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Saturday, 31 January 2009 |
By Roberto Garabell
 Don't you just love getting yourself pampered and spending one lazy afternoon at the spa getting a back rub? You'll be pleased to know then that there's a whole lot of ways you can give that back of yours a good treat. Take a pick at the following list of the popularly practiced massages today.
Aromatherapy is massage that makes use of scented oils to suit specific needs. The oils have different soothing effects like stress-relief, relaxation and invigoration, among others. Lavender is one of the most-commonly used and has a very lingering sweet scent.
Swedish is seemingly the most common massage type used. It employs the use of pressure on the muscle while lotion or oil is applied. Methods include circular movements, tapping, long strokes and kneading. This type increases blood circulation and eliminates toxins.
Shiatsu meanwhile uses the pressure of the fingers as well as the palms, elbows and knees to particular points of the body called "meridian", holding these points with a rhythmic pattern. It improves energy flow and helps the body regain balance.
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 31 January 2009 )
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Friday, 30 January 2009 |
By Joette Calabrese
 As a practitioner of homeopathy for the last many years, hence, an observer of human health, I say its time to refresh history. Upon listening to the rhetoric of the AMA, one might be convinced that our lives are richer, healthier and with greater longevity and wellness than in previous decades due to their members. It can be noted otherwise.
I have observed that many people lived well into their nineties and even older in pockets of American society in the eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth centuries. My home is in an old farming community in Western New York that was settled by Germans. There is a lovely cemetery nearby, chock full of head stones with dates as a testimony to prolonged endurance of the folks in my area. Since Ive been interested in the subject of longevity, Ive meandered through other cemeteries in rural areas and have made the same observation time and againpeople often lived into their late 80s, 90s and frequently over 100 in the last two centuries.
These were often not urban dwellers, but those who |
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Last Updated ( Friday, 30 January 2009 )
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Friday, 30 January 2009 |
By Roy Gutierrez
 Making the decision to start a weight loss program is very easy, but sticking to it long enough to make a real difference in your life can be very challenging. This is how a successful weight loss program should be approached. Do not make a decision based on short-term goals such as to lose weight. Make a commitment to get and stay healthy.
Poor health shows up on your body in many forms. Excess body fat is the symptom most of us see. Loss of energy, decreased libido, low muscle tone, poor flexibility and weak muscles are also symptoms of ill health in one form or another. When you address better health you will correct many of the causes of excess weight gain and improve both your short and long term health. These ten tips will get you healthier. Losing excess body fat will be one of the many benefits.
1. Always be mindful of what you are eating along with getting some form of daily exercise. You may already know that but it should become your mantra. The objective is to |
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Last Updated ( Friday, 30 January 2009 )
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Wednesday, 28 January 2009 |
By Joette Calabrese
 The subject of headaches is a vast one, but neednt be elusive. Homeopathy has a reputation for addressing headaches squarely without side effects and worsening of the person in general.
The first step in bringing the person to a better state of being is to stop taking analgesics. Tylenol, aspirin and their derivatives admittedly remove the pain, but only to suppress the illness and throw it into the future with greater vitality. Homeopathy, on the other hand, is reputed for not only relieving the headaches, but eliminating them permanently for the future. Homeopathy addresses all illness on an individual basis, so headache relief needs to be addressed in the same way.
Read through the following remedies and choose the best one for your situation. Then take a dose every hour until relief is sustained. When relief is at hand, stop. Lets look at the top remedies for this malady:
The first remedy to consider for headaches that are in the face is Kali Bichromium30. These headaches present above or between the eyebrows or |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 28 January 2009 )
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Tuesday, 27 January 2009 |
By suegold
 Nearly 50% of Americans residing in the United States use some type of vitamin or vitamin supplement ever day. Even though they may take vitamins, most are unaware of the fact that nearly 90% of the nutrients and minerals found in the vitamin isnt properly absorbed by the body, which means they are virtually watered down and most of their benefits proven to be not effective.
Almost all individuals who take vitamins use the pill form. Pills were once thought of to be the best, simply because they were the only vitamin sources. These days, liquid vitamins are much more effective, and people are starting to realize it. Although many use pills or chewable vitamins, they arent getting near the benefit they think they are.
Vitamins and supplements are very popular, especially for those who have active lifestyles and find it difficult to consume the necessary vitamins and minerals they need from the proper meals. Therefore, those with busy lifestyles turn to vitamins and supplements to give their bodies what it needs to carry out day to day activities. Even though you |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 27 January 2009 )
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Monday, 26 January 2009 |
By Dane Fletcher
 Apart from the outside, overtraining portends serious problems on the body's metabolism and sometimes fatally. Some of these hazards brought about by overtraining are mostly found within the metabolic system. They include muscle tearing, depletion of the cretin phosphate, accumulation of lactic acid, irreparable damage of the tendons and muscles that connect the joints and other important body organs. These adverse effects are usually permanent while some can be checked but could take time to heal as well as exposing one to one of the most excruciating pain one has ever been exposed to.
Overtraining is not a cup of steaming cappuccino; it is a serious hazard to the body and life of a bodybuilder due to the myriads of fatal effects experienced within the entire body, bringing about lethal irreparable damages upon the cells of muscles and tissues. The different overtraining instances are known and as a result can then be prevented through distinct ways. Any form of overtraining will increase the odds of specific doses of negative effects.
Most of the overtraining that involves cardio or even aerobics is worse and |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 26 January 2009 )
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Sunday, 25 January 2009 |
By Dane Fletcher
 Many bodybuilders fail to achieve there goals despite working hard in the gym. This is because although they are training intensely as required they fail to maintain a proper bodybuilder's diet. In fact the number one reason why many bodybuilders fail is because they are on a very wrong diet to begin with.
If you ask any body builder who has succeeded in attaining large muscles and at the same time maintaining a good body physique, they will probably tell you it has something to do with the nutrition they are taking. Even if you are just starting out in bodybuilding you still have to master the art of measuring, quantifying, and putting down each food take in your diet.
Only by mastering the errors many body builders make in terms of there nutrition can you be able to achieve true success in body building. Some of these errors have been listed below;
1. Eating A Lot
Many body builders are of the opinion that if they eat too much food they will be able to achieve muscle gain. This |
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 25 January 2009 )
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Saturday, 24 January 2009 |
By Joette Calabrese
 The holidays are the time for over eating and drinking. So what can we do to prepare? Have the following remedies on hand and then pass the turkey, potatoes, pie, and wine.
The best way to use these homeopathic remedies is to take one dose every 3-4 hours over the period of 1-2 days. When improved, stop.
1) When over eating has caused nausea that you wish would just produce vomiting to get it over with, then your remedy is Nux vomica 30.
2) Nux vominca is also a capitol choice for the proverbial hangover. It will end nausea and vomiting in relatively short order.
3) When relentless vomiting is the main symptom, try Ipecac 30.
4) When there is simple indigestion and over acidity, then Nat phos 6x can be taken every hour. Use in place of antacids.
5) For true food poisoning such that causes chills, stomach pains and anxiety then Arsenicum album 30 should be taken. This is best saved for when your turkey is tainted.
Try these tried and true homeopathic |
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 24 January 2009 )
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Friday, 23 January 2009 |
By Eric Johnson
 Stress is starting to move its way up the list of everyday killers that we never see coming. In today's crazy work world people are working hours and hours on end. You can ask yourself what that means to you and your life but I know to most of us it means less and less time to relax and way more time spent at the office.
When the body is under stress bad things happen. Arteries constrict and blood pressure sky rockets. You need to understand that while this does not cause permanent damage, if left unchecked the body can wreak havoc. You see, when this happens for several minutes or even a day it may not be that big of a deal.
But when these conditions persist for years or even just without a break, the body will start to seriously break down. When it comes to your career I'm sure like most of us you want to try to do as well as possible and hopefully get promoted to a better and higher position. What you don't know is that |
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Last Updated ( Friday, 23 January 2009 )
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Thursday, 22 January 2009 |
By suegold
 Your low startup home business may not have as much resources as your bigger competitors, but that doesn't mean you can't earn as much profit as they do. Use the creative marketing strategies below to make your business generate gigantic returns.
Take advantage of the holidays
Holidays give people a valid reason to spend more than usual and it's a reason that most grasp eagerly with both hands. You need to take advantage of this by offering special products, services, or promos.
Christmas, for instance, is the season of giving and as such, if your home business can offer products that make perfect Christmas gifts, your business is sure to enjoy fantastic sales during the holidays.
Valentine's Day, on the other hand, is a time for romance so you need to focus on pleasing customers not as individuals but as couples. Your strategies will be even more effective if your low startup home business can offer products with distinctive offers for boyfriends and girlfriends, engaged couples, and married couples. Consider as well those who are still in the dating stage as well as those who are planning to get back |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 22 January 2009 )
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Wednesday, 21 January 2009 |
By Joette Calabrese
 Yesterday, the Grecos thirteen year old son, Anthony, got sick. They had their parents wedding anniversary celebration at their house and he couldnt join in. He was dreadfully weak, had a whistley wheeze and every breath he took was painful. His eyes were drawn and pale and he was also nauseous. This was one of those illnesses that could easily have turned into bronchitis or worse. His mom had suffered frequent bouts of asthmatic bronchitis as a child and his dad, too, had such bouts as a youngster.
But, there is something different in Anthonys life than in most other children in the U.S. He has homeopathy as his method of healthcare. In fact, as a result of it, he has never had an aspirin, Tylenol or antibiotic in his thirteen years of life. He is a drug free kid. Had his parents adhered to the dictates of conventional medicine, Anthony wouldve been dragged to the doctors office for an antibiotic, analgesic, inhaler and perhaps a steroid just as the party was gathering for the celebration |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 21 January 2009 )
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Wednesday, 21 January 2009 |
By Joette Calabrese
 As a homeopathic consultant for many years, I find the inspiration of homeopaths before me to be of encouragement and worthy of emulation. Two great women stand as a beacon of light in our world of interest-group medicine that is so prevalent in todays world.
Dr. Dorothy Shepherd, my posthumous mentor, was an English medical doctor practicing in hospital clinics and emergency rooms after WW1. She used conventional methods learned in medical school, hospitals and clinics. Then, as luck would have it, she learned of homeopathy via veterinarians and homeopathic physicians abounding in England at the time. After putting her full attention to the study of this vast body of medical literature, she slowly began incorporating it into her daily practice in the emergency room and clinic where she worked.
As WW11 rolled around and trauma became a customary fair, she wholly depended on her new medicine entirely. Since Dr. Shepherd advanced to using homeopathy full time, she never reverted to the ways of old again. Having a full staff at her call, she taught and instructed them |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 21 January 2009 )
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Tuesday, 20 January 2009 |
By Joette Calabrese
 Homeopathy has a reputation throughout the world for addressing the most vicious and debilitating disease. Yet, it is often criticized by adherents to modern medicine for another reason. They say since homeopathy is made form extraordinary dilutions, that it cant have value. What is difficult for them to wrap their heads around is that there is blueprint in everything on this earth. Its inability to be seen doesnt eliminate its existence. Indeed, electricity cannot be seen and was not even measurable until relatively recently. Yet, it undeniably exits. Certainly, the criticism flung towards homeopathy regarding its tiny proportions is precisely the reason for its powerful ability.
Take Hypericum perf, for example. This remedy, in its undiluted, material form, is St. Jonns Wort. It is commonly known as an herb that is capable of calming nerves and reducing nerve pain, such as after dental drilling and injuries of nerve rich areas. It can be a powerful analgesic when given after a crushing blow to the fingers, toes or tail bone. However, when taken |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 20 January 2009 )
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Monday, 19 January 2009 |
By Joette Calabrese
 Conjunctivitis. Pinkeye. Eye infection. What ever you call it, it means the same thing: inflammation of the conjunctiva. It often troubles children, but adults can also be afflicted and it is very contagious. Yet, conjunctivitis is rarely serious. If subterraneous layers of the eye are affected, there is concern for deeper pathology, yet this is an uncommon occurrence. If viral in nature, no antibiotic will affect it and it will secrete clear and watery tears, while discharges that are colored thick, yellow or greenish, are bacterial. Even without treatment, most of these infections resolve within 10 days or so.
A worthwhile way to treat this illness is with the herb eyebright or Euphrasia. If purchased in alcohol as a tincture, it needs to be diluted 1:25. That is, one drop of tincture to 24 drops of warm water. This mixture is then dropped by an eye dropper directly into the eye. If this is not possible, a clean cloth dipped in the solution can be gently placed and squeezed into it.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 19 January 2009 )
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Sunday, 18 January 2009 |
By Joette Calabrese
 So this guy said: If you really want your blood pressure to go down to normal, you ought to go to a homeopath. Everyone at the party listened. Probably because many of them were on hypertension medication and wished they could get off. They were also interested because everyone knows homeopathy is an alternative and that means no side effects, no costly pharmaceutical bills and the potential for total relief. But I wonder if that guy and the others know that homeopathy is a medical method that has a world wide reputation for reducing both the systole and diastole of high blood pressure naturally? And that it doesnt require ceasing the present conventional drug? The person can take them simultaneously since homeopathy doesnt interfere with conventional meds. However, as this little party recognizes, high blood pressure medications frequently fail to show a benefit. This is a perfect opportunity for homeopathic remedies to make good. Once the remedy begins to act, it only makes sense to eliminate the drugs and continue on |
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 18 January 2009 )
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Saturday, 17 January 2009 |
By Joette Calabrese
 There are many hundreds of homeopathic remedies on the market today. Some of them are new to the scene, most have been around since the last century. Indeed, homeopathy has no gimmicks, no capricious ways. It is a solid rock of established medical thought. The compendium of its voluminous material medical is a result of the worlds great medical minds. But how can we ever hope to learn the myriad of remedies available? How can we expect to comprehend the intricacies and key notes of each of the remedies? The most valuable way to study homeopathy is to roll up your sleeves and dig in. I realize this sounds trite, however there are little techniques that Ive employed over the last 2 decades to polish my craft to a luster. Im happy to share them with you.
1) Break down your study into compartments. That is, dont look at the whole body of homeopathic literature (its voluminous), but rather the areas of most interest to you. Is it first aid? Pregnancy? |
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 17 January 2009 )
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Friday, 16 January 2009 |
By Joette Calabrese
 Yes. Homeopathy has no side effects. One of the great advantages in using homeopathy is that it offers gentle medicine that not only doesnt have side effects, but can even be used to eliminate the side effects a less superior medicine, such as drugs, creates.
Often, people new to homeopathy confuse side effects with aggravations. Allow me to clarify. An aggravation is an exacerbation of symptoms presenting shortly after taking a homeopathic remedy. An exacerbation of symptoms rarely occurs when a patient is in a highpitched state. That is, when the migraines are occurring, when the menses is flooding, when the arthritis is enflamed. And even less frequently occurs in the hands of an experienced homeopath. However, if indeed an aggravation ensues, it often occurs within the first few days of the first dose. It is the sign that the correct remedy has been chosen, but is dreaded by some patients. This is unfounded, since it is often fleeting. Most importantly, an experienced homeopath can keep an aggravation from occurring.
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Last Updated ( Friday, 16 January 2009 )
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Friday, 16 January 2009 |
By Joette Calabrese
 Homeopathy can be of good aid when burns are at hand. The best way is to have a homeopathy kit on hand so that instant assist can be achieved. External sprays, gels or drips, as well as internal methods, will be useful and will all work in tandem. Take the oral remedy every 2-4 hours and stop whenever there is improvement. External application should be reapplied as needed to keep the area moist and protected.
On a nutritional note, the daily intake of cod liver oil that supports the skin with vitamins A, D and E is very helpful. Instead of buying synthetic forms of these vitamins, it is more valuable and economical to take this time tested supplement. Begin taking cod liver oil internally after any burn and continue as a daily fare.
For first degree burns, including sunburn, Calendula salve or lotion will be useful in reducing pain and swelling. For this kind of burn, Urtica urens 30, taken internally, will aid in the pain and aid in the overall countenance of the sufferer. |
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Last Updated ( Friday, 16 January 2009 )
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Thursday, 15 January 2009 |
By Joette Calabrese
 The flu can be a trying time for someone new to homeopathy. It is worth the extra effort to learn the top several remedies. Once committed to memory, they will serve you well. There are several that are considered the most important. Below are only four, but worthy of our study.
Eupatorium works when the weather is warm and mild. The common botanical name for this remedy is boneset which gives an indication of its area of action. The symptom that is most telling is the strong pain that is suffered in the bones. The sufferer can find no comfortable position, as there is much agony as though the bed is too hard. Eupatorium is sometimes confused with Bryonia. The differential is that Bryonia remains still and quiet while Eupatorium thrashes in pain.
Bryonia is a common remedy for the flu. Look for indications such as desire for long , cold drinks that are interesting only on occasion. The person is weak, lethargic, sleepy and heavy. There is much perspiration and the person |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 15 January 2009 )
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Thursday, 15 January 2009 |
By Joette Calabrese
 Surgery. We love it; we hate it. It can be life threatening and it can be life saving. In the world of homeopathy, its a measure that we try to avoid as oft as possible since homeopathy often has the ability to eliminate the need for it. However, there are times in which it is inevitable and so homeopathy is still there in the ready.
The surgical protocol that will be discussed is both pre and post operative and is accepted world wide by homeopathic physicians. It is also the protocol used in homeopathic hospitals in the Netherlands, India, England and South America and was a mainstay of American hospitals until relatively recently.
Homeopathy is a two hundred year old medical method. In the US, it was considered a mainstay of 40% of the doctors and hospitals until the 1940s. Its demise came as a result of political in-fighting between medical factions, but today it is making a comeback in the US while it continues to thrive in Europe and India. It has the reputation for dealing |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 15 January 2009 )
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Wednesday, 14 January 2009 |
By dave Parry
 Now before you say anything, I do not call health supplements alternative as this implies instead of. It should be called COMPLEMENTARY as this means to work with conventional medicine.
There is a new outlook in health care today, with focus on Health prevention and wellness. The wellness concept targets the support of bodily systems and the enhancement of natural defences to prevent illness rather than masking its effects. Rising costs and problems with medical treatments have made people educate themselves on health issues. The growing awareness of wellness issues has empowered the average person to take control of his or her health, taking an active role.
With the start of this century, scientific and medical discoveries were made that revolutionized health care. These medical advances made it possible to treat many of the diseases that once threatened our quality of life. The use of antibiotics, analgesics, inoculations and other modern medicines produced amazing results.
However, while medicines helped millions of people, side effects have made many people look at complementary health and wellness. People have begun to educate themselves on health |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 14 January 2009 )
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Tuesday, 13 January 2009 |
By Gregg Forscher
 Lets learn how to breathe not only in abs workouts but all exercises. Breathing is an abs workout. You need your abs to help.
Place your hands around your ribs at the side or if you can your thumbs on either side of your spine at chest height with fingers spreading around to the front.
If you have a theraband wrap it flat around the bottom of your shoulder blades and hold it together with one hand in front.
Inhale through the nose slowly and feel the ribs expand sideways away from the spine. Try not to lift into the front of your chest or raise your shoulders.
All you want is the ribs expanding across the back and out sideways to get maximum air intake. This might be quite small at first if your rib muscles are not used to this. Does not matter. Keep at it. They will get stronger.
Raising your shoulders cuts off your windpipe. So keep them down. Try to pull them down from under your armpits.
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 13 January 2009 )
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