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Monday, January 18, 2010

It's Time To Do Yoga For Beginners

By Thaya Kareeson

Yoga is well-known to improve health, relieve stress, improve coordination, balance and overall fitness, both mental and physical. Yoga, if you know nothing about it, can be intimidating. You have visions of turning yourself into a human pretzel - you who has not done anything remotely pretzel-like since you were five years old! Put your mind at rest. In yoga for beginners there is no need for you to do any pose beyond your ability. Here are a few beginner's poses to get you started.

The first pose is called Easy Yoga Pose. You often see people meditating in this position. To begin, sit on your bottom with your legs crossed in front of you (knees bent). Put one foot towards your groin and the other on the floor. Sit up nice and tall, stretching your spine. Relax your shoulders. This should feel quite comfortable.

Tree Pose, also known as vrksasana, improves balancing ability. Mindfully, stand straight with your hands in a prayer position. The tips of your fingers should be pointing towards the ceiling. Keeping both hips squarely underneath you and begin to lift your left leg. Your foot will be sliding up the inside of your right leg until you reach the inside of your right thigh. Balance and do in reverse. Repeat standing on the left leg. It is completely fine to hold onto a table or chair if you need extra support to balance. Once both legs have been worked on, return to the starting position.

A fantastic stretch for your entire body is called the Downward-Facing Dog Pose. Begin by getting down on your hands and knees with your shoulders and hips directly over your hands and knees. Keep your spine straight. Now, begin inverting your body by raising your bottom, unbending your knees and walking your hands back as far as you can. Drop your head. Keep your shoulders down. Do not force yourself to stretch beyond your comfort zone.

A very restful pose is the Child's Pose. Start from the Downward-Facing Dog position on your hands and knees. Then, slowly bring your bottom down towards your calves, folding your body up so that your stomach is near the floor. Hands can be out in front of you or at your sides.

Cat/Cow Pose is another stretching pose. Get onto your hands and knees as if you were going to do the Downward-Facing Dog Pose. Your toes should be bent under and pointing towards your head. Shoulders should be relaxed. Drop your belly low towards the ground. It is not necessary to touch your belly to the ground. Keep your hands and knees aligned with your shoulders and hips. Next, arch your back towards the ceiling getting a good stretch. Come back to the beginning.

Garland Pose is a standing position. Your feet should be spread apart comfortably. With your back straight, lower your bottom towards the ground and go into a squat. Your elbows should be at the insides of your knees, pressing outwards. Shoulders need to be relaxed. Stay like this for five breaths.

That was not too bad, now was it? How do you feel? Undoubtedly you feel much more centered and relaxed than you did before we started the yoga poses. Yoga for beginners is really quite satisfying and makes you feel great. Keep up your practice and you will notice yourself getting more and more flexible and strong. Maybe there is a yoga class in your town you could join so you can keep adding to your repertoire of poses. - 17273

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Nutrition Can Not Be Just A Label

By Anastacia Sampson

Foods tend to be packaged with accompanying nutritional information stated on the packaging. It is highly probably that this is read and thought to not have room for alteration. Yet there are many factors which determine anyones true gains of nutrients.

Farming conditions can alter a plants level of nutrients! Any one seasons harvest can have different nutritional levels to another season. As we know, we receive our nutrients from plants or other foods. Foods all receive their nutrients from the soil or sea, which receive their nutrients from rocks. Rocks are not just stubborn pieces of art, as those rocks hard stones hold the nutrients! Through the processes of erosion there is scrapping away to permit release of nutrients, to filter into accessible water and soil.

Do note that your garden is improved by having stones in the ground. Just planting over and over and taking from the ground does deplete our soils. We really need to give back. Packaged foods do not have a fixed set level of nutrients as the packet or box said it will have it! Remember that plants can only take what is available for them to feed upon and if they grow from nutrient poor soil they reflect that in their health.

Anyone may consult with a relevant health professional to asses whether or not they are receiving levels of nutrients to match their needs. True, nutritional charts are extremely beneficial and essential to work out how to help anyone to be healthy! What we should realise is that we can not bet on that fixed numerical number and our bodies do not absorb the same percentage always. Generally we absorb more if we need it, but sometimes other factors disrupt this; such as alcoholism, certain drugs and digestive-related disruptions.

This is why anyone should consult with a relevant health professional to asses whether or not their body is receiving the better levels of nutrients to match their needs. Nutritional charts are extremely helpful and essential to work out how to help anyone to be healthy. We have to realise that we can not be exact and bet on set nutrient levels with each batch of harvested food and our bodies do not absorb a fixed percentage. We generally absorb more if we need it but sometimes other factors disrupt this, such as alcoholism, certain drugs and digestive-related problems.

Read nutritional information to guide food purchases. Do not fret about the extra calorie to the detriment of better mineral levels in foods. Often we may just glimpse at the calorie content. We dismiss the levels of minerals and vitamins. Seek out whole foods. Avoid mainly fatty foods and you should be on the right path. It could be argued that minor amounts of nutritious fatty nuts help one to lose weight. Believe it or not! Its because we need minerals and vitamins to burn calories. Think like a diplomat. You can weigh less but you need minerals and vitamins, choose fairly and have a balanced meal plan. - 17273

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The New And Easy Science Of Flabby Arm Toning

By Katherine Crawford M.S.

You can tone flabby arms without doing any exercise. You may not believe me, but it's true.

Now exercise is great for you and it definitely accelerates the toning process. But if you are looking for other options, I am here to provide them.

You do it with spontaneous fat loss. This type of fat loss refers to reductions in caloric intake that are unconscious. In other words, there are certain environmental factors you can manipulate that will automatically reduce the amount of calories you eat.

So without any more delay, here are 4 things you can do that will tone flabby arms the easy way:

1. Keep junk food in places that are not visible. A landmark study showed that an individual will eat 300% more candy when it's close and visible. So keep the junk at a distance if you want to lose that arm flab. And also make sure to keep healthy food nearby.

2. Use smaller eating implements. When using large spoons and bowls people unknowingly eat 50% more ice cream. This happens because the scoops of ice cream look a lot smaller next to the big spoons and bowls. In this case, our perception can interfere with our feeling of satiety.

3. Use wide glasses when drinking good liquids. And tall thin glasses when drinking calories because you will drink less. People poor 30% more liquid into short and wide glasses versus tall and thin glasses. In essence, the same amount of liquid looks like less in a short and wide glass.

4. Use the same plate when at a buffet. If your table is constantly cleared at a buffet, you'll eat 25% more. This happens because as the plates are taken away you forget how much you have eaten. In other words, you lose your visual point of reference.

Spontaneous fat loss is the key to sexy arm stardom with minimal effort. Learning how to tone flabby arms doesn't have to be a long and drawn out battle. At times, the easiest approach is the best approach.

Having said that, you still have to take action on this information. You see, without action there can never be change. And the women who get the fastest results are the ones who take action the quickest. - 17273

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Health Benefits of Carrots

By Jason Jones

There are more than 600 known carotenoids. Carotenoids are naturally occurring plant pigments that provide the orange and yellow colors we see in plants and their produce. The vibrant orange color of carrot is provided by its high carotenoid content, in fact carrots are the biggest known source of carotenoids. Of the 600 known carotenoids, about 50 of them can also be converted to vitamin A by the liver.

The most famous of these carotenoids is beta-carotene, which is also the most abundant carotenoid found in carrots. Beta-carotene is also the most common carotenoid that is turned into vitamin A. As vitamin A is only found in animal products, particularly dairy, carotenoids can be an essential source of vitamin A for vegans.

More than just a plant coloring pigment or chemical that can become vitamin A, carotenoids are also potent antioxidants. They help protect us from the damaging effects of oxidative stress, a condition in which rogue oxygen molecules get the better of us and damage healthy cells. Such damage can lead to cancers, premature aging and cardiovascular diseases.

As antioxidants, beta-carotene and other carotenoids in carrots help protect the eyes from harmful oxygen molecules in UV light. These harmful molecules, also known as free radicals, attack healthy cells in the eyes. This damage is one major risk factor for the development of glaucoma, cataracts and macular degeneration.

Carotenoids are also strongly associated with cancer prevention. As antioxidants, they can protect DNA cells from oxidation damage, which is one cause of cancer. Many studies show that a high carotenoid diet can reduce the risk of getting cancer of the lungs, colon, esophagus and the prostate by up to 50%.

If that's not enough, carotenoids and carrots are also associated with cancer protection. Studies show a high intake of carotenoids can cut the chances of developing some cancers in half. Such cancers include that of the lungs, prostate, colon and esophagus.

And if that's still not enough, carotenoids also aid diabetes. Researchers studied the effects of carotenoid consumption upon blood sugar levels in diabetics. Amazingly, carotenoids actually helped to lower spikes in blood sugar levels!

To increase your daily intake of carotenoids, I recommend making your own homemade carrot juice. Carotenoids, like other nutrients, always work best when taken naturally in a food source. Juicing also makes carotenoids more easily available for digestion. - 17273

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Chiropractic Nutritional Product Developer Dr. Chris Cormier Recognized As Health Industry Leader

By Julio Riess

Dr. Chris Cormier is a holistic chiropractor who has made a personal crusade out of nutritional care. A Chiropractic Nutritional Products developer, Dr. Cormier came to the conclusion that vitamin supplements were not an effective way to take in the nutritional elements our bodies need. Once he had been a believer and recommended them to his own clients, but years of experience taught him differently.

Dr. Cormier makes his theory simple to understand with his "Wellness Triangle." Basically, the Wellness Triangle is made up of the following:

Genetics - Our genetic makeup, our DNA, is something we cannot change.

Physique - By physique, Dr. Cormier means our body. In his view, we have 50% control over this aspect of our being. We can improve our posture and undertake a regular fitness training program, for instance. We cannot, however, prevent accidents.

Diet - As long as we have the ability to access them, we have 100% control over the foods we eat. We can choose whether or not we wish to eat nutritional food or packaged and processed foods.

Because we have control over what we eat and because what we take into our bodies is so vitally important to our overall well being, Dr. Cormier has made nutrition the focus of his life's work. He points out the shocking figure that Americans are far down on the list when it comes to longevity. We rank 42nd in the world, even though we rank first in the amount we spend on health care.

Aside from our appalling diet, which includes far too much junk food and far too little fruits and vegetables, Dr. Cormier points to our high stress levels, lack of sleep and prescription drugs as other contributing factors.

Dr. Cormier's theories are fascinating and make a great deal of sense. He also has some exciting Chiropractic Nutritional Products to help us with our health problems. - 17273

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How To Choose The Right Acne Scar Cure And Not Get Swamped With Poor Remedies That Waste Money And Do Not Work

By Michael Poulle

Everyone has suffered from the angry red pimple at one time or another, but some us may have different healing times after the welt has run its course and died down. Some common effects to the skin after a bout with acne can be dark spots, pits, and uneven rolling of the surface. In terms of an acne scar cure, there are many different options, depending on the severity of your skin trauma. Below are some suggestions on how to go back to the smooth, unmarred skin you originally had.

1. Sunscreen.

Hyper pigmentation scars can and will darken if they are not protected from the sun. By wearing sunscreen on a daily basis you are preventing the dark spots from getting any darker. By logic, the darker the spot, the longer it will take to fade away.

2. No picking.

If you're in the stage where you are itching to pick away at the protective crust that formed over your pimple, think again. Scabs are not scars that can just be removed. If you try to peel a scab while it's still trying to heal the lesion, you are doing yourself a disservice and only increasing the possibility of permanent scarring.

3. Chemical peels.

This is preferable for those who have a series of pigmented scars and mild texture issues rather than indented scars. A professional will apply acid on your skin and promote the growth of a new layer that will be smoother and clearer. It may take a few treatments in order for you to see the effects.

4. small incisions.

If acne has left you with a bumpy, rolling surface to your face, then opt for subcutaneous incisions. This is where a needle is inserted into the scar in order to break up the tissue that creates the lumpiness. It's done under local anesthesia so don't worry about pain.

5. Punch excisions for pitted scars.

Icepick scars are one of the most common scars, and these can be treated through a technique that resembles a punch biopsy. A small tool cuts out the pitted area thereby allowing the resulting wound to heal together again in a normal way. You may still have a scar afterward, but it will be very subtle, and still may fade altogether.

Whether your acne is mild or severe, you can see here that there is answer for each situation. Many people suffer internally and scars can leave a negative imprint on ones self-confidence. Just be aware that there are definitely options and that certain medical techniques may give you the hope that you have been looking for. - 17273

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The Best Ab Exercises To Get Six Pack Abs In A Month

By Santos Mccoy

If you're like most people, you're on the search for the best 6 pack exercises that will permit you to get six pack abs as fast as possible.

While diet will be a crucial very important factor for having success with getting 6 pack abs, performing correct abdominal exercises will also perform a part.

Here are the 3 principles to follow when selecting the best ab exercises for your workout.

Reduce Stability

The primary way to help boost the results you get from your ab exercise program-mes is to reduce your stability.

When you do this you are going to cause the abdominal muscles to work that much tougher as they must stay contracted in order to make sure the body stays stable. You'll often find that after performing the best ab exercises that involve instability you're truly sore deep in your core.

This is due to the fact the muscles are inducted to a much higher extent, truly helping push your six pack results further.

Involve Twisting Motion

The second factor that should be present in any six pack ab exercise program you do is twisting motion. While straight up and down crunches are good, they aren't actually concerning the obliques all that much. By adding a bit of a twisting motion in there, you're employed more muscle fibers, increasing your calorie burn and enhancing the belly fat loss that takes place.

Hire Other Muscles

Finally, the 3rd way to add more stimulus to the abdominal workout you're doing is to recruit other muscles. So for instance, rather than just doing crunches, do body-weight squats on a bosu ball.

Since this works the whole body at once, you are going to get way better results and shorten the time you need to spend working the other muscles too.

Also, whenever you are working more muscles in the body you'll also burn more calories, therefore getting nearer to the goal to burn off as much body fat as possible.

So be certain you keep these factors in mind as you go about your ab workouts. Repeatedly changing it up and trying new methods is also a great way to prevent a plateau from setting in where you no longer are making progress towards getting a six pack. - 17273

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Looking for High Cholesterol Natural Remedies? Here Are 3 to Get You Started

By Joe Dungait

It appears that the demand for high cholesterol natural remedies is growing significantly as people look at alternative methods to help control their cholesterol levels. This undoubtedly has something to do with the fact that people are more aware of the side effects that are connected with statin drugs now and seek to find a safer alternative. When it comes down to high cholesterol natural remedies, there are various things that you can do such as exercising more and cutting down on the amount of foods containing trans-fats that you eat, however the following three steps are an excellent way to reduce your bad and raise your good cholesterol.

1.Garlic - Garlic is known to have many wonderful health properties and balancing cholesterol levels is one of them. Garlic actually contains something known as allicin, and it is this property that actually helps to keep cholesterol levels under control. A lot of people might shy away from eating garlic because of the fact that it can leave quite a strong smell on your breath, however you can actually get garlic in the form of supplements which overcomes this problem.

2.Artichoke - Artichoke leaves contain a substance called cynarin. This substance has been proven to be beneficial in helping to reduce cholesterol levels. During the 1970s clinical research was carried out on the substance and a test was performed on 143 patients that had high cholesterol. The subjects were given artichoke leaf extract daily for six weeks, and at the end of that period it was discovered that their total cholesterol levels had dropped by 10 - 15%. Just like garlic, artichoke leaf extract is available as a supplement.

3.Naturally Blended Supplements-- Although the two supplements that we have already covered are potent and can help to balance cholesterol levels, there are what is known as naturally blended supplements which contain a variety of ingredients that are even more potent in the way that they not only reduce the bad cholesterol and raise good cholesterol, but also help your body to excrete any excess cholesterol that remains. The key ingredients to check for in these kinds supplements include but are not limited to policosanol, theaflavins and phytosterols. Policosanol in particular is very effective and has been clinically proven to be as good at reducing bad cholesterol levels as statins but without the nasty side effects.

At the end of the day, if you can find high cholesterol natural remedies that work for you then that is an ideal scenario. As mentioned earlier the side effects of statins are many and do you really want to be on a medication for the rest of your life that has been linked with causing memory problems, heart failure and cancer? - 17273

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How To Win At Figure Competitions?

By Fiona Cryendle

If you're considering entering a figure competition here is some important information. If someone tells you that this is going to be a walk in the park they're lying to you. When you are very dedicated to figure competitions you'll be able to have a large amount of success. This article will share a few tips to help you to get started and then show you where you'll get more info that can help you to be successful.

Without a doubt the most important issue is your mindset. It is critical that you believe that you'll be able to accomplish this. You being mentally prepared for what is required to be done is one of the single most important things you'll do. You can achieve success, it is not going to be easy though. Nothing in life that's worthwhile is easy. When you're ready to go into this with a positive attitude and a determination that nothing is going to get in your way, you can and will be successful. This is an absolute certainty. The biggest battle to win is between your ears.

One of vital things you must do in order to achieve success is to eat right. This suggests that you can't pig out on your favorite fast food or french fries whenever you desire. You have got to adhere to a terribly strict diet. This is the sort of diet that makes you want to scream and pull the hair out of your head. It's very difficult to style a diet all by yourself. The most important thing you should do is get a certified professional to put a diet together for you. There's a lot of bad recommendations out there, so you should be very careful.

Discipline is one of the most significant things that you'll learn which you'll do when training for competition. Discipline isn't something that somebody else can teach you it's something that you just have inside you. You develop this on your own and then you put it into effect on your own. You are your own boss, nobody else is going to tug you up and about each day to try to do your routine.

One other thing you must think about is getting a mentor or a role model who has won other contests before. When you model yourself after someone else who has been successful your probability of being successful increases greatly. - 17273

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Finding Diets That Work Fast

By Amy Bernstein

Given the sedentary way of life that the general public are now living, it is comprehensible why many are in the constant search for diets that work fast. There are really diets that work fast, but there are certainly only a handful of them.

In looking for diets that work fast, it is critical to weigh things out and consider some vital factors in choosing it to understand if they are worth following or not. Enumerated below are a couple of tips and considerations you want to remember.

One significant thing to keep in mind is that this sort of diet usually shocks you with a sudden losing of weight, but in the longer term, could make you gain more weight. It is actually because this type of diet is usually restrictive of certain food items. It might cause you to feel too deprived of the food you used to eat and you like. So, you would desire the majority of the time that might push you to eat the incorrect sorts of food. If you are under this diet, you want to look for set of meals with flexible food items that you would love.

Selecting a diet plan that would help you to lose weight quicker should encourage you to eat healthier food items. In selecting the food items to include in your meals, it should be nutrient-dense food items; natural healthy food; fiber-rich vegetables and fruit. Also, you need to eat protein-rich and carbohydrate heavy food items tolerably but do not deprive yourself of eating such.

Do not push yourself to succumb to fad diets that only give folks fake hope. Those would just work for a short term, and it is important to always consider long-term effects. It could also pose some threats on your general health.

If you'd like to go looking for diets that work fast, you can research on your own and pick which one would most likely work for your situation. However, diet alone isn't really enough if you would like to get rid of your additional pounds fast.

If you really want to lose weight fast in a shorter period of time, you must ensure you have regular physical activities. It might be as simple as running or walking within the vicinity of your town. It would not require you to frequently visit a gym. Also, monitoring your food consumption would help you to lose weight quicker and more effectively. If you determine this goal, there's nothing impossible. It is better to eat healthy food items and engaging in physical exercises than trying synthetic diet pills that could put yourself in peril.

Diets that work fast as existent, but diet alone would not work if you'd like to seriously lose weight and maintain that for long-term. Remember always not to try trend diets that make you feel more depressed in the future. Depression, in a way, might be a justification for you to gain more weight. Apparently, those kind of diets simply don't work. - 17273

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The 5 Best Benefits Of Fish Oil

By Shawne M. Patrick

Fish, it's not only for Red Lobster anymore. For many, fish is either a love it or hate kind of item. There looks to be no middle ground. However , fish has so many advantages to the average person, it's a shame not to be using this abundant supplement in our current diets. Worry not if fish is on your'hate it' list. There is a wonderful Focus Factor product called Omega 8060 that provides you with the fish oils you need. This list will supply you with today's Top 5 List of why fish oil additions are good for you.

5. Fish Oil has been shown to help in the reduction of depression. In addition, it's helped with bi-polar disorder, ADHD, schizophrenia and even wrath types of depression.

4. This smashing oil also helps out with inflammatory illnesses. Think about your rheumatoid arthritis and inflammatory bowel conditions and you will know what we mean.

3. When your eyes are dry, you are going to wish you'd taken your supplement. Fish oils help enhance your eyesight and cut back the irritable dryness that many experience. And as an additional bonus, fish oil will help improve your visual acuity that would normally decline with aging.

2. Fish oil additions are a must have for any pregnant girl. First off, it helps stop that awful post-partum depression. Second, it helps with the development of the baby and its birth weight. It will also aid with stopping pre-mature deliveries. The oils also help in the development of the infant's brain and even help reduce allergies in a newborn.

1. Fish Oils help have been found to cut back the possibilities of getting so many varieties of cancer. From breast cancer to prostate to colon, this wonder supplement will help to stop healthy cells from turning into cancerous masses. It'll also help to stop unwanted cell expansion and even kill existing cancerous cells. - 17273

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Losing Weight Fast By Trying A Fad Diet!

By Lee Reid

The type of diet that gains immense popularity very quickly and then goes down, sometimes just as fast is called a fad diet.Fad diets are considered ineffective or just the latest craze by some people but not all fad diets are bad, some are actually popular because they are effective.

Nevertheless if you decide to follow a fad diet, it is imperative that you consider the results you would expect from the diet and also the effects of the fad diet on your eating habits.Fad diets are usually designed to promote a substantial amount of weight loss in a short amount of time.

Hence when following a fad diet you have to make sure that you don't gain all the weight you lost during the diet the moment you stop. Even though the more conventional diets take time for you to lose the weight, they are better in the long run as you are able to keep away the weight you lose and also maintain healthy eating habits.

Having said that, fad diets are a great way for quick significant weight loss. If you are looking to lose weight fast for a special occasion or day then a fad diet is the best way to go.

Presently, there are number of fad diets available. A fad diet that soared into popularity was the grapefruit diet. This fad diet worked mainly by allowing you to eat nothing but grapefruit for twelve days, along with the occasional egg and coffee. Basically the main purpose of this diet was to make sure that you would consume less then 600 calories per day. This fad diet was highly effective for quick weight loss. Nevertheless people found that the moment they stopped they gained back all the weight they had lost.

Although fad diets are highly effective for rapid short term weight loss, they are generally not healthy and therefore not suitable for long term use. It is more effective for you to follow a diet which ensures that you lose weight slowly and also does not deprive you of all the nutrients you body needs. Hence although fad diets are ideal for rapid weight loss, eventually it is better to follow something that will make sure that you would lose weight while keeping it from coming back. - 17273

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