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Anti Oxidant Study - Read All About It August 22, 2007

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According to Dr. Barry Sears

Important News That Could Affect Your Life: Have you heard about the “Anti Oxidant” study?

And, if you are into Health foods, you must have heard the results of this study.

Go to the above link and read all about why anti-oxidant pills are not beneficial (according to this study), but why the fruits bearing the anti oxidants are exactly what you need for a healthy heart!

Parents - Eye Chart Results And What They Mean August 22, 2007

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Parents!!! Your Life!! Your kids are on their way to going back to school. So now you need to learn a whole lot of new things. One of these being an eye test for your kid. So, we all know what an Eye Chart looks like… do you know what it actually means?One concerned parent asked…

My son is 5 years old and has just had his first school eyesight test. We have been advised to take him to see an optician - which of course we will do but I just want to check what the following means.

The school test said that on the Snellen scale he is 6/6 (20/20) in his left eye and 6/9 (20/30) in his right eye. (This is in metric)

Can someone explain what this means and if it is anything to seriously worry about. Check it out here

How To Breathe During Exercising August 17, 2007

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Breathing and Exercise - This is something you should learn to manage right from the beginning.  If you do NOT breathe properly you will get tired fast and you will get light headed.

- breathing is just as important for your Health as the exercise itself
- do not hold your breath while exercising
- you should not be short of breath or gasping for breath during exercise
- you can actually train yourself to breathe in different ways
- brief meditation and breathing techniques before and after exercise can improve your results
- be aware of your breathing both at rest and during exercise to help know when you’ve reached your physical limit and need to cool down
- breathing puts oxygen into our blood and tissues
- proper breathing techniques during exercise will prevent getting that exhausted feeling and increase the amount of time you are able to continue the strenuous activity
- breathe a 3:2 inhale-to-exhale ratio; full inhales and full exhales. This means you inhale on the left, right, left foot strikes and exhale fully on the right, left foot strikes.
- always exhale on exertion during exercises, lifting, pushing, or pulling
- oxygen + water = you burning away fat
- focus on breathing during exercise helps maintain a rythym
- https://www.amsa.org/healingthehealer/breathing.cfm