Holistic Health Nation
 
HHN021 Triple Tax Savings with Your HSA
 
Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) are good, but did you know they can save you on taxes three times!  Find out how in this podcast.  Also, more news than we thought possible:  stomach removal, double mastectomies, tofu burger recipe, a search engine for Health, and lots more!  Plus, I get interviewed by the Acupuncture Association of Colorado and Alternative Medicine magazine.
 
 
SPONSOR:  This podcast brought to you by the book “Health Insurance off the Grid,” your guide to affording the holistic lifestyle.
 
Resources:
  1.   11 cousins have stomachs removed (is this story really true??)
  2.   Women opting for double mastectomies to prevent breast cancer (this really is true)
  3.   Healia search engine - only results from qualified medical institutions
  4.   Netscape's beta news site - user-generated headlines and voting on the best stories makes them rise to the top
  5.   Digg.com - the technology Website that Netscape's concept is based on
  6.   Spirituality and Health magazine (the article isn't up yet - but this is a great magazine) - they reviewed my book - you need to register for free to see it
  7.   Rudolf Steiner and his philosophy of anthroposophy - here is  one of his books
  8.   Clinical study from Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology showing better results at Steiner schools for children and allergies
  9.   Alternative Medicine magazine will quote me in the July issue, featuring various solutions to health insurance and holistic healthcare
  10.   AlternativeInsurance.com - a health insurance agent (Steve Gorman) covering California and Ohio who puts together packages favoring the consumer who wants to use alternative medicine as much as possible (he loves my book, by the way!)
  11.   I'll be doing a retrospective show in Episode #26 coming up, with summaries of all the previous shows - this will be an easy way for you to see which of the old shows you want to listen to. Coming soon!
  12.   Here are notes from Jody's comments in listener feedback
  13.   Side Effects the movie - about the pharmaceutical industry’s profit motive
  14.   Celestine Prophecy the movie - about nine insights into a spiritual life - it's a good story as well as good advice
  15.   Future Talk podcast, interesting radio show about new age topics
  16.   Amber MacArthur's technology podcasts and TV shows
  17.   Adam Curry - the "Podfather" and podcaster of the Daily Source Code
  18.   Amazon Fishbowl - Internet TV-style talk show hosted by Bill Maher
  19.   Web 2.0 - Jody referred to this new type of technology - this Website offers an explanation of what it is
  20.   Open source software - an explanation
  21.   Harmony House Wellness Center in Powell, Ohio
  22.   U.S. Treasury Website on Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) - the definitive source of information
  23.   My short article on Triple Tax Savings with Your HSA
  24.   Best place I've found (so far) to invest your HSA
using mutual funds, bonds or stocks -  HSA Trustee Services
  1.   My book - Health Insurance Off the Grid - A Wonderful Way to Use Alternative Medicine and Save Money on Insurance Using the New Health Savings Account
  2.   Enigma - MCMXC A.D. - the music group that combines Gregorian chant with dance music (not podsafe)
  3.   Deep Forest - combines African tribal music with dance (not podsafe)
  4.   Big Ideas podcast - featuring lectures from luminaries - produced by TV Ontario (find the little orange XML tag to subscribe)
  5.   And finally...Here’s the tofu burger recipe (with my additions):
  6.   1/4 cup arame or other dark sea green, like kombu or wakame
  7.   1 bunch scallions
  8.   1.5 pounds firm tofu, patted dry
  9.   1/2 cup panko crumbs or fresh bread crumbs
  10.   1/4 cup toasted sesame seeds
  11.   1 T  turmeric
  12.   2 T soy sauce
  13.   2 t  dark sesame oil
  14.   salt and freshly ground black pepper
  15.   2-3 T peanut oil
  16.   Pour boiling water over arame, soak for 2 minutes. Drain well. Put scallions in food processor, pulse until minced. Transfer to large bowl. Put arame and half the tofu into processor, pulse until just crumbled. Add to bowl.
  17.   Put remaining tofu into processor, let it run until tofu is smooth. Add to bowl with crumbs, sesame seeds, soy sauce, sesame oil, a little salt, lots of pepper and turmeric. Stir well to combine. Form into patties. Let rest a few minutes.
  18.   Put into large oiled nonstick skillet or your Flavor Wave oven (!!).  Cook, undisturbed as much as possible until browned on both sides. Serve on buns with mustard, chutney and/or relish.  Serves 4.
  19.   Frappr map for Holistic Health Nation - please put a flag for your town, then let me know by e-mailing me at darylkulak@mac.com and I will send you a free e-Book called “Lessons from Miracle Doctors”  (177 pages) written by Dr. Jon Barron, the best nutrition resource I’ve ever read.
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Songs:
  1.   Crowe Jam - Charlie Crowe
  2.   Release Me - Farewell Redemption
  3.   Green Rainbow - Lunar Drive (buy it now)
 
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Wednesday, June 21, 2006
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