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ARTArticleStress Management Made EasyLife is full of stressful events.
When you encounter a threatening situation, your body reacts with a stress response that helps you avoid or make it through the situation. The stress response initiates a cascade of changes that tenses up your muscles, speeds up breathing and heartbeat, increases blood pressure, and revs up energy production.
This “flight-or-fight” reaction helped our ancestors deal with life or death circumstances, such as escaping from pouncing lions or fighting marauding wolves in the wild.ARTArticleStruggling With Stomach Fat Loss? Learn This Secret To Get ResultsReducing the fat on your stomach can be a very discouraging goal to have. Especially with all the bogus information floating around these days. But the truth is that you can reduce stomach fat naturally without resorting to dangerous extremes like expensive diet pills or even more expensive surgeries like liposuction or gastric bypass.
If you've got a few pounds to lose, then you need a place to start. If you just go out there and start learning everything you can, it will easily overwhelm you with info and you'll be stuck not knowing where to start.ARTArticleSummer On A Budget – 5 Tips For a Back to Basics, Fun From The Farmer's DaughterIt’s summer time again and there never seems to be enough time to get to all those things you’ve always wanted to do. How can we have the BEST summer imaginable and do it on a budget? Well let’s first see what elements make up the best summer.
Elements of Your Best SummerrARTArticleSurvivors of Neglect or Abuse in Childhood - Self-EsteemIf you have been abused as a child in any way and this affects your confidence, first of all recognize that the love has to come from you. This is hard, if you have been trained by parents/guardians/people in authority that you were not lovable. Of course, this is to justify their abusive actions. But the net result is your feeling unlovable. So how can you love yourself if you believe you are unlovable? What a conundrum. However, it is not without solutions.ARTArticleSweet SuccessAre you getting a case of the winter blues? As the days get darker and flu season dawns, it’s more important now than ever to pay attention to how you fuel your body. A few healthy changes to your diet will give you more energy, boost your immune system and help you feel more balanced throughout the day. Here are some suggestions on replacing some not so healthy sweeteners with the best ones available so you can start reducing your sugar intake, curb those sweet cravings, avoid those huge sugar highs and lows and have optimal energy all day long.ARTArticleSwine Flu And YouSwine flu viruses don't normally infect humans, but human infections with swine influenza do occur. Flu pandemics are among the most frequently occurring pandemics in the world. Swine flu is a type A influenza virus and spreads from person to person by coughing and sneezing, and by coming into contact with infected areas (such as door handles, telephones, keyboards).
Pandemic flus -- like the 1918 flu and outbreaks in 1957 and 1968 -- often strike young, healthy people the hardest. Pandemic disease experts are preparing for a possible second wave of the swine flu.ARTArticleTake Care of Aging Skin NaturallyDo you know what it is that you really need in order to take care of aging skin? Most people think that they understand what ingredients are necessary in an effective skin care product, but few of them really know any more than what the cosmetics companies tell them. This is why the sales of so many ineffective formulas are through the roof every year.
The sad truth is that up to 95% of the cosmetics products that are on the market will do little or nothing so far as healing your skin.ARTArticleTapping For Confidence With Good Qualities EFTMany of us are taught that self-praise is selfish and immodest. Some have even been taught that it was wrong. Or perhaps it was indirectly inferred that it was wrong. For example, we may as children have heard our mother, father or teacher say "look at her, she's so full of herself" or look at him, he is always bragging about his latest car". Some of us are even taught that we must be "humble", be ashamed of ourselves, or not blow our own trumpet.ARTArticleTea Tree oil: Nature's natural healing oilTea Tree Oil (Melaleuca Alte
ifolia) is a natural antibacterial disinfectant. It is grown in the islands of the south Pacific and Australia. Tea Tree Oil has wonderful healing properties that makes it a popular natural agent for curing infectious organisms such as fungus, bacteria, and virus.ARTArticleThe Amazing Power of Ki EnergyThere are many different ways that you can use ki energy in the martial and healing arts. These range from the practical physical aspects used to control an aggressor, all the way through to the esoteric healing arts.
Ki is the lifeforce and energy of the universe that flows through everything. It is also known as chi, prana, vitality, magnetism, etc. It cannot be seen, but can certainly be felt and experienced.
It can be used in many traditional ways to improve your life... acupressure, acupuncture, kiatsu, reiki, aikido, chi kung, tai chi, etc.ARTArticleThe Best Deltoid Building ExercisesThe deltoids are the key to unlocking upper body size. They are used in all pressing and pulling exercises, so if you can improve the strength of your deltoids you should also see your numbers go up in exercises like the incline bench and chin-ups.
In addition, the deltoids, along with the latissimus dorsi, are largely responsible for the appearance of a wide upper body.ARTArticleThe Colloidal Silver “Blue Man” and MSNBCRecently, MSNBC conducted a very interesting follow-up broadcast with Paul Karason, the so-called “Colloidal Silver Blue Man.”
Paul is the man whose skin turned blue after he ingested incredibly excessive amounts of colloidal silver daily, for over a decade.
Once again, Matt Lauer, the MSNBC TV host of The Today Show, interviewed Karason.ARTArticleThe Dangers of Being an Uninformed ConsumerDo you pay attention to the medications you take? Do you know when to take them, how much to take and other foods or medications with which they may interact? Do you know a medication that is easily obtained over-the-counter can be even more dangerous than one that requires a prescription from your doctor?
Taken correctly, medications may improve your health or even save your life. But if they’re not taken in the proper amounts and at the right time, they can cause serious harm and can even be fatal.ARTArticleThe Holidays and Your Weight: The Contingency PlanCaveat: 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.ARTArticleThe Keys to Personal ChangeEverywhere I turn everyday, I encounter people who are unhappy with some aspect of themselves or their lives. They are not just at my psychotherapy practice or the community clinic I volunteer in. I encounter them at church, at nightclubs, at the health club, at the convenience store, at the symphony, at professional gatherings. Something is wrong and they need it to get better. They are everywhere. They are us.
After years of encounters with people who need to make changes in their lives, I find that some get better, and some are stuck.ARTArticleThe New World of Bones – Thyroid, Leptin, Blood Sugar, and Bone StrengthIn 1994, with the discovery of leptin, the view of white adipose tissue was transformed from a warehouse whose primary role was the storage of extra calories into one of the most important endocrine organs in the human body. The explosion in leptin-related research, now involving over 16,000 studies, is a testament to the emerging reality that leptin regulates (as a top-level manager) almost everything in your body. In the past few years the leptin science has transformed our understanding of bone health and bone function.ARTArticleThe One Aspect Of Our Food That Makes It UnhealthyIn our crazy world with so much marketing, it's hard to tell truth from lies anymore. This is especially true in the food market. Many of the monster corporations come up with all these silly ideas like fat free and sugar free versions of food. So how do we dig through all the marketing and really see which foods are healthy and which aren't? I want to share the only thing you need to look for to determine if a food will be good for your body or not.
This one aspect is the amount of processing a food goes through before it gets on your table.ARTArticleThe oxymoron of changeWe hear a lot about change. “For things to change, we must change some things”. “Insanity is to believe that if you keep doing the same things you will get a different result”. We hear “practice makes perfect”. But if we keep practicing the same mistakes over and over again we just get better at making those mistakes. Better to understand, it is “perfect practice, makes perfect."
We think that change is the answer, but I am discovering in my own personal life that change is something I resist as well as everyone around me. However, growth is something we all embrace.ARTArticleThe Quick Fix for My LifeWe see it everywhere in our culture – everyone wants the quick fix – Got a virus? Give me an antibiotic!! Got back pain? Let’s fix it with surgery!! Overweight? Just do the latest diet for a week!! I saw it advertised on TV, so it must be right. The government protects us from false advertising!!
Dream on.
If you look at these “quick fixes”, you find there are major long-term problems with all of them. And they really don’t even work in the short term. We buy into the promises – and hopefully live to regret it.ARTArticleThe Real Cardio Routine That Actually Burns FatIf you've ever struggled to run on a treadmill for an hour a day, you're not alone! Doing that is enough to make anyone burn out fast and hate jogging. But what if I told you there's a better cardio routine you can do that will actually burn fat, instead of giving you the feeling of treading water. Here's the truth about cardio:
It's time to throw out your old way of doing cardio, this way is faster and delivers better fat burning results!
If you want to lose abdominal fat quickly, you're going to have to change the way you look at cardio routines.ARTArticleThe Real Question You Need to Ask Yourself When You’re UnderperformingIt happens to the best of us. You start to slip up a little at work. You’re tired all the time. You aren’t being your most productive self. You’ve missed a few days due to illness. You’re having trouble staying focused. You’ve just lost your motivation.
Does any of that sound familiar?
A common explanation for this feeling is that you’re burnt out and need to take a step back to relax. And honestly, there’s a lot of truth to that. So ask yourself: Have I been spending enough time taking care of me?ARTArticleThe Right Nutrients are Critical for Healthy SkinYou may be familiar with some of the nutrients for healthy skin. They include the common antioxidants, the vitamins A, C and E. Others may come as a surprise. Here’s what you need to include in your daily diet to support your skin’s health. Let’s start with protein.
Proteins are the basic building blocks of cells, fibers and tissues throughout the body. The skin’s outer cells are composed of the protein keratin.ARTArticleThe Secret To Revealing Those Lower AbdominalsTrying to get your lower abdominals to show can be a real pain. Not only is this part of your abs fairly difficult to target, it is also usually the last place that most people lose stomach fat. I don't know about you, but it is much easier for me to get my upper abs to show than my lower abs.
If you are trying to learn how to work your lower abs, then you probably are already in decent shape and are close to getting a six pack (If I'm wrong, you should start with something a little less focused).ARTArticleThe Swine Flu Scare Is Greatly HypedWe get news about the swine flu on a daily basis now. For all that is currently known, the swine flu is not any worse than any other flu, just much more of a "hype."
The question we should now be asking ourselves: should we get the swine flu vaccine or not?
If you want to know my truthful reply: It hasn't taken me a moments thought -- of course I will NOT get a swine flu vaccine, just as I have not been vaccinated for anything else in 20 years.) Why would I ever want to getting vaccinated against the flu. Many people get the flu regardless of the vaccine.ARTArticleThe Top Natural Skin Care Products Are Not Being TelevisedIf you’re looking for the top natural skin care products, you’ll see lots of different reviews on the internet. What you’ll find here is a little bit different. Instead of learning about specific brands, you’ll learn about the best ingredients, in terms of safety and effectiveness.
For decades, cosmetic companies have been allowed to use all but a few banned ingredients. The adverse reactions caused by cosmetics are numerous. Dermatologists see problems caused by harsh cleansers, pore-clogging moisturizers, artificial preservatives, fragrances and common allergens.ARTArticleThe Truth About Artificial Sweeteners & How They Make You FatIf you've bought into the whole "diet" soda thing and drink a lot of 0 calorie drinks so you don't go over your calorie limit, then you may want to reconsider. The artificial sweeteners they put in that stuff isn't actually food, so they say it doesn't have any calories in it. However, your body says otherwise.
Artificial sweeteners like aspartame, saccharin, and splenda are dangerous chemicals that just taste sweet to us. These chemicals have been linked to problems like cancer, developmental problems in children, headaches, cravings, and many more bad side effects.ARTArticleTherapeutic Psychogenics: The New Psychology to Lose WeightThere’s a new psychology getting rave reviews for its phenomenal success in helping people achieve permanent weight loss. It’s called Therapeutic Psychogenics.
Therapeutic Psychogenics is a collection of “mind control” techniques I developed that helped me lose 140 pounds over 20 years ago, after suffering through 25 years of a losing battle against obesity and all its miseries. I now teach this time-tested methodology to clients and other therapists.
Here’s a sampling:ARTArticleThese 4 Facts Are The Truth About Six Pack AbsIf you've tried just about everything to get rid of your belly fat and get six pack abs, then you may need to learn the truth about six pack abs. Unfortunately there is a lot of bogus information floating around that is mostly promoted for marketing purposes (as far as I can tell).
Here are 4 facts that you better learn and hold yourself to if you want to get six pack abs and keep them.
#1 Ab Machines Don't Work
Next time you're up late at night watching infomercials keep an eye for the many ab machine advertisements.ARTArticleThis is How To Get A Six Pack In 3 Minutes Per DayIs it possible to get a six pack in just 3 minutes a day? Well, yes and no. Yes because you really can get in a killer ab workout in just 3 minutes. No because in order to get six pack abs you need to be floating at a pretty low body fat percentage, which can take much more than 3 minutes if you've got some fat to burn off.
But if your body fat is low enough, all you may need to do is strengthen your abdominals and build up those muscles a bit to get them to show. If this is the case with you, here's an ab workout that will give you a six pack in just 3 minutes.
1.ARTArticleToo Much On Your Plate? Thanksgiving, here we come!Thanksgiving is a time that people get together to celebrate, but ironically one of the biggest issues that people have on Thanksgiving is connecting with each other. It seems easier to connect with a piece of pie instead of with friends and family. Or we get so excited to see our family that it becomes a reason to really indulge. Either anxiety or excitement can cause overeating on the day we give thanks.
At the dinner table take a pause, a breath, and check in with yourself. Are you upset? Are you excited about seeing everybody? Do you need to communicate something?