Clip in Hair Extensions and Go!

Clip in Hair Extensions and Go!
Never has there been a faster, easier, and more elegant way
to make your hair look like a million bucks. What do you
use? Clip-in hair extensions! Easy said, easy done and in
under five minutes you can have a whole new do! Not bad
for a minimal investment of time and money hey?

You can get human hair clip-in hair extensions as well as
those made with other materials. But, beware of what you
are buying because not all clip-in hair extensions are made
equal. There's a definite reason why most hair stylists and
those who have tried hair extensions tell you to go with
100 percent human hair. It can be styled and treated like
your own and won't give you any shrinkage or other problems
that can crop up with different materials. For instance, if
you use synthetic or plastic, you need to be careful about
the amount of heat you use on the hair extensions. In fact,
some recommend you don't try to style them or you will
damage them.

What could be cooler than to safely experiment with your
hair in the comfort of your own home? Do this, do that and
have a blast doing it. Go from blah to va-va-voom in mere
minutes. Once those clips are in your hair, they will
remain there securely, but won't give you trouble when you
want to take them out. Oh, the top grade quality you should
go for in human hair clip-in hair extensions is Remi grade.
We're going to name drop here and tell you all about
Victoria Beckham ' she uses hair extensions and they're
this particular grade. So get the best and look the best.

Hair for the clip-in hair extensions is at least 20 inches
long and 44 inches wide. Clips come with the pieces and you
just instantly add them. Talk about being easy, and talk
about looking like you just stepped out of a salon. You're
going to love clip-in hair extensions. You can get others
sets of hair as well, depending on what look you are going
for, so before you order, take a look at lengths and colors
and widths. Once you have decided what you want, then go
ahead and order. Ordering online does save you quite a lot
of money. For instance a full head of hair clip-in hair
extensions would run you approximately $120 dollars. Having
this done in a salon would be close to $700 or more. Wow!
That's worth taking some time to learn how to use these
clip-in hair extensions.

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What are antioxidants? How to add antioxidants to your diet!

What are antioxidants? How to add antioxidants to your diet!
When our bodies use oxygen, the cells produce free radicals
that cause damage to the body's cellular make-up.
Antioxidants are attracted to free radicals and basically
will neutralize them.

Many of today's health problems such as cancer, heart
disease, diabetes, macular degeneration and others, can be
directly attributed to oxidative damage caused by free
radicals ravaging the body. This is not only a theory, the
role the antioxidants plays in neutralizing free radicals
is well documented in medical journals as far back as the
1950s.

When we are young, the body seems to be blessed and can
generally maintain at peek efficiency. By the time we reach
the age of twenty five, the disease of aging begins. As the
aging process slowly progresses, our bodies begin to need
more assistance to stay in shape. We don't feel this aging
process actually happening because this actually begins
happening at the cellular level of our bodies. In time, the
muscle tissue gets less substantial, the bones start
becoming more brittle and our immune system is compromised.

When our immune system becomes compromised, we are more
prone to infection and disease. Why do our bodies begin
breaking down at the cellular level? The main culprit is
free radicals. Without enough antioxidants in our bodies to
counter the free radicals, they slowly create the oxidative
damage that leaves us open to the opportunistic diseases,
such as cancer, diabetes, Parkinson's disease and many
others.

A little more than fifty years ago, scientists found that
heart disease, cancer, strokes, diabetes, cataracts,
arthritis and many neuro-degenerative diseases were linked
to the destruction caused by free radicals.

Free radicals are formed when weak bonds within a molecule
split. These free radicals are highly unstable that attack
and capture the closest molecule electron. After this
happens, that molecule having lost it's electron, turns
into a free radical and the whole process keeps recycling
as a chain reaction. Left unchecked, free radicals create
molecular chains that breakdown the bodies ability to
regenerate properly. Because antioxidants neutralize the
free radicals, keeping enough antioxidants active within
the body is paramount.

Antioxidants can naturally be found in many varieties of
food sources. There are over 4,000 compounds in foods that
have antioxidants. Some of the food rich sources are kidney
and pinto beans, blueberries, cranberries, artichoke,
blackberries, raspberries, prunes, strawberries, apples,
pecans, sweet cherries, plums, russet potatoes and many
more.

Also, vitamin A, C and E, the mineral selenium and
betacarotene are rich in antioxidants. The non-nutrient
antioxidants that come from pytochemicals, lycopenes in
tomatoes, athocyanins in cranberries that are believed to
have greater effects at fighting free radicals than either
vitamins or minerals. Many supplemental vitamins can be
purchased through the health and wellness industry.

Many of the experts in health and nutrition all agree that
as we get older, we need more antioxidant rich foods in our
daily diets to fight off the free radicals from
compromising our body and immune system. It is also widely
believed that certain antioxidants also aid in slowly down
the aging process. Could it be that free radicals play an
important role in the aging process itself?

Although nutritionists in the health field have been
acknowledging the benefits of antioxidants for several
decades, it has only been recently that the medical field
has discovered scientific evidence that backs up the role
that antioxidants do play in our health.

Today, many medical scientists worldwide are finding strong
evidence that antioxidants to play a very large role in the
anti-aging process. Many of the degenerative effects of
aging can be countered by a combination of nutrients. One
of those key nutrients found to be most effective in
combating the disease of aging itself is antioxidants.

How much antioxidants do we need in our diet? How much is a
recommended daily allowance? To date there is no medical
agency within the U.S. that has a set guideline concerning
antioxidants in our diet. A few agencies generically
recommend 5 servings a day of fruit and vegetables that are
rich in antioxidants.

How much is too much? Again, no one medical agency seems to
have a figure on this. You could say the jury is still out.
Although the medical field agrees on the role that
antioxidants play in maintaining our healthy bodies, they
do not necessarily agree on how much we should need.

There are some within the health and wellness field that
believe we need a lot more antioxidants in our bodies than
just consuming from natural sources. There are many
nutritional, supplemental vitamins on the market today that
provide the healthy antioxidants our body needs to
effectively fight off free radicals.

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Ron Godlewski has written many articles on health,
wellness, and maintaining vitality throughout our lifetime.
Read more about the importance of nutrition and the many
benefits of vitamins in our daily diets in the article
library at http://www.pillfreesupplements.com and even
receive your own complementary copy of a nationally
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Benefits of a stair lift.

Benefits of a stair lift.
Do you struggle with the stairs? Have you found the climb
taking your breath away? Instead of having to live
downstairs and making expensive and stressful alterations
to your home have you thought about installing a stair lift?

Stair lifts have been around for years and have developed
into very user friendly and can be a positive addition to
your home.

Most stair lifts are reasonable priced obviously depending
on which one you require. There are so many to choose from
you can take your pick and make sure you don't exceed your
budget. Think about how much it will cost to install a
stair lift compared to maybe having to install a bathroom
downstairs or changing one of your reception rooms into a
bedroom or sometimes having to have an extension built. Why
would you only want to stay on the ground floor of your
home and leave your bedroom?

With so many to choose from you can get one with a design
to compliment your décor so it won't be so
noticeable, also some are designed to fold away for the
narrow staircase or small landings again depending on your
circumstances but good storage and safely out of the way of
anybody walking by.

They manufacturer seats with padding to give you a
comfortable ride so you should feel like you are seating on
your lounge chair.

Most of the stair lifts have moving armrests which could be
an advantage when you are boarding the chair or leaving.

There is also a foot rest so your feet won't be dangling as
you are moving. The seat and footrest can be adjusted to
your height as we are all different sizes and you need it
to be individual for you to maximise the benefits and
safety.

Most of the controls are user friendly with either buttons
or a joystick. Some can have a remote control giving you
access to the stair lift without actually being sat on it,
giving you complete control.

The speed of the stair lift should be slow and steady, most
ensure a smooth ride. The modern stair lifts are fitted
with a soft start and stop so you won't come to sudden jolt
when you arrive at the top or bottom of the stairs which
could cause you pain.

There is a lap belt with adjustable strap so you can wear
with ease and so the belt can be used correctly. Most will
have safety sensors which are placed on the footrest and
seat, some vary as to the position but all are there to
detect any obstructions on the stairs, landing and at the
bottom which will stop the chair immediately and not
continue until it has been cleared. This is ideal if you
have small pets who like to follow you or may have a
favourite place to sleep at the bottom of the stairs and
sometimes not always easy to see.

Some stair lifts are attached to the wall and some to the
step, again this depends on the manufacture and which stair
lift you choose. There are stair lifts available for
straight, curved, spiral and even outside stair cases.

The outside stair lift can be ideal if the stairs are wet,
icy or very steep and dangerous giving you peace of mind
and preventing a possible fall.

Most companies can provide a quick turn around with
installation and minimum disturbance as most stair lifts
are designed for easy installation. Also there should be a
guarantee should you have any faults or questions once
installed.

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main stair lift companies such as Stannah, Acorn, Brooks
and Companion.

How I Stumbled Across the Best Fat Burning Workout Ever

How I Stumbled Across the Best Fat Burning Workout Ever
I've been meaning to write this email for a long time.
Today I'm going to give you the story of how I solved the
problem of getting an efficient and effective fat loss
program finished in 45 minutes.

Essentially, how I stumbled across the best fat burning
workout ever.

And then I'll end with a sample workout for you...

But first, let's take a trip down memory lane to the winter
of 98-99. I was but a lowly grad student, studying the
effects of androstenedione (the supplement taken by the
might Mark McGwire during his record-breaking home run
quest in '98).

In my study (which was published in the Canadian Journal of
Applied Physiology for any science nerds like myself out
there), we had guys use the supplement and go through a
couple of weight training sessions. By February of '99 I
was stuck in the lab, analyzing the blood samples using
some fancy radio-active isotopes.

And when I say stuck in the lab, I mean STUCK. I'd get
there at 7am, and record my last data point at 11pm.
Sixteen hours of mad science. And if I wasn't there, I was
downstairs in the medical library, studying papers on
testosterone and training.

Now coming from a very athletic background, this sedentary
lifestyle didn't sit well with me. But there I was, studing
for a degree in Exercise Physiology and left with no time
for exercise. Or so I thought.

Fortunately, I actually had a 50 minute window once per day
of "down-time" while the lab's gamma-counter analyzed blood
samples.

That left me 50 minutes to get to the gym (5 minutes across
campus) and get a workout in the remaining 40 or so
minutes. I knew that if I applied my studies to the
workout, I could get maximum results in minimum time.

As a former athlete, I knew that I had to find a way to
stay fit and to avoid the fat gain that comes with working
long hours in a sedentary environment. And I also had to
stay true to the high-school bodybuilder I once was, so
there was no way I was willing to sacrifice my muscle to
one of those long-cardio, low protein fat-loss plans that
were popular at the time.

Instead, I had to draw on my academic studies and my
experiences working with athletes as the school's Strength
& Conditioning Coach.

I knew that sprint intervals were associated with more fat
loss than slow cardio, and I knew that you could also
increase aerobic fitness by doing sprints (but you can't
increase sprint performance by doing aerobic training).

So clearly, intervals were (and ARE!) superior to long slow
cardio.

I had seen first hand the incredible results of sprint
intervals in the summer and fall, as the athletes made huge
fitness improvements and shed winter fat in a short time
using my interval programs. I knew that intervals had to be
the next step in the evolution of cardio.

The biggest benefit of intervals? A lot of results in a
short amount of time. I knew that I only had 40 minutes to
train, and therefore I could only spend 15-20 minutes doing
intervals.

Now onto the strength training portion of the workouts. I
knew that a high-volume bodybuilding program wasn't going
to cut it - I just didn't have time. But in the past year I
had read so many lifting studies, that I knew exactly what
exercises I needed to do to maximize my lifting time in the
gym.

Those exercises were standing, multi-muscle, movements such
as squats, presses, rows, power cleans, and plenty of other
standing single-leg exercises. I knew that those exercises
would bring me far more results than those people sitting
on machines would ever achieve.

And I also knew that I had to lift heavier than the average
Joe or Jane Gym-goer lifts. I just knew that doing lighter
weights and high-reps wasn't going to cut it. And a
research study from 2001 later showed that I was right -
when women did 8 reps per set, they had a significantly
greater increase in post-workout metabolism than if they
did 15 reps per set.

So I had my plan. Bust my tail over to the gym, through the
cold, dreary Canadian winter afternoon, and do a quick but
thorough warmup (specific to my lifts - none of that 5
minutes on the treadmill waste of time).

Once I got through the warm-up, I did as many sets as I
could in the remainder of the 20 minutes for strength
training.

At that point, I knew that supersets were the only way to
go if I wanted to maximize the number of sets I could
do...so the non-competing superset of Turbulence Training
was put in place.

By non-competing, I mean that the 2 exercises in the
superset don't interfere with one another. So you can use
upper and lower body exercises together, or pushing and
pulling exercises. Just be careful not to use two
grip-intensive exercises together in a superset -
otherwise, one exercise will suffer, if not both.

And then I followed up the strength training with
intervals, as I knew these had to follow the lifting,
otherwise it would not be the correct exercise order.
Remember, intervals first leads to premature fatigue. Lift
first, cardio later. Forget that old wives tale about doing
cardio first to burn more fat. That's junk.

You know, I remember the exact day and exact workout that
this all came together into the fat burning program. It hit
me as I was finishing my intervals. I knew I had found
something that was like fat loss magic.

Unfortunately, I couldn't find a way to put it in a pill.
But I've been able to put it down on paper in the fat
burning programs.

The exact workout I used that day went like this...

Warm-up

1 set of Bodyweight Squats

1 set of pushups

1 set of Squats with the empty bar

1 set of light dumbbell chest presses

1 set of moderate weight barbell squats

1 set of moderate weight dumbbell chest presses

Strength Training Superset #1 - Barbell Squats paired with
Dumbbell Chest Presses (3 supersets, aiming for 8 reps per
side per set)

Strength Training Superset #2 - DB Rows paired with Barbell
Forward Lunges (3 supersets, aiming for 8 reps per set)

Stationary Bike Intervals

After a warmup, I did 6 intervals of 45 seconds work and 45
seconds rest, finishing with a cool-down.

And from that point in time, I've tried to share this and
all the other fat burning workouts with as many men and
women as possible.

The same men and women that I would see day-in and day-out
performing the same ineffective slow-cardio fat loss
programs, and not making a darn change month after month.
And every day they would see me, soaked in sweat, feeling
great and looking lean, and finishing another fat burning
workout.

Eventually I noticed these other men and women weren't
around as consistently as before, and then soon enough they
would drop out completely -after all, they weren't getting
results with their slow cardio and aerobics classes (yep,
those were still around in '99!).

And so here we are today...thousands of fat burning
workouts later.

These fat burning workouts are the #1 way to fast fat loss.

Thanks for being a part of the fat burning revolution, and
for sharing this new and improved fat loss training and
cardio system with the world.

So when you see someone frustrated with their ineffective
fat loss program, tell them there is a better way. It's
research-based, efficient, and most of all, effective. And
yes, it goes against the crowd. But it works.

And these fat burning workouts are now better than ever.

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Bad Language A Major Cause of Weight Loss Failure

Bad Language A Major Cause of Weight Loss Failure
We just surveyed 500 of our subscribers about weight loss
topics. Their replies were very revealing.

As you know 95% of dieters manage to lose weight only to
put it all on again within a year.

Our survey shows is that 68% of dieters fail because they
just gradually slip back into their old eating habits.

This isn't really so surprising when you think about
popular diets which recommend that you drink only
grapefruit juice, or tomato juice or cabbage soup or eat
only cheese. Can you really imagine anyone eating only
cheese for the rest of their life? Or drinking only cabbage
soup for the rest of their life?

Of course they backslide!

"I am a Stress Eater"

What really interested me, and what every dieter should be
aware of, is the way that people start backsliding.

The language that people seeking to lose weight use when
they talk to themselves would appear to be a major cause of
their undoing.

A Respondent told us: "I am a stress eater."

Now who do you think hears when they say this? They do, of
course. So every time they say, "I am a stress eater," it
serves to reinforce their own belief that they are indeed a
stress eater.

The statement is either a justification for a bad habit or
a cry for sympathy.

But, does anyone else care about why they over-eat? No.

This is what I call Bad Language. An example of someone
using language that only serves to reinforce their bad
habit.

This person needs to start telling themselves and everyone
else: "I used to be a stress eater, but now I have healthy
eating habits."

A positive statement like this will earn them a lot more
respect from others and create a much more positive
attitude towards food.

"It's Easy To Go To McDonalds Because It Is Fast"

In the time it takes to stand in line to be served with a
burger, fries and a cola I could whip up a tasty salad and
peel a banana.

This is yet another example of someone justifying a bad
eating habit by suggesting that they're too busy to do
anything other than visit McDonalds.

This form of laziness is a disaster for your waistline. The
calories and trans fats in those burgers take hours to burn
off. I recently made a calculation that you would need to
walk over 10 miles to burn off the calories in a burger
lunch.

The statement above is a more subtle form of bad language,
because it seeks to justify a bad eating habit by saying,
"it's not my fault that I eat the wrong stuff, I'm too
stressed out and busy doing good work to have the time to
prepare a healthy meal."

That is seriously bad language. Read between the lines.
What it is suggesting is, "I don't care enough about my
body to be bothered with healthy food. I'm just too busy."

It's an excuse which says: "My body doesn't matter to me."

Where does this person think they're going to get another
body when they've clogged this one up with trans fats?

"A Way To Stop Me Bingeing and Purging"

Are you seeing a pattern here?

They are all telling themselves what they do. This one is
saying, "I binge and purge." So of course they do just
that. This is yet another example of bad language.

I could give you a load more examples, but I hope you've
got the message by now.

Whatever you say, no matter who you say it to, one of the
people who hears you, is you. And what you hear about
yourself serves to reinforce you habits and self image.

Will Good Language Help You?

Yes, good language will help, of course it will.

The major benefits of changing your language to good
language are:

You will have to start listening more closely to the
language you use so that you can spot the bad language and
change it.

You will have to think of positive things to say.

You will have to think about what you're saying.

Gradually your habit of using bad language will change as
you develop a new habit of using more positive, good
language.

What Else Can You Do To Help You Lose Weight?

The three keys to successful weight loss are:

Eating healthy foods

Exercising regularly

Good mental and emotional discipline

The trick is to find ways to change your eating and
exercise habits that are interesting and stimulating and
that fit in with your daily routines.

If you're going to change your eating and exercising habits
you sure don't need to be changing a whole lot of other
routines as well.

We're all creatures of habit. We do a lot of the things we
do in our daily lives on auto-pilot. One of the major
tricks to losing weight is to change as few of these
auto-pilot habits as possible.

The fewer changes you make the more comfortable you are
likely to feel with what you are doing.

It's all very well to start out on a new diet with a noble
feeling that you are helping yourself, but how long can you
sustain that noble feeling for before you become bored?

Reshaping your body has to become a part of a new healthier
lifestyle that interferes with the lifestyle you have
carefully built up to the absolute minimum amount.

Using good, positive language will help you make the
changes with the minimum of fuss and bother.

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David Ferrers M.NLP is has been a professional Personal
Development Coach for 21 years. With his Nutritionist
Partner Susanne Floe he developed
http://www.GoneForeverWeightLoss.com to enable people to
discover how to use self-hypnosis to lose weight
permanently and painlessly. Both David and Susanne have
personally used the techniques they recommend to
successfully lose weight and maintain the weight loss.

Risks of Overseas Cosmetic Surgery ' Facts & Opinions

Risks of Overseas Cosmetic Surgery ' Facts & Opinions
The plastic surgeons in Australia are certainly going great
lengths to highlight the dangers of traveling overseas for
cosmetic surgery. The Australian Society of Plastic
Surgeons commissioned a survey of its membership in April
2007, following concerns that local plastic surgeons have
to pick up the pieces when things go wrong for Australians
having cosmetic surgery in countries such as Thailand and
Malaysia. According to this survey, of the 68 plastic
surgeons who responded to the survey, 40 reported seeing
patients with complications or poor results, and 15
reported treating more than one botched case. 19 believed
that they were seeing more problems now than three years
ago.

While this survey particularly focuses on the surgeries
done overseas, it is vehemently silent on the state of
affairs in Australia. The fact of the matter is that the
industry in Australia is highly unregulated, and there are
now growing concerns that some surgeons lack both
qualifications and surgical experience. The legalisation of
medical advertising in 1994 in Australia has led to an
influx of non-surgeons advertising themselves as 'cosmetic
surgeons'. Some of them use smoke and mirrors to hide their
lack of specialist training, substituting bogus
qualifications instead.

In 2005 alone, 24 cosmetic-surgery complaints were heard by
Queensland Health Rights Commissioner, up from 22 in 2004,
and 13 in 2003. Negligence claims against plastic surgeons
jumped more than 70 per cent between 1995 and 2004. The
Health Care Complaints Commission received 87 complaints
about plastic and cosmetic surgery in the three years to
June 2006.

Claims against cosmetic surgeons have ballooned by 72%,
according to the 2005 figures from four insurers released
by the Medical Indemnity Industry Association of Australia
(MIIAA). The 72% increase, which occurred between two
three-year periods, from 1995-1998 to 2001-2004, is viewed
as an estimate. The MIIAA used three-year periods to reduce
the effects of a one-off spike in claims caused by tort law
reforms, but the spike has still skewed the data.

The 1999 New South Wales Ministerial Committee of Inquiry
into Cosmetic Surgery, the only investigation into the
industry thus far, found little reporting and monitoring of
complications arising from cosmetic surgery, limited
consumer safeguards and no independent, reliable
information available to consumers about the skills of
cosmetic surgery providers. More than eight years after the
NSW Cosmetic Surgery Inquiry, there are still no basic
education or training standards at state level. Legislation
does not prevent a doctor from setting up shop after a
weekend course in the Bahamas on liposuction. This lack of
regulation has allowed any registered medical doctor in NSW
to describe himself or herself as a cosmetic surgeon, even
with no formal surgical training beyond a basic medical
degree.

In these circumstances, how fair is it to lay the blame
solely on the overseas cosmetic surgery? The fact remains
that cosmetic surgery is a medical procedure and like any
other procedure, any patient considering cosmetic surgery
should think it through carefully first, consult GP, and
meet with a specialist plastic surgeon to discuss their
needs and treatment plan.

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Hemani Thukral, Managing Director, MyMedicalChoices. Hemani
is a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)
from Maulana Azad Medical College (MAMC) in Delhi, India.
She has worked in a number of hospitals in India. This
article can be republished for free as long as the author
information and website links are included.
http://www.mymedicalchoices.com.au

Distilled Water

Distilled Water
Water is needed in many purposes but the most important
purpose of water is use for drinking. It is one of the most
essential factors ensuring the existence of life on earth.
A major part of the human body is made up of water. It is
necessary that we drink water that is free from impurities
for a healthy life. There are many methods to purify water.
One of the most common methods to purify water is through
distillation. Distilled water is generally free from
impurities, toxics and chemicals. Distilled water is in
fact odourless and tasteless.

Unlike other purifying methods, distilled water does not
contain chlorine. This is because chlorine is left behind
when the water is being boiled and left to steam. Although
chlorine helps to purify water, it stays in the water for
long. Regular drinking of water mixed with chlorine will
lead to a number of health problems. Distilled water can
also be used on a large scale basis, to contain or avoid
the occurrence of any water borne diseases.

Apart from water consumption, distilled water is often use
in biochemistry experiments. Using distilled water in
experiments will determine the most accurate results. This
is due to the fact that it does not contain of any
impurities that might react unknowingly in the experiments.
Hence, accurate results will not be achieved.

However, there are quite a number of misconceptions about
distilled water. Most people consider that drinking
distilled water is not good for the body because it of the
perception that there is lack of essential minerals that is
needed for the human body. This is because it has known
that because the distilled water is too pure, it has lost
all the essential minerals through the given process. The
minerals needed come mostly from the food we consume and
not the water we drink. Another misconception would be that
distilled water can be superheated. The possibility of
distilled water being superheated is the possibility of tap
water being superheated too.

Given all of the benefits, installing home water distiller
and get distilled water at the same price of a house tap
will not only help to save up on electricity consumption
but also other bills around the house. With immunity
disorder and diseases on the rise, it is important to keep
water consumption usage at home free from any impurities to
lead a healthy life.

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Got Peach Fuzz After Menopause?

Got Peach Fuzz After Menopause?
Got peach fuzz after menopause - this is a question that
seems to be asked more and more by women ending menopause.
While not a sign of menopause, perimenopause, or early
menopause, recent studies seem to indicate peach fuzz after
menopause is often associated with early or very early
onset of menopause.

While not a major issue in contemporary women's health,
there's a seeming, growing phenomenon of peach fuzz after
menopause.

Women's health websites and information sources typically
do not write about this emerging trend but peach fuzz after
menopause is clearly a growing trend. Some reports do,
however, seem to indicate actually starting in
perimenopause, so called "peach fuzz" starts emerging
either on the neck or above the upper lip. Additional
studies are underway to find a scientific explanation or
links between early onset of menopause and peach fuzz.

After doing a search on professional skin care products, it
does not appear there are any natural skin care products
other than the use of peroxide for bleaching.

The change in the action of hormones during menopause can
cause additional hair growth. The most important hormone
in hair growth is testosterone which, while thought to be
only a male hormone, is actually found in females as well.
Levels in males are actually about 10 times higher than the
levels in women. There is a test called the Free
Testosterone Test, which can determine if the cause for
extra testosterone after menopause is from the ovaries, the
adrenal glands, or both.

Sources of women's health information, while not directly
addressing peach fuzz after menopause, indicate there are
drugs that can effectively block the affect of testosterone
on hair follicles. Probably the most effective solution
for peach fuzz after menopause is prescription drugs, which
work by slowing the metabolism of the hair growth. While
it does not eliminate the hair, it significantly slows its
growth.

There are professional skin care products that claim to
eliminate peach fuzz after menopause, but you should remain
skeptical and discuss the option of prescription drugs. As
the trend grows due to the aging boomer population,
professional skin care products will likely emerge and work
satisfactorily.

Summary: The cause for peach fuzz after menopause is
hormone imbalance and typically a rising rate of
testosterone. Prescription drugs are emerging which can
slow down the growth and provide relief without having to
shave facial areas to get rid of unwanted hair.

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Zone Training for beginners to maximize workouts

Zone Training for beginners to maximize workouts
Like Training programs that are based upon maximum heart
rate, Anaerobic threshold (AT)-based training zones are
relative to varying levels of intensity, each of which
serves different training objectives. Each of these zones
develops essential physiological functions that contribute
to good health and improved fitness, especially the
possibility of weight loss. So you should never limit your
training to a single metabolic zone, although you may
exercise predominantly in one zone for a given time in
order to reach specific training objectives.

Except for rank beginners or people with health related
limitations, all levels of intensity are appropriate to
ensure maximum cardiovascular development and results. How
much and how often you work in each zone will depend on
your athletic goals and your current level of fitness
(continue reading for a more detailed description of the
zones and their primary applications).

Let's look at the volume of the different zones that should
be performed weekly. As a rule of thumb, 60 to 65 percent
of your total workout time should focus on Zones 1 and 2;
30 to 35 percent on Zones 3 and 4; and about 5 percent on
Zone 5. But you need not incorporate all zones into a
single workout. In fact, you'll get better results from
designing a range of different workouts throughout the week
- including long, easy ones in Zones 1 and 2, and shorter,
tougher ones that occupy more time in Zones 3, 4 and 5.

ZONE 1: Warm-up Heart-rate range: 60 to 70 percent of AT.

Training objectives: Encourage blood flow and burn fat.

What's happening: This is almost a pure aerobic state,
which you can maintain almost indefinitely without
experiencing any rise in blood lactate.

Feeling: Comfortable to talk and breathe through your nose.

How long: 10-minute warm-up progressing to higher intensity
zones for 45 minutes or longer. Depending on your fitness
level, you may need to start with a shorter workout and
build up to 45 minutes, or do several shorter workouts
throughout the day.

Zone 1 basics: This is a good place to launch your fitness
program if you are a beginner or returning to exercise
after taking off several months or more. It develops basic
exercise technique, endurance and an aerobic base. Ideally,
if you are new to exercise, or returning to training after
a long break, you should stay in Zone 1 for about six weeks
before moving up in zones. Zone 1 is also a good place to
recover from tougher workouts.

ZONE 2: Aerobic Development

Heart-rate range: 70 to 90 percent of AT.

Training objectives: Build aerobic efficiency and maximize
fat burning at a higher caloric rate.

What's happening: A small rise in blood lactate occurs, yet
the body can process it without buildup.

Feeling: You can still converse and may have the urge to go
faster. Breathing deepens a bit.

How long: 30 minutes (beginner); 90 minutes or longer
(advanced).

Zone 2 basics: Before developing your lactate tolerance or
increasing your AT, you should fully develop your "aerobic
base," and this is a great zone for moving that effort
forward. Noticeable improvement in this zone generally
takes about six weeks of consistent training. But don't
worry: As you become more efficient and fit, you'll be able
to work out faster in every zone. For fit people, Zone 2 is
also a good place for active recovery.

ZONE 3: Aerobic Endurance Heart-rate range: 90 to 100
percent of AT.

Training objectives: Increase endurance. Here, you push
your AT up to higher intensity by training your body to
tolerate more lactate in the blood.

What's happening: As intensity increases, not all lactate
produced in the cells can be shuttled back into the
metabolic cycle. Lactate levels in the blood begin to rise
and, with time, fatigue sets in.

Feeling: Breathing becomes noticeable, but not too
difficult; conversation is restricted to short sentences.

How long: 20 minutes (beginner); one hour or more
(advanced).

Zone 3 basics: Building endurance at your AT through long
intervals (four to 10 minutes) at threshold range will help
raise your AT and slowly develop your body's tolerance of
lactate. This training adaptation also allows your body to
burn fat more efficiently. The idea here is to rest between
intervals with your heart rate recovering in your aerobic
zone and then increase intensity again up to your threshold.

ZONE 4: Anaerobic Endurance Heart-rate range: 100 to 110
percent of AT.

Training objectives: Increase athletic ability by improving
lactate tolerance. Here you're pushing AT and VO2 max (your
body's highest ability to utilize oxygen), challenging the
heart to work longer, and increasing cardiac output (more
blood is being pumped with each stroke, thus requiring
fewer strokes per minute).

What's happening: Your body switches into primarily using
glycogen or carbohydrate to fuel its need for energy, and
your blood-lactate levels dramatically increase.

Feeling: Breathing becomes heavy, difficult and
uncomfortable. You may also experience "muscle burn"
because of lactate buildup.

How long: Five minutes (beginner); 30 minutes (advanced).

Zone 4 basics: Run at an aerobic pace, then speed up or
increase resistance until your heart beats at 110 percent
of your AT range. Maintain this level for one to four
minutes. Reduce the pace until your heart returns slightly
below AT, but not completely back to the aerobic zone. Then
repeat the interval.

ZONE 5: Speed and Power Heart-rate range: 110 percent of AT
to MHR.

Training objectives: Increase athletic ability by improving
neurological response, exercise mechanics, speed and muscle
power.

What's happening: Your body is burning the last remaining
fuel (glycogen) in your muscles and cannot sustain this
maximum effort for more than a few seconds without
succumbing to exhaustion.

Feeling: Extremely difficult and uncomfortable. You'll feel
breathless and may hear pounding in your chest. You'll feel
an intense desire to slow or stop.

How long: Typically several seconds.

Zone 5 basics: Your work here consists of sprints and very
intense, short intervals (up to one minute). Although you
can come in and out of Zone 5 several times during the
course of a single workout, spending more than 10 percent
of your total workout time in this zone increases your risk
of injury. If you've done a significant amount of Zone 5
work, be sure to add recovery time (meaning a day or two of
rest or working in Zones 1 and 2) before returning to Zones
4 and 5.

Progress Makes Perfect By using your AT as a marker for
aerobic exercise, you can base your training on a highly
individualized fitness parameter, without having to guess
about percentages of MHR. This lets you take advantage of
every exercise session, knowing you are making the most of
your time and energy. And as your fitness improves, so will
your AT - one of the best indicators of cardiovascular
health, fitness and overall vitality.

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How To Fit Into Your Bathing Suit This Summer

How To Fit Into Your Bathing Suit This Summer
Whether you're following the latest and greatest Diet or
Weight loss plan or some other rock-solid plan guaranteed
to help you look better naked you need to be VERY aware of
this Bathing Suit Season Strategy.

PROTECT your mind.

As we've already talked about, there are plenty of
unscrupulous food companies and marketers promoting miracle
solutions, magic pills and potions just waiting to get a
hold of you. Yes, they are, in fact, out to get you. Well,
not you, but your hard-earned cashola. They know most
people are easy prey. They know you'd much rather be sold a
dream than the truth. They know if they reach you when
you're vulnerable they'll be able to pry a bunch of bills
from your wallet.

There is always going to be some part of you that would
love to find an easier way. Who wouldn't love to sit on a
couch eating their favorite fried food day-after-day and
wake up one morning with a gorgeous beach body? And as I've
told my clients before: I'm not going to be the one to lie
to you. I'm not going to tell you the things you want to
hear. I'm only going to tell you the truth.

And the truth as it pertains to this Bathing Suit Season
Strategy is this: You need to be ever vigilant of the
people and companies pushing quick-fix solutions. You need
to stay FOCUSED on your plan. When you stay on target with
the right nutrition and exercise plan you are guaranteed to
see incredible results delivered in a healthy way.

Don't let "them" trick you into thinking a box of cookies
injected with Omega-3's is going to help you look great in
a little black dress or for men look buff in that tight
t-shirt. Don't let "them" fool you into believing a magic
pill is going to make your love handles disappear for good.
Don't let "them" swindle you into buying another ab
contraption that you think is going to produce a beach
ready body in just 60 seconds a day.

Protect your mind.

Protect your money.

And get the body you desire.

A proper nutrition or exercise plan is designed to help you
melt pounds fast. Make sure the entire program is based on
science. Not hype. And yes, there will be some effort on
your part. Oh, and the emphasis of a successful program is
on helping you MAINTAIN the healthy lifestyle changes you
need to make to KEEP the pounds off - forever.

If you are following a program that only promises a quick
fix then you have the program nutrition and exercise
program. There is no reason why you should have to diet
year after year. Once you reach your goals you should have
been taught how to maintain this new you, this new body,
this new lifestyle.

Don't let "them" lie to you anymore. Arm yourself with the
truth. Protect your mind. Create a rock solid plan and
stick to it.

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There's More than Meets the Taste Buds

There's More than Meets the Taste Buds
Many of us have a sweet tooth. It's hardwired into our
brains. Several thousand years ago, when we went long
periods of time between meals, we needed to get all the
calories we could whenever we had the chance. Sweet and
fatty foods are high in calories, so our brains made them
taste good to get us to eat them. It was a survival
instinct back then that made for fit brains. It doesn't
work so well for us now.

Taste Isn't Everything

We've known this for some time. We know that when you eat
something sweet you light up pleasure centers, driven by
dopamine, in your brain. New research shows it's not just
the sweet flavor that pleasures us. We will light up
pleasure centers even if we can't taste the sweet foods.
The high sugar content of sweet foods cranks up our
insulin. It turns out that the insulin spike is enough to
activate our pleasure centers.

In a recent study, researchers knocked out the ability of
mice to taste sweetness. They proved it by allowing mice to
choose between plain water and water spiked with sucralose
(a non-digestible sugar with no available calories). Normal
mice will prefer the sucrolose water because it's sweet,
but these mice couldn't tell the difference. Next, the
researchers gave the un-sweetened mice a choice between
plain water and sugar water, and they those the sugar
water, even though they couldn't taste the difference.

In the same studies, the researchers looked at the pleasure
centers in the brains of the mice. Sucralose water (sweet
but no calories) had no affect, but sucrose water (regular
sugar) cranked up the dopamine in please circuits, whereas
in regular mice, both sucrolose and sucrose activate
pleasure. This showed that the high calorie content alone
was enough to activate pleasure, even in the absence of
taste.

Sweet Pleasures, or Not

So what does this mean for us sweet-toothed humans? First,
since our pleasure circuitry is similar, it's likely that
the same thing happens in our brains (although this remains
to be tested directly). Second, we've discussed in the past
how high glycemic foods (simple carbohydrate, high sugar)
spike your blood sugar and insulin levels. This is likely
tickling your pleasure centers and reinforcing high
glycemic eating. The problem is that this type of eating is
gaining more and more data on increasing your risk for
metabolic and cognitive diseases, like diabetes and
dementia.

Like anything that stimulates your brain pleasure circuits,
it becomes less intense over time. So the more you eat high
glycemic foods, the less intensely your pleasure centers
are likely to respond. This is also how drug addiction
works, and is why people need more of a drug to get the
same high over time. Not only that, but when you come off
the drug your pleasure centers crash to really low
activation and you feel horrible. Similarly, when you try
to improve your diet to reduce low glycemic foods you are
not getting that pleasure boost so you crave sugar.

Now, to be clear, drugs of abuse and high glycemic foods
operate at completely different levels. In the words of
Nigel from Spinal Tap, drugs turn your volume up to 11,
while high glycemic foods probably crank it up to 3 or 4.
But the principle is the same.

It's Never Too Late to Change

The human brain is an amazingly adaptive thing. Even though
it's wired to enjoy sweet and fatty foods, we can modify
and retrain those brain circuits to adapt to health in
today's environment. After all, our brains weren't designed
to be pleasured by sweet foods on a daily basis as is the
case today.

Fortunately, you can reset your dopamine scale with a focus
on low glycemic eating. It takes a week or two of strictly
removing excess sugar from your diet, but you can reset the
circuits and lose the bulk of your cravings for sweet
foods. Furthermore, if you replace the pleasure activating
foods with active healthy behaviors that you enjoy, like
playing tennis or shooting hoops, you'll have a much
greater chance of success.

Reference: de Araujo, Neuron 57 (2008), 930'941.

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