Archive for June, 2008

Stress and Belly Fat: The Vicious Cycle of Stress, Excess Abdominal Fat and Why It’s So Hard to Lose It

Too much fat anywhere is not a good thing, but there are several reasons why too much belly fat is especially bad: It’s the most likely to cause health problems, it makes it difficult to find clothes that fit, which causes challenges with projecting a professional image as well as self-esteem, and it also makes strangers draw inappropriate conclusions. Moreover, since it is often stress that either caused or continues to increase this parti... Read More


Deadly Stress - Seven Ways in Which Too Much Unrelenting Stress Can Kill You

Maybe this sounds a little overdramatic, but unfortunately the reality is that excessive, untreated stress can actually kill you. When you’re stressed, your body produces the hormone cortisol, which is designed to get your rear in gear as part of the fight-or-flight mechanism. However, this hormone is meant to be released only occasionally in small doses – when stress causes it to be secreted for long periods of time, the body reacts ... Read More


A Healthy Detox Diet Recipe

Detoxification is a way of cleansing your system from harmful toxins and substances that have accumulated in your body. Most people do not realize that there is a problem with built-up toxins. Since you are looking for a detox diet recipe, you may already well understand that the food we eat every single day actually do contribute to the toxins in our body. A detox diet can help relieve your system from these synthetic chemicals and free radical... Read More


Hair Extension Tips

Hair extensions are a great way to get your hair longer, thicker, and fuller than you could simply by using styling products! Extensions have come a long way since they were first introduced. Now, people looking for a change have more options then they could have ever dreamed of. Today you’ll find new tools and chemicals, different methods for attaching the hair, and more style possibilities then ever before.

Designer Handbags Are They Worth the Money

In the designer handbag industry of today Prada, Gucci, Louis Vuitton and Coach purses are the epitome of luxury and style. The House of Prada has been in existence for almost one hundred years and is a pioneer in elegant, simple high-fashion purses and handbags. The Prada label was founded in 1913 by Mario Prada. He first began by selling shoes, trunks, and leather handbags and almost instantly was widely recognized with success in the United St... Read More


It’s a Feelings Disease - Emotions and Addictions

Boy has 18 months clean and sober. Boy is going to twelve step meetings, praying and meditating each day, talking to his sponsor regularly, doing service like chairing meetings, speaking at detox, sponsoring others. Boy is staying clean one day at a time. Uh Oh – boy meets girl. Boy and girl go together for a few months. Girl breaks up with boy. Boy is devastated. Boy relapses and loses everything. Believe it or not this scenario is very re... Read More


Make Memories That Matter

When it slammed into Anguilla, Hurricane Luis was a strong category four storm with sustained winds of 150 mph and gusts up to 200 mph. None of us knew what to expect and everyone on the island was terrified. We’d all seen reports on television of hurricanes completely destroying communities, but it had been thirty years since a bad storm hit Anguilla and people had become complacent. Now, we were scared. As the winds picked up, everyone br... Read More