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- Dr. Lee’s Cold and Flu Soup - by In a soup pan, put 1 tsp. olive oil, crush 3–6 cloves of garlic, and 1 green or red pepper in chunks. Warm this up a bit, then add 3 cups water and the following ingredients. (Feel free to modify the amount of spices and proportion of ingredients as
you wish.)
• 1/3 cup fresh ginger, diced ...
Views: 1054 - Fats For Health - by In this day and age of fat phobia and the resultant barrage of low fat and non-fat food products lining the grocery store aisles, a recommendation to supplement your daily diet with one to two tablespoons of essential fatty acid rich oil would appear to go against the grain. To the contrary, ...
Views: 832 - A Word About Estrogen - by As should be clear by now, progesterone and estrogen are closely interrelated in many ways. Progesterone is a precursor in the normal biosynthetic pathway for estrogen. They are often antagonistic; and each sensitizes receptors for the other. Our understanding of progesterone will be enhanced if ...
Views: 769 - Allergies Take Over Phoenix - by Hostages held by Pollens and Molds!
This might sound like a tabloid feature, but sometimes it seems too close to truth. What can we do to fight these problems without buying into the local drugstore and all their expensive "remedies"? This article will have two parts. Natural easy ways to fight ...
Views: 760 - Estriol, the Forgotten Estrogen? - by There is a definite need for a safe estrogen supplement for women who are at risk of breast or endometrial carcinoma but who are denied such therapy because of recent evidence that exogenous estrogen can induce carcinoma in susceptible women. The role of supplemental estrogen in the ...
Views: 6583(2 votes) - How Dangerous is Electromagnetic Radiation? - by What characteristic is shared by an electric blanket, a power line and a broadcast tower? All three emit electromagnetic radiation. These invisible electromagnetic fields (EMFs), generated by currents running through electric wires, are not powerful and destructive like nuclear or X-ray ...
Views: 839 - Drugs Effects on Nutritional Status - by Loop Diuretics (furosemide):
-Excretion of sodium, chloride, potassium, hydrogen ion, calcium, magnesium, ammonium, bicarbonate and possibly phosphate is enhanced.
-After 4 weeks of furosemide use, thiamin concentrations and transketolase activity was significantly reduced.
Thiazide Diuretics ...
Views: 1149 - Vinegar Douche - by In the morning use:
2 tsp. cider vinegar mixed in 1 Cup warm water.
In the evening use:
1 Tbl. Plain, living yogurt mixed in 1 Cup warm water
BAKING SODA DOUCHE
1 Cup of Baking soda mixed in 1 Qt. of water
In the evening use:
1 Tbl. plain yogurt mixed in 1 Cup of warm water. Use one or two ...
Views: 13649(2 votes) - Diet Controversies - by Chapter 42 from Fats that Heal, Fats that Kill
Let us take a short walk through different diets that traditionally sustained human populations on different parts of the globe. We will show the involvement of fats and oils in these diets, and begin a process of looking more closely at how the ...
Views: 1489 - Green-Clean Your Home - by Many commercial household cleaners contain ingredients that are toxic, corrosive, or flammable. Get rid of them and substitute safe cleaners you can make with five common ingredients.
From NATURAL HEALTH, SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 1994
I've been cleaning my home for years with commercial products ...
Views: 881 - How to Care for your Stiches - by 1. It is important that you avoid any contact with water for the first 2 days following surgery.
2. For the next three days,(3-5) it is important to not soak in water. You may take a shower but avoid leaving the stitched area in the path of the direct stream of water. Avoid baths and ...
Views: 2376 - Herbs for the Cardiovascular System - by To improve circulation throughout the body, you should learn about Gingko biloba. Gingko has been recommended by herbalists for over 5,000 years. This tree dates back more than 200 million years, making it one of the oldest species still alive. Some trees live 4,000 years, and researchers are ...
Views: 1152 - Calcium Sources, Inhibitors, and Requirements - by Food Calcium in Milligrams
Hijiki* 1,400
Wakame* 1,300
Kelp* 1,099
Kombu* 800
Brick cheese 682
Dried wheat grass .
or barley grass 514
Sardines 443
Agar-agar* 400
Nori* 260
Almonds 233
Amaranth grain 222
Hazelnuts 209
Parsley 203
Turnip greens 191
Brazil nuts 186
Sunflower seeds 174 ...
Views: 2731 - Fibrocystic Breast Disease and Diet - by Diet is not the sole contributing factor of Fibrocystic Breast Disease (FBD), but a diet which includes high amounts of refined carbohydrates, hydrogenated fats and oils, as well as tobacco use, alcohol use, and caffeine containing foods (cola, chocolate, tea, and coffee) has been clearly shown ...
Views: 2932 - Acne Therapeutics - by Acne Vulgaris
Etiological factors:
Oil based cosmetics
Secondary infection- post antibiotics
Birth Control Pills
Stress and fatigue
Drug induced:
Steroids, halogens, anticonvulsants, lithium, Vit B 12, isonictinic acid, LSD, amphetamines, Fluorides (esp. if around the
mouth)
Over-washing ...
Views: 1001 - Addiction: Recovery or Re-Discovery? - by It took a long time to come back from that not-so-slow descent into illness, depression and a loss of interest in being alive. Fortunately, when these moments were at their most intense, I had not yet become a mother. The greatest damage was done only to myself and given my existing state of ...
Views: 875 - What is NLP ... and Is It for Me? - by NLP - or Neuro Linguistic Programming - has been around for about 25 years. A body of knowledge that was originally put together by Richard Bandler and John Grinder, many have since invested years of experience and training working with people to create what has evolved into a science. And as a ...
Views: 1238 - Personality Disorders - by A personality disorder is identified by a pervasive pattern of experience and behavior that is abnormal with respect to any of the following two: thinking, mood, personal relations, and the control of impulses.
The character of a person is shown through his or her personality--by the way an ...
Views: 1071 - Is Acid Weighing you down? - by The body is naturally acidic. This is a true statement. However, the foods we eat add to this acidity and the fat in our body stores the additional acid, which results in overweight problems and an unhealthy body. There are specific foods that are alkaline and help to flush the acid and fat from ...
Views: 726 - The Single Experience - It's in the Starts - by Some more baying at the moon from.....
The Single Experience
It's in the Stars
Well, I thought that being single already had enough hurtles to bound, but I have found yet another. Along with all the other impossibilities involved in ‘second time around’ relationships, it now seems that on top ...
Views: 743 - Essential Safety Tips For These Times - by 1. Think through and determine where YOU and each member of your family are at, in regard to danger awareness and denial. Discuss this topic in an effort to increase everyone's awareness.
2. Ask yourself and each member of your family to rate themselves on their KNOWLEDGE about possible ...
Views: 1112 - It's Absolutely, Positively Not About Food (sm) - by You’re reading this article because you think you have a food or weight problem, right? And what if I told you, you’re wrong. Moreover, no matter how hard you try to fix the problem by dieting, you end up failing. Why? Because you haven’t fixed the real problem.
If you are working a diet ...
Views: 1988 - Attitude Awareness - by My attitude about healing and wellness was strongly influenced by this special little book, "Who's the Matter With Me?" by Alice Steadman, Espress Publishers, 1985. It made so much sense to me that I read other books on similar topics. These ideas changed my life dramatically, and I believe much ...
Views: 1764 - Attitude Awareness - by So much reading material is available now that when you are ready to read, how do you select what will occupy your precious time? We certainly do have choices, maybe so many choices that it is a bit confusing; however, that is true of every aspect of life, isn't it? Do you fully recognize how ...
Views: 1889 - Attitude Awareness - by Is food intake and fitness part of Attitude Awareness? Of course! Everything about your life is affected by what you tell yourself concerning what you're experiencing. You consciously and subconsciously program your computer/brain by the thoughts you think. You feel more control over your life ...
Views: 3824 - How To Create a Great First Impression - by They say you can't judge a book by it's cover but how many of us judge people by the way the talk, the way they talk or even by the way they answer the telephone?
We form opinions about people the first time we see or hear them. We even form opinions about people we have never met! ...
Views: 1846 - Five Ways to Make Your Body Speak - by ?1999 LJL Seminars
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Dr. Ralph C. Smeadly, the founder of Toastmasters International, wrote, "The speaker who stands and talks at ease is the one who can be heard without weariness. If his posture and gestures ...
Views: 30861(3 votes) - Overcoming Speaking Anxiety in Meetings & Presentations - by 10 Steps to Reduce Speech Anxiety
by Lenny Laskowski
1. Know the room - become familiar with the place in which you will speak. Arrive early and walk around the room including the speaking area. Stand at the lectern, speak into the microphone. Walk around where the audience will be seated. ...
Views: 11034 - One Man's Meat is Another Man's Poison - by Hippocrates was an early observer of the importance of food to your health and equated food to medicine. Yes, if you have the right knowledge, food becomes medicine to heal you! However some foods can be toxic to your body, slowly poisoning you even though you may not be aware of what is ...
Views: 912 - Determine Your Mind/Body Type to Know What Foods are Best for You - by Something very special happens at our conception. At that time, we are endowed with a blueprint of the way we are meant to be. This "blueprint" depends on many factors, chief among them are the characteristics and traits of our parents, and also their state of balance at our conception.
This ...
Views: 1200 - Messages from Dad - by The story that I am about to tell is one that both inspired me, and frightened me, but in the end, made me stronger, and gave me a new sense of purpose. To this day, I know God was with me in this amazing way, and I know that I will never be the same again. I was suffering from depression since ...
Views: 863 - How to Quit Your Job (and Make More Money): A Wealth Secret of Millionaires - by What would you say if I told you could quit your job today without losing any of your monthly income, or perhaps earn even more? You'd probably laugh in my face, right? I know it's a claim that seemingly defies all logic. However, when you learn how to use your money differently, what was ...
Views: 1008 - Retire Quickly - premier personal and business services - by This personal note is to invite you to visit my personal website and to give you a brief overview of a company that I believe can have a tremendous impact on our futures.
The Retire Quickly Corporation was two years old on October 1, 2001 and it is gaining International attention. They already ...
Views: 1007 - 5 Steps for Staying on Track - by We’ve all noticed it. You learn something new in a class or reading an article or book, and you feel committed to change. You’re motivated, energized, excited. The world looks bigger and brighter.
But what about a month or two later? How do you stay on track when you hit your first bump in the ...
Views: 952 - The Contribution of the Performer - by “I don’t want audiences to feel a specific thing..I just want audiences to feel.” Paul Simon
The gift the performer brings to his or her audience is sometimes difficult to recognize in a culture which often judges success by the size of ones house or the amount of money one makes. As an artist, ...
Views: 802 - The Art of Powerful Performance - by How is it that one can have a great song, a great voice, be a great musician and still be boring on stage? How is it that one can have an average song, hardly any voice to speak of, know how to play only 3 chords on a guitar, and pack the coliseum? Why do some people seem to sparkle with ...
Views: 1691 - How to Make a Strong First Impression: Seven Tips That Really Work - by We have all heard this warning: "You never get a second chance to make a good first impression." Also, psychologists, writers, and seminar leaders caution that we only have from seven to seventeen seconds of interacting with strangers before they form an opinion of us.
With this widely ...
Views: 13372(7 votes) - Where's The Map, I Think I'm Lost!! - by How many times have you begun the year with grand ideas of things you needed to do? The calendar changes a little bit, and we have this sense of a new beginning. You know what I'm talking about, those silly things we call "New Year's Resolutions".
"New Years Resolutions", okay I confess I've ...
Views: 875 - Women Only Health Clubs: The Reason & Need - by by Rande LaDue
In a recent article, John McCarthy, the Executive Director of IHRSA addressed the issue of Women-Only Clubs. IHRSA estimates that there are approximately 2,000 women-only fitness centers in the US serving approximately 2 million women. McCarthy sited research done for IHRSA by ...
Views: 2357 - Women-Only Clubs: The Reason & Need - by In an article last year in CBI (Club Business International) Magazine, John McCarthy, the Executive Director of IHRSA (International Health & Racquet Sports Association) addressed the issue of Women-Only Clubs. IHRSA estimates that there are approximately 2,000 women-only fitness centers in the ...
Views: 1067 - PACE: A Group Exercise Program for Every Body - by It is no secret in the fitness industry that group exercise programs are a hot trend. Although the term "group exercise" however, is a fairly new buzzword; the concept has been around for many years under other names (dance aerobics, step bench classes, etc.). In efforts to attract more men into ...
Views: 1293 - NLP: Help for Fibromyalgia ( a personal story ) - by In the early part of 1996 I began to experience severe chest pains; stopping of breath, painful pressure in the center of my chest. Being only 31 years old at the time, I was petrified that this might be a cardiac problem. These chest pains lead me to my family physician's office and emergency ...
Views: 2897 - America – You Make The Difference! - by have the ability to write this letter to you today because I live in a free country. Free to choose the path I lead. Free to love my country, my family, my freedom and my God. Free to speak on a platform of my choosing. Though destruction abounds my free world, I still stand free because of the ...
Views: 979 - Encourage and Expect Individual Accountability - by Encourage and Expect Individual Accountability is a necessity in life as it is in business. I have yet to find a business professional, athlete, or parent who maintains a high level of integrity, honesty, and success without understanding this law. One of the most difficult things is to say, ...
Views: 1651 - Overcoming Adversity in Sales - by Do you wish you could close sales faster? Are there times when you dream of landing a huge multimillion-dollar account? After you lose a client do you ever think, “I wish I could keep my clients forever?” And at the beginning of every month when your commission feels like zero, do you wonder, ...
Views: 1117 - Questioning Skills for Salespeople - by Communication skills are the defining attribute of a top sales person. There are five parts to great communication skills. Listening, Questioning, Body Language, Speaking, and Interpreting. In the next few issues of the Executive Sales Tips Newsletter, we will explore each of these topics. This ...
Views: 4253 - Listening Skills For Sales Professionals - by Communication skills are the defining attribute of a top sales person. There are five parts to great communication skills. Listening, Questioning, Body Language, Speaking, and Interpreting. In the next few issues of the Executive Sales Tips Newsletter, we will explore each of these topics. This ...
Views: 1469 - *Some Basics About Business Opportunities - by Business Versus a Job
With over 40 million people now engaged in working from home, I get a lot of questions these days about Home Based Business Opportunities. ‘How do I know if an opportunity is legitimate?’ and ‘Should I have to make an initial investment?’ are two of the most frequent ...
Views: 949 - Our Journey is Our Work (Book Excerpt) - by A role as God’s messenger is not what came to mind when I thought of myself prior to age fifty. Nor is it what most of my friends would say of me today. Yet, we are all messengers.
This book is you, and it is me. Yes, you will find yourself, like it or not, in this book. Yes, we are in denial, ...
Views: 687 - Reading Body Language for Sales Professionals - by Body language is fascinating. People rarely recognize how much information they give off and how noticeable it is to the human eye. Even to the untrained human eye.
I can remember coming home from school as a child after having a tough day and seeing my mother. Instantly she would look at me ...
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