Programming Brief: Exercise Order
By Chad Anderson - 4/3/2009
One of the fundamental principles of exercise prescription, specifically resistance training, is the principle of exercise order. Which exercises do I do first? Which do I do last? Does exercise order really matter? From personal observations in the weight room, it would seem to many it doesn?t ...
Allergies Explained
By Stewart Hare - 4/3/2009
Allergies are disorders of the immune system, which when a foreign substance that is normally harmless in most people causes an extreme reaction within the body. Contact can be with the skin, lungs, oesophagus, mouth, stomach and intestine and can cause a reaction to those organs plus the musculo-sk...
Learning the Secret of Contentment (Part 1)
By Saundra L. Washington - 4/3/2009
I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plent...
About Liquid Vitamins and Minerals and the New Nutritional Paradigm
By Judy Brown - 4/3/2009
Liquid vitamins are the same vitamins that you find in any supermarket or health store, but are suspended in a liquid mixture. This new method of taking liquid nutritional supplements is becoming extraordinarily popular in today`s progressive healthcare marketplace. The average consumer wants the mo...
Sound Therapy: Support For Elders and Caregivers
By Theresa Wilson - 4/3/2009
When elderly members are ill, family members and friends can be key ingredients to their successful recuperation. Caregivers often seek opportunities to demonstrate love and caring, to eliminate stress, and provide a peaceful environment for their loved one. Focus becomes seeking ways to express lo...
Underwater Treadmill Exercise to Strengthen Muscles, Hip-abduction Strength and Gait Strength
By Atanu Ghosh - 4/3/2009
Underwater treadmill is a treadmill which is submerged in water and provides exercise to people who have undergone total hip replacement. Underwater treadmill is a key component in rehabilitation centers to increase muscle strength and motion of hip. It is also used in Veterinaries to improve the mo...
Life Purpose: How To Be in Love with Life
By Bernice Lupo - 4/3/2009
Falling In Love with Life There is no feeling in the world like the feeling of energized, on purpose living. Have you ever been in love? You smile easily, you lie in bed for a little longer in the morning letting yourself dream and everything you do seems to have more color, more depth. That?s a l...
A Cardio Snob`s Workout
By Valerie McDermott - 4/3/2009
As I peruse the pages of various holiday issues of my favorite fitness/womens magazines I notice many articles about the benefits of practicing yoga at this stressful time of year. At the risk of sounding like a cardio snob, if I have 30 minutes a day (if I?m lucky) and i have to get into a special ...
Preparing for a Vaginal Birth after Cesarean
By Julie Johnson - 4/3/2009
WHY LACK OF SUPPORT? Several years ago, ACOG, American College of Obstetrician and Gynecology stated, that the risk of vaginal birth after cesarean poses a threat of uterine rupture and isn?t worth the risk to the fetus or the mother. Since then our hospitals and physicians have changed their views...
The S.W.P.D. Recipe for Success
By Steve Brunkhorst - 4/3/2009
A wonderful quote by author and scholar William A. Ward provides a time-tested recipe for success. Think of it as the S.W.P.D. success recipe. This simple and powerful formula has brought success to many men and women who have put it to use. S.W.P.D stands for studying, working, preparing, and dream...
Ten Ways to be Better at Creating A Winning Business Culture
By Martin Haworth - 4/3/2009
Creating A Winning Business Culture is the most important action any manager or business owner can take. Here`s 10 ways how to do it right... 1. Great Environment Have the place you work comfortable, with all resources in place. You have to get this right first, before expecting a great culture. 2. ...
Ancient Wisdom: Can it Still be Applied Today?
By C. Bailey-Lloyd - 4/3/2009
*Advice on living a humane and compassionate life. According to text in the Bible, King Solomon had spoken with God and asked for divine wisdom. As time passed by, King Solomon was approached by two mothers. Both women resided in the same house, both bore children three days apart from one an...
He Bao Eggs (Small Bag Eggs)
By Jacklyn Chen - 4/3/2009
He Bao egg - or small bag egg, must look like a small bag or wallet just as its name implies. Of course, it is not like the wallet we have today. It is referred as the kind of bag sewed with fabric and embroidered outside in the old days. Cooking He Bao eggs requires solid skills. You may start from...
Popping Pimples ? Is it worth it?
By Peter Crump - 4/3/2009
Everyone, it seems, has a different opinion on popping pimples, and for every magazine article you find that urges you to keep your hands away, you?ll find another that says it?s no big deal. And when you have a huge quivering mass on your nose that seems as though it?s threatening to take over your...
Success: 10 Tips to Make Failure Work for You
By Jeff Herring - 4/3/2009
1)Failure is normal. Everyone has faced failure. Some people talk about their failures. Some people don`t talk about their failures, which makes it look like they never fail. Don`t believe it. 2)Define or refine. Failure can define you or refine you. If you quit, you have allowed failure to define y...
Food and Metabolism
By Terje Ellingsen - 4/3/2009
Which food should you eat and which drinks should you drink to increase your metabolism and thus increase your weight loss? Is there a connection between food and metabolism? Actually there are many types of food and drinks that increase your metabolic activity. We will describe a few foods that su...
Twinkie Trivia
By Shauna Hanus - 4/3/2009
Did you know that Twinkies were introduced during the Depression in Chicago. This little yellow snack cake filled with a mere 160 calories and delicious vanilla cream is enjoyed around the world. Chicago is still the number one Twinkie eating city in the United States, but you can enjoy them anywh...
Dieting Effects ? Diet Pills
By Robb Ksiazek - 4/3/2009
When it comes to our weight and the appearance of our bodies, most of us are concerned about one thing or another. We have a hard time fitting into our clothes and we want to do something about it. Hard work and dedication usually work the best, but somehow we are fascinated by the easy way out. D...
The Origin of the Cocktail
By Ellen Zucker - 4/3/2009
The cocktail has the distinction of being an original American drink. Its origins are murky, but the most common accounts name one Antoine Amedee
Peychaud, a young Creole from a distinguished French family, as the originator of
the drink. Peychaud, along with wealthy plantation owners, fled his ho...
Hoist Fitness Equipment - Honing Hamstrings Without A Hitch
By Rika Susan - 4/3/2009
When Hoist Fitness Equipment started to flex its muscles in 1977, they also raised the bar for other manufacturers. Today this dynamic San Diego company still stands out as one of the front runners in the industry. Not only do they offer innovative lines for gyms, but the Hoist fitness equipment ran...
Frozen Shoulder ? What is Frozen Shoulder?
By Gordon Cameron - 4/3/2009
Frozen shoulder is also known as adhesive capsulitis and the two terms are used almost interchangeably. The problem of frozen shoulder can start quite quickly after an injury or a frozen shoulder may sometimes develop more gradually without any obvious trigger. Doctor`s first recognised adhesive cap...
Mind-Robbing Alzheimer
By David Chandler - 4/3/2009
What is Alzheimer? The gray-haired old lady cannot wait to leave the building to search for her dad. Unless watched, she will walk the streets in an effort to locate her father, who died 30 years ago. Yes, she is afflicted with Alzheimer`s disease, a condition so debilitating, it robs a patient no...
Beyond A Mother`s Nightmare To Radical Forgiveness
By Linda Miller - 4/3/2009
It was a moment I will never forget. On February 22, 2003, I was visiting with my son Brian Michael ( http://www.BrianMichaelGuthrie.com) at his home in North Carolina, where I had been since Christmas. Brian had had an accident at work a...
Self Improvement Tips: 7 For The New Year
By James Allen - 4/3/2009
The New Year is here, and everyone is rushing to make their resolutions. Are you among them? Self improvement is often a favorite resolution, and rightfully so. To that end, here are seven self improvement tips to help you start the New Year with a bang. 1. Keep your self talk positive. Make it a re...
Why is it so EASY to GAIN WEIGHT during the HOLIDAYS?
By Diana Keuilian - 4/3/2009
I?m sure you have pondered this question, for it is no secret that we all tend to put on a few pounds during this magical time of year! For many of us across the globe it is a tradition to ring in the New Year with our belts loosened and seams bursting. Read on for 5 reasons why it is so easy to gai...
Moving to a Waterbed
By Mike Hand - 4/3/2009
The vast majority of us still sleep on a regular spring mattress at home, despite the wealth of choice now on the markets relating to mattresses, new materials, ergonomic and orthopaedic sleeping solutions. The waterbed is perhaps the most recognised of those alternatives, but also the one that rais...
Visualize Your Way To A Healthy, Slimmer, You!
By Tim Webb - 4/3/2009
People, at this time of year, rush to gyms and to
shops buying the latest gadgets and memberships very often
only to give up weeks or months later. I see this a lot in the fitness industry and I often
think about why this is. I believe one of the reasons is
people act on whims that often are...
Thoughts on Loving
By Debra Rashid - 4/3/2009
Loving. It seems like such a simple concept. But those who have mastered the act of loving are close to non existent. I?m not so much talking about the love between a husband and a wife, a father and a son, or the love between two friends?I?m talking about love in a more general sense. The love ...
Origin of Certain Thoughts (Part I)
By Isaac Nwokogba - 4/3/2009
We all have spirit guides and we all benefit from their assistance, whether or not we recognize it. Only a few people can hear and exchange verbal communications with their guides, or occasionally see their foggy, ghostly image materialize; some people only sense their guide?s presence; others know ...
Fiber in a Nutshell?
By Constance Weygandt - 4/3/2009
There are numerous diets out there that guarantee that they are the ones that will work. We all know who and what they are. There is the no carb, low carb, carb and low fat, grapefruit, and soup diets, to name a few. While I believe that each of these diets can work for certain individuals in the sh...
Top 10 Tips on Managing Conflict, Emotional Tension, and Anger
By Dr. Clare Albright - 4/3/2009
To be a safe and predictable person for those around you at work and at home, it is essential that you are able to maintain your composure when you feel like your `buttons` are being pushed. This strength will help you to achieve your goals in business as well as your goals for your personal relatio...
Enlightening Your Internal Environment: Breathing Room
By Soni Pitts - 4/3/2009
Some of us live as if the hounds of hell themselves were nipping at our heels - and many will attest that that`s precisely what it feels like at times. De-stressing, relaxing, refocusing and other methods of relieving the pressure are vital for our survival, unless we aspire to end up in a hospital ...
The Mobile Spa - the Spa Comes to You
By Angie Kocsi - 4/3/2009
The Mobile Spa allows you to enjoy spa services in the comfort of your home, office or your hotel room. The Mobile Spa is fast becoming a favourite and convenient way to experience the benefits of spa. In the busy world in which we all find ourselves, the mobile spa provides for a time and place th...
Use Ginkgo Biloba to Starve Off Alzheimer`s and Dementia
By Rudy Silva - 4/3/2009
Dementia, Alzheimer`s, and other mental diseases are accelerated by the, * The lack of blood to the brain * The lack of oxygen to the brain * The lack of minerals and vitamins to the brain * The lack of glucose to the brain * Increase of toxins to the brain. The lack of blood to the brain ...
Drug Detox ? Simple & Effective
By Marcus Essex - 4/3/2009
The process of drug detox isn?t complicated by any means. It is an automatic process which the body does constantly to cleanse itself. Your body, at some rate at least, is detoxifying itself right now. The human body is like one big process of input and output. Some things we intake such as food and...
The Biggest Muscle Mass Gain Myths Exposed
By Joseph Krachenfels - 4/3/2009
Performing low repetition/heavy weight workouts will enable you to build muscle mass, however they will only do so for a very short period of time. The reason is that your body is always striving to maintain homeostasis, other wise know as the status quo, or to remain the same. Your body is not inte...
Bodybuilding on a Budget - It Doesn`t Have to Put Your Wallet in a Wheelchair
By Marc David - 4/3/2009
As you probably remember the last time you looked at a proposed grocery list or visited the nearest supplement store, you realized you needed to take out an equity loan first in order to get your month?s supply of food and supplements. Believe me? I?ve had my fair share of large bills especially whe...
Seeing Nakedly: an Exploration of the Buddhist Tradition of Valid Cognition
By Elizabeth Reninger - 4/3/2009
The Buddhist tradition of Valid Cognition ~ in terms of the Six Yoga System introduced in my previous post What Is Yoga?, ~ can be classified as a form of Jnana Yoga, in which intellectual analysis (in concert with meditation) is used by practitioners to gain certainty about the nature of rea...
Hypnosis: An Adjunct to Anesthesia and Surgery
By Ron Eslinger - 4/3/2009
Hypnosis has been a part of medicine throughout the centuries.
It was found to be an effective method of inducing anesthesia
long before the existence of chemical anesthetics. Anesthesia,
as well as medicine in general, is a combination of art and science; equally so is hypnosis. In order to use ...
Want To Stop Over Training In The Gym
By Gary Matthews - 4/3/2009
Let me tell you a quick story, twenty years ago I was very influenced by the bodybuilders and the training systems of the day. Hitting the weights five or six times a week, splitting upper and lower body workouts and working out twice a day was seen as normal. Every set was taken to positive failure...
Masterminding Your Way To Greater Success
By Lora J Adrianse - 4/3/2009
Napoleon Hill coined the concept of the mastermind alliance in his classic book Think and Grow Rich. He believed that a group of like-minded, achievement-oriented individuals could dramatically leverage each other`s success. The old adages still hold true today, "the sum of the whole is greater than...
Getting Fatter Every Year? Don`t Diet, Get More Active
By Gabe Mirkin, M.D. - 4/3/2009
Most people become fatter with aging because they are less active, not because they eat more. Thirty minutes of exercise a day may be enough for heart fitness, but it is not usually enough to lose or maintain weight. Our grandparents doing heavy manual labor were active for 8, 10 or more hours eve...
Broken Sex Life? Weight Loss Surgery May Not Fix It
By Kaye Bailey - 4/3/2009
Studies bring hope to obese people who yearn to lose weight in an attempt to fix their broken sexual and personal relationships. In fact, many people undergo gastric bypass or lap band weight loss surgery with hopes of rekindling a sexual spark. Recent studies indicate that even modest weight loss m...
Acne Prevention Tips ? Maintaining the Skin You Deserve
By Peter Crump - 4/3/2009
Acne is an embarrassing and upsetting condition, and long-terms sufferers of the skin condition look forward to the day they find their own acne solution, perhaps courtesy of a few well placed acne prevention tips . There are a multitude of products available to help in clearing up the condition, bu...
Facing the Enemies Within
By Jim Rohn - 4/3/2009
We are not born with courage, but neither are we born with fear. Maybe some of our fears are brought on by your own experiences, by what someone has told you, by what you`ve read in the papers. Some fears are valid, like walking alone in a bad part of town at two o`clock in the morning. But once you...
How Sesame and Sunflower Seeds Can Relieve Constipation
By Rudy Silva - 4/3/2009
Sesame seeds for constipation Using sesame and sunflower seeds for constipation make a lot of sense. If you like to eat seeds then this is once way you can add more fiber, vitamins and minerals to your diet and at the same time reduce your constipation. Maoshing Ni, Ph.D., C.A. and Cathy McNease, B...
Dressed Up for Sitting Down
By Sherri L Dodd - 5/3/2008
There is a saying that you should dress for success. Most usually, this phrase implies fine suits, designer shoes and any extra accessory that you can add to the ensemble. This is because when you hear the word success, most people visualize wealth and its preceding occupation. In the fitness wor...
2 Ways to Start Burning fat Quickly
By Adrian Bryant - 4/19/2007
1. Start Exercising first thing in the morning.
As soon as you wake up in the morning workout for at least 30min to an hour. Studies show that working out in the morning has been shown to burn up to 3x as more fat as opposed to working out at any other time during the day. Here?s Why:
During the...
Help Your Heart Grow
By Ridgely Goldsborough - 4/25/2006
I turned into my parents? driveway in Maryland and parked the car. Before I could even step out and close the door, Mom flew out of the backyard, gesturing frantically.
?Your father had a breakdown,? she blurted. ?Your brother took him to the hospital. He?s on the sixth floor. Go. Go. You need...
Got a Cold - Should You Work Out?
By Michael Stefano - 4/18/2005
A recent study sponsored by the American College of Sports Medicine indicates that exercising moderately while you have a common cold doesn`t affect the severity or duration of the symptoms.
It`s a widely excepted notion that exercising and keeping in shape will reduce your risk of getting sick, ...
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