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		<title>Recipes Just For The Kitchen-Intolerant TV Addict</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recipe folder especially for the veteran Couch Potato. Chock full of fiber and vitamins, these recipes fills you up instead of making you crave for junk foods. It&#8217;s especially for the couch potato because you can make them all under 15 minutes: during the commercial breaks!
TV Junkie Gorp

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A recipe folder especially for the veteran Couch Potato. Chock full of fiber and vitamins, these recipes fills you up instead of making you crave for junk foods. It&#8217;s especially for the couch potato because you can make them all under 15 minutes: during the commercial breaks!</p>
<p>TV Junkie Gorp<br />
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Gorp is actually backpacking snacking food, but couch potatoes seem to have an appetite for crunchy-chewy-salty things too. So here are some nutrient packed gorp recipe for you that&#8217;re better than chips or corn nuts alone:</p>
<p>Sci-Fi Gorp<br />
1 part peanuts, cashews or mixed nuts<br />
1 part corn nuts<br />
1 part pretzel sticks<br />
1 part diced celery rib<br />
1 part loose granola fruit mix</p>
<p>Soap Opera Gorp<br />
1 part raisins<br />
2 parts roasted peanuts<br />
1 part shelled sunflower seeds<br />
3 parts Cheerios cereal<br />
2 parts dried apple slices<br />
1 part sundried tomatoes or dried apricots<br />
handful vanilla wafers broken to chunks</p>
<p>Reality TV Gorp<br />
1 part almonds<br />
1 part corn nuts<br />
1 part dried banana slices<br />
1 part other dried fruit (we like dried apricots here)<br />
1 part pretzels</p>
<p>Stir to mix up and gobble down your gorp!</p>
<p>Super-fast black bean chili mac and cheese</p>
<p>Is your idea of gourmet dining alternative mac and cheese and Rice-a-Roni? For a great variation on mac and cheese, and to do something different with spaghetti sauce, take this one for a spin.</p>
<p>one 15-oz. can black beans, drained<br />
one box mac and cheese<br />
half cup salsa<br />
3 cloves garlic<br />
3 cups spaghetti sauce<br />
half teaspoon salt(optional)<br />
extra grated Parmesan cheese(optional)</p>
<p><a title="Which Non Prescription Diet Pills are Safe?" href="http://www.dietpillsplanet.com/which-non-prescription-diet-pills-are-safe.html">Let all non-mac and cheese ingredients simmer in a saucepan for 5 minutes, add mac and cheese, cooking according to package directions and stir in extra cheese if desired.</a></p>
<p>Ginger Date Muffins</p>
<p>For something other than the regular same-old muffin, try these out.</p>
<p>one and a quarter cups all-purpose flour<br />
1 teaspoon finely grated or minced ginger<br />
half teaspoon baking powder<br />
quarter teaspoon salt<br />
1 large egg<br />
6 tablespoons honey<br />
one and three-quarters cup packed pitted dates, chopped coarsely (about 10 oz.)<br />
quarter cup butter (1 and a half sticks)<br />
6 tablespoons packed brown sugar</p>
<p>Preheat oven to 400F, butter a 12-cup muffin tray. In a bowl sift together flour, ginger, baking soda, and salt. In a small bowl whisk together egg and honey until combined. Coarsely chop dates. In a large bowl with an electric mixer beat tobether butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in flour and egg mixes until just combined and stir in dates. Divinde batter among muffin cups and bake in the middl eof the oven until tester comes out clean, about 15 minutes (muffins will not rise). Makes 12 muffins.</p>
<p>Hate doing the dishes? Before you start cooking something that needs mixing, like our muffin recipe here, fill a sink half full with slightly soapy hot water. Throw everything into the sink once you&#8217;re done and waiting for the food to cook, and go watch some tv. When you come back, you&#8217;ll find washing up and getting the little bits of food off utensils is really easy!</p>
<p>Black Bean Soup</p>
<p>Prep: 15 min, Cook: 20 min.<br />
1-1/2 tsp. olive oil<br />
1/4 cup onion, chopped<br />
1 lb. canned black beans, drained<br />
1/2 lb. recipe-ready crushed tomatoes<br />
3/4 cup beef stock<br />
1/4 cup salsa<br />
2 Tbs. plain yogurt<br />
2 Tbs. dried parsley or mixed dried herbs</p>
<p><a href="http://www.drugsboat.com/weight_loss_medication_rx27.html">Heat oil in a heavy non-reactive saucepan over medium high heat. Saute&#8217; onion 4-5 minutes or until onion turns golden. Stir in next 3 ingredients and saute&#8217; 1 minute, stirring constantly. Transfer to a food processor or blender. Add next 4 ingredients and pure&#8217;e until mixture is smooth.</a> Return mixture to pan and simmer over low heat 20 minutes, stirring frequently. Serve soup with a dollop of plain yogurt and sprinkled with scallions. Got Milk? Nope!<br />
Did you drink milk straight from the carton and finished it? Or had to throw it out because it was, um, a bit fragrant? If you&#8217;re comfortable in your soy-hood or your lactose-intolerant-hood and can&#8217;t be bothered to stroll to a convenience store to get milk, try out one of these no-milk recipes!</p>
<p>Chocolate Pudding</p>
<p>4 large egg yolks 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon cornstarch 1 cup sugar 3 cups plain soy or other nondairy milk 3 ounces chopped unsweetened chocolate 2 tablespoons margarine or butter 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla In a bowl, beat egg yolks with a fork to blend. In a 3- to 4-quart pan, mix flour, cornstarch and sugar. Gradually whisk in soy milk until smooth. Add chopped chocolate. Stir over high heat until mixture comes to a full boil, 6 to 10 minutes. Boil, stirring, for 1 minute. Stir about 1/2 cup hot pudding into egg yolks, then pour yolk mixture into pan. Cook, stirring, for 1 minute more. Remove from heat. Add margarine and vanilla and stir until margarine is melted. Pour pudding into a serving dish or individual dishes. Serve warm, or cover pudding surface with plastic wrap and chill up to 24 hours. Takes about 20 minutes About 4 cups or 8 servings</p>
<p>Berry Rice Smoothie</p>
<p>1 cup rice milk 1 cup sliced, ripe banana 1/2 cup frozen, unsweetened strawberries 1/2 cup ice cubes 1/4 teaspoon vanilla Honey, to taste In a blender whirl rice milk, banana, strawberries, ice cubes and vanilla to make a smooth slush. Add honey to taste. Takes 3 to 5 minutes to make<br />
Makes 2 or 3 servings</p>
<p>Oat Breakfast Smoothie</p>
<p>Ingredients: 1 cup oat milk 1/2 cup ready-to-eat oat cereal 1 cup sliced, ripe banana 1/2 cup chopped dates 1/2 cup ice cubes 1 tablespoon lemon juice In a blender whirl oat milk, oat cereal, banana, chopped dates, ice cubes and lemon juice to a smooth slush. Takes 3 to 5 minutes<br />
Makes 2 servings</p>
<p>Deceptively &#8220;creamy&#8221; Cream of Mushroom Soup</p>
<p>1/4 cup (1/8 pound) margarine or butter 1 onion (1/2 pound), peeled and finely chopped 1/2 pound sliced mushrooms 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour 1-1/2 cups fat-skimmed chicken broth 1 cup plain soy or other nondairy milk Salt and pepper In a 5- to 6-quart pan over high heat, combine margarine, onion and mushrooms. Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until liquid evaporates and vegetables are lightly browned, 5 minutes. Sprinkle vegetables with flour and stir 1 to 2 minutes more. Stirring, add broth and bring to a simmer; cover and simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in soy milk and add salt and pepper to taste. Ladle soup into bowls. Makes 3 cups or 2 servings. Takes 15 minutes.</p>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Forget Forearms and Calves</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[You can improve these hard-to-develop bodyparts, and improve your grip and gait as well.
When you do enough weight training, your attention will eventually come to your calves and forearms—two of the most difficult areas to develop. Your forearms get some work every time you do heavy pulling exercises. In fact, sometimes your forearms and hand [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You can improve these hard-to-develop bodyparts, and improve your grip and gait as well.</p>
<p>When you do enough weight training, your attention will eventually come to your calves and forearms—two of the most difficult areas to develop. Your forearms get some work every time you do heavy pulling exercises. In fact, sometimes your forearms and hand grip strength will give out before your lats do. Calves don’t get too much emphasis in most lower body weight training, but they provide much of the propulsion in walking and running.<br />
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For purposes of forearm training, think of your forearm, hand, and wrist as one unit. Hand grip strength is important in numerous everyday and occupational activities, so you should work on it even if your genetics never let you develop massive or shapely forearms. There is an occasional grip machine at some gyms, but most of these exercises can be done with home equipment or everyday items.</p>
<p>Get or make a wrist roller. This is a piece of dowel or PVC pipe with a string attached to the middle and a hook on the string. Hold it out straight in front of you with both hands on the dowel and roll it until the string is wrapped around it, then reverse, just by using your hands and fingers. Make it harder by hanging a small weight plate or other item from the string. You can emphasize your fingers and grip by holding a sheet of newspaper in front of you with one hand and crumple it up completely using just your fingers; don’t bend your elbow. There are a number of low-cost devices for improving your grip, and you can also squeeze a tennis ball. Doing a regular biceps curl with your palm down instead of up switches the emphasis from the biceps to the forearm. You will use less weight this way. Include wrist curls in your routine. Using two dumbbells or a barbell, stabilize your forearms, palms up, either on a bench as you kneel behind it or your thighs as you bend forward from a seated position. Let your wrists extend down, then curl them up as far as you can without moving your forearms. Make sure you control the weight. Use high reps, with this—10 or more. Turn your hands over and do the same thing the other way for a reverse wrist curl. This is harder and requires less weight. This will help prevent tennis elbow as well as adding strength.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.orgasmpills.org/faq.php">Increasing forearm and grip strength will let you do heavier weights with your pulling exercises and lower body exercises like deadlifts. It will also improve your performance in golf, tennis, softball, and other sports that require swinging an implement. And you will still be able to open jars when you get older</a>.</p>
<p>Calf exercises are not as much fun as forearm exercises, but you should still do some. There are two major muscles in the calf. The big one you can see is the gastrocnemius, and the soleus lies under it. The job of the calf muscles is to extend the foot at the ankle, that is, to move the forefoot downward. Thus, the calf provides the final propulsion for running and walking. If you do a lot of running, you may not need to do a lot of specific calf work.</p>
<p>The standing calf raise and its variations are all you really need for calf training. Place the balls of your feet securely on a step, board, or other riser. Let your heels sink down an inch or two, then rise up on the balls of your feet. You can do this on both feet or one at a time using body weight, then advance by holding a weight in your hand while you hold on to something for balance with the other hand, with both legs, or make it harder and use one. If your balance is good, you can do it with a barbell on your shoulders. Do the exercise slowly. This exercise emphasizes the gastrocnemius, with assistance from the soleus. Use a weight that allows 10-15 repetitions.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.herbaldrugstore.org/exciting-dragon.php">If you want to do more calf work, you can isolate the soleus by doing seated calf raises. This is the same exercise done in a seated position, with a weight held on your thighs. Use lighter weight and higher reps, because the soleus is mostly an endurance muscle, whereas the gastroc can be very powerful.</a></p>
<p>Make sure you stretch your calves after working them and also after running or fitness walking. It’s important to keep the Achilles tendon at the back of the heel flexible.</p>
<p>Don’t neglect the opposing muscles in the front of the lower leg. The main one is the tibialis anterior. It raises your forefoot up toward your shin, the opposite move from the calf muscles. You can train it from a seated position just by putting a weight on your toes and forefoot and raising it as high as you can by flexing your ankle with your heel on the ground. Another way is to walk around on your heels.</p>
<p>Calf development from a bodybuilding standpoint is difficult, but you can get results if you stick with it. Strong calves help your walking, running, and jumping, and help you maintain your balance and move with a firm, confident gait.</p>
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		<title>Bats. What are We Know About Them?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:36:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our beloved friend the bat, a very misunderstood creature too many times portrayed as an evil little terror of the night. Myths of bats have been very misleading over time. European folklore often has shown the bat in sinister light. The legend of Dracula was written long before real blood drinking bats were discovered. The [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Our beloved friend the bat, a very misunderstood creature too many times portrayed as an evil little terror of the night. Myths of bats have been very misleading over time. European folklore often has shown the bat in sinister light. <span id="more-59"></span>The legend of Dracula was written long before real blood drinking bats were discovered. The several species of bats that drink blood reside in South and Central America. And they do not bite and drain the blood but simply lap it up, as a dog would water.</p>
<p>Other folklore suggests that bats “fly like a bird” but “bite like a beast”. Native American lore tells of why the bat has no friends. It tells of him betraying the birds and then the mammals in a battle between them. When the birds were winning in the great battle he would claim to be a bird since he had wings. Then when the mammals were winning he would claim to be one of them showing his teeth and saying that birds cannot bite like him. Both sides would accept his reasoning and allow him with them. And when a truce was called it was decided that for his deceit he be forced to fly at night alone when the birds and other mammals were sleeping and that he be alone.</p>
<p>Another Native American belief is that bats ate volcanic rocks and spewed arrowheads. Too much craftsmanship goes into making arrowheads to even begin believing that a bat spit them out.</p>
<p>Are you blind as a bat? Another myth applied to bats. Bats are far from blind. They see rather well actually, only they see in black and white not in color like we do. Their eyes are developed for night vision. This vision combined with their “radar” system works exceptionally well for them in catching the insects that they live on. Bats use an echo system in which they emit a high-pitched sound that human ears can detect and then listen for its echo off of the terrain around it and build a picture of what is about them. They do not fly around at night with the intention of getting tangled in women’s long hair either. This is just another myth that has been passed down through time.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.forlaptopline.com/dell-inspiron-9400-liion-battery-p-31789.html">A bat flies into your home, is something evil and vile about to happen or should you be grateful for the good luck that has been bestowed upon you? This all depends on your heritage. If you are of eastern beliefs then a bat entering your home is a good omen</a>. Yet if you were of European upbringing you would fear the evil omen that has been bestowed upon your home. The European belief though also coincides with one that even birds flying into your house is a sign of death. I wonder if a bat walked into a European home would it have a different meaning? Alas probably not, for the European beliefs of the evil nature of bats would take foremost thought in the matter.</p>
<p>Now if you lived in Mexico you would have yet another version to consider. Mexican belief suggests that when rats and mice grow old that they grow wings and become bats. Hmmm, I’m thinking that myth dispels itself there fairly easily.</p>
<p>All bats have rabies, another very misleading and damaging myth to the bat’s reputation. Facts will show that less than 1/2 of 1 % of the bat population is a carrier of the rabies virus. Rabid bats seldom attack or show aggressive behavior unless you simply have picked it up and it is defending itself.</p>
<p>A fact about bats, a bat is a mammal. Warm blooded and furry like other mammals, excluding the dolphin of course that has no fur. The live almost exclusively on insects or fruits depending on the breed of bat. Those that live on fruit nectar are very important in the pollination cycle of some fruits. The US has 45 species of bats, 6 of which are on the endangered list. Bat myths need to be dispelled in order to help save some these species from dieing off completely.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.firstaidkitbags.com/outdoor-camping-kits-buy-online-4670.html">Worldwide there are approximately 900 species of bats. They are valuable to the planet and are not the evil dark creature that brings shivers at the thought, as portrayed in movies and myths. Bats are like humans, they give birth to live young and nurse them with milk. The female bat usually has just one young a year</a>. The lifespan of a bat under normal conditions can be 30 yrs. Sizes of bats varies also, from the tiniest one at the weight of a dime to the largest with a wingspan of 6 feet, the large &#8220;flying foxes&#8221; of Africa, Asia, Australia, and many Pacific islands with its 6 foot wing span would be quiet an impressive site to see.</p>
<p>It is my hope that you now have a further understanding of bats and their evil reputation. And that seeing bats or hearing the word will not invoke fear or nightmares; just a simple understanding that the bat too is an often-misunderstood creature just as we all feel at times.</p>
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		<title>Some Secrets to Attracting Women</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s not complicated or impossible for a guy to attract women - there are 3 simple rules.
It seems some guys have found the secret to attracting women because they get lots of attention from them and other guys are left quaking in their boots. It just isn&#8217;t true that guys popular with women are born [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s not complicated or impossible for a guy to attract women - there are 3 simple rules.</p>
<p>It seems some guys have found the secret to attracting women because they get lots of attention from them and other guys are left quaking in their boots. <span id="more-51"></span>It just isn&#8217;t true that guys popular with women are born with the charisma and attractiveness needed to charm them. All guys start out not knowing how to attract girls. Practice makes perfect and these guys have just practiced their skills more.</p>
<p>The three most important skills are good communication, having respect and not chasing. A good definition of each of these skills for attracting women is in order.</p>
<p>The Art of Communication</p>
<p>The most important thing is being able to communicate precisely and effectively, an often overlooked skill that is imperative for <a title="Peromone spray formulated specifically for sexual hits from women" href="http://www.pheromones-one.com/">attracting women</a>. If you are good at communicating, you can get the most out of interacting with a girl. What you say and how you act are the best outward signs of confidence. Within just a few minutes of talking with a woman, she can judge your skills in these important traits. You can either attract or repel women by your skill or lack of skill in communicating.</p>
<p>Respect</p>
<p>Girls are attracted to guys that are in touch with themselves, guys that are confident and respect themselves. The difference between confidence and cockiness is that confidence <a title="Sex Attracting Pheromone Cologne" href="http://www.pheromone-cologne.org/cologne.php">attracts girls</a> and cockiness turns them off, so know the difference.</p>
<p>Never Chase A Girl</p>
<p>If you want to scare a girl away, chase her and every other woman within sight constantly. If you are being chased rather than doing the chasing, you will be more desirable. A man is more attractive to women if other women are chasing him because she wants to be the one to get him.</p>
<p>By practicing and using these 3 simple skills, you can be the guy that the girls are chasing.</p>
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		<title>Smoking adn Writing can be Deadly!</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever found yourself writing a health article and giving your reader the ever-important advice to get regular exercise and eat a healthy diet? Sure, most of us have. Have you written this while you are typing on your keyboard in mid-afternoon, yet you&#8217;ve not eaten one single piece of solid food? Have you [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Have you ever found yourself writing a health article and giving your reader the ever-important advice to get regular exercise and eat a healthy diet? Sure, most of us have. Have you written this while you are typing on your keyboard in mid-afternoon, yet you&#8217;ve not eaten one single piece of solid food? Have you ever written an article on weight loss while scarfing down a Snickers bar? Do you warn your readers about cancer risks while you are sucking down a half of a carton of smokes? I have!<span id="more-48"></span> I am guilty of doing this all the time. I guess I separate myself from my work when I have to function. Whether or not you are a writer, I am sure that you can relate to what I mean. We all can be hypocrites when we are doing our job, trying to act professionally. Oh, you don&#8217;t do that, huh?</p>
<p>Let&#8217;s turn back to my profession, writing. The fact that many writers lead a sedentary lifestyle alone is a great health concern for us. If you couple that inactive lifestyle with not eating regular meals or a balance of healthy foods, drinking too much coffee, smoking, or even drinking alcohol, what you get is a mix of behaviors that can seriously affect your health. The life of a writer is one that can pose several different health problems. Carpal tunnel is another problem that some face. Exposure to radiation from our computers is even an added risk for writers.</p>
<p>My greatest risks are not eating properly, drinking way too much coffee, smoking too much, and sitting on my fat butt instead of exercising. At least I have come to accept my flaws and embrace them, right? No, by today&#8217;s politically correct standards, I am a pig! That&#8217;s right. It is all right, though. I have come to accept my likeness to a swine.</p>
<p>I guess I am just an unhealthy person who would just rather write something meaningful than do ab-crunches while puffing on my cigarettes. (Yes, that is the only damn way you would get me to do ab-crunches!) I like smoking. I know I am evil for saying that. Smoking has become a taboo in our society. Daily we smokers gather at entrances to buildings, outside stores, and in dark alleys just to have a puff.</p>
<p><a title="Utilize calling cards to make cheap international calls" href="http://www.icalls4u.com/utilize-calling-cards-to-make-cheap-international-calls.html">We are second class citizens. We get the worst seating in restaurants. We are those strange people that you see inhaling an entire cigarette before getting out of our car in the parking garage</a>. I know we look like a bunch of out of control imbeciles that are dependent upon our nicotine fix, but we are people too. We pay more taxes than any group in America. We pay for new city streets, new parking garages, and almost every damn thing. That gives me a right to complain.</p>
<p>So, why do I smoke? Yes, I could hear you asking that. Smoking gives me something to do with my hands. Those long sticks of carcinogens are my writing buddies. As I write, these white sticks turn to gray as they burn out in the astray. (At least this means that I get less nicotine and tar in my lungs, right?) Many smokers report that they calm their nerves. Other smokers started to lose weight. HINT: This does NOT work.</p>
<p>Yes, I have tried to quit smoking. The longest I ever made it was four days. I know that is not long, but for a smoker, four days without a cigarette is like ten years! My mistake was quitting in cooperation with my husband. Kelly and I quit together. He was a tyrant and I was a bitch. He sat on the computer and complained. I went for walks five times a day. Finally, he was such a bear that I went out and bought him a pack of <a title="KCIGARETTES.COM-online cigs shop" href="http://www.kcigarettes.com/">cigarettes</a>. When I got home, I threw the pack at him. I growled, &#8220;Smoke these damned things, because the cigarettes will take longer to kill you than I will!&#8221; After that, we both agreed to kill ourselves slowly with the little white sticks from Hell or the Carolinas, depending on the brand you smoke.</p>
<p>The fact that many writers lead a sedentary lifestyle alone is a great health concern for us. If you combine an inactive lifestyle with not eating right and drinking a lot of coffee, you are playing Russian roulette with your life. I know this. You know this. Why is it that many of us still persist? Perhaps it is for different reasons. One reason that I am unable to change is that I know who I am.</p>
<p>I know that realistically I am not going to ever be an aerobic queen like Jane Fonda. I have accepted the fact that genetics as well as my lifestyle will guarantee that I will never be a svelte super model wannabe. I have come to the terms with the fact that I may not live to be eighty years old. I am not sure who would want to live that long and why, but I am sure that I probably won&#8217;t. I am ok with that.</p>
<p>You see my Mom died at the age of 59 from pancreas cancer. She took every vitamin and herb recommended in hopes of lengthening your life; she didn&#8217;t smoke; and she didn&#8217;t drink. I have chosen to do what makes me happy. If people disagree with that, that is all right. If people feel the need to tell me how dangerous that is, that is all right too. Who knows, perhaps one day I will quit smoking and take up aerobics, but if I were you, I wouldn&#8217;t hold my breath! Perhaps I just have a more realistic view of my limitations that some other people do. This is my philosophy: If all we ever do is worry about what will kill us and when, when will we ever have time to live?</p>
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		<title>Hip Protectors May be Best Treatment for Osteoporosis in Elderly</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 09:43:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Football players wouldn&#8217;t think of getting on the field without their protective equipment. But gridiron heroes are probably at less risk of a hip fracture than the frail elderly. Now they have their own equipment.

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Football players wouldn&#8217;t think of getting on the field without their protective equipment. But gridiron heroes are probably at less risk of a hip fracture than the frail elderly. Now they have their own equipment.<br />
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Despite the marshalling of health resources to diagnose and treat osteoporosis and to create safe environments in the prevention of hip fractures in the elderly, a simple device worn under the clothing may be the most effective remedy so far.</p>
<p><a title="BuyDrugsAndSave.com" href="http://www.buydrugsandsave.com/">Hip fractures in the elderly are considered serious medical conditions because the disability leads to a high rate of mortality. Reasons for this include reduced physical activity as well as morbidities associated with treatment of the fractures including pulmonary thromboembolism and pneumonia</a>.</p>
<p>The New England Journal of Medicine recently published data that appears to answer the question of whether a hip protector reduces the risk of hip fractures, according to a summary of the research which appeared in the  2008 Journal of Family Practice.</p>
<p>For ambulatory patients age 70 and over with at least one risk factor for hip fracture, hip protectors were worn for 18 months. The results of the study done in Finland showed a 50% reduction in hip fractures in a 1 year period compared to a control group that did not use the protection.</p>
<p><a title="md4u.net" href="http://www.md4u.net/">In a follow-up study, 13 patients in the hip protector group had a hip fracture, compared to 67 patients who had hip fractures in the control group which did not use hip protectors</a>.</p>
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		<title>Teeth Whitening Procedure Directly at Home!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Until currently, it was difficult to see a set of beautiful white teeth if you didn&#8217;t put on the TV or go to your dentist&#8217;s office. Nevertheless there has been research and a conclusion has been made - teeth whitening can be affordable, done directly at home!

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Teeth whitening is one of the most popular types of cosmetic dentistry in current society, and why shouldn&#8217;t it be? Anyone, today, can afford to whiten their teeth, on any time schedule, or on any budget.</p>
<p>A formula with hydrogen peroxide and baking soda is one of the most valuable and advantageous methods for teeth whitening. When hydrogen peroxide is put on the teeth many little oxygen bubbles form and soak into the enamel bleaching the substance that made the stain. Baking soda takes away unneeded plaque, and helps peroxide eliminate stains. The combination of these two ingredients will make your mouth feel as fresh as it feels when you come out of the dentist&#8217;s office. A tube of toothpaste that contains baking soda and hydrogen peroxide shouldn&#8217;t be priced at over 4 dollars in your town drug store, and this would be a nice way to begin having a whiter smile.</p>
<p>The WHITE LIGHT™ Home <a title="Home Teeth Whitening System online" href="http://www.homewhiteningkits.com/">Tooth Whitening</a> System is currently one of the most commonly used and most popular systems. A combination of advanced light and a unique prepared <a title="buy Whitening Gel online" href="http://www.whitelight-refills.com/">whitening gel</a> quickly takes away surface stains and soaks in thoroughly to take away deep stains. It takes as much as 5 days with a 30 minute session each day to use the WL system. Teeth whitening systems can be bought for just $29.90 on the Internet.</p>
<p>The ideal way to make sure your teeth stay the shiny white color we all like is to just eat right and continue to have good dental hygiene. Be careful about food and beverages that are loaded with sugar and have dark colors, since this will stain your teeth sooner or later. It is necessary to brush at least two times daily and floss once per day.</p>
<p>Everyone at some time or another wishes we could have a whiter, brighter smile. Why put off doing something about it? With a little advice and wanting to have a glowing white smile, it won&#8217;t be too long before your teeth are white.</p>
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		<title>Antidepressants in Your Prescription</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Antidepressants, used in conjunction with psychotherapy, can help treat cases of severe depression. Depression is a serious mental illness in which a person has feelings of profound sadness and despair for weeks or months, causing physical manifestations and severely disrupting life, activities and relationships. This has been termed the number two disabling disease of Western [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Antidepressants, used in conjunction with psychotherapy, can help treat cases of severe depression. Depression is a serious mental illness in which a person has feelings of profound sadness and despair for weeks or months, causing physical manifestations and severely disrupting life, activities and relationships. This has been termed the number two disabling disease of Western civilization.<br />
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There are numerous reasons for being depressed. It can begin from abusing substances for a long time or it can happen after a certain occasion like losing a loved one, having a heart attack or acquiring a deadly illness. Yet, interestingly enough, depression seems to have a genetic factor and frequently appears among family members. Depression is believed to result from imbalanced levels of the brain chemicals called neurotransmitters that control our moods.</p>
<p>A couple of primary treatment methods exist for the illness of depression. Psychotherapy is one of those treatments and it is designed to help people understand their problems and modify troubling feelings, behaviors or relationships. Biomedical therapy, usually taking the form of antidepressants, has surpassed psychotherapy as the popular treatment for depression. Included with the newest medications, choices range from certain serotonin reuptake inhibitors, Prozac, Paxil and Zoloft, and others, Wellbutrin, and Effexor which have a different function as neurotransmitters.</p>
<p>This type of pharmaceutical is often the butt of a lot of jokes in our culture. Although many believe that antidepressants are supposed to change a seriously depressed person into an outgoing, carefree, productive person, in reality they are meant to relieve the symptoms of depression, thereby allowing the person to return to a normal level of functioning.</p>
<p>Many medicines taken to help a given condition have side effects, and antidepressants are no exception to this rule, with headaches, nervousness, sleeping problems, less of a desire to eat as well as sex disorders possibly occurring. In spite of these issues, antidepressants work well overall and this has caused them to be very popular. Five million people alone in the U.S. consume <a title="Buy Prozac online" href="http://www.nextdayonlinepharmacy.com/buying/prozac/">Prozac</a>, or twenty million worldwide. According to the American Medical Association, an examination of 159 people revealed that using <a title="Zoloft no prescription needed" href="http://www.nextdayonlinepharmacy.com/">Zoloft</a> for a long time stops severe chronic depression from coming back.</p>
<p>There is some concern that psychotherapy, which is considered to be an effective treatment, is not being used as much as it should be to treat depression. Recently, an analysis of 600 tested patients who had been extremely depressed demonstrated that best treatment procedure is combined psychotherapy and drug treatment.</p>
<p>If you take them as suggested, and add psychotherapy, <a href="http://www.atido.org/can-antidepressants-improve-fibromyalgia-symptoms.html">antidepressants</a> will help depression. While adverse side effects do exist, benefits have been shown to offset drawbacks.</p>
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		<title>HGH Replacement Therapy: Point of View</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Assuming you live right and eat right, with the exception of genetic changes that are connected with age, the step-by-step process of the hormone system declining is responsible for the speed of aging.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Assuming you live right and eat right, with the exception of genetic changes that are connected with age, the step-by-step process of the hormone system declining is responsible for the speed of aging.</p>
<p>Medical science has been aware of hormones for a good century. Nevertheless, because all people who live will eventually die, the medical field has been lagging behind in using this to stop and turn around the aging process. The underlying belief is that in some way, it is a violation of respect for life to fight with the aging process. This way of thinking about life and aging is now challenged. <span id="more-36"></span></p>
<p>Inquire within your own mind: did your body function best, with vitality and optimistically. Between the ages of 22 and 24 is what many people answer. Therefore, why not conduct a survey of the body&#8217;s hormone systems, and, through orthomolecular human hormone supplementation, restore each of them to the levels you enjoyed at ages 22 to 24?</p>
<p>Should you do this step, you will start to feel superiorly in just a few days. After several months you will have the same experiences that you had when you were in your early twenties. And within a year or two, your appearance will also begin to reflect how you feel.</p>
<p>Understand, no one can tell you that you will look 25 again, but it is very possible that you will see changes that erase 9 to 16 years of what you probably thought were irreversible signs of growing older.</p>
<p>The speed at which our bodies and minds age are regulated by the hormones estrogen, pregnenolone, melatonin, testosterone as well as human growth hormone; and every one of these products is currently available. People are not using these items the right way since they can buy them on the store shelves and they don&#8217;t have a clue what their hormone levels are previously or following the use of them. Ideally, one matches but does not exceed the measure of hormones normal for a twenty year old without taking extra that will not have additional benefit anyway. Varied hormones, including the naturally occurring estrogens and testerone can be acquired with a prescription. But to have the ideal outcome, every one of these hormones have to be evaluated before using supplements, and then the goal should be to have normal levels, not just an elevated level. Don&#8217;t missing out on an excellent tool for optimal health.</p>
<p>Looking for the right doctor to prescribe these tests will of course prove to be difficult. Many doctors cling to the philosophy that ruled the past: aging is not a disease but an inevitable process. Many people go to their physician complaining about this or that ailment only to be hear, &#8220;Well, what else do you expect? Everyone is aging, even you. Just figure out a way to accept it. Everyone inevitably dies!&#8221; Ideally, you should screen your physician prior to scheduling an initial consultation.</p>
<p>HGH causes the long bones to grow, and this brings an individual to his or her full grown height. The conventional belief was that this was all HGH was good for. Recent research shows that all cells in the body have HGH receptors, and HGH is functioning in various positions dealing with human metabolism in every part of the body. In fact, the brain includes receptors which, when triggered, produce endorphins, chemicals that maintain mood<br />
levels and feeling of well-being. HGH affects skin cells by producing an even growth visible in the appearance of children&#8217;s skin. Cells inside the cerebrum wake up from sleep. That is why HGH is being considered among the newest and most effective treatments for Alzheimer&#8217;s.</p>
<p>Replacement therapy turns irritability, which is a common outcome of <a href="http://ezinearticles.com/?HGH-Supplements-Allow-You-to-Enjoy-a-High-Quality-Life-Today&amp;id=2446805">HGH</a> deficiency, into a great feeling of well-being. Over the course of several years, the bone cells will create new bone, and reverse the effects of osteoporosis. Fat cells die off to create energy for the body. The gain of pounds about the midsection, which is very characteristic of a deficiency of HGH, is gone in a few months. Muscle cells respond by increasing in size and strength, particularly in the upper body. The power and stamina of being young comes back. Many people regain the ability to read without reading glasses, as the eye&#8217;s ciliary muscle recovers its former strength.</p>
<p>Complete Hormone Rejuvenation Treatment &#8212; The concept behind this is returning hormone concentrations to their youthful level. Thereafter, anyone&#8217;s natural hormone production most commonly will follow a steady decline. You may have considered it the &#8220;normal signs of aging,&#8221; but it could also be called &#8220;multiple system degenerative disease.&#8221; If you could avoid the so-called inevitable signs of the disease called growing older, wouldn&#8217;t you do what you could?</p>
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		<title>Tips to Boost Your Sexual Wellness</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Men go through physical as well as mental declines as they age and as a consequence, they encounter various degrees of erectile problems. If there is an underlying emotional component to the problem, this advice could be of benefit to you. However, in case this turns out to be a health issue, some recent surgical [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Men go through physical as well as mental declines as they age and as a consequence, they encounter various degrees of erectile problems. If there is an underlying emotional component to the problem, this advice could be of benefit to you. However, in case this turns out to be a health issue, some recent surgical procedures or remedies may help you regain healthy function.<br />
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The following is a list of 15 tips to boost your sexual wellness.</p>
<p>1. Take the intimidation factor out of your sex life. Do not let the occurrences of your erectile problems dominate your thoughts.<br />
2. Include some variety in your romance. Purchase a nightie for your wife. Break away from the humdrum when it comes to your sex life.<br />
3. Stress often plays a big role in performance difficulties. Be sure to get sufficient rest at night, and strive to relax daily.<br />
4. A primary contributor to sexual difficulties is marital and relationship discord. Remember to express your emotions with your partner.<br />
5. Tell your partner what you like when it comes to having sex.<br />
6. Don&#8217;t consume drinks containing alcohol before having sex because your performance may be affected.<br />
7. Keep in mind your positive experiences with sex to make yourself more confident.<br />
8. Getting your romantic partner involved can go a long way toward improving your intimacy problems.<br />
9. You shouldn&#8217;t suffer with guilt over your intimacy issues. You are no less normal than anyone else.<br />
10. Look for instructive reading material pertaining to sexual intimacy. It is possible to gain new insights from these materials.<br />
11. Penis size is not the only important thing. Adding some originality to your sex life will provide pleasure.<br />
12. Use fantasy in romantic situations to boost your libido.<br />
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