One respondent felt that having members only pay for the months they used was a punishment for the facility: “Why should clubs be ‘punished’ for lack of member usage? I think clubs should have programs in place to assist in member retention. But if we withhold income from a club based on attendance, too many clubs will have to close…. During months when members may be on vacation or working extra hours and are not making the commitment to themselves, it is not the fault of the facility.”

Some respondents took the question as a month-to-month versus contract situation. Says one such person, “I believe all clubs should operate on a contract basis, and members should pay the months under contract even if they don’t use them….By maintaining regular hours, upkeeping equipment and providing service, we have fulfilled our part of their contract. In order to save grace with our members, we do have an extension clause in our contracts. If a member informs us if they are going out of town or has a medical emergency, and as long as they pay the dues as stated in their contract, we will give that time back to them. Regulation is the key, and only members who inform us in writing ahead of time have the ability to use this option.”

Another facility operator also sees this as a contract situation: “…I have watched as major club operators have jumped on the month-to-month bandwagon. I feel it has been a detriment to our industry. The major reason is the ‘low ball’ price tag for their programs.

They cannot be selling the benefits of exercise; it is price-motivated! Of course, I know I will get a lot of detractors to my position, statements like, ‘With a month-to-month membership, you have to earn the members’ business every day, etc.’ But that is equally true with a term membership, especially if you are competing against a company selling the month-to-month. Why? Because 50 percent of all new sales come from member referrals….For us, [term contracts] just make good business sense.”

In addition, scientists say when humans speak to other humans, it raises their blood pressure. But when humans speak to a dog, cat or other companion animal (the politically correct term for pet), it actually lowers the person’s blood pressure. This may explain why stutterers stutter less when they speak to a pet than when they speak to another human. Studies also show that people with heart conditions live longer when they have a pet to care for.

There’s no question that going out for a walk or run with your dog is going to be good for both of you, too,” says LaFarge. “Humans have always coexisted with companion animals — probably because it makes us feels good.”

5. Bubbble, Bubble, Get Rid of Trouble
Cook up a pot of soup. Hot soup is the king of comfort food. There’s nothing like sitting down to a big bowl of the tasty steaming stuff. But eating it is just half of the experience. Cooking up a big pot of chicken noodle or hearty vegetable soup can be a soothing and satisfying way to beat stress, too, says Missouri-born-and-raised food writer Sylvia Carter, a food columnist for Newsday, the Long Island daily newspaper. Carter also is a regular contributor to several women’s magazines and is a recipe tester for cookbooks.

“Soup is flexible,” she says. “You don’t have to rush around gathering up exotic ingredients. Check the vegetable crisper. Look in the pantry. Dig out the potatoes and onions. You can get along with whatever you have on hand. Almost everything you don’t have, you don’t need. There are only five things you shouldn’t use to make soup — Jell-O, cranberry sauce, cottage cheese, olives and mayonnaise. But you can use just about anything else you like.”

She continues, “Chopping up the vegetables can be very satisfying. It makes you feel useful because you’re getting results immediately — it’s instant gratification. You also connect with nature when you make soup. Look at the beautiful colors of the vegetables and smell the wonderful fragrances.”

The secret to really good soup, she says, is to first saute or pan roast the ingredients before adding them to the broth — homemade or canned.

“As your soup simmers on the stove, it smells great. And in a very little while you’ve created something wonderful,” Carter says. “But there’s even more to it. When you make soup, you gather around you all the good cooks in your life — your friends, your family — people who shared with you their recipes, tips and advice. You reconnect with them over the soup pot because soup-making is really the sum total of your life experience.”

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A.Antibiotics may cause diarrhea. Sometimes this occurs as a side effect of the medication; it will stop when the medication is discontinued.

Antibiotics may also cause a type of colitis (inflammation of the colon) due to an infection from the toxin of a bacteria called Clostridium difficile. It is not clear why some antibiotics cause this infection, nor why only some people get it.

A.If you have diarrhea that has started while you are taking an antibiotic or right after you have stopped, see or call your doctor so you can be evaluated. The infection can usually be easily treated.

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