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Weight Loss, Diet and Exercise

Feeling the Cold?

If you have circulation problems, cold weather can be particularly unpleasant. There are two herbs that are very effective in improving circulation, hawthorn and ginko biloba. Both will help to warm up those cold hands and feet! Hawthorn also supports Read More
posted Friday, December 12, 2008 5:59 AM by Faith New Zealand| 0 Comments
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Listen To Your Gut!

I came across this great article and wanted to pass it on: Hey, you. Up there. I know you don't expect to hear from me except around meal times, but there's lots about me you don't know. You think I'm a troublemaker who sabotages your diet and makes Read More
posted Saturday, November 29, 2008 6:58 AM by Faith New Zealand| 0 Comments
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Middle Age Spread

It seems that middle age spread is not just an old wives’ tail. It really does happen, especially to women. The culprit, it seems, is the menopause:   http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/latest/5167344/menopause-blame-middleage-spread   What the Read More
posted Wednesday, November 26, 2008 6:20 AM by Faith New Zealand| 0 Comments
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Studying?

If you are studying, or have a job where concentration and good memory are important, here are a few tips: 1. Drinking tea has been shown to improve concentration, so have a cuppa before opening up those books. The down side of tea is that it inhibits Read More
posted Monday, November 24, 2008 6:37 AM by Faith New Zealand| 0 Comments
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Hot Stuff!

Here’s a good reason to eat Indian, Thai and Mexican food - eating chili has health benefits!   The active ingredient that causes the burning sensation is called capsaicin. It has been shown to fight prostate cancer, to help with insulin control Read More
posted Friday, November 21, 2008 7:08 AM by Faith New Zealand| 1 Comments
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Mind - Body

Brace yourself! If you’ve had a loss or a breakup, or suffered some other distressing event in your life, chances are you’ll get sick. When our mental resistance is down, our physical resistance is also lowered. So it’s really important to take special Read More
posted Tuesday, November 04, 2008 6:10 AM by Faith New Zealand| 0 Comments
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Managing Hair Loss

Hair loss, especially for women, can be distressing. Over the years there have been numerous quack cures for the condition, but surprisingly enough the most effective remedy is also the cheapest.   If your thinning hair is not the result of chemotherapy Read More
posted Monday, November 03, 2008 9:40 AM by Faith New Zealand| 2 Comments
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Top 10 Drugs To Avoid

With pharmaceutical advertising urging us to pop a tablet to fix all our woes, it is all too easy to look for a “quick fix” when there are better ways to improve health. Here is a list of the Top 10 medications to avoid. If you are already using one or Read More
posted Wednesday, September 10, 2008 8:37 AM by Faith New Zealand| 2 Comments
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Strong Women Stay Slim

Dr Miriam Nelson was doing some research on women with osteoporosis. She wanted to test the effectiveness of strength building exercise to improve bone density. Her control group made no changes to their lifestyle. Her test group did some modest weight Read More
posted Saturday, August 30, 2008 10:26 AM by Faith New Zealand| 0 Comments
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Why Vitamin C?

Did you know that most animals make their own Vitamin C? Human beings are amongst a very small group of animals that have to get their Vitamin C from dietary sources. Guinea pigs, fruit eating bats, the red vented bulbul bird, and primates are the only Read More
posted Tuesday, August 19, 2008 8:36 AM by Faith New Zealand| 0 Comments
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The Battle of the Bulge

When women embark on a weight loss program, it’s generally because they want to lose the fat tummy and the thunder thighs. That’s where the weight really shows. There’s a reason for that. The body is designed to store fat in the good times as a reserve Read More
posted Thursday, August 14, 2008 8:24 AM by Faith New Zealand| 2 Comments
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Brown

A few weeks ago I watched a medical documentary about some morbidly obese patients and the efforts their doctors were making to save them, because their own weight was killing them. As I looked at what those people were putting into their mouths, it occurred Read More
posted Wednesday, August 06, 2008 8:22 AM by Faith New Zealand| 0 Comments
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Boosting Fertility

Infertility is a very distressing problem. There was a time when women were more likely than men to be the ones with fertility problems, but the trend has now swung the other way.   http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/latest/4822783/broken-sperm-problem-60-men Read More
posted Thursday, July 31, 2008 8:19 AM by Faith New Zealand| 0 Comments
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Can You Afford It?

Being sick is very costly in all sorts of ways. When times are tough, ill health is the last thing we need. Here are some tips to help you stay away from the doctor. This will improve your financial health and increase your job security as well.   Read More
posted Tuesday, July 29, 2008 9:38 AM by Faith New Zealand| 0 Comments
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If I Can Do It....

I have always been as unfit as an unfiddle. I absolutely loathed gym class. My eye-hand coordination was lousy and my balance was worse. I dropped balls and fell off equipment. I always finished last, and once school was behind me vowed never to do anything Read More
posted Friday, July 25, 2008 8:28 AM by Faith New Zealand| 0 Comments
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