Archive for September 2009

How Your iPod Can Improve Your Health

Sep 29th, 2009 | By
How Your iPod Can Improve Your Health

So, you’ve gone out and gotten yourself a fancy iPod or iPhone…maybe both. No doubt your social skills have improved, you’re technically hip, and your music collection seems endless, but did you know your iPod could also benefit your health? You may or may not know that hundreds of tools to help you toward your
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Speak Up…Or Keep Your Trap Shut?

Sep 22nd, 2009 | By
Speak Up…Or Keep Your Trap Shut?

As a member of a culture that thrives on social interaction as well as the right to exercise free speech, I ask you to consider the following dilemma: At a casual gathering amongst an array of both strange and familiar faces, you find yourself in a subset of the party’s population engaging in stimulating conversation.
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The Amazing Power of Optimistic Thought

Sep 18th, 2009 | By
The Amazing Power of Optimistic Thought

The concept of positive thinking has been around for centuries and there is a good reason for this. It works! If you are a person who has a habitual “glass half empty” thought pattern, your glass probably is half empty. The good news is, you can change your thinking and it will change your life.
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Live In the Moment and Enjoy Life’s Finer Pleasures

Sep 15th, 2009 | By
Live In the Moment and Enjoy Life’s Finer Pleasures

After once seeing a man on television BASE jump from a skyscraper in Kuala Lumpur, I realized the risks one seeks out can be explained by their general perspective on life. For this particular adrenaline junkie, the potentially fatal act of challenging gravity provides more than just a 10 second high. The weightless freefall represents
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Dietary Supplements: Do You Really Know What You’re Taking?

Sep 11th, 2009 | By
Dietary Supplements: Do You Really Know What You’re Taking?

Coenzyme Q10, creatine, ginseng, valerian, ginkgo biloba, milk thistle, chrondroitin, ginseng, chromium, pyruvate, vitamin E, rose hips, echinacea… the list goes on and on. Which to choose? Its not easy to decide! In fact, chances are you are downright confused as to what to buy. With so many brands, names and dosages…which works best? How
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How Boredom Can Screw With Your Life and Happiness

Sep 8th, 2009 | By
How Boredom Can Screw With Your Life and Happiness

Do you ever feel like you follow the exact same routine each and every day? Does your life feel like a broken record that continually skips but never really moves along? Remember the movie Groundhog Day? Bill Murray’s character, Phil, finds that he is stuck in a repeat of the previous day which he of
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Old Habits Die Hard: How to Make Positive, Enduring Lifestyle Changes

Sep 4th, 2009 | By
Old Habits Die Hard: How to Make Positive, Enduring Lifestyle Changes

When it comes to breaking a bad habit or initiating a new routine, the temptation to hit the panic button and eject from the pilot’s seat can be overwhelming. In fact, research shows that only one in ten people weather the storm and keep their resolutions for a whole year. Why do our best intentions
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50 Reasons to Turn the Damn Thing Off!

Sep 1st, 2009 | By
50 Reasons to Turn the Damn Thing Off!

1.  Because you sit on the couch too much anyways. 2.  Because you don’t spend enough time with your kids. 3.  Because it numbs your mind and emotions. 4.  Because there is nothing on there that does you any good. 5.  Because you haven’t read a book in years. 6.  Because you still have some
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