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- 2007-04-06 22:16:26 - Top 10 causes of acne
- Here's my top ten list of the causes of acne. I hope that from the list you can identify what might be causing your acne.
HORMONE LEVELS
Your hormone levels fluctuate at different stages of your life, such as puberty and pregnancy.
TOXINS
Acne can occur if your body contains more toxins than the kidneys can remove.
STRESS
If you are...
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- 2007-04-06 22:16:26 - To stress or not to stress?
- Today it seems that no matter who we are or what we do, we have more stress in our lives than our parents or grandparents did. There are many factors and demands that cause stress in our lives: things such as demanding careers, relationship conflicts, financial worries, health concerns, parenting challenges, legal issues, fear of the unknown and so many others.
If that were not enou...
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- 2007-04-06 22:16:26 - Tips to help you gain weight
- There are a couple of reasons why most people fail in their attempt to gain more muscle mass:
A. Improper diet.
Most people are not eating enough protein and eating too many simple carbs.
They are not stressing their muscles during each workout. You don't have to kill yourself, but you must subject your body to out of the ordinary stress each workout to...
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- 2007-04-06 22:16:26 - Tips for reducing stress
- Copyright 2005 Trevor Dumbleton
With the hectic life that most people lead in today's world, reducing stress has become a vital skill. With work stress, school stress, family stress, teen stress, parent stress, and a whole host of other kinds of stress continually knocking on the door, it has become vital to manage stress in order to keep up with everything needs to be done. Though ...
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- 2007-04-06 22:16:26 - Tips for busy moms on stress managment
- Moms are some of the busiest people on the planet. From working a 9-5 job to getting the kids off the school or from attending soccer games to chaperoning a slumber party, a mom's feet never seem to stay still. Some moms are responsible for taking care of their aging parents as well.
With this almost frantic pace, increased stress levels can be a natural result. Stress can impact ma...
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- 2007-04-06 22:16:26 - The truth about acne
- Let's take a look at some other popular beliefs about acne to dispel any other rumors; for example, stress. Is it true that increased stress spreads acne? Not exactly. What is true is that ultimately stress can have a very minimal or minor influence all by itself. It cannot actually cause acne, but it can influence reoccurrences of acne as stress increases the body's creation of a substance called...
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- 2007-04-06 22:16:26 - The social web of stress - simple solutions
- Copyright 2005 Bill Douglas
Could simple stress reducing solutions be the answers to our myriad modern problems?
Urban sprawl and suburban flight are causing massive traffic jams on freeways nationwide, as individuals are working longer and longer hours. The invisible effect is a nation buckling under accumulating stress that affects parents, children, and society in ...
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- 2007-04-06 22:16:26 - The reasons behind smoking
- So what are . Both you and me know that it is not good for our health? There are very many reasons to it but in this article we will look over the biggest reason in today's world and that is to release STRESS. So what is stress, can we get rid of it through smoking, if not then how can we get rid of it, lets look at the reason behind smoking.
Stress ? What is it?
Stress is th...
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- 2007-04-06 22:16:26 - The modern steam bath -- a healing remedy for stress
- (ARA) - One of the oldest healing remedies in the world, steam baths have been used for centuries to promote health and vitality. Hippocrates, the father of medicine, encouraged the practice saying ?Give me the power to create a fever, and I shall cure any disease.?
?The therapeutic effects of steam have been well documented,? says Alex Garkusha, of Steamroom USA, an importer of sta...
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- 2007-04-06 22:16:26 - The main cause of insomnia?
- Copyright 2005 Wendy Owen
Well in my opinion the main thing that keeps us tossing and turning at night is worrying about not going to sleep.
Sure there might be other reasons for sleeplessness; chronic pain, restless legs syndrome, partner disturbance, too much coffee....
But at the end of the day you're lying there worrying about how you're going to ge...
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- 2007-04-06 22:16:26 - The heart effect: startling new information about how music affects your health
- Twenty-four young, healthy test subjects lay quietly in a university lab, listening to carefully chosen music through headphones, as doctors and technicians hovered around them meticulously measuring their vital signs. The study concluded quickly and the subjects returned to their normal everyday lives. But as the researchers began sifting through the data, something new and interesting began to e...
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- 2007-04-06 22:16:26 - The fuel of stress, anxiety and depression
- In the 21st Century, it is predicted that stress and stress related illnesses such as depression and anxiety will become the biggest killers. Despite significant advances in housing, standards of living, quality of food, and medical science, the pressures all of us have to face in today's world are as demanding as any pressures experienced by our predecessors.
Why are these illnesse...
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- 2007-04-06 22:16:26 - The formula for complete success
- is to combine many different parts into one masterpiece.
Getting adequate rest each day, it is said that the man who can take rest is greater than the man who can take a city. Get the rest, meditation, relaxation that your body needs to function at its peak and further enhance your energy you can devote to your business, career, health, relationships, and love.
Get yourself a...
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- 2007-04-06 22:16:26 - The curse of work
- The next time you say that your job is killing you, you may just be on to something.
The UK currently has the longest average working week in Europe and there is mounting evidence that overwork is taking its toll on the British workforce. For example:
? Approximately 106 million working days are lost through back pain, costing the UK economy ?5.2 billion
? Appr...
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- 2007-04-06 22:16:26 - The consequences of stress
- One of the pioneers of stress research, Dr. Hans Selye wrote that " ... stress is essentially reflected by the rate of all the wear and tear caused by life."
His research convinced him that the body has only a finite reserve of adaptation energy to apply to the stressors of life. Selye likened this reserve to a bank account upon which we can make withdrawals from time to time but in...
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- 2007-04-06 22:16:26 - The cause of hair loss -
- Normally, about 10 percent of the hair on your head is resting (not growing). After a few months, the resting hair falls out and new hair begins to grow in its place. The growing phase can last from 2 to 6 years. While in the growing phase, hair will gain approximately 1 centimeter a month. It is normal to experience hair loss every day as part of this normal resting/growing cycle. Some people exp...
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- 2007-04-06 22:16:26 - The benefits of taking a daily multivitamin
- The human body needs vitamins to function properly. Each of the 13 essential vitamins (A, C, D, E, K, B12, and the 7 B-complex vitamins) provides the regulation of a crucial function. We acquire a majority of the vitamins our body needs from food. When there is a deficiency, we are in danger of becoming seriously ill or even dying. Vitamin supplementation can reverse illness caused by vitamin defi...
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- 2007-04-06 22:16:26 - The benefits of a memory foam mattress
- On the quest for a more productive day, research has shown that a more productive sleep at night can be one of the healthiest solutions. A Memory Foam Mattress could be just what researchers have been looking for. Concentration, Observation and even Creativity, are all qualities that can help us on our everyday journey through work, and life. The key is relaxation.
Any quality that ...
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- 2007-04-06 22:16:26 - The 7 myths of relaxation
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I voluntarily teach relaxation by the bed side for heart,stroke and cancer patients in the hospital.
I thought it might be interesting to address the 7 Myths of relaxation through the eyes of the patients.
Myth #1 If you slow down and relax nothing gets done.
Having a major health challenge allows you to appreciate the joys of sl...
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- 2007-04-06 22:16:26 - Ten easy relaxation techniques
- Stress is more than just unpleasant. It's dangerous. Try these relaxation techniques today, and use them whenever you feel that tension coming on.
1. Leave the room. This really helps if the things stressing you out are in the room or related to it. Just get out for a little while.
2. Take five deep breaths through your nose. Close your eyes and pay attention only to ...
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- 2007-04-06 22:16:26 - Teenage stress
- Copyright 2005 Trevor Dumbleton
It has often been said that the teenage years are the "best years of your life". However, anyone who says that does not remember what it is like being a teenager. Between school, life, parents, friends, and the fact that all of them want all of your time, there is no way to get away from the petty concerns and strains that can lead to serious stress. ...
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- 2007-04-06 22:16:26 - Taking the sress out of vacations with yoga
- Even during vacations we are still attacked by outside stressful factors which can ruin a very promising vacation. Vacation stress is a rather antagonistic expression but it is real and it can cause serious upset. There are countless reasons to get angry during your vacation: poor services, bad weather, high prices, noisy tourists, annoying insects and the list can go on an on. Yoga offers several...
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- 2007-04-06 22:16:26 - T'ai chi in the information age ? ancient cure for modern problems
- Copyright 2005 Bill Douglas
According to a twenty-year study by Kaiser Permanente, between seventy and eighty-five percent of illness is caused by stress, meaning that in the U.S. alone stress is costing us about one-trillion dollars per year in healthcare costs. Since most absenteeism is due to stress, US business is losing upwards of $300 billion per year.
On a more...
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- 2007-04-06 22:16:26 - Suffering from constant headaches - 3 proven & effective ways for relief
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headaches, migraine, tension headaches, cluster headaches, sinus headaches, trigger, causes of headches
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Are you suffering from constant headaches? Headaches are a common
ailment, but research has uncovered treatments that may help your
problem almost disappear.
According to the National Headache Foundation (NH...
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- 2007-04-06 22:16:26 - Stressed out? try these relaxation techniques
- Copyright 2005 Wendy Owen
Relaxation techniques for stress management
There are three main types of relaxation techniques you can practice when you feel upset and stressed out. If you practice them regularly, they will become part of your lifestyle and you may find yourself habitually more relaxed as a result.
This article contains a breathing relaxatio...
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- 2007-04-06 22:16:26 - Stress the unseen killer
- Introducing Stress Management
There are very many proven skills that we can use to manage stress. These help us to remain calm and effective in high pressure situations, and help us avoid the problems of long term stress.
These skills fall into three main groups:
Action-oriented skills: In which we seek to confront the problem causing the stress, often changing the env...
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- 2007-04-06 22:16:26 - Stress research the fight-or-flight response
- In 1932, Walter Cannon offered some of the earliest research on stress and established the theory of the "fight-or-flight" response. His work proved that when an organism experiences a shock or perceives a threat, it reacts instantly by releasing hormones that help it to survive.
In human beings and other animals, these hormones allow for greater speed and strength. Heart rate and b...
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- 2007-04-06 22:16:26 - Stress management: find your own relief!
- Would you believe that one of the biggest contributors to your state of health is how stress free your home environment is? Those who live in stressful conditions in home or at work are much more likely to have accidents or become ill when compared to those who consider themselves to be in a non-stressful work or home environment.
Unfortunately, the modern world has created ...
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- 2007-04-06 22:16:26 - Stress elimination
- Copyright 2005 Trevor Dumbleton
Learning methods of stress elimination is a vital skill in the modern world. After all, there is no way to get away from stress these days, thanks to work, life, family, the economy, the state of the world, global warming, and an overabundance of people who are reminding you constantly about all of these. Not to mention the fact that you are stressed ...
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- 2007-04-06 22:16:26 - Stress and concentration
- Copyright 2005 Trevor Dumbleton
Those who are under stress, yet refuse to get help for it, need to understand the relationship between stress & concentration in order to understand why they need to relax. This is because, at first, it seems though stress is an aid to concentration. However, this is not the case in the long term.
Long-term stress & concentration do not...