Otters holding hands

This video needs no description as it is the absolute kewlest thing I have ever seen.. Enjoy

My Nephew and The Toy He Got From Uncle Jerry

Jeremy playing with the toy that Uncle Jerry gave him for his 5 month birthday...

My beautiful nephew

This is a picture of my nephew and my buddy...

The Secret of Life Is YOU - [The Golden Rule]

Hello My Friends..

Here is a video I put together (just the voice-over) in conjunction with the amazing film called "The Secret"..

If you have not watched "The Secret" in its entirety than I highly recommended that you do as it will affirm and connect the dots of the WHY, the WHAT, the HOW, etc.. in this beautiful thing you call.. life..
For years I have spoken about some of the concepts in the secret to my family and friends..and watching this film confirmed that my thoughts and my passion for living life in harmony with the way the higher power intended us to live it...was right all along..

I know may of you know about the secret and to those of you.."The Secret" is not a secret at all.. For people of the Christian faith.. Jesus summed it all up in Matthew 1: 12.. For others you come come to know it as "The Golden Rule" and on and on and on.. No matter what your motivation for living a spiritual life is, "The Secret" is found within every CORE of the belief system of the world..

"Do unto others as you would have others do unto you" [The Golden Rule is part of The Secret.

The film on this post does not include those words but yet "We are all connected" through the teachings of the higher power, and the law of the universe, that the higher power set into motion one day..

For more information on the life-changing DVD Visit This Link on Amazon..

May your life be the best life you can possibly live..

Blessings and Peace
Jerry

What Credit Card Companies Don't Want You to Know

Of all the games the credit card companies play that end up costing you thousands of dollars (late fees, over-limit fees, transfer fees, and so on), it's always been the interest rate game that hurt the most -- until now. There's a new, completely legal game they're playing, and it can literally wipe you out financially if you're not careful....



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BlueTooth fun

This has happened to me many times..in many different ways..
I was at Wal-Mart one day and I was talking to my girlfriend when this guy started glaring at me.. You get the drift.. Needless to say we had one hell of a laugh.

Peace

Wind Energy at Home

A project in "Wind Energy" on the home place.. The alternative to high cost electricity

PC World's Techlog Viacom Goes After YouTube

What are your thoughts on this..ThanksJerryWipf.com



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Study tips scale in favor of Atkins diet

By Michael Conlon

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A study of four popular diets found that women put on the one with the least carbohydrates -- the Atkins plan -- lost at least twice as much weight as those on the others, researchers said on Tuesday.

"Many health professionals, including us, have either dismissed the value of very-low-carbohydrate diets for weight loss or been very skeptical of them," said Christopher Gardner, assistant professor of medicine at the Stanford Prevention Research Center in California, lead author of the study.

"But it seems to be a viable alternative for dieters," he added, for whom the basic message is cutting down as much as possible on refined carbohydrates such as white bread and soda.

The research was described as the largest and longest comparison yet done on the four diets.

They were Atkins, the lowest in carbohydrates for the four; the Zone diet, also low in carbohydrates and based on a 40:30:30 ratio of carbohydrates to protein to fat; the Lifestyle, Exercise, Attitudes, Relationships and Nutrition (LEARN) diet which follows U.S. government guidelines for low fat but higher carbohydrates; and the Ornish diet, which is very high in carbohydrates but very low in fat.

The study randomly assigned a group of 311 overweight, post-menopausal, non-diabetic women one of the four diets. All attended weekly diet classes for eight weeks and were given books to follow. Their weight and metabolism were then checked for the following 10 months.

CHOLESTEROL AND BLOOD PRESSURE

Women assigned to the Atkins group lost an average of 10.4 pounds (4.7 kg) compared to 5.7 pounds (2.5 kg) for LEARN, 4.8 pounds (2.1 kg) for Ornish and 3.5 pounds (1.6 kg) for Zone, the study said.

The women on the Atkins diet also had the most improvements in terms of cholesterol and blood pressure, added the study published in this week's Journal of the American Medical Association.

The authors said some have worried that diets low in carbohydrates but high in total and saturated fat would cause cholesterol problems and increase the risk of heart disease.

"These concerns have not been substantiated in recent weight-loss diet trials," including the new research, the authors said.

Barry Sears, who developed the Zone diet, criticized the study as "bad science," saying details show the participants did not really follow the diet rules.

"The execution basically was fairly pathetic at best so the conclusions are jaded," he said in an interview. The way people followed the Atkins diet in the study, he said, is actually closer to the Zone's principles.

Study author Gardner, however, said one of the strengths of the $2 million project was that it mimicked real-world conditions, with participants preparing or buying all their own meals and not everyone following the diets exactly.

Gardner said the Atkins diet has "a very simple message. Get rid of all refined carbohydrates to lose weight," thus targeting the increasing consumption of refined sugars, such as high-fructose corn syrup.

He also said the Atkins diet is best at encouraging people to drink more water, and when people replace sweetened drinks with water, they do not generally eat more food.

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