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ARTArticleShould I take the seasonal Flu Shot?New vaccine has been created using an immune adjuvant called squaline, that has been shown to produce devastating neurological injuries in animals and has been strongly linked to the Gulf War syndrome and the 200% increase in the fatal disease ALS in soldiers receiving the anthrax vaccine.
No one knows which strains of flu will be active in any given season so taking a specific vaccine is useless but the exposure to mercury can impose health hazard.
Taking regular dietary supplements to boost immune system is more sensible and effective without any potential side effects.rARTArticleShould Social Networking for Business Be Done Every Day?Social networking for business should be used every day. The lifeblood of a business is revenue, and part of generating revenue is discovering resources that can help it sell more over the course of a year. The best way to find more resources is to network with people and businesses that can provide beneficial business arrangements with that person or business.ARTArticleShould You Train If You're Walking Like John Wayne?Aching After Exercise? Leave Time To Recover Or Power Through?
You remember John Wayne from the cowboy films don’t you? The way he used to walk after getting off his horse was like he had just done a viscous leg session down the gym!
So today you have completed an intense session in the gym or maybe you have just got back from a vigorous run. Mentally you feel great, you know you have pushed your body hard and you feel better for it. You go to bed happy that you have moved one step closer to achieving your fitness goals … Great.ARTArticleSimple Shifts to Get Rid of Pounds.… Really!Are you one of those people who have this need to kick ass with life, get results fast and have boatloads of fun while you do it?
Yet are you having difficulty keeping it all straight… feeling scattered, pulled in ten different directions and a little disorganized?
You might be one of those people who feel frustrated, stuck and at a dead end with your health.ARTArticleSinus Pain ReliefSinus headaches often cause sinus pain and congestion and can make you feel tired and achy as well. Sinus headaches are often due to a misalignment of the second cervical. If the second cervical is out of alignment on the left, a sinus headache will appear on the left side of the forehead or frontal bone. If the second cervical goes out of alignment on the right side, it can cause the headache to appear on the right. Adjusting the second cervical often gives amazing, instantaneous relief. Your headache goes away, you have more energy and you can breathe fully and more easily.ARTArticleSkin - The Body's First Line of Defense Against DiseaseIt is a challenge living day to day; wondering when we will get sick again. At times we may wish we had a bubble around us because we don’t want to be sick at that inopportune time. Come to think of it, we do have a bubble around us. Well not a literal bubble but certainly a protective barrier nonetheless. And it is an essential part of our immune system which we have a tendency to forget about. What is it? It is our skin.ARTArticleSleep and Wake to the Rhythms of NatureAll life on Earth is determined, directed or defined by rhythms. Many are obvious, such as day and night, the flow of seasons and birth, growth, aging on to death. We see these play out over and over all around us, but we often forget that we, too, are a part of it all.
Caught up as we are in our electronically choreographed schedules in artificially lit rooms and thermostatically controlled airflow, it is easy to lose track of the subtle, yet relentless rhythm that tries to keep us in balance with the rest of the universal life force.ARTArticleSlipped Out Of Your Diet Routine Lately? My 3 Day FixSo you have had a bit too much to eat and drink lately and want to quickly get back into the swing of things I thought you may enjoy some quick detox and weight loss tips. There are so many distractions that can slow down your progress through your diet, it is vital that you don’t slip out of your habits for too long. So follow these simple steps should ensure that you are back on course straight away!ARTArticleSlow and Steady Can End Emotional EatingYou probably know the story of the tortoise and the hare. In the story, a tortoise and a hare are having a race. The hare starts out fast and strong, doing everything he needs to win. Eventually, the enthusiasm dies down, and he takes a break. This allows the tortoise to catch up as he is steadily working towards reaching the goal line. In the end, the tortoise wins as he never gave up and continuously reached for his goals.
This story can be a source of inspiration to you if you are struggling with emotional eating.ARTArticleSocial Networking Helps You Loose WeightThe intriguing new science of social networking is demonstrating how personal interconnections can affect our health. Social networking sites focus in helping people being introduced to other people dealing with similar issues and provide information, contacts, peer support, and encouragement. The people you live with, work with, talk to, email, and chat to on social networking sites can sometimes be good or bad for your health. Does this mean that social networking sites are enticing people to spend more time online and less time interacting with others face-to-face?ARTArticleSome Effective Bad Breath RemediesHaving good hygiene is very important in life. It shows respect not only for other people but also for you. One area of physical hygiene that often gets neglected involves our mouth. Health professionals have long recognized bad breath (halitosis) as a potential indicator of bad health. Bad breath affects 80 percent of the world’s population at one time or another. It can cause depression, frustration, and embarrassment. It can even harm our career.ARTArticleSome Tips For Fast Weight Loss1. Cut out soft drinks. They are useless calories. If you have to have a fizzy drink then mix fizzy water and squash or juice. The removal of soft drinks alone has been credited as removing the insulin-related belly fat of many a dieter.
2. Stop eating processed foods. Processed foods have so many additives, sugars, and other unnecessary and unhealthy ingredients that it really isn’t a worthwhile addition to the diet.ARTArticleSticking To Your Goals Like Glue10 Top Tips
So you have set your goals for the year, lots of them probably. Popular goals include fat loss and increasing muscle mass and strength with the ultimate aim being a couple of personal bests.
By the end of the month or next when the motivation lessens – you will need a strategy to help you stick to your goals – like the proverbial glue to the inner tube.ARTArticleSTOP Stretching BEFORE Exercise…Today I will talk about the main types of stretching, and how and when you should use each. You will learn up to date methods and the reasons for the change in previous approaches. This change was actually made at the elite level over 10 years ago! However I still see people touching their toes and stretching their quads before their warm up.ARTArticleStop Using Antibiotics; There is a Safe and Natural Way to Heal Without Side-effectsThe Endless Uses of Colloidal Silver Spray
Supplements that have a silver component and medications such as Colloidal Silver spray are popularly used by people and largely recommended by doctors to patients for treatment of different problems. Silver is found through from the earth’s surface in its pure form and in a few minerals as well as an alloy with gold and other metals.ARTArticleStress Reduction & BiofeedbackStress Reduction & Biofeedback:
Stress affects us all. The deleterious effects of excess stress have been well documented in a wide range of medical publications.
Thousands of research articles, studies and books prove beyond a shadow of doubt, that stress can be a factor in any disease, as it alters biochemistry and neurological functioning, and can weaken the immune system and the digestive tract.
This neuro-psychological-immuno link is well established in many peer reviewed medical jou
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Fight or Flight ResponserARTArticleSupplement Insurance: Is it really necessary? Dangerous?There are those who believe everyone should take a multiple vitamin-mineral supplement and perhaps some fish oils or omega-3 fatty acids too. Others believe you can get all the nutrients you need from your diet. And still others believe no supplements of any kind are warranted for any reason.
What is to be believed? Who has the answers when you are standing in front of the supplements shelf at your local grocer?ARTArticleSustaining Health and Weight Loss... Deal With Your StuffAre you working on your relationship with yourself?
Sustaining health, in my experience, is more about dealing with your stuff and learning about your mind & heart than it is about the perfect food plan, although, the food plan certainly does help.
Buddha said, “To keep the body in health is a duty… otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind clear.”ARTArticleTaking Care of Yourself While Recovering From an Eating DisorderThere are many factors that come into play when recovering from an eating disorder. This time in your life can be very challenging. You are faced with the task of looking at many of the choices you once made and dissecting how these choices helped or hurt you. You have to begin to change your thoughts and develop new patterns of living. On top of that, you are learning a new way to eat and be happy with yourself. So the biggest question is how to focus on yourself during this time of recovery.ARTArticleTaking Great Risks & Making Great StridesSometimes you gotta take a risk. It’s how you break past your comfort zone and into uncharted territory that has the potential to push you forward towards the result(s) you’ve been wanting. For a long, long time I’ve wanted to be in love with my body. I’ve wanted to be OK with the way that it looks and moves and is shaped. I’ve wanted to stop poring over magazines and wishing that I had “this woman’s thighs” or “that woman’s breasts.” That had to change.ARTArticleThe 5 Signs You are Holding Water and 3 Fast Solutions Anyone Can FollowWater Water Everywhere!
10 Causes of Water Retention
I have had several messages specifically regarding Water Retention. So I will try to explain what the main causes are and what you can do about it. Firstly I must state that I am a personal trainer not a doctor, so I will give you this based on my understanding, and lots of help from the internet!ARTArticleThe Antibiotics Crisis: How Did We Get Here And Where Do We Go Next?In recent years there has been a lot of news about the impending antibiotics crisis, brought to a head by renewed awareness that we are running out of drugs to treat evolving superbugs, and with the startling revelation following the NDM-1 discovery, that microorganisms are also capable of sharing bits of themselves with each other to thwart even our most powerful last-line antibiotics.ARTArticleThe Best 5 Exercises FULL STOP - to Burn FAT and Build MuscleYes that’s right, I’m giving more of the fitness industry secrets away – for FREE! This information has massive financial value and some personal trainers will be cringing.
Some personal trainers have actually said to me “Rich why are you giving away all your inside secrets?” and I say “these are not my secrets to keep, this information is readily available, if you just know where to look, I’m just sharing my experiences with people and speaking in a language people can understand – plain English!”.ARTArticleThe Best Supplements for RunningI have only been a runner for the last five years and to this day I wonder why I waited so long. I find running to be very enjoyable especially when the weather is beautiful and I am listening to some good music. As a health and wellness consultant, for the last few years, I have been trying to research the best supplements for running, more specifically; the supplements that will help me increase my performance.ARTArticleThe connection betwee
Endorphins, Serotonin and Dopamine and food cravingsOur bodies produce thousands of chemicals that control impulses necessary for everyday function and sensory navigation. Endorphins, a multi-functional chemical, are emitted to counteract and deal with sensations by transmitting electrical impulses through the body to the nervous system. One of their duties is to help combat pain, much in the same way as morphine or codeine does. Endorphins are also responsible for producing the euphoric feeling one usually experiences after sex, or after an intense work out (often referred to as “runners-high”).ARTArticleThe Controversy between the connection of Vaccination & AutismDuring last ten years the incidence of autism has skyrocketed from 1 in 300 to 1 in 600 children. Many in the healthcare field believe that vaccinations may be the culprit that conventional medicine is fearful to scrutinize.
Are vaccinations worth the risk of a child becoming autistic for the rest of their life?
There has been numerous publications to correlate Autism with Thimerosol [mercury] in vaccination.
Thimerosal is a mercury-based preservative used in the manufacturing process of multidose vaccines.ARTArticleThe cost of Stress and Mental Health issues in the WorkplaceEvidence about the total cost of health, absence, short-term disability, and productivity losses was synthesized for 10 health conditions. Cost estimates from a large medical/absence database were combined with findings from several published productivity surveys. Ranges of condition prevalence and associated absenteeism and presenteeism (on-the-job-productivity) losses were used to estimate condition-related costs.ARTArticleThe Costs of Periodontal DiseaseThe cost of periodontal disease varies according to the extent of the bone loss and tissue inflammation and the treatment prescribed by the dentist. There are a number of treatments, called periodontal therapy, available for periodontal disease.ARTArticleThe gift of neural plasticityThe gift of what, you ask? It's plasticity, and it's a characteristic whose discovery revolutionized the way we think about the brain.
Neural plasticity is the brain's ability to adapt to changing conditions. Years ago, we thought that after the earliest years of life were past, the human brain remained in a relatively fixed form. In other words, it used to be assumed that an adult brain no longer could change and grow in the many ways a younger brain could.ARTArticleThe Good and Bad in Blood CholesterolA subliminal health risk can surface without us even know it. This risk revolves around our diet and if we aren't careful it could cost us our life. A major factor in what we eat centers around cholesterol, which can play a major factor in getting heart disease. What exactly is cholesterol? Is it all bad for us? If it is not, then what good is there in it for us?