How to Prolong Your Carpet’s Life
Take a look at this before and after!
Nothing lasts forever but there are some things you can do to prolong the life of your carpet.
Grit and soils get trapped in the fibers and erode the fibers as you walk on them. If you can imagine a troop of tiny woodsmen clearing trees, you can understand what sandy grit does to the base of the carpet fibers.
Each footstep rubs the grit against the fibers, cutting away at them. Gradually fibers are weakened and destroyed. The carpet begins to look worn and tired. When carpet wears and needs replacement prematurely, money is wasted.
What can you do? First, vacuum regularly and be sure to use a quality vacuum cleaner wtih a beater bar that just barely tickles the upper end of the fibers. Clean up spots and spills before they have a chance to settle in the fibers, and have your carpets professionally cleaned at least once a year.
Take advantage of the Carpet Doctor’s Fall Special and keep your home clean, fresh, and help prolong the life of your carpets.
Call the Carpet Doctor at (716) 772-RUGS or visit online for more information.
You may have read a lot in the medical news about all the new and wonderful research that has been done with Vitamin D. But what is vitamin D? How can it help you? Should you be taking a vitamin D supplement?
Vitamin D is actually not a vitamin at all. It’s a hormone that your body makes when the skin is exposed to sunlight. After about 20 minutes of full sun exposure, your body converts the sunlight to about 2000 IUs (international units) of vitamin D.
With Fall approaching fast, our busy schedules, and the dangers of too much sun exposure, taking a vitamin D supplement might be a good way to make sure you are getting enough.
But why take vitamin D? You have probably heard that you need vitamin D to regulate the calcium levels in your blood and bones. But did you know that there are studies linking low vitamin D levels to multiple sclerosis and many different cancers?
Osteoporosis can be a scary diagnosis. It refers to having decreased bone density with can lead to weak bones and the possibility of fracture. This condition usually affects women. The National Osteoporosis Foundation suggests that adults under 50 take 400 to 800 IU daily and if you are over 50, take 800 to 1000 IU of vitamin D to help prevent this condition.
Multiple Sclerosis(MS) prevalence is higher in northern climates then it is at lower latitudes. Western New York happens to be a hot spot for this disease. Studies have shown a link between patients that get MS and low levels of vitamin D.
Since vitamin D also plays a role in regulating the immune system, it is easy to connect the dots to see why people who live in areas that do not always have a lot of sun get MS. Studies have not shown that low vitamin D levels means you will end up with MS, but they do show a strong association between the disease and vitamin D levels.
This disease also affects more of us women then it does men. Possible reasons for this is that men often spend more time outdoors and when they are outside they are less covered up and are not wearing make-up or lotions that contain sunscreen.
Low vitamin D levels are now being linked to HIV and many cancers. Ground breaking research on vitamin D is currently being conducted at our own Roswell Park Cancer Institute. The link between cancer and vitamin D is that vitamin D plays a role in cell differentiation and proliferation. Differentiation and proliferation are just a medical way of saying that it helps the cells mature to do what they are supposed to do and they grow at a normal rate. Cancer is just the opposite of that. Cancer cells are mutated and often immature cells that grow at a rapid rate creating tumors.
How do you know if you need to up your intake of vitamin D? Well, if you are taking a multivitamin, you are already getting about 400IU a day. According to Roswell Park, 400IU is not a dose that can change your blood levels. The amount in a multivitamin is what the government set as the standard to prevent diseases like rickets.
If you really want to know what your level is the standard is a simple blood test that can be done with all your other blood work. The 25 hydroxyvitamin D test will give you your level and it should be between 30 and 100. If it is low, talk to your doctor about how much you should be taking to increase it.
Keep in mind that there is such a principle as too much of a good thing. While it is hard to over dose on vitamin D taking too much can alter the amount of calcium circulating in your blood and hurt your kidneys.
Vitamin D has many far reaching effects that are not yet fully understood. Vitamin D is also speculated to be related to heart disease and Alzheimer’s disease.
A paper published in January in the journal of Medical Hypotheses, takes a reflective look at the link between gestational diabetes, fetal development and high blood pressure during pregnancy. Making sure you have normal vitamin D levels is an easy step towards wellness. Be proactive with the health of yourself and your family.
-Dr. Heather Mahley
Gasport Chiropractic & Wellness, PC
The Roy-Hart Business and Professional Association meets monthly on the second Wednesday of each month at 8 AM at Darrell’s Place Restaurant, 90 Telegraph Road, Middleport.
Any interested business owner is welcome to attend. You can also sign up to receive the organizations monthly notes delivered via email by contacting us.
To learn more about the RHBPA visit them on line. A membership form can be downloaded from this site and other information is posted there as well.
Terri is at the Hairitage Salon at 91 Telegraph Road in Middleport (right across the street from Darrell’s Place).
She has been making local folks look their best with her style and pair of scissors for a long time, and now she is at the Hairitage Salon.
You can call her there to make an appointment at (585) 205-1514 or you can stop by as Walk Ins are welcome.
Whether it’s a cut, set, perm, style or a special request, Terri is
ready for you, so come in and get your new look.
The Hairitage Salon, 91 Telegraph Road (Rt. 31), Middleport, NY 14105. Phone: (585) 205-1514
If you are like me, you might not be sure what Chiropractic is. You might even think it’s some mumbo-jumbo that doesn’t work or isn’t approved by the rest of the medical profession.
Not only did I find out that was incorrect, on all counts, treatments really helped me. My knees and back especially. I also learned a lot more about the body and how to keep mine healthy.
Still not sure? Read some testimonials from Gasport Chiropractic and Wellness website and you might get some additional insights. These are real local patients at the clinic who are sharing their experiences about their treatment and healing at Gasport Chiropractic and Wellness so that you can learn from them.
Whether it is a back problem, tightness from an old injury, problems with your spinal column, sore muscles, joints and many more issues, you may find relief with Chiropractic treatments. Learn more at GasportChiropractic.com.
Gasport Chiropractic, 4437 Main Street, Gasport NY. Phone (716) 772-2200.
The folks at Maedl’s Woodcrafts, who have years of experience in designing and building custom kitchens and cabinets, are getting pretty busy, so they want you to know that if you are in the market for an upgrade or a new kitchen, you need to get touch very soon.
In fact, if you would like your kitchen by the Holidays, you had better contact them NOW at (716) 735-7631 as the production schedule is filling up.
For years, Maedl’s have been creating beautiful and efficient custom kitchens and are known for their ability to provide a quality kitchen to fit your spaces and your tastes for about the same price as a “box store” so don’t settle for less – you may just be surprised at what you can get for your money.
Need to see more? Take a look at online webpage to learn more about Maedl’s Woodcrafts.
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Established in 1975, Maedl’s Woodcrafts has been building custom cabinets that are a perfect fit for your home and your budget. We take your investment seriously – don’t settle for chipboard, flakeboard or vinyl-coated simulated “wood” cabinets. Get the most for your dollars.
