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Sonoran Bloom

The story of Sonoran Bloom

13 years ago Michael Ellison began his pursuit for wellness as a result of suffering a massive inflammation of the nervous system. He changed his lifestyle but want still to challenge himself taking part in annual wilderness adventures. One such adventure was in the Sonora Desert with a group of local guides.

Sitting around the campfire one night one of the guides got up and returned with some leaves and…

Weight Loss - The problem with many weight loss programs available in the market is that they tend to reduce the water content of the body. This way the weight a person loses is only water weight which is only temporary and does not include any fats. As a matter of fact low body content in the body can itself lead to diseases, it might hamper the blood circulation and thickening of blood whose worst cases can cause Anaemia.

During a strict weight loss regime…

Weight Loss- Spring is the very best time to talk about weight loss. It is the time when publishers release diet and exercise books. It is the time to interview weight loss experts. People are paying attention to losing weight in the spring to renew themselves and to look great in the summer fashion.

The truth of the matter is that diets don’t work. This 33 billion dollar industry has a 2% success rate. Hypnosis has a 68% success ratio. Very much because of…

Weight Loss- Weight affects a person in many ways, other than physical. This could be the overall quality of life, self-esteem, depression, health risks, and physical incapability. There are a lot of positive changes once a person experience weight loss. It is for this reason why a lot of people are searching for a weight loss technique that will surely trim down those fats and get a slimmer body. The first thing that an over-weight should do is seek a doctor to…

Weight Loss- If you are obese then you probably know a number of weight loss products. There are a number of weight loss products that are available in the market. With the help of these weight loss products you can easily cut down your weight and lead a healthier life. The main problem that is the cause for the problem of obesity and over weight is the consumption of fatty and oily food. Most of us are totally dependant on the food that is rich in fats. The junk…

Weight Loss- One of the biggest mistakes that people make when they try a weight loss diet is that they cut the calories too much, too quickly. Say you are going to try to start losing weight tomorrow, but a big mistake that you could make is to all the sudden cut your calories very drastically right away.

Now this might seem like a good idea, because if you cut your calories really fast your body will have to adapt and and you think a big calorie deficit will provide…

Weight Loss- Is Fast Weight Loss For You?

In general, fast weight loss is not healthy. The faster you lose weight, the faster you'll gain it back. Here are the top 5 reasons fast weight loss plans are not healthy…

• Diet fast and lose muscle not fat.
• Diet fast and lose water not fat.
• Diet fast and cause diet shock. What is diet shock?-It's a description of what happens to your body when it enters into emergency energy…

Weight Loss- Loosing weight has become an important issue for a number of people. You can know whether you are obese or over weight by calculating your body mass index (BMI). This is one of the measures that are used by the doctors to calculate whether you are obese or not. There are different levels of obesity and it is always better to know about the weight loss programs and the weight loss exercises at an earlier stage.

Obesity and weight loss do no…

Weight Loss- Before there was such a thing as liposuction, weight loss pills used to be the craze. They helped lose weight easily unlike actually exercise. However, there is now argument as to whether these small pills cause more trouble than they are meant to. In this article I will describe the advantages and disadvantages of using weight loss pills.

Advantages

• They’re painless. Unlike exercising weight loss pills don’t cause as much…

Weight Loss- Knowing the truth about weight loss can help you separate what works from what doesn’t. Don’t be taken in by expensive weight loss fads like herbs, and special foods. There’s no magic way to lose weight. If you have questions about weight loss, ask your health care provider.

Fiction: "The faster I lose weight, the better."

Fact: Rapid weight loss is usually due to loss of water or muscle mass. What you are trying to get rid of it…

Weigh Loss- The world is fascinated with weight loss, some for health reasons and others for looking good. No matter the reason, many people try harsh diets that never work, extreme exercise regimens that result in injuries or other weight loss program that end without success. The reason that none of these weight loss methods seem to work is because in order to stay with a program, you have to enjoy it. Not only that, but it has to be safe as well.

Below…

Weigh Loss- Sometimes when you gain weight you want to reach for diet pills. Well, the best ways to lose weight is to diet with a proven diet plan and of course start exercising.

After you make changes to your diet and fit exercise into your daily life, before long it will become a habit and you will actually miss working out if you have to skip a few days. Also, when you stop eating junk food for a couple of weeks or so, if you eat a cheeseburger with French fries, you most…

AARP - Finance

(Money Magazine) -- Alicia Munnell is a Harvard-trained economist. She served as an assistant secretary of the Treasury and is regarded as one of America's foremost experts on 401(k)s. You'd think she'd be terrific at managing her own retirement, but even she has to confess up to some mistakes. "When my son got married, I took some money out of my plan to help," says Munnell, who heads Boston College's Enter for Retirement Research (CRR). "And I ended up…

Weigh Loss- Usually, when someone decides to lose weight, they set a really big goal. Sometimes this goal is not realistic, or simply overwhelming. One may think, "I need to lose forty pounds". Well that’s great, but nobody loses forty pounds overnight, despite the many magazine and television advertisements that seem to portray it this way.

Successful weight loss takes time. The more gradual the weight loss, the more likely the weight loss will be maintained over…

Veretekk Web 2.0 - Launches on Ist of April, but you do not have to wait to appreciate some of the major changes to the back office of Veretekk. The new look will be only be switched over on 1st April, however already existing members are seeing changes to the back office as the various sections are linked together into a cohesive system.

Veretekk has alwayd been a social and business networking system, where members help one another market their own business and at the same…

Weigh Loss- Good article in Womans Day this week. A real problem exists in leisure centres with so many people crash dieting. And then there are those people that do rip the fat off but make their life a misery and even can make themselves unhealthy. Of course some people eat regularly and with small portion sizes and achieve great weight loss results.

Below is a summary of the article from Woman’s Day

"By eating every three hours, you’re never hungry and constantly…

AARP - Finance

Facts About Older Workers

• In 2008, 6 million Americans aged 65 and older were in the labour force (working or actively seeking work), including 3.3 million men and 2.7 million women.
• According to AARP, of the 11.1 million unemployed in the U.S., 1.4 million were at least 55 years old.
• The December unemployment rate for the 55-plus workforce was the highest monthly rate since October 1992.
• The number of older…