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December 20, 2010 - Vol. 23, Issue 22

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HEALTH NEWS

Eating vegetables, fruits as children linked to healthier arteries as adults
Children who consistently eat lots of fruits and vegetables lower their risk of having stiff arteries in young adulthood, according to research reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. Arterial stiffness is associated with atherosclerosis, which underlies heart disease. When arteries are stiff, the heart works harder to pump blood.     View more


IOM Report Sets New Prescriptions for Teens and Young Adults on the Rise
Adolescents and young adults are most likely to abuse prescription medications. Yet prescription rates for controlled medications, or drugs the Drug Enforcement Administration deems as having the potential for abuse, have nearly doubled for those age groups in the past 14 years, according to a recent study published in Pediatrics.      View more


Military Calls for a New Holistic Paradigm for Total Force Fitness
Admiral Michael Mullen, the Chairman to the Joint Chiefs of Staff has called for a "21st century definition of fitness that recognizes the importance of a more holistic paradigm that balances performance and readiness with health and well-being." The result is in a special supplement to Military Medicine, "Total Force Fitness for the 21st Century: A New Paradigm." The Wellness Inventory received a two page profile as the first of four "exemplar" assessments featured in the article, "A Survey of MultiDimensional Health and Fitness Indexes."      View more


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Continuing our Wellness Journey - Intimacy
Wellness Inventory This week our journey focuses on the power of Intimacy, the 10th of 12 keys to wellness drawn from the Wellness Inventory whole person assessment program. In our modern culture, the word "intimate" has informally become synonymous with sexual intercourse. What we mean here is more in line with the dictionary definition, relating to your deepest and private nature or a close, long-term association with another person. This can be a sexual, sensual, or platonic relationship. Learning to effectively deal with conflict, respect and assert boundaries, and to connect responsibly is essential to building the trust that is essential in intimacy. Studies have shown that intimacy is a major component in one's health and happiness.      View more


Simply Well - "Set Goals for the Changes You Want to Make" - John W. Travis, MD, MPH
Goal setting is a dynamic tool for getting things done, and helps you clarify what is important in your life. In "Set Goals for the Changes You Want to Make" John W. Travis, M.D., M.P.H., explains the power in setting goals, and shows you how to tap into that power.      View more


Healthy Computing - "Incorporate Breaks" - Erik Peper, PhD
"I feel a less tired by the end of the day" and "When I come home I have energy to make dinner" are some of the comments reported when people begin to integrate breaks during their computer work. Yet, even with the best intentions we may forget to take micro-breaks or large movement breaks. In "Incorporate Breaks" Erik Peper, Ph.D. show you how to prevent discomfort and increase your energy when you incorporate breaks.     View more


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Women's Nutrition Detective - "Dry Skin, Oily Skin: Solving Your Skin Problems" - Nan Fuchs, PhD
Whenever I begin working with a new patient, I take a comprehensive health history which includes the question, "Do you have any skin problems?" I'm particularly concerned about such conditions as psoriasis, eczema, and skin cancer. Invariably, almost all of my new patients will tell me, "I have dry skin." Even though they're not diseases, extremely dry or excessively oily skin can pose problems.     View more


From Fatigued to Fantastic - "Natural Herbal / Nutritional Pain Therapies" - Jacob Teitelbaum, MD
Many natural therapies can be very helpful for pain. My three favorite pain relieving herbals are willow bark, Boswellia, and tart cherry. All three of these can be found in combination in the End Fatigue "Pain Formula" by Integrative Therapeutics. Begin with 2-4 tabs 2-3 times a day as needed until maximum benefit is achieved (~ 4-6 weeks) and then you can use the lowest effective dose. Let's look at these three herbals.      View more


Integrator Blog - "Integrative Medicine and Integrated Health Care Round-up #38: December 2010"
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Vegan Global Fusion - Cilantro Miso Pesto" - Louise Hagler
Traditional unpasteurized miso is a live food that can enhance both daily fare and special holiday dishes. Along with being a tasty treat, it contains beneficial bacteria to aid digestion and can bind with toxins in the body and carry them out.There are scores of ways to include miso in daily meals and holiday feasts celebrated in my book, Miso Cookery. Here is one of my favorite recipes for the holidays - Cilantro Miso Pesto.      View More


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MIND-BODY-SPIRIT

Wholistic Spiritual Healing - "The Body (Part 3)" - Daniel J. Benor, M.D.
How does the body take on the mind's problems? In "The Body (Part 3)" Daniel J. Benor, M.D. offers answers, focusing on psychological and bioenergetic connections with the body. If you repeat a word or phrase to yourself, or if it is said to you by an authority figure, it may become imprinted in your unconscious mind.      View more


Mind/Body Health - "The Keys to Healthy Aging" - David Sobel, MD
Today, most people don't just want to live long lives. They want to live long healthy lives. We all know people who have been very successful at aging - not just the "super elders" who run marathons, but ordinary people who maintain vital, active lives, even in the face of chronic illness, says David S. Sobel, M.D. in "The Keys to Healthy Aging". But what are the predictors of healthy aging?      View more

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    How to Sync iTunes Across All Your Computers with Dropbox

    By Adam Dachis

    How to Sync iTunes Across All Your Computers with Dropbox

    How to Sync iTunes Across All Your Computers with DropboxIf you run iTunes on multiple devices, chances are you've had trouble keeping your libraries in sync. Maybe you've even tried Dropbox but ran into syncing conflicts. Here's how to sync iTunes with Dropbox problem-free, on Windows or Mac.

    Why Would I Want to Do This?

    How to Sync iTunes Across All Your Computers with DropboxAside from the benefit of having all your iTunes media in sync and backed up, you gain a lot of additional conveniences by syncing your music library using Dropbox. Most of these conveniences will help you get more from your smartphone or mobile device. If you have any mobile device that has an official Dropbox app available (currently that means iOS, Android, and Blackberry), you can access all of your iTunes media directly from your device without the need to sync. If you have an iDevice device, you'll no longer be restricted to syncing it with a single machine. With your iTunes libraries completely in sync, your iDevice will recognize them as the same library—regardless of which machine you're using. This means that no matter which machine you use, your iDevice will gladly sync with it. The last major benefit comes in when you don't have access to any of your devices. Since everything is synced to Dropbox, if you want to play a song for a friend, you can simply log into Dropbox on their machine and you'll have quick access to everything you keep in iTunes.

    What You Should Know Before You Get Started

    This Will Probably Cost You Some Money (But Maybe Not)

    How to Sync iTunes Across All Your Computers with Dropbox
    Unless your iTunes library is small enough, you're probably going to have to start paying for Dropbox to do this. Dropbox is generous enough to provide you at least 2GB for free (and up to 16GB if you refer people—possibly more if you're a good samaritan), so if you can fit your music library into your free space then this won't cost you a thing. If you're like me (and probably most people), however, you're probably going to need to pay for a 50GB or 100GB Dropbox account, which will cost you $10 or $20 (respectively, with discounts for pre-paying for the year). We love Dropbox and feel it's worth paying for (the extra space comes in handy for more than just music syncing), but ultimately that's a choice you're going to have to make for yourself.

    Syncing with Dropbox Comes with Two Problems—Which We've Solved

    How to Sync iTunes Across All Your Computers with DropboxWhatever your situation may be, it's very easy to simply sync the music files in your iTunes folder to Dropbox. We'll go over how to set everything up, but it's fairly easy: you just move your iTunes folder into your Dropbox and tell iTunes where it is. While this part is very straightforward, it introduces a couple of problems.

    First, everything in your iTunes library must be uploaded to Dropbox and then synced to your other machines. One benefit of selective sync in the latest Dropbox release is that you don't have to sync your entire library to, say, your netbook's tiny hard drive unless you want to. While syncing to your other machines can be quick if you have LAN sync enabled in your Dropbox preferences, uploading everything to your Dropbox can be fairly time consuming. If you have a very large library and a slow upstream connection, this method may not be for you. If you can gather enough patience to make it past the first big upload and your upstream connection is 768kbps or greater, you'll be in good shape.

    How to Sync iTunes Across All Your Computers with DropboxThe second problem is that, because of how iTunes handles the iTunes library file, you can only have one copy of iTunes open at once. Pretty much every tutorial on the web that tackles this subject will simply tell you to remember to only keep one copy of iTunes at a time. We felt that if we were going to do a tutorial on the subject, this problem would need a better solution. Syncing and backing up your iTunes libraries is supposed to make your life easier. If you always have to remember to close iTunes before opening it up on another machine (to prevent any syncing issues), it's not necessarily making your life easier. While there isn't really a perfect solution to this problem, we've figured out a method that works well for us. First we're going to take a look at syncing your iTunes library with Dropbox, and then we'll cover your options for making this syncing experience as painless, easy, and effective as possible.

    Syncing Your iTunes Library with Dropbox

    Syncing is the easy part, although it will involve a lot of waiting as Dropbox uploads all your music, videos, and anything else you keep in your iTunes folder. Although you shouldn't have any issues, we recommend making a backup of your iTunes library with an external hard drive so you can easily recover should something go awry. Better safe than sorry!

    Step One: Move Your iTunes Library

    How to Sync iTunes Across All Your Computers with DropboxFind your iTunes Library folder and move it to your Dropbox. So long as it's in your Dropbox, you can put it wherever you want. The important thing is that it is in the exact same place on all your machines, otherwise iTunes can get confused So long as your Dropbox location doesn't vary from machine to machine, you should be just fine.

    Step Two: Wait

    How to Sync iTunes Across All Your Computers with DropboxEven if you have a ridiculously fast connection to the internet, syncing gigabytes of files is going to take some time. You can always pause your Dropbox sync should you need your connection, but your best bet is letting this happen overnight and on the weekend so you can avoid any trouble associated with long uploads.

    Step Three: Set the New Location of Your iTunes Libraries on All Your Machines

    How to Sync iTunes Across All Your Computers with Dropbox
    Congratulations! You've now survived what may go down in history as the longest upload of your life. With that out of the way, you need to tell every copy of iTunes—on every one of your machines—where to look for its library. The easiest way to ensure you don't run into any issues is launch iTunes and immediately hold down the alt/option key. Doing this will prompt iTunes to ask you to choose your iTunes library. Do this and select the newly synced iTunes library inside of your Dropbox. Be careful to make sure you select the exact same location on all machines or you can expect trouble. This should be easy enough to do, but it never hurts to double check as your music library will get very disorganized if these locations are not exact.

    Step Four: Test It Out

    Because we have yet to solve the problem of keeping only one copy of iTunes running at the same time, when you perform your tests you need to make sure you manually close iTunes before opening it on another machine. That said, try copying some new songs to iTunes on one computer. When you're done, quit iTunes and open it up on another machine. If those songs are already there—as they should be (if you have LAN sync enabled)—smile, because it worked!

    Ensuring Only One Copy of iTunes is Open on All Your Machines

    The big challenge posed by this syncing process is keeping iTunes open on only one machine at a time, no matter where you are. The process isn't hard, but it does involve a little work. It also differs between operating systems, so here are instructions for both Windows and Mac OS X.

    On a Windows PC...

    Solving this problem is very easy on Windows. All you need is AutoHotkey and a text file. If you'd

    Step One: Download and Install AutoHotkey

    If you don't have AutoHotkey already installed, you can download it here (you want AutoHotkey_L). Install it and open up the default script in notepad (or whatever text editor you prefer).

    Step Two: Add and Edit the Following Commands to Your AutoHotkey Script

    Copy and paste the following code into your AutoHotkey script:

     ; Check the text file to see which computer most recently launched iTunes. ; If it is not the same as the computer running this script, iTunes will quit. #Persistent SetTimer, Alert1, 5000 ; Timer to check every 5 seconds return  Alert1: FileRead, FileReadVar, C:\test.txt if (FileReadVar != A_ComputerName) {     IfWinExist, ahk_class iTunes     Process, Close, iTunes.exe     return } return  ; Launch iTunes and save a file with the network name of the computer running this script. ; This will let other computers running this script know that they should quit iTunes. ^#t:: Run iTunes.exe FileDelete, C:\test.txt FileAppend, %A_ComputerName%, C:\test.txt return 

    Before you save and reload your script, you need to make a couple of changes. First, you'll notice there's a path to a file called test.txt. Currently it's located on the root of your C:\ drive, but you want this file to be somewhere inside of your Dropbox folder. You can name the file anything you want and put it anywhere in your Dropbox, but just make sure whatever name and location you choose is specified consistently in the AutoHotkey script.

    How to Sync iTunes Across All Your Computers with DropboxThe second change is not necessary. Currently the script requires you to open iTunes using Control+Windows+T (written as ^#t in the script). You're welcome to change this command to anything you'd like. Whatever you use, you need to use this command to open iTunes from now on because in addition to opening iTunes, AutoHotkey will also create the text file. In the text file it included a copy of your computer's network name. That text file will sync in your Dropbox to all your machines. Every five seconds, the AutoHotkey script will read that file to check the network name of the most recent computer to launch iTunes. If the machine running the script finds that the name in the text file is the same as its own network name, it'll allow iTunes to continue running. If it doesn't match, it will quit iTunes because it will now know that another machine has more recently launched iTunes. This will prevent iTunes from running on two machines at the same time.

    On a Mac...

    If you're on a Mac, this is really simple with a free utility called Do Something When and a little bit of AppleScript.

    Step One: Enable Remote Apple Events

    How to Sync iTunes Across All Your Computers with DropboxFirst things first, you need to enable Remote Apple Events on all of your machines. You can do this by going into System Preferences —> Sharing and checking the box next to Remote Apple Events. By default this will enable the option for all users, but you can opt to enable it for only your user.

    You need to do this for all of your machines because every machine will be receiving a remote event every time iTunes opens on any of them. Because this needs to work not only locally but remotely as well, you can't just use local IP addresses. This isn't a big deal if you only have a desktop and a laptop as you can just set your router to forward port 3031—the port used for Remote Apple Events—to your desktop. If you have multiple machines you'll have to get a little creative with your network setup by either remapping ports or using a VPN to avoid the problem altogether. Alternatively, if you don't want to go through that trouble, you can instead write an extra AppleScript on one desktop machine and use an Apple Remote Event to run that instead. That extra AppleScript can use the methods described in the next section to quit any running copies of iTunes.

    Step Two: Use AppleScript to Quit Copies of iTunes

    To quit iTunes remote, you don't need more than a few lines of AppleScript. Open up AppleScript and enter the following, replacing YOUR-IP with the IP address of the machine you want to target:

    tell application "iTunes" of machine "eppc://YOUR-IP"
    quit
    end tell

    How to Sync iTunes Across All Your Computers with DropboxRun the script to test it. You may have to enter and save your username and password the first time, but after you do that the script should succeed in quitting iTunes remotely. If you have more than one machine, you'll need to simply repeat the statement for as many machines as you've got. Just make sure the IP addresses are correct for each machine. If you're quitting iTunes on a local machine, you can simply use the Bonjour name (e.g.: Joannas-iMac.local).

    Once your script is quitting an open copies of iTunes on other computers, save it as an AppleScript application. Note: you'll need to repeat this process for every machine, creating a unique AppleScript and save it as an AppleScript application. This is because each computer needs to tell all the other computers to quit iTunes but leave its own running. If you copy that script to one of the other computers, it will leave iTunes running on the computer the script came from rather than leaving its own copy running. While the concept is pretty simple, it can be difficult to articulate, so if you're confused don't worry. If you don't understand why this is necessary but follow the instructions anyway, you should be just fine.

    Step Three: Download and Configure Do Something When

    How to Sync iTunes Across All Your Computers with Dropbox
    First things first, download Do Something When and install it. Once it's installed, open up System Preferences and click DSW (which stands for Do Something When). If you're running Mac OS X 10.6 (or higher) in 64-bit mode, System Preferences will need to restart in 32-bit mode to load DSW. Let it do this and then System Preferences should display the Do Something When interface. If you look down at the bottom part of the window, you'll see some options.

    The first option is Rule Name and that's the first thing you need to fill out. You can set it to whatever you want, but I've named mine "Quit Inactive iTunes." In the "When" drop down, select the Choose an Application... option and select iTunes. Right beside this selection will be a few options. You can choose to do something when iTunes launches or quits. You want to choose Launches.

    The next line is the What line. From the first drop-down, choose Open. From the second drop-down, choose Select an Application or Document. This will provide you with a file browsing window and you'll want to navigate to the AppleScript application you created in the previous step. Select the one for the computer you're currently configuring and choose Open. Lastly, click the Save button to save your rule.

    At this point you're all done with this machine, although if Do Something When isn't already running you'll want to tell it to run by pressing the button at the top of the window. Now you'll need to repeat this process for each computer syncing your iTunes music and you'll be done!


    And that's that! We've played at iTunes syncing in the past, but this is by far the best method we've come up with, and the perks—like syncing your iDevice with any of your computers like they're the same machine—are pretty nice. We're open to improvements and suggestions, though, so if you've got any, let's hear it in the comments.

    You can contact Adam Dachis, the author of this post, at adachis@lifehacker.com. You can also follow him on Twitter and Facebook.

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    Coping With Jet Lag
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    Between Airports, December 2010 - With the economy showing signs of turning around, more of us will be traveling by air this holiday season, and depending on how far that trip will take you back and forth, jet lag could be a problem, causing the first hours at your destination at the very least to be rather foggy and uncomfortable.

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    Hockessin, Delaware, December 2010 - Although video games have been labeled as one of the causes of childhood obesity, a new study from the Baylor College of Medicine suggests that playing video games designed to encourage healthy eating habits may get children to eat more fruits and vegetables.

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    Washington, DC. December 2010 - Data coming from the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) shows that existing and announced wood-based bio-energy products increased in 2010 by 35 percent, primarily across the southern states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia. This news contradicts claims by the National Alliance of Forest Owners that the inclusion of biomass emissions in the EPA's Clean Air Act greenhouse gas (GHG) permitting program hinders renewable energy development. www.edf.org

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    Everywhere, December 2010 - Have you noticed that with this winter showing signs of handing down an extra dose of cold weather that our skin, especially on our hands, feet, arms, legs, face and elbows (which is just about everywhere) is suffering more than usual, as it becomes dry, flaky, itchy, and even sore in places?

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    Everywhere USA, December 2010 - Research recently being done suggests that genistein, an isoflavone, or antioxidant receptor found in several plants, including soybeans, blocks the growth and development of cancer cell lines in a dose-and time-dependent manner due to its ability to target copper and generating a signal that targets cancer cells. Copper levels are known to be elevated in almost all types of cancers.
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