The Whole Truth about Acai Berry
July 26, 2010 – 12:05 am | No Comment
Acai Berry is being dubbed the ‘super-food’ that could aid in weight reduction, prolong existence, cure cardiovascular ailment and an array of other conditions. Here are the real facts regarding this fruit reaped from the Acai palm that grows luxuriantly in Central and S. America. In spite of what the net advertisements proclaim about Acai Berry’s benefits, Acai berry is not a fat-melter. Acai  [...]

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Nicotine Patch for Smoke Cessation – Regrettably One Size Does Not Fit All
May 13, 2010 – 4:37 am | No Comment
Nicotine Patch for Smoke Cessation – Regrettably One Size Does Not Fit All
The most effectual span of time for employing the nicotine patch might differ from smoker to smoker. The Research Earlier study finding indicates that nearly three-fourths of those people engaging in smoking appear to be metabolizing nicotine from the nicotine replacement patch with much more swiftness as compared to others. Due to this variation, those smokers who bodies are breaking down nicotine quicker might have more favorable and successful outcomes with usage of drug forms such as bupropion (marketed by the name ‘Zyban’). A latest conducted research that just got released found that one-fourth of those smokers who metabolized nicotine gradually did much better when they employed the nicotine patch for 6 months rather than the usual two months. Why does this finding hold significance? Currently obtainable nicotine replacement therapies suggest the analogous dose and span of therapy for all smokers while not taking into consideration the rate at which nicotine would be metabolized  [...]


5 Decisive Ways of Identifying Sex Addiction Problem
March 1, 2010 – 12:05 am | No Comment
5 Decisive Ways of Identifying Sex Addiction Problem
When media reports of the famed golfer Tiger Woods’s many extra-marital flings surfaced, many viewed it as a man who was simply an adulterous slime ball whereas another section of people view Woods as a sex addict. Deep interest in sex should not be translated to sex addiction and there are individuals who flaw in making right decisions and must not be wrongly labelled as sex addicts. Several clinical psychologists dub sex addiction as more likely a habit, classifying it as obsessive-compulsive behaviour (OCD) instead of sex addiction. Here is a checklist that could help in decoding when one has transcended the boundary from normal sexual interests to sex addiction. Some common ways of knowing whether one is having sexual addiction are mentioned below. In case one answers in the affirmative to most queries on this list then it is a caveat that must not be ignored. Chronic lying The litmus test for knowing when matters have gone haywire is when a person is constantly making  [...]


Nicotine Replacement Therapy – Effective Smoking Cessation Option
February 22, 2010 – 2:29 am | No Comment
Nicotine Replacement Therapy – Effective Smoking Cessation Option
Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) is intended to provide the body of a smoker attempting to quit some amount of nicotine to assist in reducing withdrawal signs and yearnings as nicotine could be quite habit-forming. Nevertheless, NRT has nearly 1/3rd to ½ the amount of nicotine that is present in majority of the cigarette brands. NRT provides a gradual release of nicotine into the bloodstream hence is not as addictive as nicotine levels found in cigarettes. Nicotine replacement products do not have any presence of injurious tar, carbon monoxide and other noxious chemical substances which are in tobacco. Side effects experienced on using nicotine replacement items could vary dependent on what kind of product is being used. For instance, patches could lead to skin reddening and scratchiness. Pill-version of medications could lead to feeling nauseous, oral dryness and sleeplessness. In majority of the scenarios, side effects are not that adverse to the point that one has to halt their  [...]


Ingenious Ways to Quitting Smoking
February 10, 2010 – 4:04 am | One Comment
Ingenious Ways to Quitting Smoking
Often smoking addicts swear to kick the disgusting habit to only have succumbed to its enticing and hard-to-resist claws. Well, here is an elucidation of the whacky and nifty things several past smokers did that helped them in eventually managing to kick the awful butt. Burying the evidence One ex-smoker confesses to have enfolded his cigarettes packs in a plastic sack and burying it in a flowering pot so that they would have to be dug out for extracting a cigarette and they re-burying them back, every instance the craving for a fag surfaced. Staying focussed on the reward Unable to resist a dare put forth by a chum, a past-smoker re-collects how his spirited self couldn’t resist the bet to quit smoking with a reward of a meal at a much-favoured restaurant. Though it did take quite a few months to cease the habit, when he finally did manage to do it, he made his friend take him for a meal a second instance – just because it took that long – humorous story. Paying a fine when  [...]