Quotes of the Day

Most of the thyroid cancers detected in screening do not require treatment. Finding and treating early disease is not useful. Only reducing the incidence of late-stage disease is useful, and these are not necessarily the same thing due to the occurrence of early metastasis. By some estimates, as many as one third of all adults have evidence of thyroid cancer, but the vast majority of these cancers do not produce symptoms or cause health problems. Finding and treating cancers that don’t need to be treated is not a useful strategy. [2020] - Jason Fung

For patients who require both K2 and D3 supplementation, I recommend that they take a Thorne Research product that combines K2 (MK4) and D3 in conjunction with Jarrow's MK7 supplement, which is derived from natto. Cod liver oil is an excellent source of vitamin D, but much supplemental fish oil is processed, deodorized, and preserved, corrupting not only the product but the vitamin D:vitamin A ratio. I recommend a cod liver oil supplement from Green Pasture Products. The cod liver oil is fermented in the traditional Roman and Viking style. The product provides a clean, whole food form of vitamin D3. I recommend to patients the fish oil combined with high vitamin butter oil, which supplies vitamin K2 as well. [2016] - Laura Kelly

The boom phase is the most exciting phase of the real estate cycle for inexperienced real estate investors. It is less exciting for strategic investors, who will capitalize on the momentum of the boom, with its higher values and rents, but who also know that the late slump and early recovery phase offer better opportunities in terms of new investment purchases. The longer and stronger the boom, the greater the likelihood of a more severe downturn during the inevitable slump. [2011] - Don R. Campbell

The most common running injuries are bursitis over the hip bone (ITB syndrome), anterior knee pain, Achilles tendinitis, shin splints, and plantar fasciitis (sharp heel pain when you first get out of bed in the morning). So what does a runner have to do to stay injury-free? Start with your big toe. Flex it up and down and move it all around in a circle. To land correctly, you need 70 degrees of flexibility in the big toe. Next, make sure your calves, hamstrings, and quads are well stretched. Our muscles are most efficient and most supple at their optimum length. Next, even runners need to work on keeping their legs, hips, and cores strong. Finally, don’t forget your most important piece of equipment for runners: the shoes. Even if the upper cloth part of your shoes still looks good, realize that the soles last only 350 to 500 miles before their engineering fails. [2015] - Vonda Wright

The lender will obtain its own appraiser to determine the value of the security for mortgage purposes. The necessary fee is either paid by the borrower to the lender in advance at the time of application, or is taken from the mortgage proceeds by the lender. In a competitive marketplace, you can negotiate directly with the lender, or through the mortgage broker, to have the fee waived and absorbed by the lender. [2006] - Douglas Gray