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Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Travel Workout Tips - The Benefits of Training With Suspension Systems

When travelling we often find ourselves struggling to find a suitable workout facility. We look for hotels with Fitness Centers and when we find them they often offer no more than one dated treadmill and a universal pulley system. What if you never had to worry about finding a hotel with a fitness center again? What if you were able to workout in th

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Sunday, December 8, 2013

Two Natural Weight Loss Diets To Lose Weight Fast

The most appropriate natural weight loss diets focus on foods that burn fat quickly. The best of them all, of course will ensure that you are able to combine the foods for a quicker and effective weight loss diet. Weight loss being a major concern especially in the US, there are so many weight loss diets that have been put together to assist potentially overweight people lose weight. Nevertheless, there are some weight loss diets that really work and have minimal side effects. To have a safe weight reduction transition, you need to focus on the natural weight loss diets as they are recommended by professionals.Some of the most common weight loss diets include foods that fasten the weight loss process. Some good foods include but not limited to Vegetables, fruits, lean proteins and calcium. Water is considered very important in any natural weight reduction diet, green tea as well speeds up the metabolism rate. For long lasting results, lots of water should be taken in by the patient. As much as natural weight loss diets help an individual in quick weight reduction, positive thinking is very important in the process. Your mind is supposed to be set on your goals and also need to change the approach on food.Natural diets include essential nutrition and a balanced diet. Regular exercising increases the chances of losing weight fast. Calorie intake is the number one cause of fat in the body and therefore needs to be reduced effectively before engaging in any diet plans. Some of the nutritious foods that should be eaten in a weight reduction diet would include, Spinach, avocado, olives, salads, sprouts, berries, green beans, lean meat, fish, and cauliflower among other vegetables. Though there is long list of weight loss diets, below are two natural diets that can transform you faster and effectively.Detox Diet-Liquid basedThis diet has been in use for a while and even doctors recommend it for quick weight reduction. This diet was initially intended for detoxification purposes, but was quickly assimilated. It flushes toxins from the body leaving a rejuvenated feeling. The most common formula includes lemon juice and taken thrice a day. Lemon juice contains citric acid which is very essential for detoxification. The addition of chilli powder may increase its effects as it has great value when it comes to detoxification.Low carbs and High protein dietThe most effective way to reduce carbohydrate intake is by incorporating this diet. The diet restricts carbohydrates intake and maximizes protein intake. There is no restriction to protein intake but there is minimal carbohydrates intake, which deprives the body its main source of fuel. The body requires carbohydrates and therefore it breaks down the fats stored, in this way, you lose the excess fat in your body quickly. On the other hand the more protein ingested, gives your body the strength it needs to stand the low intake of carbohydrates. Ensure that you select a diet that will lose your excess weight permanently and improve on your self esteem.

Susan is a full-time freelance writer. She is an avid traveler and reader. She enjoys writing on business, health & fitness, travel, parenting, relationships and perso

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Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Surrogate Life

Years ago, upon my first-ever arrival in Paris, there was no doubt as to where I would begin my itinerary ...I went immediately to the P?re Lachaise cemetery.That's the final resting place of such luminaries as Voltaire, Victor Hugo, Sarah Berhhardt and Chopin. If I had been there during daylight, I'm sure I would have taken my time to pay my respects to each of them and others. However, it was around 1.00am, and this was a pilgrimage to what's become more of a shrine than a grave.This is where Jim Morrison of the Doors is buried.James Dean lived fast and died young. Kurt Cobain had succumbed, by his own hand, to stress and recurrent abdominal pains. Marilyn Monroe took too many pills. Mama Cass choked on that fateful ham sandwich. Keith Moon simply exploded from self-indulgence.Jim Morrison was different. He lived hard so we didn't have to.I believe that there are those among us who live life on the edge for the sole purpose of conveying that experience to everyone else. I don't think they make a conscious decision to do so, but the circumstances of their existence drew them to it. They embody a collusion of talent, freedom, credibility and forum. From that mixture, fate then intercedes and legends are forged.This role doesn't need to end in the ultimate cost of mortality. Look at Lou Reed. An underground poet laureate who was anointed as such by Andy Warhol, Reed could also arguably be called the godfather of punk --- a genre which ultimately influences popular music to this day --- who then became a Rock-&-Roll Animal before settling into married life and relative tranquility. He's a writer-cum-musician who returned the value of word economy to lyrics (the Ramones owe a huge debt to him), who lionized the shadowy annals of altered states and culminated it by allegedly shooting heroin on stage. Somehow, the nihilistic creator of Sweet Jane, the opiate chronicler of White Light/White Heat, the dark playwright of Berlin, managed to survive. I'm sure no one is more pleased with that result than him.Morrison, on the other hand, never seemed to care.His obsession was with a mystic dimension that seemingly co-existed with visceral reality and his determination was to channel it. This endeavor has been well-accounted both in Danny Sugarman's book, 'No One Here Gets Out Alive,' and Oliver Stone's cinematic version of it, logically entitled, 'The Doors.'Morrison did Break on Through to the Other Side and became The Lizard King. His lifestyle and lyrics served as a catalyst for both new age and outrage. The Doors framed his visions in catchy tunes that were a cornerstone of their era. Their music worked for breezy listening, for intense audiophilia and for all levels in between. When Morrison would sing, "I woke up this morning and got myself a beer," there was no doubting his presence in the original Hard Rock Caf? and that breakfast was going to be his lightest meal of the day.With a legacy like that, I guess it's no surprise that rumors circulated about the French authorities wanting to evict him from such an esteemed cemetery as P?re Lachaise. However, during my visit, I was told by a watchful gendarme that the graves were purchased in perpetuity, so he and his colleagues would man many a midnight patrol to monitor the Morrison mourners. From what I saw and have come to know, that is a full-time nocturnal posting.Even at the late hour, I was one of around a dozen who surrounded Morrison's headstone. Someone's ghettoblaster churned through a litany of Doors songs, candles and flashlights provided an eerily appropriate atmosphere, and even though a strong waft of 60s-ish aroma was ever present, the constables kept their distance as long as the tokers kept themselves discreet. The composition of the entourage was constantly changing; the comings and goings were hardly acknowledged. Instead, the conversations were perpetual and free-form. On occasion, someone would recall a personal memory involving a Doors song, but preferred topics were more along the lines of the consciousness Morrison seemed intent on raising. Lyrics were analyzed and musical passages were toasted. All of this was done in hushed tones, not necessarily out of respect, but because no one wanted to upstage the ghettoblaster's ongoing soundtrack.I was there for two hours. No one exchanged names or details. There were different points of view expressed, but no arguments. Literary references and musical influences peppered the dialog with a subtle intensity that would have made him proud. The effect of everyone's comments seemed both thoughtful and theraputic, as they put Morrison's escapades and compositions into deep personal perspectives; there was no doubt he had indeed, in some manner, become an extension of each of their lives and they felt they were enriched because of it.My lasting memory of that night was the notion that Jim Morrison probably would have preferred being the focal point for those introspective testaments rather than for the massive din of a Doors concert.If so, maybe that meant he finally got what he wanted. In a way, then, so did we

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Monday, December 2, 2013

Cherries - The Supercharged Fruit

The little red fruit that has been enjoyed by countless millions offers more than great taste.Are cherries truly fruit for a healthy you? Recent studies have revealed that cherries offer an assortment of health benefits including the ability to offer natural relief from joint pain caused from gout, arthritis and joint inflammation.So what makes the tasty red fruit so beneficial? The wonder of the cherry is the anthocyanins. According to research from Michigan State University tart cherries contain anthocyanins and bioflavonoids, which inhibit the enzymes Cyclooxygenase-1 and -2, and prevent inflammation in the body. These compounds have similar activity as aspirin, naproxen and ibuprofen. Further investigations revealed that daily consumption of tart cherries has the potential to reduce the pain associated with joint inflammation. Many consumers are choosing to drink cherry juice, eat cherries or consume tart cherry pills to starve off the pain of gout, arthritis and joint inflammation.Linda L. Patterson is a living testimony of the soothing affects of cherries on her joint pain. "I enjoy crocheting and lately my hands have been so painful, I couldn't crochet for more than about 30 minutes.", says Patterson. In an attempt to find relief from her pain, she located Fruit Advantage Tart Cherry capsules, a supplement made from red tart cherries. "Within the first week of taking the tart cherry capsules my hands felt so much better.", says Ms. Patterson. "I am now able to crochet without the pain in my hands."In addition to the health benefits offered by cherries, many people are just eating the fruit for the taste. John Simms, a life-long resident of Indianapolis, Indiana, eats cherries for the convenience and taste. "As a short-haul truck driver, my diet isn't the best, I would eat fast food every day. A year ago, my wife bought some dried cherries and I began eating them to keep my weight down. Now I eat a handful of cherries instead of eating fast food."Not only are cherries a great way to maintain a healthy body they are a natural product. According to Andrew LaPointe, Director of Marketing for Traverse Bay Farms, www.traversebayfarms.com "many of our customers are looking to eat healthier and fruit products fit this trend. It's certainly better than fast food." Traverse Bay Farms sells Fruit Advantage Tart Cherry capsules and cherry juice concentrate.

Tony Anderson is a freelance writer.admin@youron

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