Saving Money: Reducing Heating And Cooling Costs

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Energy costs are increasing and the biggest energy users is your air conditioner and furnace. This video reviews R-values for windows, doors, walls, and attics, and why air conditioners and furnaces can struggle to keep you cool or warm.

In this video:

• Increasing electricity usage and cost. 00:44
• Electrical vampires. 1:31
• How your air conditioner works. 2:20
• Delta-T and energy use. 3:32
• Home orientation. 6:01
• Increasing door and window energy efficiency. 6:31
• Increasing attic and wall energy efficiency. 9:40

Sweet Fruit Versus Sugar

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Millions of people on low card diets avoid sweet fruits like bananas, apples, and oranges due to their relatively high sugar content. Some low card diets like keto limit carbs to 5% of total calories or 50 grams a day. Fruit has numerous health benefits with studies showing people who eat fruit versus high sugar processed foods have a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

This video compares the nutritional benefits of sweet fruit versus refined sugars.

In This Video:

• Natural versus refined sugars. 00:38
• Sweet fruit versus sugar. 1:38
• Can diabetics eat sweet fruit? 3:12

Marketing Tricks: Doctor Developed Supplements

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In the U.S., dietary supplements is a $70 billion a year business. With thousands of varieties it can be confusing knowing which are beneficial and which are worthless or simply have a placebo effect. A growing trend is doctor developed dietary supplements. While ads state they are clinically tested, or use clinically tested ingredients, and proven to work, most supplements provide little or no health benefits. Unless verified by a third party, doctor developed supplements can be lower quality and cost more than verified supplements. After all, the cost of advertising their supplements is included in the price.

In This Video:

• Practicing supplemental nutrition. 00:53
• Supplements for your health or your money? 1:51
• Clinically tested on people, animals, or test tubes? 3:22
• Unverified potency and efficacy. 5:18
• Number 1 compared to what? 5:52
• Unproven Supplements For Chronic Conditions. 6:23

Sugar Vs. High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS)

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Both added sugar (sucrose) and high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) are controversial carbohydrates. Both are a disaccharide of fructose and glucose. Is added sugar healthier than high fructose corn syrup or should both be limited for a healthy diet and less risk of developing type 2 diabetes?

In This Video:

• What is sugar? 00:42
• What is high fructose corn syrup? 1:54
• Genetically modified sugar and HFCS. 3:09
• Sugar health benefits. 3:57
• Sugar health risks. 4:41

Why Free Products And Services Are Not Free

Most people love free products and services. Businesses offering them usually make money. After all, that is why a company is in business. Truly free products and services are a thing of the past. Today, free comes with hidden fees or auto-refill making them anything but free.

In this video:

• Why free is rarely free. 00:39
• Almost free shipping. 1:43
• Almost free samples and products. 2:20
• Almost free installation. 3:14
• Almost free income tax preparation and filing. 4:11
• Free financial account consolidation. 4:41

Non-Dietary Weight Gain

Most people associate weight gain with diets providing too many calories. The excess weight is mostly body fat. But, some people gain weight eating a healthy diet. And, dieting may not be the answer for losing the excess weight.

In This Video:

• DNA and weight gain. 00:49
• Under active thyroid (hypothyroidism). 2:09
• Hormone level changes. 2:44
• Edema and congestive heart failure. 3:22
• Prescription and over-the-counter drugs. 4:38
• Healthy versus ideal weigh. 5:13

Collecting And Selling Your Personal Information: Terms Of Use & Privacy

Most apps and websites come with Terms of Use and Privacy Policies. Most users accept these legal documents without reading them.

Ignoring Privacy policies can increase the risk of identity theft for you, your family, and your friends by allowing unrestricted access to your photo album and contacts. Collecting and selling personal information is a $400 billion a year industry.

Terms of Use can ban a jury trial for damages, including death, by imposing binding arbitration,

In this video:

• What are app Terms Of Use? 00:39
• What are app App Privacy Polices? 2:33
• Privacy and smart devices 3:41
• Don’t like our terms, don’t use our product or service! 5:50

Use Light Colors To Lower Cooling Costs

Your roof and wall colors can increase or decrease your summer electric bills. In hot areas, light colored roofs and wall reduce heat gain and the amount of electricity needed to cool your home during the day.

In this video:

• What affects summer electric bills. 00:32
• How exterior colors affect summer air conditioning costs. 1:38

Gut Pain? Gluten Or FODMAPS?

There are many causes of gut pain. Symptoms associated with wheat flour gluten may be caused by indigestible sugars (FODMAPS).

In This Video:

• Protein, gluten and wheat allergy. 00:36
• FODMAPs, sugar, and carbohydrates. 2:10

Related Video: High And Low FODMAP Foods, https://youtu.be/Vz7ZogVbYBw

Reducing Indoor Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC)

Reducing Indoor Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC)

What are volatile organic compounds, their health risks, and how to reduce indoor VOCs including which air filters work and which do not.

In this video:

• What are volatile organic compounds? 00:41
• VOC health risks. 1:59
• VOC exposure symptoms. 2:43
• VOC versus TVOC. 3:32
• Reducing VOC exposure. 4:30

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