January 7, 2010
Pulse On America
Welcome,
This is my first blog and I hope you find it interesting.
Our company distributes throughout the United States and we contact people daily. I will try to convey how those people feel and give you a glimpse in their world. It is my intention to make your time reading enjoyable and entertaining.
Recently I was contacted by a women from Florida who had a distinct “Jersey Accent”. I asked where she was from and sure enough she came from New York. We went on and continued with introductions and casual conversation. I guess she was in her 50’s by the way she talked and the way she labored with her breathing. I speculated she had a physical condition and was handicapped but not sure.
Our conversation was both casual and revealing, she mentioned she was a former Special Education Teacher and is now living with her mother. As we continued she told me at 28 her life changed. She revealed to me that after that period she was considered handicapped . Currently she has one arm and is in a wheelchair. That is why she contacted me to order one of our Herdegen Adjustable Welded Commodes. Here is what she said ”I have looked for two weeks and am tired of the flimsy junk out there, that is why I’m contacting you”. I went on and took the order and felt light inside. I did not press for specific details how the accident occurred, by this time she was pulling at my Heart Strings and I just appreciated everything I had.
It really is a poignant story. One moment you’re the teacher of special needs and the next moment you’re the one that needs them. Life is kind of like this. We never know how long we have and sometimes we just take things for granted, sometimes we take things for granted too long.
Many of us complain and try to impose blame on others, when in fact it was just the circumstances and not really anybody’s fault. Take time today and tell your kids you love them, Call your Dad or make a donation. Whatever you do just express a level of gratitude with an open heart. You never know when you may need help or comforting.
All the Best
Tony Zelinko
Blog Post 2
January 8, 2009
Posted On LinkedIn
Why the “New Medicare and Medicaid Re-Imbursements are Killing American Businesses
As a durable medical equipment provider I have seen first hand how the reduced reimbursement affects patient quality and business. The system is completely broken. I can't purchase some of my products at the wholsale price and make a profit. The reimbursements allotted for Medicare and Medicaid are less than my costs under the new guidelines. That is why 80 to 90% of businesses like mine are closing their doors, the fall-out is devasting. I distribute throughout the country and here comments daily. Yesterdays conversation went like this from a Mom in Cleaveland.
I contacted your company because my therapist recommended your Herdegen Crutches for my daughter. I like my therapist and he has been there for us and is a great local guy and serves our community. He mentioned he may be closing soon and that she should make arrangements to find another therapist. She asked why, he said it is because of the reimbursement he receives under the new Medicare program. "I just can't afford to keep my doors open and have been losing money for the past two years". She was devastated,
Now put this in perspective, I already told you over 80% to 90% of businesses like mine are closing. If the therapist in Cleaveland has to close his doors imagine how many other local Therapists have to close! It doesn’t stop their every supply change is affected. The Obama administration has unleashed a torrent of financial devastation that is going to affect every American. It’s fall-out in my opinion is going to be as large as the housing crisis and maybe worse. But they don’t even see it coming
I am truly upset that is why I am taking time to respond to this post. if you want to hear more of my comments I'm going to start a blog on my site. It's called "Pulse On America". It can be found at http://www.bontemedical.com/blog
Thanks for taking time to read.
Tony Zelinko
Blog Post#3
“Asian Carp Invasion”
Last night I received a letter from Debbie Stabenow a US Senator from Michigan. She brought to my attention how serious the Asian Carp problem is and how it could devastate the Great Lakes. I have included a couple of videos at bottom of this post if you want to see “Flying Fish” view video number 2. Below you will find a copy of the Senators letter. Please tell your friends, if we don’t save The Great Lakes no one else will.
Dear Anthony,
As you may know, the Great Lakes are threatened by the spread of the invasive Asian carp, an extremely large fish that is so aggressive and reproduces so rapidly that it could devastate our fish populations. These fish can weigh up to 100 pounds and grow to up to four feet in length. They were accidentally released into the Mississippi River system in the 1990s and have been steadily moving upstream.
Today, I introduced the CARP ACT in the U.S. Senate. This bill directs the Army Corps of Engineers to construct additional barriers and immediately close the locks between the Chicago waterway and Lake Michigan to protect the Great Lakes from Asian carp. Congressman Dave Camp (R-Michigan) has also introduced the companion legislation in the House of Representatives.
Yesterday, scientists announced that carp DNA has been detected above the electrical barrier that was placed in the locks to prevent the carp from entering the Great Lakes. While finding the DNA is not conclusive proof that carp have actually crossed the barrier, it is urgent that we respond quickly to keep them from crossing into the Great Lakes. These fish pose a grave risk to our state, especially Michigan's $7 billion boating and fishing industry.
I have been working to ensure that federal and state experts have all the tools they need to protect the Great Lakes from the Asian carp, and so far, the efforts have been very successful. However, the recent announcements by scientists are a troubling development that requires an urgent response. Therefore, the bills that Congressman Camp and I introduced call for immediate action to:
Immediately close the barriers and locks into the Great Lakes
Expedite the installation of interim barriers in rivers where no barriers currently exist
Enhance existing barriers and monitoring systems to prevent fish from crossing into the Great Lakes
Grant full authority to the Army Corps of Engineers to eradicate the Asian carp and prevent them from entering the Great Lakes.
As your Senator, I will continue to work to protect our Great Lakes, which are critical to our state's livelihood. As always, please do not hesitate to contact me if I can be of assistance to you or your family.
Sincerely,
Debbie Stabenow
United States Senator
U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow
The United States Senate • Washington, DC 20510
stabenow.senate.gov
Here are a couple of YouTube videos. Ready for “Flying Fish”
Asian Carp Invasion Video 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yS7zkTnQVaM
Asian Carp Invasion Video 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ChwJiKKBdA&NR=1
Thanks for taking time to read this post.
All the best,
Tony Zelinko
Welcome Friends January 28, 2010
Blog Post #4
“Pulse On America”
“How Diabetics Can Improve Their Quality of Life”
It is the intent of this post to inform , convey, advise and explain what I believe is an underlying contributor to Obesity and Diabetes. This post came about by my curiosity from a Blog ScienceBlog. I wanted to leave a comment on the blog Post
Severe complications of diabetes higher in depressed patients.
Here is a copy of a paragraph from the text.
As in earlier reports, the diabetes patients with major depression tended to be slightly younger, heavier, have more co-existing medical conditions, and were more likely to be treated with insulin than were diabetes patients without depression. They also had higher levels of a substance in the blood formed when the sugar glucose attaches to hemoglobin, an oxygen-carrying protein. The major depression group had a higher proportion of women and smokers. However, after controlling for these differences between depressed and non-depressed patients with diabetes, the increased risk of complications associated with depression remained.
Being curious and having conducted Research Level Studies at Dow, my credentials include Chemistry and Biology degrees and Inventor. I don’t have a PhD although I have trained them and have been called one.
I started asking myself what is this mysterious “substance” that is found in high levels in diabetic patients blood. It seemed to be if that substance could be identified and it’s amount determined versus a normal level then maybe a new type of curable method could be introduced for diabetes.
It appears the substance in my opinion has been formed by the contribution of a compound that results from fat cells and a product that is formed during the baking and frying of food at elevated temperatures. In fact the FDA is looking at the harm that can be caused by baking and or frying foods in the presence of sugar. This results in a carmelization and a more preferred taste by the consumer.
Ok by now your probably saying who is this guy. Well I’m just trying to put the pieces together. If you look back and understand the genetics of fat cells or they call it “adipose tissue”. You will see that these cells not only multiply but they increase in size too. You are in double trouble when you start on the ‘Fat Train”.
I would like to mention that the substance found in the blood of diabetic patients binds to the hemoglobin in our blood. Hemoglobin carries oxygen to our cells. Maybe people that are depressed that are diabetic are depressed by the fact they are tired by lack of oxygen. If your diabetic do what ever it takes to increase your oxygen intake. This includes sexual activity increase your libido and excitement levels and offers a hormone jolt of epinephrine. The other thing to note is not all sugars act the same. It appears fructose that is found in many of our foods especially beverages can cause a more pronounced problem when cooked in conjunction with frying oils and baked goods. Please remember it’s this combination of ( Hightemp Cooking with Oils + Sugar) results in a caramelization product and some other compounds. When our Fat Cells combine with the caramelization products it results in a complex that may lead to attaching itself to our hemoglobin and reducing our oxygen content to our cells.
The take away from all this is”If your Diabetic stay away from Carmelized fried Foods”. It’s not only the calories you have to worry about, it’s the detrimental effect that is caused by the complex that may be formed in the presence of fat. Another item is Obese people don’t receive the same signals when they should be full, there is a place in our brain called the satiety center that controls hunger in obese people the hormone Leptin is in dissaray and they can’t tell when they are hungry only leading to more complications, so Diabetics that are obese don’t understand when they are full.
If you found this post to be helpful please let me know and tell your friends.
Take care
Tony Zelinko
Blog Post #5 February 9, 2010
“Pulse On America”
“Obesity Acceptance or Denial”
Can You be Obese and Still be Healthy?
This post originated from a comment I made on a blog post.
Obesity is a tricky subject. If you talk to an overweight person, they may say that’s the way I am and I just need to learn to live with it. If you talk to a doctor they go on and explain the problems with obesity, state what AMA is touting or acceptable to convey to their patients without jeopardizing their reputation and remain with the status quo. Here they can be safe prescribe drugs, keep patients and never be compromised with their explanations.
Oh let's not forget the jock in his 40's who goes to the gym works out feels good about his health and is consuming every diet beverage or supplement he can find. He always says “Hey all you got to do is Work -Out and Eat Healthy”, that is only partially the truth.
The reality of the situation is. The over weight women that thinks fat is ok and plump is beautiful is prone to a poor quality of life and will suffer the consequences later in her life. Her children’s children will be affected by her obesity. She is not only a burden on herself but to future generations. The same applies to the so-called healthy jock. You see his ability to determine pleasure and neural activity has been damaged due to all the artifical products he ingested, such as diet beverages, and diet foods. You see many of the dietary products contain chemicals that directly affect our neuro transmitters in our brain ie. dopamine response. He may feel slightly on edge but his next generation will experience anxiety and uneasyness and may develop full blown mental complications.
Below is a link to an article from The New York Times that I would like to mention.
Sunday, February 7, 2010 Last Update: 1:17 PM ET
January 6, 2010, 12:01 am
Phys Ed: Can You Be Overweight and Still Be Healthy?
By GRETCHEN REYNOLDS
Here are a few paragraphs from the article I found informative and I would like to share and elaborate on.
Why body size and composition should affect someone’s risk for heart disease and metabolic problems even if their body is otherwise apparently healthy remains a contentious issue. Some researchers, including the authors of the Women’s Health Study-based report, say that fat is itself a tissue with unhealthy properties. Fat can release inflammatory molecules, which increase the risk of diabetes and heart disease. Fat may also interfere with muscle function, as an article published this week in the Journal of Physiology points out, referring to several newly published studies.
“The fit or fat issue has unbelievable levels of complexity,” says Tim Church, M.D., Ph.D., the director of Preventive Medicine Research at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge, La. Perhaps being active affects how fat cells operate in a heavy person. Age plays a role, too, he says, as do genetics. The very categorization of fatness using B.M.I. is a gross oversimplification, he adds. “You can’t just say being overweight” is unhealthy, he says. “Nothing is that simple.”
Dr. Church hit the nail right on its head.
“The fit or fat issue has unbelievable levels of complexity,”
Notice he said fit or fat tissue. One size doesn’t fit all with understanding obesity and it’s implications and its affect on our body.
What may seem healthy on the outside can actual be damaged tissues or organs on the inside.
This post is to explain, convey and inform. My later posts will be to offer alternatives and further explanations.
Hope you enjoyed my insight and please tell your friends.
Tony Zelinko
http://www.bontemedical.com/blog
