Bird Flu: What are the Real Chances of a Pandemic by Niall Cinneide Avian influenza, or bird flu as it is more commonly known, was discovered over a century ago in Italy and to date, there are several strains of the bird flu virus. Many of these strains have become deadly, particularly the H5 and H7 strains. The deadliest one to date, the H5N1 strain, has reportedly killed 70 people in Asia alone in the last two years. Many scientists believe that if proper action is not taken, bird flu has the potential to be the fourth major pandemic in the world. Influen ... Tinnitus: Taming The Beast Within by M.G.Tarant by Mark Goeder-Tarant Tinnitus: A persistant high pitched screaming only you can hear. You can hear it 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Sometimes the noise is enough to make you feel you are loosing your sanity. In fact, on a lighter note one could call it Author's Biography: ... Information And Advice To Help You To Lose Weight by Steve Hill If you are looking into ways of how you can become fitter or how you can lose weight, this article may be of interest to you. It gives information and advice to help people to successfully lose weight and more importantly to keep this weight off in the long term. I have had many issues with my own weight and have tried many different weight loss programs and diets. I have lost weight but then after only a short period of time, I would put all of the weight back on again. A few years ago, I dec ... Bird flu and Your Personal Safety by Muath Daraghmeh The world we live in today is not safer than the one known by our parents and grandparents. If you've kept up with the news lately, you've heard terrible warnings about bird flu. It's the most serious known health threat the world is facing that has swept through the world bird population. There’s never a total absence of risks in our lives. Risks are voluntary actions and can be managed. Emergencies can be met and handled, but it takes know-how and continuous awareness. What you can't p ... The Many Bacteria in Your Mouth by John Bateman When I wake up in the morning I brush my teeth before I sleep at night I brush my teeth. Why? Well it is because I like to think of my mouth as clean and I like to feel the cleanliness of my teeth with my tongue. Don’t you like to think of your mouth as a clean place? I was astonished to lean that just because my mouth felt “clean” didn’t mean it was sterile. The best oral hygiene strategy in the world cannot rid the mouth of bacteria and in my opinion this is not always bad (more about this l ... Learn How the Mind and Body Works with the Five Psychological Phases of Fitness by Stew Smith Whether you are a military special operations soldier, an athlete, or just a regular person seeking to lose weight, all groups experience similar personal obstacles. Those who succeed in their training programs learn to conquer self-doubt. That is the key to fitness! Every day, excited people join fitness clubs determined to attend classes or workout for an hour a day, five days a week. This exuberance for vitality typically lasts for 10-14 days before self-doubt, sleeping in, and skippi ... Stop Making Excuses And Start Your Weight Loss Program Today by Steve Hill Are you the type of person who would love to lose weight but you keep putting it off for another day? There are many excuses which people make which I will write about in this article, but it is now time to become strong and to stop making excuses. Be inspired and start your weight loss program today. I have to admit that I am the type of person who a few years ago would have answered yes to the question above. In my late teens I was far to over-weight and was not happy about it. I often though ... Top Snoring Prevention Tips For You by Mike Johnson Top Snoring Prevention Techniques Here are some helpful ideas for free and inexpensive ways to reduce your snoring and possibly save your marraige. I would be willing to bet a high percentage of divorces are at least in part caused by too much snoring. A good nights sleep is treasured. Give some of these a try: 1. Stop smoking or at least avoid smoking right before you hit the pillow. Smoking can swell and inflame your throat. 2. There are a few anti-snoring pills ... Oatmeal - The Most Powerful Breakfast for Weight Loss by Alli Ross Did you know that simply eating breakfast raises your metabolism by 10 percent? Oatmeal is one of the most powerful breakfast foods of them all. If you are looking to get your body in great shape, you should incorporate this as a staple food in your diet. Oatmeal is the perfect meal to start your day because it boosts your energy and has plenty of fiber to keep you full and satisfied. Oatmeal breaks down slowly in the stomach, giving you long-lasting energy. It is also full of water-soluble ... The Health Benefits Of Tai Chi by Steve Hill More and more people are looking at the different alternative health therapy options these days. In this article, I write about the health benefits which using tai chi can bring. I hope you enjoy the read. Tai chi is the most popular exercise in the world today. It is relatively new to the western world but is becoming more and more popular. The two thousand year old Chinese martial art is quite simple to do and has many benefits. I have been attending tai chi classes for around a year now and ... Healing Your Emotional Relationship with Food by Lori Radun, CEC The other night I lay in bed watching Oprah's 20th Anniversary DVD collection - a gift given to me by my best friend. Story after story of incredible people that have touched and changed the life of Oprah caused my tears of inspiration to flow. One particular person I really identified with - the story of Rudine. Rudine suffered severely from anorexia nervosa. She wanted so badly to battle and win this condition, but her emotional relationship with food and herself was so damaged. You s ... GOLF INSTRUCTIONS by Jonathan Brown The objective of golf is to hit balls into each of the 9 or 18 successive holes on the course, in as few strokes as possible. Every sport calls for appropriate equipment; golf is no different. A good technique, coupled with the right clubs will bring success. Try different clubs before deciding the right set for you. Please avoid the common blunder of buying expensive and flashy golf clubs, for starters. Instead, look out for crucial features such as length, shaft, flex, grip-thickness and swi ... Snoring problem cure. by Richard Evans Does anyone in your family have a snoring problem? I have finally found a cure. About two years ago I started to snore. It got to the point that my soul mate, wife and lover of over 36 years had to leave the room and sleep on the couch. I also had sleep apnea. I would stop breathing and my wife stayed awake to make sure I would start breathing again. In summary she wasn’t getting much sleep at night, and I wasn’t getting much quality sleep either. Either Gila (my wife) was shaking me ... Bird flu and Your Personal Safety by Eng. Muath Daraghmeh The world we live in today is not safer than the one known by our parents and grandparents. If you've kept up with the news lately, you've heard terrible warnings about bird flu. It's the most serious known health threat the world is facing that has swept through the world bird population. There’s never a total absence of risks in our lives. Risks are voluntary actions and can be managed. Emergencies can be met and handled, but it takes know-how and continuous awareness. What you can't p ... Dealing With Your Appetite - Three Simple Steps by Dr. Ron McCluskey Dealing With Your Appetite, Three Simple Steps Have you ever had a day where you haven't had problems with your appetite? Join the club! Millions of people trying to lose weight have had the same problem every day. And most of those are giving in to their problems with over eating. Here is some good news. By implementing three simple steps, you can greatly improve your problems with appetite. 1) Exercise. Yeah, yeah, yeah. You have heard this one until your eyes cross, but listen to this.Res ... Wheatgrass by Ali Al-aaraji Wheatgrass is one of the most nutrient-rich green super food. With one pound having as much nutrients as 23 pounds of vegetables, it is becoming one of the most widely used natural health supplement. Before wheatgrass can be consumed, it must be juiced to have the optimum nutrition. It cannot be digested when not in liquid form because of its fibrous nature and high levels of cellulose. Roughly 70% of wheatgrass juice is chlorophyll which is what plants use to absorb the light from the sun. ... I Pulled A Fast One on My Obese Husband – Now He’s Skinny and Loving It! by Helen Robinson I Pulled A Fast One on My Obese Husband – Now He’s Skinny and Loving It! By: Helen Robinson I really didn’t mean to be devious. I was worried about his health and mine. I finally went cold turkey and gave up my two pack-a-day cigarette habit and put on 40 lbs. He weighed 241 lbs. and tried every diet in creation. After being on that famous high-protein diet, bacon and eggs every morning and steak for dinner, he wound up having a triple bypass. I’m usually not a nagging wife, but I k ... Sleep and Body Temperature – The Connection by Wendy Owen There is a definite relationship between our core body temperature and our feelings of lethargy or energy. When the body is warm, we feel wide awake. When the body is cool, feeling of tiredness and sleepiness prevail. Not everybody realizes that our body temperature works and ticks like an internal clock controlling our sleeping cycles. Body temperature also controls the metabolism, circulation and other involuntary activities our body undertakes. It's also extremely important to unders ... Equine Therapy - A Nurturing and Powerful Therapy by M.L. Mann This group resorts to alcohol or drugs to buffer the emotional roller coaster they are riding. Sure, many of us take a drink now and then to unwind, but for some it becomes an addiction. Nobody wants to become an addict; it is not a conscious choice we make. Addiction creeps up on you and before you realize it, you can’t make it through the day without alcohol or drugs. In our minds, it is easy to justify our addiction by simply stating, Author's Biography: This article was writte ... Cerebral Palsy by Bridget B. Cerebral Palsy The words Cerebral Palsy are used to describe a medical condition that affects control of the muscles. Cerebral means anything in the head and palsy refers to anything wrong with control of the muscles or joints in the body. If someone has cerebral palsy it means that because of an injury to their brain (that's the cerebral part) they are not able to use some of the muscles in their body in the normal way (that's the palsy part). Children who have cerebral palsy, or CP, may not ... Safe, Healing, All Natural Xylitol by John Bateman Xylitol is a natural sweetener and thus does not fall into the same category as saccharine, the active ingredient in Sweet’n Low, or aspartame, the active ingredient in Equal and NutraSweet. Saccharine and aspartame are artificial sweeteners that are made in a laboratory. They are synthetic chemicals that have been linked to many life-threatening illnesses. Xylitol is a natural sweetener that comes from the earth, from nature. It can be extracted from fruit, berries, vegetables, birch wood ... Is It Time To Shake Up Your Training Program? by Kim Pye There are dozens of ways to prevent stagnation, plateaus and just plain boredom from setting in. Keeping the body guessing is the key to being sure that your body continues to progress. Typically, we make our greatest strength gains the first 1˝ to 2 years. I mean, where it seems like you are going up in weight almost every week. You feel like you're simply amazing, and then it starts to slow down. Before long you may find yourself working with the same weight for a couple of months, even longer ... The Health Problems Which Are Caused By Being Overweight by Steve Hill Despite big efforts and huge amounts of money being spent by western governments, people are still becoming more and more overweight. This article looks into why this might be happening and also about the health problems which can arise due to this increase in weight. The problem with some forms of dieting Many people follow a particular diet and after a few months have reached their ideal weight. They then relax and go back to living life as they had been before they started the diet. The res ... Tinnitus: Preaching to the Choir in your Ears by Mark Goeder-Tarant How much screaming will you tolerate before taking decisive action. I have learnt to preach to the choir in my ears. I did so because there came a time a when I realized that no one and nothing was going to rid me of my tinnitus. Just a small reminder of some of the therapies I have tried in order to find some peace and quite in my life: Acupuncture, psychotherapy, hypnotherapy, infusions, Valium, Anti-depressants, orthodontic treatment, hearing aids, masking aids, “Tinnitus Re-Training” p ... Self Directed Group Health Insurance Plans by Richard Evans Self Directed Group Health Insurance plans Groups that currently have traditional health insurance can often save 30% to 40% with the HRA plan. The HRA, or Health Reimbursement Account has been around for a couple of years now, however the benefits are not widely known. It is a way to self fund some of the smaller expenses and reimburse the employee in the background so that as far as the employee is concerned, the plan looks, feels and works like his low deductible plan with co pays. An ... |
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