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January 2007 Monthly Archive

Professional Quality Fitness Equipment Affordably Priced

Unbeatable Prices !! Treadmills, Ellipticals, MultiGyms and more. Prices to fit every budget. We carry a full line of Ellipticals, Treadmills, Recumbent Bikes, Upright Bikes and Multi-Gyms.

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Rejuvenate Your Skin with a Simple Seaweed Facial Mask

A few years ago I discovered how to make a simple facial mask that left my face feeling incredibly soft, smooth and looking absolutely radiant. This mask contains kelp, honey, and aloe vera.

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Successful Living: How to balance Health and Work

Health: Who's got time for it? If you know what's good for you (and your finances) you will make time for it. Health is your most valuable asset. Without it, all the money in the world won't have much value. That's why an investment advisor like me is writing about how, in today's environment of longer commutes, shorter staffs, instant communications, voice mail, faxes and fast food on the go, as well as social and family obligations, you need to pay attention to your health.

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How to Lift Weights to Lose Weight

I was barely fifteen when I bought my first set of weights. My best buddy and I lugged the 110-pound set uphill for the twenty plus blocks from the porting goods store to my parent's basement. Back then pumping iron was reserved for bodybuilders and others at the extreme end of the exercise spectrum. But there were a dedicated few of us that found out just how far a little bit of weight lifting could take you.

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Affordable Healthcare: Can It Happen To You?

The author grants permission to publish this article, in its entirety, electronically or in print, as long as the bylines are included. A courtesy copy of your publication (or, at least, an e-mail notification) sent to irbonness@ureach.com will be appreciated.

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What Can A Little Fish Each Day Do For You?

Supplementing with omega-3 oils - rich in EPA & DHA - have been found to keep blood free flowing, vessels flexible and help protect people from heart attacks.

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Have you Fed your 'Good Bugs' Today?

Most consumers have heard of probiotics and know that they are foods containing live, beneficial bacteria. Foods such as yogurt, buttermilk, miso or kefir are the most recognized foods providing "good" bacteria for the gut.

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Got Hairloss? We speak to Nanogen to find out about their new patented product 'Nanoguard'

Nanoguard has spent several years in development and has been shown to reduce local scalp levels of DHT converted from Testosterone by 5-alpha reductase. DHT is universally known to exacerbate hair loss in persons (male and female) suffering from Male Pattern Baldness.

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What's the Best Way to Make a Hormone? Naturally!

Women who are taking or considering hormone treatments received another shock this week when the National Institutes of Health announced that it has halted the estrogen-only phase of the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) study.

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Treat Chickenpox with natural remedies, herbs and nutrients.

Chickenpox is a viral infection, very common and highly contagious disease, newborns and adults may experience more severe symptoms then children who are at risk before the age of ten. Vaccinations have reduced its incidence. The symptoms for chickenpox do not appear until the infectious stage has begun these are fever, fatigue, itchy rash, loss of appetite.

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Yes, You Can Have Your Cheeseburger And Keep Your Health Too!

I still get a kick out of the looks of disbelief I get when I tell people that as part of my healthy, meatless diet, I eat cheeseburgers every chance I get. They tell me, "that's ridiculous--if you eat cheeseburgers, of course you're eating meat". Wrong!

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Motivation to Get Fit - Tips on How to Keep the Commitment

Psychologists tell us, when starting something new like a new fitness plan, we become enthusiastic initially. Then we go through four phases before the new activity becomes internalized and part of our normal routine.

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Review of 24 Hour Fitness

Overview: 24 Hour Fitness clubs are a national chain with over 300 locations most located in the West and Mid-Western United States. They have three types of clubs: fitness, sports and super-sport. The "fitness clubs" are basic gyms with cardio and weight equipment and aerobic classes. The "sport clubs" offer a bit more with swimming pool, sauna, basket ball court, kids club and more. The "super-sport clubs" offer even more with squash courts, day spa, sun deck, raquetball and much more.

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Make Sure The Shoe Fits Before You Wear It: 10 Ways to Avoid Stepping Into Pain

A 10-point article focusing on the purchase of proper fitting footwear "Carla" walked 45 minutes a day, every day, as part of her exercise regime. After two years of walking she began to notice her right foot hurt and she was always adjusting her laces. A visit to the family doctor resulted in her going to the last place she thought he'd send her: a shoe store.

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The Wisdom To Heal

When it comes too natural healing, it is my belief that most chronic illness or disease can be healed naturally. It is also my belief that the foods we choose to eat play a major rule in many chronic conditions.

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Drop of my life

At age 74, having survived two heart attacks, with blood pressure between 180/90 and 220/110, visiting hospital emergency wards on average 3 to 4 times a month, with my serious heart condition, I wasn't offered by doctors much hope for continuing survival.

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Holistic Aromatherapy for Cats

Most any cat owner will tell you their feline friends are capable of conveying emotion. In fact, they may even say they can recognize and distinguish specific emotions their cats display, including love, anger, illness, annoyance and more.

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Mrs. Florida America 2003 to attend JAFRA Cosmetics 47th Anniversary Tour

Jafra Cosmetics celebrates 47 years of success in the making, and offers a special welcome home to the Mrs. Title holders who will have just returned from the National Finals competition in Hawaii. Each state's Mrs. Title holder will be competing for the national title of Mrs. America on September 19th and the program announcing the winner is not due to air until October. However, on September 27th, anyone who attends the Jafra Anniversary Celebration will know. Will Jennifer Miller be our next Mrs. America? Odds are she will finish in the top 5.

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How to Conquer Mental Maladies:

A normal reaction to stress is to take action & cope or run away. However, if excessive fear, worry or nervousness creates anxiety, these daily reactions can be can be distorted. Danger can be perceived in a simple outing to the grocery store, immobilizing a person. How can you tell if your reactions are normal or excessive? Aaron T. Beck, Gary Emery and Ruth L. Greenberg share the following in their book Anxiety Disorders and Phobias: A Cognitive Perspective(New York: Basic Books, 1985):

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What Is Natural Health?

Quite simply, natural health means maintaining good health naturally through the air we breathe, the water we drink, the foods and fluids we consume, and also through our daily physical movement and activities, rest and sleep, and interactions with other people. In summary, it is how we live in our bodies on a daily basis.

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