Health and Fitness

The crime rate has risen rapidly in the past few years and many penal experts predict it will continue to soar! The average man must learn how to defend himself against the roaming roughnecks. And Karate is the answer! You don't have to lift weights to practice Karate. No rigorous exercises at the gym are needed. Size and weight are not the primary factors in overcoming your attacker. In Karate you need fear no man! Even a 200 lb. brute can be overpowered ... If YOU know how to use his own weight and size against him! Let us now demonstrate the proper basic karate defense against street attacks: 1. You are walking down a dark street. A man creeps up behind you. He grabs your right hand, pulls and twists it from behind in an attempt to get a strangle-hold on you. HOW TO DEFEND: Swing the foot opposite the hand being held and attack his face with smashing blows. 2. You're standing still on a street corner. A wise guy walks close behind you. Perhaps you had a few disagreeing words with him last week. Now he wants to get "even" with you. He suddenly pulls your right hand back and with the same motion pushes your shoulder forward. HOW TO DEFEND: Don't hesitate a moment. Give him the mule kick from the rear-and right to his solar plexus. He will loosen his grip and then you really go to work on him. 3. Two men sneak up behind you. Each grabs a hand, pulls it back and pushes your shoulders forward. HOW TO DEFEND: Attack one opponent with a rear mule kick. Attack second opponent with elbow blow to ribs. Free your self and run for safety. 4. A man goes berserk and tries to attack you with a knife. He attempts to strike you from an overhead position. HOW TO DEFEND: As he plunges down, you leap off at a 45 degree angle, land on your left foot and kick with your right foot at the maniac's knee. This will throw him off stride. Follow through with any of your Karate weapons. 5. A maniac tries to knife you in the stomach. HOW TO DEFEND: Fall forward to the floor diagonally and throw a roundhouse kick to the nut's groin with your right foot. This will make him double up with pain. With the same leg you thrust at the man's knee joint, throw him to the ground and disarm him. 6. A punk, reeking of liquor, tries to whack you with a back hand blow from across his body. HOW TO DEFEND: Basic karate should save you in this situation. Step in with your right foot and slash at his forearm with your right hand. Disarm him and strike at any nerve center. 7. A seedy looking, beady-eyed tramp tries to hold you up with a knife. He surprises you and holds the weapon against your stomach. HOW TO DEFEND: Make a motion with your right hand to distract his attention; then slash down with the left. If possible grab the tramp's wrist. Turn your body away from the knife and smash him in the Adam's apple. 8. A wild teenager tries to club you on the top of the head. HOW TO DEFEND: Move quickly with your left hand and push against the elbow joint of the attacking arm; then move in fast and counter attack with the elbow with smashes to the face and kicks to the groin. 9. An opponent tries to club you with a roundhouse swing. HOW TO DEFEND: Block the blow with a knife hand defense against his forearm and with your right hand deliver a stinging, smashing knife blow to your opponent's neck. 10. A man attempts to attack you with a backhanded swing of a club. HOW TO DEFEND: Lean to the side to dodge the attack and then counter with a sweeping roundhouse kick to the solar plexus or groin.

Know how to defend yourself with basic karate at all times to be safe.

The food and beverages that make up our diet actually cause us to get sick. But isn't what we eat supposed to nourish us and keep us healthy? Why does our food make us ill? The obvious reason is that it is simply so processed that there is little or no nutrition left in it by the time we actually eat it. Even fresh fruits and vegetables are lacking in nutrition because of lengthy travel, contaminated and drained soils, pesticides, and early harvest. The most sinister reason we become sick from the food and beverages we consume is because they are manufactured to make us sick. But why would any company want to do that? Sadly, the people who control our food sources are also the people that provide us with medications. The pharmaceutical companies own both and so they are able to provide themselves with clients for life and that's great for business. So they initially take your money when they sell you the food and then they take more of your money when they sell you the drugs. How can this be happening in America? There is only one way - with the approval of the government. FOOD AND BEVERAGES: ARE YOU CONCERNED ABOUT GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOODS? So many people are trying to avoid foods that are genetically modified because they do not agree with it, yet the packaging doesn't make it easy. There are no laws that require them to mark the foods as such. These foods are dangerous and there is a massive cover up underway. That's because the same people who are involved in genetically modifying food own the drug companies and for them this is a really big win. They will make you sick and profit from it. THE CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION It gets worse. If you haven't heard of the Codex Alimentarius Commission don't worry you aren't alone. It's based in Rome and actually dates back to 1962 when it was created by the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO). They claimed it was created to protect the food supply and food standards, but actually, that was not the truth at all. The Codex Alimentarius is scheduled to be implemented in 2011 and if it is not stopped we are will be under the total control of the wealthy elite like the Rockefellers and the pharmaceutical companies. When it is implemented almost all of the foods you will be able to purchase will be genetically modified foods. Worse, the FDA does not require it to be labeled. BACK TO NAZI GERMANY This alone is frightening enough but when you compound it with the fact that the notorious IG Farbel cartel from NAZI Germany is behind the Codex it becomes even more sinister. Still not convinced that our supply of food and beverages is under attack? Kissinger once said 'Food is power. We use it to change behavior.' Not only will they make you sick and then sell you the drugs to cure you, they will have the power to decide if they want to cure you and will be able to systematically eliminate the weak and the poor from the world. They will also have the power to make you do what they want in order to get the medications. Are you scared yet? You should be!

How to enhance your liver function for weight loss.Here are the solutions Imagine your liver is like two soda cans stacked one on top of the other joined by a piece of garden hose. There is another piece of hose entering from the top of the first and another exiting from the bottom of the second. Got a clear picture? Everything that has to be cleaned by your liver will enter the top tube in a fat soluble form and leave the second tube in a water soluble form which can then be excreted. This process is called Bio-Transformation and the detox system is called the Cytochrome P450 system. so if in the future you encounter those terms you will understand them. The problem occurs when this process stars to dysfunction to even a small degree. The first can typically runs too fast, therefore not properly completing its job and then the second runs too slow, which causes a build up toxic material which is then recirculated around your blood stream for up to six times before it is properly metabolized. This is in fact a vary complicated process which takes very serious people using lots of long words, and large flow charts on white boards a great deal of time to explain. In short if your liver is doing this, and it is the case with the majority of my clients then you will not break down fats efficiently and they will end up somewhere you don't want , perhaps on your hips. So what do I do? you ask. Firstly you need to take the load off your liver. i.e. reducing your fat, alcohol and caffeine intake. All of these stress your liver. Add illegal drugs to that list, they make pate of your liver! Pharmaceutical drugs also give it a hard time, but you cannot stop your medications. Did you know that a sluggish liver changes how long your meds take to be processed in the liver. Therefore changing the time frame, and their effectiveness in the way they work in your body. Next you need to support the phase 1 and phase 2 conjugation processes i.e. the soda cans filtering. This is done on two levels. 1. Home available remedies. Green tea, turmeric, ginger and vitamin c rich foods such as citrus fruit and broccoli. Did you know hamsters thrive on broccoli because like humans they can't create their own Vitamin C unlike a dog or a cat! 2. Specific herbal remedies. My favorite herbal combo would include: Dandelion root, St Mary's Thistle, Buplereum and Globe artichoke. 3. Nutritional formulas would need: Cystiene, methonine, inositol, glutamine plus a full complement of B Vitamins. 4. Antioxidant support including: Grape seed extract plus Vitamins A C & E. Most people will experience more energy, clearer thinking and of course the Holy Grail. Better fat burning and a faster metabolism. Resulting in weight loss. This is an important process for anyone who wants to experience good health and wellbeing but of critical importance if you wish to lose weight.

We, in one time or another, may have experienced acne especially during our teenage years where acne is most active. We could have been experiencing whiteheads or that simple blackhead, but some people may have experienced a more severe form of acne called cystic acne. What is cystic acne then, and what are the causes of cystic acne? Cystic acne is considered the most severe of all the types of 'common acne'. The skin lesions in cystic acne are deep, inflamed and painful. It is almost similar to acne characterized by nodules but the bumps in the skin are filled with pus and are larger that it can even stretch to a few centimeters. Sometimes the bumps on the skin appear in large groups and widespread. Acne characterized by cysts does not only appear in the face, but like the other common acne, it can also appear in the chest, shoulders and even in the scalp. The exact causes of cystic acne is not yet known. There are cases that it is linked to genetic factors, and there might have been myths about certain food that causes acne, but they were not found to be the real causes of acne. However, some food are identified to be triggering factors, which makes the existing acne worse. Acne starts from pores in the skin that are blocked by oil in the skin, thus anything that may cause clogging of the pores may trigger acne breakouts. Using oil-based makeup for instance can clog pores that may trigger acne. Other identified triggering factors are direct exposure to sunlight, tight clothing and helmets, rubbing or scrubbing the skin and of course, picking the skin lesions. The primary causes of cystic acne has not yet been determined, but it but they are identified to develop from clogged pores blocked by excess oil in the skin as well as dead skin cells. When bacteria found on the skin live and grow on clogged pores, it can cause infection and inflammation. The infection can lead to deeper nodules and may develop pus. The skin lesions may grow larger as well. When acne starts, it is important to be observant of the skin lesions. In some instances acne starts from the formation of milder forms like blackheads and whiteheads but some may appear directly into its severe form like the nodules or cysts. Cystic acne is considered severe and affects not only the surface but also deep into the skin, thus it also develops small to large scars as well as deep ones that are often permanent and are hard to treat. One should also resist the urge to squeeze the lesions because it can worsen the scarring and may lead to the formation of pits that can only be treated by surgery, Cystic acne, when it occurs in large groups can even lead to more damage in the cells that may lead to a more severe type of acne, the acne conglobata, where there is then the formation of abscesses that are lodged deep into the skin. Worst, this type of acne is a very disfiguring type and most often needs help from a dermatologist. We may not be able to know the real causes of cystic acne, but it is very important to give utmost care to our skin as scarring caused by severe acne may be difficult to treat and may cause irreparable psychological damage to our lives.

Considering a hair transplant is a difficult decision for anyone to have to make, but hair loss does affect both men and women all over the world. Hair loss can cause depression and take away the confidence of an individual, so it is no surprise that people seek out professional help for a transplant. Here this article looks at things that need to be considered before an individual does decide to undergo the surgery, as it is a choice that creates permanent results. First to consider when deciding whether or not to undergo a hair transplant, you should be clear with your doctor about the techniques that are currently available. The latest technique that is available is a process of hair transplant known as FUE. FUE stands for follicle unit extraction; it is one of the most advance techniques of transplant which uses no knife, no scalpel, no stitches and no visible scarring. Invented by Dr Woods the operation is so minimally invasive and far less traumatic than other techniques that require stitches. Donor hair can even be taken from other areas of the body to be placed on thinning scalp areas, using donor body hair is known as BHT or body hair transplant. There are only few FUE qualified doctors in the world, over 95% of hair clinics are still offering the traditional strip technique, where a strip of the patient's hair is removed from the head using a knife or scalpel. In comparison with the new technique FUE has many benefits, mainly the scarring issue that is important to individuals on deciding their treatment. The small wounds that are created by FUE do not need stitching and leave no visible scars; the donor site in this technique heals faster and is barely visible after healing. Make sure when discussing with your doctor or surgeon regarding your hair transplant that you are clear on all the different treatments, for example there is a technique known as FUHT which stands for follicular unit hair transplant. This simply means a hair transplant with the natural groupings of the follicles; it can be used with the traditional strip procedure. If you are serious about your treatment then make sure that you do a lot of research into the technique that you wish to use, ask your clinic to show you previous patients treatment and if possible find out if you can get in contact with patients that have received the treatment and the results they received.