1. Food Intake - How much do you need?First of all, you need to understand that in order to begin losing weight you must consume fewer calories than your body burns in a period of a day. The bottom line is, regardless of the confusion brought on by the media and industry, calories still count!Your body weight is largely a product of total daily caloric intake minus total daily energy expenditure (TDEE). So, to lose weight, your daily food...more
Everyone who has ever tried to lose weight knows that the really big issue is motivation - where do we find it, how do we keep it going, and what do we do when it slips! To be successful at losing weight you must find your own motivation. More importantly, you must keep motivated, even when times get tough! Read through the tips and tricks and other resources below to help you find and maintain your motivation. * Set your goals and work out a...more
As the evening progresses towards bed time you need to start preparing your body for sleep. At this point in the day your mind and body requires a soothing bedtime routine in order to relax. Bed time routines are a significant sleep aid if you follow them consistently. Your body and mind need to have consistency at this time so that you can learn to fall asleep naturally. Once you have read this book you should decide on a sleep improvement plan and apply it for at least a week before making changes to your routine. Your sleep improvement plan should include a bedtime and a waking up time. In addition you should keep a list of the herbs, vitamins, and teas you have tried and how well they aided your sleep. Because your body requires consistency and adjusts only slowly to change you need to stick to each new routine for a week or two before you adjust it. If you are still experiencing difficulty sleeping after you have tried sleep plan for a week or two, you can then make appropriate adjustments. The key to finding an insomnia cure that works for you is to be consistent and determined. Your first goal should be to establish a regular sleep schedule. Keeping a regular sleep schedule...more
"Eat your brussel sprouts!" Mom really did have a great reason for forcing us to eat those horrible vegetables but I bet she didn't even know the full benefits. It turns out that cruciferous vegetables including broccoli, cauliflower, brussel sprouts and cabbage contain Indole 3 Carbinol (I3C). I3C is the reason our moms were so strongly...more
We all go nuts sometimes. Even someone as sublimely well balanced as myself goes off the deep end once in a while.When this happens, the bizarre behavior of the suddenly wacko can bring damage to themselves, their business relationships, and yes, even their furniture.Why do we go bananas? Sometimes we allow frustrations to accumulate without...more
Spas are a great way to relieve stress! Stressed out people are taking advantage of Spas in record numbers. More and more women, men and teens are prioritizing spa visits, making salons and spas among the trendiest hangouts to date. Why?One, Stress is one of the major causes of diseases like cancer and mostother sicknesses. It has been proven that the benefits of a spa experience are very effective in reducing stress. Second, where else can one feel pampered and beautiful at affordable prices? Most of all, they provide a fun way to just hang out with your friends and acquaintances.A spa gives you an all-encompassing experience. Depending on ones choice, it can be a great way to jumpstart a diet or make a major lifestyle change in a supportive environment. The relaxing atmospere of a spa experience has a very powerful healing effect on your body.It used to be that spas were about relaxation, beauty and pampering. Now the new demand is for healing modalities- body therapies that focuson moving energy in the body.Basic treatments at a spa may involve several things:The most popular service and the best place to start is therapeutic massage. Massage has a number of health benefits. The...more
After two painful sinus operations, I was still coming down with infections. I had to find some real remedy to my sinusitis problem, as I was tired of taking antibiotics and especially tired of the dull, deep headaches every time I had an attack. ...more
Arthritis is the #1 cause of disability in America today, impacting approximately seven million people. It is now one of the most prevalent chronic health problems. The estimated annual costs of arthritis to Americans are $15 billion in direct...more
It's 11:45 pm. It's time for a journey. Perhaps you've begun this journey several hours earlier. Perhaps you won't begin for several more hours. No matter. You've undertaken this journey an uncountable number of times in your life, and know the path...more
If you have ever read a fitness magazine...If you have ever watched TV ads about latest machines that will "magically" reveal your abs...If you have ever gone to a gym and seen tens of people lying on the floor doing crunches....Then beware - because...more
Rats given varying doses of aspartame -- the second most widely used artificial sweetener in the world -- experienced a statistically significant increase in the incidence of malignant tumors, lymphomas and leukemias in a study slated for publication...more
Medical technology has reached a point where human cloning is beginning to look like a real possibility. But is it really? And if it is, should we do it? Why or why not?How is cloning accomplished?Cloning is a form of asexual reproduction, which...more