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A number of ‘wonder’ herbs are being used these days for weight loss. Green tea is one of the most interesting; this wonder herb contains ingredients which are still being researched but it is most famous for it’s antioxidant properties. Available as liquid extract, regular tea or tablets, green tea weight loss products are considered to be some of the most effective ways to burn extra calories.

It has a wide range of benefits for the human metabolism but first and…

AARP Finance - "There are Americans showing up to work in the morning, only to have cleared out their desks by the afternoon. Retirees are watching their life savings disappear, and students are seeing their college dreams deferred. These Americans need help, and they need it now." President-elect Barack Obama said Saturday offered an outline of his economic recovery plan and jobs were the top priority.

The question on many AARP members is will it be too little too late.…

Does your schedule tonight look something like this? Pick up kids, grocery shopping, drop off kids, start dinner, call Aunt Gladys, wash dog, call Uncle Frank, serve dinner, help spouse with project, put gas in car... feel free to fill in your own little errands.

If your evenings look anything like this, it’s time to give yourself the night off! Day in and day out, night after night, stress builds up in your body, and stress heads straight for your heart,…

A study from Turkey shows that the heart beats with greater strength when a person loses weight (Heart Vessels, March 2006). The obese patients in the study received echocardiograms to predict their risk for heart failure by measuring their left ventricular function. After they lost at least ten percent of their total body weight, the strength of the contractions of their hearts increased significantly. This study shows that weight loss should be part of the treatment for heart…