We are all looking for a bargain, and unless we have money to frivolously spend, we want to get the best price possible. That holds true when purchasing a treadmill. The fact is most people buy cheap treadmills and they eventually pay the consequences. Cheap models account for approximately 75% o...

In this digital age, the importance of being able to absorb information quickly and efficiently is more pronounced than ever. For me, I get tonnes of information every single day. It used to be just the simple newspapers. Now I get an inbox full of mail, newsletters and every kind of news and inform...

Cultivating positive energy: Most of us who study Yoga have been taught that an abundance of Prana (vital air or vital energy), can be found at the ocean, lakes, large open fields, and in the mountains. Although the air is different, this same energy can be found where people assemble for a positive...

Statistics tell us that more people have migraine headaches on Sunday night and that the rate of heart attacks and heart attack-like symptoms are very high in the early hours of Mondays.. What does this tell us? Perhaps that people are dreading going to their job on Monday? Maybe. But there are ...

A lot of gyms nowadays have a smoothie bar. Everyone is figuring out how important it is to get the proper nutrition right after a muscle building, fat burning workout. But there are two good reasons not to hit that smoothie bar after your workout. One is the price. It`s sort of like buyin...

WHY WEIGHT LIFTING? What`s the one thing that you can do to lose weight, re-shape your body, improve muscle tone, become stronger, fight off osteoporosis, lower blood pressure, etc.? Weight Lifting! Or as it`s also called, Strength Training! For the rest of this book I will refer to the art of weig...

I grew up in a home that was filled with guilt. As bizarre as it may seem, that guilt grew out of very generous behavior. My parents always thought of other people. In many cases, they were forced to. Both worked hard and were always striving to do better. While not rich or even financially comforta...

If you have ever lost someone dear to you it is likely that you can still summon up the grief that you may still be carrying deep inside yourself as a result of the loss. If this grief, which is usually felt as a deep saddness, is something that you would like to clear in yourself then you may find ...

Is a grudge-laden heart sabotaging your success in business and in life? Much has been written over the ages about the value of forgiveness. And yet so many people continue to resist the idea of forgiving their transgressors. Why is this? I believe there are a couple of factors at play. First, al...

Arthritis is probably one of the most misunderstood of all diseases. Quite honestly if you ask the average person in the street exactly what arthritis is you won`t get an answer that`s even close. All they know is that something hurts but don`t have a clue as to exactly what or why. Before I go into...

Surrogate motherhood is changing the nature of reproduction for some modern American families. Women and couples now have a range of options that allow them to achieve a much desired pregnancy when all hope seems to be lost, but surrogacy offers even the most impossible of cases the opportunity to e...

A very common disease of the mouth that I am sure that we have all heard of by now called Gingivitis, can be quite stressful and rather irritating. You can prevent this oral disease by the means of appropriate dental hygiene. These appropriate measures call for brushing your teeth at least 3 times a...

Direct Answers - Column for the week of February 24, 2003 I met someone over the weekend who is very, very famous. I was volunteering at a sports function and his sister was working the function. As the day progressed, she and I really hit it off. She asked me to take drinks to the suites upstair...

Nutritionists tell us that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. With breakfast, we are replenishing our bodies from the night before and charging them for the day ahead. How we will perform during the day is affected by what we eat in the morning. Yet, breakfast tends to be rushed and ro...

It is very important for low carb dieters to stick to the exact plan prescribed in a book or by a doctor or dietitian. Taking even "one bite" of something that is not on the plan can easily ruin a dieter?s progress on a low carb plan. This is especially important in the early "no carb" phase of many...

I want to focus our thoughts on each of these four elements of success. While these were originally written for a business audience, the principles can be easily translated to cover yourself or any group or organization you belong to. Knowledge. Before one begins down the road of success, they need ...

Physical exercise complemented by a healthy diet may still leave you bereft of a truly fit body if you dont relax enough. Relaxation releases `feel good` hormones in our body. They help us reduce free radical effect, which means it slows down the ageing process, reducing the PMS syndrome, speeds up ...

Let?s address the truth of God about our existence. It?s in the spirit of the teller the Bible story is told to us. The story is about God/Instructor who creates in the world of angel. With this fact about the Bible account one knows the truth. Perception is the key to understanding the message in t...

Contact lenses rest on your cornea atop a constant supply of tears. The contacts are also held in place by pressure exerted from the eyelids. When you blink the pressure from the eyelids cause the contacts to move slightly and glide over your cornea. This allows the tears underneath to gently flush ...

Direct Answers - Column for the week of July 1, 2002 I`m a 26-year-old flight attendant engaged to be married in 10 weeks. Our wedding reception was to be held in a marquee in my in-laws` garden. On Saturday night my future mother-in-law flipped out at my fiancé for wanting to marry me. On Sunday sh...

I?ve mentioned your skin?s need for water before, but it?s such an important topic that it deserves a section all its own. We sometimes forget our skin -- until something goes wrong! Your skin is the largest organ of your body. The skin protects us from infections, guards us against harmful effects ...

Cultivating an energy of playfulness, spontaneity and laughter is healthy, engaging and attractive. Lighthearted folk are prized as friends and sought after as companions. They make better mates and more productive employees. Treat yourself to a bit of fun each day and that, along with the odd apple...

So many of us live a stressful life. Unfortunately, when we are unable to take the time that we all need to nurture ourselves we fall victim to self?pity, depression, or burn-out. What we all really need to snap-out-of-it is a few minutes or a few hours of self-serving attention and pampering. (Or m...

Even though our lives progressively moves forward on occasion it has a way of working what seems to be in a backwards motion, yet in the end achieves the same results. I remember years ago when I started my bodybuilding career, I had no self- confidence, poor self-esteem, and an introverted personal...

There is no doubt that a substance problem can be the worst thing in a person`s life. It can create a lifestyle that is physically and mentally unhealthy. A person who is addicted to drugs has the following problem: by following their desires, their wants, their urges and cravings, by listening to...

Systemic treatments are applied severe psoriasis cases. When topical treatments can no longer treat the affected areas, medical attention has to go beyond skin-deep. These medications affect the whole body and are often taken by mouth or by injection. These treatments are more complicated and more e...

"In a moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing to do. The worst thing you can do is nothing." Theodore Roosevelt As I wandered a parking lot looking for my car I realized the quality of my decision making skills shrunk drastically in the midst of chaos. We make hundreds of d...

There is much debate about who invented the concept of contact lenses but this is what we do know. Back in 1508 Leonardo da Vinci made sketches of a rough version of what a lens for the eye would look like. Then in 1632 Rene Descartes came up with the idea of a contact lens for the cornea. In 1801, ...

Newsflash: there is a world beyond olive oil. Look, I like olive oil as much as the next person and I use it extensively in my cooking. However there are alternatives and there are very good reasons for using some of them. But let?s just stay with olive oil for a second or two longer. How oft...

DREAM IT, CREATE IT, BECOME IT If you?ve been reading my newsletter for awhile, you know that I continue to incorporate and teach the ?how to? principles behind successfully achieving our goals and dreams. One important piece of wisdom I`ve gained is that nothing happens, no forward steps are taken...

Us bodybuilders live a crazy lifestyle. Some call us crazy, narcistic, and even hermits, but I call it dedication. We even do things that we don`t realize we`re doing but when someone mentions it, we get a little humor out of it. I dedicate this article to the bodybuilding.com forum members for maki...

What is Acne? Acne is a chronic disorder of the hair follicles and sebaceous glands. Some of the characteristics of acne include black heads, pimples, cysts, infected abscesses, and rarely scarring. Acne usually occurs during adolescence in both men and women. To be more specific, acne starts during...

This is a new song by Kelly Clarkson, I think once you hear my feeling of this song and what it really stands for, you are going to love it! Because of you I never stray to far from the sidewalk? What exactly does she want to covey to all of us? Now is this a good thing or a bad thing? Let?s see, if...

Conceptualizing stress: Stress often has a negative connotation. Failure, illnesses, distress are often marked as stress. Stress can also be a result of factors like job promotion, transfers, first love and the like. Ivancevich and Matteson (1980) defined stress as an adaptive response mediated by ...

Natural homemade recipes for your skin are simple to make and cost-effective. What you put on your skin is just as important as what you eat. Commercial products often contain chemicals that are absorbed by your skin finding their way into the bloodstream which can be harmful to your overall healt...

Some scientists believe that whiskey may be one of the keys to preventing the Big C. For a quite a number of years, liquor has been known not only to bring destructive intoxication and addiction upon its patrons, but also as deterrent to a healthy lifestyle. But as a potential weapon against cancer?...

To begin feeling that first spark of self-confidence within you, try as many of these as you like. It`s important to enjoy yourself along the way. Have fun! 1. Correctly do 25 pushups, 50 sit-ups, or 1 cartwheel. 2. Learn all of the words to a fun new song on the radio and sing it aloud while driv...

Very few people can claim to never have difficulty sleeping. But for those who do, it may be a case of wondering do you have insomnia, or just temporary sleep problems? Insomnia is usually a chronic, long term condition, during which a person may have any or all of the following: difficulty getting...

"Enthusiasm is worth any pot of cream ever offered." Can you be a President or a Prime Minister if you are bald? Many political advisers suggest that a Presidential or Prime Ministerial candidate should have plenty of hair and an attractive, youthful image. They see image as a very important part of...

As if choreographed and rehearsed the night before, one lays witness to the rumble of heels, a sea of italian-crafted, waxed, buffed and protected from any Act of God footwear, tap-tap-tapping down the staircase: the mesmerizing beat of the damned. On cue, all eyes dart to the tunnel, shift to the c...

In the course of my experience working and training in gyms, I?ve seen people doing some incredibly "interesting" exercises. Unfortunately, it?s usually because these people have not been properly instructed in exercise technique. Here are some of the top winners. Remember, these are actual exercise...

Freedom, what is it? I am an Internet writer whose job is to write about the Internet. Does that mean I am locked into this one area? Am I allowed to write about other things? Well today I am going to test out my supposed freedom, by writing about freedom. Some people say freedom is a state of mind,...

Taoist Philosophy
To understand the purpose of the form it is important to understand its basis and roots.

The origins of Tai Chi go back over 5,000 years and are based in Taoist philosophy developed and refined by the great Taoist thinkers such as, Tao Te Ching, Lao Tzu and Chuang Tzu...

Recently I saw an advertisement for a time management booklet: "Shorter deadlines, competing priorities, endless meetings, interruptions and even higher quality expectations are just some of today`s time challenges. And yet the number of hours in the day remains the same." As entrepreneurs we all st...

Dumbbell exercise is a key component of every balanced exercise and fitness regime. Finding the right dumbbells for your own specific fitness program is important and that is why adjustable dumbbells are ideal. Adjustable dumbbells allow you to save space and time during weight training sessions me...

Q: With so many skin care products on the market today, how do you know which one is right for you? A: I encourage you to become a label reader. The latest trend in skin care marketing is anti-aging. Many women today are concerned about reversing the signs of aging as well as prevention of the aging...

Because all of us have been brought up eating junk food, well most of us, it is not easy to change our eating habits. Your eating habits have developed since childhood based on what your mothers or fathers cooked and what your psychological make-up was during that time. The foods you eat and crave...

Any doctor worth their salt will tell you diets don`t work. Plain and simple. Surprised? Well you might be. You can`t get away from all the talk about South Beach, Atkins, Low Carb, Zone ... you name it, they`re talking about it. It`s on TV, in magazines... everywhere you look. And of course t...

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome /Fibromyalgia makes you extremely tired, exhausted and weak. It means you only have a fraction of the waking hours that most people enjoy - and even those waking hours are often spent feeling exhausted and with brain fog. But you **can** do something in your day - it just m...

Taking those first few steps towards establishing a Fitness Lifestyle can very well be intimidating, especially if the decision is made to sign-up for a gym membership. In fact, deciding on even using a gym can be a double-edged sword of sorts. On one hand, there are many of us who feel that we?ll b...