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Archive for July, 2011

10 Tips for Shaking Away Leg Cramps

Sometimes we get it as over enthusiastic exercisers, sometimes we get it at the end of a hard day. When the cramps strike, I can’t help but remember the exclamation – ‘These legs are killing me!’ Leg cramps are the sudden painful involuntary spasms of the muscles. The sudden contractions are brought about by a [...]

15 Tips to Put Us on the Path of a Better Life

Whether it may be by a better pill or a better diet, the elixir of life is our ultimate desire. Advanced genetics may give us that magic potion soon enough but their are simple things we can do even today to live a long life. A life not only of longevity but also of activity. [...]

Watch Your Weight As You Watch Your Age

One of the gifts of growing old is wisdom. The other of course is an expanding waistline. The former is welcome, the latter one hopes not. But it is a body truth that with age comes a propensity to pack in the bulge. Muscles start to gradually atrophy and fat starts to take its place. [...]

Don’t Space Out With Claustrophobia

Chris still remembers the first time he was trapped inside an elevator. The distinct sensation he remembers was that the world was closing in around him and he had nowhere to run. He was rescued…and he came out of it breathless and scared but permanently berthed with a fear of elevators. This was his first [...]

Have You Gauged Your Blood Pressure?

Are headaches, dizziness, nausea or chest pain becoming your pet peeves? Stop blaming work pressure and quickly check your blood pressure! Your blood may be baying for you. Blood pressure (BP) disorder is generally of two types. Primary BP, also known as primary/essential hypertension, is hereditary. About 89 per cent of BP patients fall under [...]

10 Smart Steps to Avoid the Office Bug

We are office denizens, spending most of our waking hours in the hustle and bustle of a cubicle existence. In the microsm of the office environment is decided the course of the day and our lives. Office walls are not a sanitary bubble protecting our bodies from the attack of the germs, but it is [...]

How To Improve Dexterity

For those who don’t know, dexterity involves the ability to use both hands effectively and everyone has some dexterity but those who are described as “ambidextrous” are believed to be as effective with their non-dominant hand as with their dominant hand. Obviously, someone who is ambidextrous will have a large advantage when completing certain tasks [...]

Million Dollar Gift Will Support Heart Center at Children’s Hospital

(Vocus) November 17, 2006 Children’s Hospital Central California has received a $ 1 million donation which will serve as a catalyst to grow an endowment designed to help the Children’s Hospital Heart Center continue to provide world-class care to Central Valley children.   The gift comes from Georgia philanthropist Jane Seddon Willson, and honors her [...]

Atlanta, Georgia Plastic Surgeon Honored as One of America?s Top Plastic Surgeons

Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) November 27, 2007 Atlanta, Georgia plastic surgeon, Dr. R. Morgan Davoudi has been given the honor of being named one of the Top Plastic Surgeons by the Consumer Research Council of America for the second year in a row.   ?It?s hard to know where to start looking when you begin contemplating [...]

Survey Shows That More Than Half of Americans Approve of Cosmetic Plastic Surgery

New York, NY (Vocus/PRWEB) April 04, 2011 A new survey shows that more than half (51%) of all Americans regardless of income approve of cosmetic plastic surgery, this is a 3% increase from 2009. According to the February 2011 report, 52% of respondents with an income of under $ 25K approve of cosmetic surgery (48% [...]

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