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Deborah Bixler is dedicated to making a distinction in children’s healthiness through nutrition and wellness instruction. Using high-quality for you food choices and healthy cooking classes, Bixler teaches families fun, fast and healthy mealtime tips so that they can spend more quality time consuming good for you foods and live a long and vigorous life.
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Bixler provides healthy living workshops to businesses, schools, organizations and not for profit groups. Programs are specifically designed for each event taking into consideration special needs and circumstances of the group. As a wellness and healthy living living teacher Deb’s cooking courses focus on fun, fast and health recipes and healthy living tips. Some of the many special needs cooking courses that she has presented for organizations have included diabetic, autism, vegetarian, vegan, lactose intolerant, gluten free, heart healthy and more. Bixler brings healthy recipes for everyone in attendance and a call to act so that the audience actually make changes in their lives. For fun, fast and healthy free healthy recipes and tips go to:
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In addition to cooking presentations Deborah has many other types of presentations available include school good food assemblies, corporate diet programs, healthy events for school district in-service days, parent-teacher programs and fundraising events with a healthy flair. Whether you are looking for a wellness workshop, a cooking class, a diet and weight loss program or an ongoing employee health and wellness program, http://www.debbixler.com/nutrition-education.html.com is the place to go.

Bixler’s 6 Week dieting system is a natural way of living that will bring you more vim and vigor, an ideal weight and a increased life without a feeling malnourished. Available to individuals or as a corporate weight loss event, the 6 Weeks To The New You weight loss system will change your life with minor, easily do-able changes on a daily basis that will add up to a huge impact.
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Trained as a Culinary Chef at the Culinary Institute Of America and a alumni of the Hotel Restaurant Management program at Luzerne County Community College, Bixler prospered in a successful career in the food service business. As a member of the School Nutrition Association and a qualified instructor for the National Restaurant Association’s ManageFirst curriculum, Deborah teaches health and wellness to all age levels from kindergarten through college level nutrition programs.

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Keeping eyes healthy is important both for pets and humans. The area around the eyes as well as the eyes themselves is a very sensitive area. The cleaner this area is kept the more likely an animal’s eye will stay healthy. Your pet’s eyes are crucial to their safety and well-being. There are many substances and conditions that can threaten your pet’s eye health and understanding the signs of certain problems can help you anticipate and treat these problems before they permanently affect your pet’s vision.

Red Eyes

Red eyes can signal many different inflammatory conditions and infectious diseases ranging from conjunctivitis to glaucoma. The most common conditions associated with your pet’s red eyes are below.

Conjunctivitis

Conjunctivitis is an inflammation of the mucous membranes of the eye. It’s the most common eye disease in all domestic animals, and it has a number of causes. Conjunctivitis might be caused by a viral or bacterial infection, by a parasite (like ticks) and by allergies. Ticks in particular can transmit a number of parasites that can cause conjunctivitis.

Treatment for conjunctivitis includes keeping the eye clean and eliminating the cause of the inflammation.

Dogs with allergies and purebred cats are most prone to conjunctivitis.

Keratitis

Keratitis causes superficial blood vessels and pigmentation on the eye. It can decrease vision if left untreated. It is a common eye disorder, especially among German shepherds, and the redness is often accompanied by a thick, ropy mucous discharge from the eyes. In severe and chronic cases, the eye surface becomes infiltrated with blood vessels, and may harden because of long term irritation. There may also be ulceration of the eye tissue due to keratitis.

Treatment of keratitis includes tear stimulants and anti-inflammatory medicines. Eye ulcers may require surgical repair.

Most external eye diseases are treated with antibacterial eye drops that must be applied several times a day. Newer technologies that treat eye infections in dogs include a bioadhesive ophthalmic drug insert which can be placed in the eye to avoid the daily treatment and make compliance with treatment easier.

Cherry Eye

Cherry Eye is a prolapse of the gland of the third eyelid. It is most common among young dogs, especially Pekingese, bulldogs, beagles and cocker spaniels. The gland becomes infected, irritated and inflamed.

Treatment for cherry eye is surgical replacement of the gland.

Scleritis

Scleritis is inflammation of the opaque white outer coat enclosing the eyeball. It may result from parasitic disease like Lyme disease or toxoplasmosis. Untreated, it can result in the loss of the eye. The red area around the eye may develop suddenly, and is usually hard, lumpy and immovable.

Treatment of scleritis is often topical steroids.

Uveitis

Uveitis is inflammation of the uveal tract or tear ducts. It usually results from an underlying disease. Your pet may show signs of eye pain, overflowing tears, sensitivity to light, eyelid spasms and small pupils. Left untreated, it can damage vision and lead to glaucoma. It can also be the first symptom of a more serious, life-threatening disease.

Treatment for uveitis is dependent on the underlying cause.

Glaucoma

Glaucoma is an elevation of pressure in the eyeball. Just like in humans, glaucoma can lead to irreversible blindness. Signs of glaucoma include large pupils, cloudy pupils and redness.

Treatment for acute glaucoma should be started immediately and should be directed toward rapidly reducing the pressure before permanent damage occurs.

Breeds most prone to glaucoma are American cocker spaniels, bassets, wire fox terriers, Boston terriers, Siberian huskies, cairn terriers, chow chows, Norwegian elk hounds and miniature poodles.

Cataracts

Cataracts are white spots in the lenses of the eye that impair vision and cause blindness. Cataracts may be genetic, or they may be caused by diabetes mellitus, or by infections like canine herpes, canine parovirus-2 and canine adenovirus-1. They may also be caused by injury to the eye, poor nutrition, radiation therapy or toxins.

Treatment of cataracts is surgical removal if they significantly impair vision.

There are a number of breeds that may inherit a tendency to develop cataracts. They include Miniature Schnauzer, Boston Terrier, Golden Retriever, Labrador Retriever, Chesapeake Bay Retriever, Siberian Husky, American Cocker Spaniel, Old English sheepdog, Standard Poodle, Welsh Springer Spaniel and German Shepherd Dog.

Bleeding in the eye

Bleeding in the eye is usually the result of injury or inflammation. Treatment for the condition depends on the cause.

Herpes viral conjunctivitis

Herpes viral conjunctivitis is extremely common in young kittens, especially those who are dealing with other stresses to their system like fleas, environmental cold and poor nutrition. Outdoor kittens, feral kittens and kittens in shelters are especially prone to feline conjunctivitis.

Watery eyes

Watery eyes have many causes. One of the more common is entropion, a condition where the lashes turn inward. The treatment is to clean the eyes carefully with a wet cotton pad and remove any debris from the corner of the eye. The tendency to watery eyes caused by hair and lashes in the eye can best be treated by keeping the top knot tidy in breads with top knots.

Trichiasis

Trichiasis is a condition that causes some lashes to grow inward and rub on the surface of the eye. It can eventually cause scarring of the cornea and lead to vision loss.

Treatment for trichiasis is surgical removal of the abnormal lashes.

Jaundice

Jaundice is yellowness in the whites of the eyes. There are many causes for jaundice, and your pet should be seen by a vet to determine the underlying cause. Some possible causes include hepatitis, urinary tract infections, pancreatitis, gallstones, anemia, medications and viral infections.

Treatment depends on the underlying cause of the disease.

Brian Jenkins
http://www.articlesbase.com/pets-articles/pet-eye-health-what-to-look-for-512702.html

A quick bread that is easy to make. Tastes great warm, cool, or toasted. Freezes well, and travels well for mailing.

INGREDIENTS

3 cups all purpose flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon salt
4 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda

3/4 cup butter
1 cup sugar
4 eggs

4 cups mashed ripe bananas(1/2 cup more or less than 4cups works)
1 1/2 cups chopped walnuts

RECIPE

–bring butter and eggs to room temperature. Preheat oven to 350f.
grease 2 9×5 loaf pans.

–Combine flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda

–cream butter and sugar. Add eggs one at a time, and mix well. Mix in part of the flour mixture, then part of the mashed bananas. Mix in remaining flour mixture and mashed bananas. Fold in chopped walnuts.

–Pour batter into greased loaf pans, spread batter evenly into the pans.

–Bake for one hour, until a toothpick inserted into the bread comes out clean.

–Let sit for 10 minutes, then remove from the pan. Enjoy warm, room temperature, or a toasted slice.

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Recipe:
Sweet Altar Bread

1 c whole wheat flour
1/2 c white bread flour
1 tsp. baking soda
2 tbs. dark brown sugar
2 tbs. wheat germ
2 1/2 tbs. oil
1 tbs. honey
1 tbs. molasses
1/2 c water

Sift flours, baking soda and brown sugar together in large bowl. Add rest ingredients and mix until forms ball. Knead ball slightly. Divide into two balls. On baking sheet lined with parchment, pat out each ball into small circle and roll out until about 1/8 inch thick and about 6-8 in. round. Score with knife. Bake at 360 degrees for 15 minutes. Remove and place on cooling rack to cool.
Enjoy!

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Baking this loaf is a tasty way to use up those overly ripe bananas.

To complete this How-To you will need:

1½ c. all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. baking powder
¼ tsp. salt
2 large eggs
1 c. sugar
½ c. vegetable oil
3 to 4 bananas, mashed (1½ cups)
1 tsp. vanilla
A metal loaf pan
A cooling rack
A pinch of cinnamon (optional)
¾ c. walnuts (optional)
¾ c. chocolate chips (optional)

Step 1: Preheat oven

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease and flour the loaf pan.

Step 2: Sift ingredients

Sift the flour, baking soda, and salt into a bowl.

Tip: Add a pinch of cinnamon if you like.

Step 3: Beat the eggs

Beat the eggs and sugar with an electric mixer or whisk on medium until well blended, about six minutes.

Step 4: Add the oil

Gradually mix in the oil, and then the bananas and vanilla.

Step 5: Fold in flour

Fold in the sifted flour mixture with a wooden spoon.

Tip: Add walnuts or chocolate chips, or a combination of both, if you like.

Step 6: Bake

Pour into the loaf pan and bake until a toothpick stuck in the center comes out clean, an hour to an hour and 15 minutes.

Step 7: Let it cool

Let it cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan and cooling completely on a rack.

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Simple substitutions allow people on a gluten-free diet to enjoy this holiday favorite.

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One of the main hemroids causes is constipation. Constipation is when you have irregular and infrequent and have difficulty making a bowel movement. Hemroids causes can actually come from a variety of different factors, but constipation is one that you have more control over and can work to prevent.

You can alleviate constipation by incorporating more fiber into your diet and taking in more fluids.

Five tips to taking in more fiber and you should avoid:

Tip #1: Eat dark green leafy vegetables, spinach, broccoli and green peas. Kidney beans, lentils and lima beans are also good sources of fiber. You want to avoid vegetables like sprouts, regular lettuce, peeled potatoes and zucchini.

Tip #2: Eat raw fruits such as apples, oranges, kiwis, berries and pears. You want to eat the skin with fruits such as apples because there is more fiber in the skin. Avoid fruits low in fiber such as canned fruit, applesauce, fruit juices, grapes and peaches.

Tip #3: Nuts are a good source of fiber. Avoid meats and foods high in fat such as cheese and eggs.

Tip #4: If you eat grains make sure they are whole grains. Bran cereals can also be a good source of fiber. You can also eat brown rice and whole wheat pastas. Do not eat white breads, refined pastas, cookies and white rice.

Tip #5: Drink plenty of water daily. Good liquids will help make your bowel movements easier to pass. Be sure to avoid liquids high in caffeine such as coffee, sodas and teas. These will actually dehydrate you which will make constipation worse.

By following these tips you should be able to stop constipation and prevent it from reoccurring, thus keeping yourself free from one of the main hemroids causes. Hemroids causes can be prevented with a healthy diet, a lot of liquid and even incorporating natural remedies.

Marie P.
http://www.articlesbase.com/diseases-and-conditions-articles/prevent-constipation-and-prevent-the-leading-hemroids-causes-738214.html

Expert: Marlene Spiegel
Contact: www.mspiegel.mywildtree.com
Bio: As a Founding Team Leader of Wildtree, Marlene Spiegel realizes the importance of healthy, nutritious products that can turn every meal into a gourmet feast in minutes.
Filmmaker: Suzie Vigoin

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