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Originally from the U.S., Jeanne fell in love with yoga immediately and left a career in banking to teach yoga and eventually open what is now one of Singapore’s longest-running and most-loved studios. Jeanne is a teacher’s teacher who works closely with all her staff, leads teacher training programs, and still finds time to attend workshops and courses with some of the world’s leading teachers such as David Life and Sharon Gannon, Bikram Chourdhury, ... [More]

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Top 10 Reasons to Juice Fast
[Health-and-Fitness:Detoxification] Detoxification is essential for overall growth and development and to keep the body fit and healthy. There are several ways in which we can aid the cleansing process, and juice fasting is a great place to start.

Detox Secrets - Lead Toxicity
[Health-and-Fitness:Detoxification] Lead is a toxic metal that is very harmful to humans. Lead can enter the body through dust, which enters our houses in various ways: through air, from the dust on clothes and through soil brought in on shoes. Children who crawl on the floor tend to inhale or ingest the dust and anyone in the home can be exposed to the dust. Even more dangerous, the lead from dust can enter the bloodstream, which can go unnoticed until it is too late.

Heavy Metal Toxicity Basics
[Health-and-Fitness:Detoxification] Heavy metals toxicity has been an intriguing subject for decades. Some heavy metals including zinc, iron, vanadium, copper, and strontium are all essential for good health if taken in moderate amounts. Some heavy metals can cause severe illnesses, depending on the amount of exposure. These non-essential metals include mercury, arsenic, lead, cadmium, and chromium.

Heavy Metal Detox Recipes
[Health-and-Fitness:Detoxification] The most common and dangerous toxin that can be ingested by the body are heavy metals. Common sources of heavy metal ingestion are dental fillings, food that has been exposed to mercury, drinking water contaminated with heavy metals or polluted air. The intake of heavy metals is hazardous because it adversely affects the metabolism, as well as the proper functioning of the body. Reduction in mental alertness or slowing down of the brain functions are just two possible results of heavy metal exposure. Some heavy metals include lead, arsenic, mercury and cadmium.

Change Your Metabolism
[Health-and-Fitness:Weight-Loss] Metabolism is defined as the combination of physical and chemical processes in the body that extract energy from tissues and control the loss or gain of weight. In order to maintain a fit and healthy body, it is essential to control metabolism. Metabolism speeds up when people are active, which helps the body burn calories. However, metabolism tends to slow down when the body is at rest. So it goes without saying that if you want to lose weight, one simple way is to speed up your metabolism.

Cleansing Center Research - Is Your Thyroid Gland Causing Your Weight Gain?
[Health-and-Fitness:Thyroid] If you have noticed an unexplained weight gain and tried a number of ways to lose weight with no results, then you may be suffering from hypothyroidism, also known as underactive thyroid gland. The thyroid gland produces the hormone thyroxin, which performs a number of functions in our body like stimulation of metabolism, to decrease the appetite, facilitates weight loss, and regulates the heart rate and bowel movements.

Why Detoxify Your Body?
[Health-and-Fitness:Detoxification] People are exposed to many different toxins on a daily basis. These toxins are harmful to the body and can cause severe health problems. The toxins can be the by-product of several normal metabolic activities that take place in the body.

How Metabolism Works?
[Health-and-Fitness:Weight-Loss] In biological terms, metabolism usually refers to the chemical reactions taking place in our body and further helps in sustaining life. These reactions tend to convert the food we eat into the energy we have for doing routine work and for further development and growth of the body. An in-depth study on metabolism has revealed that a large number of metabolic reactions occur simultaneously in our body; aiding the smooth functioning of our body cells and keeping us physically fit.