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Archive for October 4th, 2006

YogaSutra - First Text On Yoga

Patanjali was the first person to compose yoga into a text called Yogasutra around two thousand years ago. He did not create anything new with yoga but rather outlined the art and summarized it in an organized fashion. The metaphysical base for his book consists mainly the sankhaya theory, but he made considerable changes to […]

Finding and Releasing the Energy of the Mind

Recent studies and articles on the vibrational aspects of the human mind have revealed that we do, in fact, receive and transmit vibrations which not only have an affect on ourselves, but those around us. Accepting that statement and pursuing the obvious path, man is beginning to investigate in earnest how we shape our lives […]

Learning Focus and Concentration Through Yoga

For many of us today, focus and concentration aren’t difficult by virtue of necessity, for others however, it is an unbearable task to achieve either.
Ancient, and modern day yogis, taught yoga as a way to gain focus and become one with yourself and the universe. Being grounded is a major goal of many westerners because, […]

Yoga and The Da Vinci Code

What can a Yogi learn from the Da Vinci Code? Many lessons can be learned, when you understand the power of absolute control and misinformation. What are the present and past agenda’s? How can the truth be sorted out? What good can come out of all this?
Let’s look at the present: Dan Brown has skillfully […]

3 Quick and Easy Pre-Yoga Stretching Techniques

All muscles tend to tighten up when idle, particularly the long muscles in your legs, back, and the sides of your body between your hips and your armpits. Sitting for a long time in the same position at a desk or bench will often stiffen neck or shoulder muscles. Such stiffness creates tension in the […]

No # 1 for Nutrition

When we think about our health ONE vital nutrient often fails to come to mind, and it’s one so important that we cannot exist without it. How can this be?
So what is it? Is it Calcium, Vitamin C, Vitamin E, or what? Is it something new that we don’t really know about yet? Not at […]

Allergies and Hearing

When you think about health and nutrition, it’s important to be aware of how various foodstuffs affect your wellbeing.
It’s quite amazing just how many allergens there are in a well balanced diet. Things like gluten in wheat breads and cereals, lactose in uncultured dairy products, mono sodium glutamate in tomatoes, - I’m sure you can […]

Top Ten Toxins We Regularly Put Into Our Bodies

We often consume foods and drinks that stress our bodies and overload our systems.
Below is a list of the top ten toxins we are putting into our bodies on an almost daily basis. Luckily there are ways to reduce our intake to maintain a healthy, balanced lifestyle.
Freshly Ground
Each day we caffeinate ourselves to the point […]

How To Get More Fiber

Fiber is vital to good health, a positively functioning colon and the elimination of old foods, void of their nutrients after their journey through the body. Yes, the topic might be unpopular, but a necessary part of discussions on health.
The colon has a huge job when it comes to digestion and elimination of a SAD […]

Are You A Sugarolic?

A sugarolic is just as addicted as an alcoholic. You need the stimulation, your drug is the sugar instead of alcohol or cocaine. When you eat sugar you give your brain extra Serotonin, a hormone in your brain which makes you feel good. When the effect of the sugar is gone you feel worse and […]

Does Sweating During Physical Exercise Make You Lose Important Minerals?

Everyone knows that body sweat is not just water. It contains waste products, salts, and trace elements. A sauna treatment makes you sweat. Aerobic activity makes you sweat. Elevated temperatures stimulate sweating…
So it is important to consider whether we are just losing body waste (that we do not want) whenever we sweat profusely, or are […]

Healthy Lungs for a Healthy Lifestyle

Smoking and other substance-related habits when coupled with a sedentary daily routine may create health-related problems in the end. A fitness-oriented life can often counteract the unhealthy effects of such habits. One such technique is to do exercises that improve the health of our lungs.
Lungs are an important part of our body. We breathe in […]

Yoga and Pregnancy

If you’re pregnant and are already in yoga classes, don’t be afraid to take a break from your current classes or to take a class that is less strenuous. Even if you haven’t gone public with your pregnancy yet, you should have a confidential talk with your instructor let him or her know of your […]

Know Your Fats - The Good the Bad and the Ugly

Saturated fats, unsaturated fats and trans fats. The names relate to the chemical structure between the carbon and hydrogen bonds and these small differences can have a dramatic impact on your health. Consumption of trans fats are thought to be a major cause of heart disease and it is a good idea to minimize them […]

Easy Eating Tips for a Healthy Heart and a Longer Life

Heart disease is one of the major causes of death in the developed world and a huge amount of research has been carried out into its causes. Good diet is considered to be one of the major factors in the prevention of heart attacks. Here we discuss what you should and should not be eating […]

Nutritional Support for ADHD

ADHD is a large problem in the US and the disorder can manifest itself in a number of ways, not all of them are obvious. Although there are a number of pharmaceutical options for sufferers, there are also many simple nutritional steps that can be taken to help remedy the situation.
It is startling to know […]

Water And Fiber: The New “Nutrients”

This is part 2 of the subject of nutrients. Be sure to read part 1 of “Skin Problems? It May Be A Lack Of Nutrients” before reading this part.
Royal Jelly is a nutrient that can be used as a topical application as well as taken as a supplement. This nutrient that comes from bees is […]

More Concerns about Milk

Have you heard about the big milk controversy? Outspoken spokesperson for The Vegetarian and Vegan Foundation, Heather Mills McCartney (soon to be x-wife of singer Paul McCartney) is bringing the dangers of modern milk to attention of the press.
“As Heather Mills McCartney speaks out about the health problems associated with dairy products, physicians and nutritionists […]

Healthy Meat – Which Meats Are The Healthiest?

Man is used to eating meat it has been part of our diets for centuries, however in recent years many nutrionists have warned us about the dangers of meat. This article will separate the hype form the reality of eating meat.
Let’s look at which meat is the best to eat and what meat should be […]

Spiritual Healing Begets Physical Healing - Dr. Mitch Gaynor and Singing Bowls and Gongs

Cancer. I think we all can agree: it sucks. Even if you asked a CEO of a pharmaceutical company earning billions of US Dollars on cancer drugs what he thought of cancer, he or she would most likely say, “It sucks. (then, greedily rubbing hands together) but profitable, yes, yes, oh, so profitable! (then, sober) […]

What is Reiki All About?

Reiki is a healing method that became popular in the Western cultures beginning in the twentieth century. It is an ancient healing method that has been used by the Japanese for several centuries. Through Reiki, many people will experience healing, balance, relaxation, and transfers of energy. By knowing how Reiki works, you will be able […]

Diabetic Diet Plans Will Help Combat Diabetes

If you are living with diabetes, one of the best ways to fight this disease is with a diabetic diet plan. This diabetic meal plan is based of the recommended foods found on the diabetic food pyramid. By following the suggested meal plan, you will be receiving the proper amounts of recommended nutrients which will […]

Take Care Of Your Liver And You’ll Live Forever

From a physiological standpoint one could probably correlate the decline in one’s liver function with the state of one’s declining health and their overall all “physiological age”
In other words what I am saying here is that your liver is perhaps the single most important organ in keeping you strong, healthy, youthful and alive.
Its interesting how […]

How The Environment Is Affecting Your Health

The affects of our polluted environment and poor eating habits on our health can be disastrous or even deadly in some cases. For example, consider this:
Due to deteriorating soil conditions, and poor eating habits, we are subjected to many of us are deficient in these vital nutrients. This results in insufficient vitamins, but also insufficient […]

Dry Skin Care – How Not To Look Old

If you have a dry skin and not too keen on having it look like a withered apple, then your only way out is to jump headlong into a dry skin care regimen. The dry skin is basically a dehydrated skin, very sensitive to the weather elements. So the dry skin care regimen is all […]

Feed Your Skin Antioxidants for a Glowing Complexion

Although there is no conclusive proof that antioxidants keep skin from aging, experts do agree they have the ability to ‘capture’ free radicals and may protect us from certain diseases. Antioxidant-rich foods can also give us a healthier, glowing complexion.
According to Susan M. Kleiner, R.D., Ph.D, a Seattle-based nutritionist, eating foods rich in antioxidants is […]

She Wants Anti-aging Cream - But Do they Really Work?

I remember catching a side glimpse of myself in a mirror one day and thinking: ‘Where the heck did that aging skin come from?’ It was almost as if I’d grown old overnight. To torture myself still further, I kept looking at myself under different lights, in different mirrors and at different angles just so […]

Why Does The Skin Age?

As with all our body organs, skin ages as programmed by genes. This is called internal ageing. Dry skin, age spots, white hair, hair loss, thin nails and other skin changes come purely due to age. Skin also ages by external factors. Sun is the main external factor that ages the skin. The sun rays […]

All about Diet Pills

The body is composed of muscle, skeleton, skin, bone and organs [liver, kidney, brain etc]. All the parts of the body are getting their nutrients through blood. Our body needs energy for it function. The energy is derived from the food.
The excess energy is converted in to fat and stored in the body in the […]

An Effective Weight Loss through Phentermine

A perfect and healthy body is the ultimate desire of all. Experts define a healthy body as a structure having a proper body mass index, which is usually the ratio of height & weight of a body. Similarly a BMI of more then 30 lbs is termed as obesity. A healthy body not only increases […]

Why Am I Overweight?

We live in a society based on the easy way out, and people are getting fat because of it. People no longer have to do real work for anything. You can get your news, food, and source of income without leaving the house, and you can travel thousands of miles without taking a sinlgle step. […]

The Healthy Eating Rules

Dieting is all about healthy eating, not to put yourself in a dieting prison. You need to learn how to change your eating habits permanently.
Keep a food diary. Write down what you eat - including the snacks. It`s also a good idea to write down when and where you eat. This will help you to […]

Weight Loss Drug - Ideal Cure for the Ailment Called Obesity

Nobody likes to be called “obese”. Just because you have few extra pound of body weight, you are counted to be obese. Obesity must have put you into many embarrassing moments, but you could do nothing? Tried a lot many medicines and other weight reducing products, but nothing could help. No need to feel the […]

Be Safe While You Lose Weight With Weight Loss Drug

I have faced so much embarrassment in the past due to extra pounds on my body. I couldn’t think of regaining my flexibility. Everyone looked me like a person from other space. I was not able to face my friends and in no time I lost all my friends. Then a day comes when my […]

Learn About The Cellulite Remedy And Lose Cellulite

Dimples may be cute on the face, but if you are one of 90% of women who develop cellulite over a lifetime, they are a source of annoyance and many times, shame. While many women are familiar with this dimpling, pitted skin, the subject of cellulite itself remains controversial.
The phrase “cellulite” is not a medical […]

What To Do When You Just Can’t Lose Weight

I know what it’s like to be stuck. I lost some weight (25 lbs.) and then I stopped. I had about 25-30 lbs. to go and nothing was happening. I was exercising, eating healthy and no more weight loss. Here is how I was able to lose the rest of the weight I wanted to. […]

Are Diet Patches Too Good To Be True?

With the obesity epidemic that is going on today, a diet patch seems like it could be a miracle cure, but are diet patches too good to be true?
A diet patch is something like a bandage that you place somewhere on your body that is supposed to help you melt the pounds off by suppressing […]

Lose Weight, Lower Blood Pressure and Cholesterol with the Show-Me! Diet

If you would like to find out whether you are one of the 80 percent of people who can control high blood pressure or cholesterol with diet alone, have your doctor give you your current numbers. Follow my Show-Me! Diet for just two weeks, then have your doctor re-check your cholesterol, triglycerides and blood pressure.
The […]

Drink and Dieting – The Best Drinks For Dieters

When people diet they don’t think carefully about what they drink - You need to though.
Eating and drinking are closely linked eat the right foods and drink the wrong drinks and you will reduce your chances of losing weight.
What are the best things to drink when on a diet?
Here we will look at the best […]

Does Fear Keep You Fat?

Many people want to lose weight and nothing seems to work—low cal; high protein; no carbohydrates, etc. Of course, nearly everyone drops a few pounds, but then they gain it back, and sometimes more.
On a conscious level, people blame it on a sweet tooth, lack of exercise, or genetics. No matter the explanation there is […]

Bikini Line Hair Removal and Shaving

Shaving pubic areas with an electric razor.
Electric shavers for women have come a long way since they were first introduced after the war. Many will shave pubic hair quickly and, more importantly, safely, as nicks and cuts are impossible.
All shavers shave pubic hair that is soft best. Take a hot shower of bath before shaving […]

Work With Your Doctor to Find a Hair Loss Solution

If you are looking for a hair loss solution that is going to be effective, you may want to start out by visiting a doctor. You can contact your family physician to schedule a visit or to get a referral to a dermatologist. Your family physician may also recommend a treatment instead of referring you […]

Top Hair Loss Cures

There are a number of different available cures for hair loss. This is partially because there are a number of different types of hair loss and each requires a different type of cure. If you want to learn more about hair loss cures, you should learn about determining what category of hair loss you fall […]

Over the Counter and Prescribed Hair Loss Medication

Hair loss medication has become a popular product over the past 10 years. People are beginning to take a bigger interest in their physical appearance. Therefore, the sales of hair loss medications have been increasing every year for quite some time.
Finding the right hair loss medication for you can be a difficult task. Before starting […]

How to Find the Best Hair Loss Treatment

Finding the best hair loss treatment is sometimes easier than it sounds. There are a lot of resources available on this topic, and it is just a matter of finding which treatment option fits your situation the best. You can search online, visit your physician or dermatologist and talk with friends or co-workers that have […]

Tinnitus Nearing Epidemic Status

Every year, millions of ordinary people with diverse lifestyles, develop a ringing in their ears. The condition is called tinnitus. According to the American Tinnitus Association, as many as 50 million Americans may be suffering with tinnitus.
So many people are afflicted with tinnitus, that it is reasonable to assume it has become a top priority […]

Drug Side Effects: Combivent Dangerous? You Bet It Is!

Drugs have side effects. Period. So does Combivent, a drug that I use. Is Combivent dangerous? I think it is. First, I need to give a little history here, and then we can talk shop.
In 2000, I moved home with my mom to begin assisting her with her care because she had developed cancer. Her […]

Placing Lead Boxes For Marketing Your Health And Fitness Club

As a sales and marketing professional, it really warms me when I’m in a new town and walk into a shop or restaurant and come across a Health Club lead box. What pains me, is to see those amazing lead generators sitting there with no entry slips on them or no pens attached or even […]

What are Your Nail Fungus Treatment Options?

If you’ve got a fungal nail infection, you’ll no doubt be searching for a nail fungus treatment. Among your options, you will find prescription drugs, over the counter medications, and various natural or home remedies. Whatever you choose, resign yourself to a long period of treatment – some of these remedies take quite a long […]

The Importance of Choosing a Board Certified Breast Surgeon

When choosing to have breast surgery, one of the most important decisions a patient must make is which breast surgeon they will choose to perform their breast surgery. Unfortunately, there are many different medical societies and associations that breast surgeons can belong to.
When researching breast surgeons, many of these societies or associations can look and […]

Dust Mite Allergy and Air Purifiers

House dust is a mixture of materials, some of which are toxic or allergenic. Dust can contain particles from clothing, synthetic fabrics, plastic, and furniture. Many of these artificial and unknown to the human immune system.
House dust also contains tiny dust mites, invisible spider-like insects. Enzymes in mite waste-products, which are proteins, stimulate the allergic […]

Buy Pills Online : The How To Buy Pills Guide

Internet pharmacies have captured a significant percentage of online purchases. It is estimated 1 in 12 net users have purchased meds online enabling a multi-billion industry to flourish. Along with this tremendous success there are countless innocent consumers who have been “scammed” by rouge pharmacies more than willing to take their money and delivering placebo […]

Blood Pressure - An Overview

What is blood pressure? Blood pressure is the measure of the force of the blood on the walls of the arteries, as it travels from the heart through the body. A person’s blood pressure doesn’t remain at a constant level. It can fluctuate as daily activities change. Exercise, stress, rest and sleep are all activities […]

Body Odour Smells - Did You Know Sweat Has No Smell

Body odour smell is an ailment that can not be avoided - body smells can often turn into a rancid stench if the offending area behind the smell is left unattended therefore causing body odour. In a lot of cases body odour smells can not be avoided, however precautions can be taken in the way […]

Why Doctors Struggle to Treat High Blood Pressure

Although a lot of research has been done on high blood pressure, the best way to treat it medically remains a mystery to doctors. The medical profession continue to perform studies, test drugs and try different treatments on individuals while patients have to go through the process of finding out with their doctor what works […]

Massage Chair - A Perfect Solution Against Moderate Pain

Massage chairs are nice to have if you feel the wear and tear of the daily grind. A massage chair might not benefit you as a pain reliever, but it can temporarily relieve your pain because they usually combine massage with heat. Heat is a temporary pain reliever.
Studies have shown that massage therapy could reduce […]

Bed Wetting Solutions – Many Different Ones To Choose From

Finding bed wetting solutions is something that parents spend a lot of time looking for when they have an older child with a bedwetting problem. There are many products on the market that offer relief in keeping the child dry at night, but these are not really solutions that will cure the bed wetting forever. […]

Worried About Your Future?

Today we are happy healthy individuals; we are able to do the necessary tasks without any extra help. Life would be pleasant if it could continue just the way it is now, but then we have a future the most unpredictable aspect in the whole cosmos.
Some may argue that future is filled with suspense and […]

Trampolines - Not Only For Kids

Trampolines are a wonderful thing, I don’t know if you have noticed but in the last few years more and more people are getting a trampoline for their backyard. My neighbor got one a few years ago and every time his kids would come and visit the grandchildren would spend most of their time on […]

The Impact of High Blood Pressure and High Cholesterol Levels

High blood pressure and cholesterol levels are important factors that can have a significant impact on your overall health. Many people have blood pressure and cholesterol levels that are beyond the desired range. Such levels affect not only aspects of your general state of health, but also the higher premiums on life insurance that many […]

Menopause Home Test Kits Gaining in Popularity

As more women of the baby boomer generation begin their journey into menopause, they are giving rise to a more wholesome attitude towards this natural part of a woman’s sexual health. The generation that launched the sexual revolution and were liberated by the birth control pill will not accept menopause as a dark secret only […]

Sleep is the Best Therapy

What is the proper length of sleep? Most people state that they need seven-none hours a day to feel good. The majority sleeps eight-seven hours and complains on exhaustion, weakness and bad mood. On the contrary, there are people that feel great and are extremely active after a three hour sleep. Statistics shows that these […]

General Facts about Acid Reflux

Acid reflux is a very disturbing condition and in some cases it can even become severe. Left untreated, the condition usually becomes chronic, its symptoms reoccurring after certain periods of time.
Gastro-esophageal reflux disease, also referred to as acid reflux, is a physiological condition that causes the regurgitation of the stomach content into the esophagus and […]

The Healing Effects of an Appropriate Acid Reflux Diet

Acid reflux can become very serious if it is not appropriately treated and can even lead to severe complications. The factors responsible for causing acid reflux are multiple: low pressure in the region of the esophagus, inappropriate activity of the lower esophageal sphincter (a muscular valve at the union between the esophagus and the stomach), […]

Natural Cures for Acid Reflux as an Alternative for Synthetic Drugs

Gastro-esophageal reflux disease, also referred to as acid reflux, is a physiological condition that causes the regurgitation of the stomach content into the esophagus and throat. Acid reflux is very common and may occur due to inappropriate diet, stress and unhealthy lifestyle. Acid reflux can lead to serious complications like inflammation and scarring of the […]

How to Recognize the Symptoms of Acid Reflux

Acid reflux (gastro-esophageal reflux disease) is a physiological condition that causes the content of the stomach to reflux into the esophagus and throat. Although there are many factors that contribute to the development of acid reflux, the main cause is inappropriate activity of the lower esophageal sphincter (muscular valve that seals the lower ending of […]

Effective Treatments for Acid Reflux

Gastro-esophageal reflux disease, also referred to as acid reflux, is a physiological condition that causes the regurgitation of the stomach content into the esophagus and throat. Acid reflux is very common and may occur due to inappropriate diet, stress and unhealthy lifestyle. Some people are frequently confronted with acid reflux and in time they can […]

Common Procedures in Acid Reflux Surgery

Although acid reflux can be controlled through the means of medical treatments and appropriate diet, some people who suffer from severe forms of the condition may require acid reflux surgery. Acid reflux has a recidivating character and surgery is the best means of fully overcoming the condition. There are several medical procedures in acid reflux […]

Celebrity Sedu Hairstyles – Secrets Revealed

If you’re into fashion and into keeping up to date with the latest trends then you will have heard all about sedu hairstyles but how do celebrity sedu hairstyles achieve the look we all want? Would you like to know how to achieve Paris Hilton sedu hairstyles? Maybe you would prefer to know how to […]

Hot Methods of Teeth Whitening

Different methods of teeth whitening methods are applied by dentists that depend on the type of stains and other physical conditions of the teeth. One teeth whitening method is the use of in-office bleaching or chair-side bleaching. This method of teeth whitening requires two or more visits to the dentist and each visit lasts for […]

Anxiety - Questions Asked By Concerned Candidates

What is anxiety is a question asked by many people who tend to feel confused when trying to decipher the difference between this illness as it is seen and that of others. Is anxiety an illness - is it an ailment or is it a disorder - yes anxiety is classed as all three. Different […]

Antidepressants – the Alternative

Depression is a very common problem which can affect your quality of life, from just slowing you down to seriously incapacitating you. It’s also a serious issue for the health service in both the USA and the UK and is predicted to become the second biggest burden on both countries health services in less than […]

Is Depression Always a Medical Problem – Another View

Advertisements for anti-depression drugs are constantly smattered across the tube today. They are accompanied with the possible advantages of taking one drug or another to relieve this common malady. By law such ads are followed with a list of contraindications (possible side effects) some which sound much worse than the depression itself.
Along with these ads […]

How Alkaline Water will Extend Life and Reduce the Onset of Adult Degenerative Disease

We get old and sick due to excess acid in our body. So, it follows if we reduce the acid and increase the alkaline levels we would be healthier and live longer. However, some doctors say that the stomach acid kills the alkalinity so; drinking alkaline water will do no good. Well what about that?
What […]

Healing With Crystals, Part VI

In this final article in a series about Healing With Crystals I’d like to talk about Marcel Vogel’s work with crystals, along with a few more of the remarkable attributes I’ve found inherent to the Lemurian Seed Crystals, as well as concluding the legend about them and how they are serving the evolution of consciouness.
Marcel […]

Healing With Crystals, Part V

In my last article about Healing with Crystals I shared more of the legend associated with Lemurian Seed Crystals, as well as some of the intriguing empirical data I’ve gathered when using these rare healing crystals in my healing arts practice.
From my ongoing research with Lemurian Seed Crystals I have learned that they have an […]

Look Slimmer Instantly Without Dieting!

Most women are conscious of their weight, so here are 10 tips to look slimmer without dieting, just being careful with your selection of clothes.
It is a fact, that people subconsciously form an opinion about whom they first meet within 30 seconds.
How people perceive you is therefore vital in deriving the maximum from both your […]

Hair Loss Shampoos - The Often Overlooked Solution

There are many hair loss shampoos on the market today. This is one prevention method that many people who are experiencing hair loss tend to overlook. Use a hair loss shampoo as a step towards loosing your hair. Hair loss shampoos can be found in a number of different places. You may want to first […]

Hair Loss Remedies for Your Specific Type of Baldness

There are many hair loss remedies that one can try today. Though some of them have been proven to be more effective, all of them have worked at one time or the next. Depending on your genetic makeup, and your reason for experiencing hair loss, one product may work better than another. You may have […]

Hair Loss Prevention -The First Step to Stopping Hair Loss

The first step to stopping hair loss is preventing it. Hair loss prevention can be a very difficult task. In fact, if you are experiencing inherited hair loss, you will not be able to prevent it. In this case, you will have to try one of the many hair loss remedies that are available today. […]

Hair Loss in Women is More Common than Most Realize

Hair loss in women is more common than ever before. Even though hair loss happens to every woman, it can be sped up in several ways. One of the most common causes of hair loss in women is hormonal changes. These changes can be brought about by pregnancy, menopause, or even coming off of birth […]