Health and Fitness Special – TWiST #192

Join our new mailing list and be the first to learn about upcoming guests! Go to thisweekin.com/email. 0:00-2:45 Welcome everyone to the TWiST Health and Fitness devices special! 2:45-3:00 Help influence the structure and course of the show by joining the TWiST Backchannel Producers’ Program! Go to twistlist.co and become a part of the community today. 3:00-4:45 Thank you to Carbonite for sponsoring the show! Sign up for Carbonite Small Business then send your receipt to contests@thisweekin.com to enter to win a Macbook Air! 4:45-6:00 Today we have Ben Rubin of Zeo and Jason Jacobs of RunKeeper. 6:00-7:45 Let’s take a look at some health stats. Did you know that we spend 0B a year on healthcare costs related to obesity and lack of exercise? 10:00-11:00 Let’s take a look at the Zeo Sleep Manager. 11:00-12:00 How does the headband collect data? 12:00-14:00 Ben demos the Zeo app. 15:30-17:30 For a normal person, do they use it, then stop and only come back when they have problems? 17:30-18:30 Why isn’t sleep education mandatory? 18:30-20:45 Let’s take a look at the Withings WiFi Scale and Blood Pressure cuff. 20:45-23:00 Jason, when and why did you start RunKeeper? 25:00-27:30 Jason J. displays his RunKeeper dashboard. 27:30-32:30 Thank you to MailChimp for sponsoring the show. And congrats for reaching one million users! 32:30-33:30 Jason, how do you deal with a huge competitor like Nike? 33:30-35:00 Explain to us what the vision for the health graph is. 35:00-37:45 …
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Mind-Body-Spirit Medicine

Nearly half the US populations turns to complementary, alternative and integrative practices to maintain or improve their health. UCSF’s Dr. Kevin Barrows explores the concept of mindfulness in healing. Series: “UCSF Mini Medical School for the Public” [11/2007] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 13032]
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Alternative Therapies – Meditation 1 of 6 – BBC Health Documentary Series Alternative Therapies Join Kathy Sykes on a personal journey of exploration into the controversial world of alternative therapies. Are there lessons for mainstream medicine to be learned from these increasingly popular therapies? In a journey that takes her from Buddhist monks in Nepal, to brain labs in America – via yogic flying – Kathy investigates what cutting edge research can tell us about the ancient practice of meditation. Having learnt some basic meditation for herself at a monastery in the foothills of the Himalayas, Kathy sets off to find out what science can tell her about the experiences she’s had. Her investigation takes her down two routes — can meditation improve your body, and can it improve your mind? In the US she learns how her body responds when she meditates, and hears from a patient who believes the practice has given him his life back. From there, she journeys deeper into America, to a unique city which gathers together twice a day to meditate. She hears their claims for meditation’s health benefits, and is given a rare demonstration of yogic flying. But can meditation really deliver what its advocates claim? Weighing up the evidence is a challenge, and Kathy discovers just how difficult it is to get any definitive answers. But, back in the UK, she finds a form of meditation that is gaining some acceptance as a treatment. It is used in a new therapy for depression – and is …

IF AIR TRAVEL WORKED LIKE HEALTH CARE

FASTEN YOUR SEATBELTS–IT’S GOING TO BE A BUMPY FLIGHT.
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Health Begins at Home

Each year, hazards in the home cause millions of illnesses and injuries across the nation. Many can be prevented by keeping your home clean and well-maintained. Recognizing problems and correcting them can protect you and your family. In HEALTH BEGINS AT HOME, several common problems and simple solutions are discussed. Comments on this video are allowed in accordance with our comment policy: www.cdc.gov This video can also be viewed at www.cdc.gov
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Korea Sparkling

Tours and Unique Activities Sure To Leave Lasting Impressions! Everything about Korea’s travel destinations, events, performances, and leisure activities. Discover with this video brought to you by Best Destination Travel TV channel (www.BestDestination.com), travel guides and travel directory by Travelindex Network (www.travelindex.com).
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www.raileurope.com Comfort and Leisure aboard the TGV Train
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WakeUpNow — Compensation Plan Overview — Founder3 Made Eas.mp4

WakeUpNow has created a simple video explanation of the compensation plan. With three people that get three, WakeUpNow pays out up 50 per month. Watch this and learn how. WakeUpNow has many incredible benefits to its members. WakeUpNow also provides automated tax deduction software and financing software for its members. Members on average can save 0 a month. You want to talk about getting value for the money you spend, well here it is. WakeUpNow focuses on helping you get out of debt by saving money, making money and then managing your money to help you achieve financial freedom. If you are here because you want to make a few extra dollars, well with 3 people that get 3 people, WakeUpNow pays on average 00 per month! WakeUpNow also pays you for Merchants that you bring into the Merchant Program and also for direct retail sales. For more information, contact the person that sent you here. Thank you.
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This is the VOA Special English Economics Report , from voaspecialenglish.com | http Business is the most popular subject for international students in the United States. At last count, twenty-two percent of foreign students at American colleges and universities were studying business and management. The Institute of International Education in New York says engineering was the second most popular field.Thomas Cosse is a professor of marketing and business at the University of Richmond in Virginia. He says international students who want to study business need to have good English skills. At the same time, native English speakers who work with foreign companies may need to learn some new communication skills themselves. This is because the world has more non-native speakers of English than native speakers. At the University of Richmond, teams of graduate students work with companies seeking to enter the American market. The students learn about writing market entry studies. The reports are written in English. But Professor Cosse tells his students to consider who will read them. He said his students have to write the report so that it can be understood by someone who is an English speaker but not a native English speaker. For example, he tells his students to avoid jargon and other specialized terms that people might not know in their own language. This can be good advice even when writing for other native speakers. But effective communication involves more than just words …
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Failures of Financial Regulators Explained by Former Reagan Nominee

Professor James Barth was an appointee of Presidents Ronald Reagan and George HW Bush as chief economist of the Office of Thrift Supervision and previously the Federal Home Loan Bank Board. He is now the Lowder Eminent Scholar in Finance at Auburn University and a Senior Fellow at the Milken Institute. In this interview, Cenk and Dr. Barth discuss how shortcomings of financial regulators contributed to the 2008 financial crisis, and what to expect in the future given the current state of affairs. Dr. Barth also offers a unique prescription rooted in the ideas of James Madison. Find out more about James Barth here: www.business.auburn.edu and about the Milken Institute at their home page: www.milkeninstitute.org

Battle of the Brick, Built for Combat (Complete Film)(Lego Halo Animation)

In this epic game of capture the flag, the blue and red team fight on the shores of Zanzibar. Setting the record for the longest and most elaborate brick-film ever made based on Halo, this film is the accomplishment of over 6 years of production and hundreds of dollars worth of bricks. www.youtube.com/kooberz www.facebook.com/kooberzstudios www.twitter.com/kooberz “Battle of the Brick, Built for Combat” was created under Microsoft’s “Game Content Usage Rules” using assets from Halo 1, Halo 2, Halo 3, Halo Reach, Halo ODST, Halo Wars, and Halo Legends. © Microsoft Corporation. www.xbox.com
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Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Ayurvedic Medicine

Nearly half the US populations turns to complementary, alternative and integrative practices to maintain or improve their health. UCSF’s Dr. Sudha Prathikanti explores Ayurvedic medicine, ancient wisdom for modern times. Ayurvedic medicine aims to integrate and balance the body, mind, and spirit. Series: “UCSF Mini Medical School for the Public” [12/2007] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 13107]

The Prince and The Crown of Stone – A CFSI children’s Animation Movie

This children film is popular in children films genre. Kids will have fun watching this film.This Film is produced by Children’s Film Society, India (CFSI). Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com Spoilt Prince Hironmoy of Hirokpur has run away from his father, the powerful King Rudrapratap. A wise teacher’s stories about good kingship inspires the little prince and he leaves his palace determined to dispense justice among his people. But things take an ominous turn when he is captured, and mistaken for an ordinary boy, taken down to the diamond mines owned by none other than his cruel father himself, and put to work with the other helpless subjects of his kingdom. Now the teacher who is himself enslaved in the mines, must save the little prince and in the process, open the pitiless King’s eyes to reality…