studies. Yes, you are sooo right Margo.
  • skiesgreen Feb 4, 2011 @ 4:22 pm | delete
    I answered too quickly, didn't see the multiple choice
  • SAMEPRINCESS10 Feb 4, 2011 @ 3:41 pm | delete
    I got this answer right! Thanks! Toot berries!
  • WindyWinters Feb 4, 2011 @ 2:26 pm | delete
    I read labels 90% of the time (sometimes I forget) but I know we only buy pure juices. We don't have any foods with corn syrup in them so can't say I pay attention to what is what about corn syrup.
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Macular Degeneration?

Do You Protect Yourself from the Fastest Growing Cause of Blindness?

Do you do all of those things and more? Be sure to read my lens on Macular Degeneration to save your eyesight.

Want to know more? Read the lens about Macular Degeneration

  • ChrisDay Mar 16, 2011 @ 2:21 pm | delete
    Yay (but has anyone looked at any possible connection with 'flu vaccination?).
  • Shelly Feb 19, 2011 @ 8:59 pm | delete
    Oh, Margo, I wasn't able to comment on high fructose corn syrup as that guest book is set for members only. Good thing I never use any products that contain it any more.
    My mother in law had macular degeneration that was quite advanced. She would have given anything to turn back the pages of time and protect her vision.
  • sousababy Feb 19, 2011 @ 3:14 pm | delete
    I worked in ophthalmology for almost 10 years and leading ophthalmologists recommend a healthy diet to SLOW the progression of macular degeneration. Kale and leafy greens being the most beneficial. Some geneticists feel is it 'unavoidable' if you live long enough and carry the genetic marker to inherit it. We are still learning though, much research into this. I am hesitant to draw any 'strict' conclusions since experts are conflicted in ophthalmology (at least, I should note, those in Canada are).
  • skiesgreen Feb 4, 2011 @ 4:23 pm | delete
    Yes, do all these things - its a must
  • SAMEPRINCESS10 Feb 4, 2011 @ 3:43 pm | delete
    I like to wear my Transition Prescription glasses. Thanks!
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Cancer Fighting Foods

Do You Eat These Cancer Fighting Foods?

Read the lens 7 Cancer Fighting Foods and learn about 6 more powerhouses!

  • ChrisDay Mar 16, 2011 @ 2:21 pm | delete
    Yay
  • Shelly Feb 19, 2011 @ 9:01 pm | delete
    I just happen to like them all.
  • sousababy Feb 19, 2011 @ 3:17 pm | delete
    Well, those veggies containing beta carotene (usually orange) were thought to have cancer fighting properties, makes sense their seeds would too. We are STILL discovering things in fresh foods that help. Lycopene in tomatoes also being fairly recent.
  • skiesgreen Feb 4, 2011 @ 4:24 pm | delete
    I love baking the pumpkin seeds with a roast. They add so much flavour when the pulp is mixed into the gravy.
  • SAMEPRINCESS10 Feb 4, 2011 @ 3:44 pm | delete
    I thought vitamin d helped? Tomatos too? Thanks!
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Dealing With Doctors

Do You Help Manage Your Health Care?

And be sure to check out Save Your Life or the Life of a Loved One and buy a copy of How Doctors Think

  • ChrisDay Mar 16, 2011 @ 2:22 pm | delete
    I do it all, I'm afraid - I have little trust in the system, these days.
  • Shelly Feb 19, 2011 @ 9:03 pm | delete
    I have a great working relationship with all my health care professionals. I guess after seving clients medical needs for so many years that I got used to the team relationship.
  • sousababy Feb 19, 2011 @ 3:21 pm | delete
    Ha, loved this quiz Margo. Even the experts disagree, if only patients knew the wide scope of acceptable parameters in medicine. Medicine does NOT have all the answers. I do however, find that doctors who continually upgrade their education and know their patients well have the most success in treating others. Find someone you trust and stick with them. If what they say 'makes sense' even when it is NOT what you want to hear, stay with them. For our own good, doctors need to tell us the truth...it takes guts. I love my doctors, they don't make me feel warm and fuzzy all the time, they encourage me to strive for better health for myself and my family.
  • skiesgreen Feb 4, 2011 @ 4:26 pm | delete
    Yes, but I don't trust doctors because all they want to do is fill you with drugs. I take the alternative route wherever possible.
  • SAMEPRINCESS10 Feb 4, 2011 @ 3:45 pm | delete
    I knew this one! Thanks!
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Germs

Are You Germphobic?

Whether you are or aren't read the lens Are Americans Germphobic?

  • ChrisDay Mar 16, 2011 @ 2:22 pm | delete
    Nay
  • Shelly Feb 19, 2011 @ 9:08 pm | delete
    I'm very careful about not using public pens because it seems like the only colds I've had in the last 10 years has been after using a public pen. Other than that, clean is good enough in most situations. We really don't need to sanitze anything for the most part.
  • sousababy Feb 19, 2011 @ 3:25 pm | delete
    Maintaining our normal flora is key. I do not use anti-bacterial soaps. Just warm-hot soapy water should do the job we require. We cannot 'sterilize' the world. Also, when I am sick with a cold, I do NOT take antibiotics, those are for bacterial infections. Colds are viral. I believe in cleanliness but we CAN overclean ourselves. There are healthy bacterial in our digestive system, on our skin and in our environment. Maintaining normal flora is what we need to strive for. Great question Margo!
  • skiesgreen Feb 4, 2011 @ 4:28 pm | delete
    When it cvomes to washing my hands I do it all the time but not so much germ conscious as other things that one picks up with their hands, such as eboli, worms and so on.
  • SAMEPRINCESS10 Feb 4, 2011 @ 3:46 pm | delete
    I use soap! i didn't know this one to well! Thanks!
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Young Brain

What Do You Do To Keep Your Brain Young and Fit?

Learn a lot about this at the lens Keeping Your Brain Young and Fit.

  • GabrielaFargasch Apr 8, 2011 @ 5:52 pm | delete
    I Squidoo 12 hours a day!! Lol
  • ChrisDay Mar 16, 2011 @ 2:23 pm | delete
    crosswords, lots of thinking, lots of planning/inventing/improvising etc.
  • Shelly Feb 19, 2011 @ 9:10 pm | delete
    I challenge myself to quizzes like yours, doing 100% so far, so I guess we are in aggrement in this subject area.
  • sousababy Feb 19, 2011 @ 3:28 pm | delete
    I gravitate to that which I fear. When I was a kid, almost everything scared me. I was afraid of the dark, of strangers, got sick to my stomach if I had to do a presentation at school. Finally, I had to overcome it. I was afraid of water and drowning. So, I taught myself to swim as an adult. Quite laughable now. But, ever since then, instead of running away from something that scares me . . . I face it, head on.
  • skiesgreen Feb 4, 2011 @ 4:29 pm | delete
    Work on the computer, make squidoo lenses, crosswords, and conversation
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Norman Cousins Added Decades to His Life with Laughter

Does Laughing Make YOU Healthier?

Don't forget to read a> to learn more

  • ChrisDay Mar 16, 2011 @ 2:24 pm | delete
    Yay
  • Shelly Feb 19, 2011 @ 9:14 pm | delete
    It is an absolute proven fact. Laughter is like internal jogging with none of the potential injuries.
  • sousababy Feb 19, 2011 @ 3:29 pm | delete
    Yes, after laughing your resting heart rate and blood pressure is usually lower. Plus the chemicals in the brain are changed by laughing.
  • skiesgreen Feb 4, 2011 @ 4:30 pm | delete
    Yes, apparently
  • SAMEPRINCESS10 Feb 4, 2011 @ 3:49 pm | delete
    Gee-Whiz! I thought love, and farting went together well? Thanks!
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Dreams and Health

What Do You Do With Dreams?

Check out Jermey Taylor on Dreams to learn about how dreams affect your mental and physical health

  • ChrisDay Mar 16, 2011 @ 2:24 pm | delete
    I try to remember them - can't always
  • Shelly Feb 19, 2011 @ 9:19 pm | delete
    I learned once that reading books on snakes gave me dreams of snakes, that was interesting and rather pleasant for me but when I loaned the same books to a young friend and told him about the dreams, he decided to do his snake reading during the day.
  • sousababy Feb 19, 2011 @ 3:32 pm | delete
    We all dream, every night. If we are awoken suddenly (by an alarm, etc) we tend NOT to remember them. We are still discovering the restorative benefits of sleep for both the body and the mind. We need to dream, without it one can have hallucinations, etc.
  • skiesgreen Feb 4, 2011 @ 4:31 pm | delete
    I rarely dream as I don't engage in fiction so my brain does not have to filter out the junk
  • SAMEPRINCESS10 Feb 4, 2011 @ 3:49 pm | delete
    Dream Healing ? Thanks!
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Colon Health

Have You Had Your Colonsocopy?

Read Are High Colonics Necessary to join the debate about the 'issue'.

  • GabrielaFargasch Apr 8, 2011 @ 5:53 pm | delete
    Nothing will go in that rear end, my dear...... Lol I'm not ready.....
  • ChrisDay Mar 16, 2011 @ 2:25 pm | delete
    Personally forget the colonoscopy but I got the question right as I guessed.
  • Shelly Feb 19, 2011 @ 9:21 pm | delete
    Oops, missed this one, I don't use cod liver oil but do have a high fiber diet and a beautiful colon. I watched the whole colonoscopy wih some interest.
  • sousababy Feb 19, 2011 @ 3:34 pm | delete
    Yeah if there is a family history of colon cancer, then yes, at around 40 years of age, everyone should have a colonoscopy.
  • skiesgreen Feb 4, 2011 @ 4:32 pm | delete
    No, not yet. Do scans through a system available here
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Oatmeal?

What Is Your Favorite Oatmeal Recipe?

Check out Oatmeal for my special recipe

  • ChrisDay Mar 16, 2011 @ 2:25 pm | delete
    Porage
  • Shelly Feb 19, 2011 @ 9:23 pm | delete
    I use it in crisps a lot. We love to have oatmeal with dried apricots added at the end of cooking, yummy!
  • sousababy Feb 19, 2011 @ 3:34 pm | delete
    I love plain oatmeal with some honey, that's it.
  • skiesgreen Feb 4, 2011 @ 4:33 pm | delete
    Eat it every day for breakfast with fruit and milk
  • SAMEPRINCESS10 Feb 4, 2011 @ 3:51 pm | delete
    Yeah! I knew this one! Thanks!
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Rolfing and Your Body

Have You Ever Been Rolfed And If Not Why Not?

Check out 10 Hour That Will Change Your Life to learn more about how this can improve your health

  • ChrisDay Mar 16, 2011 @ 2:26 pm | delete
    No - I do lots of other stuff.
  • Shelly Feb 19, 2011 @ 9:25 pm | delete
    Just haven't done it though I have had more than my share of theraputic massages.....there's still time!
  • sousababy Feb 19, 2011 @ 3:35 pm | delete
    Never heard of this, I shall look into it.
  • skiesgreen Feb 4, 2011 @ 4:42 pm | delete
    Never heard of it before.
  • SAMEPRINCESS10 Feb 4, 2011 @ 3:52 pm | delete
    What up chuck? Yuck! Thanks!
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Eat Healthy

What Do You Put in Your Healthy Salad?

Read Greek Salad, the Gift from Hestia to see what I consider essential

  • ChrisDay Mar 16, 2011 @ 2:27 pm | delete
    A massive variety of stuff, according to what's in season and in the garden.
  • Shelly Feb 19, 2011 @ 9:29 pm | delete
    Now you're talking! I make a Greek salad most Fridays to go with our pizza. I always add artichokes because I love it more with them in it. I usually use a toamto/basil feta which is also wonderful in mashed potatoes and on the Greek chicken I make.
  • sousababy Feb 19, 2011 @ 3:37 pm | delete
    I use romaine lettuce, cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, red onions, avacados and sometimes even soya beans. Love cucumber dressing on it too.
  • skiesgreen Feb 4, 2011 @ 4:44 pm | delete
    I use creamed corn a lot now with tomatoe, potato salad and fruit.
  • SAMEPRINCESS10 Feb 4, 2011 @ 3:53 pm | delete
    I've been to Olive Garden Restaurant! Thanks!
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EFT and Your Health

Has Improving Your Emotional Well Being Helped Your Health

There have been many studies that show that ones emotional situation definitely helps ones medical treatment. Read EFT When Nothing Else Works to find out how you can improve your emotional health.

  • ChrisDay Mar 16, 2011 @ 2:27 pm | delete
    Undoubtedly
  • Shelly Feb 19, 2011 @ 9:30 pm | delete
    Everything is connected!
  • sousababy Feb 19, 2011 @ 3:39 pm | delete
    You actually recommended EFT for my smoking lens about Barb Tarbox. Admittedly, I have not used it, but I have heard it does work wonders.
  • skiesgreen Feb 4, 2011 @ 4:46 pm | delete
    I don't have too many emotional issues
  • SAMEPRINCESS10 Feb 4, 2011 @ 3:54 pm | delete
    What! Thanks!
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Cell Phones and Health

Are You Protected From Your Cell Phone?

Read the science in /www.squidoo.com/HealthyinaWirelessWorld"> Love Your Cell Phone and Protect Yourself and learn what to do.

  • ChrisDay Mar 16, 2011 @ 2:28 pm | delete
    Yes
  • AndyPo Mar 10, 2011 @ 12:18 pm | delete
    No one ever calls me, so I'm quite safe
  • Shelly Feb 19, 2011 @ 9:31 pm | delete
    I've never owned a cell phone and don't see a need to be that connected.
  • sousababy Feb 19, 2011 @ 3:40 pm | delete
    Yeah, certainly there are dangers we still are discovering. I try to use the texting function more often.
  • skiesgreen Feb 4, 2011 @ 4:47 pm | delete
    rarely use it although I carry it for emergencies
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Aging and Attitude

Do You Feel Younger Than You Are?

Read a> and learn the science about how your attitudes are an important part of retarding the negatives of aging.

  • GabrielaFargasch Apr 8, 2011 @ 5:54 pm | delete
    Yes, but the mirror says otherwise.... :( Very depressing..........
  • ChrisDay Mar 16, 2011 @ 2:30 pm | delete
    That's difficult to say, as I don't have anything with which to compare - I expect I do and people do comment on what I can still do physically and mentally.
  • Shelly Feb 19, 2011 @ 9:38 pm | delete
    Oh, forgot to mention, that Tipi down below here suggested I should come over here on this special day!
  • Shelly Feb 19, 2011 @ 9:36 pm | delete
    A merry heart doeth good like a medicine!
    HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARGO! By what I've learned about you taking these quizzes tells me that you are working to be tip-top and helping others to be the same. There is nothing better than the gift of health!
  • sousababy Feb 19, 2011 @ 3:41 pm | delete
    Yes, I can't believe I am 44, I still feel like 29.
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Who Do You Know Who Is Caring for Someone at Home?

  • ChrisDay Mar 16, 2011 @ 2:31 pm | delete
    Great lens, thanks
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Hiring a Home Health Team for Elder Care

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Changing the Guard Blog

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About Margo Arrowsmith

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Table of Contents

  1. Get Your Free Report: Hire a Home Health Team
  2. What About Coconut Oil And Veggie Oils?
  3. Learn About the Health Benefits of Coconut Oil
  4. High Fructose Corn Syrup
  5. Do You Believe the Hype About High Fructose Corn Syrup?
  6. Macular Degeneration?
  7. Do You Protect Yourself from the Fastest Growing Cause of Blindness?
  8. Cancer Fighting Foods
  9. Do You Eat These Cancer Fighting Foods?
  10. Dealing With Doctors
  11. Do You Help Manage Your Health Care?
  12. Germs
  13. Are You Germphobic?
  14. Young Brain
  15. What Do You Do To Keep Your Brain Young and Fit?
  16. Norman Cousins Added Decades to His Life with Laughter
  17. Does Laughing Make YOU Healthier?
  18. Dreams and Health
  19. What Do You Do With Dreams?
  20. Get Your Free Copy: "How to Hire an Affordable Home Health Team"
  21. Colon Health
  22. Have You Had Your Colonsocopy?
  23. Oatmeal?
  24. What Is Your Favorite Oatmeal Recipe?
  25. Rolfing and Your Body
  26. Have You Ever Been Rolfed And If Not Why Not?
  27. Eat Healthy
  28. What Do You Put in Your Healthy Salad?
  29. EFT and Your Health
  30. Has Improving Your Emotional Well Being Helped Your Health
  31. Cell Phones and Health
  32. Are You Protected From Your Cell Phone?
  33. Aging and Attitude
  34. Do You Feel Younger Than You Are?
  35. Who Do You Know Who Is Caring for Someone at Home?
  36. Hiring a Home Health Team for Elder Care
  37. Changing the Guard Blog
  38. Twitter Follow Margo Arrowsmith
  39. Its Your Health Central
  40. About Margo Arrowsmith
  41. Books on Health
  42. Thanks for Coming Here
  43. Bonus You Tube

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