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  • Alternative Ways to Quit Smoking This New Year
    With the ever-increasing price of cigarettes, and volumes of warnings that aim to increase the public's awareness of the dangers of cigarette smoking, you'd think it would be a no-brainer for smokers to just up and quit the habit cold turkey. However, being a former smoker myself, I know that this statement is neither realistic, nor fair. So, what are the alternative options to quitting smoking?
  • Pampering Treatments for Younger, Smoother Skin - At Home
    Sometimes when we think of a pampering of seriously therapeutic and effective skin care treatment, we think about paying top dollar at some fancy salon to sit in a chair or on a raised table for an hour or less. It's a good thing that today we have so many serious treatments that we can do ourselves, with a little caution and practice, in our own homes and for dramatically less money, that produce similar results.
  • My Experience with Vitamin C and Basal Cell Carcinoma
    Before I tell my story of how I believe a very simple, extremely cost effective, and totally natural treatment got rid of a basal cell carcinoma skin cancer, I want to clarify that I am not a medical professional, but rather simply a "lay person" who experimented with this method. I'm going to tell you the story of my experience with a topical vitamin C solution and how it got rid of my basal cell carcinoma lesion within a matter of days.
  • Melanoma's Dramatic Increase : Another Reason to Self Tan
    Melanoma skin cancer, the most deadly form of cancer of the skin, has increased 50% since the early seventies in women alone. Men have only slightly increased, and then leveled off, meaning there is some other factor that makes women more susceptible to melanomas than men. With the prevalent thought being that factor is indoor tanning and excessive sunlight exposure, self tanning looks like the best option for a safe, natural glow.
  • Free and Cheap Ways to Get Rid of Acne
    The very word "acne" conjures in many people's minds either past or present struggles with self image, embarrassment and feelings of helplessness if they've ever suffered this skin condition, or are currently suffering varying degrees of acne. So, what can you do, besides enlist the help of an expensive dermatologist to help combat acne and prevent new breakouts on your own, for next to nothing, or better yet, free?
  • Getting Serious About Breast Cancer Prevention
    Few words produce a fear factor for women as the words "breast cancer". While it is currently true that there are some very promising advances in breast cancer research and treatment, it is still a prudent course of action to use prevention as your best defense against getting this cancer in the first place, and that is what we are ready to discuss.
  • Why Medical Tourism is Gaining Popularity
    The medical tourism industry is just now starting to catch on, and shows signs that it will become a boon for foreign travel, and may even be a solicited "main attraction" in many far away destinations, in order to get eager US citizens to their country, spending money to get medical care that they otherwise may not be able to afford here in the US. See why this phenomena is catching on as the latest trend.
  • Yerba Mate : The Healthier Coffee Alternative to Energize, Detoxify
    I was introduced to a natural product called yerba mate about two years ago, initially as a component of diet supplements and appetite suppressants, and then as a healthier alternative to coffees and some teas as an energy booster. It turns out, the more I learned about yerba mate, the more I realized this is a superior health drink as well as an excellent alternative to coffee.
  • Exercises for Those "Saddle Bags" on Your Thighs
    If you're a woman, you've most certainly heard of a phrase called "saddle bags" which is a euphamism (if you can call it a euphamism) for those stubborn pockets of fat that tend to accumulate on women around the outsides of there thighs, creating, well, a look of saddle bags. You probably think, like me, that you're stuck with them. There's good news though, there are exercises that help minimize their appearance.
  • The Lipolysis Fat Reduction Method
    When I initially read the article on a newer fat melting procedure, I thought "Oh boy, here we go again, another gimmick in the world of fat loss". Whenever I hear the words "melt" and "fat" in the same sentence, call me crazy, but I tend to be a bit skeptical because we all know that you cannot melt the fat off or out of your body, no matter how badly we'd all like to at times. Enter Lipolysis, a new fat reduction procedure...
  • Juvederm vs. Restylane : My Lip Enhancement Experience
    Dermal fillers have been getting a lot of attention lately in the world of cosmetic dermatology and anti aging. And all for a good reason. Dermal fillers such as Restylane and Juvederm can make a dramatic difference in the appearance of a person's skin, all with minimal time, a fairly reasonable cost, and minimal invasiveness and pain.
  • Professional Anti Aging Treatments
    The "right" anti aging treatment could be dramatically different depending on a number of attributes, including race, gender, ethnic background, environmental exposure such as sun and diet, products used, and a number of other factors that we probably wouldn't even think of. administered anti aging treatments. This is precisely why it is important to discuss these with a professional that you feel comfortable with.
  • The Rehabilitative Abilities of Sleep
    Sleep. Without it, we would lose a lot of our daily, taken-for-granted mental capacities, or worse, we may even go insane without it. For maintenance of our mental and physical health, there is no replacement for a good, relaxed, sound night of uninterrupted sleep.
  • My Experience with Bikram Yoga
    Everyone has heard of yoga and knows of it as a series of postures to stretch and rejuvenate your body. What is Bikram yoga and what differentiates it from other forms of yoga? Bikram yoga is a specific style of yoga founded by Bikram Choudhury. Bikram yoga is often referred to as hot yoga as it is practiced in a room heated to 105 degrees with a humidity of 50%.
  • Kegel Exercises for Better Orgasms?
    A description of kegel exercises for women, and a brief history of how they came about as a vaginal strengthening exercise for increased sexual pleasure and also as a preventive measure against a problem that plagues women as they age, incontinence. See how Kegel exercises can help you.
  • Is the Elliptical Machine the Key to Getting "Lean"?
    While I enjoyed the extra muscle mass due to weight training and running, I wanted to find something that would stretch my muscles out, and instead of really working my quads and calves hard and not letting them get that long, lean look, I wanted something that would get me the same cardio workout without bulking me up. I finally found that perfect cardivascular workout that will help me "stretch out" in the elliptical machine.
  • Acne : The Testosterone Connection
    Acne is a skin condition that affects both young men and young women alike. Not only that, acne is increasingly occurring in adults, and is an embarrassing problem for millions of men and women well into their thirties and forties. Has acne gotten worse over the past twenty years, or are we just imagining it? Read on for more information on how controlling testosterone production is the key component in controlling acne.
  • Living with Asthma : A Personal Story
    My story of living with asthma started when I was about seven years old. Up until that point in my life, I had lived an asthma-free life. Then, for reasons unknown, one day I got my first asthma attack, while running up a hillside with my mom and dad at a local park. I felt a tightness encase my chest area, and a sudden inability to breathe in and expel the air that I was so used to easily processing with my lungs...
  • The Age Management Profession and the "Real" HGH
    The field of age management and anti aging supplementation and lifestyle products has become a practical overnight success in this new millenium. Not only are we more focused on our daily habits that contribute to our longevity on a daily basis, but now we are looking for that next step in the evolutionary process that's going to take human life to the next level.

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