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As of the writing of this article, May 16, 2005, we are all
almost 5 months into our New Year's Resolutions.

Are you skinny yet?

Did you find your six-pack?

Does your butt look like you wanted it to in those jeans?

For a lot of you, the answers to these questions are going to
be "No, No, and, I took the jeans back to the store".

Why? You are a victim of the Fitness Wars, that's why. Your
Girth is winning out over your Resolution, and you are probably
more frustrated now than you were when you started!

Is there some master conspiracy that is keeping you from
getting in shape? Do the rules of energy in vs. energy out not
apply to you? Are you in a fat-loss vacuum where the normal
laws of weight loss don't work?

Of course not. Yet, you still can't lose the bodyfat, and it is
likely because you are simply confused.

If you are like most people, you have gotten fitness advice
from the radio, TV, friends, family members, magazines, maybe
even a Personal Trainer. Who had the most to gain from giving
you fitness advice?

The radio, TV, magazines, and even your trainer are all
interested in getting paid for handing out advice to you. Does
that make them the most qualified to help you? With the
possible exception of your personal trainer, no, it really
doesn't.

What about your friends and family? Let's answer this question
first: Was the person who gave you the advice in good shape? If
not, then the point of that question should be clear!

Fitness Wars - all of these different people and agencies
trying to get you to do something or buy something.

How about a little thing that some people like to call "Back to
Basics"? Prepare Thyself! You are about to be shown the true
secrets to fitness success!!

1. Proper Nutrition. For those of you who don't know what that
is, a good rule of thumb is that if man made it, don't eat it!
If that isn't enough information for you, then consult a
professional nutritionist, or do free research online. If you
pay a professional, make sure they are properly credentialed.
If you do the research yourself, don't believe what you find if
that site is obviously more interested in your money than in
your health.

2. Eat 5 to 6 small meals a day. You say that you've heard this
a thousand times already? Well, that should tell you something -
it works! Your body is a calorie burning machine. If you are an
average female, you can only burn about 300 calories at a time.
An average male can burn about 400. It doesn't matter how much
you exercise - if you eat more than that during any one
sitting, some of it is going to be stored as bodyfat.

3. Exercise - at least 60 minutes a day. It doesn't matter what
the magazines say, or what you hear on the "1-Second Abs"
commercial, or who tells you anything else. Exercise - at least
60 minutes a day. It bears repeating, so feel free at this time
to keep saying it out loud until you feel that you have it
memorized.

4. Believe. This final step is really the most important. Most
people have self-limiting beliefs. In a nutshell, that means
that no matter how much education or assistance that they
receive, they don't BELIEVE that they can lose weight! Let's
see…. how does that saying go? "Whether you think you can, or
think you can't, you're right!" Believe it can happen, because
it can. Then you will be only 3 short steps away from success.


Wow, what a revelation this article has been! In fewer words
than it takes to list the dozens of unhealthy circumstances and
afflictions related to being overweight, you have just been
given a guaranteed 4-step system for fitness success!

Are you willing to take care of yourself and finally meet those
fitness goals, or do you have another 5 months to waste?

Do yourself this one small favor. Count to four, beat the
Girth, and remember that January 1st is just another day!


About The Author: Aaron Potts is a Personal Trainer and Fitness
Success Coach whose customers include both consumers as well as
other fitness professionals. Sign up for his free Fitness
Journal at http://www.fitnessdestinations.com or visit his
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Of all the medicinal components made naturally in fruits and
vegetables, there's one specific fruit that has paved its way
into millions of peoples lives. There are literally millions of
varieties of plants and botanicals in the world, yet only the
mangosteen fruit holds the honor of being referred to as the
"Queen of Fruits."

Unlike most fruits and vegetables that are available any time of
year, mangosteen is harvested only 2 times each year, each time
causing the crowded marketplaces to break out in celebration.

This fruit is about the size of a tangerine, the ripe mangosteen
has a smooth, dark purple rind encasing snow-white fruit. Matter
of fact there are more vitamin supplements found in mangosteen
than is 8 other different kinds of fruits combined. Found in
south east asia deep in the rain forest, it is the single most
fruit that possesses three components: The pericarp (rind),
seeds, and the pulp (sweet inner fruit). Xanthones and
polysaccharides (the medicinally active ingredients) are
concentrated in the pericarp of the mangosteen fruit. The
xanthones and polysaccharides are found in the pulp but in
lower concentrations.

For this reason, the pericarp is a very important part of the
preparation. There have been over 40 xanthones identified in the
pericarp, representing 25% of all known xanthones.

Recently I was speaking with a friend of mine, who told me of her
severe arthritis pain. The weather always made a big impact on
her arthritis acting up especially when cold air was present. She
made an astonishing announcement one day while we were eating
lunch and said that she had tried many different medications to
combat her arthritis, but a "wonder drink" had taken her pain
away.

I immediately asked her what she was taking to make her feel this
way, and she informed me about mangosteen. She told all about how
she was now able to move all her joints without feeling pain
everytime. Matter of fact, she was looking forward to returning
home after we finished lunch to work in her garden.

What is amazing is that the Mangosteen which, by the way, has
no connection with the mango, has never been utilized for its
multiple health benefits in North America or Europe despite
its history and popularity as a folk remedy in Asia and South
America. Until recently, it has been one of Nature's best kept
secrets.

For centuries the traditional medical healers of India, China,
Malaysia, Thailand the Philippines and Vietnam have employed
Mangosteen for its health benefits. In the last 150 years the
plant has been transported to Africa, the Caribbean, Australia
and South America where both researchers and medical
practitioners alike have studied and utilized its healing and
protective properties.

XanGo™ is the first commercial product to feature the entire
fruit and complete nutrition of the whole mangosteen fruit.
XanGo™ is an exciting new category creator, unleashing a new
superstar in the world of dietary heath supplements. XanGo™ is
also the name of the company who markets this new functional,
nutritional beverage. XanGo™ is located in Draper, Utah, just
south of Salt Lake City. XanGo™ is a proprietary formulation
featuring mangosteen whole fruit puree, utilizing all the
xanthone-laden components of the fruit. The result is a heavenly
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Considering an elliptical trainer? Wondering how an elliptical
trainer can benefit you?

If you're trying to decide between an elliptical trainer and
another piece of exercise equipment, here are the top 5 unique
elliptical trainer benefits to help you decide:

·  No Impact:

Recently my 60-year-old mother tried my elliptical trainer and
she was shocked at how easy it felt on her joints (she's a
regular treadmill user).

Elliptical trainer workouts are safe on the joints and provide
a no impact workout (as opposed to a treadmill where you feet
hit the deck with every step).  This is ideal for people with
back, knee, hips and joint problems as well as older people
looking for a no-impact workout.

·  Weight-Bearing Exercise:

While using an elliptical machine gives you a no-impact
workout, the resistance exercise still helps to build bone
density and fight off osteoporosis.

As well, weight bearing exercise helps you burn calories much
more efficiently (and keeps your calorie burn high for several
hours after a workout)

·  Saves Time

Because most elliptical trainers incorporate upper body arms,
elliptical workouts tend to involve the whole body and give you
an overall better workout - meaning you burn more calories in
less time. That's always a benefit.

Elliptical trainers have also been proven to offer a lower
'Perceived Rate of Exertion' when working out.  This means that
you're doing more work and burning more calories while feeling
like you put out less effort.

·  Fights Boredom & Great For Crosstraining

Because elliptical trainers are a mix between the treadmill and
a stair climber you have a great opportunity to cross-train.

I was actually shocked when, after using my elliptical for a
month, I could easily climb a very steep hill that had almost
wiped me out before.  My fitness level had skyrocketed and I
didn't even know it.

Plus, the fact that you can move backwards on an elliptical as
well as download workout programs from the Internet (with iFit
compatibility that many ellipticals offer), you won't get bored
easily.  That means more workouts and more calories burned!

·  Space Efficient

Most elliptical trainers are smaller than a treadmill and can
be more easily moved to clean or to store away when company is
coming.  If you are cramped for space or have a smaller home
gym, an elliptical trainer can be a great way to save space
while getting an overall body workout

So those are some of the most prevalent benefits of using an
elliptical trainer.  Keep in mind that elliptical trainers are
not for everyone.  However they do offer some great workout
features that would benefit any athlete - from beginner to
elite!


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Relax Into Health
Copyright 2005 Wayne McDonald

I’d like to share a little secret about relaxation
techniques for athletes (or health-minded people that
workout) and anyone that wants to feel more focused, calm,
healthy and peaceful.

But first, let’s define relaxation techniques, or more
specifically, meditation. To begin, it’s not necessary to
be a Zen master to learn meditation. Anyone can jump-in at
any time and start meditating. You should put any
expectations aside; do not try to force the outcome; don’t
try to over-analyze "what meditation is"; and in general,
just turn-off the brain and be in the moment. When
meditating it is not necessary to blank out your mind or
chase thoughts away. You’ll learn that as you progress with
meditation, your mind will become quieter. Sit comfortably,
with your spine reasonably straight. You can rest against a
chair, a wall or headboard. Your hands can rest comfortably
at your side or on your lap. Your legs can also be in any
comfortable position (crossing them or any complicated
pretzel position is not necessary). Overall, allow your
body to sit comfortably so your body-mind-spirit can be
open to relax.

There are different types of meditations that you can use
in your daily practice. Here are a few:

* Mindfulness - A process focusing on physical sensations
and being present of the moment. It is being attentive to
the sensory information entering your mind through your
five senses. Beneficial to athletes, people in body pain or
someone with a health challenge, dieters and overall for
body awareness.

* Visualization - This process creates in the mind specific
places or situations, such as a green forest or the calming
waves of the ocean. This can be used for goal setting or
for quieting the mind.

* Breath mediation - A process focusing on the rhythm of
breathing.

* Walking meditation - This Zen Buddhist form of meditation
focuses on the sensation of the feet against the ground.
Some people have discovered its benefits without realizing
it was meditative. Pacing back and forth can be very
calming on the mind.

This next meditation I strongly recommend learning first.
In fact, I do a "sandwich" - I start with grounding then
one of the meditations listed above and end my meditation
practice with grounding.

Grounding - This process is being fully present mentally
and emotionally and will help you feel more centered and
focused. Practicing grounding will put you in control of
your environment and focus your energies in your daily
routine. Anyone learning meditation for the first time will
gain great benefits by practicing grounding on a daily
basis.

The Tree Meditation is the simplest exercise to feel more
relaxed and energized. Yes, you can actually experience
both of these at the same time! Familiarize yourself with
this meditation by reading it two or three times and then
begin. If you want, you can set a timer for ten minutes.

* Close your eyes and breathe in calmly. Each breath,
imagine sipping air with a straw.
* Breathe in --- slow --- and relaxed.
* Imagine a beautiful, majestic tree. As you think of this
tree, breathing in more relaxed, imagine YOU are the tree.
With each calming breath your spine lengthens.  See your
body as the trunk of the tree; and as you continue
breathing down from your head to your spine, down to your
hips ---continue breathing down, feeling more relaxed and
calm; down your legs --- your feet ---supporting you like
the trunk of the tree.
* As you continue breathing, imagine healthy strong roots
extending from the bottom of your feet. Your roots extend
deep into Mother Earth, anchoring your body. You’re
healthy-whole-and complete; fully supported as you breathe
deep into the earth. You are a beautiful tree; you feel
strong, solid and fully grounded where you are.
* Continue relaxing and breathing. When you are ready, come
back to the present --- alert, confident and fully
energized.

The last type of meditation is Transcendental. This is a
specific type of meditation that must be learned from a
certified teacher of the Transcendental Meditation program.
Introduced in the late 1950s, this meditation focuses on a
mantra (a sound, word or phrase that is repeated over and
over, either aloud, as a chant or silently).

Studies of relaxation techniques have shown overall
improvements of the body-mind connection for athletes and
many health benefits for individuals. Taking the time to
meditate and quiet our mind gives us the time to pause in
our daily lives. It is the greatest power we hold, to be in
the moment, alive and aware of our surroundings and our
body. Relaxation gives us time to better organize our day,
focus our energy and work more efficiently.

Start your meditation practice in the morning for ten to
fifteen minutes. Many of the types of meditations -
Grounding, Mindfulness, Visualization, Breath, Walking or
Transcendental - can be done at home, work or
out-and-about. There are hundreds of meditations to match
the needs of the individual or to meet a specific purpose.
You can find meditations online, in books, on CD and by
taking a class. Over time you will have increased
self-esteem and self-confidence; greater creativity; a
greater ability to problem solve; and a more calming effect
on your surroundings and the people you interact with.


About the Author:

Wayne McDonald is the author of "Relax Into Health" - a
comprehensive guide to completely relax your body in five
minutes. He is the founder of
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Article Title: For Women: Why Ice Is Nice
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For Women: Why Ice Is Nice

Ice therapy is a women's best friend.  Really!  I'm not kidding.
When it comes to alternative medicine, using ice is an easy, drug-
free and inexpensive therapy right out of your freezer.  The simple
technique of `icing' is used to lessen pain and decrease
inflammation, but it has many more uses, particularly for women.

Injury treatment -- For sports and overuse injuries. R.I.C.E. therapy
(rest-ice-compression-elevation) is the recommended method to treat
muscle and joint pain, strains and sprains. Many athletes also use
ice therapy as preventative treatment after a workout. Did you know
that women's risk of developing ACL injuries is four times greater
then men?  Always have ice therapy on hand after a marathon or off
the slopes, in case your anterior cruciated ligament decides now's
the time to act up.

Comfort back pain -- Forty-one percent, or 10 million women a year,
suffer from back pain.  The major causes for women's back pain are
housework and gardening.  Cool lower back pain with ice therapy.
It's an easy, immediate relief for nagging pain after you've been
pulling weeds or lugging groceries.

Ease migraine headache pain -- Every woman experiences migraines at
some point in their life. It might be part of your monthly cycle or a
symptom of menopause. Ice therapy is a proven remedy for migraine
relief. Lie down for five to ten minutes and place an ice pack behind
your neck, on your forehead or temples. Ice naturally reduces
inflammation and numbs pain, decreasing the effect of migraines and
easing you into relief without the use of drugs.

Chill hot flashes and night sweats -- 80% of women will experience
body heat fluctuations during menopause. Nothing chills a hot flash
like an ice pack!  Keep a chilled pack in an insulated tote next to
your bed at night, ready when a flush of heat wakes you up.

Family first aid and home emergencies -- If you have children or an
accident-prone husband, an ice pack in the freezer is a necessity.
Considered the first line of treatment to use for bumps, bruises,
sprains, black eyes, strains or minor burns, ice therapy is a must
for home emergencies.

Reduce swelling after surgery -- Whether it's cosmetic,
reconstructive, or joint replacement – all will result in
postoperative swelling and bruising. Ice therapy is recommend by most
doctors to decrease inflammation and bruising after surgery.

Reduce puffy eyes -- Not enough sleep? Allergies? Ice therapy
relieves puffy, swollen eyes with a little TLC.

Cool minor burns and treat insect bites -- Like to garden, but hate
sunburn and bugs bites? Summer sun and pesky bugs won't get the best
of you when you use ice therapy. Wrap an ice pack in a towel for a
cold compress to gently cool sunburned skin. (But don't use on skin
that has blistered – seek medical attention for damaged skin.) Take
the sting out of bug bites, by using an ice massage directly on the
bite for 5 to 10 minutes. It will numb pain, relieve some of the
itching, and reduce swollen bumps caused by the bite.

Let ice be nice to you!

Disclaimer: This information is not intended as a substitute for
professional medical treatment or consultation.  Always consult with
your physician in the event of a serious injury.

About the Author: Louise Roach is a health and fitness editor,
marketing specialist, and product development consultant. She helps
others find pain relief through the use of SnowPack Cold Therapy
products.  Ms. Roach has recently developed a take-with-you ice
therapy kit for women, with a percentage of the proceeds being
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Is it better to lose 2lbs a day or 2lbs a week?

Yes it’s very possible that you can lose 60lbs in 30 days but I
don’t think you would want to and here’s the reason why:

Let’s say you do lose 60lbs in 30 days… how much of that weight
you lose do you think is going to be pure body fat? Remember--
body fat makes us look ugly.

Anytime you try to lose more than 2lbs a week or 60lbs in 30
days (2lbs a day!)…A larger part of the weight you lose is only
going to be water and muscle. Losing a lot of water and muscle
weight does nothing to improve your looks and it slows down
your metabolism

Slow metabolism = easier weight gain

Every time you see a weight loss ad that’s too good to be
true…the ad is basically saying “Hey you can lose 60lbs in 30
days but some of that weight you lose is going to be water and
muscle weight”

Whenever you are trying to lose weight (body fat) for good and
look your very best you definitely do not want to lose any
muscle.  Every time you lose muscle your metabolism slows down.
  A slower metabolism makes it easier for you to gain weight

As a matter of fact you may be one of those people who gain
weight just by looking at food.  The reason for your easy
weight gain is that you probably don’t have that much muscle to
begin with and when you try to lose 60lbs overnight you are only
going to lose more muscle making it very easy for to gain all
the weight back you just lost!

The more muscle you have the better you look.  Even if you had
two people of the same height & weight but both had different
amounts of muscle in their bodies--the person who has the most
muscle will always look better.

Are the outrageous claims that the weight loss ads make true?
Can you lose 60lbs in 30 days or 10lbs overnight?  The answer
isn’t No but a big Maybe.

But if you do happen to lose 60lbs in 30 days you’re only going
to look worse (because of the muscle you lose) and you’re going
to gain it all back quicker than you lost it (because you’re
metabolism is slower now that you lost muscle)

What if you have to lose 10lbs in one week to pass a physical
exam?  In this case you may have no choice but to go on “Dr.
whoever’s rice cake diet” to lose 10lbs in a week.  All you’re
looking for in that situation is a quick fix to your weight
loss problem.

But if you want to lose weight for good, look your best, & keep
your metabolism burning at a steady rate… You got to lose weight
at a much slower rate.

You want to try to lose no more than 2lbs a week or 3lbs at the
most when you want to lose weight permanently.  Usually when you
lose anything over 2lbs a week you are only losing water and
muscle weight which again has no effect on long-term weight
loss or significantly improving the way you look.

Losing 2lbs a week is a lot simpler than trying to lose 10lbs a
week. One of the things you can do to start losing 2lbs a week
is to substitute higher calorie foods you eat with lower
calorie foods.

For example a simple trick that I have most of my clients do is
to replace all the sodas and juices they drink with water.  The
drinking water trick is taken very lightly by a lot of
people---but many of my clients tell me that they see a
difference in their weight after drinking only water for a
couple of weeks.

The other thing you can do is to increase your daily physically
activity.  This doesn’t mean that you have to start signing up
for marathons regularly.   To gradually increase your physical
activity you can--

* Park in the back of parking lots so you have to walk more to
your destination
* You can take the stairs instead of the elevator—it doesn’t
have to be all the flights…walk some flights and take the
elevator the rest of the way.
* Play golf or play with your kids everyday

The point is to just do something…It doesn’t have to a lot at
first but after about a couple weeks start to take 20-30minitue
walks in the park or ride a bicycle everyday.

Long-term weight loss doesn’t happen in 60 days or overnight…
it happens in the Long-term.  Just remember that the next time
you see a weight loss ad that promises you unbelievable
results.


About The Author: Adrian Bryant has helped many people reach
their fitness goals in his 10+ years of personal training.
Adrian holds a B.S. degree in Exercise science from Longwood
University. Adrian continues to help people lose weight with
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As a new contact lens wearer, you have 2 main obstacles to get
past – putting your lenses in and taking them out.

Sure, you practiced in the doctors office, but once you get in
front of the mirror by yourself it’s a whole different ball
game!

I’ll never forget my first pair of contacts and the freedom
they brought me. I picked them up at the doctors and he helped
me put them in. I walked out of there like a new woman! Later
that night, however, trying to get them out was a nightmare! I
just wasn’t used to sticking my fingers in my eye and it took
me more than ½ hour to finally get them out. By the time I was
done, my eyes were all red and I swore I’d never wear contacts
again! But of course I did and it soon got easier to take them
out.

Like anything else, after a few days or weeks of practice, you
will be quite comfortable with your contacts, but in the mean
time, here’s some tips that might help you out.

Putting In Contact Lenses

Wash your hands thoroughly before handling your lenses.  Make
sure your hands are dry.  Put the lens on your index finger and
put a small drop of solution in the lens so that it sits in the
bowl of the lens – not too much so that it spills out and the
lens flops over. Pull down your lower lid with your thumb and
look up with your eye.  Bring the lens to the lower white part
of your eye – it should slip right on your eye.  Release your
lower lid, blink and your lens should be in place.  I find that
sometimes the lens will want to stay on your finger instead of
going on your eye.  If this happens make sure your finger is
very dry and try not to spill the solution out of the “bowl” of
the lens as you bring it to the eye.

Taking Out Contact Lenses

Again, make sure you wash your hands before taking out your
lenses.  Dry them off good as the drier your fingers are the
better the lenses seem to “stick” to them.  Look up and use
your index finger to slide the lens down to the outer corner of
your eye, a the same time, bring your thumb up to meet the index
finger and “pinch” the lens.  It should come right out between
your fingers.  Use a gently pressure – don’t poke at your eye.
If the lens doesn’t seem to want to move, put some eye drops in
your eye to wet it a bit and hopefully this will help you slide
it down


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If you are sick of wearing glasses or fiddling with contacts,
you should consider laser eye surgery.

Laser surgery to correct your vision is a well tested procedure
but is not for everyone so do not enter into it lightly.  Done
as outpatient surgery, most people are back to their normal
routines in a couple of days and some report improved vision
upon waking the next day!

There are a couple of procedures avaialbe and each has
different recovery and vision improvement times -  you should
discuss each option with your doctor to find out which is best
for your needs.

Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis (LASIK) is the most well
known. In this procedure, a flap is cut in the cornea and then
tissue is removed to reshape it. This surgery is fast and has a
quick healing time of 2 days with immediate improvement in
sight.

Photo Refractive Keratectomy (PRK) is the oldest of the
procedures. This surgery reshapes the cornea by removing cells
from the surface. The healing time is quite long – a month or
more and there is a gradual improvement of vision over time.

Conductive Keratoplasty (CK) is a fairly new procedure. This
surgery takes under ½ hour and has a very quick recovery time.
It uses radio frequency energy to reshape the cornea and
restore vision. This new procedure uses no laser or knife and
is quite promising.

Although fairly safe, laser eye surgery is not fool-proof and
in some cases may not work or in the worst case, you could end
up with worse eye sight than before the procedure. Not everyone
is a good candidate for the procedure and those with certain
medical conditions such as glaucoma, diabetes or other eye
disease should discuss this option with their doctor.


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There’s so many benefits to being able to see naturally. Many
people feel a new freedom to be able to simply wake up and see
past the bed sheets. You can swim and play sports much easier.
Plus, you won’t have to spend all that money for new contacts
or glasses!

Some Of The Benefits Of Laser Eye Surgery Include:

1. Unobstructed Vision – not having to peer around the frames
of your glasses gives you better peripheral vision.

2. Self Esteem Boost – not wearing glasses makes many people
feel more confident and boosts their self esteem and quality of
life.

3. Easer To Play Sports – no more worrying that your glasses
will break or a contact will pop out.

4. Save Money – No more purchasing contacts, solution,
eyeglasses or cases.  After the initial expense of the surgery
you will end up saving money in the long run.

Corrective eye surgery is generally safe but there are certain
low risks and people that have certain conditions must not have
this type of surgery. Your doctor will explain all the risks and
asses if you are a good candidate for the surgery. At the most
extreme is loss of vision, but this is very rare and should not
happen if your doctor evaluates you properly. Other risks
include developing dry eye syndrome, loss of vision clearness
or seeing permanent halos or fuzziness.

There are 3 types of surgery you will want to consider:

•  LASIK or Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis is the most
well known. This surgery cuts a flap in the cornea and reshapes
it by removing tissue. It is a fast procedure with healing in a
day or 2 and immediate improvement in eyesight.

•  PRK or Photo Refractive Keratectomy is the procedure that
has been around the longest. Cells are removed from the cornea
to reashape it and improve vision. It has a healing time of a
month and vision improvement is not immediate but gradual over
time.

•  CK or Conductive Keratoplasty is a fairly new procedure.
Uses radio frequency energy applied with a hair thin device to
reshape the cornea. It is an extremely quick procedure with
very quick healing.

Your good vision is vital so discuss each option thoroughly
with your doctor before making a final decision.


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Electing to have corrective surgery on your eyes can be a great
way to free yourself from the daily grind of constantly cleaning
off and adjusting your glasses or cleaning contact lenses. This
type of corrective surgery is quite common these days and
considered safe. Before you decide to have this procedure, you
should do some research on both the type of surgery and the
doctor who you want to perform it.
Types Of Laser Eye Surgery

Before you pick your Lasik Laser Eye Surgery Newark location,
you should look at the different types of procedures. Three
type of surgery you may want to consider include:

•  LASIK or Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis is the most
well known. This surgery cuts a flap in the cornea and reshapes
it by removing tissue. It is a fast procedure with healing in a
day or 2 and immediate improvement in eyesight.

•  PRK or Photo Refractive Keratectomy is the procedure that
has been around the longest. Cells are removed from the cornea
to reashape it and improve vision. It has a healing time of a
month and vision improvement is not immediate but gradual over
time.

•  CK or Conductive Keratoplasty is a fairly new procedure.
Uses radio frequency energy applied with a hair thin device to
reshape the cornea. It is an extremely quick procedure with
very quick healing.

Risks

Although most people are good candidates for corrective eye
surgery, some should not undergo the treatment or it may
seriously impair their vision. For this reason, you should
discuss having the surgery at length with your doctor who
should advise you of any risks and evaluate your situation to
insure the surgery is safe for you. In rare cases your vision
could become severely impaired, so it is important to get a
thorough evaluation and disclose all health issues to your
doctor. Other risks include fuzzy vision, irritation of dry eye
syndrome and loss of clearness of vision.

Benefits

Being about to see without the aid of contacts or glasses is
wonderful! Imagine waking up and being able to see beyond the
end of your bed?  There are many everyday benefits to having
your vision restoned.  Without having glasses or contacts in
the way, it is much easier to be active and play sports. Plus
you’ll never have to worry about breaking or misplacing your
glasses or contacts or  incur the yearly expense for new
prescriptions.

Obviously, you should take any procedure involving your eyes
very seriously. Make sure you put a lot of consideration into
the procedure and doctor you want to restore your vision.


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Obesity problem has reached epidemic proportions in the USA.
According to a data, in USA, number of overweight person is 58
million; 40 million are obese; and nearly 3 million are
morbidly obese.

Overweight and obesity are known risk factors for diabetes,
heart disease, stroke, hypertension, gallbladder disease,
osteoarthritis (degeneration of cartilage and bone of joints),
sleep apnea and other breathing problems, and also some forms
of cancer (uterine, breast, colorectal, kidney, and
gallbladder).

Therefore, it is always difficult to find a common pill for
person with diabetes or hypertension or other obesity-related
risk factors. The physiological requirements of individuals are
diverse and that’s why their supplements vary too. People should
take care about using weight loss supplements as they are
different in their constitution.

Think about yourself. Are you similar to any human being in
this world? So why you are going to take the dose prescribed to
your known one. You must know the details of the organic
consumption and all the benefits and side-effects of the
supplements. All the weight loss supplements comprise of
different ingredients which are prescribed according to
individual’s physical attributes and medical conditions.

We provide you here with the information about the clinically
approved and tested drugs with their benefits and side-effects.
However, please consult your physician before finalizing the
pill that suits your need most.

A. Phentermine

Phentermine is the first drug that was approved by the Food and
Drug Administration (FDA) in 1959 for the treatment of obesity.
It is the most effective drug and has the maximum market
possession for weight loss.

Phentermine is basically an appetite suppressant and is meant
for short-term use only. It can be taken for 8 to 12 weeks. The
long-term use is not recommended as your body begins to resist
the effects of this medication after a few weeks of treatment.

The pill is used in combination with a diet plan to help you
achieve your weight loss goals. The appetite suppressant
controls your brain. The people, who had a history of
dependency on drugs, are not advised to use this supplement.

Blurred vision, dry mouth, sleeplessness, irritability, stomach
upset or constipation may occur, but it is not long lasting.
Your body takes time in adjusting with these Diet Pills.
However, if you experience any of the following serious side
effects, stop taking phentermine and consult your doctor
immediately.

- An allergic reaction such as breathing problems, swelling of
face, tongue or lips or hives.
- An irregular heartbeat or extremely high blood pressure.
- Restlessness or tremors
- Nervousness or anxiety
- Headaches
- Insomnia
- Dry or unpleasant taste in the mouth
- Diarrhea or constipation
- Impotence or lack of sex drive.

Hence, along with Phentermine, good dietary, exercise, and
behavioral habits must be adopted to ensure maximum &
consistent benefits.

B. Xenical

Xenical is helpful in controlling blood glucose levels and
reduces insulin resistance in individuals suffering from type 2
diabetes. Xenical functions by directly reacting with the food
present in the intestines by blocking some of the extra fat
that is consumed as part of the average diet.

This blockage of undigested fat is then eliminated within the
areas of the bowel. When used with a reduced calorie diet, the
results of using Xenical have proven to be truly effective.
Some of the side effects from the use of Xenical drug include
oily spotting, an increase of gas discharge, urgency to have a
bowel movement, the discharge of oil or fatty stools, oily
discharge, increased number of bowel movements, as well as the
inability to control bowel movements.

Didrex, Ionamin, Bontril, Tenuate are some other diet pills
that are also prescribed for weight loss. You should always
take caution before taking any of these weight loss pills.
Consult your family physician or healthcare expert to discuss
your condition to know what remedy should be ideal for you. You
should read about the pills you are using. Remember, diet pills
are not magic, nor are they to create any magic. You can be
successful on your weight loss odyssey with diet pills if you
have strong determination and right guidance to lose weight.


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by Debbie Overstreet and Susan Daniel

For the person who wants to shed a few pounds (or even a lot of
pounds), there are many choices of diet programs. To pick the
best one for your tastes and lifestyle, you need to look at the
attributes of each diet plan. A listing of just a few is below.

L. A. Weight Loss

L. A. Weight Loss is based on a unique combination of regular
foods that you purchase at your local grocery store or in a
restaurant. Each diet plan is personalized and includes
one-on-one counseling.

Weight Watchers

Weight Watchers includes eating regular foods that you purchase
at your local grocery store or in a restaurant. However, there is
no pre-set combination of food for each day. Foods are assigned
"points". As long as you do not exceed your points each day, you
can eat whatever you want. You will of course want to vary your
food to include all of the food groups in your daily diet. Group
meetings or internet tracking is available.

Jenny Craig

Jenny Craig includes food that is already prepared and
pre-packaged for you. This saves you time and makes choosing what
to eat very easy. They also recommend physical activity as a way
to accelerate your weight loss. You meet with a personal
counselor each week to discuss successes and challenges.

Nutrisystem

Nutrisystem food that is already prepared and pre-packaged for
you. This saves you time and makes choosing what to eat very
easy. You can order your foods on-line, and they are delivered
right to your door. Most of the food includes low Glycemic Index
carbohydrates which make losing weight easier. You have the
option of calling or emailing your counselor so that you do not
have to attend any meetings.

Finding the right diet program can be easy if you do your
research. The important thing is to get on a program and stick
to it. Diet, exercise, and counseling seem to provide the proper
ingredients for lasting weight loss.

Copyright © 2005 Susan Daniel and Debbie Overstreet

About Susan and Debbie: Susan and Debbie are internet marketers.
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Here's what to do if you want to wear that slinky black dress,
and stay sane:

1. Make sure that you're not being neurotic and overly body
conscious.

Meditate. Try to catch yourself naked unawares in a full length
mirror. Find out your ideal height-weight ratio. Get some
amateur photos taken of yourself in casual clothes. Try to be
detached and objective.

Overweight is sometimes a state of mind instead of body. What
trauma or childhood inadequacy causes you to see yourself as
fat and undesirable, when medically you're normal, or just a
little full figured?

If you are definitely a fatty:

2. Meditate. Try to home in on the reason you are overweight.

Is it genetic; are your family 'big-boned'? If not, what need
are you trying to fill by stuffing yourself; are you anxious,
insecure, do you have family or money or sexual troubles? If so
deal with THEM and your need to eat will be easier to beat.

Eating is pleasurable; we get a rush of blood sugar which makes
us temporarily feel good, and having a full stomach makes us
feel sleepy and calmed down. Are you going for the effect
rather than the nourishment?

3. Change your diet.

Eat simpler, less processed, less over-prepared and overcooked
food.

Get back to the basics. Substitute fruit for candies, wholemeal
bread and boiled potatoes for potato chips, lean steak for
burgers, water instead of fizzy drinks.

Eat a grape or a piece of orange instead of a candy; you get a
better 'buzz', and it's healthier for you. Another benefit of
eating whole, natural food is you fill up quickly, while eating
less. The horror of junk food is that it's got loads of fats and
sugars in it while not being physically substantial; you can eat
ounces of fat in seconds.

Basically, if a chimp wouldn't eat it, you shouldn't eat it.
Yes, I KNOW a chimp could probably get hooked on junk food. All
right, try this; if an athlete preparing for a track meeting
wouldn't eat it, you shouldn't.

Have three meals a day only. Have a proper breakfast; people
tend to skip this and then have snacks later to keep themselves
going. This is folly.

NO snacks in between; let your belly growl. You're going to
train it to need less. It will protest, as it's used to being
big, but it will adjust in time.

Stay away from people and places which remind you of your old
treats. Try not to let on you're dieting; your 'friends' will
try to get you off it, or tempt you for fun.

4. Take more exercise.

You can do light exercise, or better yet work it into your
daily routine.

Don't walk when you can run, don't run where you could cycle,
leave the car in the garage. Do more household chores the hard
way. Take the stairs instead of the lift.

If your work or chores involve exercise it's easy to get your
subconscious to go along with it. It seems less of a trial, and
you're killing two birds with one stone.

Exercise for it's own sake is hard; part of us can see no
immediate gain to doing it, and puts up mental and emotional
barriers.

Clean your house, jog to the shops, dig the garden, explore
your locale on foot.

Exercise at home. Do push ups, pull ups, sit-ups, use a couple
of chairs as dumb-bells. It's a bother and an expense to go to
a gym; set up your own routine at home, and stick to it five
days out of every seven.

5. Do not take special medications or diet foods if you can
help it.

Diet medications are usually amphetamine or stimulant-based;
they perk you up, so you don't feel depressed or hungry.
Soldiers use amphetamines in war; they keep you keen, and you
don't feel hungry. The trouble is you become physically
addicted to them, instead of food, and you're worse off in the
end. They rot your body and your mind, and you have exchanged
one fixation for another, more urgent one.

Eating food supplements will take off the pounds; you'll lose a
few pounds to begin with in ANY diet anyway. However, what will
happen when you stop eating this expensive food substitute?
Unless your will power is engaged, you'll revert to your old
habits.

Losing weight involves an act of WILL. If you're the sort of
person who diets for a bit and then 'rewards' yourself with a
cream cake, WHO are you trying to fool? Your subconscious, your
friends? You won't fool the bathroom scales, or that dress
you're trying to get into.

Perhaps part of you would like to be slim, especially on public
occasions. The other, deeper, part wants to gorge itself on
WHATever it likes, WHENever it likes. Eating is lovely, isn't
it? It may be your one consolation in an otherwise miserable
life.

To fix your weight, fix the other problems in your life, then
staying off the snacks will be much easier.

This involves finding out what vocation you have in life. What
do you REALLY want to do? If it's nothing, then that's fine.
Once you acknowledge this, you'll find your peace of mind
improves, and your craving for food will be less.

Otherwise find some activity you can devote yourself to, that
engages your whole being.

Eating is often a recreation; find a nobler one.


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I found the Fountain of Youth!

It's not literally the key to everlasting youth, but I've
discovered how to slow down the aging process and start looking
and feeling better. It's a simple procedure that involves your
mind and your nutrition.

And I can't understand why more people don't get it.

For most of us, our idea of health is something like, "Ok, I'm
not sick, I watch what I eat most of the time, I try to
exercise, I go to the doctor and get medications when I can't
kick a cold or the flu."

We accept that losing our hair, getting wrinkled, getting
flabby, and having less energy is just a part of getting older.
And yet, we all know some eighty-year-old person who looks fifty
and has more energy than we do!

What's their secret? Why do I feel so lousy and they're doing
so great?

Is it genetics? Partially, but there's much more to it than
that.

How we approach our own bodies and spirit mentally has a
profound effect on what we really are. Unfortunately, we allow
our doctors, our pharmaceutical companies, and our media to
tell us how we should feel.

My mother is a perfect example of someone who is a victim of
the programming our society puts out there. Her health began to
decline rapidly about 5 years ago. She suffers from
fibromyalgia, allergies, thyroid disorder, anemia, high
cholesterol, and had a tumor removed from her shoulder which
has left the left half of her body with some serious nerve
damage.

She is on twelve, count them, twelve different prescription
medications. She spends over $1000 a year on her medicines. To
add to that, she has a severe caffiene addiction that requires
her to drink a coffee twice a day just to feel "normal."

There is no doubt in my mind that she has health problems that
need prescriptions to be moderated. There is also no doubt in
my mind that she is mentally dependent on all of these
medications, thinking that she's "getting older" and that
medication is the only answer.

I am a high school band director by trade, a job that demands
frequent 15 hour work days. I used to come home stress out,
exhausted, and was incapable of enjoying my two toddlers'
antics or having a conversation with my wife.

I was amazed at how my life changed for the better when someone
showed me HOW to think about myself.

I no longer allow myself to be a victim in my own life. I
control what happens to me. Everything negative that has
happened to me today is the result of what I manifested for
myself in the past. Thanks to some good friends, I have
discovered that the key to health and happiness lies within my
own thinking. If I think that I will be successful, and I tell
myself that each day, it will happen.

Thanks to some wonderful books by such authors as Dr. Robert
Anthony and Napoleon Hill, along with some personal coaching, I
am slowly teaching myself to control my own destiny through
daily visualization.

I look at the world differently now. In that new view, I have
seen my mother's suffering and realize that she is a victim of
society's programming. Precription drugs are now advertised on
television with the regularity of car and beer commercials. The
message is clear, "You are sick. You have a disease. We have
something to ease your suffering."

My mother switched primary doctors three times recently
because, as she told me, "She didn't get along with them." I
believe now that she left them because they would not give her
the care, or more accurately, the prescriptions that she
wanted.

I have introduced my mother to a series of all-natural health
products that will slowly help her cleanse her system and start
her on the road to true balance. She and I have also discussed
my new mindset and how she needs to believe that she can be
healthy and energetic again. It is going to be a long road, but
with the changes I am helping her to make, she will be
successful in the end.

So I ask again - why don't more people get it?

Why is it that people believe that prescription drugs are the
answer to all their health problems?

Unfortunately, the answer most likely is because that's what
our society is programming them with. I choose to turn off the
television ads and take charge of my own health. I will gladly
help anyone do the same for themselves and their loved ones. It
takes a commitment to learning HOW to think, not WHAT to think.


About The Author: Tom West is a successful high school band
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owner. He lives in Downingtown, Pennsylvania and enjoys
contemporary a cappella music, drum and bugle corps, health and
wellness, mentoring people to success, and spending time with
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These days, most everyone has heard of low carb diets such as
the South Beach and Atkins diet but the GI or glycemic index
diet is a fairly new name on the diet scene. While low carb
diets restrict the quantity of carbohydrates, the GI diet
focuses on the quality of carbohydrates. It works by promoting
the consumption of foods that are low on the glycemic index,
foods which will have a gently effect on your blood sugar
levels and keep you full longer.

A typical low carb diet, has a restrictive phase in the
beginning where your carbohydrate intake is severely limited.
You can eat all the meat you want and fats are also unlimited,
although the South Beach Diet does encourage you to stick to
low fat meats and healthy fats. As the diet progresses, you can
gradually add in more carbohydrates, typically those with a low
glycemic index are also those that are lower in carbs.

Although a low GI diet might be new to you, it has actually
been around since the 1970’s and is used in many European
countries to help manage diabetes. Recently, however, this way
of eating has gotten a lot of attention as a healthy way to
control weight. This diet focuses on carbohydrates – “good
carbs” have a low glycemic index and you should eat plenty of
them (incidentally, these are also the foods that we know to be
good for us like fruits, vegetables and whole grains). “Bad
carbs” have a high glycemic index and should be eaten in
moderation and mixed with the low glycemic index carbs to lower
the overall GI of a meal. Since this diet focuses only on carbs
it is very easy for vegetarians to adopt this way of eating.

In comparison, a low carb diet can be limiting in fruits and
vegetables which are high in vitamins, minerals and enzymes as
well as fiber. Many people associate low carb diets with a
license to eat as much saturated fat as you want, but that
choice is up to the individual so we really can’t fault the
diet for this misconception. A low GI diet is full of fruits,
vegetables, fiber and low in fat but emphasis the good fats
found in nuts. It encourages eating lean meats in moderation.

While we all know that meats and fats are no carb and green
leafy vegetables are low carb, some may not be aware of what
foods have a low glycemic index. Most vegetables (except
potatoes, beets, pumpkin) have a very low GI. Some fruits that
have a low GI include citrus fruits, apples, plums and peaches
while most other fruits have a medium GI value. Oatmeal, most
pasta and whole wheat bread also have a low gi.

So which diet is best?

Where many people in the health and nutrition profession
consider a low carb diet to be unhealthy, most everyone would
consider a gi diet to be very healthy. Studies have shown that
eating lots of fruits and vegetables can help to bolster your
immune system thus allowing you to fight disease and eating
high fat meats may adversely affect your health and help
contribute to heart disease. That being said, it has also been
shown that being overweight is a major health risk for many
diseases so the best diet is probably one that works for you!
Some folks might respond better to a low carb, others to a low
gi. Either way, it makes sense to make healthy food choices,
limit food intake and exercise for your good health.


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Holiday seasons are here again. This is your coveted time to
forget about all the sorrows and rejoice with family and
friends. Unfortunately, we do a little bit of celebrating
during this time of year and add up extra baggage when the New
Year appears. We unknowingly indulge in extra helpings,
snacking on seasonal treats during celebrations. Hardly do we
pay attention to our daily workout plan. This all contributes
to increase in dieters in January.

Let us resolve this holiday season to buck the trends and avoid
the Seasonal Seven (the average weight most of us will gain
between Thanksgiving and the New Year). Yes this is the fact
and you must not want to participate in this trend.

Forget about additional stresses and challenges this year may
bring, still there are ways to find balance and maintain a
healthy lifestyle. It may be hard at times to forego the
insatiable urge to devour the season's traditional foods. But
don’t forget that there are many ways to enjoy the fun without
increasing your pant size. It doesn’t mean that you should
starve yourself on a crash course diet but you can enjoy the
festivities and maintain your weight as well.

Moderation is the word of the season. It's the secret to
achieving a fun but also healthy holiday time. Try to use this
mantra both to what you eat (or don't eat) and how much
exercise you do (or don't do). This will help you avoid packing
on extra weight AND also partake in all the fun of this time of
year. So kick start this season on a determined note on the New
Year instead of starting January with extra pounds to lose.

Here are some tips to help you during those hectic holiday
weeks:

• Plan ahead. Create a plan for incorporating fitness and good
nutrition ahead of holidays sneak peek. Define you daily
routine. Evaluate your vacation period and try to come out with
realistic time line you can devote on working out daily.

• In your work environment, simply reject the gracious treats
offered to you by your co-workers. Stick to your healthy snacks
prepared at your home. Eat moderately and don’t guzzle on others
snacks tempting you from nearing desk.

• Never wait until the New Year for you fitness goals to begin.
Keep finding time and dedicate few hours on exercise as often
during this time period as well. Adjust you other schedules
appropriately. There can be lots of excuses for procrastinating
your workout time. But it will ultimately harm you as you will
be left in nowhere finding the right time to begin your daily
exercise. Remember, tomorrow never comes! Utilize even few
hours of your daily hectic schedule to keep yourself fit and
healthy.

• Make a scheduler for your daily workouts. Always use a daily
calendar or other inventory to set-aside time to complete them.
Keep on regular update on your fitness calendar. Never skip a
single day’s workout. Stick to the timetable just like any
other important business appointment.

• At holiday dinners, skip the gravy, dressings, and
high-calorie condiments.

• There can be days when you may feel real lack of motivation.
There can be time when you seriously find it hard to devote
even 15 minute for daily workout. Even on these instances, do
just 10 minutes of exercise. Try not to break this habit and go
full throttle religiously.

• Health clubs can be good to follow a strict discipline and
regular exercise. But at they same time, you end up coughing
lots of money. If feasible, try to exercise at home. You’ll
find yourself more committed and inclined at to do workouts at
your own pace and confidence. At the same time, you will be
saving time on driving, parking, the locker room or waiting to
use equipment.

• Drink less alcoholic beverages. The average alcoholic drink
contains 150-200 calories per glass. Even if you indulge in
these, try mixing half try mixing half a glass of wine with
sparkling water or with a diet soda. This will help cut your
calories in half.

• During socializing, focus on sharing time with your friends
and relatives other than sharing desserts and hot chocolates.
During get-togethers spend the majority of time talking and
discussing events and interesting topics with your dear ones.

The above-mentioned tips must come handy to you when you are
honestly on a path to weight loss  program. Always find a
balance between staying fit and also enjoying the fun of the
season. Last but not the least; never forget that moderation is
the magic mantra to weight loss key. Enjoy a great holiday
season ahead!


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Efforts to expand the limits of human strength and endurance
have kept the scientist and the athlete occupied for centuries.
The quest for another pound of muscle, or to lift next couple of
kilos has been relentlessly pursued in the gym and the laboratory
alike. As the questions and conquests became more challenging,
the answers have become more elusive and complicated. Few
concepts and conclusions have withstood the test of time in
exercise physiology. Even as we tackle the metabolic and genetic
basis of skeletal muscle response to strength training, there
are only some things that we know for sure.

Strength is the cumulative expression of the innumerable
myofibrils orderly arranged to form the muscle. Strength
training attempts to boost these protein motors and the
biological machinery that supports them. Resistance exercises
create a biochemical environment in the body wherein the
turnover of proteins is optimized and the protein synthetic
machinery is primed for growth. All that is needed to trigger
a spurt of growth is a protein rich meal. This response occurs
in all age groups, although it is less efficient in the
elderly. According to Philips SM, Tipton KD and others, in
young individuals, the muscle is receptive to protein and amino
acids for 48 hours after a workout. The only limiting factor
for the hypertrophy of skeletal muscles during this period is
the availability of high quality proteins.

A few tricks can amplify the growth response to strength
training. The synthetic machinery has a ceiling. It can only
handle a certain amount of amino acids at a time (specifically,
six grams of protein). However, as the response lasts for two
days, Bohe J., in a dose-response study published in Journal of
Physiology, 2003, recommended that repeated supplementation with
three to six grams of high quality protein during the 48 hours
after a workout can optimize the protein synthetic response
without topping out the protein synthetic enzyme systems.
Combining protein supplements with adequate carbohydrate
(35g of sucrose with every 6g of protein) is also helpful.
The carbohydrate acts as fuel for the muscle fibers sparing
the protein for growth.

Research into the response of untrained strength athletes
has come up with surprising results. The demand for proteins
increases in both the trained and the untrained states. However,
the relative protein requirement of an untrained athlete per kg
per day often exceeds the trained counterpart. The initial
phase of resistance training is exemplified by rapid growth and
hypertrophy of skeletal muscles, before it hits the plateau.
Another factor is the relative inefficiency of the protein
synthetic machinery in the untrained state. Well-formulated
protein supplements are thus necessary to sustain even the
early phases of resistance training.

This is not to say that the protein requirements of the trained
strength athlete are comparable to the sedentary population. By
the time the maintenance phase of resistance training is reached,
the lean body mass would have expanded exponentially. The total
quantity of proteins that are broken down and reformed during
protein turnover in a trained strength athlete is still many
times higher than normal levels. Philips SM, in his review on
Protein Requirements in Strength Athletes, states that this
requirement may be as high as 1.5 times baseline levels.

The hunt then is for a high quality protein diet that would
supply all the essential amino acids required. Considering
the various biochemical principles discussed, this protein
supplementation should be rapidly absorbable so that amino acids
delivery can be accurately timed to the post-workout period.
Rapid absorption would also enable multiple doses of the
protein supplement to be taken during this period. The protein
supplement also needs to be in small quantities (3 to 6g) to
prevent saturating protein synthesis pathways and to minimize
protein waste through excretion.

Protein supplements that meet all of these requirements, such as
Profect protein beverage by Protica Research, are used widely
across weightlifting communities. The unique constitution of
Profect enables it to provide not only all the essential amino
acids, but also the specific amino acids used in muscle fiber
synthesis. Profect promotes the synthesis of Glutathione, an
antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals. These free radicals,
produced during anaerobic workouts like resistance training,
injure the cell membranes. Short term insults like muscle
sprains to long term effects like aging and cancer have been
attributed to free radicals. Supplementing the diet with
Profect can boost the normal levels of the free radical
scavenger, Glutathione and help avert free radical damage.

Undeniably, protein reigns as the supreme building block for
strength training. The difference between you and your next
pound of muscle can oftentimes be a measurement of the type
of protein formula you use in your diet.



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Fitness Consultant Swears Under Oath She Will Help Defeat Diabetes
Copyright © 2005 Katrina McKenna
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Katrina McKenna, Fitness Trainer, and president of MetamorFitness
vows to raise money for the American Diabetes Association by
riding and sponsoring a team in New York City’s June 12, 2005
Tour de Cure. Katrina’s goal is to raise $7200 for the ADA. This
is an extremely lofty goal, and includes $1200 which represents
MetamorFitness matched donations for the first $200 raised by
each of their six riders.

To motivate people to help reach MetamorFitness’ goal of $7200,
MetamorFitness is running a contest. For each $10 a person
donates to a member of our team, they get a chance to win two
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Diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death (fifth leading
cause of death by disease); it diabetes affects over 18 million
Americans, that’s 5.9%! Every day approximately 2,200 people are
diagnosed with diabetes. Diabetes is also epidemic in New York
City. According to New York City Department of Health and Mental
Hygiene, nearly 1 in 12 New Yorkers have been diagnosed with
Diabetes – nearly 500,000 people. It is also estimated that
another 250,000 New Yorkers may have diabetes and do not even
know it.

When you have diabetes, the body either doesn’t make enough
insulin or cannot use its own insulin as well as it should to
digest sugars. Without insulin sugars build up in the blood.
If the sugar level gets too high, the cells of the body become
damaged. As cells become damaged, they cannot perform their
functions causing the complications of diabetes such as heart
disease, blindness, kidney failure, and lower-extremity
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Finding a cure for diabetes is especially important to Katrina
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Good Fats Prevent Chronic Disease
Copyright 2005 Jane Oelke

Essential fatty acids are the number one recommendation for
anyone who has, or wants to prevent common chronic diseases
today, such diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. And they
are very helpful in improving immune system function to
increase energy and reverse some of the damage seen in
diseases such as lupus, fibromyalgia, and MS. What types of
fat are in your diet?

If you have dry skin, stiffness, concentration problems, or
hormonal imbalances you may be lacking in a type of fat
that is essential to health. Essential fatty acids are
those fats that the body needs; yet cannot synthesize
itself. Many types of fat are unhealthy fats, yet some are
beneficial and necessary. In fact, cutting all fat from the
diet is actually harmful to health.

Essential fatty acids are needed to metabolize other types
of fats that are not good for us. Saturated fat is a
harmful fat that is found in many types of red meat and
dairy foods. Yet, the worse types of fats are the partially
hydrogenated oils found in snack foods. These types of
fats, found in most processed foods, are converted to
trans-fatty acids when heated, or oxidized. So when you
make boxed cakes or brownies you create trans fats when you
bake these partially hydrogenated oils that are included in
the mix so that the box can sit on your shelf indefinitely.
These are the types of fat that increase cholesterol in the
arteries.

The good fats, called essential fatty acids, are important
in many metabolic processes, including energy production.
Since the body cannot produce them, they must be consumed
in the diet to optimize health. The essential fatty acids
are the omega-3 (linoleic) and omega-6 (linolenic)
polyunsaturated fatty acids.

Every cell in the body is like a tiny factory, taking in
raw materials from the surrounding fluid and sending out
various chemicals. Everything going into or coming out of
the cell has to pass through the cell's membrane. The
membrane depends on essential fatty acids to remain fluid
and flexible. Without them, the membrane becomes stiff and
unable to do its job.

Essential fatty acids are also important to bring vital
oxygen to muscle cells and they enable the cells to more
easily absorb nutrients needed for recuperation. In one
study of 63 patients with fibromyalgia, essential fatty
acid supplementation resulted in a 74% reduction in pain in
patients after 1 month, and 85% after 3 months.

This is a list of the benefits realized by regular use of
essential fatty acids:
· Improved cholesterol levels
· Lower blood pressure
· Improved memory
· Increased circulation
· Reduced joint stiffness
· Reduced dryness of the skin
· Improved immune system function
· Less inflammation
· Balanced hormones
· Depression reduced.

As you can see, fatty acids are essential for metabolism
and health. Flax oil is the richest vegetarian source of
omega-3 fats. It is commonly used in salads in place of
other salad dressings. Flax oil shouldn't be used for
cooking, as high heat damages the fatty acids. Other
sources of omega-3 fatty acids are fish oils from salmon,
tuna, cod, and mackerel.

Omega-6 fatty acids are found in many vegetable oils such
as borage, flaxseed, walnut, soy, corn, sunflower, and are
especially abundant in evening primrose oil. These omega-6
acids help to soften dry skin and relax tense muscles.

Both omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids need to be
supplemented in the diet. The ideal ratio of these fats is
2 parts omega-3 to 1 part omega-6 to reduce inflammation
and pain, and to improve energy metabolism. Increasing the
amount of fish oils and flax oil will help especially get
the omega-3 fatty acids into the metabolism. 2000 mg. of
flax oil is usually equivalent to 2 capsules or 1
tablespoon, and is the recommended minimum per day.

The omega-3 and omega-6 need catalysts to be absorbed in
the body. These catalysts are vitamins B3 (niacin) and B6,
vitamin C, and the minerals magnesium and zinc. When there
is a deficiency of these nutrients then the essential fatty
acids will not be absorbed well. Also when too many
saturated or trans fats are part of the normal diet then
supplementation of essential fatty acids is less effective.

A combination of essential fatty acids, minerals, enzymes,
and antioxidants, are all needed in your daily diet, or on
whole food supplement form, to make the metabolic changes
that reverse many chronic disease symptoms. Supplementing
with sufficient amounts of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids
in balance will help you absorb the other nutrients you
take in from your foods, and can make a great improvement
in your overall health and vitality.


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A body fat measurement is recognized as the superior method for
measuring "weight loss”. When one declares that they want to
"lose weight", what they often mean is that they want to lose
fat. So, now that you've had your body fat percentage measured,
what does the number really mean?

First, your body fat percentage is simply the percentage of fat
your body contains.  If you are 100 pounds and 10% fat, it means
that your body consists of 10 pounds fat and 90 pounds lean body
mass (bone, muscle, organ tissue, blood and everything else).

Fat is essential for functioning of many body parts. Fat
regulates body temperature, cushions and insulates organs,
lubricates joints, balance our hormones and tissues and is the
main form of the body's energy storage. In fact, the fat
naturally found in whole foods is fat you actually need for
your body to function properly.

Essential Fatty Acids (EFAs) are fats that must be in a diet
for good health. They are principally gained from vegetable
oils. EFAs are necessary fats that humans cannot produce on
their own, and must be obtained through diet. EFAs are
long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids derived from linolenic,
and oleic acids such as sunflower oil. They are liquid at room
temperature. There are two families of EFAs: Omega-3 and
Omega-6. Omega-9 is necessary yet "non-essential" because the
body can manufacture a modest amount on its own, provided
essential EFAs are present. The number following "Omega-"
represents the position of the first double bond, counting from
the terminal methyl group on the molecule. Omega-3 fatty acids
are derived from Linolenic Acid, Omega-6 from Linoleic Acid,
and Omega-9 from Oleic Acid.

The culprit of weight gain, refined carbohydrates, can be found
in processed foods high in sugar. You might disagree with the
sugar but that is true. Refined carbohydrates add on extra
pounds through their high glycemic index, which means they
cause a quick surge in blood sugar. The sugar is then stored in
muscle and if it is not used it turns into fat.

The irony is that the food you take thinking that it is not
helping you to be fat is actually “artificially” been made to
be low fat. Do you know what they usually put in when they take
out the fat? Sugar. Fat does not make you fat. In fact, you need
the essential fatty acids found in fat to live. Sugar is one of
the biggest contributing factors to what makes you fat.


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Doleful Tales of an Insomniac
Copyright 2005 Gobala Krishnan

I tried with all my might but I just could not stay awake.
My eyelids grew heavier by the moment until I finally caved
in and dozed off. When I was abruptly awakened 15 minutes
later, by an old lady poking my ribs with her fancy
umbrella, I realized that I missed my stop again.

This is the third time in this whole week that I slept off
during my bus ride and failed to get off at the supposed
destination. It was not o?nly during the bus rides that I
slumbered. I also dozed off during lectures, during lunch
breaks, in the shower, while talking to my mom o?n the
phone; well almost any place that left me feeling
comfortable.

Perhaps it was time for me to take o?n those extra lectures
o?n sleep therapy after all. Insomnia is an awful thing to
go through. The inability to fall asleep and the difficulty
to initiate and maintain sleep can be quite irksome.

What is Insomnia?

Insomnia is classified as the difficulty of falling asleep
or staying asleep which later causes impairments in daytime
functioning. Insomniacs often complain of problems in
concentrating or focusing, feeling depressed, irritable,
moody or anxious, and incapability to function optimally in
the workplace, at home or even at school.

Read All About It: Insomnia Can Cause Weight Gain & Diabetes

Lack of sleep can considerably damage our health, as much
as unhealthy eating habits or infrequent exercise can
affect our immune system. Studies have shown that when
somebody suffers from insomnia, aside from affecting their
level of concentration and alertness, there is also an
increased risk of them contracting other serious health
problems such as, weight gain, diabetes and obesity.

Apparently, sleeping actually plays a role in our
metabolism whereby, a lack of sleep will cause such
problems. According to a 2003 poll conducted by the
National Sleep Foundation, two-thirds of Americans report
frequent sleep problems. This means a majority of Americans
may be suffering from deleterious health effects due to
sleep deprivation.

3 Types of Insomnia

A person can suffer from many different kinds of insomnia.
Insomnia can be categorized as transient, intermittent or
chronic. Transient Insomnia lasts from a single night to a
few weeks and can be caused by jet lag, temporary stress,
excitement, illness, or even a change in your sleep
schedule. If these episodes of transient insomnia occur
notably frequent, then it is said to be Intermittent
Insomnia.

Prolonged stress (such as financial troubles, job change,
or the death of a loved o?ne) is o?ne of the most common
factors that cause intermittent insomnia.  If intermittent
insomnia is not treated as soon as possible, there is a
high chance of it turning into Chronic Insomnia, also known
as long-term insomnia. Chronic insomnia occurs every night,
o?n most nights and might last a month or more.

So, how do you treat insomnia?

Each case of insomnia is treated differently according to
that particular person's needs. There are various methods
that can be used for treatment such as, behavioral
modification, following good sleep hygiene practices, light
therapy, and even medication.

If you are suffering from insomnia, do not attempt to
self-meditate yourself with sleeping pills as that would be
highly impractical. The wise thing to do is to consult your
physician about further treatments o?n insomnia. For the
time being, practice healthy sleeping habits and keep
yourself fit to ensure that you do not lose a wink when it
is bedtime.


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How Your Symptoms Stop Healing
Copyright 2005 Wayne McDonald

Almost everybody I know has unconsciously (without knowing
and without blame) has created physical symptoms as a
result of misdirected thinking. There is an old expression
many of us have said from time to time, "I can1t deal with
this now, so I will put it behind me."

Well, guess what? Where do these words go? They go into
your body - your back, your muscles, or various other
places. The following case studies are actual clients I
have worked with, or other associates of mine have worked
with.

Case#1

Bill is in his late 50s and came to me for a regular
massage. He said everything was ok for a man of his age and
he wanted a relaxing massage.

After the session Bill was in tears. I asked him if
everything was ok. He said, "This is the first time I have
been out of body pain in 10 years." His tears were tears of
joy and a release of a lot of "stuff" that was just stored
in the body.

I explained to Bill those moments in our life that we are
not willing to look at and just "Put behind me" goes into
our body. If someone passes away and we do not deal with
the loss and the grief, it gets stored when we are ready to
release it. Every unhappy relationship, divorce, breakup or
personal dealing of people can get trapped into the body.

In the next three months I worked with Bill every other
week. Bill told me after our three months of sessions that
he had reduced his medications by half; changed from being
retired to semi-retired and was working part-time (Because
he was now out of pain); and he was dating again.

Case#2

One day George asked Alice if she would walk with him over
to Mark's (a neighbor down the street). Alice did not like
Mark, but didn1t want to say that to her husband George.
Instead she said, "I don1t feel much like walking today."
Since Mark and George were good friends, George went often
to visit Mark. Each time he would ask his wife and the
reply was usually the same. Alice would say "My legs are
hurting and I don1t feel like walking".

Overtime, George and Alice both forgot that Alice COULD
walk. Alice developed arthritis in the knees and legs and
became bed ridden. I do not know the conclusion of Alice,
but it is important to know that words have power.

Our choices of words can manifest any health condition. If
Alice went to a health professional, her health condition
could have been reduced or eliminated.

These two case studies are real examples for you to know
that it is possible to move from a place of physical
symptoms to a place of healing. I hope from these examples
you will take a moment and ask yourself, "Am I ready to
release my symptoms and to be open to healing?"

Make a call today to someone in the holistic health field
trained in complementary therapies: acupuncture,
naturopath, massage, homeopathy, medical intuitive and
other modalities. If you do not know who to call start with
a Holistic Health Directory and search for your health
condition or send an email for a referral.


About the Author:

Wayne McDonald has recently published his book "Relax Into
Health". He is a licensed Life Practitioner, a Public
Speaker and the owner and founder of
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Copyright 2005 Gobala Krishnan

You toss and turn in bed trying to sleep but get up feeling
frustrated. When you finally do get some sleep, it is o?nly
for a few hours because it is time to get up and go to
work. Then, you go through the day feeling groggy,
depressed and extremely exhausted.

You try drinking cups and cups of coffee but instead of
feeling awake, you feel even worse. A potentially
disastrous headache starts drumming at the corner or your
head. The drumbeats get louder and more persistent by each
passing minute. As a last resort, you let nature take its
course. You fall flat in front of your computer screen and
start snoozing.

So, I might have exaggerated a little with the last
sentence, but the fact is, many people do not get the
proper amount of sleep they need everyday. As a direct
result of this, they are not able to function optimally in
their jobs, studies or even simple daily tasks.

There are many factors that can cause insomnia such as,
stress, illness, a new sleeping environment and many more.
Treatments can also vary depending o?n the type of insomnia
you are suffering from. However, there are some basic
things that you can do to practice healthy sleeping habits.

1) Set a conducive sleep environment

Regardless of how absurd it may sound, it is crucial to set
the correct atmosphere in your bedroom. The most important
rule is to remember that your bedroom is a place for you to
sleep and rest. So, get rid of the television, radio or
anything that can distract you from sleeping. People tend
to sleep better in rooms that are a little bit cooler
rather than a little bit warmer. So, make sure your room is
cool and aired. Switch off all the lights, as it is easier
for your brains to prepare your body to sleep in the dark.
Aside from making sure that your mattress and pillows are
comfortable, you also have to change the sheets often as
cleanliness always promotes a pleasant environment.

2) Maintain a consistent sleeping and wake-up time

Everybody has a biological clock that records and keeps
track of their sleeping pattern. Therefore, it is important
to keep regular sleep hours, particularly the wake-up time.
According to your wake-up time, your body then tires at the
appropriate time enabling you to go to sleep. This also
ensures that you will get the proper amount of sleep you
need before you wake up. In other words, when you establish
a regular bedtime routine, your brain automatically send a
signal to your body to unwind and to go to sleep and to
wake up after getting enough hours of sleep.

3) Stay away from any sleep-stealing stimulus

You should avoid consuming stimulus such as caffeine and
nicotine late in the evening as these can disrupt your
sleep later in the night. Caffeine is quite a strong
stimulant that will keep your brain awake while nicotine
activates your metabolism, thus keeping your body
energetic. Instead, consume drinks that can aid you to
sleep well, like warm milk, hot chocolate or even a glass
of milk

4) Exercise regularly

Studies have shown that regular exercise approximately 4 to
6 hours before bedtime can actually help you fall asleep
later in the night. So keep those abs burning and legs
walking at least 20 minutes a day. However, avoid heavy
exercises close to bedtime as that will raise your body
temperature and keep you fully awake.

5) Cool off your body temperature

People tend to fall asleep as their body temperature falls.
So, how can the old story of taking a hot bath before bed
help you sleep? When you take a hot bath or a long hot
shower, your body temperature goes up, but when you get
into bed and the body temperature starts to fall, that
helps you to sleep. Although this is something that happens
naturally before sleep, a hot bath actually reinforces that
physiological process.

6) Don?t force yourself to sleep!

If you cannot go to sleep, don?t force yourself by lying in
bed and trying to sleep. Restrict the time in bed to the
amount of time you are actually sleeping. If you are not
asleep in 15 to 20 minutes, get out of bed, go into another
room and engage in some sedentary activity until you begin
to feel sleepy. Listen to some calm music, make a to-do
list or read a really boring book. Then, return back to bed
when you feel sleepy.

7) Avoid afternoon naps

Taking naps during the day directly interferes with your
sleeping routine. Your ability to sleep at night gets
affected because all those short power naps actually
ensures that you get continual rest during the day. So,
when it comes for you to sleep at night, you actually feel
zippy and alert.


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1. Get enough sleep.

Sleep deprivation is the most common cause of low energy and
fatigue.  Most adults need 8 hours of sleep every night.  If
you are sleeping in late on weekends, it's a sign that you
don't get enough sleep during the week.

If you have to wake up early in the morning, go to sleep
earlier in the evening.  Going to bed even 30 minutes
earlier can make a huge difference in your energy levels
during the day!


2. Reduce clutter.

Not being able to find anything among out-of-control piles
of papers is stressful.  Clothes that you never wear, papers
that are falling everywhere and useless items that you feel
sorry to throw out can invade your space and take over your
life.

Clutter causes stress and saps away energy.  Dump all
unnecessary stuff in a big garbage can, and you'll be able
to breathe easier and have more energy.


3. Drink more water.

Being dehydrated makes you feel tired and irritable.  If you
are not thirsty, that does not mean that you drink enough
water.  By the time you feel thirsty it's too late - you are
already dehydrated.

Most people need at least 8 cups of water per day.  The
easiest way to know that you are drinking enough is to buy
one of those "8 glass" water-bottles that they sell in most
drugstores.


4. Take a walk.

Sitting in the chair all day can make you feel stiff and
tired, and then you'd feel too lazy to get up, creating a
vicious cycle of inactivity.

Make it into a habit to take a walk every day, and your
energy levels will increase.


5. Break a routine.

Having the same old routine every day sucks out your soul
and steals your energy.

Do not allow yourself to get stuck in a rut! Do something
new on a regular basis.


6. See a friend.

Isolation is a recipe for bad mood and low energy.  Even
when you don't feel like dealing with anyone, spending time
with a person whose company you enjoy will energize you.


7. Lose weight.

Carrying excess weight puts additional strain on the body.
Even an extra 10 lbs are hard to carry. Try lifting a 10 lb
sack of potatoes!  Now imagine it being permanently attached
to you - day and night.

If you are overweight, your body has to work hard to
constantly carry around the extra pounds.  Shed the excess
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Looking for an easy and natural way increase your vitality and
improve your overall well-being?  Try eating more fiber!  This
important yet often overlooked nutrient is essential to good
health and balanced nutrition.  Includes a list of various foods
and their fiber content in grams.

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FOCUS ON FIBER: How Much is Enough?

By Monique N. Gilbert, B.Sc.
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Looking for an easy and natural way increase your vitality and
improve your overall well-being?  Try eating more fiber!

The average American only gets about half the amount of fiber
they need everyday for their body to function optimally.
According to the American Heart Association (AHA), fiber helps
lower cholesterol and is important for the health of our
digestive system.  Both the AHA and the National Cancer Institute
recommend that we consume 25 to 30 grams of fiber daily.

Dietary fiber is a transparent solid complex carbohydrate that is
the main part of the cell walls of plants.  It has two forms:
soluble and insoluble.  Soluble fiber may help lower blood
cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke.
Insoluble fiber provides the bulk needed for proper functioning
of the stomach and intestines.  It promotes healthy intestinal
action and prevents constipation by moving bodily waste through
the digestive tract faster, so harmful substances don't have as
much contact with the intestinal walls.

Unfortunately, many people are not eating this much fiber, which
is causing serious cardiovascular health concerns.  Recently the
AHA and the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) confirmed that
coronary heart disease is the leading cause of death in the
United States, killing more people than any other disease.  It
causes heart attack and angina (chest pain).  A blood clot that
goes to the heart is considered a heart attack, but if it goes to
the brain it is a stroke.  The AHA ranks stoke as the third most
fatal disease in America, causing paralysis and brain damage.

Eating a high-fiber diet can significantly lower our risk of
heart attack, stroke and colon cancer.  A 19-year follow-up study
reported in the November 2001 issue of Archives of Internal
Medicine indicated that increasing bean and legume intakes may be
an important part of a dietary approach to preventing coronary
heart disease.  Beans and legumes are high in protein and soluble
fiber.  Another study reported in the January 2002 issue of the
Journal of the American College of Cardiology also suggests that
increasing our consumption of fiber-rich foods like whole grains,
fruits and vegetables, can significantly lower the risk of heart
disease.  Additionally, results from recent studies at the
American Institute of Cancer Research indicate high-fiber
protein-rich soy foods, such as textured soy protein (also known
as TVP) and tempeh, help in preventing and treating colon
cancer.

Whole beans, soybeans and other legumes are excellent sources of
fiber.  A 1 cup serving of cooked navy beans contains about 19
grams of fiber!  Always read the Nutrition Facts label to find
out the amount of, and the type of, fiber contained in any
particular food.  To help you achieve your daily allotment of
fiber, here is a list of various foods with their fiber content.

Examples of Dietary Fiber:

1 cup cooked dry beans (navy, pinto, red, pink, black, garbanzo,
etc.) = 9-19 grams of fiber
1 cup cooked lima beans = 13 grams of fiber
1 cup cooked peas = 9 grams of fiber
1 cup raisin bran cereal = 8 grams of fiber
1 cup canned pumpkin = 7 grams of fiber
1 cup cooked spinach = 7 grams of fiber
1/2 cup whole wheat flour = 7 grams of fiber
1/2 cup soy tempeh = 7 grams of fiber
1/2 cup soy flour = 6 grams of fiber
1/2 cup edamame (whole green soybeans) = 5 grams of fiber
1 cup cooked broccoli = 5 grams of fiber
6 Brussels sprouts = 5 grams of fiber
1 baked sweet potato = 5 grams of fiber
1 cup cooked brown rice = 4 grams of fiber
1 cup cooked old fashioned rolled oats = 4 grams of fiber
1 medium apple = 4 grams of fiber
1 medium orange = 4 grams of fiber
1 cup carrot strips = 4 grams of fiber
1/2 cup raspberries or blackberries = 4 grams of fiber
1 medium banana = 3 grams of fiber
5 dried plums (prunes) = 3 grams of fiber
1 ounce of nuts (almonds, peanuts, pistachios) = 3 grams of
fiber
1 baked potato (russet) = 3 grams of fiber
1/4 cup dry roasted sunflower seeds = 3 grams of fiber
1 medium mango = 3 grams of fiber
1 medium tomato = 2 grams of fiber
1 cup pineapple juice = 2 grams of fiber
1/2 cup blueberries = 2 grams of fiber
1 cup romaine lettuce = 1.5 grams of fiber
1/2 cup tofu = 1 gram of fiber

Monique N. Gilbert, B.Sc. is a Personal Health & Wellness Coach;
Certified Personal Trainer/Fitness Counselor; Recipe Developer;
Freelance Writer and Author.  She has offered guidance in natural
health, nutrition, fitness, weight and stress management since
1989.  Go to http://www.MoniqueNGilbert.com/ to learn more about
Monique's coaching.

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References:

** "Legume consumption and risk of coronary heart disease in US
men and women: NHANES I Epidemiologic Follow-up Study." Bazzano,
L. A., He, J., Ogden, L. G., Loria, C., Vupputuri, S., Myers, L.,
Whelton, P. K., Archives of Internal Medicine 2001 Nov
26;161(21):2573-2578.

** "A prospective study of dietary fiber intake and risk of
cardiovascular disease among women." Liu, S., Buring, J. E.,
Sesso, H. D., Rimm, E. B., Willett, W. C., Manson, J. E., Journal
of the American College of Cardiology 2002 Jan 2;39(1):49-56.

** "Virtues of Soy: A Practical Health Guide and Cookbook" by
Monique N. Gilbert, Universal Publishers, 2001, pp. 11, 18, 24.


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Author Bio . . .

Monique N. Gilbert, B.Sc. has received international recognition
for helping people improve their well-being, vitality and
longevity.  Her personal coaching provides the motivation,
guidance and support you need to naturally get healthy and fit,
reduce stress and anxiety, strengthen your immune system,
increase your energy levels, lower your cholesterol, improve your
sleep, and achieve your goals.  For more information about
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Wellness is the buzz word for health these days and I like it.
It implies a much wider scope of fitness than a balanced diet,
regular exercise or a well-toned body. It speaks of an
wholistic approach and attitude to living, taking in emotional
and psychological factors as well as physical.

So, what does wellness entail?

1/Positive living.

Thought is where it all begins but there must also be practical
action in order for a truly positive life to be lived. People
often think that `positive thinking’ is fantasy-land,
especially in the current world climate. It would be if this
philosophy only encourages generic, bland attitudes but, in
actual fact, positive thinking is about awareness and
aliveness, not burying one’s head in the sand. It is a choice,
a way of life that truly believes, in all circumstances, the
glass is always `half-full.’ Positive life means searching for
the gift in every and any tragedy; not to smile inanely through
adversity but to choose hope over despair.

With this attitude in place, life becomes more prosperous in
general, brighter and less fearful. Demons can be vanquished or
at least, disabled. A positive life is one in which `bad’ things
can and will still happen but can be overcome more easily with
the courage and joy that this form of wellness brings.

2/Health.

Health in all its forms is requisite to an overall sense of
wellbeing. It’s impossible to feel good if we’re tired, ill,
cranky or in pain. Balance is the key to this as to many other
life-skills. The things that damage health are excesses of all
kinds, addictive behaviour, discordant relationships, poor
diet, inadequate sleep and lack of physical fitness. As boring
as it sounds, moderation is necessary for all forms of
wellbeing. We need, each day, to honour our emotional,
spiritual and physical needs. We need to feed the soul, nourish
the body and work the mind - every day, not just occasionally.

Most of us are taught early in life to do the basics like
cleaning our teeth, washing our bodies, using the toilet,
sleeping and eating but of course, there is more to physical
fitness than that. My feeling is `no pain, plenty of gain.’
Exercise should be fun, easy and never excessive. If it takes
over and becomes punitive then surely we‘ve added stress to our
daily routines rather than reduced it. So find something that
you enjoy doing, whether it’s just walking round the block or
playing social tennis, and do it regularly.

Emotional needs are catered for better by some than others.
We’re all emotional creatures whether we show our feelings
outwardly or not. Letting them flow naturally is the secret;
it’s important not to let them choke on themselves, especially
the ones we find most uncomfortable. Make friends with your
darker side, keep working at self-knowledge and be honest with
yourself and about yourself. Banish worry as it’s a totally
useless waste of energy. Be as relaxed as possible every day,
develop acceptance and be gentle with yourself.

Spiritual nourishment can come in many forms other than
religious practice or meditation. You can feed your soul with
poetry, music, nature, love of children and animals, being near
water, walking and swimming, being in silence, looking at
beauty.

Self-love is a big part of these means to wellness as when you
value yourself, you automatically look after your body, feed
your mind with stimulating conversation, knowledge, reading and
ideas, nourish your soul by a variety of pleasurable pursuits,
and you will no longer feel the need to sabotage your happiness
and success by obsolete beliefs and self-defeating behaviours.
Negativity of thought, action, attitude and feeling counteracts
this. With a positive mind and a healthy body, there’s not much
we can’t achieve.

A key factor in health is prevention. Taking responsibility for
your own health, living pro-actively and not waiting till
illness has already struck to improve your health habits. The
number of times that people have said to me their cancer or
heart disease turned out to be a great gift because it forced
them to change their diet, get more sleep, exercise more etc -
my answer is why wait till you’re sick to look at these issues?


Often the alteration to lifestyle is quite minor yet the
benefits are enormous. For instance, just walking daily, taking
Garlic and Vitamin C for prevention of colds and flu and
reducing stress can make all the difference.

3/Stress management.

We live in stressful times - no-one would dispute this. Recent
world events have further heightened our sense of powerlessness
and the inevitability of change that already has proven to be
the hallmark of the 21st century. Thus, it’s more essential
than ever to develop our spiritual muscles and muster our
physical stamina as this exercise called life is getting
tougher and tougher to manoeuvre. With added external stress
comes the need for more internal calm; amidst the global
turmoil, we need more personal peace.

Where is it to be found? Where it always resides - inside each
of us. Right now, we need some extra awareness of its existence
and a reminder that we carry the seeds of peace always and ever
with us. This is a time of greater need for meditation in
whatever form appeals, more communing with nature, more time
spent with loved ones as we are daily reminded of the fragility
of life,  more reflection upon the things that really matter in
the end.

In practical terms, we can ward off stress overload by
effective time management, keeping things in perspective, not
giving in to negative thinkiing and fear, moderating our
schedules and living habits, staying in touch with joy.

4/Joy.

A very under-rated emotion. It’s not deep and intense like
anger or jealousy and it sounds a bit fluffy like delight or
curiosity. Yet, for me, joy is the centre of existence because
it is the essence of our life-force and offers such gifts as
creativity, sexuality and spirituality. All the best things
come from joy. So, if you’re in touch with your own wellspring
of joy, how can you fail to also have wellbeing?

Joy is present in the midst of tragedy, death, sorrow,
disappointment, conflict, anger, violence. It is an integral
part of the human condition so it can never be absent from our
endeavours, our daily lives and even our pain. We are after
all, creatures of contradiction, of polarity, are we not? Our
lives are always walked on the tightrope of contrasting desires
and energies; hence the desire for addiction, excesses,
oblivion. It’s a constant balancing act and some people falter
more readily and  reach out for negative remedies that poison
rather than cure.

Psychological health is walking the fine line between the
darkness and the light, between our shining selves and our
negative egos. It’s there between the contrasts that we find
true wellness. It is a place of healing and serenity, not of
struggle and exertion. In a nutshell, we all basically try too
hard at life - too hard to be happy, to be successful, to be
beautiful, to be loved, to be secure, to be safe - all myths.
But joy is not. It is our constant gift in an ever-changing
world, totally effortless and free. When we cannot feel joy, we
are separated from the best part of ourselves.

5/Love

We are never without love whether we have family and friends,
whether we’re in a relationship or whether we’re considered
lovable or not. Like joy, love is a birthright and therefore,
resides deep within us at all times. All you have to do is
access it and you need never again feel alone or lonely,
isolated or rejected

Once you feel that love within yourself, you’ll easily love
others, attract love to yourself from outside and find more
things around you to love. The world will look like the amazing
place it is despite the horrors of war, poverty, crime, violence
and natural disasters. You will indeed see through rose-coloured
glasses but not ones by which you  disguise the ugliness; rather
that the love you feel will shine out for others to see and in
turn, your own vision will be brighter. Life takes on a
different glow and the bridge between you and the rest of the
world will seem less large. If you’ve never experienced this, I
urge you to try working from the inside out and start sensing
the peace and harmony you have at your disposal every day of
your life. Love is the ultimate high!

Overall wellness is not just possible, it is readily attainable
if we just let it be, if we own our joy and love ourselves
enough to let life be easy.

Some readers may be struggling with disability, disease, loss,
financial hardship and so on. Where is the wellness in these
conditions, you might ask. Well, no-one owns the territory of
your mind except you. Even in the darkest prison, you always
have the illumination of your inner beauty. Be there and you
will feel your own presence, your inner comfort and that, is
the meaning of true wellbeing.


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Can Chronic Pain come from Food Additives?
Copyright 2005 Jane Oelke

It is always amazing to me when I find a food substance
that when taken in excess can cause pain the body. And
sometimes these foods, and food additives that are
regulated by the government, are supposed to be safe. When
I test clients and their supplements, or ask about their
dietary habits, or chemicals in their work environments, we
often discover chemicals or foods that are causing their
chronic pain symptoms. When these chemicals are removed,
much of their pain subsides.

When I talk to clients, I often ask if they can decipher
what foods tend make the pain worse or better, and if they
crave certain foods in their diet. One of the foods I am
always listening for are diet soft drinks with aspartame
(Nutrasweet). From personal experience, I have been
relieved of constant headaches when I was convinced to stop
drinking Diet Pepsi. I was a regular user and once I
stopped drinking it, the nagging headaches that I had for a
long time totally cleared up. So if you are drinking diet
soft drinks, STOP NOW, and see what difference it makes. I
have had quite a number of clients feel much better just a
couple weeks after abstaining from soft drinks.

Recently, we have been introduced to the new fake sugar
called Splenda.  Advertising for Splenda says that is made
from sugar, so it tastes like sugar. But this doesn’t tell
the whole story.  Splenda is made by taking out 3 of the 6
molecules that make up sugar, and adding chlorine
molecules. If you are avoiding chlorinated water because of
chlorine toxicity, then you should be avoiding Splenda. You
are getting chlorocarbons from Splenda that can cause
immune system problems, such as thymus gland shrinkage, and
other genetic and reproductive damage.

The FDA approved Splenda in 1988 as a sucralose sweetener
that tastes just like sugar. But the sugar flavor is
artificial, since Splenda is about 600 times sweeter than
natural sugar, so the sugar flavor is forced out of the
partial sugar molecule. And our body cannot use the sugar
in Splenda as fuel for our brains. It does not turn into
the glucose we need for brain function and energy
production. Early studies show many of the same side
effects, such as headaches and chronic pain, as found with
aspartame.

Soft drinks have surpassed water as the number one choice
of beverage in the United States. Aspartame is not the only
problem. When you have fibromyalgia or any other autoimmune
disease, you need good minerals in your diet to distress
the immune system, and the phosphoric acid in the dark soft
drinks will rob your body of calcium. The sugar version is
not better for you either, since sugar stresses your
adrenals, especially when it comes in concentrated doses,
like it does in any sugar-laden soft drink.

Also all soft drinks are very acidic, with an average
reading of 2 to 3 pH. Acid urine and saliva pH readings are
related to immune system stress, and joint and muscle
stress. So if you want to have your urine and saliva pH
levels stay in balance (in the 6.4 pH range or higher)
avoiding soft drinks is very important. Coffee is another
acid drink, along with beer. Green tea is the only
relatively popular alkalizing drink. Or you can add lemon
or lime to your water (without sugar) for flavoring.

Other substances also can cause chronic pain. Fillers,
preservatives, food additives and coloring agents in
supplements can build up as toxins in the tissues. This
often makes it harder to lose weight, and can create pain
when these toxins are stored in your tissues disrupting
your nervous system pain response. This is why it is
important to use high quality nutritional supplements
without a lot of fillers. Too many over the counter
vitamins and minerals seem to have more fillers than
nutrients on the label, and these are the ones to avoid.

When choosing foods for your daily diet, or supplements
that support your daily diet, look for foods and
supplements that do not have fake sugars, preservatives
like propylene glycol, and any food colorings. By finding
out what chemicals, processed foods, or supplements are
causing your pain; you will also be able to see a
remarkable difference in just a short period of time.


About the Author:

Jane Oelke, N.D., Ph.D. is a Traditional Naturopath and
Doctor of Homeopathy in southwest Michigan. She is the
author of “Natural Choices for Fibromyalgia” and “Natural
Choices for Attention Deficit Disorder.” She is a
professional speaker on natural health topics. She can be
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What to look for in good Health Insurance
Copyright 2005 Mike Spencer

Health insurance is a kind of protection that provides
payment of benefits for covered sickness or injury.
Included in health insurance are various types of insurance
such as accident insurance, disability income insurance,
medical expense insurance, and accidental death and
dismemberment insurance.

Before sign the health insurance policy make sure that you
have read thoroughly the benefit’s section.  Take note of
any health care service that is not covered by your health
insurance policy.  Also, pay specific attention to how the
health insurance policy is worded. Sometimes, health
insurance companies hide the health insurance coverage
exclusions within the definitions of words.

For instance, a health insurance company may define the
term ‘emergency’ as anything that is life threatening
condition that cannot be reasonably treated by a primary
care physician. Whereas, your definition of ‘emergency’ may
be anything that requires quick medical attention.

Clearly, there is conflict for the two definitions. If you
find yourself in an emergency situation where you incur a
broker arm, for instance, your insurance company may deny
coverage for emergency room treatment of a broken arm for
the reason that the broken arm does not fall under the life
threatening category.

Therefore, you should read over carefully the health
insurance policy definitions, paying close attention to the
seven key words:

medical emergency
medically necessary
accidental injury
experimental or investigational
pre certification
pre-existing condition, and
reasonable and customary


These words and any words that are open to interpretation
should be regarded with wariness. Find out how your health
insurance company defines each of these.

Finally, find the section describing the procedures you
must follow in order for your insurance company to
reimburse you. These policy conditions or prerequisites are
typically worded in a positive tone. Read through each
condition carefully, make notes and call your health
insurance company with any questions.

You should also compare health insurance contracts before
you sign one.  In order to compare exclusions, take two
policy contracts and find the exclusions sections. If you
want to compare a number of health insurance contracts then
you could use an online service.

After you obtain your free quote for the health coverage
you desire, apply for it online, and you'll obtain all the
information that you'll need to compare exclusions of each
health insurance policy (though sometimes this will require
more research.)


About the Author:

Mike Spencer recently became unemployed and moved into self
employment. He was forced to find his own health insurance
plan to protect his family.  It wasn't as easy as he first
thought. Here he shares the pitfalls of various plans and
what you need to look out for when picking a good plan for
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Stress Relief – An Industry for Self Inflicted Stress
Copyright © 2005 Roy Thomsitt
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Stress is a big business in Western society. We live what we
regard as hectic lives, that prime us with stress. That stress,
to those who recognise its presence, requires relief. We are
competitive beyond true need, and that too pumps more stress
into us. We live lives that are devoid of spirituality, and that
allows stress to infiltrate deeply into our daily existence,
often to roam uncontrolled throughout our minds and bodies.

In our material world, it is no wonder that stress relief has
become big business. Suffering stress has become habitual in
Western society. Mostly, it is self imposed, a fabrication of
the modern Western way of life. By and large, much of the stress
experienced in Europe, North America, and Australia, is self
imposed. There are signs too that in other rich countries, such
as Japan and South Korea, the same thing is happening.

Almost 5 years ago I left England to live in the Philippines. My
time here has taught me a lot about stress and its existence in
England and other Western countries. My learning has come at
three different levels:

1. Personal Stress Relief

I recall with total clarity my first visit to the Philippines,
and especially my first visit to Palawan, where I have now
settled. I remember the wonderful feeling I had, of being alive,
in tune with myself, and totally stress free. Like many in
England, I had lived for many years in a zombie like existence,
trying to earn money, and working for other people. Often
commuting long distances and for many hours, I had gradually lost
my sense of existence as an individual. Some relief to that had
come when I was able to start my own business with my ex-wife,
and then to move to a beautiful location on the south coast. That
relief did not last long, as divorce and all its ramifications
brought a resurgence of stress.

When I arrived in Palawan, in the second part of a three week
stay in the Philippines, that had all gone. Making a decision to
come and live here permanently was easy, and it was done with
complete clarity and full awareness. Talk about instant stress
relief.


2. Stress In Perspective - Genuine Stress Of The Truly Poor

Stress has been around, no doubt, since early man lived in caves.
The stress of survival. That is what true stress, or rather
justified stress, is about. The need to survive, to hunt for
a meal, to defend against attack.

Most families in the Philippines are very poor. I mean, really
poor, not what we in England regard as poor. A poor person in
England would seem very rich to many Filipinos. Most Filipino
families live in housing conditions that would not be considered
fit for a garden shed in England. While starvation is not
generally an issue, malnutrition is widespread. Many families do
not know from day to day if they will have enough food. If anyone
in the family is ill, many will not be able to pay doctors fees
or hospital fees. That is a basis for justified stress.

There is genuine scope for stress here in the Philippines, and
of course it does exist. Unlike in England, though, it is not
usually self inflicted at an individual level. Most people still
manage to be hospitable, to smile, and to give thanks for what
they do have. The generosity of the poor always impresses me. It
is a humbling experience to witness.

Living here has made me feel guilty for my own country that it is
riddled with stress, and that stress relief is such big business.
The stress back home in England was unnecessary, and born out of
greed, materialism, and a complete focus on self. I am grateful
to the Filipinos for helping me to put that into perspective.


3. Spirituality In Stress Relief

Here in the Philippines, the people as a rule have open hearts.
They are by nature spiritual, as are many Asian cultures. Many
Westerners would dismiss such open heartedness as naive,
primitive, innocence, and ignorance. It is those Westerners,
though, who are living through ignorance. Ignorance of
themselves and what their humanity is capable of.

I have come to believe, from observation in both England and the
Philippines, that through allowing your spirituality to flow
naturally, stress is reduced. Exploring spiritual avenues aids
perspective in one's own life. Spiritual avenues are a major
source of stress relief, partially by the positive reaction they
can bring within an individual's life, and partially filling
gaps in individual's existence that would otherwise be flooded
by negative thoughts, and thus by self inflicted stress.

Much of the Western stress, I believe, comes from a
disassociation from a substantial part of our own humanity.
Western life has become based on a minimal part of the human
character, a tiny proportion of the scope of the human brain.

In other words, Western life has become full of emptiness.
Much of the self inflicted stress stems from that void.


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If you were shopping for new contact lenses and would like
convenience, variety, safety, and affordability, then you
should consider looking online for the best deals on discount
contacts.  Today, the internet is crowded with both reputable
and not so reputable companies, all vying for contact lens
wearers' business.  The most important thing to consider when
you choose to purchase via the internet is safety and security.


The reason that many people decide to purchase discount
contacts online is simply due to convenience.  Today, you see
more and more couples working outside the home and when you add
in all the responsibilities of the home, before long your time
runs out.  For that reason, people have chosen to log onto the
computer and, with their current prescription, purchase
discount contacts online in a matter of minutes.

Once your order is placed, the company packages the contacts
and ships them directly to your door.  In most cases you save
money since the company avoids the high cost of overhead, which
is another reason people buy their contacts online.  Depending
on the type of contact lenses worn, the replacement cost plus
the cost of supplies can be expensive.  However, when you order
online, you typically save!  With tight budgets, this is a real
benefit for most wearers.

To choose which lenses to purchase, your vision care specialist
will probably direct you.  Generally, you will see brands such
as Acuvue, Bausch & Lomb, Biomedics, Focus, Frequency, and
FreshLook, among others.  Several of the best manufacturers to
consider when you buy discount contacts online are Johnson &
Johnson, Ciba Vision, and CooperVision, all leaders in the
contact lens industry.

With online buying, you can save as much as 70% off the retail
price of contacts and enjoy a hassle-free transaction.  Most of
the time shipping is included free. If you have been attempting
to purchase your lenses online but find it near impossible to
get your hands on the prescription, there is good news!  As of
February 2004, legislation was passed whereby all U.S.
consumers are entitled to receive a copy of their contact lens
prescription.  With that, all contact lens wearers have the
freedom to purchase their lenses through their personal doctor
or online.

One of the biggest challenges when you purchase discount
contacts online has to do with the vast choices.  Let us offer
you a few tips to get started.  First, try to ignore
preconceived ideas that one online source is cheaper than
another source.  Instead, take the time to consider a number of
options before you begin ruling in or out online companies.
Secondly, remember that when you buy discount contacts online,
you do take on some degree of risk. There are many reputable
companies but you can ask your doctor for recommendations or
stick with proven retailers like 1 800 Contacts or Coastal
Contacts.  Finally, instead of focusing all on price, consider
value.  This means weighing all factors including price,
availability, convenience, shipping cost, customer support, and
bundled offers.


About The Author: Brad Triggs provides more information on
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