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It's never too late to take steps towards a healthy lifestyle, even if you've had terrible health habits for many years. And it's never too late to enjoy the benefits either. If you live healthier, getting fit will be easier too.

Getting healthier CAN be a challege. But having a plan and finding the motivation can make a real difference. Like any change you decide to make in your life, the best approach is to just take it one step at a time. Start with small changes and move on from there.

The areas you should focus on when taking steps toward a healthy lifestyle include:

==> Be as active as you can & add exercise to your life. Most experts recommend that you get at least 30 minutes of exercise a day, at least 3 to 5 days a week. (It's OK to split the 30 minutes into 3 10-minute segments if that's the only way you can fit it in, or tolerate it.)


==>Make healthy food choices. You can learn more about this at our Healthy Eating website. But in a nutshell, healthy eating means drinking lots of water, limiting your fat intake, and eating a balanced diet of 3 meals a day, plus between-meal healthy snacks.


==>Limit your alcohol intake. Experts believe there may be some health benefit from drinking a glass of red wine a day, but for the most part, men should drink no more than 2 alcohol drinks per day and women no more than 1 alcohol drink per day.


==>Stop smoking if you are a smoker. It is NEVER too late to enjoy the benefits of quitting smoking. It's a hard addiction to shake, but your body will love you for doing so.


==>Manage your stress. High levels of stress over a long period can wear on your body, mind, and spirit. Stress is inevitable in life, but it canand shouldbe managed and reduced to some extent.


==>Nourish your spirit. There are many ways to do this, and for each person it's different. Some people find that prayer and religion nourish their spirits. For others, it's being surrounded by friends and family. For me, it's enjoying nature in the wildnerness, especially in the mountains. Meditation can be uplifting as well. You need to explore and find what nourishes your spirit.


==>Get enough sleep and rest each day. It's not an old wive's tale that we need 8 hours of sound sleep a night. It's a necessity ... for good health. Studies show that we stay healthier, have more energy, and perform better at work when we are well-rested. Make sure you get at least 7 to 8 hours of sleep every night.

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Glyconutrients - the missing nutritional link?

Why is our health - both individually and nationally - deteriorating? Some diseases are increasing at epidemic rates: asthma, hay fever, allergies, auto-immune diseases, diabetes and rates of obesity have risen dramatically in recent years. Is it bad luck or could it be missing nutrients in our diet?

July 10, 2004 -- The Greek word "Glyco" means "Sugar". Most people think of sugar as being bad for you. However, there are actually TWO kinds of sugars. One is the refined or "extracellular" sugars which have been long associated with human disease. The other sugars are "intracellular" which can be found in fruits and vegetables and provide the body with nutrition it needs. These sugars, also known as complex carbohydrates have been studied for years. However, only recently have we begun discovering their purpose in the body.

To maintain a healthy body, cells must "talk" to each other. Their language is one of touch, written in saccharides (or simple sugars) on the cell surfaces. These simple sugars combine with other molecules to make glycoforms such as glycoproteins when combined with proteins or glycolipids when combined with fat. Of the 200 monosaccharides that occur naturally in plants, 8 have been discovered to be components in the cell surface glycoforms (see Harper's Textbook of Biochemistry--1996). Like thousands of different "keys" projecting from the cell surface, they will either unlock the required functions of the adjoining cell or not. If the right keys are available, the body functions smoothly. If not, it doesn't. Acta Anatomica, which is a European journal, states that these simple sugars have a coding capacity that surpasses that of amino acids!!

Only two of the eight monosaccharides are found in todays diet. Our diets have changed in response to the demands for quicker, cheaper food. Consequently, we are not eating foods that contain the necessary fuels for our cells to communicate in a healthy, effective manner. While our body has the capacity to manufacture these simple sugars, the conversion process is complicated. During the conversion process your cells are exposed to tens of thousands of free radical hits each day. This requires time, energy and a host of other micronutrients in order to complete the conversion. Viruses can also interfere with our bodys ability to make these conversions. People who are ill or who have inborn errors of metabolism are especially vulnerable to a breakdown in the process. Whenever the monosaccharides cannot be made, communication is slowed down or impaired as a result.

Since your body has more than a trillion cells and fully regenerates all of its cells in approximately 1 year, any miscommunication or slowdown could cause major health problems. With millions of cells regenerating each day, it's easy to imagine what could happen if during this process, the cells didn't regenerate correctly. This is why glyconutritional supplements are essential to our diet!

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Famous Wellness Website Sounds Alarm About Obesity

Obesity has now grown into a deadly disease in its own right, warns HBW.

July 13, 2004 --Health-Beauty-Wellness.com has just added a whole new weight loss and nutrition section to its website. It starts with an article aptly titled "Ten Important Things to Know before
You Join a Weight Loss Program", which you can follow up with over 25,000 words of carefully handpicked and densely packed up information every one should be familiar with.

"Very few people know their BMI (Body Mass Index), let alone how to determine it", warns Amsall Communications CEO and Chairman, A.M.Sall, HBW Publisher/Editor, "they don't even know if they are just "slightly overweight" or downright obese.

"A friend of mine considered herself as "pleasantly plump" until she was diagnosed with diabetes, was told she was heading slowly but surely for CHD (coronary heart disease)! She has started dieting and has lost 30 pounds in the last three months. She is still as "pleasant" as ever, though no longer "plump"!

He goes on to cite frightening facts such as:
* "More than a third of Americans will develop potentially life-threatening diabetes in their lifetime, and this is closely related to the "prevalence of obesity"

* And: "The CDC reports that "for the first time in history, our unhealthy eating habits now threaten to overtake tobacco as the top underlying preventable cause of death"

* Or again: "the U.S Surgeon General says "67% of everyone we know will die from a nutritional-related disease" - (Who knows, you might even be one of them.. God forbid!)

Anyone who is really interested in their health, in their future, or simply in enhancing their own quality of life should spend some time visiting at least this new section - if not all - of the
Health-Beauty-Wellness.com website.

It is at once pleasant, useful and beautiful.

A.M.Sall is simply inviting you to "turn all your lifetime into
quality time".

HBW offers enough resources, both free and paid to do just that, which is probably the reason it has grown at lightening speed, making the Top 1.5% of Alexa's 16,000,000 websites less than six months after being launched.

CONTACT: A.M.Sall
Email: mailto:amsallcom@sentoo.sn
Website: http://www.health-beauty-wellness.com/10.htm
Phone: 221-855-7454    

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Soma-Slim Extends "Buy Two Get One Free Offer" on Super Strength Diet Pills; Offer Includes 50 Page Weight Loss Plan Free

Soma-Slim extend Summer promotions due to high demand.

Pepper Pike, OH July 12, 2004 -- The Makers of Soma-Slim, an all natural dietary supplement, have decided to build upon the success of their "buy two get one free" offer in order to give people the chance to shed pounds during the summer.

"We were amazed at the terrific response we received when we started the special offer in May," said Kathy Reynolds, of Soma-Slim. "But, it makes sense. Spring and summer are when people become much more conscious of their bodies. We are extending this sale through the end of July in order to give everyone the chance to look great on the beach!"

To ensure that people lose the maximum amount of weight possible with Soma-Slim the company is also including a free copy of the 50 page Soma Slim Diet Plan with every order. The e-book normally retails for $19.95.

"The supplements are the keystone to losing weight, but are not the full story," Reynolds said. "The diet plan pulls everything together so that our customers achieve maximum results. This is a guide to healthy eating that will help you look great and feel good for the rest of your life."

Soma-Slim is an all natural formula that does not contain ephedra. It works through thermogensis to increase metabolism and thereby reduce the bodys cravings for sweet high calorie foods. The body then naturally develops more energy and feels less hungry. Therefore people naturally eat less and burn off more calories. The co-founders of Soma-Slim lost a combined 190 pounds using the formula.

Soma-Slim normally retails for $49.99 for a 30 day supply. Through the end of July consumers can purchase two 30 day supplies for a total of $99.98 and receive a third 30 day supply free. The Diet Plan will be included free with all orders, even if a consumer chooses to only buy a month's worth of the pills.

"We feel that the most important thing is for people to get started on the plan," Reynolds said. "Obviously purchasing two months worth and receiving the third month free is the best value possible. Yet, we know that if people buy only one month's worth of the pills they will still be making a great start on a slimmer, healthier life. That is why no matter how many pills someone orders they will still receive the book for free."

The proprietary Soma-Slim formula includes a variety of natural ingredients including ginger root, green tea extract, and a host of vitamins and herbs.

More information on Soma-Slim can be found at the company's website www.soma-slim.com .

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"Is Spike in pain?"

Former childhood cancer patient creates an easy-to-use device to help determine if an animal or person is in pain.

Columbus, OH July 12, 2004 -- As a five-year-old childhood cancer patient in 1962, Sue Benford bristled every time a nurse or doctor asked her "How much does it hurt?" There was no easy way for a young child to describe the intensity of her pain either then or now. The situation is even more difficult for animals that can't speak. "One of the most common questions in veterinary medicine is: 'Is (s)he in pain?'" says Dr. Kriston Sherman, DVM, veterinary acupuncturist and private practitioner in Columbus, Ohio.

According to the 2002 U.S. Pet Ownership and Demographic Sourcebook, in 2001, over 67% of Americans owned either a dog or cat. At one time or another, most of these animals will experience some degree of pain. This is especially true for those animals that develop chronic conditions, such as hip dysplasia, which afflicts between 20-40% of large breed dogs (source: Orthopedic Foundation for Animals).

In 2003, Benford, now a registered nurse and the President of Public Health Information Services (PHIS), Inc. created a simple tool to help animals, and non-verbal humans, communicate their pain. Called the Pain Gauge, the hand-held, computerized device uses Galvanic Skin Response (GSR), best known for its role in lie detection, to record the level of stress and/or pain the animal or person is in. Touching a non-fur/hair area of the body will generate a digital 0-9.9 reading in only one-second. The reading corresponds to the standard 0-10 pain scales being used in both human and veterinary medicine.

Benford is quick to point out that the Pain Gauge is an "assessment tool" not a "diagnostic tool". "The Pain Gauge is like a thermometer in that it only tells you what the body is experiencing and not what is causing it." Heightened levels of stress and pain will register the same way.

The device was introduced by The Ohio State University Professor of Anesthesia Section, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Dr. William W. Muir, III, at the recent Assessment and Treatment of Pain and Distress in Animals conference held in Columbus, Ohio. Muir, who has tested and used the device, recognizes the Pain Gauges potential as one of the few objective tools available for assessing pain and stress in a variety of animal species. Hes not alone.

According to Dr. Donya Dunlevy, a veterinarian with Animal Care Unlimited in Columbus, Ohio, "We have sent it (the Pain Gauge) home with owners to monitor pain in their animals, employed it to assess post-operative, hospitalized patients, and included it during outpatient examinations. We have just recently added the Pain Gauge to our permanent exam checklist so that every patient that gets an exam will get a Pain Gauge reading." For more information visit www.paingauge.com .

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New Program for Treatment of Heel Pain (Plantar Fasciitis) Now Available

Heeling Solutions R.E.S.C.U.E. Program Video makes it easy for people to stay motivated and follow the treatments recommended by physicians.

New York, NY July 12, 2004 -- Heeling Solutions LLC. (www.heelingsolutions.com) announced today that it is releasing the first video that can help the millions of Americans suffering from chronic heel pain. Developed with a multidisciplinary team of medical experts, the Heeling Solutions R.E.S.C.U.E. Program video offers heel pain sufferers an unbiased source of in-depth information about plantar fasciitis and easy-to-follow steps to eliminate the pain.

It is estimated that one in ten people will suffer from heel pain at some point in his or her life. This heel pain, medically termed plantar fasciitis, can be agonizing and results from overstress of the band of tissue that connects the heel bone to the toes. "In the beginning stages of plantar fasciitis, heel pain comes early in the morning and often disappears later in the day," said David Nader, an exercise physiologist and member of the Heeling Solutions team. "This leads people to believe that the condition is correcting itself. Unfortunately, plantar fasciitis generally worsens over time if left untreated. The pain can become disabling as it often limits mobility and leads to additional problems such as weight gain and loss of productivity at work."

"I used to suffer from heel pain until I got educated about the problem and the steps to treat it," said Daniel Marein-Efrn, President of Heeling Solutions. "Unfortunately, the information was not easy to find until we developed the R.E.S.C.U.E. Program video. Now, doctors can help guide their patients, employers can help their employees return to work and consumers can help themselves."

The May 2004, New England Journal of Medicine reported that plantar fasciitis symptoms will resolve in more than 80 percent of people within 12 months. It recommends that doctors treat Plantar Fasciitis patients with "patient-directed, low-risk, minimal-cost interventions," such as those found in the R.E.S.C.U.E. Program.

"I recommend the R.E.S.C.U.E. Program to my patients with Plantar Fasciitis because it works," said Jeffrey Peterson, MA, MD, Northern California Institute of Sports Medicine and advisor to Heeling Solutions. "The treatments are effective, it's easy to follow, and it will help patients save time and money over the course of therapy."

Plantar Fasciitis affects people of all ages. Running, being overweight, participation in high impact sports and low or high foot arches are common risk factors for developing Plantar Fasciitis. It even sometimes affects the performance of professional athletes such as Detroit Piston Rasheed Wallace who struggled with a painful case of plantar fasciitis throughout this year's NBA playoffs.

About Heeling Solutions
Heeling Solutions is dedicated to helping the millions of people needlessly suffering from chronic heel pain caused by plantar fasciitis. The Heeling Solutions R.E.S.C.U.E. Program video provides in-depth information about plantar fasciitis and easy to follow steps to eliminate the pain. The program was developed in consultation with leading medical experts in the field of plantar fasciitis. Patients, healthcare providers, employers and insurance companies can use the video to support the resolution of this expensive and disabling condition. Heeling Solutions LLC, a privately owned company, is headquartered in New York City. For additional information, visit the company on the Internet at www.heelingsolutions.com .

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Dealing With Panic Attacks - You Are Not Going Crazy Comments Off Posted in Mental Health Services by admin on August 5th, 2008 I remember the first time I experienced a panic attack and the very very thing that entered my mind is I must be going crazy. The confusion of being in the middle of an every daysimple task and suddenly feeling overwhelmed with a sense of pending doom is frightening to say the least. Even though I has been dealing with panic attacks through watching my mother ha