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The American Cancer Society continues to urge women 40 and older to get a yearly mammogram. On average, mammography will detect about 80 percent to 90 percent of breast cancers in women without symptoms.

To help remind women about the vital importance of getting a yearly mammogram, the Society provides a free mammogram reminder tool at www.cancer.org/mammogramreminder where women can sign up to receive an e-mail reminding them to schedule their yearly mammography test.

Women can also visit www.cancer.org/mammovideo to watch real women share their feelings and experiences with getting a mammogram, as well as expert advice on risk factors and screening for breast cancer.

The American Cancer Society recommends yearly mammograms and clinical breast exams for women 40 and older, and a clinical breast examination at least once every three years for women between the ages of 20 and 39.

The Society also recommends MRIs for certain women at high risk. All women should be familiar with their breasts and report any changes to their doctor.

Death rates from breast cancer in the U.S. have been declining since 1990, due in large part to early detection. However, recent studies suggest that many women are scheduling mammograms later, not scheduling them yearly, or not receiving timely follow-up.

 A horse in England wandered into a swimming pool after getting drunk on fermented apples Tuesday, the Daily Mail reports.

The pony, nicknamed "Fat Boy," escaped his stable in Newquay, Cornwall, on Tuesday and became intoxicated after munching on fallen, rotten apples, the paper said. He then fell into Sarah Penhaligon's pool.

"I was terrified, but when I took a closer look, I realized it was a horse," she told the paper.

It took rescuers two hours to build hay steps to help the animal get out of the pool, the Daily Mail said.

I stumbled over this blog and was blown away.. How can people put that in their bodies? Ewww.

Karen Hanrahan Writes:

I teach a workshop titled Healthy Choices for Children. It's a class for parents seeking solutions to how to improve the way they eat. It's about the alternative food market, organics, and the top ten food additives to avoid and why, menu planning and more. It's a 3 session fabulously informative interactive class.

Below is my absolutely favorite prop.

People are always astounded when I share this.

I have used this as show and tell for a very long time.

This is a hamburger from McDonalds that I purchased in 1996.

That was 12 years ago.

Note that it looks exactly like it did the very day I bought it.

The flecks on the burger are crumbs from the bun.

The burger is starting to crumble a bit.

. People always ask me - what did you do to preserve it ?

Nothing - it preserved itself.

Ladies, Gentleman, and children alike - this is a chemical food. There is absolutely no nutrition here.

Not one ounce of food value. Or at least value for why we are eating in the first place.

The burger on the right, off the paper is a 2008 burger. I had to buy it to get the groovy paper and bag.

The meat is a tad darker, the bun a little less golden but in 12 years it will look exactly like that too.

Do you find this horrifying?

McDonalds fills an empty space in your belly. It does nothing to nourish the cell, it is not a nutritious food.

It is not a treat.

I marvel at how McDonalds has infiltrated our entire world. A hamburger here tastes exactly the same in China or some around the world place.

It's cloned.

Makes you wonder doesn't it?

K a r e n H a n r a h a n
Wellness Educator/Nutritional Consultant
Mentoring YOU to Health Success