There are many great things about starting an aerobics program. One of the best is that you can use it to loose fat in ways that are easier on your body than dieting. It is very simple to burn fat using an aerobics program, because there are many ways that you can train your body to do the work that it is supposed to in order to really get the most out of your program.

While you are building up a sweat and working on increasing your heart rate, all of your muscles are also getting the benefits of strengthening. As you bring fresh blood and oxygen to all of your body’s systems, you are going to find that you are giving yourself the best chance to really get rid of all that unwanted fat as you go along. Working hard to burn fat is something that you can finally take control of when you are doing aerobics on a regular basis.
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The question of whether moods constitute bad habits is an interesting one. Many mood disorders have been identified. These and other psychological problems are seen by some as strictly bad habits.

In fact, it has been shown that continuing to dwell in your present mood perpetuates it. When you decide to pretend you are happy, studies show that you may actually improve your mood in time. This is not a hard and fast rule, but there is some indication that people do have some control over their moods.

If you’ve read The Secret, then some of this may sound familiar. Basically you attract what you think about. If you’re think yucky thoughts, then yucky comes your way.
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The Spirit of Life - a Shaman’s Perspective

Guest Writer: Howard G. Charing

The shamans work with the power of the plants in many ways, the colours of the flowers, the perfume, their shape, form, and associations. This although does not play a role in modern medicine, this understanding has a long history most notably introduced by the 16th century alchemist and philosopher Paracelsus, who in his famous “Doctrine of Signatures” treatise proposes his premises which are based upon the view that Nature itself is a living organism which must be considered as an expression of the One Life, and that man and the Universe are one in their essential nature, and that there is a ‘magnetic’ attraction between every part of nature and its corresponding part in man. He held that the inner nature of plants may be discovered by their outer forms or signatures. Paracelsus also applied this principle to food, “it is not in the quantity of food but in it’s quality that resides the Spirit of Life”.

Nowadays these are principles which are very familiar, in particular it one of the fundamental reasons for eating organic food. The huge concerns regarding the consumption of genetically-modified (GM) food is a powerful demonstration of the notion and ‘gut-feeling’ that it is basically wrong.
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Guest Writer: Spencer Hunt

Editor’s Note: As the recipient of carpal tunnel release surgery, I’m very big on making my workspace as ergonomic as possible. I use a trackball instead of a mouse, I have an ergonomic keyboard and I sit on a ball instead of a chair. Therefore, I thought I would share this article by Mr. Hunt with you because, as writers, we really need to watch the ergonomics of our workspace.

Carpal tunnel syndrome is a condition that causes tingling, numbness and pain in the hand and fingers. It occurs when the median nerve that runs from the forearm to hand becomes pressed or squeezed at the wrist area. This nerve is what controls the sensations in the thumb, first three fingers (excluding the little finger) and the palm. It also is the nerve that controls impulses in the smaller muscle groups in the hand that allow movement. The carpal tunnel itself is a rigid, narrow channel of ligaments and bone. It lies at the base of the hand, housing most of the median nerve and tendons.

A person gets carpal tunnel syndrome when this channel of ligament and bone thickens and the tunnel is narrowed. This can happen due to swelling of inflamed tendons or other swelling within the tunnel. This swelling compresses the median nerve causing pain, weakness, numbness and tingling in the hand and wrist and can even radiate up the arm. This type of condition, broadly known as an entrapment neuropathy, can occur in any part of the body where the body’s peripheral nerves are traumatized or compressed. Of the entrapment neuropathies, carpal tunnel syndrome is the most common and most widely known. Read more »

Guest Writer: Tommy Yan

If you’ve ever watched little children you know they are always curious, seeking excitement, adventure and even fearless when it comes to escaping boredom. But something happens to them as they journey into adulthood that robs them their spontaneity. They become adults and settle into patterns of expected behaviors.

Which isn’t all bad—but it isn’t all good…

They take residence inside comfort zones. They seldom have breakthrough ideas. And expanding the mind is replaced by an expanding waistline.

I know this because I’ve been there. I was on the wrong road. The nice thing is I didn’t stay on that road. I took an exit…

A creativity exit.

Most entrepreneurs, small business owners and solo professionals who left the corporate world to “do their own thing” find doing their own thing a hard thing to do. They have the skills and have acquired some resources, but lack the creative mindset that enables them to make consistent money every single month.

But there is good news… Read more »