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Why taking painkillers in not the best long-term strategy for pain Taking painkillers when nothing else has worked to temporarily reduce it is sometimes necessary. However, this should only be used in last resort and in part of a strategy to try and eliminate the pain in a natural way, … Continue reading
One great thing about Savile Row is there’s usually plenty of work for all the tailors. Sure, it comes and goes, but the fact is, there aren’t that many proper bespoke tailors out there, and the market, once you’ve reached a certain level, is amazingly steady and robust. So when … Continue reading
Thinking goes on in your mind! So how can anything that goes on in your mind influence the outer world so much? Often, we engage in limiting beliefs and negative thoughts which hold us back; thoughts like “I am not good enough” “I have no time” “They don’t understand me” … Continue reading
The the 15th of April 1989 became the day that sport did not matter. It became the day headlines being prepared on the back page of a newspaper which would only reiterate what was being prepared for the front page. It became the day 96 people left their homes for a football … Continue reading
Different martial arts teach and instill different postures that have been designed to offer the ideal position(s) to best use attack and defend actions for that specific style. Although what works for Aikido is so substantially different from Kickboxing or Wing Chun they all make sense when you apply the … Continue reading
Unfortunately, life can be stressful. Worries over money, especially in these economically challenging times, can often divert focus of the things that are truly important in your life. By questioning your current focus and how happy you are, it is possible to save yourself a lot of pain down the … Continue reading
A delicious and spicy potato salad with a hint of cumin and lemon. Preparation Time-20 minutes Cooking time- 20 minutes Serves- 2 Ingredients: 4 medium sized potatoes 1 tablespoon Harissa paste 3/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin powder 2 tablespoons lemon juice 1 tablespoon olive oil Method: 1. Boil … Continue reading
Have you ever heard someone say: “Oh, I will quit on Monday! That’s it, I truly had enough on this junk! Let the weekend go buy and then I will quit” or “From January I will change, I will go on a diet and get myself down at the gym” … Continue reading
Direct Cost ReductionInsurance can be costly, but medical procedures are much more costly without insurance coverage. This is especially true when it comes to dental costs. Ten thousand dollars disappear quickly when a lot of work is necessary. Fillings, corrective procedures like braces or the new Invisalign treatments produce the … Continue reading
A refreshing sweet and sour tangy salad that is a perfect side dish to a main meal. Preparation time – 10 minutes Chilling Time -30 minutes Serves 2 Ingredients 1 cucumber, cut in half lengthways, seeds removed and sliced 1 red onion thinly diced 2 slices fresh pineapple, cubed 1 … Continue reading
No alcoholic Sangria -refreshing drink with delicious fresh summer fruits. Ingredients: 1 peach stone and diced 1 lemon cut into round slices 1 orange cut into round slices 1 apple diced 12 grapes halved 350 ml cranberry Juice 150 ml orange juice 500 ml sparkling water apple flavour 100 ml … Continue reading
When we first step out into the world to begin travelling on our own, we so often do so at the schedule of others. Whether we are choosing to go on a tour where every hour is accounted for or we are committing to a long itinerary of different stops … Continue reading
Ingredients: 1 Orange capsicum 1 teaspoon chilli flakes 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 clove garlic 1 tablespoon olive oil 1/2 teaspoon salt 120 g almonds Method: 1. In a dry pan roast the almonds for 5 minutes stirring intermittently so that they dont’t burn. 2. … Continue reading
Public bus transportation services such as the MTA is a great means of transportation to travel around and every day more than a million people use this service. Even in the best circumstances, accidents may occur and injure the occupants of the bus. If you or your loved one have … Continue reading
An increasing number of people decide at some point in their life to get the necessary qualifications and become a complementary health practitioner. The recession and job losses of the recent years have somehow inspired many people to make the big step and, sometimes without other choices, start their own … Continue reading
This may sound like a strange question to ask since you are alive enough to read this but why did it capture your attention? Did you know that many people are more dead than alive in their daily existence? Having worked as a nurse for over 13 years, studying health … Continue reading
Texting while driving is a common scenario and we often underestimate the danger of this situation. As per statistics provided by the CDC, over 3000 teenagers lose their lives each year owing to using their smartphones while driving. Not just teenagers, even adults have confessed to using their phones while … Continue reading
With all the online casino gaming, you can manage to do the One Meal a Day (OMAD) diet. Getting in top shape can be hard and would need a lot of strength and power. Sometimes dieting doesn’t mean that you need to stop eating what you want. Get to eat … Continue reading
A little bit of trivia: This beautiful length of pure silk lining arrived yesterday. Notice, and you can see that tiny white piece of string tied on the edge… lying over the yellow table. That string was put there by the cloth merchant, to indicate a slight flaw in the … Continue reading
The other day I bumped into MT, a former student of mine. He joined my club years ago and trained with us for at least a couple of years. MT is a guy in his late thirties, over 6 foot tall and well over 200 pounds of weight. When he … Continue reading