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- Turning Dreams Into Goals and Goals Into Reality - by I recently appeared on the cover of the Colorado Free University (CFU)catalog and many people have asked how I managed to accomplish that. Actually, it was simple ? I followed a process that turned my dream into a goal and my goal into reality.
The first step in creating what we want is to ...
Views: 1855 - Celebrating Women's History - by "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." Margaret Mead made this statement after a lifetime of observing diverse cultures throughout the world. It is difficult to imagine a time when half of the population ...
Views: 896 - Turning Dreams Into Goals and Goals Into Reality - by I recently appeared on the cover of the Colorado Free University (CFU) catalog and many people have asked how I managed to accomplish that. Actually, it was simple ? I followed a process that turned my dream into a goal and my goal into reality.
The first step in creating what we want is to ...
Views: 913 - Morning Sickness Options - by Some Options for Morning Sickness
1. Kelp tablets - one a day in the morning
2. 1 Tbs. Apple cider vinegar and 1 Tbs. honey in hot water
3. White flower balm on Pericardium 6
4. Small frequent meals
5. Soda water- ?tsp in small glass every ?hr as needed
6. If bad late in the day, eat your ...
Views: 726 - The Care and Feeding of the Masculine - by Why should you settle for Viagra? Better tools are here to understand and treat the sad epidemic of sexual dysfunction facing many American families. Media reports have described this epidemic from different perspectives, but the 'male menopause' or 'andropause' condition is a story yet to be ...
Views: 834 - LIPOTROPICS - by WHAT DOES LIPOTROPIC MEAN?
Lipotropic means fat-loving. Basically they are substances which can liquefy or homogenize fats. (Americans eat 100 lbs. of saturated fats per person per year) - 42% of our caloric intake in fat.
WHAT ARE THE MAIN FUNCTIONS OF LIPOTROPICS?
I. They increase the ...
Views: 5133 - Accupressure Treatment for Jet Lag - by Intercontinental flights are known to cause a phenomenon known as "JET LAG". Travelers and airline crews have complained of extreme fatigue, nausea, headaches, memory problems, attention lapses, clouded thinking, sleep and appetite disturbance, increased susceptibility to infections, depression, ...
Views: 4917 - Vitamin and Mineral Sources from Herbs - by Tip: These herbs are the highest and most common sources, certainly not the only ones. Do a word search in a major search engine on the nutrient and the herb to find more specific information, or follow links from Naturodoc to more nutritional sites!
Vitamin K: Alfalfa, Plantain, Shepherd's ...
Views: 1135 - Plant Powers In Practice - by "Behind the fragrance of a violet and the frail beauty of a rose, lies the most tenacious life-force in the world: the power of plants to survive. From the momentous day, a billion or so years back, when the first speck of plant protoplasm puffed its first breath of oxygen into some primeval ...
Views: 693 - Food Sources of Mineral Nutrients - by Calcium -
Almonds, figs, beans, carrots, pecans, raisins, brown rice, apricots, garlic, dates, spinach, sesame seeds, brazil nuts, cashews, papaya, avocados, celery
Chromium -
Brewers yeast, clams, cheese, corn oil, whole grains
Copper-
Soy beans, Brazil nuts, bone meal, raisins, legumes, ...
Views: 954 - Dr. Lee’s Cold and Flu Soup - by In a soup pan, put 1 tsp. olive oil, crush 3–6 cloves of garlic, and 1 green or red pepper in chunks. Warm this up a bit, then add 3 cups water and the following ingredients. (Feel free to modify the amount of spices and proportion of ingredients as
you wish.)
• 1/3 cup fresh ginger, diced ...
Views: 1053 - Fats For Health - by In this day and age of fat phobia and the resultant barrage of low fat and non-fat food products lining the grocery store aisles, a recommendation to supplement your daily diet with one to two tablespoons of essential fatty acid rich oil would appear to go against the grain. To the contrary, ...
Views: 831 - A Sense Of Humor Increases Creativity - by Submitted on Jun 08, 2007 from Steve GillmanDoes a sense of humor make for a more creative mind? Perhaps. There are certainly many creative and intelligent people who also like to have a good laugh. Consider the following two examples. American physicist Richard Feynman was a joint recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1965, for his ...
Views: 1052 - A Word About Estrogen - by As should be clear by now, progesterone and estrogen are closely interrelated in many ways. Progesterone is a precursor in the normal biosynthetic pathway for estrogen. They are often antagonistic; and each sensitizes receptors for the other. Our understanding of progesterone will be enhanced if ...
Views: 769 - Allergies Take Over Phoenix - by Hostages held by Pollens and Molds!
This might sound like a tabloid feature, but sometimes it seems too close to truth. What can we do to fight these problems without buying into the local drugstore and all their expensive "remedies"? This article will have two parts. Natural easy ways to fight ...
Views: 760 - Estriol, the Forgotten Estrogen? - by There is a definite need for a safe estrogen supplement for women who are at risk of breast or endometrial carcinoma but who are denied such therapy because of recent evidence that exogenous estrogen can induce carcinoma in susceptible women. The role of supplemental estrogen in the ...
Views: 6583(2 votes) - How Dangerous is Electromagnetic Radiation? - by What characteristic is shared by an electric blanket, a power line and a broadcast tower? All three emit electromagnetic radiation. These invisible electromagnetic fields (EMFs), generated by currents running through electric wires, are not powerful and destructive like nuclear or X-ray ...
Views: 839 - Drugs Effects on Nutritional Status - by Loop Diuretics (furosemide):
-Excretion of sodium, chloride, potassium, hydrogen ion, calcium, magnesium, ammonium, bicarbonate and possibly phosphate is enhanced.
-After 4 weeks of furosemide use, thiamin concentrations and transketolase activity was significantly reduced.
Thiazide Diuretics ...
Views: 1148 - Vinegar Douche - by In the morning use:
2 tsp. cider vinegar mixed in 1 Cup warm water.
In the evening use:
1 Tbl. Plain, living yogurt mixed in 1 Cup warm water
BAKING SODA DOUCHE
1 Cup of Baking soda mixed in 1 Qt. of water
In the evening use:
1 Tbl. plain yogurt mixed in 1 Cup of warm water. Use one or two ...
Views: 13648(2 votes) - Diet Controversies - by Chapter 42 from Fats that Heal, Fats that Kill
Let us take a short walk through different diets that traditionally sustained human populations on different parts of the globe. We will show the involvement of fats and oils in these diets, and begin a process of looking more closely at how the ...
Views: 1489 - Green-Clean Your Home - by Many commercial household cleaners contain ingredients that are toxic, corrosive, or flammable. Get rid of them and substitute safe cleaners you can make with five common ingredients.
From NATURAL HEALTH, SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 1994
I've been cleaning my home for years with commercial products ...
Views: 880 - How to Care for your Stiches - by 1. It is important that you avoid any contact with water for the first 2 days following surgery.
2. For the next three days,(3-5) it is important to not soak in water. You may take a shower but avoid leaving the stitched area in the path of the direct stream of water. Avoid baths and ...
Views: 2375 - Herbs for the Cardiovascular System - by To improve circulation throughout the body, you should learn about Gingko biloba. Gingko has been recommended by herbalists for over 5,000 years. This tree dates back more than 200 million years, making it one of the oldest species still alive. Some trees live 4,000 years, and researchers are ...
Views: 1151 - Calcium Sources, Inhibitors, and Requirements - by Food Calcium in Milligrams
Hijiki* 1,400
Wakame* 1,300
Kelp* 1,099
Kombu* 800
Brick cheese 682
Dried wheat grass .
or barley grass 514
Sardines 443
Agar-agar* 400
Nori* 260
Almonds 233
Amaranth grain 222
Hazelnuts 209
Parsley 203
Turnip greens 191
Brazil nuts 186
Sunflower seeds 174 ...
Views: 2730 - Fibrocystic Breast Disease and Diet - by Diet is not the sole contributing factor of Fibrocystic Breast Disease (FBD), but a diet which includes high amounts of refined carbohydrates, hydrogenated fats and oils, as well as tobacco use, alcohol use, and caffeine containing foods (cola, chocolate, tea, and coffee) has been clearly shown ...
Views: 2931 - Acne Therapeutics - by Acne Vulgaris
Etiological factors:
Oil based cosmetics
Secondary infection- post antibiotics
Birth Control Pills
Stress and fatigue
Drug induced:
Steroids, halogens, anticonvulsants, lithium, Vit B 12, isonictinic acid, LSD, amphetamines, Fluorides (esp. if around the
mouth)
Over-washing ...
Views: 1000 - A Few Things You Should Know About Wireless Security Systems - by Submitted on Jun 08, 2007 from Jerry TarrerIf you are on the market for a surveillance system, your timing is impeccable because right now we are at the crossroads of this migration to a new, more efficient, and more cost-effective solution for home and business security requirements. In a world with increasing crime and criminals, ...
Views: 731 - Addiction: Recovery or Re-Discovery? - by It took a long time to come back from that not-so-slow descent into illness, depression and a loss of interest in being alive. Fortunately, when these moments were at their most intense, I had not yet become a mother. The greatest damage was done only to myself and given my existing state of ...
Views: 875 - What is NLP ... and Is It for Me? - by NLP - or Neuro Linguistic Programming - has been around for about 25 years. A body of knowledge that was originally put together by Richard Bandler and John Grinder, many have since invested years of experience and training working with people to create what has evolved into a science. And as a ...
Views: 1237 - Personality Disorders - by A personality disorder is identified by a pervasive pattern of experience and behavior that is abnormal with respect to any of the following two: thinking, mood, personal relations, and the control of impulses.
The character of a person is shown through his or her personality--by the way an ...
Views: 1070 - Is Acid Weighing you down? - by The body is naturally acidic. This is a true statement. However, the foods we eat add to this acidity and the fat in our body stores the additional acid, which results in overweight problems and an unhealthy body. There are specific foods that are alkaline and help to flush the acid and fat from ...
Views: 726 - The Single Experience - It's in the Starts - by Some more baying at the moon from.....
The Single Experience
It's in the Stars
Well, I thought that being single already had enough hurtles to bound, but I have found yet another. Along with all the other impossibilities involved in ‘second time around’ relationships, it now seems that on top ...
Views: 743 - Essential Safety Tips For These Times - by 1. Think through and determine where YOU and each member of your family are at, in regard to danger awareness and denial. Discuss this topic in an effort to increase everyone's awareness.
2. Ask yourself and each member of your family to rate themselves on their KNOWLEDGE about possible ...
Views: 1111 - It's Absolutely, Positively Not About Food (sm) - by You’re reading this article because you think you have a food or weight problem, right? And what if I told you, you’re wrong. Moreover, no matter how hard you try to fix the problem by dieting, you end up failing. Why? Because you haven’t fixed the real problem.
If you are working a diet ...
Views: 1987 - Attitude Awareness - by My attitude about healing and wellness was strongly influenced by this special little book, "Who's the Matter With Me?" by Alice Steadman, Espress Publishers, 1985. It made so much sense to me that I read other books on similar topics. These ideas changed my life dramatically, and I believe much ...
Views: 1764 - Attitude Awareness - by So much reading material is available now that when you are ready to read, how do you select what will occupy your precious time? We certainly do have choices, maybe so many choices that it is a bit confusing; however, that is true of every aspect of life, isn't it? Do you fully recognize how ...
Views: 1889 - Attitude Awareness - by Is food intake and fitness part of Attitude Awareness? Of course! Everything about your life is affected by what you tell yourself concerning what you're experiencing. You consciously and subconsciously program your computer/brain by the thoughts you think. You feel more control over your life ...
Views: 3823 - How To Create a Great First Impression - by They say you can't judge a book by it's cover but how many of us judge people by the way the talk, the way they talk or even by the way they answer the telephone?
We form opinions about people the first time we see or hear them. We even form opinions about people we have never met! ...
Views: 1845 - Five Ways to Make Your Body Speak - by ?1999 LJL Seminars
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Dr. Ralph C. Smeadly, the founder of Toastmasters International, wrote, "The speaker who stands and talks at ease is the one who can be heard without weariness. If his posture and gestures ...
Views: 30860(3 votes) - Overcoming Speaking Anxiety in Meetings & Presentations - by 10 Steps to Reduce Speech Anxiety
by Lenny Laskowski
1. Know the room - become familiar with the place in which you will speak. Arrive early and walk around the room including the speaking area. Stand at the lectern, speak into the microphone. Walk around where the audience will be seated. ...
Views: 11034 - "Becoming Statements"-An Alternative to Affirmations - by Submitted on Jun 08, 2007 from Suzanne VachetOne of my favorite authors, Cheri Huber, tells us in her book, "Be The Person You Want To Find," "One process does not lead to another. Wanting leads to wanting. Having leads to having. Wanting does not lead to having." This explains the mechanics behind affirmations. Affirmations are ...
Views: 2643 - Hearts and Flowers, or Heartaches and Frustration? Five ways to break free of conflict and experience connection - by Submitted on Jun 08, 2007 from Suzanne VachetToo often our relationships seem not to warm us, but rather to push our "hot buttons." What's going on when this happens? Let's look at five reasons why we might experience conflict in our relationships: 1. We are not being authentic 2. We are listening to our inner voices instead of the other ...
Views: 772 - One Man's Meat is Another Man's Poison - by Hippocrates was an early observer of the importance of food to your health and equated food to medicine. Yes, if you have the right knowledge, food becomes medicine to heal you! However some foods can be toxic to your body, slowly poisoning you even though you may not be aware of what is ...
Views: 911 - Determine Your Mind/Body Type to Know What Foods are Best for You - by Something very special happens at our conception. At that time, we are endowed with a blueprint of the way we are meant to be. This "blueprint" depends on many factors, chief among them are the characteristics and traits of our parents, and also their state of balance at our conception.
This ...
Views: 1200 - Messages from Dad - by The story that I am about to tell is one that both inspired me, and frightened me, but in the end, made me stronger, and gave me a new sense of purpose. To this day, I know God was with me in this amazing way, and I know that I will never be the same again. I was suffering from depression since ...
Views: 862 - How to Quit Your Job (and Make More Money): A Wealth Secret of Millionaires - by What would you say if I told you could quit your job today without losing any of your monthly income, or perhaps earn even more? You'd probably laugh in my face, right? I know it's a claim that seemingly defies all logic. However, when you learn how to use your money differently, what was ...
Views: 1008 - Retire Quickly - premier personal and business services - by This personal note is to invite you to visit my personal website and to give you a brief overview of a company that I believe can have a tremendous impact on our futures.
The Retire Quickly Corporation was two years old on October 1, 2001 and it is gaining International attention. They already ...
Views: 1006 - 5 Steps for Staying on Track - by We’ve all noticed it. You learn something new in a class or reading an article or book, and you feel committed to change. You’re motivated, energized, excited. The world looks bigger and brighter.
But what about a month or two later? How do you stay on track when you hit your first bump in the ...
Views: 952 - The Contribution of the Performer - by “I don’t want audiences to feel a specific thing..I just want audiences to feel.” Paul Simon
The gift the performer brings to his or her audience is sometimes difficult to recognize in a culture which often judges success by the size of ones house or the amount of money one makes. As an artist, ...
Views: 801 - The Art of Powerful Performance - by How is it that one can have a great song, a great voice, be a great musician and still be boring on stage? How is it that one can have an average song, hardly any voice to speak of, know how to play only 3 chords on a guitar, and pack the coliseum? Why do some people seem to sparkle with ...
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