“New York literary agent Bill Clegg's first memoir counted down two months spent blowing $70,000 on a binge of crack cocaine and male escorts in New York's boutique hotels while avoiding loved ones and the publishing agency he built and owned. His newest book begins where the first left off with a new goal of 90 days. But this time around, Clegg is not out to kill himself with endless sleep-deprived, paranoid nights on cocaine. Instead, it's an account of getting sober and a journey of relapse and recovery”, Christian Kearney writes for Reuters.

““Ninety Days,” released in the United States this week, is Clegg’s second – and last, he promises – truth tale following 2010's “Portrait of an Addict as a Young Man.” That book shocked the New York media world, pleased critics, and enamored readers with Clegg's wrenching, honest style and the tragedy of his rise and fall. Rather than cashing in on his first book's sweeping success, Clegg, now 41, told Reuters in an interview he didn't feel he had any choice but to head straight into the next personal offering of his struggle with addiction”, Kearney continues.

“His new memoir begins with Clegg returning from a rehabilitation clinic to New York City, the tempting den of his many dances with drugs and alcohol. In an effort to stay sober, he joins an addicts support group, finds a sponsor, and begins a roller coaster ride to beating his habit. Clegg doesn't compare “Ninety Days”, which like his first memoir replaces some real names with pseudonyms, to the many recovery memoirs that have come before him, nor does he pretend to be an expert on addiction. It's simply his personal journey”, he adds.

Out of all the drugs that are ravaging the US up to present, cocaine is considered by some drug specialists and premier hospitals as the one who “does a lot of damage both to the healthy and mental well being of a person.” Indeed, it puts a lot of strain on the body of the user, so much that it results to the breaking down of the strong thinking capacity of that user, stripping it down into a feeble one.

Of course, getting back in shape after such an ordeal as this will be one of the hardest things to do; but when it is accompanied by healthy foods to eat included in the healthy grocery list, then even severe cases like Clegg’s can just be ready for a steady recovery in no time!

Of course, rehabilitation programs are all but important, but studies have showed that accompanying uh a rigorous process with a healthy meal – made out of healthy easy recipes and high class healthy ingredients – will be sure to help develop the patient’s body state and in turn, help recuperate his mind.

“Jim Marshall, dubbed the “Lord of Loud” for his pioneering work on guitar amplifiers used by some of the greatest names in rock music, has died aged 88. A spokeswoman for the company he founded said he passed away in Milton Keynes, southeast England, on Thursday morning. She could not confirm reports that he had been suffering from cancer and had a series of strokes.  Tributes poured in for a man credited with helping to shape the sound of guitar rock”, Mike Collett-White writes for Reuters.

“Marshall is revered as one of the four forefathers of rock music equipment along with Leo Fender, Les Paul and Seth Lover. Born in London in 1923, he started out as a drummer before going into business and founding Marshall Amplification in 1962. In around 1960, a young Pete Townshend, later lead guitarist for The Who, first suggested to Marshall that he expand his music shop to sell guitars and amplifiers as well as drums”, Collet-White continues.

“According to an interview Marshall gave several years ago, the London store quickly turned into a “rock'n'roll labour exchange”, and Marshall hired an engineer employed by a record label to help him build prototype amplifiers. Legendary musicians including Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton were among the early Marshall amp users”, he adds.

Looking back at his long years in the music industry, any of the famed music icons can always something good about the late Jim Marshall: he’s talented at what he does, he’s compassionate, he’s great to work with, and on top of it all he is one who truly has deep love for the art of music. Looking at his long years of life, fans and friends can pretty much say that he dabbled on following a strict low carb diet plan for him to be able to be at his best shape.

The reason behind Marshall’s death is still not yet revealed to the public but some speculations are being made. Anyhow, some of his doctors that were interviewed all said that they favored Marshall’s utilization of his personal healthy food list where he gets his occasional healthy lunch ideas whenever he feels to take a nibble during his free lunch breaks.

Generally, Marshall is someone who will be missed...not only by his family and other relatives, but also by those who have grown to appreciate the high quality amps that he was famous for.

“The number of Americans lining up for new jobless benefits fell slightly last week but remained above levels posted earlier this year, suggesting improvement in the labor market is stalling. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped by 1,000 to 388,000, the Labor Department said on Thursday. “This was a disappointing number and offers more evidence that the labor market continues to lose traction,” said Joe Manimbo, an analyst at Western Union Business Solutions in Washington”, Jason Lange writes for Reuters.

“Economists polled by Reuters had expected new claims to fall to 375,000. Still, a separate report offered fresh hopes of a pickup in the housing market, which has been a drag on wider economic growth since the 2007-2009 recession. The National Association of Realtors said contracts to purchase previously owned U.S. homes rose 4.1 percent to a near two-year high in March. U.S. stocks rose following the release of the home sales data, while concerns over the labor market pushed yields lower on U.S. government debt”, he continues.

“The report on jobless claims was the latest example of fizzling momentum in the labor market recovery. Employers added 120,000 new jobs to their payrolls in March, the least since October, after averaging 246,000 jobs per month over the prior three months. New claims for unemployment benefits fell sharply over the winter but the improvement has largely reversed over the last month. The four-week moving average for new claims, a closely followed measure of labor market trends, rose 6,250 last week to 381,750, its highest since the week that ended January 7”, Lange finishes.

What with all the problems that endlessly arises, the fact that health is a major concern and food is scarce will probably be one great influencing factor for most people to think they’re doomed. Surely, prices of everyday commodities in the market have beaten the fountain when it comes to the frequency of their prices skyrocketing. Even those included in the budget friendly healthy grocery list seem to be more expensive as time passes!

Of course, it is imperative that families see to it that they have healthy foods for kids, after all, a young mind needs a lot of nourishment. With the fact of the prices being taken into account, it is probably economical if more families opt to learn how to become a vegetarian because of these reasons: vegetables are relatively cheaper, they contain most of the required food groups to help anyone get through the day, and of course, it’s a good change of pace once in a while.  To get by the current situations, one must only seek the most effective yet best alternatives, like eating healthy for example.

Drugs. Undeniably, it can be considered as one of the biggest scourges in all America that has resulted in considerable drops in labor efficiency, mental well-being, and above all, the health status of anyone using it. The government understands the many harsh things that come with such things and in retaliation, they have passed hundreds of bills – some being ratified into solid laws while some others are being returned for more refurbishing – in hopes of minimizing the damaged area of drugs.  Unfortunately, the numbers seem to be growing and all efforts are slowly flowing down the drain.

There are a lot of drug variations that are in existence, and relatively enough, a good 80 % of these are smuggled at millions and millions worth of dollars everyday, to almost every state in America. This certain fact alarms the government as it is sure to affect their labor forces productivity. As according to some initial tests, drug usage enfeebles the mental state of the user, thereby rendering him/her useless in acting correctly, most especially during work hours.

Furthermore, another alarming effect it has would be that because of the varied harmful chemicals mixed into the already dangerous drugs, the user’s health is very much at stake, up to the point that it can even lead to death.  But of course, such a scenario as that would only be possible if the user intakes drugs almost every hour of the day. At its minor damaging power, drugs can spark up some complications in the user’s body – these may include chronic diseases like sever tuberculosis and a bad case of malnutrition.

Of course, the best way to counter such atrocity would be for family and friends to convince their loved one (who uses the drugs) to undergo an intense rehabilitation program. This will absolutely work for the stopping of using such drugs, but not the health of the user altogether.

To be able to counter this, it is imperative that the rehabilitee be able to have a list of healthy foods that he can nibble form time to time. Obviously, these healthy foods to eat will provide him the right amount of nourishment that he/she needs in order to quickly recover form the health damaging effects of using drugs. Surely, such things to eat will be more than enough to counter the aftermath of the drugs, which can lead to full time recovery in no time.

For people ho care deeply about the rehabilitee, they can choose to seek for easy lunch ideas using only healthy ingredients so that they can personalize their loved one’s meals and see to it that he feels loved, seeing the huge amount of effort the people who loves him give in the preparation of the meals. This of course, can also be a winning factor that can help quicken the recovery process.

“The government said Thursday that 68,000 guns recovered by Mexican authorities in the past five years have been traced back to the United States. The flood of tens of thousands of weapons underscores complaints from Mexico that the U.S. is responsible for arming the drug cartels plaguing its southern neighbor. Six years of violence between warring cartels have killed more than 47,000 people in Mexico”, Pete Yost of Associated Press writes.

“The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives released its latest data covering 2007 through 2011. According to ATF, many of the guns seized in Mexico and submitted to ATF for tracing were recovered at the scenes of cartel shootings while others were seized in raids on illegal arms caches. All the recovered weapons were suspected of being used in crimes in Mexico. At an April 2 North American summit in Washington, Mexican President Felipe Calderon said the U.S. government has not done enough to stop the flow of assault weapons and other guns from the U.S. to Mexico. Calderon credited President Barack Obama with making an effort to reduce the gun traffic, but said Obama faces “internal problems ... from a political point of view””, Yost continues.

“There is Republican opposition in Congress and broad opposition from Republicans and gun-rights advocates elsewhere to a new assault weapons ban or other curbs on gun sales. The Obama administration says it is working to tighten inspections of border checkpoints in the absence of an assault rifle ban that expired before Obama took office. For more than a year, ATF has been reeling from accusations that some of its agents in Arizona were ordered by superiors to step aside rather than intercept illicit loads of weapons headed for Mexico”, he finishes.

One great reason for this many a guns being present in the bustling culturally rich country of Mexico would be that it aids in the fruition of a lot of crimes there. Apart from that, the problem of poverty is also one great contributing factor; of course when you can’t seem to find meat, you’d settle on how to become a vegetarian as vegetables are much cheaper. But with such meat loving people as the Mexicans, they are finding it quite hard to stick to such a foreign yet equally healthy diet fad.

Of course, stealing and drug abuse are already bad things themselves, but the existence of such dangerous firearms prove some things: that people are now in bad need of healthy foods to eat and that they don’t have enough money to supply their shopping of healthy ingredients in their healthy food list.  Because of such dire need for something so precious, even local townsfolk are finding it endearing to have a little protection and some easy words using their firearms, hence the outpour of firearms hailed from the US.

In the world of today, almost every working person has their own different problems: stretching their budget to fill the family’s needs, cramming a two-day workload into their 10 hours shift, battling the daily stresses of life and pollution, and of course, being able to keep up a positive attitude even amidst the many hardships. All in all, these things are very, very hard to achieve; but with the proper tools and attitude to do so, anyone can be able to break these barriers of hindrances and eventually make their way to their own personal successes!

Being a professional in a world where it is one of the most aspired things to have is like wielding a double-edged sword: there’s just this undeniable truth that they may hurt themselves, physically, mentally and emotionally, on their way to achieving their prized reams and goals. Of course, there’s still the competition to think about, especially when there’re just a lot of bad natured people out there that will stop at nothing to only be able to thrive amongst other people, even if it means losing their pride and succumbing to ill natured ways.

One of the many things that these professionals battle with everyday would be the almost impossible tasks given to them by their bosses or managers. Piled up in their desktops, these paper works and documents altogether supply our dear professionals with the stressing factor they despise yet they need to finish.

The distresses of the professional work aside, one vital thing that these professionals must always do is to ensure their selves that they can hone their minds and bodies into becoming the most appropriate tool that can help them triumph against the harsh things in life.

If they would want to have something to battle against these stressful things every day, then they should learn how to become a vegetarian – or – the very least, they must seek help on their food choices form their own personal healthy shopping list. By making sure that they eat only the healthiest of foods, they can immediately build up a rather strong armor made up of their required vitamins and nutrients.

With these healthy foods to eat, they can be sure that their fuel tank will be full of the good stuff and thereby empower their bodies – enough so that they can move forward against the many trials in their everyday professional life and come out as the triumphant person that they always dreamed to be!

Food – undeniably, it is one of the most indispensable factors of our whole lives. When we’re hungry, we eat. When we’re tired and weary, we eat. When we’re stressed, we eat. In every waking minute, we eat. Eating is the one who’s basically responsible for providing us the energy that we need to be able to push through the day! Apart from that, it also provides with the necessary and required vitamins and nutrients that we need for us to be able to grow the fit and glowing person we all deserve to be. But of course, we eat because of the carnival of flavors that truly astounds and sates many people.

Definitely, you must have learned about the importance of food the moment your mother gave birth to you (though probably it was up until you’re 3 when you realized it consciously). Anyhow, what we generally glean form food would be the nourishment that it provides to our body…that and the fact that anyone just enjoys the different tastes and palates of the food we favor. But surely, you must have had a couple of your not-so-likeable food right? Well, I personally have, but I won’t be sharing it for I don’t want to appear as a picky person!

Moving on with the importance of food, I should also probably emphasize the importance of opting for healthy foods to eat rather than rushing on your food choices. By now, I’m sure you’ve been given the background of having two food groups: good to eat, and bad to your health. Of course, it’s natural that you should choose the healthy ones rather than those that can’t do you any good! But what makes it hard to do so would be the fact that these not-so-good stuff to eat are quite on the appealing side, both on the appearance and the savory taste itself.

Rather than letting your tongue get the best of you, why not let your brain do the roper thinking when it comes to your food choices? I don’t know about the whole lot of you, but I’m quite sure that food included in the healthy food list will surely be more than enough to nourish your body and help you go, grow, and glow at your best.

Of course, there are a lot of variations on healthy food choices, but being a vegetarian is among the most famous and preferred choices. But if you don’t like the sound of that, then how about a low carb diet plan? Just the right amount of meat or fish with a hefty load of fruits and veggies …and you’re sure to be on the road towards healthy eating while saving your picky tongue!

Hollywood. Almost any American – whether they differ in cultural backgrounds, color, and even origin – anyone would die to become part of the entertainment scene in Hollywood. When you take a look at most articles featuring the top most influential people in the world, there’s a good 75 % chance that a Hollywood star (or celebrities in general) will be among the top 10 or top 5. This just goes to say that these Hollywood personalities, whether they may be small, plump, voluptuous, beautiful, pretty, young, old, and thousands and thousands of adjectives and more – all of them are equally persuasive towards the masses in their own varied ways.

Whenever a celebrity endorses something, a product, a diet fad, a fashion brand, and really almost anything, the company endorsed can just assume for them to work on the general mass, or even at some towns at the very least. Why can these Hollywood stars do this, you ask? Well, people have had this certain mindset that those they see on TV are the “to-idol” ones and that they are the personifications of what beauty and other desirable characteristic they wish to have is.

Because of these stars’ immense popularity towards fans and normal tele-viewers alike, a lot of the trends of today has got something t do with them; and when it comes to their personal list on healthy foods, people are just dying to know how they attained such gloriously dubbed bodies.

Contrary to popular belief, not all of these celebrities utilize illegal drugs and slimming chemicals to achieve their much coveted bodies; just like what some fitness and health experts say, they follow this one rule – that is to only choose healthy foods to eat, combined with the right amount of exercise.

Truly, they must always ensure that they look their best; after all, it is their looks that they use to make for their living. No one would want to see someone on TV that’s not nice to look at, right? But more than looking good, they must actually eat good food and have a healthy body for that very matter. What most of them do is they get the wrong impression and that they would sacrifice their health just to become slim or fit. With the existence of diet fads like a low carb diet plan, they can assure their selves that their body can be at its best without actually losing the healthy stuffs.

For the past 10 years, poverty has raked its way through the competition and has become the most troubling dilemma of all. Naturally, this is so as the very word ‘poverty’ itself is an understatement, being it the very summary of the masses’ problems. When you’re poor, you tend to come across a webbed string of unfortunate events: you can’t have adequate access to basic necessities, you most likely can’t pursue your dreams, you can’t pretty much provide your family with the best life and the simplest yet most basic – you can’t have access to any healthy foods to eat at all!

Surely, anyone else faces problems with concerns to the first three, but with the fact of being withheld the innate privilege to munch on these healthy foods to eat, you may as well have been banned the right to breathe air or the right to enjoy life at its fullest. And how can I say that, you ask? Well of course, we all know that eating is among the simple pleasures in life, don’t you think so too?

When eating, we open up ourselves to a lot of beauty! For example when you eat grapes (grapes is after all, one of my favorite fruits!),; when you do so and you do it by munching on several lush globes of grapes all at the same time, it almost feels like you’re savoring a carnival of flavors! The fact that these purple globes would burst in your mouth and surprise you with their pungent yet sweet taste is enough to put anyone’s distressed mind at ease.

Of course I’m not saying that you stick with an all-grapes diet plan to replace your low carb diet plan! Although I must say, having a low carb diet plan is already a great decision as this certain diet is among the healthiest and most effective way to have a rather healthy physique. What I’m saying here is that you should be able to know and pinpoint foods that are under the healthy category.

Lastly, be sure that you make an effort to really, really know your personal healthy grocery list. By doing this, you must be able to know the exact places where healthy ingredients can be found at half their original price! Surely, a place like that exists, what you just need to do is ask around, maybe from people who truly value the idea of eating healthy.

After the two decades of non-stop increase in childhood obesity in United States, it was recently reported that the obesity case is now leveling off because of the trends in maintaining a healthy body and including healthy food list on their meals. But there are also indications that this turn around applies to some kids more than others pertaining to the children on the poverty zone due to the low income that their parents receive making it insufficient for them to avail of some pro-health programs as well buying nutritious foods making them left behind among the survey report. Adding to the serious facts, these children do not have medical health insurance than among those who can afford Medicaid, the government-funded health plan.

Worse Scenario
“When we look at (obesity) rates broken down by income, we saw that for adolescents whose family incomes are below the poverty line, those rates have gone up, and not just slightly, but rather dramatically, explained Susan Babey PH. D, a senior research scientist at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Researh in Los Angeles pertaining to the theories about the decreased in obesity were smaller among children on Medicaid, not including list of healthy foods. He also added:” I think they may be the family environment, how the parents feed the children, how do they control or monitor the child’s eating in or physical activity.”

Two or Three Theories may not be enough
Over eating is the number one reason for obesity and researchers believed that this alone is not main target to shoot out but certain views must be monitored including healthy food list and some other aspects. Kristine Madsen, M.D. and assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of California, San Francisco commented: “One of the most important things that have happened in the last decade is a tremendous increase in public awareness of the problem. I think environments are changing, day care centers, I think are actually more aware than they used to be some of the issues.”