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Most students know what Pilates is. This body conditioning exercise has been helping new moms, professional dancers, celebrities, and athletes attain their toned and lithe physiques for decades now. However many don't know that the originators used Pilates for much more then building flexibility,...

• Date Added: 9/29/2006
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Summer allergies hit allergy sufferers hard and fast this year - especially those who suffer from the dreaded ragweed. The combination of a wet spring and hot, dry summer spelled disaster for ragweed sufferers. Ragweed season has started much earlier than most years, which typically occurs between...

• Date Added: 9/22/2006
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Experts estimate that millions of Americans are either overweight or obese. There is simply too much temptation wherever you turn. There are bakeries that offer luscious treats in every city and town across america.

For people who are trying to losing weight these establishments are...

• Date Added: 9/12/2006
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I have always believed that you have a much better chance of reaching your fitness goals if you join a gym and get advice from a professional trainer or coach. However, many MuscleandStrength.com readers do not have the time, money or desire to join a gym and prefer to workout at home. I believe...

• Date Added: 9/11/2006
• Views: 436

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In the fast paced lives of the present, health is not considered to be a priority. The hectic schedules, the junk food and the sedentary life styles top the list of the factors contributing to the deteriorating health standards! And to top it all, obesity is on the rise! The world is producing...

• Date Added: 8/24/2006
• Views: 420

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You don't have to look far to get recent energy drink-related news. They are consistently a controversy in the news. The public touts all sorts of concerns – ranging from tooth decay to life-threatening caffeine and sugar dosages. These apprehensions over energy drinks are even more alarming when...

• Date Added: 8/14/2006
• Views: 429

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Weight loss if difficult. There is no disputing that fact. There are thousands of methods of weight loss that claim to be the most effective on the market.

Everywhere you turn, everything you read, and everything you watch has an ad for some type of weight loss program, product or...

• Date Added: 8/12/2006
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Welcome to the cultural era of the energy drink! It seems that everyone from business men to high school students are jumping on the energy drink bandwagon. There are so many different energy drinks to choose from, available in just about a zillion different flavors and in every color of the...

• Date Added: 8/10/2006
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Have wheat refuse all day long for a ship-shape you

Refined tastes have all the appreciation from one and all. But when it comes to food, refined means more fat and more carbohydrates and less of fibre. If you have not known this basic fact earlier, let me tell you that fibre is a super car...

• Date Added: 8/10/2006
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Most people don't take the time to research what ingredients they are putting in their bodies by taking a diet pill. My advice to anyone considering a diet pill is to "READ THE LABEL!!!" Time and time again, I hear from clients who have had adverse effects because of an allergy or sensitivity to...

• Date Added: 8/1/2006
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The summer season is fast approaching, and with it the typical list of skinned knees and elbows, bug bites and sunburns. Sometimes something more serious happens as well though – would you be prepared to assist if someone nearby broke an arm or leg, or was in some other way seriously injured? In...

• Date Added: 7/21/2006
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Wrinkle erasing botox injections have come home to roost in the living rooms of average Americans from Arkansas to Arizona. Once thought to be accessible only by the wealthy and well-known, Botox, a drug derived from a poison called Botulinum toxin, has been used for years in doctors' offices to...

• Date Added: 7/17/2006
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What is pericardial mesothelioma?
It is a cancer caused by the inhalation of asbestos dust, and is the most rare of mesothelioma cancers. It accounts for about 5% of all cases.

Its period of latency (time it takes for the symptoms to show) is approximately 30-50 years. Symptoms are...

• Date Added: 7/13/2006
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Of all the cancers caused by asbestos dust (mesothelioma), pericardial mesothelioma is the most rare, accounting for a fraction of all cases (5%). It is a cancer that grows on the pericardium (the lining of the heart). This is a delicate 'film', and any infection on the pericardium can have deadly...

• Date Added: 7/13/2006
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Mesothelioma is a cancer of the epithelium that lines the lungs, the abdomen, or the heart. Pericardial Mesothelioma is the cancer of the lining of the heart, known as the pericardium, hence the name pericardial mesothelioma.

This rare form of mesothelioma accounts for small percentage of...

• Date Added: 7/13/2006
• Views: 371

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Crash, boom, bang, we begin the day…

Exposure to increased levels of noise causes serious ill-health

Living in metro cities is a feat that cannot be achieved by those with frail health. However, even the strongest of us at the end of the day remain human and are therefore susceptible...

• Date Added: 7/12/2006
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The various aspects of social psychology could be examined within the wide concepts of intelligence, gender, advertising, consumer culture, stress and psychological issues that define society. Considering consumer behaviour, social psychology uses convincing theories to explain addictive...

• Date Added: 7/10/2006
• Views: 327

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Improving the quality of life through health and nutrition involve following a diet pattern and adequate levels of nutrition to prevent diseases and maintain physical fitness. Issues of malnutrition would be related to deficiencies of vitamins or nutrients and intake of supplements form an...

• Date Added: 7/10/2006
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It is a common argument that 'a fit worker is productive worker'. It is becoming a universal realization that demands modern organizational practice has increased chances of stress breakthrough among employees and it's becoming crucial for managers to identify sources and formulate strategies to...

• Date Added: 7/10/2006
• Views: 290

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If you look at beverage-related news, you'll frequently see questions arising about the rising use of energy drinks, particularly by children and teenagers. Given that the energy drink market has increased by over 75 percent in the past year, and the non-energy carbonated drink market has actually...

• Date Added: 7/10/2006
• Views: 591