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ARTArticleDo You Love to Eat? That’s OK! It’s a Key to Permanent Weight LossI love to eat. For years, I thought that was the reaso
I had my weight problem. As a kid, the so-called experts told me I’d have to deny that part of myself to succeed —I’d need to stop enjoying myself and get used to doing what I hated. To solve my weight problem, they said I’d have to make myself stick to hateful diets and exercise routines. I tried, but I just couldn’t do it, and I always thought of myself as a weak-willed failure. But it turns out the so-called experts were wrong. They didn’t know what they were talking about.ARTArticleEat Drink and Be Merry - 15 Tips to Surviving the HolidaysThe holidays are right around the corner and love ‘em or hate ‘em one thing is certain, there’s no escaping them entirely. The season starts with pumpkin lattes, apple crisp, and candy corn and ends weeks later with millions of people cursing themselves for falling into the holiday food trap. But it doesn’t have to be that way. No matter what your outlook is, there are ways to get around the food and beverage hype while enjoying what should be a happy and social time of year.
My first piece of advice…ARTArticleEating for EnergyWe all want to be able to have the extra energy we all need to get us through the day. Have you ever thought what your life would be like if you had an abundance of energy and vitality? You would have the capacity for vigorous activity, exuberant physical and mental strength. There are many factors that contribute to our sense of energy and vitality. The foods we eat can either increase our energy or decrease it.ARTArticleEFT and Why Tapping Feels GoodEFT is an “Energy Psychology”, “Meridian Tapping Technique (MTT)” or “Tapping” method. It is used by many as a self-help method for any emotional or physical condition. EFT is also very popular with hypnotherapists and hypnotists, who are discovering just how easy this new method is to add to their repertoire.
You may be new to EFT, or it may be a familiar friend already. Either way, you can learn EFT very easily.
EFT works on the principle that what causes undesirable feelings and behavior is a disruption in the body's energy system.ARTArticleEFT Tapping - Strange New Age Fad Or Can't-Do-Without Tool?EFT, short for Emotional Freedom Techniques and otherwise known as Tapping, is an acquired taste. It took me a whole year to try it and I was hooked immediately. And different people have different initial feelings about it.ARTArticleEFT Tapping to Christina Aguilara's "Beautiful" SongWant to feel more self-confident? Want a better image to project to others? Start by forgetting everything you see in the papers and in magazines about the supposedly perfect body image:
So you walk into a dinner party or family gathering and instantly feel awful because you are not the thinnest, strongest, blondest, blackest, biggest-eyed, smallest-nosed, or whatever the press says you should be.ARTArticleEFT Tapping Trick For Self-ConfidenceDo you look towards others for validation? Do you find your self-worth depends on how worthwhile people think you are? Do you wish you had the confidence that others seem to have? If so, read on.ARTArticleEverything You Want to Know about Penis Size but are Afraid to Ask-- The Folly of Modern StereotypesA curious episode happened in the small city-state of Singapore in the fall of 1967. More than 400 panic-stricken men rushed to the hospitals there, fearing losing their penises.
According to Dr. Scott Mendelson, author of the book The Great Singapore Penis Panic:ARTArticleEverything You Want to Know about Penis Size but are Afraid to Ask— Finding Self-Acceptance Amid the Media HypeI recently discussed the modern preoccupation with penis size, and how exaggerated stereotypes cause millions of men to feel embarrassed, ashamed and overly anxious about their sexual performance.
In this article, we will look at the influence of modern media on this stereotype and how men are exploited by shrewd marketers to buy products to enhance their manhood.
The Blitz on Penis Size by Marketing and MediaARTArticleFall is a Good Time to Re-establish Good Sleep HabitsAs the days get shorter and nights longer the natural triggers for sleep and waking – light and dark – day and night – are in transition. It’s back to work and back to school and a good time to re-evaluate your sleep habits and make adjustments especially if you are experiencing problems.
Our lives are built around schedules. Whether we like it or not, without regular work hours, nothing in the business world would get done and no learning could take place at schools. You wouldn’t be able to schedule a doctor’s appointment or reserve a table at your favorite restaurant.ARTArticleFatal Hazards of SmokingThe unhealthy habit of smoking is very fatal to your health. Every year about thousands of deaths every year are noted due to the smoking of tobacco. Many teens have lost their life so early due to this unhealthy habit of smoking. Smoking up course gives you a temporary relief from the stress and tensions, but it performs parasitically by hazarding your health too badly. Smoking outcomes fatally by ending your life easily, it reduces your lifespan by about 10 years. Suppose if you get prone to any of the fatal cancers due to the smoking duration then certainly your life is going to be hell.ARTArticleFifty year old technology making a new comeback in the battle to end Sleep ProblemsIf you are one of the millions of people in this fast paced society who have developed sleep problems there is an alte
ative to taking drugs - you probably just don't know about it. It's a 50 year old science with an unblemished safety record that was designed to work with your body’s natural electrical component to gently and easily, and without unpleasant side effects, help you to distress and reprogram your body so that you can fall asleep easily and naturally, stay asleep longer and wake up feeling refreshed.
The technology is called CES, cranial electrotherapy stimulation.ARTArticleFight Back With Nature's Most Powerful Anti-ViralsNow that the h1
1 virus (swine flu) has grabbed at my own family in different parts of the country, I'm coming out swinging!
I'm not going to take it anymore! And you shouldn't either.
According to the CDC, Influenza A H1N1 is a respiratory disease typically found in pigs that is caused by type A influenza viruses.ARTArticleFinding the Best Men's Skin Care Products Can Be DifficultIt is not hard to figure out that when most men go out looking for products to take care of their skin that they are undoubtedly looking for the best men's skin care that money can buy. The problem is that in most cases it doesn’t matter how much you pay for your skin care products, because you are not going to get your money’s worth. Let me explain to you what I mean.
To be honest with you there is a serious lack of in the products being offered by the cosmetics industry, and this has been the case for quite some time.ARTArticleFive Areas of Fitness And Some Of The BenefitsThe exciting news from recent scientific studies is that exercise benefits everyone – regardless of age. Exercise can help you take charge of your health and maintain the level of fitness necessary for an active, independent lifestyle. This should be reason enough to want to pursue fitness on a regular and consistent basis.
?According to The President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, much of the physical frailty attributed to aging is actually the result of inactivity, disease, or poor nutrition.ARTArticleFlexibility: The Key to Pain-Free Joints and Muscles at Any AgeEvery day at my medical practice, I see several people for different aches and pains due to arthritis, stiffness of joints, tight muscles, and combinations of these. They can be young men or women in their twenties coming in for severe low back pain, or retirees in their sixties bothered by their shoulders, hips, or knees, with limited movement in these joints.ARTArticleFood Sensitivities and the Holidays: The Contingency Plan You NeedCaveat: Only for the serious
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Important Information: This newsletter isn’t for those who have a history of, or currently have anorexia, bulimia or any kind of issue where you tend to starve yourself or obsess over food in an unhealthy way. If you restrict yourself to less than 1000 calories per day (which is less calories than any healthy adult needs), this is not for you. If you are currently in treatment for any kind for food-related issue, the suggestions below are not for you.ARTArticleFood—How Do I Use Thee? Let Me Count the WaysJust about everyone who admits to loving “comfort food” is confessing to a kind of food addiction. Unlike other creatures, human beings use food to satisfy a whole array of needs that have nothing to do with nutrition. Our four-legged relatives don’t eat because they are depressed, tired, lonely, or bored—they eat because they need the nutrition, and they stop when they’ve gotten enough. We, on the other hand, eat for a variety of reasons, and for some of us, there is never enough.ARTArticleFrom Ego to EagleFROM EGO TO EAGLE ©
From jail to freedom… From Fear to Lover
It is not just what we do, it´s why we do it. Do you work in such or such thing because that´s what “others” told you would be better in this every-day-more-tough-and-difficult-world?ARTArticleGet Better Results From Your Ab Workouts By Doing Less Of ThemMost people that begin their journey to get six pack abs or a tight tummy will immediately assume that they have to do 100 situps or crunches a day to get to their goals. Then after a month goes by and hardly anything has changed, they start to wonder what is going wrong? If this describes you, let me explain the RIGHT way to get six pack abs fast and burn tummy fat in record time.
Stop With All The Ab Workouts!
The first thing you need to do is stop doing ab workouts every day. Your abdominals are a fairly small muscle group and really only need to be worked hard 2-3 times per week.ARTArticleGet The Lead Out With ChelationChelation therapy is designed for the purpose of flushing out heavy metals from the body. It's simply a treatment that administers chelating agents. EDTA chelation treatment involves the use of ETDA (ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid.) This is an amino acid that is manufactured, and is used in cases when individuals have been poisoned with heavy metals. The chelating effect binds mercury and lead together, allowing it to be flushed out from the body.
EDTA can also bind calcium, which is what contributes to the accumulation of plaque in people with atherosclerosis.ARTArticleGiving and Receiving Positive Energy Using the Universal Principles of the Art of AikidoAikido is an amazing martial art that was founded by Master Morihei Ueshiba (1883-1969). He was one of the greatest martial artists who ever lived, and also a man of peace. He taught that there is always a way to blend with an attackers energy and take control of difficult situations.
Aikido teaches you how to deal with any verbal or physical confrontation in a more harmonious way.ARTArticleHaving trouble sleeping? What a sleep inviting bedroom should feel like.Many of us think of our bedroom as our sanctuary. A place for privacy and relaxation and where, during sleep we can enter that place of dreaming that lets us resolve or just drift among those thoughts and images that we need to crowd out during the day due to all the practical things we need to give our attention to. We long for its quiet comfort during the day - especially if we are having trouble sleeping and are developing a sleep deficiency.ARTArticleHealthy Eating for Kids (and Parents)This past week I read a wonderful article by Casey Seidenberg who got down to the basics of healthy eating for kids. With increasing rates of obesity, diabetes, and eating disorders, I found her suggestions both heartfelt and made common sense that can sometimes be forgotten in our day-to-day hectic lives:
~Food, especially unhealthful food, shouldn't be used as a reward. The common incentive used by parents "Eat your vegetables, so you can have dessert" clearly communicates to children that vegetables are to be avoided and desserts are to be desired.ARTArticleHealthy Weight LossIt’s around this time of year that we start thinking of how wonderful it would be to shed a few pounds before the summer months. Or we may be feeling guilty about how quickly we abandoned our New Year’s resolution diet. The multi-billion dollar weight-loss industry is always ready to provide you with, fast weight-loss plans, tricks, and gimmick diets. Knowing a few facts will help you stay on track and choose the right plan.
Never skip a meal
Some people think that if they skip a meal they can lose weight. Actually, just the opposite is true.ARTArticleHerbal Skin Care Products May Not be What They SeemBefore you buy herbal skin care products, be sure to read the label of ingredients. If the product is manufactured in the US, manufacturers are not required to use herbs or plant-based oils.
In fact, they can use the term on their labels and still include any ingredients that they want. Sometimes, the only thing herb-related about the product is the artificial plant-like scent.
You don’t have to take my word for it. You can visit the website of the US Food and Drug Administration. They have an article about choosing safe cosmetics.ARTArticleHow Can My Metabolism Help Me To Lose Weight?First of all the metabolism is one of the keys of your healthiness. Your metabolism can regulate your weight when you know how to use it.
The first thing you must know is that the metabolism works a lot better in the morning. Therefore, you should always consider this before eating a midnight snack that will almost immediately transform into fat. Then you have to make sure your metabolism is optimized so it can burn fat all day. For your metabolism to be at its best, you have to sleep at least 7 hours everyday. You must also make sure your breakfast is the biggest meal of your day.ARTArticleHow EFT Can Boost Your ConfidenceAs you may or may not know already, EFT is a way to break through any blocks in your path to health success and happiness. These blocks are made of energy, or better understood as imprints in your mind-body.
You may have tried affirmations, hypnotherapy, psychotherapy, NLP, anti-depressants, Mindfulness, or just plain will-power, and still find yourself nervous in some situations. You may well wonder why. Let me explain.ARTArticleHow EFT Works For Self-ConfidenceWhether you are already familiar with EFT or if it is new to you, you may well wonder what it has to do with dominoes for improving confidence. Perhaps you are already a successful EFTer and can connect the dominoes to the generalization effect. Maybe you have just started doing EFT and are overwhelmed with all the things you think need to be tapped on for you to be confident and calm. Or perhaps EFT is totally new to you and you are reading this article looking for a new way to open the door to a confident new you.
Read on, and all will be revealed.ARTArticleHow Males Can Keep Looking Younger For Longer Using A Facial Gymnastics RegimenMen have similar conce
s with growing old as ladies do these days. People trying to look younger than their numerical age are what keeps the ever-developing beauty trade going. Here are a few pointers for looking younger tailored mostly for men, but women can find them effective too.