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Thyroid Recovery Wellness Program – Diet, Health, Supplements, and Practices for Treating Hypothyroid and Hyperthyroid Conditions

The following article is from Dr. Jason Bradley of the Washington Street Wellness Center in Iowa City. It is a compilation of a series of writings posted to his Facebook page in December 2013. There are five parts included below. Additional installations will be provided later. For the most current news, visit Dr. Bradley’s Facebook… Continue reading Thyroid Recovery Wellness Program – Diet, Health, Supplements, and Practices for Treating Hypothyroid and Hyperthyroid Conditions

Western Medicine: “Supplements have no clear benefit and might even be harmful”

More Misinformation from Western Medicine On 17 December 2013 the Annals of Internal Medicine published an article that states: “Multivitamins offer no benefit and are possibly harmful.” The article is based on three separate trials. Based on that report, Forbes published the article “Vitamins Lack Clear Health Benefits, May Pose Risks.” CNN has this response… Continue reading Western Medicine: “Supplements have no clear benefit and might even be harmful”

Apple iBooks and Kindle Reader Compatibility Comparison

When purchasing ebooks, it’s important to consider your long-term access to the new digital library you’re building. Apple sells books through their iBooks online store. Until recently, books in the Apple iBooks format were only readable on iPhone, iPad, and iPod devices. With the Apple Mavericks OS X (10.9) operating system, it’s now possible to… Continue reading Apple iBooks and Kindle Reader Compatibility Comparison

Iowa City Fat Bike Stores, Shops and Bicycle Vendors

Iowa City Bike Shop Fat Bikes This page contains links to the “Fat Bike” models available from local Iowa City bicycle shops as of December 2013. Call or stop by the stores for a current inventory. Additional brands and models may be available, including some used bikes. 30th Century Bike Surly Moonlander Pugsley – Pug… Continue reading Iowa City Fat Bike Stores, Shops and Bicycle Vendors

GetFlywheel Offers Premium WordPress Hosting

Introduction GetFlywheel.com offers a beautiful and powerful WordPress hosting experience, built specifically for the workflows of designers and agencies. Flywheel allows you to focus on what you do best: designing and building great websites. Say goodbye to bottom-of-the-barrel hosting. Flywheel is built for speed and security, and is tuned to make WordPress sites fly! Our… Continue reading GetFlywheel Offers Premium WordPress Hosting

CVS Offers $7 Ultra-Portable TRUE2go Glucose Tester with Quad Electrode Laser Accuracy, 0.5 Microliter Sample Size, and Results in 4 Seconds

Overview CVS now offers a $7 ultra-portable TRUE2go glucose tester with quad electrode laser accuracy, 0.5 microliter sample size, and results in 4 Seconds. The same tester is available for about $15 on Amazon (without the travel case). [Buy on Amazon] The test strips can be purchased for $20 per 100, which is about 80%… Continue reading CVS Offers $7 Ultra-Portable TRUE2go Glucose Tester with Quad Electrode Laser Accuracy, 0.5 Microliter Sample Size, and Results in 4 Seconds

Total Worker Health – Keeping employees healthy and productive

(Source: “Keeping employees healthy and productive – UI research report highlights multiple dimensions of ‘Total Worker Health’,” University of Iowa, 9 December 2013, by Dan McMillan) As health care and insurance costs have more than doubled in the last decade, employers are looking for ways to control costs while keeping workers healthy and productive. An emerging… Continue reading Total Worker Health – Keeping employees healthy and productive

Apple iMovie 10 Quick Start Guide and Conversion Import Instructions for iMovie ’11 (Version 9)

Major User Interface Changes Apple iMovie 10 is a major revision to the flagship video editing program from Apple. This new version has many major design and user interface changes. Below is a quick start guide. iMovie ’11 is now iMovie 10 It sounds confusing to have iMovie 10 be a new version that replaces… Continue reading Apple iMovie 10 Quick Start Guide and Conversion Import Instructions for iMovie ’11 (Version 9)