By Frank Menkal
How important is our dental care anyways? Well for starters if you smoke or chew tobacco, you have a greater risk for gum disease and oral cancer. Men are affected twice as often as women, and 90 percent of oral cancers occur in those over 45 years of age. Studies have also shown that diabetics are more susceptible to the development of oral infections and periodontal disease than those who do not have diabetes. To prevent problems with bacterial infections in the mouth, your dentist may prescribe antibiotics, medicated mouth rinses, and more frequent cleanings.
What are my options when it comes to dental plans? Well let me tell you, typically when it comes to dental coverage, most would take care of their dental needs through there job or even from an insurance provider, for a small monthly fee of course. But these days, that is far to impractical, with the development of great discount plans now widely available, one could save “Hugely” with this type of plan!
Here are some examples of your typical dental insurance plan vs. your dental discount plan and the kind of money a family could be saving. First of all, when it comes to your dental insurance offered through your employer, the monthly fees are much smaller when your not buying the converge on your own. . This is due to the fact that your employer pays most of the monthly cost passing the savings on to you! What you don’t realize is that in the end, the typical family pays more on a yearly basis.
Let me tell you that most families only go to the dentist when they need to. If your only going to the dentist when your teeth are in trouble, instead of getting your regular check up’s and teeth cleanings twice a year, those monthly fee’s add up to quite a bit when your looking at it on a yearly basis. When members of your family do make it to the dentist, they come to find out that not all procedure are covered and the paper work may get out of hand! In the end the insurance company wins making your family the losers (I’m just telling it how it is folks):
Now when it comes to picking a great discount plan, there are many options out there. Among these plans, I found that after doing some digging, that Ameriplan offers a plan that one would need in order to save more on a yearly basis On top of their discount dental program, you would automatically receive discount vision, discount prescription and discount chiropractic. To give you an idea on how your family would save more money with this type of dental program, all you need to understand are the basics about how it works.
First of all, anyone can sign up for this dental program and the monthly costs are fifteen dollars for and individual and twenty dollars for an entire house hold. Secondly, when you do decided to make an appointment for that mean tooth of yours, you get the discounted rate at the time of the appointment. Meaning, no wasted high monthly insurance cost when your family is not using the plan. I also found that when you do pay for all your treatments, most if not all are discounted up to eighty percent, “Wow”! If you ask me, this plan is worth looking into.
Other Facts that you might have not heard until now! 50% consider the smile the first facial feature they notice, and 80% are not happy with their smile! Maybe if you had the right motivation with the right dental program, your family would not just be another average statistic. Smokers remain three times more likely than non-smokers to lose all their teeth. This figure has not changed from a decade ago. “Yikes” if you smoke, one should consider the future and how not taking care of your teeth could really affect you later in life!
If you are a person that is concerned about not being a part of that 80% of people that are not happy with their smiles, I would highly recommend getting enrolled in a discount dental plan like Ameriplan. For only a small fee a month you can be on your way to a healthier smile without having to pay and arm and a leg for it! Dental care can get expensive but thanks to companies like this we now have an outlet to save money on our smiles!
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Monday, June 29, 2009
Saturday, June 27, 2009
A Cold, The Flu Or Something More Serious
By S Porter
Getting a cold or the flu is a common problem. We often go to extremes to ensure that we don’t get sick; but the inevitable will happen, and life will be unpleasant for a few days. You can’t catch the same cold or flu virus twice, but they are constantly mutating and each new strain may feel slightly different. When you get sick they all feel bad, but you may not know if you have a cold, the flu or something more sinister right away. There are many illnesses that can display similar symptoms, but almost all of them aren’t dangerous unless you have a compromised immune system. Some people go to the doctor with the slightest sniffle, and others won’t go to the doctor even on their deathbed.
A cold virus usually presents itself 3 or 4 days after you have caught it and starts with a soar back of the nose or throat. Keep in mind that each person’s reaction is different and it could be a little shorter or longer for you. Symptoms come on slowly over the course of several hours and may not feel full blown until you wake up the following morning. Coughing, sneezing, congestion and minor muscle aches are common for a cold and the flu. You are contagious within hours of catching it so you can give it to someone else days before you even know you have it, and you stay contagious for about a week. The symptoms are at their worst about 2 days after you start to feel it and will last around 48 hours, but you may remain congested for up to 2 weeks.
The flu virus is very much like a cold, but with a few added bonuses. The most noticeable difference is that the flu comes with a fever and a cold doesn’t, so if you have a fever you don’t have a cold. Nausea, vomiting and diarrhea can also accompany the flu and the symptoms will come on much faster than a cold; maybe even in minutes. You don’t start to feel bad for about 3 days after you get the flu, but just like a cold, you are contagious before you even know you have it. Also like a cold, the worst of it lasts about 48 hours but the symptoms can linger for up to 2 weeks. The flu can be very dangerous to the elderly, young children and people with compromised immune systems or heart disease, so see your doctor if you know you’re a high risk.
Infections and other diseases can display symptoms very much like a cold or the flu; but unlike a cold or the flu, they won’t get better in a few days. You know it’s time to see a doctor if you keep getting worse 4 days after you start having symptoms. A fever is common with the flu, but if your temperature goes above 102 it’s time to get to the hospital right away. You may also consider a trip to your doctor if any of the symptoms seem unusually severe; like serious pain in your sinuses or coughing that nearly knocks you over. You can usually tell if something feels far worse than what you would expect from a common cold or the flu.
There are many over the counter medications that can help alleviate the symptoms, but there is no cure for the most common ailments we face every year. The rates at which these two viruses mutate make them impossible to get rid of completely and they will continue to plague us for a long time to come. If you need to go to the doctor or the hospital for an emergency, a good health insurance plan or a discount plan like Ameriplan will help with the cost; but they won’t make you feel any better. No one wants to go to the doctor with an illness too late, but we also feel bad rushing to the hospital only to find out it’s a just a cold. A little common sense can help keep you healthy so long as you are willing to visit the doctor when you need to, and stay home when you don’t.
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Getting a cold or the flu is a common problem. We often go to extremes to ensure that we don’t get sick; but the inevitable will happen, and life will be unpleasant for a few days. You can’t catch the same cold or flu virus twice, but they are constantly mutating and each new strain may feel slightly different. When you get sick they all feel bad, but you may not know if you have a cold, the flu or something more sinister right away. There are many illnesses that can display similar symptoms, but almost all of them aren’t dangerous unless you have a compromised immune system. Some people go to the doctor with the slightest sniffle, and others won’t go to the doctor even on their deathbed.
A cold virus usually presents itself 3 or 4 days after you have caught it and starts with a soar back of the nose or throat. Keep in mind that each person’s reaction is different and it could be a little shorter or longer for you. Symptoms come on slowly over the course of several hours and may not feel full blown until you wake up the following morning. Coughing, sneezing, congestion and minor muscle aches are common for a cold and the flu. You are contagious within hours of catching it so you can give it to someone else days before you even know you have it, and you stay contagious for about a week. The symptoms are at their worst about 2 days after you start to feel it and will last around 48 hours, but you may remain congested for up to 2 weeks.
The flu virus is very much like a cold, but with a few added bonuses. The most noticeable difference is that the flu comes with a fever and a cold doesn’t, so if you have a fever you don’t have a cold. Nausea, vomiting and diarrhea can also accompany the flu and the symptoms will come on much faster than a cold; maybe even in minutes. You don’t start to feel bad for about 3 days after you get the flu, but just like a cold, you are contagious before you even know you have it. Also like a cold, the worst of it lasts about 48 hours but the symptoms can linger for up to 2 weeks. The flu can be very dangerous to the elderly, young children and people with compromised immune systems or heart disease, so see your doctor if you know you’re a high risk.
Infections and other diseases can display symptoms very much like a cold or the flu; but unlike a cold or the flu, they won’t get better in a few days. You know it’s time to see a doctor if you keep getting worse 4 days after you start having symptoms. A fever is common with the flu, but if your temperature goes above 102 it’s time to get to the hospital right away. You may also consider a trip to your doctor if any of the symptoms seem unusually severe; like serious pain in your sinuses or coughing that nearly knocks you over. You can usually tell if something feels far worse than what you would expect from a common cold or the flu.
There are many over the counter medications that can help alleviate the symptoms, but there is no cure for the most common ailments we face every year. The rates at which these two viruses mutate make them impossible to get rid of completely and they will continue to plague us for a long time to come. If you need to go to the doctor or the hospital for an emergency, a good health insurance plan or a discount plan like Ameriplan will help with the cost; but they won’t make you feel any better. No one wants to go to the doctor with an illness too late, but we also feel bad rushing to the hospital only to find out it’s a just a cold. A little common sense can help keep you healthy so long as you are willing to visit the doctor when you need to, and stay home when you don’t.
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Monday, June 22, 2009
Blogging A Small Business
By S Porter
People have always looked for a good way to communicate, and through time the most important advances have always been better ways for people to talk to each other. Today there are dozens of different ways for people to get in touch with each other, but the internet is king for talking with many people at once. Chat rooms, bulletin boards, email, blogs and instant messages are all available along with everything from Twitter to Facebook, and each one has its purpose. Blogs are great for small business to get word of mouth circulating through the public by starting a conversation with many people. They also have several different functions to get customers to your website and buying your products.
The first and most important thing that a blog will do for your business is to introduce you to the public and get the ball rolling. Blogs are giant social conversations that involve lots of people, and those people know lots of other people, and so on. If you are offering a product or service, this is the perfect medium to get people fired up about it and inspire them to tell others. Most small businesses survive by word of mouth advertising, and blogs provide that for free.
The second big advantage to using blogs is the increased traffic to your website. Including a link to your website along with your post will help customers find you after reading your blog post. If you have a brand name that matches your website URL, then including a link with your post is a no-brainer. Your website link will remain on that blog post forever, and people will continue to find it for months and years after you posted it. The more blog conversations you participate in, the more of your links will be out there for people to find and in turn find you.
The third part of blog posts is their usefulness in getting your website to score well in the search engine results. The more links you have pointing to your site from other sites, the more important the search engines think your website is. You may even find your website on the front page of Google for your keyword after many conversations on blogs. Scoring high in the search engines will give you the largest amount of customers and getting there with blog posts is completely free. Companies that rank high in the search engines usually have to pay SEO companies thousands of dollars a month, and those SEO companies work their magic through blogs.
Through the years advances in communication have come faster and faster. There is no telling what the next big thing will be, but blogs are it for now. I started my Ameriplan Opportunity blog several years ago and it has revolutionized my business, not to mention making lots of new friends that I otherwise wouldn’t have met. If you own a small business and you want to make it into a large business, don’t underestimate the simple little blog!
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People have always looked for a good way to communicate, and through time the most important advances have always been better ways for people to talk to each other. Today there are dozens of different ways for people to get in touch with each other, but the internet is king for talking with many people at once. Chat rooms, bulletin boards, email, blogs and instant messages are all available along with everything from Twitter to Facebook, and each one has its purpose. Blogs are great for small business to get word of mouth circulating through the public by starting a conversation with many people. They also have several different functions to get customers to your website and buying your products.
The first and most important thing that a blog will do for your business is to introduce you to the public and get the ball rolling. Blogs are giant social conversations that involve lots of people, and those people know lots of other people, and so on. If you are offering a product or service, this is the perfect medium to get people fired up about it and inspire them to tell others. Most small businesses survive by word of mouth advertising, and blogs provide that for free.
The second big advantage to using blogs is the increased traffic to your website. Including a link to your website along with your post will help customers find you after reading your blog post. If you have a brand name that matches your website URL, then including a link with your post is a no-brainer. Your website link will remain on that blog post forever, and people will continue to find it for months and years after you posted it. The more blog conversations you participate in, the more of your links will be out there for people to find and in turn find you.
The third part of blog posts is their usefulness in getting your website to score well in the search engine results. The more links you have pointing to your site from other sites, the more important the search engines think your website is. You may even find your website on the front page of Google for your keyword after many conversations on blogs. Scoring high in the search engines will give you the largest amount of customers and getting there with blog posts is completely free. Companies that rank high in the search engines usually have to pay SEO companies thousands of dollars a month, and those SEO companies work their magic through blogs.
Through the years advances in communication have come faster and faster. There is no telling what the next big thing will be, but blogs are it for now. I started my Ameriplan Opportunity blog several years ago and it has revolutionized my business, not to mention making lots of new friends that I otherwise wouldn’t have met. If you own a small business and you want to make it into a large business, don’t underestimate the simple little blog!
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Friday, June 19, 2009
Why Healthcare Is In Bad Shape and the Government Can't Fix It
By S Porter
Most people in the United States are upset with the state of our healthcare system, and I have heard many different explanations why it’s this bad. The main complaint about our healthcare system is the price tag because the cost of health insurance has gone through the roof. In addition, healthcare providers have become more distant and less responsive to Americans questions about how to take care of themselves. The worse it gets, the louder the cries become for some kind of healthcare reform; including a government based program or universal healthcare. The reasons for the problems in our healthcare system are easy to understand, but many people have no idea what’s really going on.
For starters, our system is already partially socialized. Medicare and Medicaid are government based programs that give free health services to the underprivileged and the elderly. When healthcare is free, people go much more often and for every imaginable reason; so the 20% on these programs create a larger bill than the other 80% that are paying for it. The government is on an eternal quest to make these costs go down, so they have limited how much doctors and hospitals can charge Uncle Sam for these services. As a result, healthcare providers must raise costs for the people who are paying for it and their health insurance premiums go up. Obama’s administration has decided to try and fix this problem by further socializing the system and offering free healthcare to about 40%, but this will only lead to even higher costs for the population that is already paying for it.
The other big reason for price hikes in the health field is our culture of sue now, sue later and then sue some more. Doctors are people just like you and me, and occasionally they make mistakes. Today Americans can sue their doctors for any reason they feel like and the more we do, the more expensive insurance becomes for the doctor. These costs then get passed on to the people who are paying for their health insurance and doctors become even more hesitant to help patients. If the doctor tells you that a treatment will help your condition, but it doesn’t and they get sued for it; then the next time around they are much less likely to even try to fix your condition. Once again, the government doesn’t see this as a large problem and encourages patients to sue more.
As a result of all these price increases, health insurance companies are also looking for ways to cut costs. The easiest way for them to do this is to limit the amount and types of services that consumers can get from their healthcare providers. As long as private insurance exists, you can shop around until you find one that covers what you want; but if we move to universal healthcare, that choice will go away. I’ve heard many people including the president himself say that private insurance won’t disappear with government healthcare, but there isn’t any way for insurance companies to really compete with a “free” plan that everyone is already paying for anyway. In the UK and Canada they have already adopted a universal healthcare system and their citizens now have to wait in very long lines to get the simplest of procedures. To keep their costs down, their governments now decide who is worth saving and who isn’t by a committee of bureaucrats!
There are free market solutions to these problems, but the outcry for reform is so great now that I don’t know if people are willing to listen. Limiting lawsuits to very serious matters would bring healthcare costs down, and weaning people off Medicare and Medicaid would bring them down much further. I think we can all agree that some form of healthcare should exist for those that can’t care for themselves, but is that really 40% of this entire country? One free market solution is discount health programs like Ameriplan. These programs are very inexpensive, but they only provide a discount at the doctor rather than just paying for it; this way you only go to the doctor when you need to, and you get a discount on services when you do.
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Most people in the United States are upset with the state of our healthcare system, and I have heard many different explanations why it’s this bad. The main complaint about our healthcare system is the price tag because the cost of health insurance has gone through the roof. In addition, healthcare providers have become more distant and less responsive to Americans questions about how to take care of themselves. The worse it gets, the louder the cries become for some kind of healthcare reform; including a government based program or universal healthcare. The reasons for the problems in our healthcare system are easy to understand, but many people have no idea what’s really going on.
For starters, our system is already partially socialized. Medicare and Medicaid are government based programs that give free health services to the underprivileged and the elderly. When healthcare is free, people go much more often and for every imaginable reason; so the 20% on these programs create a larger bill than the other 80% that are paying for it. The government is on an eternal quest to make these costs go down, so they have limited how much doctors and hospitals can charge Uncle Sam for these services. As a result, healthcare providers must raise costs for the people who are paying for it and their health insurance premiums go up. Obama’s administration has decided to try and fix this problem by further socializing the system and offering free healthcare to about 40%, but this will only lead to even higher costs for the population that is already paying for it.
The other big reason for price hikes in the health field is our culture of sue now, sue later and then sue some more. Doctors are people just like you and me, and occasionally they make mistakes. Today Americans can sue their doctors for any reason they feel like and the more we do, the more expensive insurance becomes for the doctor. These costs then get passed on to the people who are paying for their health insurance and doctors become even more hesitant to help patients. If the doctor tells you that a treatment will help your condition, but it doesn’t and they get sued for it; then the next time around they are much less likely to even try to fix your condition. Once again, the government doesn’t see this as a large problem and encourages patients to sue more.
As a result of all these price increases, health insurance companies are also looking for ways to cut costs. The easiest way for them to do this is to limit the amount and types of services that consumers can get from their healthcare providers. As long as private insurance exists, you can shop around until you find one that covers what you want; but if we move to universal healthcare, that choice will go away. I’ve heard many people including the president himself say that private insurance won’t disappear with government healthcare, but there isn’t any way for insurance companies to really compete with a “free” plan that everyone is already paying for anyway. In the UK and Canada they have already adopted a universal healthcare system and their citizens now have to wait in very long lines to get the simplest of procedures. To keep their costs down, their governments now decide who is worth saving and who isn’t by a committee of bureaucrats!
There are free market solutions to these problems, but the outcry for reform is so great now that I don’t know if people are willing to listen. Limiting lawsuits to very serious matters would bring healthcare costs down, and weaning people off Medicare and Medicaid would bring them down much further. I think we can all agree that some form of healthcare should exist for those that can’t care for themselves, but is that really 40% of this entire country? One free market solution is discount health programs like Ameriplan. These programs are very inexpensive, but they only provide a discount at the doctor rather than just paying for it; this way you only go to the doctor when you need to, and you get a discount on services when you do.
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Monday, June 15, 2009
Panic Over the Not So New Swine Flu
By S Porter
For several years the media has been cautiously following the possibility of a bird flu outbreak, but swine flu has beaten it to the punch. Influenza is a nasty little virus that can be deadly under the right conditions, and bird flu is a particularly bad strain that is deadly more often. No matter which strain happens to be floating around; the symptoms are the same; coughing, sneezing, aching and fever. If you have a cold, this could also describe how you feel except for the fever; which only occurs with the flu. Education is always the best way to combat fear, so knowing the facts about influenza can help ease the mind.
There are dozens of different possible flu strains that can circulate through the population at any one time. Once you get one of these strains, your body learns to produce a defense against that particular strain and you can’t get it again after your body beats it. If you could get all of them, you would never get the flu again; but only a few strains float around at once. As time passes and new people are born, old strains begin to come back and infect a whole new population with no immunity. About 2% of all the people who catch the flu will die from it due to complications like old age and compromised immune systems. The worst outbreak happened in 1918 and killed about 20% of everyone who contracted the virus, but our knowledge is far greater now than it was then.
The first thing to remember about swine flu is that it’s just another flu strain; and this isn’t the first time we have seen it. Every year doctors guess which strains will float around the population and they produce a vaccine to fight them. Swine flu wasn’t what they guessed for this year, but even last years flu vaccine seems to be partially effective in preventing people from getting this strain. It also responds very well to every type of treatment we currently use to fight influenza. All in all, less than 1% of people who catch swine flu die from it; so it’s even lighter than just a regular flu.
The last time swine flu showed up was in 1976, and just like now there was a large panic in the population because of bad information. The government spent millions of dollars on a flu vaccine that did little to help with the strain, and people were urged to get the shot for the whole family. When it was all said and done, more people had died from the vaccine than from the flu itself because the strain never swept through the population. This time around, it is more widespread and it appears to be hitting the population with a fury. A feverish, achy, take a couple days off and you will be fine fury. You may get it and you may not, but unless you are at risk from any other virus; it isn’t anything to really worry about.
If you have a fever and it rises over 102, it’s time to go get treatment; regardless of the cause of the fever itself. Health insurance or discount plans like Ameriplan will help with the cost, so don’t hesitate to go to the doctor if you find yourself in this situation. Another warning sign that you may be at risk is if the symptoms are still getting worse after the fourth day. Most people have had at least one strain of the flu in their lives, and it isn’t much fun; but the panic that is currently in the media is unfounded. Over the course of 2009 we will most likely see this strain slow down and then resurge later in the year, and some people will die from it. Given the choice though, swine flu is easier to deal with than the various other flu strains we see every other year.
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For several years the media has been cautiously following the possibility of a bird flu outbreak, but swine flu has beaten it to the punch. Influenza is a nasty little virus that can be deadly under the right conditions, and bird flu is a particularly bad strain that is deadly more often. No matter which strain happens to be floating around; the symptoms are the same; coughing, sneezing, aching and fever. If you have a cold, this could also describe how you feel except for the fever; which only occurs with the flu. Education is always the best way to combat fear, so knowing the facts about influenza can help ease the mind.
There are dozens of different possible flu strains that can circulate through the population at any one time. Once you get one of these strains, your body learns to produce a defense against that particular strain and you can’t get it again after your body beats it. If you could get all of them, you would never get the flu again; but only a few strains float around at once. As time passes and new people are born, old strains begin to come back and infect a whole new population with no immunity. About 2% of all the people who catch the flu will die from it due to complications like old age and compromised immune systems. The worst outbreak happened in 1918 and killed about 20% of everyone who contracted the virus, but our knowledge is far greater now than it was then.
The first thing to remember about swine flu is that it’s just another flu strain; and this isn’t the first time we have seen it. Every year doctors guess which strains will float around the population and they produce a vaccine to fight them. Swine flu wasn’t what they guessed for this year, but even last years flu vaccine seems to be partially effective in preventing people from getting this strain. It also responds very well to every type of treatment we currently use to fight influenza. All in all, less than 1% of people who catch swine flu die from it; so it’s even lighter than just a regular flu.
The last time swine flu showed up was in 1976, and just like now there was a large panic in the population because of bad information. The government spent millions of dollars on a flu vaccine that did little to help with the strain, and people were urged to get the shot for the whole family. When it was all said and done, more people had died from the vaccine than from the flu itself because the strain never swept through the population. This time around, it is more widespread and it appears to be hitting the population with a fury. A feverish, achy, take a couple days off and you will be fine fury. You may get it and you may not, but unless you are at risk from any other virus; it isn’t anything to really worry about.
If you have a fever and it rises over 102, it’s time to go get treatment; regardless of the cause of the fever itself. Health insurance or discount plans like Ameriplan will help with the cost, so don’t hesitate to go to the doctor if you find yourself in this situation. Another warning sign that you may be at risk is if the symptoms are still getting worse after the fourth day. Most people have had at least one strain of the flu in their lives, and it isn’t much fun; but the panic that is currently in the media is unfounded. Over the course of 2009 we will most likely see this strain slow down and then resurge later in the year, and some people will die from it. Given the choice though, swine flu is easier to deal with than the various other flu strains we see every other year.
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Friday, June 12, 2009
How To Survive Getting Your Wisdom Teeth Pulled
By S Porter
Wisdom teeth can be a real pain. Some people are fortunate enough to be born without wisdom teeth and others have enough room in their jaw for the teeth to come in, but the majority of us will have to have them removed. Having them pulled is an unpleasant event no matter how it’s done, so this article is to help those who are facing the same dilemma. Once you’ve made the choice to have them taken out, or the pain has made the choice for you, planning for the procedure can make all the difference. Putting it off will only delay the inevitable, but failing to plan for it will also cause lots of problems.
If you’re not in terrible pain, it’s best to plan for a week of healing time. You may still be able to work, but for at least a few day after you may have a swelling problem that will make your face look like a chipmunk. If you can avoid going in public during the first few days, then you won’t have to worry about people staring at you. The rest of the week eating solid food will be a problem, but using common sense with your diet will help avoid getting an infection or worse. Before you go in for your appointment, eat a full meal and brush your teeth because the rest of the day you won’t want to put anything in your mouth.
The procedure itself doesn’t take very long if you have a good dentist. After a quick look inside your mouth, maybe some x-rays, they will determine the best way to get them out. If your wisdom teeth are impacted, it will be more difficult to remove them, but certainly not impossible. This will also determine what type of anesthetic they will give you, as some people will have the option to get knocked out and others will get Novocain. Either way, you shouldn’t drive yourself home so make sure you have a ride to get back to your house. I got Novocain and it takes about 10 minutes to kick in; then it took about 5 minutes per tooth to remove. I spent the rest of the day with big pieces of gauss jammed in the back of my mouth to stop the bleeding.
After the first 24 hours things get a little easier, but not being able to eat regular food is very hard. A salt water rinse after every meal and once before bedtime will help keep food particles out of the healing areas, and the antibiotics will kill any infections that may occur. If you’re a smoker, it’s best to avoid having a cigarette for the first 48 hours so you don’t get dry socket; a very painful condition in the space where the tooth was. Over the course of the first week, most of the healing will take place and the gums will grow over the holes. The healing process will continue for awhile after this, but things should be back to normal for the most part.
The only other thing to take into consideration is the cost. About half of the population of the United States has dental insurance, but the other half is responsible for paying the entire bill. I use Ameriplan; a program that gives me a discount on all dental services, so it cost me just under $100 per tooth. Using insurance is a little more complicated as it depends on what your deductible is and if your policy even covers the procedure. Without a discount plan or insurance, the going rate is around $800 to $1,000 for all four wisdom teeth. I didn’t enjoy anything about having this done, but I am happy it’s over with. Good luck with your extraction and I hope that your good planning will make it as tolerable as possible!
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Wisdom teeth can be a real pain. Some people are fortunate enough to be born without wisdom teeth and others have enough room in their jaw for the teeth to come in, but the majority of us will have to have them removed. Having them pulled is an unpleasant event no matter how it’s done, so this article is to help those who are facing the same dilemma. Once you’ve made the choice to have them taken out, or the pain has made the choice for you, planning for the procedure can make all the difference. Putting it off will only delay the inevitable, but failing to plan for it will also cause lots of problems.
If you’re not in terrible pain, it’s best to plan for a week of healing time. You may still be able to work, but for at least a few day after you may have a swelling problem that will make your face look like a chipmunk. If you can avoid going in public during the first few days, then you won’t have to worry about people staring at you. The rest of the week eating solid food will be a problem, but using common sense with your diet will help avoid getting an infection or worse. Before you go in for your appointment, eat a full meal and brush your teeth because the rest of the day you won’t want to put anything in your mouth.
The procedure itself doesn’t take very long if you have a good dentist. After a quick look inside your mouth, maybe some x-rays, they will determine the best way to get them out. If your wisdom teeth are impacted, it will be more difficult to remove them, but certainly not impossible. This will also determine what type of anesthetic they will give you, as some people will have the option to get knocked out and others will get Novocain. Either way, you shouldn’t drive yourself home so make sure you have a ride to get back to your house. I got Novocain and it takes about 10 minutes to kick in; then it took about 5 minutes per tooth to remove. I spent the rest of the day with big pieces of gauss jammed in the back of my mouth to stop the bleeding.
After the first 24 hours things get a little easier, but not being able to eat regular food is very hard. A salt water rinse after every meal and once before bedtime will help keep food particles out of the healing areas, and the antibiotics will kill any infections that may occur. If you’re a smoker, it’s best to avoid having a cigarette for the first 48 hours so you don’t get dry socket; a very painful condition in the space where the tooth was. Over the course of the first week, most of the healing will take place and the gums will grow over the holes. The healing process will continue for awhile after this, but things should be back to normal for the most part.
The only other thing to take into consideration is the cost. About half of the population of the United States has dental insurance, but the other half is responsible for paying the entire bill. I use Ameriplan; a program that gives me a discount on all dental services, so it cost me just under $100 per tooth. Using insurance is a little more complicated as it depends on what your deductible is and if your policy even covers the procedure. Without a discount plan or insurance, the going rate is around $800 to $1,000 for all four wisdom teeth. I didn’t enjoy anything about having this done, but I am happy it’s over with. Good luck with your extraction and I hope that your good planning will make it as tolerable as possible!
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Monday, June 8, 2009
Chiropractic After A Car Accident
By S Porter
Transportation in our time has become all about motorized vehicles that move us from place to place. Short distances, long distances and everything in between happen at speeds much faster than walking. All this moving has led to the inevitable sudden stopping that happens in a car accident, and if you live in America you are almost guaranteed to be in one at some point. Although safety has become much better in the last 20 years, the human body just isn’t made to handle the kind of punishment that a car accident creates. Depending on how serious the crash is, a trip to the hospital may be in order; but during the healing process a chiropractor may become your best friend.
Fender benders are the most common type of car accident and take place at speeds below 20 MPH. Keep in mind that we are dealing with the usual outcome in these situations; not every possibility that can happen. Sometimes as a fluke, a person can die from the smallest crash or walk away from the most serious one. In an accident under 20 MPH; the most common problem is a soft tissue injury, a hurt muscle, in the neck or lower back. Muscles attach to bones, and when they get injured they constrict and can pull bones slightly out of alignment; causing discomfort and immobility. A few simple trips to the chiropractor can fix this problem and cut your recovery time down considerably.
A medium accident happens between 20 and 45 MPH and causes a lot more damage to the body. You may or may not feel hurt right after the crash, but you definitely are. This type of accident can cause lots of different injuries including hairline fractures in bones and whiplash in the neck, but you may not feel the pain for a couple of days. Realignment of the spine and other bones is crucial in this situation; otherwise recovery will just be weeks or months of constant pain every time you take a step or turn your head. See your doctor right away to get checked out; then be prepared to visit your chiropractor ten to twenty times to get in good working order.
Anything above 45 MPH is a serious accident and can have major repercussions to your health for the rest of your life. I got in one of these crashes more than ten years ago and my neck still gets tight every time the temperature begins to fall dramatically. It doesn’t matter if you walk away from this accident, or are transported by an ambulance; you need to see your doctor right away to look for problems you may not even know you have. Internal bleeding and broken bones need to be fixed right away and the adrenaline released into your system during an accident can cover up the pain completely. Once the immediate problems have been addressed; you will be left with a long recovery process before you really feel like yourself again. Chiropractic care in this situation is long term and may require regular visits for months or even years.
Chiropractic care is a more recent advancement in healthcare and still hasn’t fully moved into the mainstream. Most insurance plans do cover chiropractic now, but the norm is to limit the number of visits a person can have in a year. Discount plans like Ameriplan dental plans don’t have any limits on visits, but only provide a cut in the chiropractor’s asking price. A combination of the two could be just what the doctor ordered if you find yourself in this situation, but even if you don’t have either, seeing a chiropractor is essential to your recovery. Who knows; when it’s all over with, you may even have a new addition to your Christmas card list!
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Transportation in our time has become all about motorized vehicles that move us from place to place. Short distances, long distances and everything in between happen at speeds much faster than walking. All this moving has led to the inevitable sudden stopping that happens in a car accident, and if you live in America you are almost guaranteed to be in one at some point. Although safety has become much better in the last 20 years, the human body just isn’t made to handle the kind of punishment that a car accident creates. Depending on how serious the crash is, a trip to the hospital may be in order; but during the healing process a chiropractor may become your best friend.
Fender benders are the most common type of car accident and take place at speeds below 20 MPH. Keep in mind that we are dealing with the usual outcome in these situations; not every possibility that can happen. Sometimes as a fluke, a person can die from the smallest crash or walk away from the most serious one. In an accident under 20 MPH; the most common problem is a soft tissue injury, a hurt muscle, in the neck or lower back. Muscles attach to bones, and when they get injured they constrict and can pull bones slightly out of alignment; causing discomfort and immobility. A few simple trips to the chiropractor can fix this problem and cut your recovery time down considerably.
A medium accident happens between 20 and 45 MPH and causes a lot more damage to the body. You may or may not feel hurt right after the crash, but you definitely are. This type of accident can cause lots of different injuries including hairline fractures in bones and whiplash in the neck, but you may not feel the pain for a couple of days. Realignment of the spine and other bones is crucial in this situation; otherwise recovery will just be weeks or months of constant pain every time you take a step or turn your head. See your doctor right away to get checked out; then be prepared to visit your chiropractor ten to twenty times to get in good working order.
Anything above 45 MPH is a serious accident and can have major repercussions to your health for the rest of your life. I got in one of these crashes more than ten years ago and my neck still gets tight every time the temperature begins to fall dramatically. It doesn’t matter if you walk away from this accident, or are transported by an ambulance; you need to see your doctor right away to look for problems you may not even know you have. Internal bleeding and broken bones need to be fixed right away and the adrenaline released into your system during an accident can cover up the pain completely. Once the immediate problems have been addressed; you will be left with a long recovery process before you really feel like yourself again. Chiropractic care in this situation is long term and may require regular visits for months or even years.
Chiropractic care is a more recent advancement in healthcare and still hasn’t fully moved into the mainstream. Most insurance plans do cover chiropractic now, but the norm is to limit the number of visits a person can have in a year. Discount plans like Ameriplan dental plans don’t have any limits on visits, but only provide a cut in the chiropractor’s asking price. A combination of the two could be just what the doctor ordered if you find yourself in this situation, but even if you don’t have either, seeing a chiropractor is essential to your recovery. Who knows; when it’s all over with, you may even have a new addition to your Christmas card list!
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Saturday, June 6, 2009
Aging Eyes Need Glasses, Contacts or Surgery
By S Porter
The third decade of my life has been very interesting with all of the bodily changes that are taking place. I never used to even think about my teeth or my eyes, but these days invincibility is starting to slip away. My eyes have always just worked for me and I took for granted the 20/20 vision I was born with; but now things are starting to get a little fuzzy if they are too small or too far away. I know it’s only a matter of time before I have to get an exam, and eventually join the less than perfect portion of population. Vision correction has advanced a long way in the last 100 years, and today we have many choices to fix the problem. It’s a matter of opinion which is the best but I’ve been told that the solution depends on the person.
Glasses are the oldest form of vision correction, but they don’t really correct vision; they just alter the light that reaches the eye. People do judge you, at least a little, based on what you look like, and glasses alter how other people see you. Good or bad depends on how you want to be seen, and you can change your glasses to be seen a little differently. Glasses are easy to put on and take off, and they don’t need to be sterilized; they are also inexpensive and don’t need to be thrown away like contacts do. On the down side, glasses make your field of vision smaller and they can fog up in colder weather.
Contacts are a newer technology that basically put glasses directly on your eyes. The principle is the same; alter the light that reaches the eye so the picture is in focus. Unlike glasses though, contact don’t alter your natural appearance to other people. Some people look very good in glasses, and other people just can’t find a set that look right on them. Contacts need to be sterilized frequently and putting them in and taking them out is more of a hassle than glasses. They won’t fog up or shrink your field of vision, but they are more expensive because they need to be thrown away and replaced. I don’t know how I would react to contacts because I have never been comfortable with things in my eyes, but I suppose everyone says that until they try them.
LASIK eye surgery is the newest form of vision correction and it actually permanently corrects eyesight rather than just temporarily altering it. It’s able to fix most common vision problems, but it is surgery and carries a small level of risk. Corrective eye surgery is also expensive compared to glasses, but some insurance plans and discount plans like Ameriplan can help lower the cost. Eyesight continues to degrade as we age, so an option like surgery is best used after your eyesight has gotten bad enough to no longer be ignored. If you have it done early in your life, you will most likely need to have it done again later on. There is also a period of down time for your eyes while they get used to the changes and heal from the surgery.
Most people in my situation will eventually use all three of these options. In my late thirties I will start with a basic pair of glasses for reading and driving at night. Ten years from now, I will need to use them all of the time so I will switch to contacts. Then in my fifties it will be time to get corrective surgery which will hopefully keep my eyesight in good shape until my seventies. If you are more adventurous than I, then your schedule for healthy eyesight may be different; but all of us will feel the effects of time on our eyes. Count your blessings if your eyesight is still perfect; who knows what the future will bring for your eyesight and vision technology.
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The third decade of my life has been very interesting with all of the bodily changes that are taking place. I never used to even think about my teeth or my eyes, but these days invincibility is starting to slip away. My eyes have always just worked for me and I took for granted the 20/20 vision I was born with; but now things are starting to get a little fuzzy if they are too small or too far away. I know it’s only a matter of time before I have to get an exam, and eventually join the less than perfect portion of population. Vision correction has advanced a long way in the last 100 years, and today we have many choices to fix the problem. It’s a matter of opinion which is the best but I’ve been told that the solution depends on the person.
Glasses are the oldest form of vision correction, but they don’t really correct vision; they just alter the light that reaches the eye. People do judge you, at least a little, based on what you look like, and glasses alter how other people see you. Good or bad depends on how you want to be seen, and you can change your glasses to be seen a little differently. Glasses are easy to put on and take off, and they don’t need to be sterilized; they are also inexpensive and don’t need to be thrown away like contacts do. On the down side, glasses make your field of vision smaller and they can fog up in colder weather.
Contacts are a newer technology that basically put glasses directly on your eyes. The principle is the same; alter the light that reaches the eye so the picture is in focus. Unlike glasses though, contact don’t alter your natural appearance to other people. Some people look very good in glasses, and other people just can’t find a set that look right on them. Contacts need to be sterilized frequently and putting them in and taking them out is more of a hassle than glasses. They won’t fog up or shrink your field of vision, but they are more expensive because they need to be thrown away and replaced. I don’t know how I would react to contacts because I have never been comfortable with things in my eyes, but I suppose everyone says that until they try them.
LASIK eye surgery is the newest form of vision correction and it actually permanently corrects eyesight rather than just temporarily altering it. It’s able to fix most common vision problems, but it is surgery and carries a small level of risk. Corrective eye surgery is also expensive compared to glasses, but some insurance plans and discount plans like Ameriplan can help lower the cost. Eyesight continues to degrade as we age, so an option like surgery is best used after your eyesight has gotten bad enough to no longer be ignored. If you have it done early in your life, you will most likely need to have it done again later on. There is also a period of down time for your eyes while they get used to the changes and heal from the surgery.
Most people in my situation will eventually use all three of these options. In my late thirties I will start with a basic pair of glasses for reading and driving at night. Ten years from now, I will need to use them all of the time so I will switch to contacts. Then in my fifties it will be time to get corrective surgery which will hopefully keep my eyesight in good shape until my seventies. If you are more adventurous than I, then your schedule for healthy eyesight may be different; but all of us will feel the effects of time on our eyes. Count your blessings if your eyesight is still perfect; who knows what the future will bring for your eyesight and vision technology.
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Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Starting A Home Based Business For Beginners
By S Porter
A home based business is almost anything you can make money with from home. Most of the multi million dollar mega companies that exist today started in someone’s basement or garage. With the advent of the internet, there is a never-ending list of different money making possibilities out there. They may not make you a millionaire but it is a great way to make some extra money in your spare time. Lots of people would love to go full time from home and leave the office for good, but it isn’t for everyone.
The hardest part of working from home is discipline. Almost everyone dreams of working for themselves, but few are prepared for the level of commitment that’s needed to make it happen. If you feel that working 40 hours a week for an employer is tough, then how do you think 80 hours a week or more will feel? No matter what business you decide you want to try, there won’t be anyone looking over your shoulder and telling you what to do. That may sound like perfection, but most people have problems finding direction without help. When you’re working for yourself, you need to find a way to solve every problem without someone else giving you the answer. You also need the discipline to make yourself keep going when you don’t want to, or before you know it, weeks and months will have passed without making any headway.
Starting a new business from scratch may not be the way to go at first. If you have a great idea or special skills you may have the makings of a future successful company, but you have to learn how to run a business before even getting started. Finding a way to produce a new product or service and replicate it is a big job; then you have to worry about taxes and employees and many other big concerns. Big business started as small business and grew over time. The larger and more successful your business becomes; the more of your attention and time it will need to stay alive.
A packaged business is a great way to get started working for yourself. Programs like Amway, Herbalife and Ameriplan dental insurance are easy businesses to get into without investing your life savings. Working one of these programs can give you a good idea if you have the discipline to make things happen without someone else telling you what to do. Starting a business from scratch takes a lot of money and know how, but a packaged business is ready to go as soon as you are. They already have a good product or service, and they already have an established name and customer service routine. If you can make one of these work for you, then you are ready to move on to the bigger stuff. If you can’t make it work for you; at least you haven’t lost much money.
You are always better off doing something you want to do for a living. If you are looking for second source of income, or something to become your primary source of income, starting a home based business may be just what you need. Only about one in ten people can really make it work, but you won’t know if you’re the one until you try it. Nothing ventured, nothing gained; but even if it doesn’t work out you may find that you are happier working for someone else. Most small businesses start when the economy is at its worst. This may not seem like a good time to try, but Google, EBay and many others got their start when someone got fired and then got fired up.
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A home based business is almost anything you can make money with from home. Most of the multi million dollar mega companies that exist today started in someone’s basement or garage. With the advent of the internet, there is a never-ending list of different money making possibilities out there. They may not make you a millionaire but it is a great way to make some extra money in your spare time. Lots of people would love to go full time from home and leave the office for good, but it isn’t for everyone.
The hardest part of working from home is discipline. Almost everyone dreams of working for themselves, but few are prepared for the level of commitment that’s needed to make it happen. If you feel that working 40 hours a week for an employer is tough, then how do you think 80 hours a week or more will feel? No matter what business you decide you want to try, there won’t be anyone looking over your shoulder and telling you what to do. That may sound like perfection, but most people have problems finding direction without help. When you’re working for yourself, you need to find a way to solve every problem without someone else giving you the answer. You also need the discipline to make yourself keep going when you don’t want to, or before you know it, weeks and months will have passed without making any headway.
Starting a new business from scratch may not be the way to go at first. If you have a great idea or special skills you may have the makings of a future successful company, but you have to learn how to run a business before even getting started. Finding a way to produce a new product or service and replicate it is a big job; then you have to worry about taxes and employees and many other big concerns. Big business started as small business and grew over time. The larger and more successful your business becomes; the more of your attention and time it will need to stay alive.
A packaged business is a great way to get started working for yourself. Programs like Amway, Herbalife and Ameriplan dental insurance are easy businesses to get into without investing your life savings. Working one of these programs can give you a good idea if you have the discipline to make things happen without someone else telling you what to do. Starting a business from scratch takes a lot of money and know how, but a packaged business is ready to go as soon as you are. They already have a good product or service, and they already have an established name and customer service routine. If you can make one of these work for you, then you are ready to move on to the bigger stuff. If you can’t make it work for you; at least you haven’t lost much money.
You are always better off doing something you want to do for a living. If you are looking for second source of income, or something to become your primary source of income, starting a home based business may be just what you need. Only about one in ten people can really make it work, but you won’t know if you’re the one until you try it. Nothing ventured, nothing gained; but even if it doesn’t work out you may find that you are happier working for someone else. Most small businesses start when the economy is at its worst. This may not seem like a good time to try, but Google, EBay and many others got their start when someone got fired and then got fired up.
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Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Debt Settlement Assistance for Ameriplan Independent Business Owners
By S Porter
Over the last 20 years, Americans have accumulated a large amount of debt. The United States owes 4 times more than every man and woman produces in a year, and the average household has over $12,000 in credit card debt alone. To help with this overwhelming problem, Ameriplan has announced it’s teaming up with Halo Group Consulting Inc. to offer debt planning assistance to their independent business owners.
With many people looking to reduce the amount of debt they have; these tools are targeted at debt counseling and credit repair. A free consultation will determine the level of help they can provide; then they can usually negotiate to reduce payments and interest.
"Everyone is thinking about getting their finances in order with all the problems in the economy. I wasn’t sure where to turn before, but now I can get some help with the details," says Frank Menkal; an Ameriplan independent business owner.
Solving this problem alone has become very difficult for most people because they now owe more each month than they make. Living with high debt will ruin a person’s credit score and that will make everything else harder. Employers, banks, auto insurance and many other people now check credit reports to determine who they will work with.
One in twelve Americans now face bankruptcy and foreclosure without any real help or advice on how to deal with these problems. Halo Group Consulting Inc. also offers services in this area that may even help prevent them from happening in the first place.
Ameriplan is a seventeen year old company that offers discount health and dental programs to members. Anyone who wants to build an income can become an IBO (independent business owner) for a small fee per month and collect residual income from the members they personally sign up. IBOs also have a list of benefits available to them from partner companies including the new debt settlement assistance.
The debt planning, credit repair, bankruptcy and foreclosure services are offered together to the general public for $99 but Ameriplan IBOs will get the same package for $29. The initial consultation is free and a counselor will be able to tell what kind of help is needed for the individual situation. After a plan has been established and the fee paid, the IBO will have a real person to help walk them through the process.
Ameriplan currently has 5 discount programs available and in the near future they will introduce 2 new programs available to the general public. One is another discount health program that includes vision and hearing, and the other is a package of programs that include identity theft assistance and auto club.
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Over the last 20 years, Americans have accumulated a large amount of debt. The United States owes 4 times more than every man and woman produces in a year, and the average household has over $12,000 in credit card debt alone. To help with this overwhelming problem, Ameriplan has announced it’s teaming up with Halo Group Consulting Inc. to offer debt planning assistance to their independent business owners.
With many people looking to reduce the amount of debt they have; these tools are targeted at debt counseling and credit repair. A free consultation will determine the level of help they can provide; then they can usually negotiate to reduce payments and interest.
"Everyone is thinking about getting their finances in order with all the problems in the economy. I wasn’t sure where to turn before, but now I can get some help with the details," says Frank Menkal; an Ameriplan independent business owner.
Solving this problem alone has become very difficult for most people because they now owe more each month than they make. Living with high debt will ruin a person’s credit score and that will make everything else harder. Employers, banks, auto insurance and many other people now check credit reports to determine who they will work with.
One in twelve Americans now face bankruptcy and foreclosure without any real help or advice on how to deal with these problems. Halo Group Consulting Inc. also offers services in this area that may even help prevent them from happening in the first place.
Ameriplan is a seventeen year old company that offers discount health and dental programs to members. Anyone who wants to build an income can become an IBO (independent business owner) for a small fee per month and collect residual income from the members they personally sign up. IBOs also have a list of benefits available to them from partner companies including the new debt settlement assistance.
The debt planning, credit repair, bankruptcy and foreclosure services are offered together to the general public for $99 but Ameriplan IBOs will get the same package for $29. The initial consultation is free and a counselor will be able to tell what kind of help is needed for the individual situation. After a plan has been established and the fee paid, the IBO will have a real person to help walk them through the process.
Ameriplan currently has 5 discount programs available and in the near future they will introduce 2 new programs available to the general public. One is another discount health program that includes vision and hearing, and the other is a package of programs that include identity theft assistance and auto club.
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