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New Years Resolutions
Thursday, April 30th, 2009 | Health |
Getting in shape and losing weight has been the most popular New Years Resolution since they invented the calendar. The busiest month for new memberships in any health club is always January. If you page through any newspaper during the holiday season, you are bound to see several advertisements which capitalize on the New Years Resolution obsession. Sad Fact: 84% of the people who make this promise never follow through! Why? Because the majority of the people that make this promise have not ...› Continue reading
Get Back to Basics
Wednesday, April 29th, 2009 | Health |
WARNING!! Always seek the advice of a Medical Doctor before starting, or making changes in your diet or exercise program. If you want to build a strong healthy body, proper nutrition is a keystone for your success. What constitutes proper nutrition? Great question! Unfortunately for John Q. Public, the greatest challenge is not a lack of information, but too much information. If you study the "experts" you will find endless contradictions and false conclusions that create uncertainty, and leave ...› Continue reading
Excuses, Excuses
Tuesday, April 28th, 2009 | Health |
WARNING!! Always seek the advice of a Medical Doctor before starting, or making changes in your diet or exercise program. In today's fast paced world, sometimes it can be challenging to find the time to get to the gym to workout. I am sure you have heard many people say, "There just aren't enough hours in the day." The number one excuse for not training on a regular basis is not being able to find the time. Ninety nine percent of all excuses are not valid! If you are serious about getting in ...› Continue reading
How To Develop A Tapered Waistline
Monday, April 27th, 2009 | Health |
WARNING!! Always seek the advice of a Medical Doctor before starting, or making changes in your diet or exercise program. Did you know that over 90% of all women and over 80% of all men are dissatisfied with some aspect of their bodies? Of all of the body parts and muscle groups, guess what the number one complaint area is? By the title of this month's newsletter, I'm sure the answer won't surprise you. Having a flatter stomach and ripped midsection was at the top of the majority's wish ...› Continue reading
An Introduction to Hearing Aids
Sunday, April 26th, 2009 | Health |
Hearings aids have been around for centuries, in some form or another. They have provided relief for older people who have lost the ability to hear as clearly as when they were younger. Hearing aids also assist people who may have a hearing problem because of underlying medical issues. Hearing aids have a rich history, and have truly seen amazing advances over the past two centuries. The first version of a hearing aid was invented in the early 1500's. These early devices were crafted from wood ...› Continue reading
AIDS 101- What You Absolutely Need to Know
Friday, April 24th, 2009 | Health |
Introduction Due both to the stigma and the awareness program attached with it, now AIDS has become a common household term. There are very less people who actually know that the exact word is Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, AIDS in short. Because of the morbidity and mortality attached and also because of the ignorance about it there are lots and lots of myths against this deadly disease. This alone shows the anxiety and concern of the general mass. History The virus for this disease is ...› Continue reading
HIV / AIDS Complementary Treatment
Friday, April 24th, 2009 | Health |
/p> HIV/AIDS: COMPLEMENTARY MANAGEMENT VIA IMMUNE-ENHANCEMENT Latest technology complementary and supportive products are achieving remarkable results. A leading firm of clinical consultants who have been contracting to Medical Aid Funds to manage approximately 6 500 persons living with HIV/AIDS on an ongoing basis for many years, reports as follows: "We are contracted to render HIV disease management services to numerous patients of several medical schemes. We have been using Phytogard as an ...› Continue reading
AIDS drug access and funding top Africa's concerns
Friday, April 24th, 2009 | Health |
AIDS drug access and funding top Africa's concerns Access to medications and increased funding for HIV/AIDS education and prevention dominated the 9-13 December International Conference on AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Africa, held in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. It is vital to "ensure that people living with HIV/AIDS in the South can have ... access to medication, whether the drugs are copies or originals," Burkina's President Blaise Compaoré told the delegates. Other speakers ...› Continue reading
HIV/AIDS
Friday, April 24th, 2009 | Health |
Contrary to popular belief not only is HIV/AIDS still around, but it is actually on the increase. According to figures published by the United Nations AIDS program, there are now 42 million people living with HIV world wide, and 3.2 million are children. In Britain, around 41,200 people are thought to be infected with HIV, and a third of them do not know. The highest rate of new cases ever was recorded as recently as 2001. The number of people infected in the UK is expected to rise by 50% over ...› Continue reading
HIV/AIDS - Prevent It!
Friday, April 24th, 2009 | Health |
AIDS. The very sound of the word scares some, and makes other cringe. How did we let it get so far? There is no cure for very few diseases, and aids is one of them. Yet we still have unprotected sex, and we still share dirty needles. Come on! Granted, HIV/AIDS will never be a thing of the past, but we can do better in making the condition less common. HIV/AIDS kills. In 2004, it was responsible for 3.5 million deaths globally. Thats not even the worst of it. 6.4 million people newly contracted ...› Continue reading