Public Fire and Life Safety Educator Meredith Hawes is working to teach consumers about the life-saving potential of home fire sprinklers. Some people believe common myths about sprinklers, she says, but change their minds once they learn the truth.
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15
Mar
2011
Posted by Leah
Tuesday tip: We need your help to reduce false alarms
If you’re anything like me, a false alarm and dispatch can be humiliating. Even if there weren’t the personal factor involved, false alarms cost taxpayer money and unnecessarily ties up emergency authorities. Are you doing your part to prevent false alarms? Here are a few things you should do today:
• Learn and teach your entire family how to operate your alarm system.
• Be sure that each and every household member knows your pass word so you can cancel false alarms when we call you.
• If you need to cancel an alarm, we will call you. Don’t try to call us because you could miss our call and your chance to report your cancel.
• Use “stay” mode when you are home so you turn off motion detectors but leave on the rest of the system.
• Test your alarm every month. You should test your alarm every month to ensure that it is communicating and everything is working correctly. You don’t want to find out something isn’t working during an emergency.
Follow these tips and join Monitronics in the fight to reduce false alarms.
01
Mar
2011
Posted by Lesley
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Tuesday Tip: It’s a day for goobers
According to one site, today is Peanut Butter Day! Slap it on a sandwich. Bake it in cookies. However you like your peanut butter, enjoy it today!
Need a reason to indulge in a smidge of peanut butter? Here are five:
- It can help you lose weight. The hearty combination of fiber and protein fills you up and keeps you full longer.
- It has tons of nutrition. One study found that eating two tablespoons at least five days a week can lower your risk of diabetes by almost 30%. Eating peanut butter can also lower your risk of heart disease and other chronic health conditions.
- It’s full of monounsaturated fat—the good fat. Eating peanut butter can actually lower your bad cholesterol and boost the good.
- The USDA has found no detectable trans fats in a two tablespoon serving.
- It tastes good.
All-in-all, peanut butter can be part of a well-balanced diet. Just don’t over do it; two tablespoons is enough.
15
Feb
2011
Posted by Leah
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Tuesday Tip: Keep Baby’s Pearly Whites
Children learn their dental habits early. So, it’s best to get them started on the right track immediately. Here are some tips to keep those pearly whites healthy.
- Teeth begin development even before a child is born. Expectant mothers need plenty of calcium to help those tiny teeth strengthen.
- As soon as the first little tooth makes an appearance, begin wiping the gums with a washcloth or gauze pad. Decay can begin as soon as teeth appear.
- The first dentist appointment should happen before baby’s first birthday. The dentist will look for any possible decay and bad habits that may be forming.
- Brush with water alone until the age of two.
- At three, you can begin allowing children to brush with supervision. Use the supervised brushing as a teaching opportunity and guide them into proper brushing techniques.
- At age eight, your child can brush on his own . . . be sure and check up on technique occasionally.
- Floss, floss, floss. Teach children how to floss, it’s the only way to reach some parts of precious teeth.
08
Feb
2011
Posted by Lesley
Tuesday Tip: Take care of your ticker
In honor of American Heart Month, we’ve got a couple of posts about how to best care for your ticker. Cardiovascular diseases, including stroke, are the number one killer in the U.S. Here are six no-drug approaches that anyone can take for prevention.
- 1. Load up on fiber and good fats
A high-fiber diet with plenty of good fats (think omega-3) can control inflammation of the arteries, a risk factor for heart disease.
2. Go easy on the cholesterol and salt
Got high LDL (bad) cholesterol? Limit your daily intake of cholesterol to 200 milligrams of cholesterol a day (roughly the amount in one egg yolk).
3. Belly fat is bad
The tire around your middle increases blood pressure, causes insulin resistance, and produces substances that inflame the arteries. Keep it 40 inches or less if you’re a man and 35 inches of less if you’re a woman.
4. Get sweaty
Get out there and get some aerobic exercise, along with strength training.
5. Get Zen
Your daily anxiety attack could be negatively affecting your heart. Chill out and curb negative thoughts and emotions.
6. Easy on the booze and cut out the cigs
Enough said.