Archive for October, 2009

October 22, 2009

Supplemental Income for Stay at Home Moms

Author: HealthNWealth

mom-working-at-homeMoms deserve our undying respect and admiration. After all, many of them find the time to excel at a full-time job while simultaneously raising healthy, well-adjusted children. For some working mothers, the daily commute and other aspects of a hectic work schedule begin to deflect too much attention away from the children. When that happens, it’s often best to seek alternate sources of income as a work at home mom.

The Internet is rife with promises of overnight success and limitless wealth, but one must be careful before investing money in a venture that seems too good to be true. The best way to discern between a promising opportunity and a fraud is to evaluate the worth of the product or service it’s trying to sell. The health and wellness industry will survive in any economic climate. For a genuinely lucrative opportunity, look to the stem cell supplement market.


October 8, 2009

Sources for a Stem Cell Transplant

Author: HealthNWealth

cord blood bankingPeople are naturally drawn to controversial topics in the news. The most scandalous, graphic stories are the ones that sell newspapers and generate online hits. As the old journalism saying goes, “If it bleeds, it leads.” Unfortunately, the same is true for stories focusing on the revolutionary implications of stem cells. Embryonic stem cell research hogs the spotlight, but it is not the venue that shows the most medical promise.

Hospital patients in need of a stem cell transplant can choose from three primary sources: bone marrow, circulating blood and umbilical cord blood. The latter can be donated immediately following childbirth through a process known as cord blood banking. Bone marrow and circulating blood stem cells exist in all healthy adults, and they have significant restorative powers that can improve one’s health.