Over the past decade we have become a nation of cell phone users, second only to Europe. More than 85 million Americans use a cell phone on daily basis. A large percentage of homes have now disconnected their land lines and only use cell and portable phones. While this is great news for the cell phone companies, there are some troubling facts you may not be aware of. Let’s look at some recent studies from the United States and other countries.

Are you one of 70 million Americans with chronic sleep and wakefulness disorder? A recent CDC (Centers for Disease Control) study showed that Americans are going to bed later and getting less sleep than 20 years ago. Why? In addition to watching late-night television, surfing the Web, or bringing work home from the office, most people simply don't have a clue about getting a good night’s sleep.

In the mid 1970s scientists discovered they could transfer genes from the DNA of one species into another species - a discovery that was originally heralded as a major scientific breakthrough. Some of the strange but interesting discoveries included creating frost-free tomatoes from a gene from an Arctic fish, pig noses that glow in the dark from a jellyfish gene, and round-up ready crops. While these discoveries sound like a way to prevent world hunger and possibly make the world a better place to live, let’s take another look.

If you are like me and millions of other Americans you've tried the Atkins Diet, the grapefruit diet, the South Beach Diet, the low carb diet, the Mediterranean Diet - and just about every diet you can think of. And you're still left with those stubborn 15-20 unwanted pounds.