Building a Rock-Hard Physique with the Help of Home Gyms

By Hanif Furqan

If you start your search for exercise machines by investigating the many models of Body Solid home gyms, such as the Body Solid EXM-1500S Single Stack Home Gym, you may discover that you won't have to go anywhere else. To compliment their comprehensive collection of commercial gym machines, Body Solid manufactures an incredible array of residential equipment, from free-weight benches to functional training gyms suitable for sports-specific strength training or physical therapists. The advantage you will discover is common to all the Body Solid home gyms is their comprehensive In-Home Lifetime Warranty that really does apply to "...everything. Forever. Period."

The Classic series of Body Solid home gyms is a good spot to look at first. "Classic" for this company doesn't simply denote "old and unexciting", while one of those is included, but this line of gyms covers everything from a $300 bungee-powered pilates-style machine to a total gym structure for in excess of $7000. The feature that renders these gyms as "classic" is that they offer numerous features yet they are all nice and straightforward and easy to work with. If your workout needs are fairly standard and you are most comfortable with a structured routine, the Classic line of Body Solid EXM-1500S ought to answer your expectations.

The Body Solid home gyms available in the G-series are considered mid-range home gyms which are affordable in addition to being very well engineered. This series includes 9 individual models which range in size from closet-sized to three-car-garage sized, and range in cost from $1200 to $3500. The more comprehensive G-Series gyms are well-appointed for bodybuilding , while the more compact ones could easily assist with basic muscle toning activities. The G-series machines are a good buy for experienced home gym customers who are looking for the mid-point between performance and affordability.

Body Solid's Fusion gym systems were intended for hard-core fitness enthusiasts who appreciate flexibility along with performance in these Body Solid home gyms. Fusion gyms are produced in three models which were made to be great looking and also extremely functional, and are produced using the most stringent quality materials. Their amount of versatility is illustrated in the series names; they are called the Fusion Personal Trainers because of their capability to tailor your workout.

During the last decade, Body Solid's functional trainers and crossover stations have given consumers the most effective exercise sessions possible concerning both performance and economy. This collection of Body Solid home gyms accommodates fitness enthusiasts who would like to engineer their own fitness regimens and are looking for a product which isn't going to reduce their options. The interchangeable cable grips and endless variety of adjustments provided by this selection of fitness equipment enable the user to upgrade his muscle building routine every day, if needed. Whether your priority is core stability or a sport-specific training program, Body Solid EXM-1500S Single Stack Home Gym can offer you the challenges you would like and the results you need.

Body Solid home gyms are available that accommodate any income level and any intention, so your chances of finding the best model for your needs are pretty good. The craftsmanship and functionality of these machines is obviously appealing, but including the most comprehensive guarantee in the business could very well be a compelling selling point. - 17268

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Food: Five Tips On Cooking

By Owen Jones

There can not be many individuals who do not enjoy their food, but the human race, being what it is, I expect that there are a a small number of them. However, for the remainder of us, food is a source of daily delight and, like drink, it is frequently employed to commemorate a happy event. not only that, but various foodstuffs are used for the various meals or distinct events.

Festive meals were indubitably considered around the seasonal foodstuffs on hand, but some foods were transported huge distances for the benefit of those who could pay for them. For instance, my father thought it a grand treat to be given an orange in his stocking on Christmas Day 60 years in the past. How the times have altered! Very few kids would judge an orange a present, special or otherwise, any day of the year these days.

Nevertheless, the preservation of foodstuff is still a daily concern and therefore, I have listed a couple of good guidelines on preserving foodstuff below, so that you will obtain the best from that which you have bought or grown in your garden even a long while afterward.

The Quickest Quiche: a quiche is the conventional healthy fast food and this is one of the best quick ways to make one. Put one onion, four eggs four ounces/125 grammes of butter, half a pint/250 ml milk, baking powder, 2 ounces/60 grammes of grated Cheddar cheese, parsley, salt and pepper and anything else you like into a strong food mixer/blender. Whirl it all up together and pour it into an appropriate dish, lined if you have it with some pre-made, shop bought, pastry. Bake at 190C/375F/Gas Mark 6 for 40 minutes. It serves four and is delicious.

Heavenly Hamburgers: next time you make hamburgers, do not salt the meat before cooking them. Use your traditional recipe and make the patties as usual. Then, put a handful of sea salt in your favourite heavy duty frying pan and heat it up to very hot. Drop the hamburgers onto the salt and cook as usual. The outside of the hamburger will go crisp and the grease will be kept to the bare minimum.

Salmon In The Papers: a fantastic way to cook a whole salmon is to cook it in newspaper. You ought to try it. Prepare your salmon according to your favourite recipe. Then wrap in three or four thoroughly drenched sheets of newspaper (any one). Make a nice parcel out of it; as neat as you can. Place the soaking-wet parcel on a baking tray in the centre of a moderate oven. Bake until the paper is dry on the top and then turn it over. When that side is dry the salmon is done. It'll take about an hour. If you want to eat it hot, peal the paper off straight away and dish up. If you want to eat it cold, leave the package until it is cold and then unwrap. Either way the skin will stick to the newspaper.

Off The Wall: if you are uncertain when spaghetti is cooked, through a strand at a tiled wall. If it sticks, it is done.

Cheap And Cheerful: for a quick, healthy, unusual summer sandwich filling, pick some fresh, young dandelion leaves; wash them thoroughly; dress if you wish and put between slices off a good loaf of bread. - 17268

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Bowtrol Is Helping Millions Of IBS Sufferers

By Kor Rassad

Twenty five million people are afflicted with a condition known as Irritable Bowel Syndrome or IBS. This digestive system disorder causes much discomfort to those who are burdened with it. The symptoms of this order can be quite troublesome and include both constipation and diarrhea, stomach cramping, bloating and heartburn. Many people are starting to discover that this condition can be treated successfully by using a natural remedy such as Bowtrol. This colon cleanser is helping many people to feel more regulated and in control of their condition.

Colon cleansing is a natural way to essentially clear your body of harmful toxins and chemicals. It also helps to regulate the bowels and can alleviate IBS symptoms. Many people are starting to lead normal lives thanks to this type of remedy.

Prescriptions drugs are very harsh and can also carry many possible side effects. Natural remedies are often preferred because they are less harsh and usually do not cause side effects. Bowtrol works naturally with your own body to regulate you and provide you with relief from your symptoms. It can be used long term and does not cause harmful side effects.

Abdominal pain is caused by the contracting and spasming of muscles in the intestines. This is very bad for your entire body and this affliction can also affect other organs in your body. It may affect your colon, gall bladder, esophagus, stomach and gastrointestinal tract. The build up of harmful toxins is caused by severe constipation. Colon cleanser will rid your body of these toxins and will also regulate your system.

Irritable Bowel Syndrome is a very serious condition and one that needs to be treated. Your digestive tract is not functioning properly and this will eventually affect your entire body. Contrary to popular belief, the symptoms of IBS are real and are not psychosomatic.

A lot of people have suffered with the symptoms of this condition for many years and are still looking for an effective treatment. There are prescription medications that may be prescribed, but they have not be proven to be very effective. This is why a natural product such as Bowtrol is such a great alternative to harmful prescription drugs.

The simple truth is that you do not have to suffer anymore. Bowtrol can help keep your symptoms under control and can help you to feel better. You can feel good about using a natural product and that you will experience great results from taking it. - 17268

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HCG Diet: Day 19

By Amelia Handley

It's day 19 on my HCG Diet. I've lost another pound. It's like an amazing game that I'm winning. Every day I follow the rules and then I lose more weight. It's just lovely. It's exactly how a weight loss program is supposed to work!

Today I weighed myself a bit late in the morning. My daughter woke up in the middle of the night sick and I ended up most of the early morning hours. Once she fell back asleep it was too late for me to get back in bed so I stayed up. It threw me off my routine a bit.

Anyway...I lost a pound. That puts me at 154 pounds. That means that I've lost a total of 17 pounds on the homeopathic HCG diet so far. I'm loving these results. The promoted average weight loss is 1 to 2 pounds per day (men, of course, claim the higher averages). And I'm really right there with the average. I find that SO exciting!

I noticed that there are HCG Diet Direct reviews floating about online and I have to say that I'm absolutely going to get on there and leave a one of my own. HCG Diet Direct reviews should be all over the place and they should all be fabulous. I've tried a lot of dieting options and this one is by far the most effective and the most seemingly long lasting one I've ever experienced.

For lunch I had leftover steak with grapefruit and Melba Toasts. I'm pretty good at reaching for healthy foods. It's a big change for me.

For dinner I had Buffalo Chicken Salad from the HCG Diet Direct Cookbook. I added an apple and Melba Toasts on the side and I was all set. I'll have to make sure to add a referral for the cookbook when I get online to leave my HCG Diet Direct reviews since I've found it to be utterly amazing. - 17268

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Amelia Handley studied exercise science at university with a minor in Nutrition. Yet she still found herself veering from diet to diet in order to control her weight. With HCG Diet Direct she's found a program that allows her to combine her desire to control her own body weight with her education and not feel off balance.

Bodybuilding Workouts, Killing Your Muscle Gains

By Ricardo Daryans

Some guy in the gym finishes a hard set of barbell squats and re-racks the weight. He feels really tired and he takes a big swig from his water bottle. He looks down at his watch and presses the start button to begin counting down backwards from 2 minutes.

Somebody told him that 2 minutes is the ideal rest time between sets in the gym, and he wants to get it exact. Every time the watch beeps, he'll be back in the squat rack to perform another set. He stands up tall and paces around trying to catch his breath in preparation for his next battle.

Time is up. His still feel weak and his heart is still beating a lot, he doesn't feel completely ok, but the watch beeped and that means his has to go back and perform another set, it doesn't matter how he feels.

He performs the next set. He is not really ready to exercise right now, so he puts forth a mediocre effort, finish the set, and waits for another 2 seconds. He is making a huge mistake, just as hundreds of lifters in another gyms.

By having a set rest interval between sets, he is forcing his body to train at an effort level that is far less than his maximum potential and is severely sacrificing the amount of muscle growth he can ultimately stimulate because of this.

Muscles grow because of an adaptive response to stress. You lift X amount of weight for Y number of reps, and your body adapts to this level of stress. In order to see continual gains in muscle size, you must continually force X and Y to higher and higher levels.

It's quite simple: it's about lifting as much weight for the greatest number of reps that you possibly can. And repeat, and repeat, and repeat...

If you don't rest enough between sets, you will not reach your maximum strength potential sacrificing the amount of weight you can lift, and also sacrificing the amount of muscle you can build. So, to begin the next set when you are still tired is the big mistake you should not make.

So, return to your exercise set when you feel you are again at 100% of your strength capacity. When will it be? When your body tell you so, listen to it an you will know when it is time to the next set.

A deadlift and a tricep pressdown aren't exactly in the same boat here. After a heavy set of deadlifts to failure I'll usually be resting for at least 5 minutes, often even more. A set of tricep pressdowns is obviously not as taxing and may only require a rest period of 2.5 minutes for me to feel fully recovered. - 17268

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Bodybuilding Dieting, Tips to Do it Right

By Ricardo d Argence

All right, so you want to get strong and go to the gym to work. You may think that pumping weights is all you have to do, but it is not that simple.

It is nutrition that plays in big role when it comes to recovery and growth. You need to change your diet according to the increase or decrease of your muscle mass. If you want to gain muscle you need to eat more. If you loose muscle you need to eat less. How can you observe what is occurring inside your body?

The first is to monitor your weight to see if your goal to put muscle on is causing an increase in bodyweight. If the scales show that weight are staying the same or going down then its time to look at the diet and eat more. If the weight is going up because your stomach is getting bigger then you are eating too much. But be cautious, you can expect to put some bodyfat on when trying to put muscle on, but you want to monitor that the dreaded fat isn't going on to much.

Another good method of checking which is going up, muscle or fat is to use a set of body fat calipers. By using them every two weeks that will show exactly what is happening, if muscle is going down due to not eating enough then that will show with the calipers and you will need to eat more. If the calipers show that bodyfat percentage is going up then you need to eat less.

All good gyms will have a set of calipers and as long as the same person does the measurements every time you should be able to get a true reading as to what exactly is happening. Once you have obtained the amount of total millimeters and your bodyweight, the chart that comes with the calipers will show what bodyfat percentage you are.

If you get yor weight in pound and then multiply it by the percentage of bodyfat, that will give you your total bodyfat. Total bodyweight less the resulting figure will equal one's fat free mass. Although the figure has organs and muscle we use the entire model for the calculations including organs and bones.

You should record and keep the figures you calculated for total body fat and for fat free mass. When you have your measurements taken you can check to see if the percentage of bodyfat has increased. If you do the correct exercise and eat correctly then your body fat will go down. And with the decrease of body fat, you will find that your muscles and fat free mass will go up. If you are not eating correctly you will discover that your fat free mass, muscle is decreasing and the bodyfat is increasing. - 17268

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Straightforward Diet Plan To Reduce Belly Fat

By Owen Rich

Who says you cannot eat good-tasting foods and burn fat at the same time? Turn your attention on the foods you can mix or eat singly on a constant basis to get rid of belly fat.

The Fat Resistance Diet is understood to reduce inflammation through eating antioxidant rich fruits & juices and using fresh healing herbs and spices to perk up flavours of international cuisine. The Fat Loss 4 Idiots Diet, meanwhile, creates an 11-day menu that must include fruits, veggies and meat and underscores the importance of plenty of water and bread.

Here where we begin to lose belly fat:-

You may commence with this Mediterranean-style of reduce belly fat diet plan. It loads up on fruits, plants, bread, potatoes, nuts & seeds, beans, and olive oil as fat source.Try and avoid food made from refined grains like white bread and white rice. And while you are at it, avoid flour-based pasta too.

Follow by belly fat busting food, oatmeal. Oatmeal is fiber-rich with lower cholesterol levels that will assist in reducing fat efficiently.

Third step- Eat more high- pectin fruits like apples, grapefruit, belly peppers and pears. These fruits not only to squash your belly fat but also enhancing health.Fresh fruits which contain vitamin and plant. Fiber in fruits help to enhance our digestion.

Fourth- include these veg in your belly fat diet plan, they are carrots, beans, spinach,cauliflower,cabbage,broccoli and Brussels sprouts.

Last, according to studies, it shows that it can be a contribution to a slimmer waistline by drinking a glass of wine at dinnertime. Statistic proven folks who do this often do not have as much fat around tummy as people who don't drink it.

Include these few simple diet into your reduce belly fat plan, tiny changes will bring you a big effect in a month if you do it consistently. - 17268

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Muscle Building, How To Do It After Your 40th Birthday

By Ricardo d Argence

The way that you design your workout routine and how you choose to keep yourself in shape has a lot to do with your age. Some people aged above 40 use age as their excuse for unhealthy lifestyle and to skip workouts

Your age should not be used as a carte blanche permission slip not to exercise and stay fit. If you approach weight training, diet and work outs the correct way you can maintain a remarkably healthy and fit body for many years, regardless of your age. Weightlifting and bodybuilding routines can be used to increase bone density, lose weight, become healthier and more fit, and reshape your body.

Feeling better about yourself starts with keeping physically fit, as it is not a well kept secret that those that take better care of them selves are happy in life. Physical activity also releases endorphins, which induce feelings of happiness in people who exercise.

When you are 40 years old and older you might want to make a couple of changes in your workout, but you do not have to be victim of the publicity about aging. With age, the muscles and joints become less supple, further necessitating appropriate amount of stretching and warm up before exercising.

A time frame of 15 minutes is needed for stretching routines so you can increase flexibility and lessen the chance for muscle pain, sprains or other damage. Your muscles will become better conditioned the more complete you stretch.

Now you should do fifteen minutes worth of cardio exercises on an elliptical training machine, a stair stepper or an exercise bike. You are not attempting to reach your limit with this one; however, you do want your heart rate to increase and to continue to develop your limberness and flexibility. This exercise will let your body know that you are serious about doing some work.

You will want to follow this warm up by doing reps with the correct weights, you should consider light weights for this workout, if in addition to this you are doing circuit training or a free weight routine you will not have the stress of heavy weights.

When using the pyramid system, you add reps but use less weight, then you start adding weight and decreasing the reps, which is how a lot of the bodybuilders do their workouts. Pay constant attention to your posture. This method of weightlifting has great success for those who want to add muscle and bulk to their bodies. Even if it means decreasing the weights or the amount of repetitions, correct posture must be your main consideration. This maximizes your results and reduces your risk of injury.

Your routine with weights should not last longer than 30-45 minutes each session and you should be training at least 4 days a week. At the end of your weight session, you can again repeat a cardio session as a way to wind down, but to also strengthen your heart and lungs. - 17268

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It's Time To Do Yoga For Beginners

By Thaya Kareeson

You have heard about the health benefits that doing yoga has, but you just cannot see how you are going to get your stiff old body to work like a human contortionist. But, yoga does not necessarily mean you have to be a human contortionist. Those people have been doing yoga for years and years. You are just learning to do some yoga for beginners. Are you ready to learn some very simple poses?

The first pose is called Easy Yoga Pose. You often see people meditating in this position. To begin, sit on your bottom with your legs crossed in front of you (knees bent). Put one foot towards your groin and the other on the floor. Sit up nice and tall, stretching your spine. Relax your shoulders. This should feel quite comfortable.

Tree Pose, also known as vrksasana, improves balancing ability. Mindfully, stand straight with your hands in a prayer position. The tips of your fingers should be pointing towards the ceiling. Keeping both hips squarely underneath you and begin to lift your left leg. Your foot will be sliding up the inside of your right leg until you reach the inside of your right thigh. Balance and do in reverse. Repeat standing on the left leg. It is completely fine to hold onto a table or chair if you need extra support to balance. Once both legs have been worked on, return to the starting position.

Downward-Facing Dog, also known as adho mukha svanasana is a great whole-body stretch. To do this pose, get down on your hands and knees. Your hands should be straight below your shoulders and your hips directly over your knees. Your back should be straight. Slowly bring your hands as far back as you can. Your body will look like the top part of a triangle with the floor as the base of the triangle. Lower your shoulders so they are not scrunched up towards your ears. Then, drop your head and just let it hang. Only go as far as you can with this pose without experiencing pain. Finish the pose by coming back to the starting position.

A very restful pose is the Child's Pose. Start from the Downward-Facing Dog position on your hands and knees. Then, slowly bring your bottom down towards your calves, folding your body up so that your stomach is near the floor. Hands can be out in front of you or at your sides.

The Cat and Cow Pose also starts from the Downward-Facing Dog Pose. Bend your toes under. Relax your shoulders and drop your stomach toward the ground. Your back will be concave. Hands and knees need to stay aligned with your shoulders and hips. Then stretch your back like a cat, arching upwards. Return to starting position.

Garland Pose is started from the standing position. Spread your feet shoulder-width apart. Go into a squat, putting your elbows against the inside of your knees and your hands in prayer position. Your fingertips should point towards the ceiling. Using your elbows gently push the inside of your knees. Relax your shoulders and keep your spine straight. Stay in this pose for about five breaths.

There you have five very simple poses that you can use to relieve tension, improve balance and flexibility. They were not too difficult, were they? And you probably feel much more relaxed than when you began. Now that you know yoga for beginners is not too hard, continue your practice and consider joining a yoga class in your community. Your body will thank you. - 17268

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The Acai Berry: Super Fruit or Super Hype?

By Joan Jameson

Decades before in the rain forests of Brazil, the Acai berry was simply an unusual fruit consumed by the people of this region. Today, the Acai berry is not only costly but it is also in great demand. How did Acai achieve celebrity status seemingly overnight?

As you might expect, the introduction of Acai berry to most Americans was on television. Losing weight and hampering the aging process is what Opray Winfrey had experts on to acknowledge were true about the Acai berry.

The Acai Berry Today

Because of the acclaim and all of the publicity about being a super food, the Acai berry can be found in a large number of products when you conduct a simple Google search of Acai. Curing cancer is another benefit that some people believe is true about the Acai berry.

The berry is a little smaller than a grape and is dark purple. It is indigenous to the Amazon rain forest where it has been consumed for hundreds of years by native Brazilian tribes. Because the Acai berry is so abundant in the Amazon rain forest, it is said that nearly half of the food consumption in that region is made up of the berries. Growing and selling the Acai berry provides a generous living for these local tribes.

Coming to America

The Acai berry was the highlight of an Oprah show causing a stampede of desire for the berry. The requests for the Acai berry are very nearly overpowering the abilities of the supermarkets to supply these miracle berries. Because of the great publicity surrounding the Acai, the market was able to create many different uses for the Acai by establishing different products from the berry. Currently, the most popular product is Acai berry juice, which can be found in most supermarkets and health food stores. The internet is also a great source for finding Acai berry products.

Fact and fiction need to be separated regarding the Acai berry. We will attempt to distinguish these in the next few paragraphs. We are starting by viewing the most frequent claims of the Acai berry consumers.

The Claims

Burning more calories by increasing the speed of a person's metabolism is one of the most prevalent claims of sellers and consumers. This has evoked a mad rush towards the Acai berry juice and all related products because of the American craze towards anything diet related.

There are allegations too that the Acai berry can assist people with sleep disorders and it can also increase sexual desire and performance. Many people also claim that it can improve mental clarity, much like Ginkgo Balboa.

This is what we know

There is no question that Acai is one of the most antioxidant-rich foods on the face of the earth. This is important because antioxidants help the body fight off free radicals that can cause damage to the DNA and can also clog arteries. It has not been substantiated that large amounts of antioxidants are able to alter, cease or diminish the aging process regardless of what many eager users report.

LDL, the good cholesterol, is increased by antioxidants while bad cholesterol, HDL, is decreased. And in lab tests, researchers have discovered that the berry has ten times the antioxidants of grapes and double the antioxidants of blueberries.

The fruit is also said to be the perfect blend of antioxidants, essential fatty acids and amino acids. This has helped make it an instant success with athletes and other health-conscious individuals. Isn't it obvious why professional South American soccer players would snack on the Acai berries before any and all big games.

The question now is, how do they taste? There are numerous consumers that acknowledge that the Acai reminds them of a strangely different and yet fascinating array of berries and chocolate. It is possible that that is the reason why the fruit is used in so many applications such as flavoring cocktails, making smoothies and as a topping for ice cream in Brazil.

The Hype Mechanism

With an effective product it is common that consumers tend to get carried away. The Acai berry is by far one of healthiest fruits in the world and it offers people who use the berry a wide variety of fantastic health advantages. There is simply no evidence available that the berry is able to cure cancer or alter the effects of aging. It is simply all just wishful thinking. - 17268

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Chiropractic Nutritional Products For Longer Life And Better Health

By Julio Riess

Chiropractic Nutritional Products Developer, Dr. Chris Cormier has taken his holistic chiropractic training and applied it to nutrition based on years of research and observation during the course of his practice. Once a firm believer in vitamin supplements, Dr. Cormier became convinced that whole foods were a far more effective way to get the proper nutritional balance the body needs.

Dr. Cormier speaks about the "Wellness Triangle." These are the three corners of the triangle:

Genetics - Our genetic makeup, our DNA, is something we cannot change.

Physique - We have about fifty percent control over the well being of our bodies. We cannot control many external occurrences. If lightning strikes us, that's our fate. But we can control the way we sit, the amount of exercise we get and many other things that define our physique.

Diet - As long as we have the ability to access them, we have 100% control over the foods we eat. We can choose whether or not we wish to eat nutritional food or packaged and processed foods.

Dr. Cormier focuses on what we can do to improve our health, namely, improve our diet. He believes that diet should be our number one concern because what we take into our bodies determines how healthy or unhealthy we will become. He lists some very impressive statistics to bolster his theory. He cites the incredible fact that while the US spends far more on health care than any other country, our life expectancy ranks a dismal 42nd place!

Aside from our appalling diet, which includes far too much junk food and far too little fruits and vegetables, Dr. Cormier points to our high stress levels, lack of sleep and prescription drugs as other contributing factors.

Dr. Cormier's is not a doomsday message. He offers many Chiropractic Nutritional Products that in his opinion can help us enjoy longer, healthier lives. - 17268

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Get Rid Of Hemorrhoids - Some Treatment Ideas

By Rand Fortescue

Hemorrhoids cause pain, itching and sometimes bleeding. If you've ever endured one, you'll know how unpleasant hemorrhoids are. For some people, they are also a source of extreme embarrassment. While it feels like there is nothing that will make the pain and itchiness go away, you may want to know that there are some things that can get rid of hemorrhoids that are easy to try.

One of the best ways to go about helping to get rid of hemorrhoids is adding in some fiber to your diet. Many people don't eat enough fiber in their daily diets. But when you are suffering from hemorrhoids it is a good idea to eat more of it and to drink plenty of water. Add in fiber rich foods to your daily diet or use a supplement. Those supplements can be bought in a pill or a drink mix. Some taste pretty good too, so that is no longer an issue for most people.

Many creams are available just for hemorrhoids; however, most of these help with the pain and itching but don't really work to get rid of hemorrhoids. Not that it's not great to have those problems relieved, but you can also try a cream that has witch hazel in it. This herb is a great help in taking the swelling down from hemorrhoids. Plus it can help you with the itching and bleeding and promote healing.

A very helpful herb is Horse Chestnut. This herb helps with the inflammation experienced from hemorrhoids, and aids with the healing process. This is available as a tea or a pill also. But you may even be able to find Horse chestnut that can be used as a cream, however only apply this product to external hemorrhoids.

One herb that will work well to get rid of hemorrhoids is butcher's broom. This herb helps to end the swelling of hemorrhoids and will assist in them ending quicker. Like horse chestnut, butcher's broom is available as a tea or in a pill form. Remember that these are two different herbs; you cannot purchase them as one product. It is also not a good idea to combine different products to use at the same time.

Soaking in tub filled with warm water can help soothe the pain and tenderness of swollen hemorrhoids. Avoid using very hot water to avoid aggravating the painful hemorrhoids. You can also use a sitz bath. For added relief, try adding several drops of essential oil such as chamomile or lavender to the water.

Using herbal remedies can help the pain and calm the suffering you are having from those hemorrhoids. You can find most of these herbs in health food stores. Some retail vitamin stores and pharmacies also carry these types of herbs, usually in pill form. Check on the internet for additional sources to obtain these healing herbs to get rid of hemorrhoids. Checking with your doctor is always a good idea, but these herbs may be all you need to get some fast relief. - 17268

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It's my 20th Day on HCG!

By Amelia Handley

I feel like bursting into song...something about it being my 20th day on my 25 day HCG therapy for weight loss program. If I could sing at all (or compose likeable lyrics) I might actually do it. Even after I complete the 25 days I have to stick to more rules...the rules of the maintenance diet, but that's not nearly as strict as what I'm on right now.

But regardless of the additional time required for the maintenance diet I'm ecstatic to be able to say that I'm on my 20th day of the low calorie portion of the homeopathic HCG diet. Having said that...I didn't lose any weight today. But it didn't bother me because my jeans hardly fit. And I have to run to the store to look for a new belt. And that is a fun outing!

B-Total was the first thing I took today. Then I took my first HCG dose. I took my second before lunch and the third before dinner just like I usually do. I thought the no eating or drinking for 15 minutes before and after would really bother me, but it's not really that difficult at all.

I went out to buy a new blender (since my old one broke months ago) because I really like the sound of some of the smoothie recipes in the HCG Diet Direct Cookbook. The first one I decided to try was Orange Slush. I made it for lunch along with grilled chicken, asparagus and Melbas. I really like the slush and know the kids will love it, too. I immediately decided they could have it for breakfast before school tomorrow.

Dinner was baby spinach, Melba Toasts and grilled chicken. I got the baby spinach recipe from the HCG cookbook. I know that I'm not supposed to eat the same protein for lunch and dinner in the same day, but I was feeling extra, extra lazy and I broke that rule. There was already leftover chicken in the fridge, after all.

The kids were already in bed when I remembered that I was due a serving of fruit. I decided to go for another Orange Slush. Of course the blender made so much noise that the kids ended up in the kitchen. So we all had some. And they DO want it for breakfast in the morning! They thought it was fabulous. - 17268

About the Author:

Amelia Handley studied exercise science at university with a minor in Nutrition. Yet she still found herself veering from diet to diet in order to control her weight. With HCG Diet Direct she's found a program that allows her to combine her desire to control her own body weight with her education and not feel off balance.