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With so many paid diet plans out there, it can be hard for someone on a budget to find a great free diet plan that works for them. If you are unable to find a free diet plan the works for you and your needs, why not just create your own? It requires additional effort to read labels and create your own menu, but may be the best way for you to eat well and stay healthy while on a budget.

Step 1: Identifying Your Needs

First, your free diet plan should be based around your needs. Common needs for a free diet plan include:

• Losing extra weight
• Having heart disease or angina
• Being concerned about your overall health, now and in the future
• High blood pressure
• High blood cholesterol levels
• Having had a heart attack or stroke
• Becoming a vegetarian / vegan

Step 2: Identifying What You Need to Avoid

Once you have identified your need(s), the next step is to determine what ingredients you need to avoid in your free diet plan. For example, if you have high cholesterol you will need to avoid Trans fat, Saturated fat, and cholesterol in food.

Step 3: Create Your Menu Selections

Now that you have identified what to avoid in your free diet plan, it is time to create menu selections that are right for you. This is important because, to stay on your own free diet plan, you will need to enjoy it. You can scour the internet for simple menu options that work with your free diet plan or create a few on your own by choosing ingredients at the supermarket that are good for you, but also taste great.

Once you have found menu options that you can live with to fill your own free diet plan, you need to stick to buying only those items. You may be tempted to buy a bag of Oreos, but remember, your health or weight loss goal is at risk.

Becoming a Label Reader

When sculpting your own free diet plan, you need to learn to become a label reader. Before you buy anything at the supermarket, always read the label. If you need to avoid Trans fats on your free diet plan, then you also need to learn to read the detailed ingredient information. Although companies are now required to list the amount of Trans fat per serving on the nutrition label, you should still to look for the words “partially hydrogenated” oils on the ingredients list. Even “fat free” products can contain some Trans fats per serving, which could still add up to a lot if the serving sizes are small and help you to unknowingly sabotage your heart healthy free diet plan.

Creating your own free diet plan may be the only way to find a program that works for you. If you hare having trouble with your free diet plan, ask your doctor to recommend a nutritionist to help you achieve your goals, whether they be lower blood pressure, lower cholesterol, or just a healthier you!

Julie is a freelance writer and mother of two who has struggled with her own post-partum weight loss issues. She is now an advocate for eating healthy and helping moms, or anyone else struggling with weight, learn how certain habits and lifestyle changes may not only help them shed pounds, but feel great as well. You can find more of Julie’s tips, weight loss experiences, and thoughts at http://momsweightloss.blogspot.com/

A lot of people wonder how in the world to make a trade in a market where choppy mood swings are an every day event. When this happens, instead of blindly throwing money at a stock you think should run, you have to take into account what “could” happen if you are on the wrong side of a huge drop.

What is the average trader to do? Well, during the worst volatility, sitting out is probably the wisest choice because you can get so whipsawed it makes your head spin. But, if you are one of the personality traits that says “I’ll conquer this volatility, and anything else that gets in my way” here are some suggestions to help you do just that. First realize that every average and every stock has a “trading range” that it goes through every day. For some issues it’s only a 1/2 point, but on some issues it can be much more. It becomes very necessary for you to look at some charts and get a feel for how much your stock ranges in the course of normal trading before you can identify a move that is “outside” its “normal” course.

So what do you do about that “abnormal” move? Do you sell in fear, or hold and hope? Here is a tip for you that may help. Unless a stock has some fundamental reason to move higher such as a news release, a stock split, an upgrade, etc. it will pretty much behave in step with the overall market. A “good stock” in the tech sector may be up nicely and moving well with the NASDAQ up 40 points, but if the NASDAQ tanks, you can bet your stock will too. So, your tech stock that is now down outside the “normal range” could certainly be there because the NASDAQ as a whole is now down 80 points. Now the question really isn’t “what’s wrong with my stock” because the answer is nothing, the question is “what’s wrong with the NASDAQ?”

This is where technical analysis actually becomes important and learning to spot support levels comes in. Let’s say that your tech stock that just took a beating has good support at a certain level. If the move down hasn’t violated that support level, keeping the trade in play probably isn’t a bad idea since chances are the NASDAQ will have a move to the upside and bring your stock back up with it. But, if the loss violates that support level, bailing out may be the best choice since so many buy/sell programs are based on resistance and support that it could cause even more damage to the issue.

On the other hand, if the stock you were in was a pure momentum play and support is several points below, it is often wisest to cut your loss quickly and get out while you can. When a momentum stock gets pulled back outside it “normal” range, it is often a bad sign, no matter what the averages are doing. So, in times of big volatility, knowing where technical support levels
are in your particular stock, will often help you decide if you are still “okay” or about to get creamed. Learn the basics of reading a chart and study them so you can recognize support and resistance in a heartbeat, they will ultimately help you a lot!

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Why is Decision Making Important?

This is the first in a series of short articles on decision making, as it may affect the progress, or otherwise, of your home based online business. The main purpose of the articles is to get you thinking, more than you might have done, about decisions that affect your business. It is not possible in short articles to cover what is really an endless subject, but I hope by the end of the series you will be more conscious of the decisions you make which may affect:

1.The profitability of your online business.

2.The scope for expansion.

3.Your efficiency.

4.The productive use of your time.

5.Your family.

6.Your enjoyment of working online.

plus many other aspects of working at home online, in your own business.

Why is decision making important? You only need to consider that for a moment to realize: that it is a dumb question. From the moment you wake, you are passing through a series of tens of thousands of little decisions. You are not very aware of most of them, they are routine, semi or sub-conscious decisions. Any one of those “little” decisions could have a major influence on the future path of your life.

For example, you are in a hurry and decide to cross the road at a certain point. A car comes hurtling around the corner, and knocks you into the air. Thankfully you are still alive after you land, but are taken to hospital and are there for a couple of weeks, at one point in Intensive Care. You are employed, but your employer is not sympathetic, will not pay you, and for a few days you lie there worrying about losing your job. You have no insurance, so how will you pay the bills?

Was crossing the road at that point, at that time, a bad decision? On the face of it, yes, it was stupid to say the least. But what if, in the two weeks in hospital, you fall in love with a nurse? Later, you marry and have several wonderful children? Was that still a bad decision, crossing the road then and there?

Not only did you meet your future spouse, the person in the next bed turned out to have some good business ideas they wanted to put into practice. You got chatting about them as your condition started to improve. The two of you found you saw eye to eye on lots of things, and it was clear that you would both benefit from the synergy of working together on a business project. The other person had the ideas and money in place, but needed you as a partner to take it forward. When you were both fit and well again, he subsidized you while the business was set up. It prospered, and within months you were earning 4 times your previous income. Was that still a bad decision, crossing the road then and there?

That is fiction, but is it unrealistic fiction? No. There are probably many thousands of very similar stories. And there are countless millions of true stories about seemingly little decisions that have altered the course of people’s lives.

What I have been referring to are almost random events. I say “almost” because the decision to cross the road was not random. An adult crossing the road like that had sufficient information to make a correct decision. They did not make use of their knowledge and information. As decision making goes, it was a bad decision, regardless of what random events followed.

Making decisions in your every day business needs to be more focused, more scientific, and much more aware, than you may have been used to in your life as an employee. Most of us have, at some stage, passed through a zombie like existence of repetition, working for a company or other organization. It may even be that you have had little scope to make decisions other than when and where to cross the road, what to eat for dinner, what to watch on tv, and what to wear today. Now, though, with your own online business, there is massive scope for making key decisions, every day. How you do that will have a serious impact on the future of your business.

I believe that just by being more conscious of your decisions, your business will benefit, and so will you. Relying on the business equivalent of crossing the road at the wrong time, meeting the love of your life and your perfect business partner, is not an option if your are serious about your business. You cannot rely on random events, although undoubtedly some random events will affect you in the future. Business is often a percentage game, and you want to make decisions that tilt the odds in your favour.

Decision making in business is about bringing together as much relevant information as possible, in a structured and understandable way, and consciously reviewing that information before arriving at a decision. It is about assessing possible outcomes, probabilities, future trends, past experiences and all other relevant factors. Ignoring those factors may not put you in hospital, but would harm your business.

I will cover elements of business decision making in future articles. In the mean time, if you are in search of a new loved one and business partner, please do not step out in front of a car. Your local hospital may not be the place where they are currently waiting for you.

Roy Thomsitt is the owner, webmaster and author of www.change-direction.com , a website in about working online in a home based business. He has a background in offline advertising, with practical experience of working from home in marketing since 1995, plus 2 years of experience with online marketing.

OVERCOMING FEAR OF FIRING “It was obvious that this employee could not relate well to clients. But I could not bring myself to fire him.… and while I wavered, things only got worse for everyone in the department.” Having to fire someone is one of the most difficult actions any manager or executive may have to take. It is an action that many manager’s find endless excuses to avoid, as did the executive quoted above. Yet, in certain cases it is unavoidable. Firing is a managerial art that many otherwise successful supervisor’s neglect to develop.

WHEN IS FIRING APPROPRIATE? Most people take pride in and care about their job responsibilities. There are some people, however, whose pride in their job is, unfortunately, unwarranted. Others, exist who don’t think pride enters into it that “a job’s a job” .Still others are of the belief that they deserve a job because of their circumstances, or their longevity, not necessarily because they are working up to standard. Some people genuinely need a job, but cannot do the quality of work necessary to sustain their position. When the needs of an individual staff member come into serious conflict with the needs of the group, the manager must place higher priority on the well-being of the group. The manager must look beyond the individual needs to the survival of the organization.

LAYING THE GROUNDWORK: The best method for avoiding the negative consequences of the firing process involve laying the groundwork, with actions that should be taken long before the final decision to fire is made. All personnel working in an organization should know, from the day they are hired, what actions or behaviors on their part can result in their being fired. These policies should be in writing, and they should be given to all employees or posted in a conspicuous place. Employees have a right to know these ground rules. Once they know them, their responsibility to abide by them should not be subject to question at a termination.

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CEO, A.E. Schwartz & Associates, Boston, MA., a comprehensive organization which offers over 40 skills based management training programs. Mr. Schwartz conducts over 150 programs annually for clients in industry, research, technology, government, Fortune 100/500 companies, and nonprofit organizations worldwide. He is often found at conferences as a key note presenter and/or facilitator. His style is fast-paced, participatory, practical, and humorous. He has authored over 65 books and products, and taught/lectured at over a dozen colleges and universities throughout the United States.

Finding a good hotel for a great price in a big city like Paris, France isn’t quite as hard as finding a needle in a haystack, but it’s not so easy! If you’re lucky enough to have a friend who knows Paris well, or better yet, lives there and can recommend a good hotel in a nice Paris neighborhood, then by all means, get them to help you make your Paris hotel reservation. However, we are not all so lucky! For most of us, using the internet to find a hotel that offers an excellent value for the money is the best alternative and making the hotel reservation is a potentially rewarding adventure.

Finding a Paris hotel bargain is quite possible if you follow a few essential guidelines. First of all you need to know where you want to stay. Paris is a big and diverse city and the location of your hotel can make the difference between a vacation filled with magical memories and a nightmare made real. A link to a good map with descriptions of the Paris arrondissements (districts) is available at the end of this article.

Secondly, you’ll need to decide what kinds of hotel services you’ll need. Some people want everything from air conditioning to mini-bar to room service, with a four star restaurant on the premises. Others are content with a bed, a bathroom and a shower in a safe part of Paris.

The criteria for rating hotels vary from country to country, but in France, hotels are given a grade ranging from one to four stars based on the facilities that are available; but such ratings are not an indication of the quality of the accommodations. That means that the star rating will only give you a basic idea of what facilities a hotel has to offer. Two-star hotels must have an elevator (if appropriate), a telephone in every bedroom, and at least 40% of the rooms are required to have a bathroom in the room (en-suite). Three-star hotels must offer breakfast room service and 80% of the rooms must be en-suite, and four-star hotels are required to have a restaurant and all the rooms en-suite.

So once you’ve decided how many stars you need, you’re ready to get started. Going to a travel agent will generally only give access to a limited number of hotels in Paris, and they won’t be the cheapest hotels in their category. If a bargain is your objective, you’ll be better off searching the web for Paris hotel reservation websites that are based in France and because of that are able to offer you on-line booking for a wide range of boutique hotels. Such hotels often offer great value for the money!

Don’t forget that if a good price is your objective you should bear in mind that a moderate quality three-star hotel in Paris may be less expensive than the best two-star hotel. Similarly, a good two-star hotel in the Latin Quarter, Saint Germain, or the Marais, may cost the same or more than a three-star hotel in an out of the way corner of Paris.

Once you find the Paris hotel you’re looking for you’ll need to verify its availability for your desired dates and then make a booking. On most websites you’ll either be able to instantly check for availability or you’ll need to submit a form and wait for confirmation of availability. Either way, you’ll generally be asked to provide credit card information. As long as the reservation is submitted via a secure, encrypted connection (website addresses beginning with “https” are secure), you won’t have to worry about somebody intercepting your credit card information.

There’s one more thing you’ll need to pay attention to when making internet hotel reservations. Although some hotels don’t ask for any advance payment, they will probably authorize your credit card, meaning that a certain sum will be blocked until you arrive or cancel your reservation. Other hotels may require payment of one night in advance, with this payment being refundable if the booking is cancelled at least 24 hours before arrival. You’ll have to look at each hotel’s cancellation policy to know exactly how much flexibility you have. Either way, once you book your hotel, you’ll probably no longer have access to a certain amount of funds!

So there you have it, a brief summary of the issues involved in booking a Paris hotel on the Internet. Following these simple guidelines will help you have a better chance of finding a good cheap hotel bargain in Paris and having an even more wonderful visit.

Joshua Green lived in Paris for nine years and writes about travel and tourism.

Paris hotel reservations

Map and description of Paris arrondissements (districts)

Welcome News for Small Businesses

Publicly traded companies typically receive clearly established benefits that include the ability to:

* raise capital quickly and more easily;

* use stock to acquire other businesses and assets (mergers and acquisitions);

* provide employee stock options, as an incentive and/or compensation;

* create wealth and liquidity for investors;

* obtain loans from financial institutions using their stock as collateral;

* gain prestige and respect;

* reduce the need for expensive venture capital and bank financing; and

* formalize estate planning.

In addition, companies that go public typically see higher valuations, meaning that the market value of a public company is, on average, substantially higher than the same private company. This increases the investors’ wealth, allowing one to use stock for acquisitions. It can also increase the company’s value if one in considering selling the business.

Some consider a public company the ultimate status symbol. For companies that may want to be public for the many advantages it has, such as the increased market value of the stock to acquire other companies, the ease of raising capital, the ability to attract key personnel and to provide an exit strategy for investorsthe fact that any company that wants to go public can go public, is very empowering.

More significantly, the company gains prestige and respect, because a public company is more often perceived as stable and competitive. This perception can lead to expanded business relationships and added confidence for the consumer. Prestige can assist in recruiting key employees, marketing products and services, gaining additional exposure and enhancing the company’s overall reputation. Often, suppliers and consumers become shareholders as well as joint venture partners, which may encourage continued or increased business. Once public, lenders and suppliers may perceive the company as a safer credit risk, which can enhance opportunities for favorable financing terms.Clearly, small companies receive many of the same benefits as large public companies, including increased company value, the ability to use stock for mergers and acquisitions, and liquidity for investors.

Raising Capital

Typically, in this scenario,a public company will sell stock to private investors through a private placement at a substantial discount to the price it is trading at on the open market. In this scenario the company is able to raise capital more easily because investors know they can call any broker worldwide or go on the Internet and buy a company’s stock. When a public company makes stock available to private investors at a substantial discount to the market (typically 20-50 percent, usually with the stipulation they do not sell the stock for 12 months), investors are compelled to buy. The large price incentive and the fact that the stock price can be monitored daily and sold through any online brokerage firm gives investors incentive and confidence to invest in even the smallest public company.

A Needed Strategy

Many small corporations have been routinely overlooked and denied by investment bankers. But there are options for these underrepresented size firms. For example, a customized registration process, which is gaining a great deal of popularity among small corporations as well as minority- and woman-owned firms, is an easier method of going public that does not require an underwriter or an investment bank. Since most underwritten initial public offerings through an investment bank require a long and stable earnings history and significant assets, smaller enterprises may prefer this customized registration process because the only requirement is the desire to go public.

The customized registration process is ideal for small businesses run by entrepreneurs and corporate executives with great vision.Going public using this method enables executives and business owners to take matters into their own hands and control their own destiny, and many do not realize it. Any company can become public if they have the will to do so.

When most people talk about going public they think of an initial public offering (IPO). In an IPO, two things are done simultaneously: raising capital and going through the process of becoming publicly traded. Alternatively, the customized registration process separates these two actions to enable a company to go through the procedure of going public alonefiling with the SEC, preparing the listing application to the trading market, filing with the NASD and having a market maker as a sponsor.

The customized registration process is less expensive, and gives the business owner greater access to capital. With this method a private company becomes publicly traded at a lower cost, in a shorter time frame, and with less stock dilution than through an IPO. In essence, these methods separate the process of going public from the process of raising capital.

Ultimately, it is important to remember that you have the power to decide to be a public company. Before concluding that your company is too small to go public, consider all of the benefits. The increased prestige of a stock symbol and a benchmark trading price makes it easier to raise capital and gives a company instant credibility. The benefits can enable a company to grow to the next level, regardless of the company’s size or ownership concerns. Explore your options and reconsider themyou might just be able to go public.

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Buying a decent pair of binoculars seems pretty easy right? It’s not really as easy as it seems. There are a lot of things you must remember and research before spending your hard earned money on a set of binoculars.

Binocular accessories are one of those things. They can make or break a set of binoculars. Without the proper accessories, a set of binoculars could be virtually useless. Let’s take a look at some of the binocular accessories available on the market today, and explore their uses.

1. Tripod: Tripod’s are extremely useful if you have a pair of powerful binoculars. When an image is magnified or enlarged, every little movement can result in losing sight of the image. On top of that, a shaky image is very annoying and can give you a headache. A tripod will eliminate these things, and make your viewing experience much more enjoyable.

2. Mounts: Much like tripods, mounts are used for holding an extremely large and powerful binocular in place. You can mount binoculars on the deck of a ship, or to a plank of wood or any other convenient place. Some binoculars are so large, that it would be impossible to hold them in place for any amount of time. Plus, just like the tripod, the mount will cut down on shaking and make your viewing experience much more enjoyable.

3. Straps: Many binoculars come with straps. You can use them to hang your binoculars around your neck. This makes it much easier to carry, and you will be able to keep your hands free for better things. Try hiking up a rocky incline with a pair of binoculars in your hand.

4. Lens Caps: Lens caps are very important. They keep your lenses free of scratches. Who wants to look through a set of binoculars only to see scratch marks? They are cheap to buy, and well worth the money.

5. Cleaning Kits: Proper cleaning kits will ensure that you have clean lenses and that they won’t be scratched during cleaning. You don’t want to mess up the perfect view by having to look through blotched or scratched lenses.

6. Harness Straps: Neck straps can make the muscles in your neck tired. The harness strap won’t. This handy device is secured about your chest, and the binoculars can be attached to it.

7. Binocular Cases: When your binoculars aren’t in use, keeping them in a case would be wise. You can buy soft binocular cases or hard metal cases.

8. Floatation Strap: You can strap a floatation device onto your binoculars and ensure they won’t sink to the bottom of the lake. If you are out on the water, this accessory is extremely useful.

9. Fog Eliminator: You can apply fog eliminator to the lenses of your binoculars to ensure that they won’t fog up. Some binoculars are purged in nitrogen so that they are already resistant to fogging, but many of the cheaper brands aren’t. If you own an antique binocular or a cheaper model, getting a fog eliminator is a must.

This list is just a sample of the most popular binocular accessories. As you can tell, they can be very useful, and in some cases are almost a must.

However, you can spend a lot of money buying each individual accessory. It’s much better to try and find a set of binoculars that come with some accessories. Many of the best binoculars can be bought that come with a case, strap and lens covers. Some even come with tripods.

It’s important to know what you are going to be using your binoculars for, and plan to buy the accessories that will make your viewing easier and more enjoyable, than it is to buy them all.

About the Author
Laura Burnett, a successful author and web site publisher, is currently freelance writing and enjoys providing information and moneysaving tips to consumers who are looking for the best binoculars and birding binoculars. 4u-binoculars.com

Online Businesses have been a normal part of the internet since the beginning, but only a few select individuals actually knew how and truly understood what needed to be done to make the internet a profitable place. Well of course times have changed and everyone from 60+ grandmas to high school kids is making cash online. This phenomenon is no surprise for those of us who have been tracking this money ticking time bomb called the internet. Online sales have been increasing by the billions from many different niche markets that have become very popular and profitable online.

With all these new revenue streams coming online each and everyday, there must be a way to tap into them, but how. Well if you have spent any amount of time online, you have been offered some sort of money making opportunity, everything from e-bay to e-books. With so many choices how can anyone make a good educated decision about where to start and what to sell, I mean heck the online money making gurus don’t always simplify the best route to take, not to mention there is a new guru every week anyway. Well my friends there is a light at the end of the tunnel. I have literally spent thousands of hours and thousands of dollars in search for the Holy Grail. Only to find out that everything I needed to know about online money making was right in front of my face. I just needed to look at the products I had been consuming from the marketers prospective, and what was it that made me want to spend my hard earned money on this product or service.

It took me the headache of running into a couple of brick walls but I figured it out. Now what most gurus don’t tell you is that even during their beginning stages they had someone to go to and ask questions or advice. They don’t disclose this stuff in the courses they are selling but its true. You take any one good at anything and behind the scenes you will find a coach or a mentor of some sort. Unfortunately there is not any emphasis placed on having a good go to person when you fall flat on your face the first couple of times. Even if you figured it out like me it’s still good to have someone to say “hey if you open that door you will probably fall in a pit, or I have tried and tested that and have had good results give it a shot. Now don’t get me wrong if I had someone that was qualified to give advice on what I was doing a lot earlier, my learning curve would have been shorter.

The bottom line is this even if you have spent countless hours online and brought every course there is, nothing beats having someone who has been where you are trying to go to help give you advice on your online journey. I mean hey if grandma has a mentor and little jimmy from down the street has a mentor, don’t you think you should have an online mentor? It makes sense don’t reinvent the wheel; try to make it better with advice from the guy who actually invented wheel believe me it will be a much easier and enjoyable experience.

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Are They Employees or Contractors?

One of the more frequent discussions we have with clients is whether someone in their office qualifies as an employee or contractor.

For most small businesses, saving money is the big concern. The possibility of having contractors instead of employees as a way to save money - by not paying CPP, EI and so on - seems like an appealing option.

The trouble is that most employees are just that - employees. They do not meet the definition of contractor and by paying them as contractors, you risk serious consequences.

Ask yourself the following questions about each person affiliated with your business:

1. Does she work in your office?

2. Does he use your tools and equipment?

3. Does she work under your supervision?

4. Does he have business cards with your company name and information?

5. Does she have company e-mail or voice mail?

If you have answered yes to one or more of the questions, chances are good the person is an employee in the eyes of Revenue Canada. It doesn’t matter if someone has registered a GST number in order to be treated as a contractor. It also doesn’t matter if people just work for you part-time - that just makes them part-time employees.

The penalties for not withholding the proper payroll deductions for an employee are stiff. They can include all of the past deductions you should have withheld, plus interest and penalties. Consider the financial impact this would have should you be caught. In many cases, the back taxes and penalties can bankrupt a small business.

Get off on the right foot. If your business can’t sustain the real cost of an employee (i.e., the proper tax deductions), maybe you can’t afford to have the employee. If you don’t acknowledge your true costs, you will never know if your business is actually viable. And if it’s not, it’s best to know before the government steps in.

For more information about employees and contractors, visit the Government of Canada website at http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tax/business

Fern Gordon is the Managing Partner of The Profit Line which specializes in small business bookkeeping and financial management. We believe that it is critical for every business, large or small, to know where they stand on a monthly basis. Do you know where your business stands?

To get your payroll in order, visit: http://www.theprofitline.com/ or call 416.861.8177 and ask for Fern Gordon.

A recent study showed that taking aspirin could in fact reduce your risk of getting colon cancer. Although the study only involved data taking from a sampling of women, it appears that aspirin may possibly prevent colon cancer, or so they say? Aspirin is over 100-years old and appears to cure lots of things, yet many were shocked to learn of this latest finding, still other completely doubt the study. The study showed that people who already had polyps maybe able to prevent the onset of colon cancer thru regular use of aspirin. The researchers went on to extrapolate that it could help those without polyps from getting one in the first place.

Now several articles in major Medical Journals are showing that if you took aspirin for a decade 1-2 per week, it would reduce the risk of colorectal cancer by a large margin over those who did not take aspirin regularly. Some of the researchers in near by fields were not surprised while other totally doubted the findings as hogwash. They are saying that any anti-inflammatory drug may have done the same and would certainly help to keep removed polyps from returning, thus reduce the risk of cancer. The study indicated that 14 aspirins per week or 2 every day would reduce the chances of colon cancer by nearly one-third. Those who took even more are said to reduce colon cancer by over 50 percentiles. Of course taking that many aspirins is not good for you, over use of aspirin can cause bleeding. So although the study appears to be a wash for many belief systems of cancer researchers, the evidence is notable and very telling. All this research is helping us fight some of the more serious forms of cancer killers. Think on this and live strong.

“Lance Winslow” - Online Think Tank forum board. If you have innovative thoughts and unique perspectives, come think with Lance; www.WorldThinkTank.net/wttbbs/