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Adele Mahan
We have been serving senior adults since 2005 in the Charlotte, NC area with any or all of their home needs. This may include downsizing, moving into a senior friendly community, preparing a home for sale, or coordinating home modifications for those aging in place. It is our desire to create safety and comfort in the…

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Alex Sprunt
Alex was always an athlete, from as young as he can remember. He worked as a civil engineer and partner in a risk engineering practice when a close work colleague died of a massive heart attack aged 43. This tragedy prompted a 2000km walk around the East Coast OF Australian from Melbou e to Brisbane to promote Alex's…

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Andy Hinton
Let’s face it. We all don’t want to get old but at the same time, we know there is nothing we can do about it. We can do something about looking old – or young – though. Indeed, these days, there are several ways to take years off your face, like using a great wrinkle cream. We can't actually turn back the clock, but…

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Anna Coulter...
Anna Coulter is an innovative wellness advocate and founder of the Better World Cuisine school. Certified by Alissa Cohen as a living food instructor and the Gerson Therapy ™ as a caretaker for those coping with cancer, she also holds a physician’s assistant degree from a Swiss university. Anna continues her research…

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Barbara Morris
Barbara Morris, 79, is a pharmacist and author of "Put Old on Hold" and soon to be released "Why Women Become Little Old Ladies Before They Are Old." She publishes a monthly content-rich newsletter designed to help midlife and younger women improve and retain current youthful attributes for at least another 25 years.…

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Bradley A Morgan
Bradley Morgan is a corporate and ontological coach who served as a hi-tech executive for over 17 years, in companies such as, IBM, Bay Networks, Premysis, and Brocade Communications. Bradley’s credentials include a BS from Georgia Tech, a MS from UCLA, a certificate in gerontology from the University of Boston (CGP);…

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Brien Shamp
BS, CSCS, CMT, C.H.E.K. NLC II - Personal Trainer - Certified Massage Therapist - C.H.E.K. Nutrition & Holistic Lifestyle Coach Level II - Advanced Metabolic Typing Advisor - Cerified Strength & Conditioning Coach Introduction to Brien Shamp Video The Optimal Fitness Lifestyle Center was born from Brien’s desir…

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Carl Hruza
An industry veteran with over 10 years spent researching and formulating health supplement products blended from bee pollen and royal jelly. The author of various publications and books on the benefits of beehive products, and a blogger and publisher of various health related websites. Learn more about royal jelly pr…

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Chris Haletsky
My Story/Bio, Mission and Vision By; Chris Haletsky I realize, my Bio below does not present or follow the usually ‘accepted’ format that you are used to seeing. The fact is, I really don’t know of a better way to present myself than simply explain what has molded me into who I am today, and why. My understanding of…

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Chrys Page
My name is Chrys Page and I'm 71 years old. I am a jazz singer, a musical theater teacher, a recording engineer, and a vocal coach to more than 500 singers online, and locally in my town. Many of my singers once dreamed of earning their livelihood through singing, but circumstances prevented their dreams from materil…

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Cynthia Green
Cynthia R. Green, Ph.D., is one of America’s foremost memory fitness and brain health experts. Dr. Green is the founder and president of Memory Arts, LLC, a company that provides memory fitness and brain health training to organizations, corporations, and individuals. She is also an acclaimed author, respected lecture…

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David Demko
In 1987, as founder and CEO of Florida's Senior Living Network, Demko created the groundwork for a gerontological publishing and communications syndicate, now known as AgeVenture Syndicated News Service. Launched in 1995, AgeVenture serves a global audience via newspaper, magazine, radio, and television placements. T…

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David Oromaner
David Oromaner is a vitamin, herb, and nutritional supplement specialist with over 25 years experience in the health and wellness industry. He is a certified personal fitness trainer and bodybuilder with 25 years of experience in these areas of health and fitness. He owns a company called Guaranteed Supplement Designs…

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Dr Idris MD
Dr. Idris is a skilled hair transplant surgeon in Bangalore. Get the best hair transplant in Bangalore with his advanced techniques at Clinique Internationale Dr Idris is skilled hair transplant surgeone in bangalore. Get The best hair transplant in Bangalore with his advance techniques at Clinique International. Dr.…
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Dr. Al Sears
Al Sears, MD continues to see patients at his integrative clinic and research center in Florida where he has developed novel exercise and nutritional systems transforming the lives of over 20,000 patients. He has written over 500 articles, Natural Health Newsletters and 6 books in the fields of alte ative medicine, a…

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Dr. Bruce Eichelberger
Getting Older Doesn't Have To Mean Feeling Old I've always found it ironic that just when most people reach the age where experience has led to wisdom, they often don't have the stamina, mental focus and overall health to fully enjoy it. That's one reason why I've spent the last 40 years studying and practicing tech…

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Dr. Kam Yuen
Martial arts Grandmaster Kam Yuen, Doctor of Chiropractic and former aerospace engineer, was the consultant and stunt coordinator for the original television series ‘Kung-Fu’, starring David Carradine. In his book, Spirit of Shaolin, Carradine heralded Dr. Yuen as the inspiration for his heroic main character. During…

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Ellen Wood
Author, columnist, life coach and keynote speaker, Ellen Wood, helps men and women grow younger with body/mind/spirit action steps. She is living proof that they work. Sign up for three free gifts at her website: www.howtogrowyounger.com. Since Ellen began using this consciousness-based approach in 2004, she has gain…

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Eva Zatrak
We provide all that is required for safe, uncomplicated retirement at home, as well as compassionate and supportive nursing care in the presence of acute and terminal illness.

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Frank Wilhelmi
Frank Wilhelmi - Retired/consultant electronic engineer researches and reports practical strategies for optimizing health and fitness into advanced age. "I have a passion for living life to the fullest, and helping others to do the same." A rapidly growing body of knowledge now enables us to extend our health and fitn…
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James Meschino
Dr. Meschino is a leading expert in evidence-based integrative treatment of age related health conditions. James has dedicated his entire life to studying how our bodies begin to shutdown as we age and has identified the causes and discovered solutions to healthy aging. James is expert in nutrition, anti-aging, fitnes…

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Janis Pulliam
Janis currently owns Massage Therapy and Skin Care at Oleander Oaks in Wilmington, NC where she is a Massage Therapist and Life Design Architect. She is a graduate of the former Carolina School of Massage Therapy. She has practiced massage in Wilmington, Chicago, and San Diego. She has a B.S. Degree in Health Educatio…

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Lorraine Maita
Lorraine Maita, MD is a recognized and award winning physician and author transforming people's lives through preventive and anti aging medicine. She is a Diplomate of the American Academy of Anti Aging and Regenerative Medicine and Board Certified in Internal Medicine and has over 18 years experience in Preventive He…

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Marian McCain
Marian Van Eyk McCain is a retired psychotherapist, tutor, health educator and workshop leader. She has published articles on many subjects, from alte ative technology to wellness. Her 1991 Transformation through Menopause (NY, Bergin & Garvey) was the first book to define menopause as a spiritual adventure and to pro…

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Mark Rosenberg
I am one of the few doctors in this country who is board certified in anti-aging and am currently the Director of South Florida's Institute For Healthy Aging. With more than two decades of experience in treating thousands of patients, you could say I've seen it all. I treat a wide range of medical conditions- from can…

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Mary E Wakefield
Chi-Akra Center founder Mary Elizabeth Wakefield is one of the leading proponents of facial acupuncture and related techniques in the world today. She is one of only a select few US acupuncturists, including Jeffrey Yuen, to have been awarded the title of Educator of the Year by the American Association of Oriental Me…
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Nora Wellington
Nora Wellington, CEO / Founder N Wellington Associates LLC is a Licensed Nursing Home Administrator. She currently consults with long term care facilities and assists staff to maintain compliance with the Federal long term care regulations. She has managed and operated skilled nursing facilities for over nineteen year…

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Radium Medical Aesthetics
Medical aesthetics is not about making yourself look better by fixing a wrinkle, a scar or a pimple. It is a journey to make you feel better about yourself, building your self-confidence and self-esteem. Our name itself: Radium - Latin for “Ray”, embodies our spirit and philosophy: to always give you our best, and il…

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Sharon Petty
I graduated from college as a registered nurse I was accepted for the training at Cedar Sinai Medical Center in Califo ia as an intensive care nurse in 1976 where I worked as a ICU nurse for several years afterwards. In 1980 I trained in emergency medicine where I worked for 20 plus years. In conjunctio I worked as a…

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Stephanie Tippie
Stephanie Tippie, Nature-O-Path, RRT, Reconnective Healing Practioner® is Co- founder of the Anti-Aging Clinic and is all about natural alte atives! Tippie is a Nature-O-Path (follower of the Laws of Nature) as well as researcher for the alte atives to the medical pharmaceutical sickness industry, active in the resea…

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Steve Joyce
Steve’s last ‘real job’ was as the Brand Manager for one of the largest privately owned pharmaceutical companies in the UK. Therer Steve managed the branding and promotional campaigns for analgesics and antihypertensive products. His tenure was accompanied by a 368% growth in his product portfolio. Stephen was respons…

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Yuichi Yinoway
Sure I did! I was writing a letter to my son last night. It was his 31st birthday. So I have tried to tell what I was doing at his age. It had been totally ashame! I wasn't thinking of my future, I wasn't trying to build up network that may be helpful for later business years. I was born in wealthy family and had no…
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What is the Best Anti-Inflammatory Diet
What is the best anti-inflammatory diet? That's an important question. Diet plays an important role in inflammatory diseases, such as arthritis, osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis – most inflammatory conditions. It can be a factor that makes things worse, or one that helps to tame the inflammatory process.
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Oil of Oregano and Acne
I want to talk to you about acne and how to treat it using oil of oregano. Oil of oregano contains some active constituents that have been proven to kill certain viruses, bacteria and even the fungi that can kill certain yeast infections like Candida and other microorganisms. Oil of oregano acts like a natural ...
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Best Cholesterol Supplements
What are the best cholesterol lowering supplements? Actually the first question really is, are there supplements that can actually lower your blood cholesterol level? The scientific answer is, yes, there are supplements that can do that. Your next question should be, are all the supplements that can lower cholesterol ...
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What is Hormone Replacement Therapy?
What is hormone replacement therapy, or HRT? At menopause this is the point in a woman's life when her monthly cycles have come to an end, as you likely know. And then there are symptoms that occur as a result – hot flashes, night sweats, insomnia, there can be a racing heart rate and a whole bunch of changes. One of ...
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Fat Intake and Weight Loss
Does eating fat help you burn fat, or does it help you gain fat? That's the question. We hear all of these conflicting stories about fat.r
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Cholesterol Levels
Today I want to talk to you about safe blood cholesterol levels. What is a safe range for blood cholesterol levels? What is an ideal level of blood cholesterol? The medically acceptable range is a blood cholesterol below 200 mg. per deciliter (dL). In some countries it would be below 5.2 millimoles (mmol) per liter ...
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Natural Remedies for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Natural Remedies for Rheumatoid Arthritis, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Psoriatic Arthritis, Polymyalgic Rheumatic, Lupus and Other Joint Auto-Immune Conditions
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How to Preserve Brain Memory
Do you wonder how to preserve brain memory with respect to diet, lifestyle and supplementation? We've learned a lot in recent years about brain aging and how it works, and we now know that certain events lead to memory loss, dementia and Alzheimer's disease. Some of these events are related to the aging process, and ...
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Heart Attack and Stroke
Did you know that cardiovascular diseases – heart attacks, strokes and other vascular complications – are the leading causes of death in North America? In fact, every 1 in 2 males die due to cardiac disease and for women it's 1 in every 3.
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There is Life Without Chemo
There is Life Without Chemo, at Aging Younger we know that cancer is NOT the disease but merely the symptom of the disease, the disease being an acidic and an anaerobic environment (the body). Based on this fact, we empower our clients with the tools for the body to heal itself naturally because: We know that Health is a Choice We know that the body has the innate ability to heal itself We know that the soul, mind and body connection is an integral part of self-healing. We know that alkalinity is your friend and acidity is not.
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It is 2015 So Why are Microwave Ovens Still In Use?
It is 2015 So Why are Microwave Ovens Still In Use? Most of us believe that our government will inform us of the harmful or negative side effects of products on the market. I am afraid this is not the case most of the time and today I want to discuss the negatives of microwave use.
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My Thoughts on Hidradenitis
Recently I was asked if I knew about a condition known as Hidradenitis. In order to assist this person and anybody else with the condition, I will share it on my blog.
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Chikungunya, Lindsay Lohan and Aging Younger
What a title for a blog, I am sure most who are reading this are scratching their heads wondering what it is all about. Continue reading and you will become enlightened to much more than what is being reported in the media. Towards the end of December 2014, it was made public via Twitter that Lindsay Lohan had contracted Chikungunya and the news spread like wildfire because of her fame. If it were not for Lindsay Lohan’s going public with her having contracted the disease, I would not have been made aware that it existed.r
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Why Selenium is an Essential Micronutrient
Selenium is a vital trace mineral found in every cell of the body and is required for proper body function. The fact is that higher concentrations of this mineral is not needed, hence it is referred as a micronutrient. Although only small amounts are required on a daily basis, it is an essential nutrient for our body.
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Looking for In Home Elderly Assistance?
Finding in home elderly assistance frequently helps the elderly continue living alone. A good case in point is my widowed sister who was living alone and becoming a bit unsteady on her feet. This prompted her family to purchase an emergency service plan that provided a senior assistance device that enabled her to call for assistance in case of an accident. Who hasn't seen the commercial with the female falling and crying "I've fallen and I can't get up," and not felt her fright and hoped that no one you knew would ever be in the same spot.
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Assisting Seniors to Slipproof Their Homes
Assisting seniors to slip proof their home is an important part of in-home care. The National Safety Council reports that, “falls are the second leading cause of injury death for ages 55-79, but become even more prevalent for individuals over the age of 80. When all those age 65 and older are combined, falls account for 50 percent of all injury deaths.” Making the time to slip proof a home can prevent the heartache and injury a fall may bring to those caring for a parent. Not long ago I had to help slip proof my parents’ home after Dad fell and broke his ankle.
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You’re on Medicare Who Do You Trust
I sometimes wonder if a doctor knows you’re on Medicare they will just “load you up” with all kinds of prescriptions or supplies and not even payMedicare help, Medicaid help, trust attention to your condition or other prescriptions you might be on. My dilemma is that my husband, who has congestive heart failure, went to see an endocrinologist the other day.
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How To Get Medicare Extra Help
One of the best resources I have found for all types of great information and Medicare Extra Help is the Medicare Rights Center. They are a national, nonprofit consumer service organization. With nearly 45 million people on Medicare they are there to help not just beneficiaries, but their caregivers as well. Since 1989 they have been helping people with Medicare understand their rights and benefits with the programs. Although they couldn’t help me last year, I did call them to complain about the outrageous price increases in Medicare Part D premiums.
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Your interest to the life livens you up for younger look.
The Saints often tells the joy of life as the anti aging measures. Although I am not wise enough to guess his mind, the joy of life should be the nature of human beings. And it makes you look younger. Once you lose interest, you won' t look younger anymore. We, human beings, cannot go against the nature by giving up the joy of life. We should not lose the joy of own life while taking the path through caring oneself with controlling one's desire. The very foundation of taking care of oneself is not to lose the interest with the life itself. +++++r
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The Link betwee Sunblock and Cancer
I always listen to the news while getting ready for another beautiful day here in Tamarac, Florida. My ears perked up when I heard them discuss the potential dangers of sunscreen. The segment on Fox News talked about the potential hazard of developing cancer and the disruption of the endocrine system from some of the sunscreens on the market. It was especially noted that we should stay away from products with ingredients that contain toxic chemicals. See video clip on the segment.
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What Mainstream Medicine is not telling you about Vaccines
Since so many of our friends have been sick with the flu and flu like ailments, I wanted to share a blog on the dangers of Vaccines and why Aging Younger recommends alte ative measures to combat these types of dis-eases. Vaccines put the health of you & your family in the wrong hands who are the drug companies that use government FDA to force dangerous vaccines in you and your children. The reason we say that they are dangerous is because of the additives they put in the vaccines and the obvious reported outcomes due to them.r
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Tips to Help You and Your Elderly Loved Ones Become Savvy Consumers of Home Health Care - Medicare Skilled Home Health
The good news is that the elderly population is growing, and people are living healthy lifestyles. The Census Bureau recorded 39.6 million people aged 65+ year old in 2009. It is estimated that by 2020 this segment of the population will grow to about 55 million. Furthermore the segment of the population aged 85+ will also increase according to the census from about 5.7 million in 2010 to about 6.6 million in 2020.
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A Tool For the Elderly for Home Health Care - "Home Health Compare"
For Baby Boomer children and their Elderly loved ones who may need skilled home health care services after hospitalization, Medicare has given us access to a tool to help us in our decision making process. This tool is called "Home Health Compare". It helps families and their loved ones compare quality of care in home health agencies.
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Making a Decision to Access Long Term Care
In my experience as a long term care professional, Long Term care (LTC) is one of those topics, outside of politics and religion that sometimes bring out strong, diverse feelings and emotions from people. It is very possible that thinking about our old age, and not knowing what is going to happen may contribute to the emotional anxiety we have about discussing the topic; but I am not here claiming to have the answer why there are strong feelings sometimes.
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Stress and Chronic Disease
We CAN NOT speak enough about the relationship between stress and chronic conditions such as Arthritis (all forms), diabetes, heart disease,hypertension,all auto immune disease etc. I believe we have not spoken on the subject because of the inability to measure stress. However why not measure it in the same way we do pain? Since there is a chemical response in the body that decreases the immune system and therefore making you susceptible to chronic disease, we would be remiss to not give it as much if not more attention as we give to heart disease,cancer,diabetes etc.
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Study show despite educatio American have not improved their diet and Why
A significant part of Aging Without Disease is related to what we ingest under the name of nutrition, the substance that feeds our cells. This blog was stimulated by the resent article in Psychology today Feb 2011, which gave some shocking stats on the improvement of American consumption of fruits and vegetables, since our nations campaign to educate on the important role they play in our health.
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Addressing Signs of Premature Skin Ageing With Tixel
Fractional CO2 resurfacing lasers are an effective treatment modality for several skin issues such as skin laxity, scarring, photo-ageing, and lesions. CO2 lasers became a huge success in the 1990s and it has become a common aesthetic treatment for skin rejuvenation and texture improvement. For many years, it is also the first line of treatment for most doctors.
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How To Get Rid Of Eye Bags Without Surgery In Singapore
Eye bags refer to the puffiness and swelling under the eyes. They are very common and almost no one is exempt from dealing with puffy eyes as we age. While they are not medically dangerous, many people seek treatment for eye bags because they often make us look tired and older than we really are. What causes eye bags?
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Treating Acne Scars Using A Systematic Approach
Acne scars are permanent indentation on the skin. As these marks are very difficult to get rid of, suffering from uneven complexion caused by acne scars can affect some of us psychologically. In order to treat acne scars, a methodical approach must be taken to ensure a higher chance of success of smoothing out acne marks on the skin. In Radium Medical Aesthetics, we designed a 5-step acne scar treatment framework to methodically treat your scars more effectively and accurately. The steps are: ASSESS, MEASURE, DESIGN, TREAT, REVIEW. Acne Scar Framework: ASSESS
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Genius: Intelligent, More Advanced INFINI Technology For Acne Scars and Anti-Ageing
Micro-needling has been used for many years to improve aesthetic outcomes in people. For example, it has been used to tighten sagging skin and reduce appearance of acne scars in a subtle and natural way. It was only in recent times doctors combine micro-needling with radiofrequency energy to achieve better skin lifting and scar treatment outcome. INFINI was introduced about two to three years ago in Singapore and touted as one of the most effective ways to treat acne scars and skin laxity - until Genius came along. What is Genius RF?
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Debunking Common Myths About Melasma
Our grandmothers have freely dished out advice about almost everything in the world. From what to eat, what to avoid, what will cure fever, headaches, and what will kill you, our grandparents seem to have a strong opinion about them. We don’t mean any disrespect, but grandmothers are not always right. Well, some of these make sense, but others are just old wives’ tales or myths. As children, we have been told that ulcers are caused by eating spicy food. It is true that spicy food may aggravate the condition, but there is no evidence to show that ulcers are caused by spicy food.
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Profhilo Dermal Filler: One of the Newest Treatments in Singapore
With people living longer and medical treatments improving, anti-aging medicine is slowly becoming a lucrative business. If numbers are anything to go by, the global Botox market is valued at USS3.8 billion in 2017 and it is expected to hit US$9.8 billion by the end of 2025. Medical equipment companies are aware of the growing market of anti-aging medicine, urging them to develop new technology and treatments to potentially achieve newer, better results that benefit patients.
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Beauty Trends To Look Out For In 2018
In 2017 we saw the rise of Ski Boosters treatment and bio-stimulating dermal fillers such as Ellanse. And now with weeks into 2018, we saw some shift in beauty trends. While we saw some medical treatments surge in popularity in the beginning of 2018, there were also some treatments that visibly became less popular over the last few months. We speak to one of the most sought-after aesthetic doctors in Singapore, Dr. Siew Tuck Wah, to tell us more about what he believes to be the next big trends for 2018 and what makes them so special. 1. Rejuran Skin Healer / PDRN Skin Therapy
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Effective Remedies for Oily Skin and Enlarged Pores
In tropical countries like Singapore where weather is consistently humid and hot, people tend to develop oily skin and enlarged pores. It is also more common for people to develop acne and other skin issues. If you happen to live in one of these tropical countries, you need to put in more effort to unclog the pores and cleanse your skin more religiously. Combined with pollutants from the environment, the sebum produced by your skin often mixes with other substances.
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Dermal Fillers: Highly Versatile Cosmetic Treatment to Delay Aging
Dermal fillers are consistently ranked as one of the most well-received non-surgical treatments for facial rejuvenation and augmentation without the need to undergo cosmetic surgery. People are now seeking for convenient, painless, and natural-looking alte atives to maintain a youthful appearance. Therefore, most aesthetic doctors recommend dermal filler treatments that are safe for use that give the best outcome with minimal recovery time.
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Hair Loss: Causes and Effective Treatments
A head of distinctively thick, black hair symbolises strength and virility. In ancient Greece, men with long hair are often associated with wealth and power, while a shaven head was worn by slaves. Even in today's context, losing your hair at any age can be distressing. Many people assume that hair loss is a problem that primarily affects older men. Although it may be true, premature hair loss can also affect men and women in their 30s or 40s.
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Ellanse - The Science Behind Age Reversal
Throughout my years of practice in medical aesthetics, I have been asked by my clients all the time about the differences between Ellanse and other dermal fillers in Singapore and which is better. I like to offer a range of fillers in my clinic as it gives me the choice to discuss the benefits of different fillers and find the best one that will genuinely suit them.
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What is Sculptra Butt Lift?
As we become older, we tend to notice that our facial features and body parts begin to sag. This is due to the depletion of collagen and elastin fibers, as well as a loss of shape and volume in areas such as breasts, arms and buttocks. Surgical procedures involving fat transfers and implants are common ways to sculpt and shape the different body parts, including the face. However, not everyone is willing to go under the knife for an elective treatment.
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Do Women Judge Men by Their Appearance?
Women are always claiming that a sense of humor is the most important quality a man can possess. But is it true that women are willing to date a guy who only has a sense of humor? Would a sense of humor be able to make up for below average looks he possesses? The truth is out: A guy can have a great personality but his female counterpart may secretly wish he’s a little more attractive, a new study suggests.
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How Long Does Botox Last?
One of them most common questions that people ask doctors is ‘How long does Botox last?’. We take this opportunity to speak with Dr. Siew Tuck Wah, Medical Director of Radium Medical Aesthetics to tell us more about Botox and clear up the air about some common myths about the toxin. What is Botox?
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Ways To Achieve A Slimmer, V-Shaped Face Without Surgery
Regardless of ethnicity or gender, everyone hopes to have a slimmer, more sculpted face with a chiselled jaw. The request for a more defined face is not new in the medical aesthetic industry. Doctors say that patients, particularly those from come from Southeast Asia, have high demand for such an image.
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A Guide To Facial Fillers in Singapore
The number of people seeking facial augmentation is increasing steadily. Injectable dermal fillers are commonly used by doctors to smooth out wrinkles and enhance facial features. With several types of dermal fillers in Singapore, it is no surprise that dermal filler treatments are perhaps one of the most popular aesthetic treatments because of its versatility in addressing many problems relating to aging.
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5 Simple Health Hacks You Won’t Regret
People are often resistant to making changes to their daily habits because they think that it may disrupt their lives and rob them of the simple pleasures of life. You may be surprised that you only need to make minor adjustments to your daily life to make a long-term difference to your health. Start with yourself and be a positive influence for your friends and family. SIMPLE EXERCISES
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Great Alte atives to Plastic Surgery
The trends in non-surgical anti-aging treatments have improved very quickly over the last few years. With the wide range of treatments that can reverse signs of aging without having to go under the knife, fewer people are turning to non-surgical cosmetic treatments to achieve younger-looking skin.
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Do Anti-Aging Creams Work Better Than Dermal Fillers?
Definition of aging keeps evolving because of the improvement in anti-aging medicine. The fear of growing old has fuelled the beauty industry to worth several billions a year. The question has long been asked: Do anti-aging creams actually work? If so, are they better than dermal fillers? We get the inside scoop from Dr. Siew Tuck Wah from Radium Medical Aesthetics in Singapore to give us his views on both anti-aging creams and dermal fillers. WHAT ARE DERMAL FILLERS?
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Misconceptions of Botox and Fillers
Allergan’s top selling product, Botox, generates about US$2.8 billion of sales annually. Botox treatment consistently ranks among the top three non-surgical aesthetic treatments globally. Dermal filler treatments are also not lagging far behind in popularity. While many people may have heard about these non-surgical treatments, they are often shrouded in mystery and rumor. With the wide range of botulinum toxin and dermal fillers available in the market, people are spoilt for choice.
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How to Prevent Recurring Acne from Appearing Permanently?
If you have been spending hundreds of dollars on over-the-counter acne creams and gels that promise to help clear your skin, you are probably wasting your time and money. The good news is that there are effective ways to eliminate your acne and keep pimples at bay. If you are prone to breakouts, try switching your products to ‘non-comedogenic’ ones. What this means is that the products are specially formulated not to clog pores. Try to use water-based products so that they can be easily washed off.
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Get a V-Shaped Face with Facial Sculpting Treatments
Achieving a more defined and contoured face without going under the knife is no longer impossible non-surgically. Thanks to the advancement of medical technology, researchers have found safe and effective ways to sculpt the face without the need for cosmetic surgery. Dr. Siew Tuck Wah, Medical Director of Radium Medical Aesthetics shares with us some non-surgical facial sculpting treatments that are available to restore your youth.
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Non-Surgical Thread Lift Treatment: Is it Worth the Investment?
Less than a decade ago, the term 'facelift treatment' meant cosmetic surgical facelift. A surgical facelift treatment were often reserved for older people seeking facial rejuvenation by lifting sagging skin. It was regarded as a treatment to ‘fix’ an advanced aging problem.
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Don't Take My Youth Away!
No one is spared by the ravages of time. Life is too short to stick with only one monotonous skincare routine that does not do much to age-proof your skin. Don’t relent to the natural process of aging because there is a lot you can do to delay aging and enjoy softer, smoother skin for a longer time. Give Me Back…My Radiant Skin! Remember the times when you were in your early 20s? Your skin was at the peak of its health. It was probably well-hydrated, firm, and bright.
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Maintaining Your Youthful Appearance: Anti-Aging Programs to Hide Your Real Age
Other than climbing up the corporate ladder and trying to set up a family, people in their 30s and 40s are also fighting against the natural process of aging. It can get rather depressing to see your youthful appearance slowly fading away. Seeing your once firm, smooth skin gradually becoming crepey and patchy with pigmentation can be distressing to some people.
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Non-Surgical Medical Treatments for Younger Looking Skin
In the past few years, the medical aesthetic industry saw a surge in the number of people seeking non-surgical skin lifting treatment. Surgical facelift treatment is no longer the only way to turn back the aging clock.
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Non-Surgical Facelift Treatment Using HIFU System
Everyone goes through the intrinsic process of aging. As we age, we notice that our skin becomes thinner and saggy. This is because the collagen synthesis and number of fibroblast in the skin decrease over time. Many years ago before the introduction of High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) technology for skin lifting, ablative laser or chemical peel were used but without much success. HOW DOES HIFU WORK?
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Causes of Hair Loss and Effective Treatment Options
It is perfectly normal to lose up to 100 hairs a day. If you consistently lose more than 100 hairs a day, you could be facing a hair loss problem. Hair loss is a very common problem that affects about 30 million men and about 20 million women globally. Hair loss seems to be more visible in men because of the way it presents itself. In men, hair loss typically starts above both temples, hairline slowly receding upwards. On the other hand, hair loss in women are more dispersed with overall hair thinning. The female hormone, estrogen, prevents male pattern baldness.
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Target Pigmentation with Laser Treatments
We usually associate clear, flawless skin with young adults in their 20s. Most, if not all enjoy smooth skin when we were younger. If the skin is not well taken care of, you may be setting yourself up for bad complexion when you hit your 40s or beyond. Although bad skin can be salvaged, it takes a lot of work and effort to restore the complexion you once had.
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Everything You Need to Know About Nose Thread Lift
Just about a decade ago, surgical rhinoplasty was popular because it was the only way to correct the nose and attain a sharper, defined nose. Even though many people desire a sharp, defined nose, they shun away from surgical rhinoplasty because of the long downtime and the potential surgical risks. Fast forward to today, a ‘nose job’ no longer means having to undergo a surgical procedure. A 30-minute non-surgical nose thread lift is all you need to get a more defined, lifted nose.
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Anti-Aging Treatments to Restore Your Youthful Skin
“Youth comes but once in a lifetime” said Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Everyone experiences youth only once in our lives. It often forms the best period of one’s life. Hence, we are always trying to find ways to extend our youth for as long as we can. Many of us try to find the elixir of youth to prevent aging, yet many do not want to undergo plastic surgery. For one, plastic surgery is expensive. Secondly, plastic surgery carries some surgical risks. Thirdly, results of plastic surgery can sometimes look unnatural.
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Does Laser Treatment Really Work?
Aesthetic laser treatment is estimated to worth about US$400 million in the U.S. annually, according to a 2011 industry report. This is partially due to the ever-increasing costs of the CO2 and ND:YAG laser machines, which are typically in the range of US$50,000 each.
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5 Beauty Tips to Improve Your Quality of Life Using Principles of Feng Shui
Traditionally, Chinese people have used several unique techniques for divination. Up till today, many people are still relying on some traditional methods of divination techniques in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Singapore.
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Ultherapy: Non-invasive Skin Lifting Treatment for Sagging Skin
Aging is a natural process that everyone has to go through regardless of your race or ethnicity. The natural process of aging and gravity’s toll will cause your skin to age and sag. You might think that you didn’t sleep well the previous night but you know that sleeping early will no longer cause your skin to go back to its original place.
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How To Get Rid Of Recurring Acne Permanently
Suffering from red, active acne is probably one of the most embarrassing things anyone can experience when growing up. It gets worse when they don't seem to show no signs of abating when you are in your adulthood. If you are one of the unfortunate people who cannot seem to escape the clutches of acne and have been shelling out large sums of money to buy over-the-counter acne creams or gels, you might be disappointed to know that you are probably wasting your money. The good news is that there are effective ways to eliminate your acne – permanently.
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Effective Ways to Get Rid of Dark Eye Circles Quickly
Regardless what the cause may be, visible dark eye circles can leave you looking tired and unattractive. No matter how much you try to conceal them with foundation, you cannot seem to hide them forever.
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How to Treat Dark Eye Circles Effectively?
Dark eye circles are the bane of one’s life. They usually appear under your eyes tend to give a person an older, haggard and tired appearance. It is common for people to have dark eye circles because they are usually visible and they affect both men and women alike. Appearance of dark eye circles can range from mild to more severe cases. Underlying factors that cause formation of dark eye circles include heavy smoking, insufficient sleep, improper diet, excessive alcohol consumption, and hereditary factors.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Laser Skin Resurfacing
Laser skin resurfacing treatment is popular among people who are keen to pursue anti-aging because of its versatility in treating several conditions, so much so that it has become an integral part of anti-aging regime for most people. When laser skin resurfacing first started, treatments were painful and had long downtime and they were not a popular choice for the busy men and women.
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Unique Laser Treatment for Melasma and Skin Brightening
Radium Medical Aesthetics recently launched a painless, yet effective laser treatment called Dual Yellow Laser. Using cooper bromide laser technology, Dual Yellow Laser offers multi-wavelength capability to treat a wide range of skin abnormalities such as rosacea, acne, melasma, and lesions.
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5 Effective Ways to Treat Hair Loss
Hair loss is such common medical condition that affects anyone - regardless of gender. Hair, very much like our health, is something we take for granted until we notice visible changes that affect us negatively.
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All You Need to Know About PDO Thread Lift
Aging becomes more rapid and visible when we reach our mid-thirties. When we age, the first signs that appear include thinner, loose skin that hang from the face. The skin becomes loose and sagging because of the loss of collagen and elastin fibers as we grow older.
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Ditch the Resting Bitch Face with Non-Surgical Medical Treatments
We usually associate 'sad' and 'grumpy' with older people with sagging skin and deep-set wrinkles. We find it challenging to talk to older people because they always look upset. Truth is, old people don't exhibit negative emotions much more than other segments of the population. We always associate negative emotions with older people because of their deep wrinkles and the loose skin that hangs down from the face because of gravity.
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Effective Pigmentation Treatment with Laser
Although rarely life threatening, pigmentation on the skin can cause significant distress and embarrassment to a person especially when the dark patches appear on visible part of the face, such as the forehead or cheeks. Applying a thick layer of concealer can sometimes reduce the appearance of the pigmentation on the face, but it takes a lot of effort and time to prepare before attending any social event.
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Best Beauty Tips For Your Year End Parties
Its always mixed feelings when we approach year-end. We get busy to meet our end year budget for our company or close our books for the year. On the other hand, we try to squeeze in some time in between to pamper ourselves so that we can look good for the year end parties in December. Isn't it true that our big plans to go for treatments and look good are always foiled by our hectic work schedule in Q4 every year? There is one way to ensure that you keep to your beauty schedule: Line up some crucial beauty appointments in advance so that you’ll stick with it.
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Getting the Most Out of Your Health Care Coverage
With the Affordable Care Act in full swing, many consumers are surprised by the changes in coverage hidden in the fine print or couched in terms that are confusing. There are a lot of things to consider when choosing a policy. Even if you are covered, getting reimbursed can be challenging. Here are a few things to consider and some tips to get the most out of your coverage. Terminology
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Tips to Take Care of Tendons and Ligaments
Tendons are bands of tissue that connect muscle to bone and ligaments connect bone to bone. Without them you can’t move. Collagen provides structure and strength while mucopolysaccharides hold them together to allow them to stretch, flex, bend and retain resilience against injury. Both tendons and ligaments are limited and slow in their ability to repair. Unleashing their ability to heal can be done with nutrients. There are substances that cause inflammation of the tendons and ligaments. One of the major culprits is called interleukin 1 Beta which is found to damage tendons and ligaments.
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Executive Health Resources: When People Depend On You
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4 Steps to Slowing the Aging Process: Eat, Drink, Be Merry and More!
Do you want to become rusty, crusty, fat and inflamed or try slowing the aging process and live being slim, sharp, sexy and supercharged? Aging is inevitable but how quickly you age and the quality of your life as you age is largely dependent on the choices you make. Understanding the hormonal and metabolic processes that accelerate aging can enable you to intervene and by implementing them you will be slowing the aging process. The secret is to eat, drink and be merry and rest and recover. Eat
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Super Slim Down Strategies
There is no shortage of diet books from A to Z: Atkins to Zone and everything in between, yet there is still an obesity epidemic! You can lose weight on any diet but you have to ask the questions: Will it leave you Slim downmetabolically better or worse? How likely is it you will gain the weight back? Can you stick to it? I urge anyone trying to lose weight to take a practical approach and gain an understanding of their own unique metabolism, preferences, habits, triggers, genetics and lifestyle. To be slim and healthy requires a lifestyle and a mindset change.
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Are You Aging or Anti Aging?
Not feeling like yourself anymore? Are you perhaps feeling fat, flabby, flaky, foggy, fatigued or forgetful? When you go doctors, they say you’re stressed, getting old or this is “normal for your age.” You may be prescribed some medication with side effects that are scarier than the symptoms. You ask yourself, “Does it really have to be this way?” There is a better way to combat the signs and symptoms of aging, illness and degenerative disease.. What’s your biological age?
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Magnesium: The Miracle Mineral
Magnesium is a miraculous mineral that is responsible for activating over 300 enzymatic reactions in the body. You need it to make ATP, the energy molecule as well as for proper heart, nerve and muscle function. Magnesium is necessary for protein synthesis, blood sugar control, and blood pressure regulation as well as bone formation. Half the magnesium in our bodies is found in our bones and prevents bone loss. Magnesium plays a role in detoxification and is used to make the master antioxidant glutathione. It is a very important mineral with a variety of essential functions.
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Sore No More: How to Decrease Post Exercise Pain
Nothing is as anti aging and youthful as a toned body. It exudes health and wellness. The right amount of exercise can leave you energized, invigorated and feeling fit and healthy. However, unless you build up slowly and are consistent, you may be prone to muscle pain, soreness and stiffness. Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS) develops 24-48 hours after strenuous exercise. It is characterized by pain, stiffness, loss of strength and limited range of motion with elevated levels of creatinine kinase in the blood which is an enzyme found in muscle that is released when it breaks down.
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How To Live Healthier: 5 Strategies to Optimal Health
Just as a car needs the right type of gas, properly inflated tires, a sturdy frame, proper maintenance and a responsive driver to run smoothly without trouble, people need a number of things and can easily learn how to live healthier. It is a matter of understanding what your unique needs are. No one is standard and finding out what you need to do to thrive will enable you to understand how to live healthier. 1. How to Live Healthier with a Genetic Roadmap
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Nutrition Can Make Menopause Severe or Serene
Any functional medicine menopause doctor knows that just giving hormones to women experiencing symptoms may not be enough. What you eat, drink, think, how much you sleep and exercise and your environmental exposures can all affect your hormones.
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Release Weight and Rejuvenate
Imagine the shock of a weight loss expert gaining weight. It can happen to anyone and the answer is always getting to the root cause and recommitting. Don’t judge, berate or punish yourself with negative self talk. It only serves to hurt and not help. Let your vision of vibrant health, being slim and looking great in a fabulous outfit draw you closer to your goal. You owe it to yourself to care for your body like a precious classic of immeasurable value. So when you need to lose weight, be conscientious, commit and create an environment that supports you It’s not just calories that countr
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Just 7 Minutes to Strong and Slim
When it comes to exercise, do you have a hard time finding the time or get stopped by lack of equipment or desire to join a gym? Can you find 7 minutes in your schedule? Just imagine that in only 7 minutes you can get all of the benefits of a long aerobic and resistance training workout without the use of any equipment or need to go to a gym. Your body weight is used as resistance. No weights are necessary. It can be done ANYWHERE! The secret is intensity and intervals.
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The MUST Know Secrets of Hormone Replacement and Memory: Timing and Type is Everything
Getting forgetful and having difficulty with attention is a common complaint, especially in middle age. While many factors contribute to this, both men and women suffer from cognitive decline and memory lapses when they have low estrogen or testosterone hormones. Studies have indicated that the timing – younger vs. older age and type of hormone – bioidentical hormone replacement therapy vs. synthetic hormone replacement therapy makes a difference.
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Anti Aging Benefits of Vitamin K
Hardened arteries, weak, brittle bones, cancer and heart disease are major contributors of aging. Research suggests that Vitamin K can have an impact of preventing or reversing these effects. Vitamin K, like other vitamins found in nature is really a group of compounds. The different forms or types of Vitamin K come from have specific actions in the body. K 1 otherwise known as phylloquinones are found in green leafy vegetables and are responsible for blood clotting.r
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"But I CAN'T Give Up My Driving"
This is Part 3 of a 5 part series addressing the delicate issue of asking an elderly parent to retire from their driving career. In our previous article "Giving Up the Keys…Who Should Do the Talking?” we discussed “who” should actually participate in the conversation of driving cessation. Today we will briefly discuss “why” an older driver might be so reluctant in deciding to transition from the driver’s seat to the passenger seat, even when they know it’s in the best interest of safety.
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Functional Medicine Secrets to Safe Skin Care Products
You may have 45,990 unique chemical exposures from personal care products. Are they safe? The American woman uses 12 personal care products per day with 126 unique ingredients and men use 6, multiply that by 365 days per year and you have a large exposure that your liver and kidneys have to process. Your brain, hormone systems and nervous system have to cope with them as well. Cosmetics and personal care products are the least regulated products and not much attention is paid to health conce s from prolonged chemical exposure.
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TALKING SEX AND DRIVING
(Part 1 of a 5 part series discussing the delicate issue of asking an elderly parent to retire from their driving career) Remember that day way-back-when that you finally mustered up the strength to sit your adolescent son or daughter down on the living room’s couch, and begin the dreadful process of explaining the birds and bees? Don’t you still wonder what you even said, and what it must have sounded like? Now…do you want the good news or the bad news first?
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Is Whey Protein an ideal choice?
The Right Whey Many people want to add protein to their diets without a lot of fat and calories. High protein diets have been shown in medical nutrition studies to enhance weight loss and lower inflammation and cholesterol. This makes protein shakes a quick, easy meal or snack without the added sugar of protein bars. The most complete, absorbable and beneficial protein is whey. It is an excellent nutrition supplement. Consider why you want to add protein to your diet as there are several types of whey proteins and each has a purpose. Why Whey?
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Genetics: The Unique Blueprint for Heart Health
Do you often slack off on the healthy habits you commit to? It’s easy to say that you are doing better than someone else or you are not doing so badly. What if you had a more definitive answer to what your risks are? Medicine has evolved a great deal. Risk was measured by your personal and family history and a few measures. Blood sugar and cholesterol were the major metabolic markers measured in blood to determine risk of heart disease, diabetes and Alzheimer’s. There are many more sophisticated markers and now your genetic blueprint can better determine your risk.
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Giving Up the Keys - Who Should Do the Talking?
Giving Up the keys - Who Should Do the Talking? (Part 2 of a 5 part series discussing the delicate issue of asking an elderly parent to retire from their driving career) In our previous article “Talking Sex and Talking Driving” we discussed six possible reasons why emotions and perceptions may play a role in distorting a family’s evaluation of driving abilities, however unintentional that distortion may be (that article can be found at http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/talking_sex_and_driving).
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Nutrition, Weight and Pain: Surprising Foods That Hurt and Pack on the Pounds
Nutrition is an integral part of our health and well being. It has become complex because our food supply has changed, how much we eat, additives, preservatives, processing and genetic modification make food ingestion a chemical science with our bodies being the laboratory.
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How Hormones Affect Hair – Don’t you want a thick head?
When big clumps of hair come out as they brush, wash or comb their hair, patients come running to me in a panic, afraid they will become bald. Balding is fairly common in men and can start in their 20’s. Most women’s hair will thin when they are entering perimenopause or menopause but they don’t go bald. While biotin is known as the hair vitamin and has little to no downside, it most likely will not turn a thinning mane into a thick one. Hormones, stress and nutrition play a big role in helping to grow hair. The Stress Hair Connection: Telogen effluvium
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Drastic Weight Loss Can Save Your Life
Obesity is an epidemic and at the root cause of many chronic illnesses. Even being overweight can set you on a path of disease that can kill you. Fat causes inflammation, which leads to everything from Alzheimer’s, cancer, diabetes, heart attacks, joint degeneration and pain, stroke, and so much more. Developing any or all of these can be a costly, time consuming and painful endeavor. These illnesses can kill you or permanently change the quality of your life forever.
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How to Sleep Soundly and Reap the Anti Aging Medicine and Preventive Health Benefits
Sleep can make you slim, sharp, sexy and supercharged. It raises the anti aging medicine hormone called growth hormone which helps you rejuvenate and repair tissue, keeps you slim and sharp and helps you sleep. During sleep you have higher melatonin levels, an antioxidant hormone that induces sleep and studies indicate it may reduce the risk of skin and breast cancer as well as diabetes. Sleep improves memory, creativity, performance of complex tasks, and the ability to find patterns and shortcuts with math and life situations. Dreaming is also important for memory and processing life events.
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Avoid the Danger and Reap the Benefits of Supplements
To supplement or not to supplement, that is the question. The answer as to what, when, how much and how long is a more complex subject. Many companies’ promises fall flat and are overstated, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t believe anything. As with any product or promise, looking at the facts, your individual situation and proof provided by studies is important to determine what is right for you. I will share with you the frequently asked questions I get about supplements. Are supplements necessary?
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Finding Undiagnosed Conditions That Can Kill You
Did you know that the average primary care doctor’s office visit is less than 11 minutes? How can anyone get to the root cause and treat a whole person in that amount of time?
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Menopause: A Metamorphosis
Once, when I was six years old, I broke apart a chrysalis to see what was inside. There was nothing inside. Well, nothing recognisable, anyway. I later learned that after its cocoon is sealed and hardened, a caterpillar slowly disintegrates. It melts into a kind of sludge. Eventually, some time during winter, from out of this sludge of undifferentiated cells, a butterfly begins to form. Nobody warned me that menopause is a lot like that. Maybe it is as well they didn't.
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How to Extend Your Safe Driving Career
With each passing year, each of us knows that the day is coming when we will lose some of our personal independence. Driving an automobile is one of the most important privileges of being an independent adult. And it is a privilege most of never want to give up. Weighing the factors about whether it is time to retire from your driving career can be an extremely complex task. However, from the simplest of perspectives, the key to extending one’s safe driving career can be summed up in just two words; self awareness.
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Men's Hormones Affects Libido, Strength, Ambition and Mood
Men’s hormones go through fluctuations at different stages of life. Just think of a teenage boy when testosterone is ramping up and their minds and bodies are not accustomed to their effects. The surges are erratic and can result in feelings of being powerful and confident and performing actions without carefully considering the consequences. Too much gives them acne and fast growth of facial hair and they become impulsive, aggressive and fertile with sexual desire. As the body’s production levels off, there is a period of stability, strength, self esteem, control and well being.
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The Visitor
The old buildings of Santa Fe, New Mexico are the colour of warm, red earth. Clay, baked in the desert sun, makes buildings strong enough to stand for centuries. Low, sturdy buildings they are, most of them, their sharp edges moulded and softened as by a potter's hand, standing under a deep blue sky. It was to this Spanish colonial town in the then wild west that five nuns from the moist green landscapes of Kentucky came in 1852, to build a school and -of course - a chapel. Only when it was finished, did the sisters discover an oversight.
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The Gentle Double
HAVE YOU EVER had the experience of being really angry, totally ‘losing it,’ flying off the handle at someone and yet, at the same time, part of you seems to be standing off to one side, watching the whole performance? Since several different areas of the brain are involved in our reactions to ...
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Eating the Whole Apple
Do you remember that old movie title 'The Three Faces of Eve?' I think that title (not the movie) is a good one to describe all of us. For we women are forever tripartite beings - three beings in one. This notion of female trinity has been with us throughout history, in many cultures, often ...
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Releasing the Fear of Getting Old
It was one of those television shows which half the nation watches. But since my partner and I are fortunate enough not to share our space with a TV set, I had never seen that show before. On that October morning, I happened to be staying with friends, in a house where breakfast conversation ...
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Suboptimal Thyroid Can Cause Weight Gain and Depression
One of Oprah's viewers diagnosed her as having a problem with her thyroid. That was one factor in her constant struggle with weight. Your thyroid is the main hormone of metabolism and it affects your energy, weight, mood, temperature, fertility, menstrual cycles, hair growth, bowel movements, sleep and more. It's a hormone that is sometimes misunderstood and it is suggested that the range of normal be changed. I will shed some light on the symptoms and tests. These are the most common symptoms and is not a complete list: Symptoms of Overactive Thyroid- Hyperthyroidism
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Old, Gray, And Proud Of It: Bucking The Trend Towards Age-Denial
I came back from town with my new reading glasses and put them on the table in their plastic case. "My first pair," I said to my partner. "I'm getting old, aren't I?" "Don't worry about it" he replied. "You still look young to me. Anyway it's no good being upset about getting old. We all get ...
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Weight Loss Secrets to DISMISS fat
Weight loss is not just a matter of calories in and calories out. There are many factors that contribute to weight loss or weight gain. Addressing only the calories leaves you vulnerable to a disappointing weight loss or weight regain. It can leave you in a metabolic mess. Let's explore the less well known keys to weight loss success. Weight loss success factors: DISMISS Weight
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Healthy Habits That Heal
Whenever I hear someone talk about health habits, I hear: eat right, exercise and manage your stress. While these are all important components, there is more to good health. We are all interconnected and affected by our environment and our relationships. Oftentimes I am asked what is the one thing that is most important and the answer is always attitude. People are shocked as they think I will say some magic pill or supplement or hormone. However it's attitude that drives everything.
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Lose Weight and Beat the Bloat
Do you want to reboot your system and eliminate bloating, and lose weight? Toxins, enzyme inefficiency and food intolerance can be the culprit. Give your system a rest from digesting processed and toxic foods and nourish your liver and gastrointestinal tract. The result will be newfound energy and clarity and a slimmer, trimmer body. Just like you weed, seed, fertilize and till your garden to prepare for planting, you can do the same for your body in order to plant seeds of health and vitality.
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Fit Exercise In To Be Fit And Healthy
Why exercise? Inactivity is a fast-growing public health conce that is a major contributor to obesity, heart disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes, osteoporosis, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, frailty, falls, fractures and lack of self esteem. There is an "inactivity epidemic," with tremendous physical and financial costs. -Recent evidence indicates physical inactivity is the leading cause of death in the US and the 4th leading cause of death globally.rn-More than half of adults (56%) do not meet the recommendations for sufficient physical activity.r
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Coconut Oil May Be Fatty, But It Is Surprisingly Healthy
For many years doctors and nutritionists have told their patients to stay away from tropical oils because they are saturated fats that were thought to raise “bad” LDL cholesterol levels and not be heart-healthy. However, some of my patients have recently read or heard about the health benefits of coconut oil and are confused as to whether they should use it or not. Here is what I tell my patients about coconut oil and what you should know about this interesting oil. Healthy or Harmful?
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Tackle Your Emotional Eating
WHAT’S EATING YOU: HOW TO STOP EMOTIONAL EATING Like many of my patients, perhaps as a child you were given some treat like ice cream, chips, candy, or a cookie, or some other favorite food, when something upset you, in a well-meaning effort by parents or caregivers to calm you down and get you to smile again. If so, you were unwittingly programmed for “emotional eating”, i.e., eating to soothe your emotions whenever a problem, or even perceived problem, occurs.
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Hormone Replacement Therapy and Breast Cancer – A New Perspective
The news has again been filled with reports of the dangers of hormone replacement therapy. The latest study published in the journal of the American Medical Association on October 20, 2010 looked at the same people from the infamous Women’s Health Initiative (WHI). The news isn’t that different, they just followed the study participants longer and found the cancers to be more aggressive. Here’s a perspective:
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Lactose Intolerance- Turn Your Love/Hate Relationship with Dairy into Pure Love
Milk and dairy products are often touted as some of nature’s perfect foods. They’re full of calcium, great for bone and teeth health, protein for muscle strength, B vitamins for energy, and fortified with Vitamin D for healthy bones and immune system. But many of my patients, and about 50 million other Americans, have a problem with lactose-a component of dairy.
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Weight Loss and Green Tea – Will it Make You a Loser?
Wouldn’t it be nice to indulge during the holidays and either lose or not gain weight? How about green tea? It’s green for the holiday season, warm, has no calories and has a lot of positive benefits. I reviewed the research on green tea for weight loss and the results are mixed. One study showed a possible benefit using a standardized extract containing 25% epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), a type of catechin.
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Could Your Low Thyroid Be Causing ED?
Several of my male patients have shared with me that they’re having problems in the romance department more frequently. They experience erectile dysfunction often and are also feeling depressed and fatigued. They wonder if maybe they have a hormone deficiency, or are coming down with a bug or some other condition. I explain that perhaps a testosterone hormone deficiency is to blame, but I’d like to also check another hormone, their thyroid, as a potential cause for their symptoms. Let me explain. A Man’s Thyroid and Sexual Performance
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You Need Sleep To Survive, But How Much Do You Really Need?
I have a retired 64 year-old patient, I’ll call him Bob, who tells me that he never sleeps more than 5-6 hours a night and that he’s always up with the sun, full of energy for his active retiree day and never gets that mid-afte oon sleepy slump. He’s doing well, has no major health conce s, and this amount of sleep seems to be working well for him.
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Many Ways to Lose Weight – HCG Diet
Want to turn that spare tire into a six-pack? While I am a proponent of the tried and true, natural approach to a slow and steady weight loss using a healthy diet, portion control and exercise, sometimes it takes a long time and people get discouraged. Stubborn fat around the midline is one of the most common complaints I get in my anti aging medicine practice. People have a harder time losing the weight when they get older despite diet and exercise. Others come to me demoralized that after months of deprivation, they could only lose a few pounds and they just give up.
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How Overweight Are You? Understanding Your BMI
Recently, one of my patients, I’ll call him Joe, came in somewhat annoyed that a trainer at his gym used a traditional BMI (body mass index) test on him and deemed him overweight for his height. However, on visual inspection, Joe, a male over 40, looks to be quite fit, very muscular, very low body fat, weight trains and does aerobic exercise several times a week. Conversely, I have a patient Helen, an over 50 female, mildly active, with a predominance of abdominal fat yet the BMI says she is within normal range weight for her height.
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Energy Drinks: Friend or Foe?
Energy drinks are all the rage lately. You can’t go anywhere without finding them…including 7 Eleven stores. And there seems to be an endless variety to choose from. Today I have some pros and cons of these “high-voltage in the can” products. And some serious questions answered about them. The first and most often question asked is…are these energy drinks doing more harm than good?
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Your COPD Can Be More Manageable With The Right Diet
I have several patients with COPD and sometimes they have a hard time breathing comfortably, or get fatigued, especially after eating larger or heavier meals. As I tell them, it’s better to eat 4-6 smaller meals a day than 3 heavier ones as eating too much at one time makes much more work for their respiratory system. If you have COPD, here are some other helpful recommendations for choosing the right foods to help you breathe easier. Your Diet Can Help You Breathe Easier
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Healthy PH Levels, Healthy Bones
I encourage my 50-and-older patients to get a bone density test every year. As this test tells me if they’re losing or maintaining their bone density and strength. The pelvis and femur bones of the hips and upper thighs are especially significant as we get older because they support our body walking and standing and, really, with any activity we do. If bones become weak through loss of density, they are at increased risk for serious fractures. Fortunately, there are safe, natural health options for maintaining the strength of your bones. Maintaining Healthy Bones with pH Monitoring
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Why Our Bones and Joints Crack and What You Can Do About It
Often times I have patients who will tell me they hear funny snapping, crackling and popping noises coming from their knees, hips, ankles, wrists during different motions and wonder if they’ve cracked or damaged the bone somehow. I assure them this is, generally, not the case and that those funny noises can be caused by a number of things that I’d like to share with you. Why Your Bones Are Talking To You
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Your Erectile Dysfunction can be Related to Heart Health
Dear Health-Minded Readers, Some of my over 40 male patients are conce ed about whether or not they may have erectile dysfunction. We go over their symptoms (see below) and often times they do have a classic ED picture. However, when I ask these patients if anyone in their family has had heart disease, they’re frequently baffled at what that has to do with their ED? As I explain, though there are other causes of ED, recent research has shown that a man’s heart health can also be directly related to ED symptoms. Here’s why. Your Heart and Your ED
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Low Fat versus Low Carbohydrate – Which is Better for Weight Loss and Metabolism?
Any diet can be associated with weight loss; the question is will it leave you metabolically better or worse. There is still controversy about low fat versus low carbohydrate diets. After reviewing the literature and comments and conclusions of researchers, there is evidence to suggest that weight loss for the first 6 months is better in men and women on low carbohydrate diets than low fat diets. All conclude that there are no long-term studies on safety or efficacy of either low fat or low carbohydrate diets.
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Fish Oil Nutrition Facts
What’s fishy about your fish oil? The standard bottles boast over 2,000 mg in a capsule. However when your read the fine print, the part of the oil that has the benefits of decreasing inflammation, lowering cholesterol and preventing clotting and other health benefits are the eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) components. When you read the label, the EPA and DHA are usually 720mg or less.
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Kick Rashes Caused by Incontinence to the Curb
There are some topics that are never easy for a patient to bring up. But in many cases, those things that are too embarrassing to talk about are the ones that are having the most effect on your daily quality of life. It’s important to trust your doctor and address your health issues. Even the ones that are uncomfortable to talk about… like incontinence.
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Decode Your Urine: What its Color Means
Every now and then a patient will tell me that their urine looks “funny” sometimes. When I ask them what they mean by that, they invariably tell me that it seems to change colors. They’re conce ed if these color changes are anything to worry about. Here’s what I tell them: What Color Is Your Urine? Urine can be different colors throughout the day depending on the amount of urochrome, a natural pigment, formed by the breakdown of red blood cells, which is present in urine.r
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Keep Skin Young and Healthy
Many of my patients, older than 40, ask me what products to use on their skin to keep it from showing signs of aging. Although there are products I would recommend to keep skin youthful looking, there are plenty of natural remedies and solutions that prevent skin aging from the inside out. Paying attention to what you put in your body nutritionally can really pay off in helping your skin stay young. Here’s what I recommend: Prevent Aging Skin with Good Nutrition
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Fix Your Posture, Fix Your Back Pain
I don’t know how many of my patients come in with constant lower back pain to some degree. They’ve tried muscle relaxants, stretching, heating pads, but somehow it always returns. There isn’t anything really wrong with their backs. They didn’t injure themselves in any way, haven’t been over-exercising, or doing heavy house or outdoor work, haven’t been lifting any heavy objects or moving furniture. Yet, they have chronic lower back pain and want to know why.
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Know The Signs: Heart Attack
When my over-age 50 male patients come to visit for a check up or health concern, I ask them if they know the symptoms of a heart attack. Most all of them answer “chest pain” but very few know any of the other symptoms of heart attack. That’s why I’d like to talk to you about the symptoms of a man’s heart attack, i.e., those signs that are almost always common to men, and a few that aren’t commonly recognized as a heart attack, in the hopes that it will save your life, or that of a male friend or relative. Heart Attack More Than Chest Pain
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Menopausal Women and Men Older Than 50 Need Adequate Amounts of DIM, A Cancer-Fighting, Super-Nutrient
Many of patients are menopausal women and men older than 50. This is the age group where mid-life hormonal shifts and changes can become problematic and set the stage for the onset of future health problems, like breast, uterine and prostate cancers, if left unchecked. The problematic hormone that can get out of whack at this time is largely estrogen as “bad estrogens” can predominate which allow dangerous oxidation to occur that damages DNA.
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Holiday Stress Effects Your Heart: Control Your Risk Factors
At this time of year with several big holidays approaching, like many of my patients, you may feel overwhelmed with too much to do and are starting to feel cranky and out of sorts. Along with all the usual responsibilities of jobs, family routines, etc, this season brings the added pressure of financial conce s from holiday spending.
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The Sweetener Debate: The Truth About Agave
A spoonful of sugar may help the medicine go down, however the average American consumes about 150 pounds of sugar a year, and is thought to be responsible for the epidemic of obesity, diabetes and metabolic syndrome. Metabolic syndrome is a combination of 2 or more of the following: high blood pressure, high blood sugar, high triglycerides and increased waist to hip ratio (belly fat) and low HDL. Sugar is not so sweet when it comes to health effects. It can age you fast.
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What’s Aging You?
You are only as young as your oldest part, so what’s aging you? Is it your bones? Do you exercise; are you weak in one area? It’s that weak part that will fracture with a fall. Perhaps you are losing your balance. The changes are so subtle that you hardly notice until you try to recover from a fall. It might be too late and you will fracture your weakest part. What about your brain? Are names more difficult to remember and do you have a harder time learning or paying attention? You may be declining in other areas, however the changes are so gradual that you can’t perceive it.
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Muscle Cramps and Spasms Are Signs Of Magnesium Deficiency
Some of the most frequent complaints I hear from my patients, especially those older than 50, involves muscle cramps and spasms, notably those leg zingers that make them jump out of bed in the middle of the night; trouble sleeping and daytime stiffness or pain in their muscles. Most of my patients laugh these symptoms off as just “getting old”, but they’re surprised when I tell them these are more likely symptoms of a magnesium deficiency, which can easily be corrected. Read on and see if you have any of the common symptoms of low magnesium and what I recommend.
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It's Possible! You Can Indulge During The Holidays Without Weight Gain
We’re right smack in the middle of holiday-celebration season, and, if you’re like most of my patients, you want to indulge in all the food and merrymaking and not have to worry about weight gain. Well, the holidays are for fun and fantasy, but, we have to be a little realistic when it comes to keeping that scale needle from moving too far forward during the holidays.
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Overactive Bladder? What You Eat And Drink Could Be To Blame
If you’re like several of my patients you may have an overactive bladder which keeps you running to the bathroom to urinate frequently. Some people have smaller bladder capacities than others and therefore naturally have to urinate more. Other people may be eating certain foods that can irritate their bladder causing the need them to urinate. I’d like to explain to you what some of these foods are and what you can do to minimize your “going” issues. Overactive Bladder – What Is It?
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Natural Ways To Get Rid Of Digestive Problems
Some of the most common complaints I get from patients centers around their digestive issues, especially in my over 40 patients. Seems things they used to be able to eat just don’t sit well with them anymore, or they are frequently bothered with constipation, gas, cramps, acid reflux, or bloating. As I tell my patients, these can all be signs of poor digestion that can start to occur as early as the age of 30, but really occur more frequently as we get beyond our 40s.
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Adult ADHD: Pros and Cons of Common Treatments
Several of my patients have attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD). It can be a frustrating condition to live with and, usually, prescription medications seem like the only recourse. However, as I share with my ADHD patients, there are some things you should know about the pros and cons of ADHD medications and alte ative methods of treating the condition and I’d like to share those with you here today on this informative natural health news publication. ADHD – WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW
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Diverse Antioxidants are Key in Achieving Optimum Health
Many of my patients are confused about antioxidants. Vitamin C, they assume, is the holy grail of vitamins, and that somehow, this all-mighty of supplements will fulfill all of their nutritional needs. But vitami C supplements, while important in its own right, should not be a one-man show. Let’s take a deeper look at how your body works.
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Inflammation-What it Means, How it's Caused and How to Prevent it
Some of my patients have been asking me recently, about a new medical condition, inflammation, that’s being investigated as the underlying cause of fatigue and most diseases including, cancer and heart disease. As I tell my patients, the truth is, inflammation is not something new, though our unhealthy diets and lifestyles may be adding to the rise in its occurrence. Inflammation, and its ill effect on health, have been around for centuries, and have been well studied and treated by alte ative, non-Weste medicine, for just as long.
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Eat Your Way To Healthy Hair
I have a patient, I’ll call him Steve, who at the great boomer age of 66 has one of the greatest heads of hair I’ve ever seen. One day I asked Steve his secret and he said he really didn’t do anything special but tried to maintain a healthy diet and lifestyle.
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Everything You Should Know About Popular Anti-Smoking Products and Methods
With a new year around the corner, many of my patients are looking at ways to improve their health. Quitting smoking is one of the best things you can do to better your health almost immediately with progressive benefits the longer you stay off cigarettes. Cigarette smoking is one of the leading causes of lung cancer, cervical cancer and heart disease plus other health conce s such as premature aging. It is responsible for close to 4 million deaths a year.
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To Go Raw Or Not To Go Raw? A Look Inside Raw Food Diets
In the last several years there has been a trend amongst the health-conscious to eat their food raw. Those who follow this lifestyle feel that eating food raw confers more health benefits than cooked food as it preserves the living force of food, its enzymes. As we get older, enzyme levels can decrease dramatically and digestion problems as well as weight issues can result.
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Tips To Whittle Your Waist Away
Still struggling with your New Year’s resolution to lose weight? Snowed or iced in and can’t get to the gym? I will share with you tips that require little effort. These are taken from an article I wrote for Sillk Purse Women and apply to men as well. You can read it here or on their website Ten Easy Tips To Whittle Your Waist Away.
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Good News for Hormone Replacement Therapy
News flash! You can safely get rid of your hot flashes! Estrogen is not so bad after all. A study in JAMA journal of the American Medical Association April 2011 found that estrogen alone had a reduced risk of breast cancer and their risk of stroke declined after stopping the medication.
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New Treatments and Technology Give Hope To Type One Diabetics
December is the time of year of many holiday celebrations that involves eating more food than usual. Special holiday sweets – cookies, candies, cakes, and pies – are always part of the merrymaking that most people look forward to creating and eating. It helps draw our attention to a disease that limits thousands of Americans from indulging in traditional holiday sweets.
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Family Dynamics and the Older Driver
Last fall, I received a telephone call from a very troubled and frustrated young lady (“Mary”), pleading that I provide her with some resolution to what has developed into a family battle. The battle involves a family debate over the driving abilities of their 83 year old father. Mary says her family has become completely divided on the issue, some thinking her father is fine to continue driving, and some afraid that he is going to cause a terrible accident if he doesn’t stop driving immediately.
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Beyond Driving with Dignity; The workbook for the families of older drivers
Do you think your older loved-one may be experiencing diminishing driving skills due to the aging process? Are they becoming lost in familiar places, bumping into curbs, mailboxes, or scraping the sides of the garage when they back out? Have they been involved in a minor parking lot fender-bender or do they complain about being honked at? Do they seem easily confused or more forgetful when you talk with them on the phone?
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A New Tool for the Families of Older Drivers
Is your loved one experiencing diminished driving skills? Are they becoming lost in familiar places, bumping into curbs, mailboxes or scraping the sides of the garage when they back out? Have they been involved in a minor parking lot fender-bender or do they complain about being honked at? According to Matt Gurwell, Founder and CEO of Keeping Us Safe, the most important thing to remember is that the time to start addressing your conce s is now, before "conce s" turn into "tragedies".
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Aging and Weight Loss
Aging and Weight Loss: What you must know to fight the battle of the bulge. Suffering from middle age spread? Are finding that the things that you used to do to lose weight just don’t work anymore? Aging and weight loss are tied together in a hormonal and environmental symphony, which strikes some unharmonious cords as a person ages. Aging and weight loss are like a see saw, as your age goes up, weight loss is slowed down. Aging is accompanied by loss of muscle mass. Muscle burns calories and the less muscle you have the less calories you burn and the more fat you store.
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Hormone Replacement Options for Men and Women
2015-1 Hormone Replacement Options for Men and Women If your levels of hormones are low you may be considering some hormone replacement options and want to know the pros and cons of each. There are several options available and the two most important hormone replacement options are the route of administration and the form or type of hormone used, which I will explain below. Hormone Replacement Options by Route of Administration The way you take a hormone can affect the absorption and blood levels, and can have different side effects. The most common forms are outlined below.
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Fat for No Reason? Hypothyroidism and Weight Loss
Are you getting fat for no reason? It could be your thyroid. Hypothyroidism and weight loss go hand in hand. Your thyroid gland regulates metabolism. Metabolism is breaking down the food you eat to produce energy and the breakdown products are used to build new cells and tissues. Every cell is affected the thyroid hormone level in your body. When thyroid hormones are low you will suffer from hypothyroidism and weight loss will become difficult if not impossible. Hypothyroidism and Weight Loss: How thyroid affects carbohydrate metabolism
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Best Natural Treatment for PMS
Got PMS? Bloating, weight gain, mood swings, cramps, headaches, tension, anger,anxiety, irritability, cravings, increased appetite, tender breasts and fluid retention are hallmarks of premenstrual syndrome fondly known as PMS. These symptoms generally peak a week or two before your period and then go away only to start again. Don’t underestimate the impact that this can have on your life, productivity, relationships and wellbeing. It affects about 40% of women of childbearing age.
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Top 3 Foods To Eat and Avoid for an Underactive Thyroid Diet
Feeling fat, fatigued, forgetful, foggy, slow and constipated? These are symptoms of an underactive thyroid. The health of your thyroid is affected by your diet. If you have these symptoms, following an underactive thyroid diet may heal your thyroid gland and prevent the need for thyroid hormones. Certain nutrients are essential for proper thyroid function. Iodine is needed for the production of thyroid hormones Thyroxine (T4) and Triiodothyronine (T3) in the thyroid gland. Selenium-based proteins help to convert T4 into the more active T3 hormone..
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Best Strategy for Anti Aging: Exercise
Do you want to decelerate the aging process? Aging can mean hardening of your arteries, high blood pressure, loss of memory, muscle and bone, as well as frailty and ailments. What if you have something that could delay and possibly reverse those? You do, it’s anti aging exercise. Beat bone, balance and muscle mass loss that can lead to frailty, weakness, falls and fractures. Anti aging exercise such as weight training and weight bearing exercise that requires balance and coordination can not only prevent these but it can also reverse these processes.
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Progesterone Therapy: The Power of Peace and a solution to symptoms from menstrual and menopausal cycles
Are you feeling fat, flabby, flaky, foggy, fatigued or forgetful, maybe even frumpy?
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Anti Aging Skin Care Secrets
Looking for the best anti aging skin care regime? The best anti aging skin care products are not necessarily what you put on your skin as what you put in your mouth. Oxidation and sun exposure cause wrinkles, sun exposure and hormone imbalances cause age spots, smoking, toxins and hormone disruptors also cause oxidation and inflammation. Inflammation can manifest as rashes, dryness, breakouts, dullness, wrinkling, sagging and a whole host of skin disorders. Here are some tips to keep your skin soft, smooth and resilient.
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HCG Diet Success Stories that Inspire: What you lose is your gain
Weight loss can be a very tough and emotional experience. It can take time and patience and some people feel deprived for a long time before they reach their goal. What I like about the HCG diet success is that people lose weight faster, stay motivated and achieve a lot of other physical and emotional benefits. This diet is fast and effective and in the right hands safe. I want to share with you some of the HCG diet success stories. HCG diet success: Dropped weight and blood pressure and faster recovery
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Weight Loss Options: Your choices can make you the biggest loser
Why can’t you lose weight? Getting weight off and keeping it off tends to be a challenge for many people. Understanding your genetics and metabolism can help you choose among several weight loss options. Genetic pre disposition
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New and Know Co Q10 Benefits
Co Q 10, also known as ubiquinol or ubiquinone, is essential for the mitochondria to produce energy. The mitochondria are in every cell of your body. They generate energy to keep cells alive. If mitochondria are not functioning properly illness and cell death occurs. Co Q10 benefits the mitochondria in every cell of the body and has been used to prevent or reverse many illnesses. The well know Co Q10 benefits are: Provides energy to the heartr Useful in chronic fatiguer Promotes gum healthr Prevents migraine headachesr
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Halt Illness Before it Arrives with Preventive Medicine
We think of screening exams such as pap, mammography, PSA and other tests as preventive medicine, however, these as well as many others are really early detection. To truly prevent an illness, you must seek early signs of its development and/or take precautions to prevent it.
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Top 5 Natural Thyroid Treatments
The American thyroid Association states, “An estimated 20 millio Americans have some form of thyroid disease. Up to 60 percent of those with thyroid disease are unaware of their condition. Women are five to eight times more likely than men to have thyroid problems. One woman in eight will develop a thyroid disorder during her lifetime.
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Sugar – A Primary Enemy of Optimal Aging
A Less-than-timely Admission: At the American Heart Association's 50th Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention, researchers reported that sugar-based drinks actually do contribute to heart disease and diabetes. That confession is about 50 years late in coming.
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***Longevity Hotspots and Blue Zones: Secrets to Living a Long, Healthy, Happy Life
“If I had know I was going to live so long, I’d have taken better care of myself”. (Eubie Blake, celebrated ragtime pianist, 1883-1983)
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***Dispelling the Myth on Aging: The Chinese Triad to the Rescue!
I want to dispel the kind of conventional thinking that leads to the creation of aging myths. Since I am a vibrant and healthy person who is about one year from hitting his 70th year mark, there is undoubtedly something valuable I can say about aging, especially compared to someone who is 50 or 60 years of age. My information is coming more from a direction of demonstrable results; it is not a lengthy dissertation and discussion on aging. More on this later, so please stay tuned!
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Type-2 Diabetes, genes and gene expression
Two recent news articles announced discovery of 13 gene variants that make us susceptible to developing type-2 diabetes later in life. The point of this article is that you don’t have to be a victim of genetic variants; you may be more susceptible to some disease of aging, but you don’t have to accept it as your fate. The variants discussed are called Single Nucleotide Polymorphism variants or SNPs. SNPs are the simplest variation that a gene can have; only one letter in the code is changed in a place that changes the molecule produced from the gene.
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Wasted Time Writing About Time
The Truth written about “time” is that there is really no truth to anything that was written or said in the past or present about it. To make a statement that “time” doesn’t exist, except because of what we've said and thought about it, is not totally true. “Time” exists independent of us, as well as dependent on us. Time is funny and serious simultaneously. It is as real as it is illusory. It exists in both extremes and at times in between. Time doesn’t play tricks on us, we play tricks on ourselves. Time is as strong as it is weak.
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Essential Fatty Acids – A Key to Great Health But Needing Some Clarification
The news media and even many doctors refer to 'Essential Fatty Acids' (EFAs) and lump Fish Oils in with the discussion in a way that confuses the use of the term. Strictly, the term applies to only two unsaturated fats (which are fatty acids because they are fats which are acidic); alpha-linolenic acid (LNA) – an omega-3 fat, and linoleic acid (LA) – an omega 6 fat. The term "essential" arises from the fact that the human body cannot make them from any other parent substance, and we must therefore get them from diet.
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A Primary Cause of Our Current Obesity Crisis
In my last article I described the absolute essential nature of the two fats; linoleic acid (LA) and alpha-linolenic acid (LNA), how the human body cannot make these fats and requires them to have life at all, let alone health. I further described how modern food processing removes nearly all of the LNA in any manufactured or processed foods, especially the cooking oils and salad oils you see in clear bottles on our grocery shelves.
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***Supplements for Optimal Aging – Part 5 Cellular Senescence – The Ultimate Cause of Old Age and Death
Cellular Senescence – our cells get old after dividing about 10 to 50 times for humans, depending on cell type, then they change characteristics and function and either commit suicide (apoptosis) or just quit functioning (stasis or senescence). Ultimately it is senescence that defines our maximum life span, thought to be about 120 years for humans.
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***Supplements for Optimal Aging - Part 4
Aging brings a general stiffening of tissues, loss of bone mass and density, shrinkage of the brain, joint cartilage and some organs’ size, and a slowing of energy production in all body cells. Part of this is because our immune system, an army of immune cell types that defend us from invaders, turns on our own tissues and leads to self-inflicted damage. The resulting chronic, degenerative, inflammatory-based diseases produce pain, debilitation and early death; diseases such as atherosclerosis, arthritis, diabetes or a bevy of other ‘itises’, cancer or Alzheimer’s.
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***Supplements for Optimal Aging – Part 3
More Antioxidants for Optimal Aging
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***Supplements for Optimal Aging (Part 1)
With age comes decreased capacity to repair cellular damage, to digest foods completely, to produce energy in our mitochondria, to recover from exercise, to take in and use oxygen, to circulate blood, repair cartilage, etc. Supplements are a primary strategy for getting around these limitations. (If you are young, before you know it this will all apply to you, so pay attention).
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***A Sure-fire Strategy for Giving Yourself Type-II Diabetes as You Age!
There is an epidemic afoot called Type-II diabetes.
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***Supplements for Optimal Aging Part 2
In Part 1 of this Supplements article I explained strategies for maintaining healthy digestive function as we age by taking supplemental stomach acid (Betaine HCl), Digestive enzymes and Probiotics. When we are young to middle aged, we can take these as need arises, but the older we get, the more it needs to be a daily pattern; HCl and enzymes with meals and probiotics taken at night on an empty stomach. The point being that as we age supplementation needs change, generally increasing as we need to make up for functions of our bodies that are throttling back with time.
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Nutrition - the Raw Material for Senior Health and Lifetime Fitness (Part 1)
Food, what we eat daily, provides the basic materials that build and sustain our bodies. In our prime we can seemingly eat anything and digest it, absorb it, assimilate it and utilize it. But as we age, stomach acid and enzyme production decrease, digestion worsens, absorption and assimilation of nutrients becomes less effective. Mechanisms for getting nutrients into our cells, and waste products out, become less effective. The basic starting point for any anti-aging effort is to eat so as to obtain all necessary nutrients and enhance the mechanisms for digestion, absorption and assimilation.
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***Exercise - The primary driver for reversing age-related functional decline.
The key underlying principle to be grasped with regard to Exercise is this: The body is a demand-driven, adaptable, living system that requires movement and muscular activity to maintain its function. Observe what happens to someone bedridden in a hospital; muscle mass, flexibility, strength, bone density and range of motion all drop like a downed helicopter, in just a matter of days. The unseen effects are equally damaging; every organ reduces function and slows its activity. Lack of movement is devastating to the human body!
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***Aerobics - To Recover and Maintain your Heart/Lung/Vascular Fitness.
When you push exercise to your aerobic limits, your cardiovascular/pulmonary system improves; it's called the 'training effect'. Your body adapts to the measured stress by becoming more efficient at getting oxygen to the cells, and the cells become more efficient in performing all their various functions. The bottom line is that the perceived effort in climbing a flight of stairs goes down; you don't have to breathe as hard to get to the top, and you recover from being out of breath faster.
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Staying Fit, Healthy and Strong for the Rest of Your Life
To optimize fitness for life, there are 6 key areas that should be attended to on a consistent, life-long basis. We can slack our attention for brief periods without much consequence, but get back on track quickly and the results are better.
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***Nutrition - the Raw Material for Senior Health and Lifetime Fitness (Part 2)
Let’s recap the important concepts of the last article (Nutrition (Part 1)). The first important concept is that in order to optimally perform the daily process of repairing the body and meeting its energy demands; we must eat <u>REAL</u> foods and eat very little industrially altered, manufactured pseudo-foods. The second is that consistently eating too much and too often is the fast track to metabolic syndrome, a fat belly, type 2 diabetes, loss of health and function and a pain-filled old age.
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Why India is Preferred Destination for Hair Transplant Treatment?
Hair transplant is an essential procedure that involves the transplantation of hair follicles from a part of the body known as the 'donor site' to a balding part of the body known as the 'recipient site.' Hair transplant treatment has become increasingly popular over the years due to its ability to provide a permanent solution to hair loss. In this article, we will be discussing why India is the preferred destination for hair transplant treatment. Reasons for Choosing Hair Transplant Treatment in India
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The "Skinny Fat"
For many years now coconut oil has been criticized as unhealthy because it is classified as a saturated fat. Saturated fats are also fats that are of animal origin that definitely play a role in cardiovascular disease. So, it was lumped into this saturated fat category by doctors and nutritionist, and we were told to avoid these fats. In coconut producing and eating regions of the world people were told to stop eating it, because it caused heart disease. Many of these people began eating margarine and vegetable oils and after a few years heart diseases rates tripled.
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Dealing with Negativity in the Workplace
It’s a rare workplace environment that hasn’t experienced the corrosive effects of chronic negativity. Like a bad mood, negative behavior can spread among departments, even wide spread enough to infect company divisions or regions. It can be practiced by one individual or groups of individuals wanting to belong to something bigger than themselves. In the search for professinal kinship, groups will take issues and brew them until they are as scorched as bad coffee. Conseqeuntly, we coined a term for them, the Brew Crew.
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The Natural Sleeping Aid Melatonin
Melatonin is the hormone that is released by the pineal gland in the brain in response to darkness. This hormone is what tells your brain it is time to start getting sleepy. It Helps regulate other hormones in the body and works to maintain the body’s circadian rhythm. Circadian rhythm is the internal clock that regulates the 24 hour day cycle. Once it becomes dark outside the body will begin to produce more melatonin.
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Benefits of Valerian Root
Valerian root has been used for hundreds of years to treat all kinds of nerve, sleep, and anxiety disorders. It has the ability to slow down ones heart beat while increasing the hearts pumping force. Valerian root is particularly useful in treating insomnia issues that stem from nervousness, anxiety, and an over active mind. It has been used for these purposes since before the birth of Christ, and is listed in almost every pharmacopoeia in the world.
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What's Lemon Balm?
Native to European mainland, lemon balm (Melissa officinalis), is now grown all over the world. It is an easy to care for perennial herb that is part of the mint family. It is sometimes referred to as lemon mint. It has no relation to the citrus fruit lemon or any part of the lemon tree. It often grows to about 2 feet tall and has light green heart shaped leaves. In the summer it has blooms of small white flowers, but it is most often grown for its lemon scented and flavorful leaves.
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Fastest Fat Loss
Eat all protein, practically no carbohydrates and practically no fat. Yes, that is right not many choices. Pretty much limited to meat and eggs. I did not say this was easy, but it is incredibly effective. It will throw your body into full ketosis within 24 hours of starting the program. In ketosis your body has converted from a carbohydrate burning machine to a fat burning machine, and because you will not be eating any fat the only fat to burn as energy will be your own body fat.
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Exercise, Keep it Short and Sweat
For more than 20 years I believed that when working out in the gym more was better. I still see people in the gym for hours believing that this is what is needed to achieve results.
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Super Mineral Magnesium
Magnesium is the fourth most common mineral in the human body and is needed for more than 300 biochemical processes. It is essential for normal muscle and nerve function and is commonly recommended for any type of muscle cramping, muscle spasms, and restless leg syndrome. Magnesium plays a major role in the absorption of calcium, and therefore critical in preventing age related bone loss. It is advised to take half the milligrams of magnesium to calcium in your supplement regime. Magnesium also helps to regulate blood glucose levels; it is needed to regulate proper blood pressure levels.
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Facial Peels
When we are young the outer layer of skin on our face and body is regenerated daily. In other words, the outer layer of skin dies and is replaced by new fresh skin. This process of out with the old and in with the new goes on throughout our early lives. This is exactly why the skin of a younger person is usually supple and vibrant. At around forty years old this natural process begins to slow down dramatically to where our skin is barely regenerating on its own. The skin of an older person can become dull and grey.
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Get Smarter!
I have tried pretty much all the nutrients available for improvement of mental cognition. The standard fare of well know brain function enhancers like ginkgo, choline, lecithin and DMAE. I have found them somewhat effective, but have never really been all that impressed with any of these nutrients. A year or so ago I was discussing these brain function nutrients with a colleague of mine that represents a major high end vitamin line that I carry. I asked him what he felt was the number one brain nutrient on the market today. He told me that he felt hands down that phosphatidylserine.
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What Are Hops?
When most people here hops they immediately think of beer. Hops provide a bitter aromatic flavor to beer. They are used to offset the sweetness of the malt in beer production. Before people began using hops in beer brewing many other herbs and flowers were regularly used for bitte ess including dandelion, burdock root, and heather. Hops have a strong antibacterial property and it was noticed that when they were used in beer production the beer would last much longer and not be as prone to spoiling.
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Aspartame Is Poison
Artificial sweeteners such as aspartame are marketed to the masses as the solution for calorie control and weight loss. Between the years of 1960 and 1976 the obesity rate in the United States remained stable at around 24 percent of the population. From 1976 to 2010 the obesity rate in the US has more than doubled to an amazing 54 percent of the population. Synthetic sweeteners such as saccharin and later aspartame became widely used during the mid 1970’s; at the same time we as a population began getting fatter and fatter. How can this be?
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HCG - Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin
Over the past 6 months I have had a couple dozen people tell their personal experience with the HCG diet. They tell me that they are eating only 500 calories a day and they are not hungry. How can this be? I had a 240 pound man tell me that he was eating 500 hundred calories a day and was not starving to death. This guy was probably accustomed to eating 4000 calories a day prior to going on this diet plan. This is really when I began do get interested in the biological intricacies of this program. The people that I have spoken with are using real HCG administered by injection.
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Natural Sleep Aids
In the last few decades the large pharmaceutical companies have made a concerted effort to get as many people as possible using prescription medicines. Often our doctors are willing accomplices in the business strategy of these drug companies. Of course the more people that are dependant on these medications the more money the drug companies and the doctors make. This effort has paid off in billions of dollars in pharmaceutical sales each year. Nearly half of all Americans are currently using at least one prescription medication.
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Sleep For Weight Loss
Sounds pretty simple doesn’t it? Then why do so many of us view regular sleep as something that is really not all that important? I’ll just make up the sleep on the weekend, or on my next vacation, we say. Well, unfortunately studies are showing it just does not work like that when it comes to sleep. A sleep deficit cannot be made up by getting an occasional complete night sleep. Sleep must come in a regular and consistent pattern to achieve the desired results. We spend millions of dollars on diets, vitamins, medicine, and on doctors for our health.
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Quick Fat Loss
Eat all protein, practically no carbohydrates and practically no fat. Yes, that is right not many choices. Pretty much limited to meat and eggs. I did not say this was easy, but it is incredibly effective. It will throw your body into full ketosis within 24 hours of starting the program. In ketosis your body has converted from a carbohydrate burning machine to a fat burning machine, and because you will not be eating any fat the only fat to burn as energy will be your own body fat.
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Good Fortune & Gratitude
Most of us recognize the expression, ‘Count Your Blessings’. But do we really do this on a daily basis? During this holiday season, we were in the checkout line of a young man in a major grocery store. When I inquired what he had asked of Santa this year, he replied, “A new wife.” He went on to tell us that he had lost his wife to cancer a year ago and he was so lonely. My whole being was in distress for him. Going to the car I went through my mental checklist of all my personal good fortune.
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Experiencing Life Balance Fatigue
We have all heard the collective lament, ‘My career is not exciting anymore. I don’t feel energized to go into my shop or my office. I don’t even have enthusiasm for the student’s sports activities at the high school. I used to love being involved in those games and the play offs. What’s happened to me?” The workforce market has demonstrated to us nationally, that this phenomenon happens not only to middle management, but uniformly at the highest levels of corporate executives.
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Healthy Inside=Healthy Outside
As I write this, I am acutely aware that some of what I am about to talk about with many you readers will be received by you in a variety of ways. Some of you will welcome a new, (but really not so new) idea, while others will disagree totally. As we age, we pay much attention to our health and well-being. We are encouraged to eat better, exercise, and generally engage ourselves in activities that are health-promoting and considered “good” for us older folks.
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Is This the Truth?
Do you find yourself wondering why people perceive you in a certain light? Why am I so slow? Or possibly why you perceive your co-worker or neighbor in a negative or positive light? Sometimes this happens as a result of someone telling you that co-worker is lazy or irresponsible. Does this illustrate a recent event or the entirety of all of their lives? Statements such as the above are ‘labels’ carrying heavy judgment with them. The judgment part can be good or very cruel. Let’s consider children responding to their parent’s public statements of, “You are brilliant”!
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Is Your Future Attainable?
Isn’t it exciting to walk further into your personal year with new challenges, new skills acquired from the previous year; and possibly, new friends. As is customary in any new year’s planning, many of us have made personal and professional resolutions for the future, ultimately functioning as internal promises. In fact, promises are the vehicles that can truly create the future. Sadly, many of these resolutions go unfulfilled all year long.
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Motivation - Where is It?
Many of today’s talented folks are in the customer service industry, beauticians, hotel bellmen, computer technicians, even the greeters at Wal-Mart. This group has the immediate conce in providing customer satisfaction; and, maintaining pleasant business deportment while doing it. Often they are confronted with frustrated customers that make the conversation argumentative. If you are in a ‘thank-less’ position, how do you find the motivation to continue when appreciation is rarely expressed? Distinguish between ‘you’ the person and your job.
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The Anger Zone
It’s not uncommon to hear or read of workplace instances where talented employees "lose it!" Workplace anger has been on the rise recently with variances of behavior from throwing the copier out the 5th story window to yelling at the security guard when the office key card does not work. When ...
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Nutritional Guidelines to Live By
The body is designed for 100% function, any deviation from that or symptoms is not “normal” although some people think they are normal because they regularly experience these symptoms/dysfunctions. Your body is made up of cells and when you give those cells the right fuel, they will give you the ...
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Multi-tasking in the Fast Lane
Isn’t this decade one of the most exciting to be alive? Not only in the domestic USA, but in Germany, Italy, even South Africa, many of us have complex professional lives, bursting family schedules, cellular technologies to stay connected, even commitments with spiritual organizations. We ...
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Is Performance Your Only Pride
In this New Year, many of us have noble goals such as, to stop smoking, to continue a college education, to learn snowboarding, or even, to take the dog to training school. And how proud we are when we excel at the new skill or the dog learns to sit successfully! However, how many of us are ...
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Are You Retired Already?
We’ve all heard the expression, “That person has retired in place.” All of us have our own interpretation of this phrase, possibly meaning that this individual is doing no more than necessary to satisfy the job requirements. Or, it could mean that they have lost their creativeness and are ...
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The Power of Place
A short time ago we were engaged to assist with a large scale merger. The senior management recognized that the working philosophies of the two companies needed a new joint culture, one more contemprary than either had been using. As they planned their first corporate retreat, we assisted in ...
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The Keystones to Aging
Isn’t it a great occurrence now that many of our neighborhoods are becoming an integration of generations? On my very own street are five generations. The residents range from WWII, the Silent Gen, the Boomers, Gen X, and now a new couple from the Milleminums. What’s also ...
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Creativity - Do You Need a Healthy Ego?
My students and clients hear me say constantly that you are not the creator of your talent. You are merely the vehicle through which it flows out into the world. That being said, I am clearly aware that there's a part of you, a part of all of us really, that disputes that statement, and wants ...
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Change The Message
Recently, we were the speakers at a ‘caregivers’ night in a local desert community. After the conclusion of the official program, we opened the floor for those that had specific issues to address. The common question we heard was, “Why can’t I get my dad to get dressed on time in the morning? ...
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Who Or What Is Controlling Your Perception?
A little History: The following discussion relates to concepts and ideas that are meant to enhance and support any Self Improvement efforts or programs you may be involved with. Throughout your recorded past, the Ego has been referred to in many ways and always to my knowledge as a low vibration, negative, detrimental and disempowering human attribute. More recently, the name Ego has become a mainstream generic term which is why the term Ego is being used in this and other writings.
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Recent Brain Science News You Can Use
Computer Based Training for Seniors: Does It Work? While computer-based brain fitness programs have increased in popularity and availability to the general public, questions remain regarding their effectiveness. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University and Harvard Medical School recently reported the results of a meta-analysis that suggests such software programs are comparable or better for training than traditional pen and paper techniques.
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School Your Brain: How To Plan Your Own Brain Health Curriculum
As we move into the fall, our thoughts turn to getting back into the routine of the year. Remember when that routine included school? It still should. Why? Chances are getting schooled is just the kind of workout your brain can use.
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Letting Go
You hear me say constantly that you are not the creator of your talent. You are merely the vehicle through which it flows out into the world. That being said, there's a part of you that disputes that statement, and wants to be recognized as the MAKER of this voice you have. That's your EGO! ...
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Letting Go (From "The Art Of Performance")
My students and clients hear me say constantly that you are not the creator of your talent. You are merely the vehicle through which it flows out into the world. That being said, I am clearly aware that there's a part of you, a part of all of us really, that disputes that statement, and wants ...
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Quitting - Its Not An Option
The saddest thing in the world to me is when I hear from a singer who's been on this list for years who tells me that they're quitting singing because it just got too tough, too painful, too disappointing! Oh, that just about breaks my heart. Okay, I see some your eyes rolling back into your ...
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Is Going Worse Than Staying?
How often have we heard ourselves, our colleagues or family state that they want a specific goal but never make that desire a reality? Are these just ‘pipe dreams’ or outcomes that would truly add value to our lives? And, why do we seem to be frozen in one place, not really advancing either in ...
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Vocal Performance And Cabaret
I want to talk today about the art of Cabaret performance. I need to make an important distinction right now. The concert or stage setting may not be the training ground for performing Cabaret, for I believe that the only way to understand how to connect with the audience is to get closer to ...
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Hot Topic: Traumatic Brain Injury – 4 Things You Need to Know
August is upon us. Now is the time when we revel in the remaining days of summer, and get in our last licks of outdoor fun (bike ride, anyone?). Football season is coming and high school sports practices begin. It’s a great time to learn more about a brain health issue that can affect any of us at any time, no matter our age, gender or athletic ability.
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Hard To Say Thank You?
Every day we interact with others gives us the chance to recognize acts of sincere servitude and a job well done. But, have you noticed that generally we don’t hear the verbal acknowledgement of thanks often? Let us illustrate an actual event. We were at the airport when we heard the public ...
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Where Are Your People?
We were attending a holiday party this month at a large Califo ia homeowners association when one of the guests told us that he had been dreading this year’s event. We couldn’t help but ask his reasoning. “They are just not my kind of people anymore. Some long time veterans have departed and ...
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The Worry Wagon
As we were in the San Jose airport this month, we were joined for coffee by two women executives laden with overstuffed briefcases & cell phones. In our subsequent conversation of where they were headed, we repeatedly heard issues of conce besides just their business worries. I heard the ...
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The Great Summer Brain Build: Committing to a Summer of Gains and No Drains
July brings us into the heart of the summer. The kids are out of school, workdays and sometimes work weeks are shortened (one company I recently heard of is closing their office on Fridays throughout the summer as a way of going “green”). We look forward to taking some well-deserved down time, however it may come our way.
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Memory Training: Does it Really Work?
Memory improvement has been referred to as “one of the world’s oldest professions.” While the practice of revving up our recall has been around since ancient times, scientific evidence for the impact of such training on memory performance has not. Now, as baby boomers age into “senior moments” and the new brain fitness market emerges as a result, research interest in proving the utility of memory training is likewise on the move.
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10 Surprising Things Everyone Should Know To Boost Brain Health
Brain health is today's hottest health topic. While research gives us more and more answers about how we can safeguard our brain health and significantly lower our risk for diseases such as Alzheimer's, the average person has little idea what exactly they can do. Often I am asked what we can do to boost everyday memory and protect our long-term brain health. Here are my top 10 things I think everyone should absolutely know about brain health – and they might just surprise you!
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10 Brain-Smart Things You Can Do at Your Desk in 5 Minutes or Less
Brain fitness is a hot topic at work. Our jobs require sharp intellectual performance for everything from recalling important client or product information to learning training materials or just keeping track of key documents. No wonder corporate leaders and entrepreneurs alike have taken notice of this current health trend.
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Never Regret. Your life is in YOU this Minute, and you Make your tomorrows!
Have No Regrets! Life is in you Today! And YOU make your tomorrows! July 2nd, 2012 The whole idea of a blog seems to have become just some guy or female ranting about something or another…to get their 15 minutes. Not me! I shall continue to blog on the importance of staying the course with the dreams you have of singing, for this is my mission.
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Surviving Tough Times Without Despair
If you look around at the losses in the job market, the crush of the housing industry, the financial woes of the car industry; and, any personal events in your life, it’s no wonder the slide into despair is common place for many today. As one of our clients found himself on that downward spiral, he related this series of events to us. We’ll call him Ed and illustrate the events, with his permission, that caused him to fall into depression and despair.
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The curse of immortality: Why anti-aging technology would spell disaster for humankind
There's a lot of talk about anti-aging research today, but with all the promises of longevity and even immortality, almost no one has apparently considered the consequences of human beings living forever. The more you think about it, the scarier the idea becomes.
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Edelweiss Extract and The Fight Against Anti Aging
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Meditation may be the Future of Anti-Aging
According to the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine, 90% of all adult illness is due to the degenerative processes of aging. Anti-aging medicine, aiming for longevity and optimal health, is most certainly the 'specialty' of the future and is based on the early detection, prevention and reversal of age-related disease. While science continues to search for answers, research has already revealed that meditation is a potent anti-aging practice that can take years off your physiological age. STRESS = AGING
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Best Anti Aging Wrinkle Cream.........Finally Revealed!!
LEADING DERMATOLOGIST RECOMMENDS LIFECELL My name is Janet Allenby, I am a dermatologist who has been practicing for many... many years. I am excited to report to you that now many expensive Botox injection sessions and cosmetic surgeries can be either postponed or eliminated completely because of a brand new cosmeceutical that can postpone or even prevent the need for these invasive procedures in the first place. Hard to believe? Of course, it is. I wouldn't believe it myself, if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes.
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Find Ways to know what is the anti aging remedy?
Women are conscious about their appearance, and they do everything it takes just to look younger, longer. They find ways to know what is anti ageing remedy. However, they don't need to rush to the cosmetic surgery centre or dermatological clinic to learn about anti aging best technique just to meet their goal of staying fair through the years.
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Nature provides best ingredients for anti-aging skin care
Anti aging and wrinkle creams are a dime a dozen. A vast majority of the wrinkle and anti aging products on the market today contain harmful chemicals. However, there are several 100% natural ingredients you can look for that will make you look younger. The first on the list is vitami C. Vitamin C is an inexpensive and extremely effective topical agent that can be used on aging skin. It helps to even out skin tone, smooth fine lines, and erase age spots and discolorations on the skin.
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Get Younger Looking Skin With Anti Aging Vitamins
Many people find that certain skin problems come with aging. Some of them can be prevented or slowed down with simple changes in diet, however. That’s why taking anti aging vitamins can be so important. In fact, they can help even the best wrinkle cream do its job even better! Antioxidants: For one thing, such vitamins can provide your body with much needed antioxidants. Antioxidants can protect your body and your skin from free radicals. Free radicals are cell-destroying components that would otherwise run rampant, destroying and damaging skin cells. Good Vitamins:
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Skin Treatment Basics: Improve Your Skin’s Health In A Steam Room
If you want to look younger, it’s critical to use the right skin care products. LifeCell is one of those products I wouldn’t be without because it works better than anything else I’ve ever tried. But even when you think you’ve found the best product ever, there are usually additional skin treatment options, such as spending some time in a steam room, that will help your chosen skin cream give you more impressive results… and that’s always a good thing, isn’t it?
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The Best Anti Aging Solution
Aging is a natural process we all have to go through, whether we like it or not, and the passing of time leaves marks on our skin, wrinkles that aren't attractive at all and that remind us constantly of our age. During the last decade, women in particular have shown a huge conce about the fine lines and wrinkles that have developed on their facial skin with age. As time has passed, this demand for skin aging solutions has brought them into the beauty industry, where experts constantly strive to come up with the best anti aging solutions against wrinkle lines.
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Best Anti Aging Wrinkle Cream.........Finally Revealed!!
LEADING DERMATOLOGIST RECOMMENDS LIFECELL My name is Janet Allenby, I am a dermatologist who has been practicing for many... many years. I am excited to report to you that now many expensive Botox injection sessions and cosmetic surgeries can be either postponed or eliminated completely because of a brand new cosmeceutical that can postpone or even prevent the need for these invasive procedures in the first place. Hard to believe? Of course, it is. I wouldn't believe it myself, if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes.
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If you start using Anti Wrinkle Creams, do you always have to use them?
There are no rules on having to constantly use anti wrinkle creams. However, if you want to ensure that you get the best results possible, then it's important to use a product regularly. You'll see the results after a certain period of time
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The curse of immortality: Why anti-aging technology would spell disaster for humankind
There's a lot of talk about anti-aging research today, but with all the promises of longevity and even immortality, almost no one has apparently considered the consequences of human beings living forever. The more you think about it, the scarier the idea becomes.
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Meditation may be the Future of Anti-Aging
According to the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine, 90% of all adult illness is due to the degenerative processes of aging. Anti-aging medicine, aiming for longevity and optimal health, is most certainly the 'specialty' of the future and is based on the early detection, prevention and reversal of age-related disease. While science continues to search for answers, research has already revealed that meditation is a potent anti-aging practice that can take years off your physiological age. STRESS = AGING
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The Role of the Singer in the World
The Role of the Singer in the Worldr May 8th, 2011 I was involved in a project with about 5000 others online a couple of years ago now. We were each discovering things about ourselves and seeking ways to have an impact on the world we live in. What I learned about my self and my motivation charged my spirit with all sorts of new ideas for the future.
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Curtain UP, Light the Lights!
(A Discussion on Authentic Performance Aspects) If you, dear readers, are familiar with my websites and my work, then you notice that I put up a lot of my recorded performances on my various profiles around the web. On my Youtube channel, and my singer's social network, all sorts of audio and videos of me singing can be found. And it’s not to show off…well…not entirely.
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Developing your Style!!
Developing Your Style - by Chrys Pager May 8, 2011 It says this on my business card: "Discover the Voice Inside You." Over the weekend, I gave it someone and she asked me what that phrase meant. I thought about it for a sec and told her this. “Well, when we’re learning how to sing, it’s not unusual to try and sound like someone else, usually some singer who we admire and have listened to often. As we grow in technique and confidence, we start to trust our own interpretations of the songs we’re singing and rely less on our ability to simply imitate artists.” She replied:r
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Performance - What is it?
PERFORMANCE! I want to talk to you this month about your performances. This is a subject upon which I have spoken before many times; but I am discovering in my practice that once a singer has established firmly the singing fundamentals that are given in "A Voice For A Lifetime in 30 Days", and is ready to start performing regularly, a strange thing begins to occur.
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The Boundless Living Challenge - to live in the "Ete al Moment of NOW"
I was involved in a project with about 5000 others online a couple of years ago now. We were each discovering things about ourselves and seeking ways to have an impact on the world we live in. What I learned about my self and my motivation charged my spirit with all sorts of new ideas for the future. As I write this, I am acutely aware that some of what I am about to talk about with you guys will be received by you in a variety of ways. Some of you will think, ‘Yeah, she’s right. It’s exactly like that’, while others will disagree totally.r
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What is Meaningful Success?
Achievement, victory, accomplishment, and attainment are all terms that we commonly associate with success. It is today’s hallmark that we link success with monetary gain. As many of us have discovered, financial wealth does not guarantee bliss nor bring a satisfying meaning to life. Fiscal wealth can create different opportunities for you and make the ‘creature comforts’ of life easier to obtain. However, money by itself is not the ultimate measure to meaningful success.
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New Year, New Plan
So, have you made your resolutions? Everyone I know is making them. "I'm going on a diet", one friend has proclaimed...for the 3rd year in a row. "I'm going to save some money", another friend has stated, one who has been known to shop 'til she drops.
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Sing Your Life Newsletter - from the archives
These newsletters from Sing Your Life Enterprises were sent to 1757 members of Sing Your Life and are posted here for singers worldwide to receive motivation and inspiration to continue their musical pursuits. We offer them here for everyone to read. This particular article was originally written in the SingYourLife Newsletter of November, 2001 IN THIS ISSUE: Getting Through the Holidaysr Remember...Stay out of your head! The Holidays! This Holiday season is bound to be like no other we have ever known. Ther
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Are You Magnifying Your Problems?
In the current economic environment today it’s quite natural to suffer emotional stress from overcrowded highway traffic and the worries over an affordable personal healthcare system. And think of adding to these, what if you are the spouse of military personnel deployed to war? Often any additional anxiety promotes a magnification of the current problems making them appear larger than they are, propelling individuals to be overwhelmed and possibly dramatic in their response behavior. How do you know if you are magnifying your problems?r
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The Passionflower
The passionflower (Passiflora inca ate) plant has numerous subspecies that fall under the passionflower name. Various species can be found all over the world, but the passionflower species that is generally used in medicinal and herbal formulas is native to the southeaster United States. It is a perennial vine that can climb to heights of over thirty feet tall. The flowers have five white petals and five sepals that can vary in color. The most common colors seem to be blues and purples.
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Improve Your Digestion
Most people that have any of the common digestion problems are lacking in either probiotics or digestive enzymes. These digestive problems can be everything from heart burn, diarrhea, constipation, nausea, and gas to more serious conce s like diverticulosis and ulcers. Both probiotics and enzymes are essential for breaking down the food we eat into usable caloric energy. But, it is often very impossible to know which one of these we are lacking. In many cases we are lacking in both.
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The Sleep Aid Tryptophan
Until 1990 tryptophan was by far the most popular natural sleep aid on the market. In 1990 the United States Food and Drug Administration pulled all tryptophan from store shelves due to a sudden outbreak of eosinophilic-myalgia syndrome that occurred among some people who had taken the sleep aid. Once the United States banned the nutrient many other countries soon followed. Ultimately almost five thousand people reported getting sick and twenty seven people died from the serious illness. The symptoms included muscle pain, weakness, and severe joint pain.
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Sleep Better and Live Longer
It turns out that getting the proper amount of sleep each night is perhaps the number one thing we can do to live longer and healthier lives. More studies showing the consequences to lack of sleep continue to appear. And it is also looking like sleep depravation can not be made up at a future date. The damage is done.
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Dr. Bruce Lipton – A Man Ahead of His Time
“Hey, Ellen,” a friend called to me from two check-out counters away in the supermarket, “did you see the cover story in TIME magazine about epigenetics?” He wasn’t the only one asking me if I’d seen the issue a few months ago called “Why Genes Aren’t Destiny.” They were all aware that in my talks I tell about the latest scientific findings in epigenetics that prove beliefs and thoughts affect how the body changes with age. And I always quote the first scientist to share his research findings on epigenetics, the internationally recognized cell biologist, Dr. Bruce Lipton.
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Can You Trust Prostate Tests?
A few of my patients have asked me what I think about the latest news that prostate screening tests – known as PSA tests – are inaccurate. It turns out that less than one in three men with high amounts of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in their bloodstream wind up having prostate cancer.1 Does that mean you shouldn’t bother getting screened for prostate cancer? Here’s the lowdown. PSA is a protein your prostate cells make to improve the quality of your semen.
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Wrong Resveratrol?
Resveratrol has age-defying power.<sub>1</sub> It switches on the genes your body naturally uses to extend life under conditions of stress (like starvation).
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Three Simple Nutrients for Migraine Relief
Did you know there are a few simple nutrients that you can take to help you get rid of migraines for good? If you or a loved one suffers from migraines, you know that most people pop a pill and sleep the pain away in a dark room. And many of them deal with terrible side effects like hallucinations, weight gain, ulcers, seizures, confusion, dizziness, and nausea because they don’t know there are any safer alte atives. But the good news is that you can take just three simple nutrients and find relief from migraines right away.
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The One Nutrient I Take Everyday...Accel | CoQ10
Discover How to Look and Feel Like a Teenager... No Matter What Your Age Breakthrough Anti-Aging Study Reveals the Possibility of Staying Young, Playful and Enthusiastic – Even as You Hit 80 and Beyond... Dear Health Conscious Reader, When I was in med school 25 years ago, a small group of researchers were quietly laying the groundwork for a breakthrough that, at the time, sounded like science fiction.
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Reverse Aging the RIGHT Way with The Five Tibetan Rites - Learn How - Watch the YouTube Video
Five years ago when I happened onto the Tibetan Rites of Rejuvenation in a book called “The Ancient Secret of the Fountain of Youth” by Peter Kelder, I knew instinctively these exercises would help me grow younger, and they have! Known as The Five Tibetans, this series of movements form a system of exercise that affects the body, mind and emotions, activating and stimulating key chakras (energy centers) thereby stimulating all the glands of the endocrine system.
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What would you do if you knew you couldn’t fail?
WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU KNEW YOU COULDN’T FAIL? How do people accomplish amazing things? How does a young man working for a mobile phone store in Wales end up as a globally-recognized operatic tenor whose first CD sold more than two million copies? How does a young woman who lost her sister to breast cancer create a multi-billion-dollar organization, the largest non-profit source of funds dedicated to fighting breast cancer in the world? They dared to dream. Henry Ford is often quoted as saying, “If you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re right.” Every creation – fr
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Two Words to Erase From Your Mind
I hear it all the time. A friend is telling me something and before she finishes, there’s a pause. She might clear her throat and crinkle her eyebrows.
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Life Is What Happens When You’re Making Other Plans
Several months ago I posted “There’s a WRONG Way and a RIGHT Way to Set Goals,” which I wrote the week before Christmas. In it I talked about the right ways to set goals for the new year. I enjoyed writing that column and was delighted that so many friends told me they enjoyed reading it. Although that article didn’t cover setting daily goals, after writing it I began setting three goals that I wanted to accomplish each day. At night I wrote in my notebook three specific things that I planned to definitely get done the following day – no matter what.
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Your Thoughts Affect How Your Body Ages
“Studies show that one of the most accurate predictors of longevity is what a person thinks about their own health,” says Dr. Larry Dossey, MD, author and one of the top experts in mind-body medicine. Recent research shows that your mind, not your genes, is the primary determining factor in how long you live and how healthy you’ll be. World-renowned cell biologist, Dr. Bruce Lipton, has done extensive research into how the mind influences our biology.
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A CALL TO WOMEN: USE YOUR POWER TO TRANSFORM THE WORLD
On stage in front of 500 women at the first Sister GIANT gathering the end of February, Marianne Williamson stood as a radiant beacon calling women to use their power to make Earth a better place for us all. You’d never believe she’s 57. Or even 47. Stunningly beautiful with a trim, curves-in-the-right-places body, Marianne is the epitome of a Baby Boomer who will never be old. Why? For one thing she has no time or patience to absorb the programming and conditioning of old age.
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FORGET ABOUT MEMORY LOSS
Use it or lose it doesn't apply only to muscle fitness or sex. It also applies to the brain. While researchers at the University of Kansas have found that getting plenty of physical exercise may keep your brain fit too, there’s even better news. Advances in brain imaging and neuroscience have enabled scientists to learn more about the brain and how it works.
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Should You Get a Routine Mammogram If There's No Cancer in Your Family?
“Just a waste of my time,” I remember thinking while waiting my turn for a mammogram in Dr. Ira Berger’s office. I had brought my briefcase and had work spread on my lap, but spending time driving the 97-mile round trip from my home office to the radiologist’s was an unproductive part of my day. It was 1992 and I had been getting annual mammograms for more than 10 years – ever since I turned 45. But I felt I had better things to do with my time, especially since no one in my family had ever had breast cancer, or cancer of any kind.
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Dry Itchy Skin? – Relieve It With My Castor Oil Home Remedy
Here's an anti-aging and anti-itching home remedy that makes your skin healthy and relieves the itchies in cold, dry weather. It's part of a program for growing younger and it won't cost an arm and a leg. We've been experiencing Himalayan-type cold here in Taos, New Mexico, that makes you want to just curl up in bed with the covers over your head until spring. But then it's hard to sleep when the itching all over your body caused by dryness in cold weather feels like microscopic crawly things chomping on you.
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How To Talk To Your Body
There’s a light dusting of snow on Taos Mountain and this very warm day has turned quite chilly as the sun begins to set. From my car window I see no-neck people with their collars turned up and shoulders slightly hunched against the wind. It’s sleeveless weather during the day but the temperature plunges 50 degrees by dark in this high-elevation town, and many of those still outside are caught underdressed even though they know it happens every day this time of year. I park the car, step outside and whoosh! – the wind has its own design in mind for my hair.
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Stop Worrying About Alzheimer's And Other Infirmities of Old Age - That Will Make You Age Faster!
Today is my birthday! It's my magical day – the day I get to wish for my dreams to come true. Sure, I can wish for whatever I want every day (and I do), but today I get to blow out some candles and grin from ear to ear while my family sings to me. Then I read out loud their hilarious ...
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Signs of a Stroke
First, cut this out and put it on your refrigerator with some magnets: SIGNS OF A STROKE – SAVE A LIFE! Tell the person: S “Smile.” T “Talk to me. Say, ‘Mary had a little lamb.’” R “Raise both arms.” O “Open your mouth and stick out your tongue.” Then you: K Kall 911 if the person has trouble with any ONE of these. E Educate others on these signs.
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Youthfulness in a Plain Brown Wrapper
I noticed her when she came into the room – one of the last to arrive for my talk on how to grow younger. This small woman with gray hair was smartly dressed in a navy blue suit with the collar of a crisp white blouse peeking over the edges of her suit lapels. Her stylish black heels were a little too high, making her teeter as she walked. Her serious demeanor contrasted noticeably with the animated faces of the others there for the talk. What drew my attention to her was the way she looked furtively from side to side and then slunk down into a seat in the back.
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Anti-Aging Tip: How to Create Affirmations to Grow Younger
Saying or writing anti-aging affirmations is one of the techniques to help you grow younger; however, there are subtle differences in how you create them, which can result in enormously different effects. "I’m going to stop eating sugar-coated donuts. I’m going to stop eating sugar-coated donuts. I’m going to stop eating sugar-coated donuts." Ever repeat something like this to yourself? If you resolved to have a healthier body and mind by changing your diet, that’s great.
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Distortion 101: Taking Words Out Of Context - or - How My Most Frequent Expression Could Be Used Against Me
I watched one of the Presidential debates the other night and it reminded me just how powerful words are. During the debate, all candidates repeated words they wanted to sink into Americans' consciousness. (In computerspeak, I guess we'd call them "keywords".) n But one frontrunner candidate, ...
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