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Its only a couple of weeks before approaching the summer season which means, a possible trip to the beach or lounging around the pool, or any other outdoor activity. Many people are still lagging around those extra pounds from the winter, and with it being hotter outside that extra weight can really be unconformable.

There are a few common sense things that can be done to help lose those extra pounds, many people will look for that quick weight loss fix, like  proactol, acai berry or even start going to weight watchers, or buying in to that Jenny Craig program. This is all fine and dandy, but these are not cure all solutions, and although they can compliment your weight loss, sometimes we need to do just a few simple things to drop a few extra pounds. Read the rest of this entry »

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High blood pressure – We really do know better, but with a hectic work schedule, kids, family and other things that literally run our daily lives,  having  high stress levels and an improper diet can lead to high blood pressure, sometimes it can be genetic, many of us know what causes it, but other than resorting to prescription blood pressure medications, which can later cause even more severe side effects than the high blood pressure itself.

A high salt intake can cause and increase blood pressure, and if you did not already know, high blood pressure can lead to kidney failure, stroke, headaches, and even a heart attack.

Foods to avoid when trying to lower blood pressure include, salt, high sodium constricts arteries making blood flow more difficult, also try avoiding canned foods, soups that can contain lots of salt.

Getting more Potassium in your diet can help lower blood pressure, foods high in potassium include Chicken without skin, fish, avocados, banana, lima beans, milk,oranges and potatoes.

Eating the right foods can help lower overall blood pressure, reduce cholesterol and remember, don’t forgot to do a little exercise at least four days a week and you will see a great improvement in lifestyle and a healthier body.

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My mother just turned 80 the other day and she does not look a day older than 60, she is always looking for better ways to stay in shape, she walks daily, still lifts light weights, and  generally eats very healthy, she does love her white and red wine. In any case this weekend she looked better than I had seen her in a while, and I made the comment to her and she thanked me, I said it must be the white wine, she smiled and said either that or the turmeric, apparently a friend also of older age had mentioned taking a tablespoon of turmeric in the morning with a half glass of water, and that she had  also used it frequently in cooking. So I decided to do a little bit of research on turmeric or also known as curcumin.

So what is it good for besides cooking ?

Turmeric (Curcumin) has been used for years in Southern asia as an antiseptics and for treating cuts, bruises and even burns, it has also been used in asian countries to treat stomach disorders and indigestion, in fact Pakistanis use turmeric for its anti inflammatory properties and the ability to remedy gastrointestinal comfort, including irritable bowel syndrome. In fact Turmeric (Curcumin) has been used in the treatment of anorexia, liver disease and has even been used in the aid to lower cholesterol. Read the rest of this entry »

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The other day a bunch of us were having a discussion on how much water the human body really needs,  I rarely drink the recommended allowance except during the summer months or when doing physical activities,  You always see people who are running or jogging carrying along their bottle of water, but that’s not something I have ever needed to do.  Maybe others do become dehydrated quicker and need that bottle of water to sip on throughout the day.

What I found out about drinking water

The concentration of liquid or water in the human body is anywhere from 52% to 80%,  this all depends on the body size, for the human body to function properly we need to consume  anywhere from 1 to 7 liters of water per day.

No one can really say how much water intake is needed but many advocates say that six or seven glasses a day others say that 2 glasses a day is   is the minimum to stay properly hydrated. Although medical figures claim you need less, usually one liter per day.  However  common sense says that if you are doing heavy work outside , exercising in  extreme heat  water consumption should naturally be more.

You can overdue water intake as there have been cases of people becoming intoxicated by ingesting excess amounts of water, in fact there was just a recent case last year in the U.K of a person who died from excess water consumption.

To keep our body hydrated we do not necessarily need to consume water itself as we can obtain hydration from eating fruits and vegetables, teas and other sources of liquid.

As you can see hydration is important but not to the point of guzzling the seven to eight liters that is recommended daily, in any case I will just continue to keep my self hydrated as usual, which is usually when  I’m thirsty.

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Provillus is a natural hair treatment product that can be used by both men and women, there is a site  called baldingblog.com that I was looking at the other day and it was truly a riot reading some of the comments, in fact many  comments were  by people who have never used provillus. You can read more here http://www.baldingblog.com/2005/12/16/provillus but I truly found the comments amusing, some people were complaining about buying a 6 month supply of provillus and it not working, but if you are skeptical about any product why would you not buy a one month supply to try it first. Read the rest of this entry »

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Right now I find myself in the middle of the pandemic of the Mexican swine flu, yes and I am saying Yikes !! I have relatives here in the state of Jalisco Mexico and well I am visiting them as we speak. One I am not planning on traveling back to the U.S right now and two when I do return I am thinking that an airplane is not a good Idea. Read the rest of this entry »

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Recently I wrote an article on 5 things that kill and topping the chart was high blood pressure, lack of exercise, and excessive alcohol consumption can cause high blood pressure, and of course the first thing that happens is we go see a doctor and later we walk out with a bag full of prescription medications. Although these meds will help, the unfortunate thing about these medications is that they only treat the symptoms and  not the cause. Read the rest of this entry »

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Recently I was viewing different surveys published about primary causes of death in both developed and undeveloped countries, it seems that most developed countries seem the be suffering from similar statistics, mainly because of the basic ills of modern society, many are attributed to lack of exercise, stress poor diet smoking and other evils. Read the rest of this entry »

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As I have been moving right along with my personal weight loss my wife says that I get a little out of hand, So i got this wild hair up my you know what and decided hey, now that I am on this weight loss thing maybe I should do some kind of cleansing, so I know there are many herbal alternative organ cleansers out there which I have used including Bowtrol which is for cleansing the Colon, some for the liver, gallbladder etc, in any case I was doing some research and came across this Coca cola cleanser, although not natural because it does have coke, but the rest of the ingredients are natural, its a pretty simple cleanse if it works, so last night I decided to do the deed, if you want you can read more here which is where I looked it up. Read the rest of this entry »

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Everyday it seems you see an article with big time skepticism about herbal remedies, supplements and vitamins. But just today I ran across an article done about a study on women who had been taking folic acid and Vitamin B12, the study was published in the archives of internal medicine, you can read the article here. Read the rest of this entry »

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