Ancient Wisdom

Ancient Wisdom

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Here's a short checklist of reasons that your fat loss progress may be stalling. 1) Too Many Carbohydrates. This doesn't mean you have to eliminate carbs from your nutrition plan. However, any additional carbs above and beyond those needed to saturate your muscles with glycogen have a good probability of being stored as bo

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Everyone from chess and violin players to dancers and professional athletes can benefit from training to become stronger. Lifting weights to develop large strong muscles can improve coordination, make you faster and more flexible as well as stronger. It will not interfere with the coordination that you need for such fine muscl

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If you've been working out with weights for any length of time, you know the importance of supplying your body with frequent feedings of quality protein so that your body will be able to have the necessary building blocks to build muscle in the shortest amount of time possible. How much protein should you be consuming each day? Well, th

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Traditionally, women have been reluctant to engage in resistive exercise, for several reasons. First, many women fear the possibility of gaining significant amounts of bodyweight, and/or taking on male characteristics. This fear is reinforced when women see their peers in strength and power sports such as weightlifting, bodybuilding, and the throwing events in track &

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Sure, it can reduce your dress size but there's plenty of other reasons to get to the gym. Size six. Size six. Size six. For many women, that is the sole mantra they use to motivate themselves to exercise. While a smaller dress size is certainly a great reason to hit the gym more often, it's not the only perk to working out. Getting regular exercis

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Losing fat in my opinion is not all that difficult. You need to possess 5 Strategies and apply all 5. They are: 1. A Compelling Reason To Change 2. Proper Nutrition 3.Progressive Resistance Training 4. Moderate Aerobic Exercise 5.Consistency 1. A Reason To Change: To make a successful body transformation, you

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The Key To Losing Fat and Keeping it Off I've said it over and over and over again that the key to losing fat, reshaping your body and keeping the fat off is weight training and not aerobics. This viewpoint has been confimed by a new study in The Journal of Anthropological and Applied Human Science. The study compared three different groups - a no

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Almost everyone should lift weights. Weight lifting strengthens bones, muscles ligaments and tendons, increases coordination for tasks requiring strength, and gives confidence and mobility to disabled people. Just exercising doesn't do much to strengthen muscles. If it did, marathon runners would have the largest muscles. To become strong, you have to exercise yo

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There are many, many benefits to regular physical fitness. Benefits of exercising range from the obvious: -lower body weight -decreased risk of diseases -lower body fat -improved physical appearance And the less known benefits: -reduced instances of depression -more positive self-esteem -better sleeping patterns -mo

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It is still a common misconception that aerobics is the key to taking off the fat. I've written it before and I will continue to write it because it's a long uphill battle to undo what the mainstream media has done. Weight training is the key to taking off fat and keeping it off, NOT aerobics!! Unfortunately, the best you can hope for from diet

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Thanks for your comments - even if we are in disagreement here. I use essential oils on a regular basis - for my own personal use - and for work purposes - and for me they do work. If they didn't work I wouldn't be suggesting that others use them and get the benefits from them by using them - now would I? Take Care,

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Why do well conditioned adults drop dead during or shortly after exercise? Work out, run, sweat, then rehydrate after a long physical workout with plain bottled water and you may end up grabbing your chest as your heart flutters out of control. Bottled water can't be held responsible for something it doesn't supply, an essential mineral that could elimi

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"A Week at the Gym" This is dedicated to every woman who ever attempted to get into a regular workout routine. Myself included lol ,...... Dear Diary ... For my fiftieth birthday this year, my husband (the Dear) purchased a week of personal training at the local health club for me. Although I am still in great shape since playing

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When a person says, "I want to loose weight," they are misleading themselves. Losing weight alone does not necessarily mean that one is losing fat. One must learn to differentiate between the two. When starting a new weight loss program, the average person will lose a significant amount of weight in the short term, usually their body is adapting to the new l

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Cleansing and Supporting the Liver I advocate cleansing the liver on a regular basis. This is crucial for everyone, not just those of you participating in herbal or chemical therapies, or suffering from liver ailments. Your liver is one of the most vital organs you possess. If it is damaged, your body cannot function properly. Withou

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A MIRACLE - FOR FREE The remedy for your medical problems may be as close as your faucet! Pigs will fly before the medical establishment will disclose something so simple and free in lieu of costly (and frequently dangerous) medications. In my years of healing practice I have seen many apparent miracles produced solely by plain water. You won't be

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Although the use of aromatherapy is typically associated with adults, children can also benefit from the healing and soothing powers of aromatherapy. They are very attracted to different scents and love to experience it through diffusion, baths, massage, inhalation, and even topically. Children particularly enjoy creating aromatic blends for t

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Beware of Canola Oil,---- Canola Oil is an Industrial Oil, Not Fit For Human Canada paid the FDA the sum of $50 million to have rape seed registered and recognized as "safe". (Source: Young Again and others) Rapeseed is a lubricating oil used by small industry. It has never been meant for human consumption. It is derived from the mustard famil

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I urge all people TO NEVER take a Flu shot, or any other shot ... These Shots are TOXIC to the human body, and are being used to control the population ..... There are natural ways to build the immune system... Whats in a shot? These are just some of the ingredients used to make a vaccine: -Ethylene glycol (antifreeze)<BR

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Chronic Headache Information - - Side Effects of Modern Medical Treatments for Chronic Headache. Definition The two most common type of headaches are: 1) Tension-type headaches 2) Vascular headaches Headaches may also result from: 1) Existing medical conditions 2) Medications such as analgesics Ten

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You're welcome Cordelia - if theres anything you want to discuss - or to ask - please do not hesitate to ask. Its good to hear positive feed back from people on this subject - it does get a bad rap from those who are maybe scared of taking their health into their own hands and being pro-active in their health care. A little education can go a long way to helping make this world a healthier place to live. Love, light and Blessings

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THERMOGENICS: Reality Check - there are no magic pills that will give you washboard abs in a week or two. There are however, some high quality thermogenics that act as a catalyst in helping one to reduce bodyfat. One thing to keep in mind when searching for the right thermogenic is to take all the advertising hype with a grain of salt. This is part

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