How to Treat Stretch Marks on Teens

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Stretch marks which is also known as striae are not just for the mature, it can also affect teenagers too. It occurs when the skin is stretched beyond its capacity. And because teenagers are growing, not just growing, but at a fast rate, there is the tendency for stretch marks to occur. That is why [...]

Coconut Oil: Good, Bad, or Undecided?

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Over the years, the media and medical experts have really put the screws to coconut oil while a lot of island people, like my Dad, just laughed. He grew up eating natural, pure coconut oil, the fresh non-processed kind, so he felt that medicine was a little slow. So here are some of the reasons why [...]

Losing Weight For Good Is Not Easy… Here’s Why

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It’s not as easy as it may seem to lose weight for good. I mean, losing weight is hard as is, but usually when you lose some, it comes back, and more! The reason behind it is simple. People usually want to achieve a specific goal, like lose 5, 10, 20 pounds or more. And [...]

What is at the core of all self improvement techniques?

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There are numerous new age self help techniques that are all viable on their own. From NLP, hypnosis, subliminal or binaural beats, positive affirmations to meditations and music therapy. When you know how and why most of them work, it is easy to conclude they all have one common denominator. The Common Denominator The common [...]

Has Dieting Made You Temporarily Crazy and Permanently Heavy?

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Dieting isn’t fun. If  you want to lose weight you’ve probably found that being on a diet, trying a new diet plan, eating special foods, avoiding the foods you crave is stressful and miserable. But according to doctors, “eating less and exercising more” is the only way to lose weight. Considering the paucity of research [...]

Is Your Weight Problem Caused By Abuse?

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Overweight and obesity are in the news every day with claims that over 60% of people have a weight problem. Overweight people are blamed for causing their own weight issues. They’re blamed for eating too much, not exercising enough, not having enough discipline to stay on a diet. The fact is the 95% of all [...]

Using Hypnosis for Weight Loss

Using Hypnosis for Weight Loss

Welcome to the page that can explain to you how to use hypnosis for weight loss, especially if you are looking to gain that extra willpower to motivate yourself to lose the weight for the last time and change your attitude towards food. Most of you likely gain weight on and off, because the diets [...]

Which One Do You Choose: Butter or Margarine?

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There is a serious debate about butter versus margarine. In fact there are hundreds of thousands of sites if not millions bashing one over the other claiming animal fats will kill you and plant fats will save you. I personally have had both and like both, depending on what I’m eating or cooking. So, out [...]

Anti-aging Creams that Work, Do They Exist?

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Do you use anti-aging creams? Have you ever wondered if your anti-aging cream is safe to be used on the long term? Does it have any side effects? Do you know that the FDA classifies creams and lotions as cosmetics, which are defined as having no medical value?! The facts (which I will state below) [...]

Catering Tips: Common Food Allergies and Symptoms

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Introduction Catering companies provide their services to many millions of customers every year. A proportion of these will have a food allergy. Fortunately, most of them will be aware of this and will avoid eating anything that is likely to cause an allergic reaction. However, it is not always clear that some foods contain allergens [...]