Health Alerts

Health alerts about medical devices and systems. We’ll cover how to stay alert, healthy, and pain-free. Learn quick and natural ways to stay alert and focused all day long.

Vitamin D is a vitamin that occurs in very little foods and is created in the skin upon contact with UV rays from the sun. But it just so happens that many of the foods that contain vitamin D are also used in making sushi such as tuna, mackerel, salmon, sardines, and whale blubber. For those who swap out dried seaweed for spinach, you’re also adding vitamin D to your meal. For those interested, there is a whole site on how to get the most vitamin D out of your foods, called Vitamin D Foods. It has lists of what foods contain vitamin D and how much and gives background information on how its made in the body and how it’s used. It also talks about how supplements work and which ones are best. And by the way, if you like sushi, check out Sushi Share. Here’s to eating healthy and treating foods as medicine.

Do you ever have the desire to exercise, but feel worn out when you get home from work? What if you could exercise while you’re at work?

A new web site called Desk Exercisers has highlighted several different types of desk exercise equipment that actually fits under your desk that allow you to exercise while at work. According to the web site, “The most popular type of desk exercising is pedaling under the desk, of which there are many different pedal exercisers. For a more relaxing way to burn extra calories while at work, try the balance balls, which use more muscles to sit in than normal office chairs. And if your company will let you get away with it there are full-fledged treadmill desks to keep you moving while at your desk.”

If you’re struggling to lose weight and could use just some of the 8 hours you spend at your desk to exercise, then maybe this approach is for you.

5 Stories

As Americans collectively fight the battle of the bulge and the ever-expanding national waistline, more and more people who have reached potentially dangerous weights are turning to surgery as a means to shed excess pounds. Here are some tales from the trenches — interviews with a doctor who performs weight-loss surgeries and five people who have undergone such procedures. Read more.

• Curved, Polished, 2mm Thick Stainless Steel, ID Plate
• Stainless Steel Thick Curb ID Bracelet Chain
• Sizing & Engraving Included: up to five lines, 22 characters per line
• Custom sizing 6″-10″ – simply measure your wrist & add 1 inch

This 316L Surgical Stainless Steel Medical ID bracelet has a unique link chain. It has a nice weight and feel to it and is perfect for those who do not like a traditional medical ID bracelets.

• Width: 3/8 in.
• Stainless Steel
• Available in Sizes: 8,8 1/2, 9 in.

Thick 2.6mm curb chain bracelet comes with custom engraving

• Curved, Polished, 2mm Steel, ID Plate – SIZE: 1.75in x .75in
• Stainless Steel Thick Curb ID Bracelet Chain
• Sizing & Engraving Included: up to five lines, 22 characters per line
• Custom sizing 6″-11″ – simply measure your wrist & add 1 inch

Talk directly through a pendant to a 911 emergency operator at the push of a button

• No Monitoring Fees, Service Charges, or Contracts needed.
• Talk directly through your pendant to dial 911 at the push of a button.
• The Guardian Alert 911 system is a set – a base station which plugs into the phone jack – and a pendant which is worn by the user.
• The system can operate anywhere in and around the home wirelessly.
• Takes AAA batteries, which are included

Household Essentials 01943 Ultra Jewelry Organizer by Whitney-Design

• Hanging organizer offers a tidy way to store jewelry and other accessories
• Durable vinyl construction; metal hanger for suspending from a hook or closet rod
• Double-sided design; 80 soft, clear-vinyl pockets help protect jewelry
• Sleek look nicely complements any bedroom or dressing-room closet
• Measures approximately 1/2 by 10-1/2 by 21 inches

This jewelry organizer offers a storage solution perfect for storing necklaces, bracelets, earnings, or other accessories. It helps protect your jewelry in addition to keeping them organized and easy to find.

Sonic Wave CD-2800 uses ultrasonic sound to clean jewelry

• 42,000 cycle ultrasonic energy wave feature cleans using sound waves to high-pitched for the human ear to hear
• Creates millions of microscopic cleansing bubbles; Simply fill the tank with water and a gentle detergent like dish soap for professional results*
• Automatic 3-minute cleaning cycle with auto shut-off
• Stainless steel cleaning chamber tank won’t rust
• Made for jewelry, but cleans anything that can fit inside the tank including watches, glasses, and keys

*Extremely dirty jewelry may have to be cleaned with up to 3, 3-minute cycles the first time.

Programmable, 2-way Voice Emergency Pendant Communicator with No Monthly Fees

• 2-Way Speaker Phone
• No monthly fees
• Water-Resistant
• Up to 600 feet range
• Built-in Battery Backup for power outages
• Up to 16 pendants with a self-test on each pendant

This new medical alert system allows a user to activate an emergency alarm from up to 600 feet from the base station. Since the speakerphone is built into the pendant, there is no need to be next to the base station to hear the person on the other end. You can even wear it in the shower because it’s water resistant. Built in battery-backup allows it to be used even if you have no power. This new system allows a user to program the pendant to dial 911 or up to 4 friends, and then 911 as a backup. It also works with VoIP lines as well and can be programmed from any phone.