Archive for November, 2008

Coffee – Health Risks Drinking Too Much

Posted on: Nov 17, 2008  By: admin  In all about  With: No Comments »

Coffee is America’s most popular beverage, with the average adult consuming about 1.65 cups of coffee a day. But, what is all this coffee and caffeine doing to our bodies? Are there health risks associated with high coffee consumption? For the answers to these questions and more information on the health effects of coffee, keep reading.

Possible Cardiovascular Issues

While no concrete studies have shown that excess coffee drinking can lead to high blood pressure or increased risk of cardiovascular disease, researchers do know that caffeine is a stimulant that can increase your heart rate.

Also, cafestol, a substance that is predominant in unfiltered coffee can dramatically increase patient cholesterol levels, particularly with women. Fortunately, cafestol is not present in significant amounts in filtered coffee.

Because of these potential cardiovascular issues, health professionals recommend not exceeding 4 cups of coffee a day.

Increased Anxiety

Coffee is a stimulant. It can cause jitters and anxiety if too much caffeine is consumed. Routinely consuming a high volume of coffee or even coffee withdrawal can each cause irritability.

Sleep Problems

Again, coffee is a stimulant, meaning it keeps you awake and alert. Subsequently, people suffering from insomnia or sleep issues are recommended to stay away from caffeine and other potent stimulants.

High Acidic Content

Coffee has a high acidic content which can cause stomach pains and discomfort in the digestive system. To prevent this, try to avoid drinking coffee on an empty stomach or in excess. Pouring in a little cream with your coffee can help coat the stomach and reduce the effect of the brew’s acid.

Diuretic

Coffee is a diuretic, meaning it can strip your body of water and vital moisture. This can cause sallow skin, constipation and dehydration. Ideally, every cup of coffee should be followed by two glasses of water.

Loose Bowel Movements

Though coffee is a diuretic and constipation, it can also cause loose stools when it passes through the colon. It acts as a stimulant for peristalsis, the rhythmic contraction of the colon.

PMS Symptoms

Excess coffee drinking has been shown to aggravate PMS symptoms. By dehydrating the body, stimulating contractions and increasing anxiety, coffee can have a powerful effect on the pre-menstrual woman.

Despite the health risks associated with drinking coffee, a number of health benefits have been linked to moderate coffee consumption, including reduced cancer risk and a reduced likelihood of developing Alzheimer’s disease, gout, Parkinson’s disease and Type 2 Diabetes. However the key is drinking in moderation.

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How to Turn Your Boyfriend Into Your Husband

Posted on: Nov 09, 2008  By: admin  In all about  With: No Comments »

EVERY woman wants to meet her one and true love, her soulmate, the man of her dreams.

So if you’re dating, you’re probably wondering when your relationship will go from dating to marriage. But can I ask you a question? Do you want marriage or do you want marriage with your soul mate?

If you’re in the position where you feel you need a man and that you cannot do without one, then you are not ready for marriage. You’re not ready for a relationship. I am speaking from experience.

It is only when you can live a full and complete life without needing to have a boyfriend/man that you are ready for the commitment of marriage.

Back to my original topic.

How do you know when a man is thinking about you long-term? What are the signs that he’s MORE than a boyfriend and thinking of marrying you?

Well if you’ve been together for a decent amount of time, your best bet in knowing if this man is marriage material is to think about whether you are in this man’s soul. Are you in his heart, does he burn for you? Has he continued to chase after you and make you feel like the most special woman in the world?

Then you can begin to assess all of the qualities that you desire in a potential long-term partner. Obviously no one is perfect but your boyfriend should possess some key qualities that are high on your priority list. Things that YOU want, not what you’ll compromise to make him stay with you.

Next, if you’ve been together for more than a year and he hasn’t brought up any talk of long-term it’s time to do some serious thinking. One of which includes getting him to begin to think about marrying you without having to talk with him about it. In my ebook, I go into more details.

Nicole Gayle is the author of the e-book, How to Go from Girlfriend to Wife, written to help you take your man from maybe to “I do” – Be the kind of woman your man HAS to marry. http://www.howtogofromgirlfriendtowife.com

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My Husband Wants a Divorce But I Don’t

Posted on: Nov 08, 2008  By: admin  In all about  With: No Comments »

Since I often write about preventing divorce, I am asked to help with this question quite a bit. Saving your marriage when you are the only one who wants to can seem an almost impossible task. (It’s not, but I’ll discuss that later.) In truth, I can’t tell you precisely how to “make” your husband want to stay married, or how to “get” your husband to fall back in love with you. That’s because every man is different. I don’t know your husband intimately, but you do! Think about that for a second. You probably know your husband better than anyone else in this world. And that’s where you have a great advantage. This intimate knowledge and and will be what will help you turn this thing around to stop the divorce.

Understand That Changing Your Husband’s Mind About A Divorce Needs To Fell Like His Own Idea: Let’s get this out of the way. Do you like being manipulated or tricked? Of course you don’t. No one does. So, understand going in that you shouldn’t try to “trick” or “make” your husband change his mind about a divorce.

BUT, your actions can greatly contribute to his changing his mind and wanting to stay in or save the marriage. You can do things and act in a certain way that is going to make your husband WANT to stay on his own.

This is really the only way to do it because if you succeed in “convincing,” forcing, or bugging your husband – if you question him or beat him down so that he finally gives in just to stop the noise, this will back fire on you in the end. He will feel resentful. His heart will not be in it and when you eventually revisit talks of divorce the next time, he’s not going to allow you access to him to avoid a repeat of this negative experience.

Replacing Negatives Feelings And Actions With Positive Ones To Make Your Husband Want To Stay: Obviously, if your husband is wanting a divorce, there’s a lot of negative water under the bridge. Whether you’ve just grown apart or one of you has make a regrettable mistake, or you are suffering through a stressful situation, I’d be willing to bet that, when your husband thinks about the marriage, he (only right now, not forever) associates it with more negative feelings than positive ones.

To change your husband’s mind about the divorce, you must first change the negative emotions and experiences he’s feeling and associating with you and the marriage.

First, check yourself that you aren’t participating in any negative behaviors that are pushing him further away – like repeatedly arguing, belittling, engaging with, following, making threats, etc. It’s so easy to panic when your husband mentions a divorce and allow those feelings of panic to make you believe that you have to do something drastic to get your husband’s attention.

Unfortunately, doing so if only going to drive your husband further away and potentially make you appear less attractive to him. He will experience even more negative feelings when he thinks of you.

Am I saying that you should kiss up to your husband and let him off the hook when you really are angry? No, not at all. But, I’m suggesting that you try to get out your negative emotions some where else and that when you are with your husband, you present what you know is the best version of yourself (and the woman he fell in love with.)

When you feel the urge to do something that is unbecoming and not typical of you, ask yourself if the roles were reversed and your husband were acting the way that you are now, how attracted would you be to him? Be honest.

Now, I know you may be thinking (as I was), “Well, why am I the one doing all the giving? Why am I doing all the work?” True, it may seem this way at first, but think about this. You acted in such away when you were dating that your husband feel deeply in love with you. Did you feel put or inconvenienced then? I would bet not. I would bet that you were in love and deeply happy.

To save your marriage, you will need to get back to this place. It will make you both happier and more fulfilled.

One day, when I was arguing this very same point to a good friend of mine, she turned to me and said “Yes, Leslie, but would you rather by right or happy?” Well, duh. I wanted to be happy with my husband, not without him, but I couldn’t see that my actions were contributing to me not having this.

Don’t be indignant and unyielding all the way to divorce court. Understand that giving your husband more of what he wants will allow you to get exactly what you want, which is to save your marriage and return it to a happy, loving place.

How did I learn this? Through making a lot of mistakes, research, and trying new things when trying to save my own marriage when I was the only one who wanted to. Eventually, (though commitment and lots of effort), I was able to not only save the marriage, but make it stronger. You can read my very personal story of how I stopped the divorce (when I was the only one interested in doing so) on my blog at http://you-can-save-your-marriage.blogspot.com/

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Do Celebrities Regret Plastic Surgery?

Posted on: Nov 03, 2008  By: admin  In all about  With: No Comments »

What do celebrities such as Kathy Griffin, David Gest, Kenny Rogers, Jill Saward and others regret?

Do other celebrities such as Priscilla Presley, Cher, Joan Rivers and Melanie Griffith have the same regrets?

Are Michael Jackson, his sisters Janet and LaToya and Jackie Stallone related or do they, too, harbor regrets?

What do these celebrities have in common that causes them angst? Why, plastic surgery, of course!

Do you find it interesting that celebrities who can afford the very best surgeons and care often find themselves the butt of cruel jokes regarding their choices of using surgery and injections that were supposed to make them look younger?

Living in the limelight can certainly have its advantages and perks but there is a downside to living life on the red carpet and that is most likely why celebrities subject themselves to constant scrutiny that results in multiple procedures.

From nose jobs to breast implants, brow lifts to face lifts, cheek and chin implants, to eye lifts and regular use of Botox and fillers, the celebrity population keeps the plastic surgery business alive on both coasts.

John Q. Public loves celebrities and some even want to emulate them. Just peruse any woman’s magazine and you will find knock-off clothing suggestions from shoes, jewelry, sweaters, tops, slacks to coats coaxing the reader to look like a celebrity. Buying knock-off clothing and accessories to emulate a celebrity is just one step from wanting Jennifer Anniston’s nose or Madonna’s new cheek implants.

Aging with style and grace has been compromised with the advent of injections that plump and paralyze; add cutting perfectly healthy tissue, a very generous and sustained publicity blast that has kept these modalities forever in our psyche, and voila – faces are being cut, sutured, injected and altered at an alarming rate.

Do the procedures really help men and women to look younger and healthier? Do the risks outweigh the outcome?

Donda West and her untimely death easily comes to mind when you consider risks and benefits. Like Ms. West, many men and women in her age group have hidden health challenges that may not be uncovered until it is too late.

Choosing a well qualified surgeon is paramount; disclosing all medications, vitamin usage, previous health concerns and procedures will assist your health provider to determine your eligibility for plastic surgery. Choose a surgeon in good standing with the American Board of Plastic Surgery.

Plastic surgery is not a walk in the park.

Every surgery has its risks and dangers. Surviving a surgery then contracting MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) is highly possible. This makes recovery especially difficult because eighty percent of facelift surgery infections are MRSA “Superbugs” according to a study conducted by researchers from the Lennox Hill-Manhattan Eye, Ear, and Throat Hospital and published in the Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery.

Other risks of cutting and suturing are that the results may not be what you anticipated. The skin surrounding the incision may not heal or act like your skin did previous to the procedure. Once healthy skin is cut, it is never the same. There is usually a loss of sensation (think Joan Rivers in the Geico commercial when she laments that she cannot feel her face) because the blood supply to the area has been diminished.

Injections that plump and paralyze do not always produce the desired results either. Too many visits with the syringe and you can begin to look freakish as taut and shiny are not synonymous with beauty and youth on a face that is trying to disguise old, wrinkled and droopy.

So what’s the healthy solution for creating a younger looking face so the user doesn’t have to suffer from invasive injections or risky surgeries?

The healthy solution is facial exercises. That’s right, just as exercise works to trim, slim and tighten your waist, tummy, hips, thighs, torso and arms, facial exercises will address each slack, droopy facial feature and begin to systematically from the inside out tighten, tone and lift the areas that make you look old, tired and even lop-sided.

Facial exercises are more reliable than surgical procedures and injections because they can return your face to the look you enjoyed years ago. Your friends and family will easily recognize you as you present a fresh, pretty face for the world to see.

http://www.rejenuve.com/FacialMagicSL.htm

Cynthia Rowland is widely recognized as an expert in all natural facial fitness. She has appeared on The View, NBC 4, Fit TV, HGTV and other popular shows. This author, speaker and television personality is leading the crusade to keep men and women looking vibrantly younger through natural techniques without spending their children’s inheritance.

Discover how to look younger with Cynthia’s free report Facial Exercise the Evidence Doesn’t Lie http://tinyurl.com/43e462

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