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- How to Avoid Getting Sick This Winter
Wintertime is upon those of us that live in areas where there are true seasons, and that typically means that you hear more about people getting the flu and getting colds. So, what can you do to help ensure you don't let these bugs interfere with your life? Here are some tips to prevent these life disrupting illnesses.
Date of Article: 30Nov2008
Category: Health & Fitness
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- Home Remedies for Tired, Dry Hair
Sometimes a bad hair day can be all it takes to make your whole day seem like nothing is going right. You know what I mean too, even if this statement sounds absurd. So, aside from dropping large paycheck portions on professional hair treatment services, try looking in your own cupboards and referigerators for great natural home remedies for gorgeous hair.
Date of Article: 17Nov2008
Category: Health & Fitness
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- How You Can Help Fight Animal Cruelty
Animal cruelty is something that is close to many people's hearts. Many think of it as an abuse that is akin to child abuse, since animals are also defenseless against the hands or neglect of humans. It tends to rouse similar anger and outrage as well, and there are now many agencies that are set up to help prevent animal cruelty, but there are also ways you can actively participate in ensuring our animal firends are not abused.
Date of Article: 11Nov2008
Category: Pets & Animals
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- Seeking Alternatives to Breast Implants, Liposuction in Tough Economy?
It's no wonder that women and men have decided to put off or otherwise cancel cosmetic surgeries with the economy going the way it has. Heck, those of you reading may have postponed or re-thought any sights you had in the immediate future of having an expensive cosmetic procedure. Breast implants and liposuction are two of the most impacted cosmetic procedures, so what are you alternatives if you can't afford them now?
Date of Article: 05Nov2008
Category: Health & Fitness
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- Boosting Sales During a Recession
If you're one of the millions of Americans who either owns a business or is in a business where most of your income relies on selling products or services, you are no doubt in panic mode right now unless you are one of the inverse businesses that happens to enjoy a larger growth an profitability run during hard financial times for people.If you aren't, then there are some tips you may need to follow in order to grow during a recession.
Date of Article: 29Oct2008
Category: Business - General
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- Why Are More Women Skipping Mammograms?
In a day and age of information, including health and wellness information, being abundantly available to the human race, mammograms have become quite a focal point when it comes to preventive female health. Mammograms have become the hallmark for preventive female health since breast cancer is the second most deadly female cancer, and for some reason women are increasingly skipping them.
Date of Article: 23Oct2008
Category: Health & Fitness
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- Acne Skin Care Tips for Winter Time
We all need to follow a slightly different skin care routine in the winter. This especially goes for those of us who live in climates that undergo huge seasonal changes with the summer, fall and winter, such as myself. What can we do to protect our skin from drying out, looking red and irritated, and from further acne aggravation in the blustery winter months?
Date of Article: 19Oct2008
Category: Health & Fitness
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- Pampering Treatments for Younger, Smoother Skin - At Home
Sometimes when we think of a pampering of seriously therapeutic and effective skin care treatment, we think about paying top dollar at some fancy salon to sit in a chair or on a raised table for an hour or less. It's a good thing that today we have so many serious treatments that we can do ourselves, with a little caution and practice, in our own homes and for dramatically less money, that produce similar results.
Date of Article: 27Sep2008
Category: Health & Fitness
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- Healthy Fast Food Menu Options
In response to pressure from consumer and health advocates, many fast food restaurants have come up with lighter menu options and healthier choices for kids meals to do their part in at least offering the option to be healthier. Following is a discussion of what the most popular fast food chains offer in response to increasing demand for healthy alternatives.
Date of Article: 13Sep2008
Category: Food & Drink
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- Body Wraps at Home to Spot Reduce Size, Cellulite
Body wraps were made popular as a way to temporarily spot reduce fat and trim size off the circumference of typical complaints on women and men - their bellies, thighs, buttocks, and upper arms, and evolved into somewhat of a regular treatment for many who swear by it's detoxification abilities as well as their great effectiveness for spot reducing size as well as the appearance of cellulite. Now, you can do them at home!
Date of Article: 08Sep2008
Category: Health & Fitness
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- Bizarre Acne Treatments Revealed
I would have given anything to enjoy the blemish free complexion that so many of my friends seemed to enjoy, and yet the answer remained elusive to me until I was an adult and learned about all of the excellent alternative, lesser known, and even "bizarre" treatments I could use as well as how my diet and lifestyle could clear my skin faster and more efficiently than some of the most potent medical treatments in some cases.
Date of Article: 02Sep2008
Category: Health & Fitness
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- Hynotherapy's Many Uses
When I first started to gain interest in the field of hypnotherapy, and how I could use it personally for self improvement, I did not realize how extensively hypnosis could not only help mold and improve the human mind, but also how many applications outside of pure "self improvement" it actually had.
Date of Article: 24Aug2008
Category: Health & Fitness
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- Want Whiter Teeth? Try These Tips
Want whiter teeth like all the Hollywood stars seem to have? Find out what the secrets to avoiding stained, yellow teeth are, and how you can bring back the white teeth you had when you were younger.
Date of Article: 17Aug2008
Category: Health & Fitness
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- Can Facial Exercises Help Defy Aging Skin?
For how much money we spend on skin care products and professional treatments, and even surgery to correct our facial skin, it's kind of a wonder the facial exercises haven't caught on more than they have. After all, they only cost the price of the book or instructional manual you buy, and the rest is simply the time it takes to do them every day, or a few days a week.
Date of Article: 11Aug2008
Category: Health & Fitness
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- Comparing Laser Skin Care Treatments
We're lucky in this day and age, because there are some excellent non surgical options that leave our bone structure and underlying facial tissues alone (unlike the very unnatural look of a facelift), leaving us looking like ourselves, just a younger version with tighter, more vibrant and youthful skin. One such family of facial skin care treatments, and we are going to talk about two of the best ones out there today.
Date of Article: 07Aug2008
Category: Health & Fitness
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- How Digestive Enzymes Can Help
As a now 33 year old woman, I have struggled on and off with digestive issues, including bouts with IBS, or Irritable Bowel Syndrome, and various types of indigestion. Read how the newer digestive enzyme supplements can help increase the comfort and effectiveness of the digestive system, and how they helped me with my digestive problems.
Date of Article: 27Jul2008
Category: Health & Fitness
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- My Experience with Vitamin C and Basal Cell Carcinoma
Before I tell my story of how I believe a very simple, extremely cost effective, and totally natural treatment got rid of a basal cell carcinoma skin cancer, I want to clarify that I am not a medical professional, but rather simply a "lay person" who experimented with this method. I'm going to tell you the story of my experience with a topical vitamin C solution and how it got rid of my basal cell carcinoma lesion within a matter of days.
Date of Article: 17Jul2008
Category: Health & Fitness
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- Melanoma's Dramatic Increase : Another Reason to Self Tan
Melanoma skin cancer, the most deadly form of cancer of the skin, has increased 50% since the early seventies in women alone. Men have only slightly increased, and then leveled off, meaning there is some other factor that makes women more susceptible to melanomas than men. With the prevalent thought being that factor is indoor tanning and excessive sunlight exposure, self tanning looks like the best option for a safe, natural glow.
Date of Article: 12Jul2008
Category: Health & Fitness
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- How to Not Lose Customers : Tips Every Business Owner Needs to Know
As a business owner, and as a customer myself, I've seen my fair share of do's and don'ts in the realm of customer service, and I know what makes for a bad, average, and stellar customer experience. So, as a business owner who cares about repeat business and establishing a reputation to enable your business to grow, there are some tips to live and breathe by when it comes to customer service.
Date of Article: 18Jun2008
Category: Business - General
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- Let's Talk Cellulite : Two New Treatments in Cellulite Reduction
There are always new professional cellulite treatments that are supposed to be the latest, best thing out there, so it's hard to know what really works. Two of the newer procedures for treating and reducing cellulite problem areas are Velasmooth and the Triactive laser. Both are reported to significantly smooth, shape and contour cellulite problem areas with varying degrees of success per patient.
Date of Article: 02Jun2008
Category: Health & Fitness
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- Tips and Tricks For a Radiant, Dewy Complexion
Have you pored over beauty and entertainment magazine pictures, looking at the pictures and wishing for that same ethereal, almost surreal looking skin that seems to emanate from within? There are several tips and tricks that we can use to enhance our skin and give it that dewy, natural and earthy look that is so coveted and held in high regard in today's beauty standard. Read on for surefire ways to achieve this look.
Date of Article: 21May2008
Category: Health & Fitness
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- The Link Between Obesity, Disease and Sleep
There has been quite a bit of press lately about how sleep, the amount of it and the quality that you get on a regular basis, can affect more than just our moods and our alertness. Now there is gathering evidence that sleep may have a great impact on how much you weigh for a number of reasons.
Date of Article: 12May2008
Category: Health & Fitness
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- French Banning the Promotion of Pin Thin Women
There has been quite a bit of talk about regulating the fashion runways over the past two years, after a young Brazilian model died of causes directly tied to her anorexia. However, France has taken it a step further, and is looking into passing a bill that makes it illegal to promote extreme thinness in any media outlet, including magazines, websites and runways.
Date of Article: 25Apr2008
Category: Arts & Entertainment
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- Avoid These Common Gardening Mistakes
The gardening season is upon us, and the number of novice gardeners planting vegetables, flowers, and shrubs in the wrong place or at the wrong time, under watering and over watering different varieties will no doubt put many new gardener's new love in jeopardy and end in frustration and hopelessness. Well, if you go into it knowing some of the basics, you can definitely get a leg up on caring for your platns and making them beautiful.
Date of Article: 20Apr2008
Category: Home & Family
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- How an Infrared Sauna Improved My Health, Skin and Muscle Aches
Far infrared saunas seem to be gaining popularity today in our health and fitness obsessed culture, but are they all hype? Do they really help with muscle soreness, skin problems, circulation and mood? Read on for my personal experience with our home infrared sauna.
Date of Article: 08Apr2008
Category: Health & Fitness
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- The Best Body Hair Removal Options for Men
Other than the very costly procedure of laser hair removal, what are some of the other options that men have for hair removal? How can men get that stubborn hair off of their chest, back, arms and neck? We'll discuss some of the best, most modern options for men to rid their bodies of unwanted hair growth.
Date of Article: 22Mar2008
Category: Health & Fitness
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- The Role of Fear in This Faltering Economy
Our president himself recently announced the economy is going through a rough patch. A combination of factors have created a very volatile stock market, housing market, increasing inflation, and a faltering job market, but one key component of a failing economy plays an intangible role in facilitating and perpetuating economic instability, and that is fear.
Date of Article: 15Mar2008
Category: Finance & Investment
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- Lose Weight With These Simple, Effective Strategies
One of the greatest challenges facing us here in the US continues to be obesity and general health issues that are associated with being overweight, which it seems more and more of our population is these days. Recent studies confirm that one of the reasons the American culture has such serious struggles with obesity and weight control is our inability to figure out when to stop eating.
Date of Article: 09Mar2008
Category: Health & Fitness
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- Staying Healthy During the Cold & Flu Season
Can we really increase our odds of NOT getting colds and flu during the winter season when these germs are most likely to come in contact with and infect us? Well, yes, there are plenty of ways for us to increase our immunity and bone up our defenses against their infiltration, and fortunately, these strategies also have numerous other health benefits if they are put into practice.
Date of Article: 03Mar2008
Category: Health & Fitness
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- Genetic Testing Shows Promise for Prostate Cancer
Prostate cancer is still one of the leading cancers among men, and it is projected that roughly one in every six American men will be diagnosed with this type of cancer within their lifetime. Genetic testing is an up and coming field that may provide a more precise diagnosis by narrowing down the genetic likelihood that a man will get prostate cancer.
Date of Article: 25Feb2008
Category: Health & Fitness
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- Hate Shaving, Plucking, Waxing? Ways to Get Hair Free for Less
It doesn't matter if you're a man or woman, excess body hair just isn't very attractive or appealing. Heck, these days I think men are shaving and waxing to get rid of body hair just as much as women are. So, are there easier, less expensive and less painful ways to remove hair permanently? Yes, read on to find out how.
Date of Article: 28Jan2008
Category: Health & Fitness
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- Free and Cheap Ways to Get Rid of Acne
The very word "acne" conjures in many people's minds either past or present struggles with self image, embarrassment and feelings of helplessness if they've ever suffered this skin condition, or are currently suffering varying degrees of acne. So, what can you do, besides enlist the help of an expensive dermatologist to help combat acne and prevent new breakouts on your own, for next to nothing, or better yet, free?
Date of Article: 16Jan2008
Category: Health & Fitness
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- Costa Rica : The Vacation that Will Change You
My recent vacation in Costa Rica was the first time I had ever travelled internationally, so naturally I was a little nervous about all of the "unknown" factors of international travel. Little did I know that this would be by far the best place I'd ever visited as far as visually stunning nature, but also the most hands-on when it came to seeing and sometimes interacting with nature.
Date of Article: 10Jan2008
Category: Travel & Leisure
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- Getting Serious About Breast Cancer Prevention
Few words produce a fear factor for women as the words "breast cancer". While it is currently true that there are some very promising advances in breast cancer research and treatment, it is still a prudent course of action to use prevention as your best defense against getting this cancer in the first place, and that is what we are ready to discuss.
Date of Article: 05Jan2008
Category: Health & Fitness
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- Why Medical Tourism is Gaining Popularity
The medical tourism industry is just now starting to catch on, and shows signs that it will become a boon for foreign travel, and may even be a solicited "main attraction" in many far away destinations, in order to get eager US citizens to their country, spending money to get medical care that they otherwise may not be able to afford here in the US. See why this phenomena is catching on as the latest trend.
Date of Article: 22Dec2007
Category: Health & Fitness
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- Yerba Mate : The Healthier Coffee Alternative to Energize, Detoxify
I was introduced to a natural product called yerba mate about two years ago, initially as a component of diet supplements and appetite suppressants, and then as a healthier alternative to coffees and some teas as an energy booster. It turns out, the more I learned about yerba mate, the more I realized this is a superior health drink as well as an excellent alternative to coffee.
Date of Article: 14Dec2007
Category: Health & Fitness
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- The Breast Feeding Quandry
One of the evolving ideas is that all women breast feed their children. This is far from what is actually happening today due to women's ever evolving roles in today's society. What should women consider when deciding whether to breast feed? And what are the benefits and drawbacks?
Date of Article: 10Nov2007
Category: Home & Family
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- More Americans Living Paycheck to Paycheck
In this day and age, you'd think that the gap between the wealthy and poor would be closing in, but in fact the opposite of this ideal is currently happening here in the US, and even the middle class is starting to feel the squeeze of living paycheck to paycheck.
Date of Article: 22Oct2007
Category: Finance & Investment
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- Exercises for Those "Saddle Bags" on Your Thighs
If you're a woman, you've most certainly heard of a phrase called "saddle bags" which is a euphamism (if you can call it a euphamism) for those stubborn pockets of fat that tend to accumulate on women around the outsides of there thighs, creating, well, a look of saddle bags. You probably think, like me, that you're stuck with them. There's good news though, there are exercises that help minimize their appearance.
Date of Article: 15Oct2007
Category: Health & Fitness
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- Viagra's Unexpected Side Effect
Viagra, the most popular and most well known impotence and male sexual enhancement drug on the market, followed only by Cialis and then Levitra, may have some unexpected, and albeit welcome, side effects. Researchers are saying that Viagra also may produce a more psychological effect, putting men "in the mood" mentally for intimacy, affection, and love. In other words, this may be the drug that is every woman's dream!
Date of Article: 17Sep2007
Category: Health & Fitness
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- The Lipolysis Fat Reduction Method
When I initially read the article on a newer fat melting procedure, I thought "Oh boy, here we go again, another gimmick in the world of fat loss". Whenever I hear the words "melt" and "fat" in the same sentence, call me crazy, but I tend to be a bit skeptical because we all know that you cannot melt the fat off or out of your body, no matter how badly we'd all like to at times. Enter Lipolysis, a new fat reduction procedure...
Date of Article: 09Sep2007
Category: Health & Fitness
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- Juvederm vs. Restylane : My Lip Enhancement Experience
Dermal fillers have been getting a lot of attention lately in the world of cosmetic dermatology and anti aging. And all for a good reason. Dermal fillers such as Restylane and Juvederm can make a dramatic difference in the appearance of a person's skin, all with minimal time, a fairly reasonable cost, and minimal invasiveness and pain.
Date of Article: 03Sep2007
Category: Health & Fitness
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- Hypnosis for Weight Loss : My Experience
The subconscious mind is a subject of much debate. Some say that it wields more power over our everyday actions than we know, while others discount it as more or less an additional complexity of the vast human mind to be pondered , but nothing so powerful as to control our every choice. This is where self hypnosis enters the picture, and the power of the subconscious mind is said to weild the ultimate power over our everyday choices.
Date of Article: 19Aug2007
Category: Self-Improvement/Motivation
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- Before You Sign...
No matter how many times it is repeated to us, most of us sign our name to hundreds, if not thousands of contracts, documents, affidavits, binders, and other legally binding contracts in our lifetime, without reading all of the dubious “fine print” that is almost always attached. But do we really know and understand what we are signing? The answer is no, and it could end up getting us in hot water some day.
Date of Article: 05Aug2007
Category: Finance & Investment
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- 3 Anti Aging Treatments to Ask Your Esthetician About
The "right" anti aging treatment could be dramatically different depending on a number of attributes, including race, gender, ethnic background, environmental exposure such as sun and diet, products used, and a number of other factors that we probably wouldn't even think of. administered anti aging treatments. This is precisely why it is important to discuss these with a professional that you feel comfortable with.
Date of Article: 29Jul2007
Category: Health & Fitness
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- How Does Sleep Affect Our Minds and Bodies?
Sleep. Without it, we would lose a lot of our daily, taken-for-granted mental capacities, or worse, we may even go insane without it. For maintenance of our mental and physical health, there is no replacement for a good, relaxed, sound night of uninterrupted sleep.
Date of Article: 05Jul2007
Category: Health & Fitness
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- Credit Card Scams
In the undoubtedly complicated financial world today, we all rely on credit and online access to credit accounts to do business and get around. Those of us that don't use credit cards as a habit still have one for emergency use and for convenience so we can reserve airline flights, hotel rooms or rent a car. But what about when someone breaches that information? What you have then is something called credit card fraud.
Date of Article: 09Jun2007
Category: Finance & Investment
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- My Experience with Bikram Yoga
Everyone has heard of yoga and knows of it as a series of postures to stretch and rejuvenate your body. What is Bikram yoga and what differentiates it from other forms of yoga? Bikram yoga is a specific style of yoga founded by Bikram Choudhury. Bikram yoga is often referred to as hot yoga as it is practiced in a room heated to 105 degrees with a humidity of 50%.
Date of Article: 01Jun2007
Category: Health & Fitness
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- Is Credit Card Consolidation Appropriate for You?
So many Americans are carrying a heavy load of debt on multiple credit cards with high rates of interest on each one of them. There are many offers for quick fixes and promises that by consolidating your debt, your finances will become easier to deal with and more manageable. But how do you know that one of these credit card consolidation offers is appropriate for your situation? Read on for more on this method of finance simplification.
Date of Article: 26May2007
Category: Finance & Investment
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- Gynecomastia
Gynecomastia is the abnormal enlargement of breast tissue in males. The causes can be varied, but, quite often, it is from a hormonal imbalance. If a male is overweight and the gynecomastia is from excess adipose tissue, this is termed pseudogynecomastia.
Date of Article: 20May2007
Category: Health & Fitness
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- Kegel Exercises and You
A description of kegel exercises for women, and a brief history of how they came about as a vaginal strengthening exercise for increased sexual pleasure and also as a preventive measure against a problem that plagues women as they age, incontinence. See how Kegel exercises can help you.
Date of Article: 17May2007
Category: Health & Fitness
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- A History of Aphrodisiacs
Throughout history, aphrodisiacs, substances to enhance sexual pleasure and increase sexual desire, have been the subject of much discussion and interest. Foods that have been associated with aphrodisiac effects, such as oysters, have not been proven by medical science to have an actual clinical effect on sexual desire. But what about foods and common herbs that have been proven to have this affect?
Date of Article: 10May2007
Category: Health & Fitness
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- Types of Retirement Accounts
You should know before making one of the most important decisions of your financial life that there are a vast variety of different retirement plans for us to choose from, and seeking professional advice may be the best way to figure out what fits you best. Going into your future financial planning with a general knowledge of what's available out there to make your money work for you is a necessity.
Date of Article: 07May2007
Category: Finance & Investment
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- Is the Elliptical Machine the Key to Getting "Lean"?
While I enjoyed the extra muscle mass due to weight training and running, I wanted to find something that would stretch my muscles out, and instead of really working my quads and calves hard and not letting them get that long, lean look, I wanted something that would get me the same cardio workout without bulking me up. I finally found that perfect cardivascular workout that will help me "stretch out" in the elliptical machine.
Date of Article: 29Apr2007
Category: Health & Fitness
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- Acne : The Testosterone Connection
Acne is a skin condition that affects both young men and young women alike. Not only that, acne is increasingly occurring in adults, and is an embarrassing problem for millions of men and women well into their thirties and forties. Has acne gotten worse over the past twenty years, or are we just imagining it? Read on for more information on how controlling testosterone production is the key component in controlling acne.
Date of Article: 22Apr2007
Category: Health & Fitness
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- Living with Asthma : A Personal Story
My story of living with asthma started when I was about seven years old. Up until that point in my life, I had lived an asthma-free life. Then, for reasons unknown, one day I got my first asthma attack, while running up a hillside with my mom and dad at a local park. I felt a tightness encase my chest area, and a sudden inability to breathe in and expel the air that I was so used to easily processing with my lungs...
Date of Article: 19Apr2007
Category: Health & Fitness
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- The Age Management Profession and the "Real" HGH
The field of age management and anti aging supplementation and lifestyle products has become a practical overnight success in this new millenium. Not only are we more focused on our daily habits that contribute to our longevity on a daily basis, but now we are looking for that next step in the evolutionary process that's going to take human life to the next level.
Date of Article: 12Apr2007
Category: Health & Fitness
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- The Environmental Movement Gaining Momentum
It's a great time for those who have consistently fought to bring environmental concerns to the forefront in the news as well as in people's minds across the world. Finally, the green movement, the movement to help stop dangerous greenhouse gases from destroying the ozone layer and causing disastrous global warming, is gaining a ton of momentum thanks to the persistence of activism.
Date of Article: 08Apr2007
Category: Social
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- The Mammogram Controversy
Mammograms are a safe procedure that only ensures a woman's continued safety as she gets into the "risk years" for breast cancer, right? Well, some in medicine are saying that mammograms are not necessarily a one size fits all when it comes to women in their forties...
Date of Article: 05Apr2007
Category: Health & Fitness
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- Dermatologist Shortage?
The explosion in skin care technology has resulted in a related increase in demand for skin care professionals - AKA dermatologists, and there are currently not enough dermatologists in some major metropolitan areas to fulfill these demands. Just ask the many on long wait lists just to get an appointment for routine dermatological checkups.
Date of Article: 27Mar2007
Category: Health & Fitness
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- Anti-Aging Secrets for Men
So much of the youth-preservation and anti-aging industry here in America used to be focused exclusively on women, who were thought to be the only sex of the human species to be interested in preserving their youth, extending health and life, and enhancing their physical beauty for longer periods of time.
Date of Article: 23Mar2007
Category: Health & Fitness
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- Bizarre Sleep-Driving Draws Attention to Prescription Sleep Aids
You've probably heard of sleep walking, talking in your sleep, and even slightly more bizarre waking/sleep phenomena such as cleaning and other normal activities being carried out while one is technically, and for all intents and purposes, asleep.
Date of Article: 21Mar2007
Category: Health & Fitness
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- Minimizing Back and Neck Pain at Your Desk
Back pain and neck pain have definitely earned their reputation as the hallmark pain associated with having a desk job. The reason for the common problem is that it simply is not natural for humans to sit in the same position for prolonged periods of time, let alone having to look at a computer monitor and typing on a keyboard all day.
Date of Article: 03Mar2007
Category: Health & Fitness
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- Depression in Men : Silent Suffering
The image of the man as the strong, silent type, while a comforting one to many, is probably the biggest reason that men who suffer from depression tend to suffer in silence, never seeking the correct treatment they need to pull themselves out of the emotional doldrums that weigh on their heart and mind, and very likely also do irreversible damage to their physical health.
Date of Article: 19Feb2007
Category: Health & Fitness
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- Alli Fat Binder : Have Your Fat and Eat it Too?
Well, now it seems this "miracle calorie cutting pill" we had all hoped for may be closer to a reality. News has abounded lately with the buzz about a new OTC (over the counter) diet pill offering which is a weaker form of a prescription weight loss aid called Orlistat. It's name is "alli", and it may be the biggest weightloss news for 2007....
Date of Article: 15Feb2007
Category: Health & Fitness
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- Using Herbs for Hot Flashes
We've all heard the term "hot flashes", unless we've lived under a rock, or are too young to pay attentino to such health woes. Hot flashes are typically associated with the period in life where a woman goes through what is called perimenopause, and then menopause.
Date of Article: 12Feb2007
Category: Health & Fitness
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- Breathing and Flexibility Training at Your Desk
Do you have a desk job? I do, and many times sitting all day can really take a physical toll on the body, making us more tired, and less apt to working out or getting the physical activity that our body's naturally crave when you get home. There are several flexibility and breath training exercises you can do at your desk to de-stress and re-energize.
Date of Article: 06Feb2007
Category: Health & Fitness
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- Naturally Therapeutic Pain Relief
Pain. What is pain? Is pain merely a series of electrical currents, perceived as an unpleasant force, that silently but quickly travels through our bodies in different affected areas? Well, pretty much, on a purely scientific level, this is exactly what pain is. There are natural ways that you can relieve pain effectively without drugs.
Date of Article: 01Feb2007
Category: Health & Fitness
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- House Hunting's Unique Challenges : My Experience
Recently I've had the first-time experience of shopping around for my first home. That's right, for me, the days of care-free, maintenance-free renting, small storage spaces, and restrictive landlord policies on everything from decor to parking spots have grown tiresome, and I'm ready to finally take the plunge into full fledged homeownership.
Date of Article: 25Jan2007
Category: Finance & Investment
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- Does Death Really Begin in the Colon?
You may have seen the catch phrase "Death begins in the colon" before, and chances are you probably saw it in conjunction with an ad or information for some sort of colon cleansing or colon health system. What are the implications of this profound statement, if any?
Date of Article: 12Jan2007
Category: Health & Fitness
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- Vitamins and Hair Loss : The Nutritional Connection
Hair loss and balding is not only a huge and increasing problem for men with male pattern baldness, but it is also unfortunately on the rise for women. Research suggests that there are actually genetic causes for balding, but there are also hormonal imbalances at work, and sometimes even vitamin and mineral deficiencies which only add to and accelerate hair loss and thinning.
Date of Article: 06Jan2007
Category: Health & Fitness
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- Food and Nutrition in the News : 2006
The year 2006 has really been a landscape for changes in food and new and exciting news about food and nutrition, hasn't it? Just a few of the news items that come to my mind in this arena are the fact that cloned foods have been approved by the FDA, and the ever so controversial trans fat ban that has been a raging debate for much of 2006, and may likely continue into 2007.
Date of Article: 31Dec2006
Category: Health & Fitness
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- Lip Plumping 101 : 5 Secrets to Bigger, Poutier Lips
Full lips never seem to go out of style. Even in the eighties, when full lips were not necessarily all the rage, we saw Hollywood beauties like Kim Basinger and Kelly LeBrock as the epitome of female beauty, and guess what, they both had those enviable "pillow lips" that women pay money to achieve in a doctor's office today.
Date of Article: 26Dec2006
Category: Health & Fitness
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- Hybrid Cars Popularity on the Wane?
Hybrid cars enjoyed a huge boost in sales amid skyrocketing gas prices over the past few years of uncertain economic times and restless consumers. Now that gas prices have stabilized, are these eco-conscious, spendthrift's dream vehicles waning in popularity?
Date of Article: 19Dec2006
Category: Travel & Leisure
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- My Experience with Microdermabrasion for Acne Scarring
Microdermabrasion is a popular skin treatment performed in thousands of skin care spas and dermatologist offices worldwide. What can microdermabrasion do for you? Well, I've had three sets of microdermabrasion treatments, and here's my experience with this non-invasive skin care treatment for acne scarring.
Date of Article: 09Dec2006
Category: Health & Fitness
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- Clenbuterol, A Dangerous Hollywood Fat Loss Trend?
There seems to have been a rash of unexplained, dramatic weight losses in Hollywoodland as of late, and some are suspecting that there is more than just a strict diet and punishing exercise routines at work. A drug called Clenbuterol is suspected to be behind some of the Hollywood dramatic size reductions these days.
Date of Article: 07Dec2006
Category: Health & Fitness
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- Silicone Breast Implants to Beat Out Saline?
It's official. The FDA has finally lifted their almost 14 year ban on silicone breast implants amid overwhelming health complaints from women who had this implant device. Now, the FDA is backing the return of the infamously more natural feeling and looking breast implant, and two lucky manufacterers seem to have the corner on the market right now.
Date of Article: 03Dec2006
Category: Health & Fitness
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- The Healing Power of Yoga
For me, yoga was strictly a relaxation exercise, one designed to help stretch my muscles and soothe my busy mind. Little did I realize, I was getting an excellent workout with yoga, combined with all the benefits of a serious cardio workout, as was apparent upon waking up the next day to an invariably sore rump and tummy.
Date of Article: 26Nov2006
Category: Health & Fitness
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- Preventing Identity Theft : What Can You Do?
Identity theft is becoming an increasingly used buzzword in today's high tech world of online banking and bill paying, and with the advent of services like Paypal and shopping cart. We hear about identity theft in the news all the time, and we think we very well may be at risk, but we're not sure what to do to help prevent it. These are tips that can help you to never be a victim of this federal crime.
Date of Article: 24Nov2006
Category: Finance & Investment
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- Non Surgical Face Lifts : Is There an Effective Alternative?
Face lifts are one of the most serious surgeries you can have when it comes to cosmetic surgery. It is certainly not anyone's wish to come out looking like they've have their face pulled back, but rather that they have turned the clock back ten years, gracefully. Unfortunately, the "good" facelifts are few and far between. Are there really any effective alernatives, a "non surgical facelift", if you will?
Date of Article: 14Nov2006
Category: Health & Fitness
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- Fraxel Laser Treatments for Acne Scarring
There's a new kid in town in the world of laser skin therapy, and it's quite effective at eliminating acne scarring and seriously diminishing very deep acne scarring. It's called the Fraxel Laser, and it's FDA approved and has been put to practice in some of the more advanced dermatologist and aesthetician offices around the US.
Date of Article: 11Nov2006
Category: Health & Fitness
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- The Energy Crisis : Headlines in the 60's and 70's
All the rage in the revolutionary years of the 1960's and 1970's were the smaller, more compact vehicles. It's the time during which we saw the first emergence of awareness of our planet, what we were doing to it and the dawn of environmental "green" thinking. Just as a critically ill person becomes well and forgets about his or her life crisis situation, we Americans forget about the energy crunch.
Date of Article: 03Nov2006
Category: Politics & Government
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- Chocoholics Rejoice..Chocolate is Healthy?
I've always considered chocolate to be one of the most decadent, satisfying and unquestionably addictive foods on this earth (along with countless other women, I'm sure). It's been there for me as a pleasure-producing comfort food through rough times, blue moods and trying times on the job. So, how could something that elicits such feelings of bliss be “bad” for me?
Date of Article: 27Oct2006
Category: Health & Fitness
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- American Obesity : Portions Gone Wild
used to be one of those people who did not like to go to the higher end, gourmet or "healthy" restaurants. It wasn't because I didn't like the food, or that the atmosphere was not to my liking, it was because they served, in what had become my Americanized idea of meal portions, "skimpy portions". Now I realize they had it right.
Date of Article: 23Oct2006
Category: Health & Fitness
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- Super Foods for Prostate Health
Prostate cancer is a very scary thought for most men. The idea that every single man, if unencumbered by other diseases, will in his lifetime eventually have either an enlarged prostate or suffer varying degrees of prostate cancer is no secret any more. The difference now is, we've become a nutritionally advanced culture, and we can proactively treat prostate conditions.
Date of Article: 17Oct2006
Category: Health & Fitness
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- Fenugreek and Breast Feeding : More Milk Production?
Fenugreek is a medicinal and therapeutic herb whose use dates back to ancient Greece and Rome. The uses of the fenugreek seed were actually very diverse, but primarily this natural seed was used for an array of "female problems", including the stimulation of milk production in mothers who were having diffiulty producing enough breast milk to feed their infants.
Date of Article: 03Oct2006
Category: Health & Fitness
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- Herbal Medicine Societies in the Boonies?
It's not just the difference between Eastern Medicine, Indian Ayurveda and Western medicine any more. This surge in self healing through nature takes on forms in a larger variety of demographics than we think...
Date of Article: 29Sep2006
Category: Health & Fitness
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- Prescription Pain Killers : Are They Worth It?
Prescriptions for all types of medications are handed out by physicians every day, to the tune of millions a day in the US alone. Pain killers such as Darvocet, Percocet, Vicodin and other potent pain killing medications that knock your pain out quickly and efficiently. But at what price?
Date of Article: 22Sep2006
Category: Health & Fitness
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- Quitting Smoking : Why Women’s Health May Benefit More
There are a lot of reasons to quit smoking. We all know them, but we do not really know all of the reasons, and we don’t necessarily understand the impact that smoking has on our bodies, and possibly even on others around us.
Date of Article: 11Sep2006
Category: Health & Fitness
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- Anti Aging Skin Care : "Pharmaceutical" Cosmetics
Have you ever heard the new buzz term "cosmeceuticals"? This nifty term refers to the fusion of two areas, one which cultivates necessary medications which control our bodily processes internally, and the other, which manipulates our body from the outside, cosmetically improving our appearance.
Date of Article: 08Sep2006
Category: Health & Fitness
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- Hair Loss Breakthrough in the News
There may be some very good news for balding men and women who have been hoping for a "miracle cure for baldness". New research has unveiled a discovery of a special protein which actually dictates the formation and growth of new hair follicles, specifically, in the human body.
Date of Article: 04Sep2006
Category: Health & Fitness
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- HPV and Women : The Silent Killer
HPV, or humanpapilloma virus, is much more prevalent than most people think. It is estimated that roughly 80%, or possibly even more of the general female population, has some form of the HPV by the time they reach the age of 50.
Date of Article: 27Aug2006
Category: Health & Fitness
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- Alternative Cancer Treatment : The Controversy in Virginia
What do you suppose the first thought a person just diagnosed with cancer has? Do they think about death? Do they think about chemotherapy and other medical treatments? What would you think of first if you found out you had cancer?
Date of Article: 16Aug2006
Category: Health & Fitness
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- SAM-E : The Effective Natural Antidepressant?
SAM-E is a natural supplement that has gotten some fairly decent exposure as an effective remedy for depression and anxiety lately. Although it is a "talked about" depression remedy, it has not received anywhere near the hype of the "other" natural antidepressant, called St. John's Wort.
Date of Article: 12Aug2006
Category: Health & Fitness
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- Endermologie : The Ultimate in Cellulite Elimination?
Cellulite is big a big, big business. All you have to do is look at the expanding line of cellulite creams, gels, masks, and even supplements on the shelves of your local drug store, and you see dozens of offerings in the area of topical cellulite treatment.
Date of Article: 08Aug2006
Category: Health & Fitness
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- Public Breast Feeding : Still Taboo?
In this day and age of feminism and women's liberation, it's hard to believe that public breast feeding is still considered somewhat of a "taboo". I'd like to think Americans are generally open minded and accepting, especially when it comes to a mother and her child. The sad fact is that our culture still views breast feeding in public as "indecent" because of the exposure of a woman's breast (gasp).
Date of Article: 04Aug2006
Category: Health & Fitness
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- "DNA Diets" : Junk Science?
Dieting and weight loss products and programs are such a big budget, big profit business today. We've all heard dozens of sales pitches for diet and weight loss products, plans, books, and other items that will supposedly help us miraculously lose that extra weight we've gained with the least amount of effort possible.
Date of Article: 29Jul2006
Category: Health & Fitness
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- Celebrity Trends : Hip to Be Pregnant?
In the new age of celebrity obsession, it seems pregnancy is now the latest "must have" accessory for many Hollywood stars with and without little ones already at home. Pregnancy and children used to be considered career suicide in Hollywood.
Date of Article: 21Jul2006
Category: Arts & Entertainment
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- Saving on Gas : 6 Tips You Haven't Thought Of
The cost of gasoline is in such a state of disarray right now, that it's really affecting many American families to the point of desperation. Sales on bigger cars and SUV's are down, while sales on smaller compact cars, hybrids and motorcycles are higher than ever, in a consumer effort to alleviate gas price impact on their quality of life.
Date of Article: 16Jul2006
Category: Finance & Investment
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- Sexuality and Health : The New Studies
It's really not that big of a leap to assume that general "good health" practices adhered to by the average male will also help ensure a healthy sex life. In the case of male sexuality, the phrase "you are what you eat" is taking on a whole new meaning according to new studies which strongly tie heart health and the absence of obesity to the absence of impotence and other similar sexual dysfunctions in men.
Date of Article: 14Jul2006
Category: Health & Fitness
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