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Doug was born with a club foot and hobbled about until corrective shoes straightened out his gait. As a child he was often ill. He had pneumonia 3 times before he was 7 and was constantly plagued with allergies and chronic underweight well into his teens. He managed to enroll in the military despite being too thin at 120 pounds. Doug studied health and strength systems for several years and was able to become ... [More]
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- Is Aluminum Hydroxide Safe For Vaccinations?
[Health-and-Fitness] Do your research before accepting vaccinations. Mercury is not the only additive to be concerned about. Some contain poisonous Aluminum Hydroxide.
- Drinking Beer For a Flatter Stomach
[Health-and-Fitness:Weight-Loss] You do not have to give up all beer drinking to get a flat stomach. In fact, you can turn your occasional beer habit to your advantage towards a flatter gut.
- How to Sculpt a Tear-Drop Shaped Butt
[Health-and-Fitness:Exercise] The wrong kind of exercise can give you thunder thighs and a horse butt. Intelligent training can give you the butt that you want.
- Hypoglycemia, Food Allergies and Depression
[Health-and-Fitness:Depression] When the black dog of depression visits, you might not have the time or money to seek professional help. While underlying emotions can cause depression, better health can combat it. Learn which specific nutrients, breathing techniques and exercises can hold off those days when nothing goes right.
- Fats and Mood Disorders
[Health-and-Fitness:Mood-Disorders] Some people are genetically predisposed to conditions like depression and alcoholism. Sometimes a simple change in diet and lifestyle can reduce depression and alcohol cravings.
- Hourglass - Shaping the Stocky Woman
[Health-and-Fitness:Exercise] The naturally stocky woman needs to train differently than her tall, leaner counter-parts. Find out how to achieve an hour glass shape without building a man's physique.
- The Metabolic Diet
[Health-and-Fitness:Nutrition] Are you a fast burner? Slow burner? Do certain foods make you tired, depressed or high-strung? You might be eating wrong for your metabolism. Learn how to eat according to your own unique metabolism.
- The Strength of Samson
[Book-Reviews:Health-Mind-Body] An effective method of muscle building based on biblical principles. Remarkably simple and effective. I still use the principles at age 51.
- The Crazy Makers - How the Food Industry is Destroying Our Brains and Harming Our Children
[Health-and-Fitness:Nutrition] If you think that your low-fat, sugar-free snacks are healthy, you are on the road to mental problems. Read about how over processed food threatens your very sanity.
- Common Kick-Boxing Mistakes
[Recreation-and-Sports:Martial-Arts] There are so many martial arts drop-outs for the same reasons. Avoid the mistakes that I made in kick-boxing.
- Confessions of a Former Kick-Boxer
[Recreation-and-Sports:Martial-Arts] There are ins and outs of kick-boxing. Get the most out of your training by avoiding common mistakes.
- Should Picked on Teens Learn Kick-Boxing?
[Recreation-and-Sports:Martial-Arts] Kick-boxing or martial arts are not the answer to bullies. But, a few things do work.
- Let the Right One In
[Book-Reviews:SciFi-Fantasy-Horror] Finally, a good vampire tale without the gore, fantasy or romance. This is a good coming-of-age story about a down-trodden, 12 year old boy who befriends a strange girl. Even as he comes to realize what she really is, he finds the strength and courage of a true friend.
- The Complete Book of Butt and Legs by Kurt Brungardt
[Book-Reviews:Weight-Loss-Diet] Author Kurt Brungardt puts forth another great training book. This book contains dozens and dozens of exercises for the butt and thighs. What I like about the butt and thigh routines is that they are not all bulky muscle builders for men. Several of the exercises are designed to chisel a women's thighs and butts into toned, defined muscles. Just as important as the exercises themselves are the routines and sequences to achieve fast, long lasting results.
- Sculpting Her Body Perfect by Brad Schoenfeld
[Book-Reviews:Weight-Loss-Diet] How women can weight train without looking like a man. Professional tips for shaping a woman's body.
- Women, Fitness and Commitment
[Health-and-Fitness:Exercise] Are you committing to training or just going through the motions like a loveless relationship. Find out how to get a little more mileage out of your exercise sessions.
- Exercises For Mild Depression
[Health-and-Fitness:Depression] Exercise can be its own form of Prozac. While exercise in general will not cure serious depression, certain movements have proven to dispel the blues.
- How to Finish Homework and Other Unpleasant Tasks
[Self-Improvement:Time-Management] You do not have to be a geek, teacher's pet or genius to do homework. It is all a matter of behavior modifying.
- Revving Up Your Metabolism
[Health-and-Fitness:Weight-Loss] Some people's metabolisms are naturally slow. Here is what to do to kick start your metabolism. Usually slow metabolisms are accompanied by sleep problems, yeast infections, oily skin and weight gain. Here is a shotgun of methods that I have witnessed and experienced for increasing one's metabolism.
- Shin Splint Solutions
[Recreation-and-Sports:Running] Don't let shin splints hold back your active lifestyle. You can avoid unnecessary pain with a bit of preventative maintenance.
- Muscle Without Protein Powders
[Health-and-Fitness:Build-Muscle] Protein powders work for some people and they are not the end all, be all answer. You can gain muscle with planned training, trace nutrients and better recovery.
- Nutrition and Hay Fever
[Health-and-Fitness:Allergies] Hay fever and sinus problems can be often be a stomach problem. Find out how to reduce sneezing, wheezing and other allergy problems through better nutrition.
- Punching Drills - Form Or Function?
[Recreation-and-Sports:Martial-Arts] Sloppy punching is harmful and builds bad habits. Proper punching drills build speed, stamina and confidence. Learn how to make the most out of your punching workouts.
- How Not to Get Beaten Up, Robbed Or Picked On
[Kids-and-Teens] Children and teens are assaulted and robbed more frequently than adults. Here are a few tips to avoid being beat up, picked on or robbed.
- Alcohol and Eating Disorders
[Self-Improvement:Addictions] Is there a link between eating disorders and alcoholism? Unfortunately, some people naturally have an inclination towards eating disorders and alcoholism.
- Flatter Stomach Outside of Crunches
[Health-and-Fitness:Exercise] Excessive abdominal exercises can exaggerate a protruding stomach. Learn how to stretch and strengthen the right muscle groups for a trimmer waist and fitter looking you.
- Pruning the Pot Belly on Bean Poles
[Health-and-Fitness:Exercise] Even underweight people can have protruding stomachs. The right exercises can trim that gut within a couple of weeks.
- Managing Alcohol Craving
[Self-Improvement:Addictions] You can never really lose that nagging craving until you change your body chemistry. Then, at least you will physically lower your urge to consume alcohol. Learn how nutritional changes can strengthen your ability to stay clean and sober.
- The Beast Within - Addictions and Obsessions
[Self-Improvement:Addictions] Both addictive and obsessive behaviors struggle with their own "beast within." By recognizing and subduing this negative voice you can free yourself from excessive eating, drinking, exercising and drug use.
- Reducing Alcohol Cravings - Pt 3 - Test Results
[Self-Improvement:Addictions] Part three of the Reducing Your Alcohol Craving series. Find out how your individual body chemistry relates to your reaction to alcohol. Remember, it is not all in your mind.
- Trim Your Waist Without Crunches Or Starving
[Health-and-Fitness:Weight-Loss] Get that washboard waist without starving or straining yourself. The key is posture, nutrition and exercise sequence.
- The Delicate Art of Gaining Muscle
[Health-and-Fitness:Build-Muscle] The common advice of gaining muscular weight has often been: eat lots and exercise less. Yes, that will put on (unhealthy) weight, but will not do much for your strength, stamina and overall health. Plus, the weird logic of, "Well, you just put on fat and then turn it into muscle," is also so much nonsense.
- Affirm Yourself to a Slimmer Body
[Health-and-Fitness:Weight-Loss] Re-wire your psyche to a slimmer body. Learn how to use affirmations to get your fitness habits on autopilot.
- Changing Your Fitness Environment
[Health-and-Fitness:Exercise] If some people are products of their environments, why not change the environment for power performance? Learn the tricks of making fitness easier and more fun, by changing the time, place and people of your training.
- Extinction of Bad Health Habits
[Self-Improvement:Motivation] Are your health habits killing you slowly? Learn how to phase out a bad habit and get stronger, fitter and healthier.
- Save Your Hair
[Health-and-Fitness:Hair-Loss] Hair loss is not all genetics. Sometimes it is a matter of simple malnutrition. Learn about the trace nutrients that you might be missing.
- Why Would a Skinny Guy Train in Pilates?
[Health-and-Fitness:Exercise] Why would a 40 plus runner study something as Hollywood as pilates? Is there a real strength benefit from training in Pilates?
- Eating Towards a Flatter Stomach
[Health-and-Fitness:Weight-Loss] Eating less will not make you fitter and stronger. Find out which foods accelerate your progress and which foods impede all of your efforts.
- Why Cigarettes Are So Addictive
[Health-and-Fitness:Quit-Smoking] What part of cigarettes make it addictive? Hint: It is not just nicotine that is addictive.
- Reduce Your Alcohol Cravings - Part 2
[Self-Improvement:Addictions] Is your body chemistry non-alcoholic or alcoholic? Find out if you naturally are naturally addicted to alcohol.
- Addictive Behavior - A Serious Problem For Relationships
[Self-Improvement:Addictions] Addicts are hell on relationships. Discover the common characteristics of an addictive personality before you commit to a relationship.
- Reducing Alcohol Cravings - Pt 1
[Self-Improvement:Addictions] Are there born alcoholics? Learn how your genetics and personal chemistry effect your alcohol consumption. And what you can do about it.
- Evading the Abusive Relationship
[Relationships:Domestic-Violence] People's first impressions can be deceptive. Learn the early warning signs of an abusive date or future mate.
- Reducing Alcohol Hangovers Through Nutrition
[Health-and-Fitness:Nutrition] Hold off on the hangovers. Let nutrition be the medicine to prevent the morning after pain. Eat better and still enjoy alcohol.
- Speed Learning For Soldiers and Other Professionals
[Self-Improvement:Speed-Reading] With technology changing faster than ever in our history, it is important for the professional soldier to absorb new knowledge fast. Unfortunately, weeks and months of grunt work can leave the gray matter out of practice. Not to worry, there are a few tricks that can catch the soldier or anyone motivated to make up for a lack of academics.
- 5 Minutes to Success
[Self-Improvement:Goal-Setting] One of the most effective methods of getting something unpopular done or doing what you don't feel like doing is the 5 minute rule. This rule is a proven, powerful weapon against procrastination. It works time and again.
- A Cheap Guy's Guide to Building Muscle
[Health-and-Fitness:Build-Muscle] Build size, strength and stamina without going broke. Build muscles without trimming your wallet.
- Fitness For Writers
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] Write longer and better with less fatigue. Here is how to make your writing easier and more enjoyable.
- Building a Pain-Free Back
[Health-and-Fitness:Back-Pain] You do not have to suffer from back pain. Learn how soldiers and other active people can keep their backs healthy.
- Breathe Your Way to a Flatter Stomach
[Health-and-Fitness:Mind-Body-Spirit] Correct breathing will kick-start your metabolism and improve your performance. You can actually speed up weight-loss will small adjustments to your breathing. Skinny people get stronger and over-weight people get leaner.
- Why Guys Get Fitter Faster Than Gals
[Health-and-Fitness:Weight-Loss] Guy's have an unfair advantage when it comes to getting fit fast. But, don't worry. Gals can get faster results by taking a few tips from the guys.
- Defuse the Stress Time Bomb
[Self-Improvement:Stress-Management] Don't shoot the dog if you are stressed out. You can lower your stress with cheap, natural remedies.
- Brainwash Yourself Into the Exercise Habit
[Health-and-Fitness:Exercise] Getting fitter is easy when you are on auto pilot. Learn how to fool your mind into liking exercise.
- Faster Gains Through Superior Sleep
[Health-and-Fitness:Build-Muscle] Break muscle building barriers with better sleep. Learn how important sleep is for muscles and health.
- Train Your Brain Through Reinforcement
[Health-and-Fitness:Exercise] You can trick yourself into new habits through positive reinforcement. It is sneaky, subtle and effective.
- Brainwash Yourself Through Interval Recording
[Self-Improvement:Addictions] With a pen, paper and watch you can subtly change your behavior. Find out how to use psychological interval recording to reduce or gain new habits.
- Lose Those Handles Fast
[Health-and-Fitness:Weight-Loss] Even the strongest abdominals can be flanked by love handles. Find out how to trim that excess flabby flesh in no time flat.
- Staying Fit Over Forty
[Health-and-Fitness:Exercise] Life is not over at 40. Learn how to get and stay lean and hard. Train smarter and beat the younger competition.
- Breaking Poverty Addiction - The Journal
[Self-Improvement:Addictions] Unhealthy habits can drop you into the Poverty Pit quickly. Find out how to program yourself to good financial health.
- Beating the Third Week Relapse
[Self-Improvement:Goal-Setting] Why do so many people quit fitness programs, diets, courses or goals by week 3? Learn about the 21 day turning point in most people's attempt to improve themselves. Better yet, learn a handful of proven techniques to get you past that critical third week.
- Summaries of Alcohol Reactions (Pt 4 of a 5 Part Series)
[Self-Improvement:Addictions] Are you naturally alcoholic? Is your hypoglycemia causing drinking problems? In the article Reduce Your Alcohol Cravings pt. 3, we covered the test results of the alcohol biochemistry test. In this article, you can find your category and work towards more control over your drinking, naturally.
- How to Sequence Your Exercises For a Flatter Stomach in Less Time
[Health-and-Fitness:Exercise] For decades I used to end off my strength training routine with abdominal exercises. I guess the logic was that abdominal exercises were kind of cool down exercise or that if my abs were trashed, I would not be able to do justice to my other exercises. While I had a fair midriff, I was also investing lots of time in it.
- Milk and Allergies
[Health-and-Fitness:Allergies] As a boy, I followed the advice from school and the government food guide and drank my 6 to 8 glasses of milk per day. As a teenager, I also guzzled the stuff in hopes of growing bigger and stronger. I never seemed to put on much muscle despite how much of the cow juice I downed. I was also plagued with colds and allergies for most of my adolescent life.
- Alcohol and Hypoglycemia
[Health-and-Fitness:Drug-Abuse] Your low blood sugar might cause you to drink too much. Learn how alcohol can lead to hypoglycemia in some people.
- Book Review of Flood by Andrew Vachss
[Book-Reviews:Mysteries-Thrillers] Tough guy, dangerous dames detective thriller with a social commentary. If you have wondered about the seedy underworld of mercenaries, prostitution and the child trade, this is an eye-opener.
- Safe in the City
[Book-Reviews:Self-Help] This is one of the best common-sense, self-defense books that I have read to date. Funny and informative from two guys who have survived the mayhem of New York and Los Angeles. This book has good advice for extending your life.
- Why Low Fat Foods Make You Fat
[Health-and-Fitness:Weight-Loss] How Low Fat foods are making people fatter. How to change your eating habits to improve health, lose weight and save money.
- Dangerous Jobs For Young Employees
[Business:Careers-Employment] Violent crime often happens in jobs that you would least expect. Find out which jobs young people are most likely to be injured or killed by criminal attackers.
- Scams That Can Leave You Broke
[News-and-Society:Crime] Many scam victims are too embarrassed to talk about their losses. Protect yourself from these popular scams.
- Selecting a Safe Neighborhood
[News-and-Society:Crime] Safe Neighborhoods are worth the search. Find out how to select a safe neighborhood and avoid a high-crime one.
- Avoiding the Rapist
[News-and-Society:Crime] Before a sexual assault, there are often early warning signs. While not all rapists appear the same, many exhibit similar behavior before the assault. Find out the early warning signs before it is too late.
- Avoiding Burglars
[Home-Improvement:Security] Professional burglars follow a certain process. Be aware of how they operate and protect your home from break-ins.
- Avoiding Campus Crime
[News-and-Society:Crime] College and universities are great for learning, partying and making friends as well as hot spots for theft, scams, cheap labor and cult recruitment. Being away from home for the first time can be scary for those from sheltered lives. The isolation is hard on some people and they can fall prey to bad company and predatory criminals.
- Crime Victim Traps
[News-and-Society:Crime] Many criminals lay cunning traps for unwary people. Avoid becoming a crime victim by recognizing the situations that can leave you vulnerable.
- Criminal Personalities
[News-and-Society:Crime] Before some attempts to harm you, they will usually give away their intentions. Find out the early warning signs of a criminal's hidden agenda.
- Selecting a Safe School
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] How safe is your child's school? Find out what to look for in a school and minimize violence or bullying against your child.
- Muscle Building Behavior - Journaling
[Health-and-Fitness:Build-Muscle] Muscle building is a matter of behavior. Improve your muscle building behavior through Journaling.
- Avoiding Dog Attacks
[Pets:Dogs] Dog attacks can be traumatic and lethal. Here is how to avoid becoming another chewed up statistic.
- Unpopular Methods of Waist Trimming
[Health-and-Fitness:Weight-Loss] Lose the love handles with simple exercises. Find out how to trim the sides of your waist without expensive machines, starvation diets or mountains of sit ups.
- Drug-Free Pain Relief
[Health-and-Fitness:Pain-Management] Cope better with your pain without pain medication. Proven methods of reducing body pain naturally and long-term. Through exercise and proper nutrition you can lessen your daily pain and enjoy without the side effects of certain drugs. [Note: This is not to replace medical advice.]
- Power Nutrition to Stop Hangovers
[Health-and-Fitness:Nutrition] Nutrition secrets to stop alcohol hangovers. Enjoy moderate alcohol without the negative side effects. This formula can even help you lose your interest in alcohol.
- Decongesting Eyes
[Health-and-Fitness:Eyes-Vision] Itchy and congested eyes can be from your environment and eating habits. Read how-to relief yourself of this problem naturally and inexpensively.
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