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  Healthy Weight Loss
Mar 6, 2010
healthy weight loss self improvement
People frequently seek out trainers for exercise programs to lose weight, increase energy and feel better. Unfortunately, strategies employed in the past by most of our clients to lose weight include calorie-restricted diets full of processed foods (bars, shakes, packaged meals) and overdone cardiovascular workouts.
  The SMART Program: Your Guarantee To Fitness Success
Mar 2, 2010
The SMART Program lori shemek
Most of us start an exercise program and soon give-up. Why? When we first begin we are all pumped-up ready to follow our goal(s) without fail. One problem is that initially we may have too much exuberance. This leads to over-training resulting in injury. But most commonly, it is our inability to stick with the program due to injury, external/internal events and more.
  Fat Science: Understanding Why We Get Fat
Feb 1, 2010
Fat Science: Understanding Why We Get Fat - Self Improvement
Why do humans accumulate fat in general? This is quite simple and most of the time overlooked by all. If you look at the diet and lifestyle of many Americans, you will see some common threads that lead to fat accumulation.....
  What's In Your Water?
Jan 30, 2010
whats in your water - self improvementWater is the most abundant and important substance on Earth and in the human body. We turn to water for healing (and feelings) in all dimensions of our lives-from hot tubs to hydrotherapy......
  The Benefits of Fitness
Dec 22, 2009
Dumbells Self Improvement Association
Physical fitness has really skyrocketed within the last decade. There are greater numbers of individuals performing various activities in attempts to enhance physical appearance, athletic performance, psychological states of well-being, and the overall quality of life.....
  Christmas Survival Guide: How to Make it Through Christmas Holistically
Nov 27, 2009
Christmas Holiday Dinner
Christmas is only 6 weeks away, parties are coming up and Christmas shopping is going to get more hectic as the big day approaches. With the Christmas season comes drinking, eating fun foods.....
  Nutrients for the Digestive Tract
Nov 10, 2009
Nutrients for the Digestive Tract
Vitamin A, our favorite vitamin, is absolutely critical to the health of the intestinal mucosa. Without sufficient vitamin A, the mucous membranes become hardened and, paradoxically, more easily penetrated, leading to "leaky gut, " ulceration and irritable bowel syndrome.
  The Slight Edge Philosophy
Nov 1, 2009
The Slight Edge Jeff Olson
When you were a tiny, little child, you made your way around the world on your hands and knees crawling. Everyone around you was walking and one day you got it into your head to give that a try.....
  Health Hazards of Mercury
Oct 27, 2009
Health Hazards of Mercury
In Greek mythology, Mercury is the fleet-footed messenger of the Gods. He was the cleverest of the Olympians, patron of translators and interpreters. He ruled over wealth, good fortune, commerce, fertility. . . and thievery......
  5 Reasons You're Not Dropping Pounds
Oct 23, 2009
5 Reasons You're Not Dropping Pounds
Under-eating is one of the obstacles in the fight to shed pounds. Many individuals believe if you decrease your calories, fat loss will occur as a result. However, your body requires a minimum amount of calories to function properly.
  Aspartame: Diet-astrous Results
Oct 20, 2009
Aspartame poison
As a nutritionist who straddles conventional and complementary therapies, I attend numerous lectures, workshops, and conferences in both realms. I can generally tell you whether a gathering is one of conventional practitioners or complementary practitioners simply by seeing who’s drinking what!
  Sleep and Self-Healing
Oct 6, 2009
sleep and self healing
It’s very common that someone facing a serious health challenge begins to look for a means to bring their life back into balance. You may find it surprising that one of the first questions I ask people in this situation has to do with their sleep habits.
  Flaxseeds: A Food for Life
Oct 6, 2009
Flax Seeds a food for life by jonny bowden
The true nature of flax as a health food has been known for centuries. In the eighth century, Charlemagne considered flax so essential for health that he actually passed laws requiring its use. Flax was one of the original medicines, used by Hippocrates himself
  Making Healthy Food Choices While On Vacation
Aug 28, 2009
Making Healthy Food Choices While On Vacation
Finding food to eat while on vacation is not really a problem for most people. No matter where you travel in this country food is easy to find--quick and convenient the way Americans have learned to like it......
  Characteristics of Traditional Diets
Aug 27, 2009
1. The diets of healthy primitive and nonindustrialized peoples contain no refined or denatured foods such as refined sugar or corn syrup; white flour; canned foods; pasteurized, homogenized, skim or low-fat milk; refined or hydrogenated vegetable oils; protein powders; artificial vitamins or toxic additives and colorings.
 
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