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Sunday, March 22, 2009

The Best Sensitive Skin Care Tips

By Jessica Sparks

If you have sensitive skin, you should develop a sensitive skin care treatment that works for you and steer clear of triggers, ie wool and latex, excessive sun exposure, and in some cases, certain foods. People who are prone to blushing, sunburn, or itching usually have naturally fair skin, while those unable to tolerate certain materials are said to have sensitive skin. Of course it is possible to have both fair and sensitive skin, and certain people find that their skin related problems are brought on by food allergies or stress.

Natural skin care products have been shown to be less likely to trigger skin reactions when used to treat sensitive skin, which is why many skin care professionals recommend them to their patients. What you eat is also an important consideration. Eating plenty of fruits and vegetables and drinking enough water is recommended, but it is also important to pay attention to any outbreaks or flare ups that may be related to food allergies. Herbal ingredients are generally recommended for extremely sensitive skin, including almond and jojoba oil, and aloe vera.

Developing a skin care routine is an important way to protect your sensitive skin. Choose products that are astringent free and designed for sensitive skin and which contain natural ingredients whenever possible. A good skin care regimen includes cleansing, exfoliating, toning, and moisturizing. It is important to cleanse everyday, washing your face with warm water to remove dirt, makeup, and other impurities. Depending on your skin type, it isn't necessary to repeat the four other steps each day, but you should plan on exfoliating once a week and using an astringent free toner and a moisturizer containing sunscreen one to three times per week.

Caring for your sensitive skin properly is the best way to make sure that your skin remains healthy, radiant, and beautiful. The right skin care products can help to make this possible, so choose carefully and pay attention to ingredients and labels. - 17274

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Simple to Follow Weight Loss Tips

By Jose Grinden

The magnitude of people who start a weight loss program daily is unbelievable and the percentage of them that will be defeated is equally mind blowing. So what causes this, when there is plenty of good, solid information at everyone's disposal?

The chief reason for that defeat in losing any weight is simply because the colossal majority of people who try to lose weight just give up too soon. There are plenty of reasons for this, yet one of the worst reasons is haste. People tend to be in too much of a hurry and expect to manifest results too rapidly and when that crops up, they just give up, certain that it has failed for them. So here we have five facts related to losing weight which could cause you to rethink your own strategy with respect to losing weight.

Everyone's body is designed to remain at the exact weight for its build and height and when that goes out of alignment due to abuse, a slight shift in how you manage your body will restore it back into alignment and render back to the correct weight.

Undertaking to lose weight too fast by crash dieting may be highly destructive to your health. Your body naturally resists your endeavours to do this by slowing down your metabolism by trying to counteract the withheld nutrients, thereby decreasing the effectiveness of the diet. When you halt dieting and resume eating normally again, your body is going to stow food as fat in preparation for a subsequent bout of starvation, so you will attain more weight than previously.

Doing strenuous exercises may cause unwanted stress on your muscles when they're unused to it. This can result in muscle and ligament damage which will have an injurious effect on your endeavours to lose weight.

By reducing your intake of calories from food so that it is a little less than the number of calories you burn through exercise, you should lose weight until a perfect balance is reached. This is the simplest truth about weight loss. With this knowledge a part of your strategy, you have a far more improved chance of succeeding where without them you could possibly have failed. - 17274

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The Right Way to Process Acai Berries

By Jacob Terrance

There are many challenges in keeping acai berries. Amazonian acai berries are healthy but they are very perishable which is why most people do not get to eat fresh acai berries, only getting to eat processed or preserved ones in the form of frozen pulp. Once an acai berry is picked off of an acai palm tree, it will not last long in the open air. If refrigerated, it can last up to 24 hours, at which time it's many nutrients begin to die off quickly.

Since acai berries do not last long at all, it is hard to transport them anywhere far. That means, something needs to be done to the acai berries before they can be transported to be sold elsewhere other than near the rain forest regions in Brazil or wherever else the acai palm trees grow.

There are many challenges that manufacturers face when trying to preserve and process acai berries. The cost can be high and any slight drop in quality control could mean the whole batch of acai berries will be worthless. Once acai berries are picked by the locals, they are quickly transported to be processed to avoid any risks of microbial contamination.

The method used to preserve and process acai berries must also be one that preserve the most nutrients found in the berries. If the nutrients are destroyed in the process, no one would feel the need to pay a lot of money, risking microbial contamination and going above and beyond to obtain this hard to obtain exotic fruit. It is much easier to buy other fruits in local grocery stores.

Some companies freeze the acai berries before they are transported. However, this is also challenging because the second the temperature fluctuates, there is a risk that the acai berries will be spoiled immediately. Manufacturers have to spend more money to ensure that the shipping environment is constant. This makes shipping frozen acai berries rather expensive.

Some companies have developed powder-based acai capsules and tablets, therefore making the acai berries' nutrients last longer. However, there are concerns that the nutritional content of these derivative acai berry products may not contain many nutrients at all. The quality of the products is likely to be very low. Taking acai pills and tablets cannot compare to eating fresh acai berries or drinking most of the acai berry juices around.

There are more complicated ways to preserve and process the acai berries such as the freeze drying process that is supposed to be the best. The freeze drying process is done in a vacuum which is beneficial for limiting the activity of enzymes that would otherwise make the acai berries go bad quickly.

The moral of this story is that while acai berries have lots of nutrients in them, the acai berry products that you find may not contain many nutrients at all. You have to pay attention to how the acai berry is processed in order to find out if a product is really good for you. If the product is not nutritious, then there is obviously no point paying a premium price for it. - 17274

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Hypnosis and weight loss

By jackson young

Is dieting and exercise contributing to your stress from work and day-to-day life? This stress can be the cause of the limited success you are experiencing with dieting and exercise. Negative food notions from childhood also affect your ability to lose weight. Hypnosis can help you eliminate these problems and allow you to create an effortless approach to lowering your weight.

Hypnosis is extremely effective for accessing the power of your subconscious mind to accomplish your goals. Under hypnosis you are in a temporary, altered state of consciousness. It's like being so absorbed in what you are doing that the outside world disappears and fades away. Meaningful long-term changes can be made with hypnosis or hypnotherapy as a form of psychotherapy.

You can break the unwanted eating habits caused by emotions such as boredom, loneliness, sadness, or anger which cause unhealthy eating habits. These emotions cause you to eat for comfort even when you aren't hungry. With hypnosis there will be permanent change not only in what you eat, portion sizes and cravings, but the entire way that you view food. You won't be feeling unsatisfied or hungry. Instead, hypnosis will give you the mental and physical mechanisms to maintain a healthy diet. Hypnosis can specifically alleviate the root of your eating problems including:

Food cravings for salt or sugar Eating too much because you eat too fast Cultural eating patterns learned from your family Large portions that are unnecessary

Effortless change becomes natural when you access the power of your subconscious mind by implanting suggestions of less snacking, better food choices and increasing exercise and your metabolism.

The subconscious mind controls eating patterns, cravings and your attitudes towards food and your weight. By altering the beliefs in the subconscious mind through hypnosis you can control your eating and exercise habits which will lead to successful, long-term loss of weight and better health.

Low self-esteem is often the cause of overeating and weight gain. Weight loss becomes a vicious cycle. You feel bad about yourself and eat for comfort, leading to more bad feelings and more eating and weight gain. With hypnosis you can gain control of your self-esteem and build the confidence you need to lose weight. Hypnosis can help target the areas of your subconscious mind causing impulsiveness and loss of control about your eating habits. Sometimes, the more you try to control your eating, the harder it is to do. When you give in to temptation you feel worse about yourself.

Hypnosis can make weight control possible where other approaches have failed. This is because it does not depend upon willpower (trying to dominate the subconscious by the conscious mind). Instead the subconscious mind has to be in agreement with your conscious desires. With Hypnosis you are subconsciously motivated to make better choices leading to the permanent loss of weight.

Hypnosis can help you uncover the unconscious reasons you fail to reach your goals. You will develop effective strategies for change. The subconscious mind holds the keys to changing these habits. You can develop new strategies to make these changes permanent with a weight loss program that will utilize the power of your subconscious mind. You will shed pounds while becoming self-confident in your ability to control your eating habits and your appearance. The power to control your health and weight is within. Hypnosis will help you utilize it and put you on the path to a healthy, slim, confident and happy you. - 17274

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The Amazing Amazon Acai Berry

By Jordan Jervishus

Acai Palm trees native to South and Central America produce Acai berries. The fruit is round, small, and blackish-purple. It is usually around 1 inch in diameter. It is smaller and darker than a grape but looks very similar. It also has less pulp than a grape. About 80% of the fruit is made up of a large seed in the center of each berry.

Because the seed is so large compared to the size of the berry you have to use a lot of berries to make a large portion of pulp. It is fortunate that the Acai berry grows in groups of 700 " 900 berries. Each year to crops of the berries are harvested. The seeds are used too. They are used for livestock food, soil for plants, and for planting more Acai palm trees.

In the South American countries Acai fruit is used for amino acids, essential fatty acids, and antioxidants. It is a great high energy food for your body. The Acai berries are also great sources of fiber, protein, and iron. It might be the #1 most nutritious food in the entire world!

By eating the Acai fruit is you could also be preventing yourself from cancer because of the high quantity of antioxidants it contains. In pure Acai berries there is also many very beneficial minerals. They contain high levels of anthocyanins and glucosamine. Anthocyanins protect the nervous system, help repair collagen, improve eyesight, and protect blood vessels.

A very beneficial way to lower your cholesterol would be to eat Acai berries because of their high protein levels. The fiber in the berries is also great for the digestive system. Omega 9 and omega 6 essential fatty acids are also present. The acids help absorb vitamins D, A, E, and K. This can also help prevent hypertension and cancer.

The people of Brazil have known about this secret berry for decades. We are just now finding out how beneficial this berry can be. The purest form of the Acai berry is hard to obtain in America because it is grown in the Amazons so make sure you get Acai berry from a legitimate source. Research has just begun on this very healthy fruit but already they are seeing how great of a superfood it is. - 17274

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Why Do People Bruise Easily And What Can You Do About It?

By Carolyn Cooper

As you get older, you may notice that a simple bump can lead to some truly spectacular bruising. Your family is concerned and your friends are worried, but you may have no idea how that bruise got there! The truth of the matter is that as we age, we become much more susceptible to bruises, and many people, especially women, finding that bruising easily is something that they need to deal with. Take some time to consider why you might bruise and what bruising causes might be at work.

The first thing that we should try to determine when we're looking at bruising is what are the bruising causes that creates the bruising in the first place. Bruises, which are also called contusions, are usually caused by capillaries which have thinned walls are damaged but the adjacent skin is not broken. Almost any sort of impact can cause a bruise, and with fair skinned people the bruise can be dramatic display of colors. Although there may be some pain from the impact, bruises typically are seldom harmful, though they can certainly cause embarrassment when we're wandering around with them showing.

Knowing that bruises are usually caused by some form of impact, what makes them so colorful. To find that answer to the difference in coloration, you have to determine the amount of blood that seeps into the adjoining tissue. Aging in some people causes easy bruising because their skin and/or capillary walls have grown thinner. With either one of these types of thinning the tendency of to bruise easily will probably increase as you age. Aging skin loses elasticity and becomes more fragile and then it fails to provide the protection to the underlying capillaries that it did when the skin was younger. It is the combined weakening of the skin and capillary walls that causes people to bruise easily.

If you are ready take steps that should help you stop bruising easily, you'll determine that there are quite a few things that you are able to do. Perhaps the most significant thing to think about when you want to keep from bruising so spectacularly is to look at getting rid of anything that might be damaging your capillaries. For example, having a poor diet, cigarette smoking or drinking excessive alcohol can serve to weaken your capillaries. When you want to change this cycle of poor behavior, consider changing over to a diet that does not have excessive fats and, make sure that you start a regular exercise routine and consider taking some specific, targeted natural supplements.

As you are get older and you realize that simply bumping against the corner of a cabinet can make you look like you were in a fight, you don't need to worry about it. This is a normal affect of growing older and an affect that can be dealt with. - 17274

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Acai Berry extra has no auto ship program

By Casandra James

If your tired of being screwed over by online companies when all your trying to do is buy an acai berry supplement, then make sure you read this brief review of Acai Berry Extra.

Acai Berry Extra not only has one of the strongest acai supplements available hitting 1200mg per daily serving but they also believe that a repeat customer is far better for business then trying to rip them off the first time they buy from you.

There is one main feature of Acai Berry Extra that I want to point out in this review first. That feature is there is no auto ship program, which means that once you place an order for your acai supplement - you get what you pay for and there is no hidden charges.

I personally got tired of trying to get a acai supplement from a company that was not trying to take every cent they could of my credit card that I almost gave up. Then I found the best deal every from a very honest company.

Being an honest company providing the best version of the acai berry in a supplement, you can sure tell why they are standing above the rest. - 17274

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Diabetes Meal Plans

By Dan Reto

Individuals who suffer from diabetes must sustain a very consistent, healthy diet, to make sure their condition does not worsen (or possibly result in death). A meal plan in other words, is a guide which defines what kinds of food you should eat, and exactly how much of that particular food (this applies to liquids as well).

If a correct plan is followed, one can improve their blood pressure, glucose, and cholesterol. Even more so, it will also help keep their weight under control, as individuals with diabetes do generally gain weight much faster than others. All in all, a meal plan will greatly benefit you physically, and will almost always have a great affect on you mentally also.

The trouble for individuals with diabetes is that they do not possess the freedom to eat anything they want to. They must control the food they consume with their medication and insulin. It is also necessary for them to workout to maintain their glucose levels at a certain level. If a diabetic person does not follow these daily, they may seriously harm themselves.

Although you may feel like doing so takes too much time, it is by all odds time worth spent. Visit a doctor (or a dietitian is fine as well), and request that they come up with a meal plan for your specific needs. Having a meal plan made to your bodies specific needs, and following it, will greatly reduce chances of future diseases (cancer, heart problems, etc..). Once again, do not hesitate to take the stand and visit your doctor or dietitian. It is something you will thank yourself in the long haul for doing.

Pursuing a meal plan is not hard, but it does take commitment. Many individuals start, but never follow through with it. You should find ways to motivate yourself to succeed. Only diabetic individuals can realize how tough it is to cope with having to be so careful of what they eat. All The Same, it is something you must deal with, and with and appropriate meal plan, you can better your condition. - 17274

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How to Eat a Pomegranate; Three Different Ways

By Freda Smith

A pomegranate is a fruit grown mostly in warmer climates. You will find it growing naturally around the East Indies, the Himalayas, Iran, Pakistan, Turkey, Africa and some of the warmer states like Florida, California and Arizona. These red fruits are chocked full of vitamins and minerals, including potassium, Vitamin C, Calcium and Phosphorous. They are also very sweet tasting and are a low calorie snack.

The flower and the pom fruit are bright red. The fruits themselves are full of nine essential vitamins and minerals including Calcium, Vitamin C, and Potassium. The average calories per cup of fruit is usually around 100, making this a nutritious and low calorie treat.

The outside of the fruit is not edible and tends to be quite hard. To get at it effectively, cut the top off and section it in several sections from top to bottom without cutting all the way through it. Now you can place it into a deep bowl of water and let it soak for about 10 minutes. After those 10 minutes, tear the fruit apart, still in the water. The heavier seeds and fruit will drop to the bottom and the white pulp and rind will float to the top.

How you eat a pomegranate entirely up to you. The seeds are even edible so you can just pop the whole fruit into your mouth and chew. However, many people choose to just eat the fruit around the seeds and discard the seeds, which once dried can be ground up as seasoning for a large variety of dishes. Some countries actually use them in soups and stews. They are also quite delicious if you simply top them onto plain or vanilla yogurt.

Another method of how to eat a pomegranate involves cutting the fruit in halves. Cut several more segments along the rind of each half without cutting all the way through it. Turn the fruit upside down and push or tap the back with a heavy kitchen spoon or spatula. The fruit should fall right into the bowl beneath. Then you can discard the rind and eat the tasty fruit.

Of course you could opt for the original way, which has serve mankind moderately well for a millenia now. Grab the fruit off the tree and peel back part of it with your fingers. Dig the seeds out, pop them in your mouth and eat. But be careful! If you do this at home, you can use a spoon instead to scoop the seeds out into a bowl. Be very careful of the juice using this method, it will stain anything that it comes into contact with. If you get it on your clothes, counter tops, or even just your hands it is very hard to wash out. - 17274

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To Men Who Want to Build Muscle Faster - But Can't get Started

By Allen Brian

95% of human being is impatient. This is also true to those who want to build their body. Many people want to find out how they can quickly build muscle, and there are a few things to remember if you want to see results in just weeks.

The first thing you should know in muscle building is not overtraining yourself. Logically, it seems as if working harder, doing more reps, lifting more weights will make you see results far faster, but this is incorrect.

Since there are so many ways for building muscle faster. Don't overtrain your body. It is seriously wrong way to do it. Damaged muscle recover takes time. If you damage or strain muscles, it may take up to monthly to cover for next working out exercise. While lying on your back, you can't build your muscles.

While doing weight lifting working out, remember not to lift over 70 to 80 % of your maximum strength. The damaged muscle will repair itself. And the more muscle damaged, the more muscle will be added when it repairs. And 70 to 80% is the good muscle damage point for this purpose. Finishing workout exercise within one hour is what we called fast muscle building. It cause accumulated lactic acid in body and hurts your muscle building process.

Stop the Aerobics

Aerobics are good for cardio. But they have nothing good for muscle building. In fact, aerobics not only have nothing good for muscle building but also interfere it.

More Fish and Meat

Intake mass fish and lean red meats. Such as, salmon that contains high amounts of Omega-3. The proteins in red lean meats will help your muscle growth faster.

The Benefit of Rest

Have a full day rest after a day of weight lifting. Which mean no continuous workout for 2 days. You also can train certain part of muscle in day 1 and train totally different part of muscle in day 2. The main purpose is letting muscle rest and repair itself. Sleeping is also important for your health as well as muscle repair itself. As we mention before, our body will add more muscles after the muscle repairs itself.

Suitable hydration is essential for continuous muscle building. Proper hydration means enough water in your cell for carrying nutrition and riding of body waste, regulating body temperature and protecting your joints. Above thing are important for having a healthy body and working out.

Good Protein Source

When trying to build muscles quickly, you should definitely add lean red meats (steak), lean chicken, turkey, tuna, salmon, and eggs to your meal plan. Intake lean protein is important for building muscle. Some protein sources like red meat and salmon have fats. They can boost your testosterone levels and help your muscle growth and increase muscle strength.

Visit Your Doctor

For the proper rest of muscles, you need to talk to your doctor regularly. Your doctor will give you many tips on staying as healthy as possible.

Take Plenty of Sleep

8 to 10 hours sleeping is crucial for building muscle faster. For this amount of sleep, your muscle can relax and build muscle mass faster. If you have any chance for sleeping, sleep as much as you can for more muscle mass growth. - 17274

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Nutritional supplements make very little difference

By Jon Cardozo

Are you counting on weightlifting supplements to make up for a poor diet or inadequate training? You would do better to save your money and focus on the fundamentals instead of looking for a shortcut. So many people have found out the hard way that taking muscle building supplements (or weightlifting supplements) is not a shortcut to gaining lean muscle mass.

Muscle building supplements are not necessary and are often completely useless. Even protein shakes, although helpful and convenient, are not mandatory. You really can get all of your calories and protein from your diet. Protein drinks are convenient, but there's nothing really magical about them.

I've always been fascinated by the world of business and marketing. You can learn a lot about this by visiting a store that sells muscle building supplements. Look at some of the packaging, and you'll notice some big and bulky men staring at you underneath a catchy headline. The point of all this is to convince you that their products are absolutely necessary for success, or that they contained some magic ingredient that will give you instant results.

I once heard a well known trainer explain that supplements are mostly useless for building muscle.

Vince Delmonte tells us that adding supplements to our muscle building program may only give us a 10% boost, and this number assumes that we have already maximized our strength training and nutrition. He says that in most cases supplements will only give us a 1 or 2% difference, which is probably not enough to make you notice!

If you simply focus on mastering the basics, you'll make more progress and save yourself some money in the process.

The bottom line is that everyone can achieve massive muscle growth by adhering to the basic principles of progressive resistance training and increasing caloric intake. In other words, lift more, and eat more. Repeat until you achieve the desired results. You don't need to consider questionable steroid alternatives, or even more reliable substances such as creatine, until you have practiced basic principles and achieved as much success as you can.

The truth is that building muscle, like many things in life, is actually fairly straightforward. It requires effort, but the fundamental principles are not that complex. What is needed is a self discipline and persistence, which requires much more effort (and is much more rewarding) than popping a few pills or drinking some special powder. Only when you've mastered the basics and truly disciplined yourself should you even consider adding supplements. - 17274

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Acai Supreme Review.

By Casandra James

Acai Supreme is yet another acai berry supplement that focuses on the benefits of the amazing acai berry. There is one question though that I think surrounds all the acai berry supplements and that is - what makes one better from the rest?

Acai Supreme is by far one of the most effective acai supplements online and the results confirmed over other products like juices, pills, and powders. My professional guess would have to be because of the higher levels of dietary fiber, Vitamin A, Vitamin B1, Vitamin E, amino acids, and healthy Omega fats, which have all helped to put this supplement on top.

If you are looking at a fast shipping time from an acai supplier who actually has stock on the supplement, hen you should be impressed with the 3 to 5 shipping days from Acai Supreme. You get a full months supply to try out for just the cost of the shipping and handling fee's, then after the trial is over the cost for a one months supply climbs up to seventy nine dollars and ninety five cents which is on the high end of Acai supplements, but as with most health related products, you get what you pay for when it comes to the Acai Berry.

Reports from real users have shown that they have noticed an increased energy level through out the day, and a noticeable improvement in there skin tones. Many users have also recorded they have also dropped weight as well and have experienced a higher metabolism.

If you have tried other acai supplements and you are interested in trying one with a different formula, I would strongly urge you to give Acai Supreme a try. - 17274

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