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		<title>Cover Yourself or Someone Else Will</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 18:32:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[kaiser health insurance plans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kaiser medical insurance]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When a dog gets sick, they are taken the vet. Usually, the owner undergoes a cost/benefit analysis when the vet comes back with the potential bill for repair. If the bill is too high, the dog is euthanized. It&#8217;s a terrible reality, but it is true.
Unfortunately, most people don&#8217;t understand that they put themselves in [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When a dog gets sick, they are taken the vet. Usually, the owner undergoes a cost/benefit analysis when the vet comes back with the potential bill for repair. If the bill is too high, the dog is euthanized. It&#8217;s a terrible reality, but it is true.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, most people don&#8217;t understand that they put themselves in essentially the same position by either not having health insurance or having inadequate insurance. Undoubtedly, one of the best and most affordable options is to get a medical health plan with <a href="http://www.go2healthplans.com" title="kaiser permanente">kaiser permanente</a>. This allows for private hospitalisation.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.go2healthplans.com" title="kaiser health insurance plans">Kaiser health insurance plans</a> are comprehensive and most individuals can obtain coverage easily. You don&#8217;t want to show up at the emergency room and be turned away. Imagine how terrifying that would be. Don&#8217;t trust the government. The US does not have nationalized hospitalization despite what many think. You need expertise and knowledge when it comes to medical care.</p>
<p>Health is a fundamental need for everyone. Look into kaiser plans for individual, family or groups. We must always think of our family. This is a simple way to protect our loved ones.</p>
<p>If you live in California, it&#8217;s worth your while to check out <a href="http://www.go2healthplans.com" title="kaiser health insurance">kaiser medical insurance</a>. You&#8217;ll be glad you did.</p>
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		<title>Do you need Acne Scar Repair?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 17:21:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[acne scar repair]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you need Acne Scar Repair? 
If you have acne scarring, you are more than likely to be sad and depressed. If you have acne scarring covering your face, it is time to be aggressive and go out and find a powerful acne scar solution! acne scars dallas You need something that will help you smile [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Do you need <a href="http://www.advancedskinfitness.com" title="Acne Scar Repair">Acne Scar Repair</a>? </p>
<p>If you have acne scarring, you are more than likely to be sad and depressed. If you have acne scarring covering your face, it is time to be aggressive and go out and find a powerful acne scar solution! <a href="http://www.advancedskinfitness.com" title="Acne Scars Dallas">acne scars dallas</a> You need something that will help you smile again. Show people those big pearly whites instead of a frown.</p>
<p>Do you miss that clean complexion you had before your acne cysts? Do you believe you would be a happier person if you could have that face again? An acne scar is not an actual scar, it is a post inflammatory variance in the skin. <a href="http://www.advancedskinfitness.com" title="Dallas Acne Dallas">dallas acne dallas</a> Acne scar removal is reliant upon dissolving the flawed tissues and remodeling the area with new skin elements. This may appear complicated but it is easier than you may think.</p>
<p>Microdermabrasion employs abrading crystals to remove damaged proteins from the surface of the skin. This acne scar reduction method can be good for raised blemishes but is less effective for sunken acne scars like ice pick scars. Microdermabrasion can reduce an acne scar but is does not spark new collagen fibers. An effective acne scarring treatment must regenerate skin components in order to be complete.</p>
<p>Skin grafting includes removing a chunk of skin from one part of the skin and surgically adhering it over the affected site. This does not reduce acne scars, it just hides them. Rouge is used by many people to cover a facial acne scar. This is not helpful because it does not reduce an acne scar, it is just covering it like skin grafting does. Your day is better spent abating an acne scar instead of just concealing it for a few hours.</p>
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		<title>BEAT DEPRESSION!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 19:17:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s the story of a small, almost successful mail order entrepreneur, and
how he overcomes the blues that comes with his way of conducting business:
What an adrenalin rush! Last week when I visited the post office my post
office box was overflowing with orders.  One day, I had to get a plastic
container just to carry the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here&#8217;s the story of a small, almost successful mail order entrepreneur, and<br />
how he overcomes the blues that comes with his way of conducting business:</p>
<p>What an adrenalin rush! Last week when I visited the post office my post<br />
office box was overflowing with orders.  One day, I had to get a plastic<br />
container just to carry the mail home. At the end of the week, I had made<br />
about $1,200 in orders!</p>
<p>Unfortunately, I spent money to stock up on inventory. I anticipated<br />
receiving the same type of business the next week to make up for any<br />
overspending I had done this week. That did not happen.</p>
<p>The next week brought in a total of $150 in orders _ and the week after that<br />
brought in only $10!       After that,  depression set in. I kept saying<br />
&#8220;What will I do now? I spent the $1,200 and only have $80 to my name. Rent<br />
will be due in a couple weeks and I&#8217;m flat broke _ simply because I let money<br />
go to my head because I was temporarily &#8220;rich.&#8221;</p>
<p>This is one example of how a business works sometimes and it&#8217;s important to<br />
not take everything for granted. As employees of other companies, we were use<br />
to the fact of receiving a paycheck every week. Whether we worked hard or<br />
not, our paycheck was always the same and always on time. All we had to do<br />
was put in our 8-hours, 5-days a week.</p>
<p>Also, we were not used to spending any money to fill orders. If we needed to<br />
mail something, we sent it to the mail room or ran it through the postage<br />
meter. As employees, we didn&#8217;t pay for the postage out of our own pockets.<br />
Our employer took care of it. That also goes for supplies. If we ran out of<br />
paper for our typewriter, we went to the supply cabinet and got a pack out.<br />
We never worried about spending our own money to pay for office supplies.</p>
<p>But when you own and operate your own business money is hard to come by<br />
especially the first few years. You generate your own income! So instead of<br />
thinking about riches and glory _ think about improving upon what you already<br />
have. If you have a $1,200 week pat yourself on the back _ but don&#8217;t be<br />
stupid like I did and spend it thinking you&#8217;ll have the same amount next week. This may not happen for another 6 months!</p>
<p>Instead, find out &#8220;why&#8221; you generated this much money one week and hardly<br />
anything the next week. Did you stop marketing because you didn&#8217;t think you<br />
had to anymore? Did you spend time filling all those $1,200 worth of orders<br />
and generating back-end sales? (A back-end sale is placing some form of<br />
advertising in with the orders you fill that will generate additional sales.<br />
These items should be for products and services that either compliment or are<br />
the same as the product the customer purchased.)</p>
<p>Were all the orders that made up the $1,200 week for the same product or<br />
different ones? Where did you advertise in order to generate this response?<br />
Was it a specific publication or a combination of several of them? Were the<br />
orders for something that people run out of frequently (i.e., printing,<br />
typesetting and advertising?) If so _ you can have a special offer for these<br />
same customers in a few weeks with a money-saving coupon for them to use.<br />
This will generate repeat business and the likelihood of another $1,200 week<br />
in the near future.</p>
<p>However, if you do spend the money like I did and depression sets i,<br />
just sit down for a moment and reflect on what you do have: a roof over your<br />
head, food to eat, a legitimate business that will grow and possibly steady<br />
out in the future, peace of mind and the ability to work on your own without<br />
employers and people breathing down your neck!</p>
<p>In addition _ if you spend the money and cannot buy the supplies to fill the<br />
orders, DON&#8217;T just avoid your customers and hope they&#8217;ll understand. Instead,<br />
send them a postcard that simply explains that you had such a large response<br />
that you sold out of the item. Tell them approximately &#8220;when&#8221; their order<br />
will be filled and &#8220;when&#8221; to expect it. If you can&#8217;t possibly fill the order<br />
within 30 days, give your customer the option of getting their money back or<br />
better yet _ issue them a Credit Voucher to use on future purchases.</p>
<p>If you have no income at all and cannot possibly refund people&#8217;s money offer<br />
them something in return that you can provide. You need to find some way to<br />
compensate your customers. Remember that they trusted you enough to see your<br />
ad, write out a check and spend their hard-earned money on you. They may not<br />
have a lot of money either. Avoiding them will turn you into a &#8220;rip-off&#8221;<br />
artist with no future in the industry!</p>
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		<title>HANDY FIRST AID TIPS</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 11:17:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When someone is injured or suddenly becomes ill, there is usually a critical period before you can get medical treatment and it is this period that is of the utmost importance to the victim.  What you do, or what you don&#8217;t do, in that interval can mean the difference between life and death.  [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When someone is injured or suddenly becomes ill, there is usually a critical period before you can get medical treatment and it is this period that is of the utmost importance to the victim.  What you do, or what you don&#8217;t do, in that interval can mean the difference between life and death.  You owe it to yourself, your family and your neighbors to know and to understand procedures that you can apply quickly and intelligently in an emergency.	Every household should have some type of first aid kit, and if you do not already have one, assemble your supplies now.  Tailor the contents to fit your family&#8217;s particular needs.  Don&#8217;t add first aid supplies to the jumble of toothpaste and cosmetics in the medicine cabinet.  Instead, assenble them in a suitable, labeled box (such as a fishing tackle box or small took chest with hinged cover), so that everything will be handy when needed.  Label everything in the kit clearly, and indicate what it is used for.</p>
<p>	Be sure not to lock the box &#8211; otherwise you may be hunting for the key when that emergency occurs.  Place the box on a shelf beyond the reach of small children, and check it periodically and always restock items as soon as they are used up.</p>
<p>	Keep all medications, including non-prescription drugs such as aspitin, out of reach of children.  When discarding drugs, be sure to dispose of them where they cannot be retrieved by children or pets.</p>
<p>	When an emergency occurs, make sure the injured victim&#8217;s airway is not blocked by the tongue and that the mouth is free of any secretions and foreign objects.  It is extremely important that the person is breathing freely.  And if not, you need to administer artificial respiration promptly.</p>
<p>	See that the victim has a pulse and good blood circulation as you check for signs of bleeding.  Act fast if the victim is bleeding severly or if he has swallowed poison or if his heart or breathing has stopped.  Remember every second counts.</p>
<p>	Although most injured persons can be safely moved, it is vitally important not to move a person with serious neck or back injuries unless you have to save hime from further danger.  Keep the patient lying down and quiet.  If he has vomited and there is no danger that his neck is broken, turn hin on his side to prevent choking and keep him warn by covering him with blankets or coats.</p>
<p>	Have someone call for medical assistance while you apply first aid.  The person who summons help should explain the nature of the emergency and ask what should be done pending the arrival of the ambulance.  Reassure the victim, and try to remain calm yourself.  Your calmness can allay the feat and panic of the patient.</p>
<p>	Don&#8217;t give fluids to an unconscious or semiconscious person; fluids may enter his windpipe and cause suffocation.  Don&#8217;t try to arouse an unconscious person by slapping or shaking.</p>
<p>	Look for an emergency medical identification card or an emblematic device that the victim may be wearing to alert you to any health problems, allergies or diseases that may require special care.</p>
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		<title>Oral Chelation Therapy &#8211; Now Available</title>
		<link>http://www.surphdog.com/oral-chelation-therapy-now-available/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2008 19:57:56 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oral Chelation Therapy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Chelation is a commonly accepted method of heavy metal and toxin removal in which a special chemical compound called a chelate &#8211; such as dimercaptosuccinic acid, dimercaptopropane sulfonate, or ethylene diaminetetraacetic acid &#8211; traditionally intravenously. The chelate finds and forms a single attachment to the toxin with one reversible ionic bond. With the bond intact, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Chelation is a commonly accepted method of heavy metal and toxin removal in which a special chemical compound called a chelate &#8211; such as dimercaptosuccinic acid, dimercaptopropane sulfonate, or ethylene diaminetetraacetic acid &#8211; traditionally intravenously. The chelate finds and forms a single attachment to the toxin with one reversible ionic bond. With the bond intact, the toxin is seized, pulled off the cell and carried away from the body.</p>
<p>However, the toxin is not neutralized during this process and is potentially able to attach to other cells on its way out. Conventional chelation also has a harder time clearing heavy metals from cells (due to having only one method of bonding to the toxin) and some chelating substances even remove needed minerals from the body with the toxins, resulting in some adverse side effects.</p>
<p>Enter <a href="http://www.cardiorenew.com" title="Oral Chelation Therapy">oral chelation therapy</a>, (also known as Clathration) . This is a unique form of chelation therapy in which the clathrating substance is given orally. This clathrate then finds and encloses the toxin in a three-dimensional cage-like inclusion complex (also known as a lattice structure or matrix) using three different types of irreversible bonds. These bonds attach to and completely encapsulate the toxin.</p>
<p>Oral chelation therapy essentially neutralizes the toxin to keep it from coming into contact with any other bodily tissues as it is carried from the body. In this way, the unnatural contaminant has no way of re-attaching to and damaging the body as it is flushed out. This method is especially effective against heavy metals.</p>
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		<title>Discount Health Supplements</title>
		<link>http://www.surphdog.com/discount-health-supplements/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Mar 2008 04:44:50 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nutritional Health Supplements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nutritional Supplements]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re reading this, you know that I prefer natural medicines and homeopathic remedies over chemicals every time. Luckily, there are sites like DrugNatural.com that carry nutritional supplements. These boil down to actually being known as nutritional supplements. Healthy living and daily maintenance require things like Daily Wellness, Herbs, and Multivitamins and Minerals. They carry [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you&#8217;re reading this, you know that I prefer natural medicines and homeopathic remedies over chemicals every time. Luckily, there are sites like DrugNatural.com that carry <a target="_blank" href="http://www.drugnatural.com/">nutritional supplements</a>. These boil down to actually being known as nutritional supplements. Healthy living and daily maintenance require things like Daily Wellness, Herbs, and Multivitamins and Minerals. They carry Children&#8217;s Vitamins as well.</p>
<p>For those in need of enhanced support for their mind and body, they have a huge selection of Men&#8217;s Health, Women&#8217;s Health, Women&#8217;s Vitamins, Weight Management, Energy/Sports/Fitness, Fatty Acids and Lipids and Senior Nutrition from such well known US based manufacturers as Integrative Therapeutics, Tyler Encapsulations, NF Formulas, Vitaline, PhytoPharmica, Pure Encapsulations, Douglas Labs, Priority One and Allergy Research.</p>
<p>In today&#8217;s life, full of overwork, stress, anxiety, pollution, lack of sleep, it is not easy to escape from infliction of degradation of health, illness and weakness. To guard against such conditions and towards preventive measures, we offer a huge selection of <a target="_blank" href="http://www.drugnatural.com/">nutritional health supplements</a>, herbs and vitamins in such categories as Amino Acids, Antioxidants, Bone and Joint, Brain Support, Cholesterol Maintenance, circulation, Detoxification, Digestive/G I Support, Eye Nutrition, Hair and Skin Health, Probiotics, Stress Control Relaxant. All these dietary supplements are available not only from the well known manufacturers mentioned above but also from other reputed US companies as Ecological Formulas and Cardiovascular Research, Physiologics, Nordic Naturals, Nature&#8217;s Way, MMS Pro, etc.</p>
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		<title>The iPhone as a Health Device?</title>
		<link>http://www.surphdog.com/the-iphone-as-a-health-device/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2008 23:27:50 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iPhone Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iPhone Health Device]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iPhone SDK]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[iPhones are neat gadgets and have tremendous possibility as a &#8220;health augmenting&#8221; device. I&#8217;ve used a Palm PDA for years to monitor my weight, caloric intake and exercise tracking, but why should I be forced to carry around a device solely for this purpose? I&#8217;ve long thought that my cell phone would be a good [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>iPhones are neat gadgets and have tremendous possibility as a &#8220;health augmenting&#8221; device. I&#8217;ve used a Palm PDA for years to monitor my weight, caloric intake and exercise tracking, but why should I be forced to carry around a device solely for this purpose? I&#8217;ve long thought that my cell phone would be a good candidate.</p>
<p>Fortunately, a combined phone-health tracking device can now become a reality thanks to the release of the &lt;a href=&#8221;<a href="http://planet-iphones.com/forums/index.php//#10"&gt;iphone">http://planet-iphones.com/forums/index.php//#10&#8243;&gt;iphone</a> sdk&lt;/a&gt;. The implication of a freely available Software Development Kit for the iPhone means that health conscious developers can now develop cool, fun iPhone applications to assist with proper nutrition and exercise.</p>
<p>If you&#8217;ve got the desire to become one of these health conscious&lt;a href=&#8221;<a href="http://planet-iphones.com/forums/index.php/#10"&gt;iPhone">http://planet-iphones.com/forums/index.php/#10&#8243;&gt;iPhone</a> SDK Developers&lt;/a&gt;, you need to cruise on over to &lt;a href=&#8221;<a href="http://planet-iphones.com/forums/index.php/l10%22%3Ehttp://planet-iphones.com/forums/index.php#10&lt;/a">http://planet-iphones.com/forums/index.php/l10&#8243;&gt;http://planet-iphones.com/forums/index.php#10&lt;/a</a>&gt;. It&#8217;s the best place to start learning for &lt;a href=&#8221;<a href="http://planet-iphones.com/forums/index.php/#10"&gt;iPhone">http://planet-iphones.com/forums/index.php/#10&#8243;&gt;iPhone</a> SDK Developers&lt;/a&gt;. You can download the SDK and discuss all relevant topics about the SDK.</p>
<p>New users can acquaint themselves with the rules about the forums. Developers find it is a great site to work through difficult questions during the development process.It&#8217;s also a great site to find out what cool new apps may be coming. Ordinary iPhone users can sign up to the site and find all the new plugins and applications for your iPhone. This includes the latest wallpapers, games and must-have accessories.</p>
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		<title>WHERE DIETS GO WRONG</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Mar 2008 05:56:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When we discover that we are heavier than we want to be, we have a natural invlination to eat less food.  We may skip lunch or eat only a tiny amount of our dinner in the hope that if we eat less our body will burn off some of its fat.  But that [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When we discover that we are heavier than we want to be, we have a natural invlination to eat less food.  We may skip lunch or eat only a tiny amount of our dinner in the hope that if we eat less our body will burn off some of its fat.  But that is not necessarily true.  Eating less actually makes it more difficult to lose weight.</p>
<p>	Keep in mind that the human body took shape millions of years ago, and at that time there were diets.  The only low-calorie event in people&#8217;s lives was starvation.  Those who could cope with a temporary lack of food were the ones who survived.  Our bodies, therefore, ahve developed this built-in mechanism to help us survive in the face of low food intake.</p>
<p>	When researchers compare overweight and thin people, they find that they ear roughly the same number of calories.  What makes overweight people different is the amount of fat that they eat.  Thin people tend to eat less fat and more complex carbohydrates.</p>
<p>	Losing weight is not something one can do overnight.  A carefully planned weight loss program requires common sense and certain guidelines.  Unfortunately, there&#8217;s a lot of misinformantion floating around and lots of desperate people are easily duped and ripped off.</p>
<p>	Every day one can open a magazine or newspaper and see advertisements touting some new product, pill or patch that will take excess weight off quickly.  Everyone seems to be looking for that &#8220;magic&#8221; weight loss pill.  Millions of Americans are trying to lose weight, spending billions of dollars every year on diet programs and products.  Often they do lose some weight.  But, if you check with the same people five years later, you will find that nearly all have regained whatever weight they lost.</p>
<p>	A survey was done recently to try and determine if any commercial diet program could prove long-term success.  Not a single program could do so.  So rampant has the so-called diet industry become with new products and false claims that the FDA has now stepped in and started clamping down.</p>
<p>	Being seriously overweight and particularly obesity can develop into a number of diseases and serious health problems, and it is now a known fact that when caloric intake is excessive, some of the excess frequently is saturated fat.</p>
<p>	The myth is that people get heavy by eating too many calories.  Calories are a consideration it&#8217;s true, but overall they are not the cause of obesity in America today.  Americans actually take in fewer calories each day than they did at the beginning of the century.  If calories alone were the reason we become overweight, we should all be thin.  But we are not.  Collectively, we are heavier than ever.  Partly, it is because we are more sedentary now.  But equally, as important is the fact that the fat content of the American diet has changed dramatically.</p>
<p>	People who diet without exercising often get fatter with time.  Although your weight may initially drop while dieting, such weight loss consists mostly of water and muscle.  When the weight returns, it comes back as fat.  To avoid getting fatter over time, increase your metabolism by exercising regularly.</p>
<p>	Select an exercise routine that you are comfortable with and remember that walking is one of the best and easiest exercises for strengthening your bones, controlling your weight and toning your muscles.</p>
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		<title>EXERCISE MELTS BODY FAT</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you want to reduce your body fat, focus on increasing the amount of exercise you get rather than decreasing your food intake.  A recent national study was done using two groups of sedentary men, one group in their 20&#8217;s and the other over age 65.  A lot was learned from this accumulated [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you want to reduce your body fat, focus on increasing the amount of exercise you get rather than decreasing your food intake.  A recent national study was done using two groups of sedentary men, one group in their 20&#8217;s and the other over age 65.  A lot was learned from this accumulated data and it is interesting to note that there was a significant relationship between lack of physical activity and fat.  Not surprisingly, the most sedentary men had the most body fat.</p>
<p>	These studies have also indicated that the governments current recomended daily allowance for calories does not correlate with the body&#8217;s actual energy needs.  For example, although 2400 calories have been calculated for older men, they in fact burned an average of 2800 calories daily.</p>
<p>	The leading experts now recommend that people who want to lose weight start increasing their physical activity.  Just being more active in general (such as climbing the stairs instead of taking the elevator, moving around instead of sitting still, sitting up instead of lying down as well as showing some excitement and enthusiasm instead of boredom), are things that more effec tively burns calories and reduces body fat.  Everyone seems to have lost sight of the value of being active.  Consider this, a half-hour aerobic workout accounts for far less energy expenditure than our minute-to-minute movement in the office or at home.</p>
<p>	Millions of Americans are trying to lose weight, spending approximate§ly $30 billion a year on diet programs and products, often they do lose some weight.  But, if you check with the same people five years later, you will find that nearly all have regained whatever weight they lost.  A national panel recently sought data to determine if any commercial diet program could prove long-term success.  Not a single program could do so.Being seriously overweight and particularly obesity predisposes individuals to a number of diseases and serious health problems, and it&#8217;s now a known fact that when caloric intake is excessive, some of the excess frequently is saturated fat.</p>
<p>	People who diet without exercising often get fatter with time.  Although your weight may initially drop while dieting, such weight loss consists mostly of water and muscle.   When the weight returns, it comes back as fat.  To avoid getting fatter over time, increase your metabolism by exercising regularly.</p>
<p>	Walking is one of the best exercises for strengthening bones, controlling weight, toning the leg muscles, maintaining good posture and improving positive self-concept.	To lose weight, it&#8217;s more important to walk for time than speed.  Walking at a moderate pace yields longer workouts with less soreness &#8211; leading t more miles and more fat worked off on a regular basis.  High intensity walks on alternate days help condition one&#8217;s system.  But in a walking, weight-loss program, you are not requried to walk an hour every day as some people would have you believe.</p>
<p>	When it comes to good health and weight loss, exercise and diet are inter-related.  Exercising without maintaining a balanced diet is no more beneficial than dieting whle remaining inactive.</p>
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		<title>ULCERS ARE NO LAUGHING MATTER</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Peptic ulcers, which are in the stomach and the duodenum (the first part of the intestine leading from the stomach) can occur at any age and affect both men and women.  Untreated, sufferers can look forward to a long siege with them.  But today&#8217;s peptic ulcer sufferers have a brighter prospect for relief [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Peptic ulcers, which are in the stomach and the duodenum (the first part of the intestine leading from the stomach) can occur at any age and affect both men and women.  Untreated, sufferers can look forward to a long siege with them.  But today&#8217;s peptic ulcer sufferers have a brighter prospect for relief than did those of even a single generation ago.  There is now less than 1 chance in 18 that surgery will every be necessary and new medications act faster and better and offer more relief than ever before.</p>
<p>	The warning sign of active ulcers you will most likely experience (if you get any warning at all) is a gnawing discomfort in the middle or upper abdomen that typically comes between meals or in the middle of the night.  Food or liquids, including antacids and milk, can provide some temporary relief, but milk might not be all that good a remedy since it stimulates production of hydrochloric acid and other digestive juices which further aggravates the pain.</p>
<p>	Antacids blended from aluminum, calcium or magnesium salts, have long been the non prescription drugs most people quickly reach for to get relief from their stomach pains.  But, because antacids interfere with absorption of some medications, be sure to go over this with your doctor and get his approval.</p>
<p>	You should never ignore any warning signs of ulcers.  Ulcer complications are serious and in some cases can be life-threatening.  If paid from ulcers persists after more than 10 to 14 days of self-treatment or comes back when treatment ends, you should see your doctor.  The passing of blood through the bowels may be caused by some other problem, but it can also be an urgent warning of a bleeding ulcer.</p>
<p>	Bleeding ulcers can cause anemia or, if the ulcer gets larger it may expand into a major blood vessel, a leak can turn into a hemorrhage, with only minutes available for life saving emergency treatment.  Ulcers can also perforate and may erode completely through the wall of the stomach or duodenum.  If this happens and the stom§ach&#8217;s contents flow into the abdominal cavity, severe infection can result.  A perforated ulcer is an emergency that requires immediate surgery.</p>
<p>	It has been determined that smoking doubles a person&#8217;s risk for ulcer disease.  Physicians and researches have found that ulcers heal a lot slower for smokers, and smokers also have a higher relapse rate.</p>
<p>	And you&#8217;re definitely at risk for ulcers if you take aspirin and any of the other products containing aspirin.  High-dose Aspirin, Ibuprofen, Maproxen and Piroxicam are in wide use today for many conditions, especially to relive pain and swelling among the millions of people who have arthritis.  These medications can irritate the stom§ach&#8217;s lining and cause gastrointestinal bleeding.</p>
<p>	Ulcers have frequently been the target for humor in describing the stereotypical aggressive, pressured, goal-or-career-oriented person.  But for those who have them, ulcers are certainly no laughing matter.  Peptic ulcers strike 1 out of ever 50 Americans each year.</p>
<p>	As research continues, there is now mounting evidence that something other than smoking, drinking, spicy meals, or a possible battle with the boss may be associated with ulcers.  It is now believed that ulcers are the result of a combination of conditions, the dynamics of which researchers don&#8217;t yet fully understand.</p>
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