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991: The Basics of Hypnosis

You've seen the stage acts where a hypnotist selects someone out of the audience and when he claps his hands, the unwilling participant struts around the stage clucking like a chicken. You've also seen movies where the hypnotist waves the pocket watch in front of the subject as he utters, "you're getting sleepy ... very sleepy." Hypnosis is a littl

992: The Benefits and Dangers of Anti Aging Vitamins

Fighting the aging process with vitamins and supplements has been gaining popularity over the last 50 years. These anti aging vitamins and supplements range from everyday multivitamins to products that claim to increase levels of certain hormones or to reduce certain chemicals found it the human body in the body to make people more youthful. Ther

993: The Benefits of Deep Tissue Massage Therapy

Also regarded as sports massage, deep tissue massage therapy is a method of treatment wherein pressure is applied to tendons, connective tissue, fascia and muscles under the skin. This type of therapy also affects deep down muscles. Compared to Swedish massage, for instance, deep tissue massage therapy is forceful and can be used not only for athle

994: The Best Anti-Aging Skin Care Cream Lotions

MD Formulations Vit-A-Plus Anti-Aging Lotion: The Vit-A-Plus combines Glycolic Acid, Lactic Acid and Vitamin A is a clinically substantiated formula for minimizing visible signs of aging, especially for sensitive, line-prone areas around the eyes and mouth. It is non-irritant and is designed to be applied after liquid or gel-based products but befo

995: The Best Ways To Buy Discount Contact Lenses

The choice of which lens is right for you should be based only on an examination by your doctor or eye care professional, not over the phone. Be careful about buying cheap contact lenses, they may not be the quality you want; discounted quality contact lenses are the most desirable. Always buy from a reputable company; you can buy discount contact

996: The Cause Of Female Infertility and A Courageous Couple

Take Alan and Brittany; a young couple with their heart set on having a family. They've been been married for 18 months and decide the time is nigh to bring their first child into the world. Fast forward 12 months and still no pregnancy. This is when the alarm bells start to sound. Infertility starts to enter their thoughts. They set up an appoi

997: The Causes Of Yeast Infections

It's important to understand what causes vaginal yeast infections, so that you can avoid (as much as possible) getting one, or more in your life. As always prevention is better than a cure! - Vaginal yeast infections are caused by little nasties called Candida albicans, which are present in your vagina. If the yeast multiples it will generally t

998: The Connection Between A Healthy Lifestyle and Successful In-Vitro Fertilization

Studies show that couples who are conscious of their health and their nutrition have better success when undergoing fertility treatments, either IVF and IUI treatments. While it's true that making healthy lifestyle decisions cannot alone guarantee a successful outcome, these decisions can help to insure that the couple will feel better physicall

999: The Convenience of Contact Lenses

The contact lens has come a long way from its beginnings as an unwieldy hard piece of plastic, hard to put in and hard to take out. Now there is a variety of contact lens types, doing different things and offering different advantages. For most people, the days of scratchy, hard lenses, and tiny plungers to pull them off the eye have disappeared. T

1000: The Danger of Tongue Piercing

Piercing is one of the most prevalent form of body art and self-expression. But body piercing should not be a frivolous, spur-of-the-moment act. Why? It's a surgical procedure that is frequently carried out in beauty salons or tattoo/piercing parlors that are completely unregulated. Worse yet, body parts are also pierced at concerts and in people's

1001: The Dangers Of Lexapro

Lexapro, also known by its scientific name Escitalopram, is a very popular antidepressant used to treat depression associated with mood disorders. It is also used in certain cases to treat Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and anxiety. If you have never used Lexapro before, you need to familiarize yourself with the drug interactions and the side effect

1002: The Dangers Of The Great Fluoride Experiment

In America today, one can easily see the effects of fluoridation to over consumption of fluoride in our everyday lives. The effects of fluoridation are numerous: children with darkened teeth and behavior disorders, brittle bones, neurological disorders, migraine headaches, clinical depression, dementia, and even Alzheimer's disease. All of these co

1003: The Dangers Of Using Lipitor

Atorvastatin, marketed under the trade name Lipitor, is used for lowering cholesterol. Atorvastatin inhibits the enzyme located in hepatic tissue that produces mevalonate, a small molecule used in the synthesis of cholesterol. This lowers the amount of cholesterol produced which in turn lowers the total amount of LDL (low density) cholesterol. In 2

1004: The Effect of Water On The Colon

Most humans do not get the water that we require to completely flush all of the waste and toxins out of our bodies. What we don't realize is the detrimental effects this has on our bodies - especially our colons. We often mistakenly think that we are getting plenty to drink, simply because we do not feel thirsty. Unfortunately, this is not a correc

1005: The Evolution Of The Manual Wheelchair

Some time ago people didn't need much guidance in choosing a manual wheelchair. It only came in a standard design. The first wheelchairs were heavy and have dark-colored upholstery. Now there's a wide range of manual wheelchair models you can choose from, designed for a large variety of needs. The stainless-steel is no longer the single option;