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How many times have you driven to work in your used car - 50? 500? 5000? If you work chances are you have a used car and chances are you drive to work in your used car every day. Repetitive journeys, congestion because of poor road systems and your old used car having mechanical issues all make the journey more irratating.
Mr.Scientist recommends you get an electric car, cheap efficient - but just as bloddy slow! effectively taking longer to get to work, and shifting the gear of frustration from the used car cog to the slow electric cheap boring car cog. Not worth the money on aa batteries.
So I suggest either buying a newer, more efficient car, or a newer used car - something that has a bit better efficiency than your used petrol motor - something diesel perhaps - a 1.9tdi? That would get you to work cheaply, and perhaps a rocket launcher to help move some of that pesky traffic?
October 11th, 2007
There are many possible causes of lower back pain from muscle strain or spasms to sprains of the ligaments, joint problems or slipped disk (herniated/degenerated disk). But while there is no definitive reason as to why four out of five people develop lower back pain, there are definite steps that you can take to provide lower back pain relief.
Rest Your Back
Most healthcare professionals and therapists suggest bed rest as the first step in providing lower back pain relief. But take note that this method should only be done for two days and no longer. The reason is that prolonged inactivity due to extended bed rest may cause secondary complications, such as depression, muscular atrophy, weakness, and other conditions, to arise.
To achieve lower back pain relief, the best position is to lie on your back on the floor. Place pillows under your knees so that your hips and knees are slightly bent. Another way of resting your back for low back pain relief is to prop your feet on a chair. Place the pillows on the seat of the chair and place the back of your legs over it with your back flat on the floor.
Both these positions will help take weight and pressure off your back, thus providing lower back pain relief.
Heating Pads and Ice Packs
Following trauma, the person should apply an ice pack or compress over the injured area. Do this for up to 20 minutes several times every day. If you still do not achieve lower back pain relief after two to three days of cold treatment, use a heat pack. This will help relax the muscles and increase blood flow, speeding up recovery.
Medications
A variety of nonprescription drugs that provide lower back pain relief are available in most drug stores. These drugs include analgesics or pain killers, anti-inflammatory and swelling, such as aspirin, acetaminophen (Tylenol), naproxen (Aleve), ketoprofen (Orudis), and ibuprofen (Motrin).
Sit Properly
One of the many causes of lower back pain is improper posture. In order to provide lower back pain relief, sit properly in chairs with straight backs or have a lower back support. To take the weight off your back, keep your knees a little higher than your hips by resting your feet on a low stool for instance or adjusting the seat. And when you turn, move your whole body instead of twisting your waist.
Lower back pain relief may also be achieved even while driving. Sit straight and move the car seat forward. This will provide lower back pain relief by removing the necessity of leaning forward in order to reach the controls. A rolled up towel or a pillow placed behind your lower back may also provide lower back pain relief.
October 1st, 2007
Finding a breaker for a damaged repairable vauxhall vectra has been a struggle. Mainly because I am after a whole left wing - which seems to always get pelted on vauxhall vectras.
So I am now using the internet to seek a vauxhall damaged repairable vectra. I will visit a salvage or car dismantler within 40 miles of Cardiff. I need the parts because my wife idly scraped along a very harsh wall and as a result took half the car off and left it in lampeter. I would also like to find a panel beater that works around lampeter to fit the new bodywork (provided I find a damaged repairable car for sale locally.) So if you know of a mechanic/panel beater within a few miles please contact me on 08000 890 317. Much abliged!!
September 24th, 2007
Today I used an elliptical crosstrainer for the first time. I hate cardio of any kind. I like lifting weights, period. I despise running. But, lifting weights alone just isn’t cutting it anymore. I’m carrying a gut and I just can’t seem to get rid of it. So, I decided to suck it up and get on one of those elliptical crosstrainer machines. And, you know what, it wasn’t that bad. It was weird at first. But, once I broke a sweat I was in a little groove. I burned a good 300 extra calories. I don’t like the idea of going to the gym just to do cardio. So, I think I’m going to buy a machine for the house. I’m thinking of the BodyCraft Elliptical Crosstrainer ECT-2100
August 31st, 2007
Abdominal exercise machines are developed to strengthen and develop the muscles of the abs. Abdominal muscles are Transversus abdominus, Rectus abdominus, External oblique muscles, Internal oblique muscles. These muscles are present in between the ribs and the pelvis, cover the internal organs, and allow body movements. Exercise machines are aimed to strengthen these muscles so that they can effectively perform their functions. Weak abdominal muscles can lead to back injury and hernia under excessive stress. One of the uses of these machines is to reduce the fat layer deposited over the abdominal region.
How does abdominal exercise machine work?
The abdominal exercise machines puts stress on the abs muscles. These muscles get flexed under stress. With continual flexing, the muscles get strengthen and the fat layer also gets reduced. Each machine works on different parts of the abs. Some concentrate on the lower abs, some on the upper and some on the middle region. Overall, a complete workout with proper technique can yield beneficial results.
August 27th, 2007
Okay, so lately I’ve been going to my gym and I have really been getting into using the Power Rack. I don’t know, I have seen it there for about all these years, but honestly I just never got into using it. But, lately I have. And you know what? I like it! There is just something about it. I’m able to do a little bit more weight without a spotter. For example, what I do is put a set of pins in the power rack slightly above my head level. What that does is it allows me to try and squeeze out an extra rep because if I can’t get it up I just need to get it up a little bit and swing it over to the lower pins. I know you can do the same thing on some weight benches. But my gym has benches that only have the ability to put the weight all the way back up to the original level, not a lower level. Anyhow, I seem to like the ability to basically do all my, or most of my, free weight workout at the Power Rack Station. Anyhow, I’m going to buy one. I one called the Body Craft Power Rack. It seems like a good value in case anyone in interested.
August 22nd, 2007
Benefits Of Liquid Vitamin Supplements
by JD Stratis
What are the Positive Aspects Of Liquid Vitamins and Minerals? Firstly they get into our body via the food we consume and the liquids we drink. Alternatively, we can ingest vitamins in capsule and tablet form to add the vitamins and minerals to our diet we require. There are various forms of ingesting supplements and one of the newer ways is ingesting it in its liquid grade. Are liquid vitamins and supplements more useful to our bodies than in tablet or capsule form? Let’s see.
Though liquid vitamins have in the past, had a less favourable taste than supplements coated in sugar as flavoured or chewy pill methods, they’re definitely easier to assimilate into our bodies. Many cases have been recorded in which youngsters have troubles with gagging, inhaling and choking just because of the size of the tablet, pill or capsule. The equivalent issue exists also for grown-ups who are unable to control their jaws and not able to stomach anything that isn’t in the form of a fluid.
Since the content of liquid supplementations can be taken in by your body virtually at once, your system receives the vitamin quicker, and the ranking of absorbtion can be as high as 90-98%. Liquid vitamins are also 3 to 5 times more concentrated than supplemental pills, tablets and capsules and this stimulates greater bio-activity and further wellness benefits.
Do liquid vitamins also contain necessary antioxidants to ward off the damaging free radicals that damage our immune system from exposure to toxins and other elements? Absolutely! Vitamins E, C and A are antioxidants found in most multi vitamin supplements, but just as before, they are much easier and quicker in their assimilation into our bodies when in liquid form. These particular vitamins are not produced by the body so they need to be ingested in supplemental form or from eating massive quatities of fresh fruits and vegetables. Antioxidants are our primary source of fighting against the ravages of free radicals, which work to weaken our immune system.
Many people have the mistaken belief that liquid vitamins are expelled quicker by the digestive system, and the effects of stomach acids render them useless to the body. The fact of the matter is that the opposite of that theory is the truth. Our intestinal system is able to assimilate liquid variations of vitamins much quicker than pills, and if taken on an empty stomach, enters our bloodstream before it passes through our bodies as waste. There are countless stories of sewage plant workers finding countless vitamin pills in their filters that have simply passed through our bodies, unable to be digested.
Liquid vitamins are much easier on our system because it does not have to work overtime breaking down the matter that makes up most tablet or pill type vitamins. Cheaper ones are made up of much “filler” which is difficult for our systems to break down. Because liquid vitamins are not made up of a physical piece of material, there is very little for our bodies to digest, so the vitamins can enter our system virtually instantly. Digestion takes place to transpose what we ingest into substances that our bodies can easily absorb and carry to our organs via the bloodstream.
Some suggest that the levels of colloidal minerals found in vitamins and also liquid vitamins pose something of a health hazard. In fact all plants, fruits and vegetables contain trace amounts of colloidal minerals naturally. An apple for example contains 3-5 mg of Aluminum as it it is one of the more common elements found in Nature. That said, have you ever heard of anyone saying that Apples are unhealthy? You know what they say: An Apple A Day…
The same holds true for liquid vitamins too. Bearing a trace quantity of colloidal mineral does not imply it’s necessarily bad for our health. Colloidal minerals, are most importantly, naturally occurring chemical element* and can’t thus be averted. The choice is yours. At the end of the day, nonetheless, it’s still up to you whether or not you wish to take your Vitamins in liquid or solid form. What truly matters is what you favour and which will in the final analysis work best for you.
JD Stratis is a writer to Ocean Wonder Liquid Seaweed Developers of the worlds foremost Liquid Seaweed Nutritional product. Click here to get your own unique version of this article.
August 9th, 2007
The best free weight loss tip that anybody could give you would be to look at your diet and determine if the food that you eat on a regular basis is nutritionally sound.
If your diet consists mainly of junk food then there is every chance that you’re going to put on weight over time and eventually become obese because most junk food is nutritionally lacking.
Another free weight loss tip that is extremely valuable would be do not make your nutritional decisions based on what you have learned from the Marketing Industry. Keep this firmly in your mind that billions of dollars are spent on Marketing Products and that includes with in the food industry.
Dig in and reeducate yourself on the proper foods for the body. You will have more energy feel cleaner and live longer with those youthful appearances that come with fueling the body properly!
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Another free weight loss tip would be to drink sufficient water throughout the day to remain hydrated so that your body is in a healthy zone and your digestive system and elimination is working to the optimum.
Another good free weight loss tip would be to refrain from going on yo-yo diets where you stop eating food or quantities of food for a period of time and it is so difficult that you decide to go off the diet for a while and put that weight back on again.
This constantly losing and adding weight is very bad for your system and over time you will find that this causes you to gradually increase weight.
Another good free weight loss tip is when you find something that works stick with it because if it works now it will continue to work until you get to the weight that you are happy with.
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July 21st, 2007
When you eat a ‘nutritionally’ and ‘energetically’ balanced diet your digestion works well, you breathe and sleep more deeply, rarely get sick, and most of the time enjoy the subtle feeling of ease that is health. Your dog needs a balanced diet of protein, carbohydrates and fats to maintain good general health, a healthy skin and coat, and plenty of energy. You still can’t beat the old starch, fruit and vegetable diet when it comes to good health and an abundance of energy.
By following these rules for a balanced diet, you’ll be sure to enjoy the vibrant health that accompanies a healthy balanced lifestyle. Next time, we’ll talk about the role of protein in your health, the importance of water and the rule of thumb you must follow for making sure you are eating a balanced diet that helps you stay fit.
The Food Pyramid outlines what to eat each day. It shows the relative importance of various foods, and is intended to guide you in devising a helpful diet to fit your preferences.
July 21st, 2007
Abdominal exercise machines are developed to strengthen and develop the muscles of the abs. Abdominal muscles are Transversus abdominus, Rectus abdominus, External oblique muscles, Internal oblique muscles. These muscles are present in between the ribs and the pelvis, cover the internal organs, and allow body movements. Exercise machines are aimed to strengthen these muscles so that they can effectively perform their functions. Weak abdominal muscles can lead to back injury and hernia under excessive stress. One of the uses of these machines is to reduce the fat layer deposited over the abdominal region.
How does abdominal exercise machine work?
The abdominal exercise machines puts stress on the abs muscles. These muscles get flexed under stress. With continual flexing, the muscles get strengthen and the fat layer also gets reduced. Each machine works on different parts of the abs. Some concentrate on the lower abs, some on the upper and some on the middle region. Overall, a complete workout with proper technique can yield beneficial results.
July 19th, 2007
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