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different massage techniques that have multiple
benefits for the receiver. These have varying types of relief
and used based upon what the receiver of the massage wants and
needs. Many of these massage types are for the purpose of
providing therapeutic relief for the receiver. Some are
designed to enhance muscle performance, while some are used
primarily to relieve deep tension that is in the muscles. It is
all in various degrees and in the different types of benefits of
the massage.

Here are some of the different massage techniques that can be
used.

=85 The Swedish massage is a massage where you will receive
tension and joint relief from the different strokes that are
used in this massage. It is more of a gentle style that
involves tapping, rubbing and kneading of the muscles to
relieve the tension.

=85 There is the deep tissue massage which is primarily used in
stress and tension relief as well. However this massage is
similar to the Swedish except more pressure is applied in order
to get the deeper layers of muscle in the body. It usually
involves the use of fingertips and occasionally elbows to get
to the deeper tissues.

=85 A sports massage is a two part process. Usually a massage
similar to the Swedish style is received prior to the event in
order to prepare and ready the muscles for the competition. The
second phase of a sports massage occurs after the competition in
which the massage therapist will work the muscles to remove
waste and unnecessary muscle issues from the body through
massage.

=85 A neuromuscular massage is a massage where the therapy is
applied to a specific point in order to relieve the pain and
tension in your body. The therapist will find a specific
tension point that will relieve most of the stress in your back
by simply working one muscle group.

=85 Craniosacral therapy is a massage that is specifically
created for the head. It works the tissues in the head area and
can be used in an effort to help relieve the pain of head
trauma.

=85 The Rolfing technique is a massage that focuses on the
connective tissues between your joints. The purpose of this
massage is to aid in improving your posture in an effort to
relieve stress by teaching to walk and stand properly. This is
usually a ten session process that works the entire body in
order to improve posture.

As you can see there are many different massages for many
different needs. Many of the massages are based on either one
area of the body or on one specific need. There others that are
out there as well and it is dependent on the need and want of
the person who is receiving the massage as to what it is they
will be receiving. Find out what your therapist specializes in
and get the massage that will most benefit you. Make sure you
do your research and find the best massage for you to get the
most benefit from for your needs.

About The Author: Chris Powell has worked for many years as a
massage therapist, and has written amazing articles on massages
that will educate you about what you absolutely need to know
about giving a perfect massage. You can read more of Chriss
articles about massages at http://www.mood-indigo.net

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le sales team properly organized is a bit little
juggling; you need to keep your eye on the ball, several of
them, at all times. However, unlike a lone juggler, today’s
manager and his sales force in the field, can keep track of
what’s going on through dedicated computer programs that offer
synchronization of data from multiple sources. These programs
are known as customer relationship management programs, or CRM.

One of the most efficient customer relationship management
programs is the GoldMine=C6 Product Suite from FrontRange
Solutions Inc. This suite has a number of component modules,
each designed for specific tasks. The GoldSync component is the
key to efficient contact management. It is capable of performing
automated synchronization. This means that important information
on customers can be updated throughout an organization
regardless of where any of the members may be located.

The mobile sales team of an organization will probably spend
most of their time working in the field, or at home. From time
to time, though, they may require to be temporarily back in the
office. The office team, by and large, will be permanently based
in the office. It has always been a serious challenge for any
manager to ensure that all parts of the team have instant
access to the most up to date customer data available. This is
especially so considering how widely dispersed the mobile sales
team might be at any given moment.

FrontRange Solutions’ Goldmine=C6 software and its GoldSync
component in particular solves this dilemma. Unlike other
Internet-based CRM programs, GoldSync allows a field operative
to input data from anywhere, and at anytime of the night or
day, and not only while connected to the Internet. This is
because the software is desktop based, residing on the local
machine and not on a remote server. Only when it is necessary
to send and receive information to or from the database is it
essential to go online.

The level of security provided by GoldSync is impressive. There
are no less than three levels of synchronization security. These
operate through the use of a serial number, a site ID and
optionally the validation of a user password can also be
employed.

The GoldSync administration center is where remote Goldmine
users and their sites can be managed. The interface is in a
familiar Windows Internet Explorer style. From here, contact
information can be distributed to individual GoldMine users and
sites. In order to control what content is sent where, filters
can be set up. This can avoid any possible conflict between
individual territories.

The advantage of using GoldMine=C6 software is simply that a
manager and the mobile sales team receives the same benefits
and convenience, whether they are on the road or in the office.

GoldMine=C6 software is not the only customer relationship
management solution available. ACT!=C6 by Sage Software also
operates to a high standard for anyone with customers and
contacts who is in need of better organization. ACT!=C6 offers
features and benefits similar to the Goldmine=C6 Product Suite.

Other CRM programs can be web based through a web page
interface. This means that mobile sales team users and office
management must be connected to the Internet in order to use
it. For the office staff this is usually not a problem. For the
individual in the field, however, this may represent an
unacceptable inconvenience, especially if he or she is
frequently on the move.

About The Author: Syed Ali, is the lead CRM consultant for a
Toronto based company. His company offers,
http://www.cqsolutions.com, GoldMine Software and ACT! Software
Syed can be reached at Tel : (905) 815- 1995 ext 22, email
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everal years, we have been discovering the health
benefits of drinking green tea. In particular, scientists are
telling us that green tea may have significant benefits when it
comes to reducing our risk of cancer, and may even help slow the
progress of cancer in patients who already have the disease.

The power of green tea comes from its high level of
anti-oxidants. Tea comes from the Camellia sinensis plant, and
the tea leaves naturally contain catechins. Catechins belong to
the flavan-3-ol class of flavonoids.

EGCG is one of the many catechins contained in tea, and is
considered to be the most powerful anti-oxidant in tea leaves.
Green tea contains more of its original anti-oxidants than
black tea because of the processing that black tea undergoes.
Fermenting the tea leaves, which is part of processing tea
leaves for black tea, converts these catechins to other
compounds and reduces their health benefits.

Anti-oxidants are important to our health because they combat
free radicals in our body. Free radicals occur naturally as
part of the process our body goes through when converting food
to energy. Free radicals can damage our cells and our DNA if we
don’t combat them.

This is why foods and beverages with anti-oxidants, like
fruits, vegetables and green tea, are so important to our
health. Anti-oxidants are linked with preventing cancer, and a
decreased risk of stroke, heart disease and lower blood
cholesterol.

Of course, all of this is very good news. However, one study
seems to point us in the other direction, making it appear that
green tea may actually increase the risk of developing lung
cancer.

In a study conducted in Hong Kong, 200 women with lung cancer
and 200 women without the disease were interviewed about their
eating and drinking habits, smoking history and exposure to
pollution in the environment. The study showed that the
participants who were long term green tea drinkers did have a
significantly higher risk of developing lung cancer.

In conjunction with the study on the patients, researchers also
tested some brands of green tea that are very popular in China.
They found that, when the tea had a tendency to mutate during
metabolism when fed to rats. So, this may further indicate that
green tea, when combined with other typical pollutants that
we’re exposed to, may become chemically altered in the body.
This chemical change may actually cause long term, low dosage
exposure to green tea to hasten the development in some
individuals.

So, as laymen, what should we conclude from this study? Well,
even scientists believe that the only conclusion we should draw
from this study is that more research is required.

So many studies have shown that green tea’s anti-oxidants
likely have the power to help us live longer and healthier
lives. This study does not specifically spell out the other
lifestyle habits of the lung cancer patients who drank green
tea. For example, we don’t know if a large percentage of these
patients also smoked.

In addition, the study showed that the green tea drinkers
consumed the beverage in fairly small amounts, but over a
period of many years. So, we also must evaluate the level of
exposure to tea and other factors.

From evaluating just one study, there is little information to
tell us if the risk of lung cancer is increased when a patient
drinks green tea in combination with some other lifestyle or
environmental factor, or if there is a possible risk just from
drinking green tea. This is the reason that even the scientists
who conducted the study concluded that we simply need to examine
the issue further.

Many studies have been conducted comparing the incidence of
cancer in Asian cultures with that of European and American
culture. These studies have shown that Asian cultures have a
significantly lower risk of heart disease and cancer than
Europe and the United States. So, it’s safe to assume that
something in the Asian lifestyle is healthier. But, is it the
tea?

Certainly, Asians drink more tea than westerners (although the
British come in a very close second). However, Asians also are
less likely to be overweight, and we know that obesity is
linked to higher incidence of cancer and heart disease.

The Asian diet is healthier than ours, and they eat far more
fish than we do. We know that a high consumption of fish is
healthy, combating aging and disease.

But, Asians, especially Asian men, are more far likely to smoke
than Western Europeans or Americans. Yet, they have a lower risk
of lung cancer and heart disease.

So, as you can see, it’s a complicated issue. It will certainly
take far more research to determine just what the magic
combination might be. More comparison between Asian lifestyle
and our own and more studies about the specific benefits and
risks of certain foods and beverages may help us better
determine how we can best use products like tea to preserve
health.

About The Author: Marcus Stout is President of the Golden Moon
Tea Company. For more information about tea, green tea and wu
long tea go to http://www.goldenmoontea.com

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he body without invasive procedures, remedies
or medications? Can you clear the mind without intrusive
therapies? Countless people have been doing just that for
thousands of years, through traditional yoga.

It is difficult to consider any part of our spirit or body that
is not improved by yoga benefits. Yoga is ideal for clearing
the mind and lifting the spirits. Physically, it is a
cleansing practice that has proven to be very effective for
many disorders.

Yoga benefits the body by increasing flexibility. In
practicing yoga, you will achieve various positions that act on
the joints of your body, including those that are rarely
exercised. Yoga also exercises the ligaments and tendons and
increases lubrication in all of these areas.

Many people who suffer from stiff muscles and joints are
surprised to find that yoga makes their rigid bodies very
flexible. Extensive research has shown that non-strenuous yoga
positions work on certain parts of the body in an interrelated
manner. When practiced together, they work in harmony to
create a situation that easily attains flexibility.

Yoga is believed to be the only activity that thoroughly
massages all of the body’s internal organs and glands. This
massaging action also reaches the prostate, which rarely gets
stimulated externally during one’s lifetime. The massage and
stimulation of the body’s organs are essential yoga benefits,
as they help prevent disease and give warning of a potential
disease or disorder of the body.

In addition to the massaging of various organs, the gentle
stretch of the muscles and joints helps to ensure that
essential parts of the body receive an optimum blood supply.
This helps the body flush out toxins and provide nourishment.
Delayed aging, increased energy levels and a remarkable zest
for life are all directly related to yoga benefits.

Yoga helps to tone the body’s muscles, especially those that
have become flaccid, sloppy or weak. Practicing yoga provides
muscles with repeated stimulation and helps the body to flush
excess fat.

While there are many important physical yoga benefits, the
mental and spiritual attributes are equally vital. Yoga allows
the mind to become harmonized with the body, resulting in
quantum benefits. It is said that the will of the mind has
allowed average people to achieve powerful, extraordinary
physical feats, proving the theory of a ‘mind and body’
connection.

Meditation in yoga helps to achieve harmony, in which the mind
works in synchronization with the body. When our minds and
bodies work together, we are able to perform our daily tasks
and activities without mental confusion and conflict. Stress
is the number one killer affecting our physical, emotional and
endocrinal systems. Our levels of stress can be corrected
through the practice of yoga meditation.

Yoga and meditation work together to achieve a common goal –
the unity of the body, mind and spirit–with the ultimate goal
being eternal bliss. Practicing meditation through yoga can
help one achieve an emotional balance through detachment.
Meditation creates certain conditions that prevent a person
from being affected by what is happening around them. The
result is a remarkable calmness along with a positive outlook
on life, creating tremendous benefits to the mind, soul and
body.

Yoga benefits the body in countless ways, including increased
flexibility, stimulating the organs and cleansing the body of
toxins. Yoga also helps to relieve stress, thus clearing the
mind and freeing the spirit. Consider all the ways that yoga
benefits can improve your health and lifestyle.

About The Author: David Wilson contributes to several popular
web sites, including http://liferecreation.com and
http://milep.com

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Teachers of Old

Thus saith the Lord, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for
the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye
shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk
therein.

Sometimes, Teachers had to Learn Things the Hard Way.

Some taught prophetically …

Thus saith the Lord God; Woe unto the foolish prophets, that
follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing!

The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their
means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in
the end thereof? The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I sent
them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake unto them:
they prophesy unto you a false vision and divination, and a thing
of nought, and the deceit of their heart.

I have not sent these prophets, yet they ran: I have not spoken
to them, yet they prophesied. Behold, I am against them that
prophesy false dreams, saith the Lord, and do tell them, and
cause my people to err by their lies, and by their lightness; yet
I sent them not, nor commanded them: therefore they shall not
profit this people at all, saith the Lord. For they prophesy
falsely unto you in my name: I have not sent them, saith the
LORD.

Thy prophets have seen vain and foolish things for thee: and they
have not discovered thine iniquity, to turn away thy captivity;
but have seen for thee false burdens and causes of banishment.

Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing,
but inwardly they are ravening wolves … wolves ravening the
prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain.
Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether
they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into
the world.

Some taught legally …

And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo,
there thou hast that is thine. For this they willingly are
ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and
the earth standing out of the water and in the water. Woe unto
you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye
entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye
hindered. But even unto this day, when Moses is read, the vail
is upon their heart.

I speak to your shame. Is it so, that there is not a wise man
among you? no, not one that shall be able to judge between his
brethren? But brother goeth to law with brother, and that before
the unbelievers. Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and
cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.

Some were fed spiritual things, but kept it to themselves.

As I live, saith the Lord God, surely because my flock became a
prey, and my flock became meat to every beast of the field,
because there was no shepherd, neither did my shepherds search
for my flock, but the shepherds fed themselves, and fed not my
flock; Therefore, O ye shepherds, hear the word of the Lord …

And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and the sons of
the alien shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers. And I
will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed
you with knowledge and understanding. For the wrath of God is
revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness
of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness; Because that which
may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it
unto them.

Some taught others, but didn’t apply it to themselves.

Thou therefore which teachest another, teachest thou not thyself?

Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers
of God; Having a form of godliness, but denying the power
thereof. The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of
the fruits.

Thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal?

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door
into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a
thief and a robber. But he that is an hireling, and not the
shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and
leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and
scattereth the sheep. The hireling fleeth, because he is an
hireling, and careth not for the sheep.

Thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou
commit adultery?

But as a wife that committeth adultery, which taketh strangers
instead of her husband … For thy Maker is thine husband; the
Lord of hosts is his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of
Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called.

For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.
Thus were they defiled with their own works, and went a whoring
with their own inventions. Except the LORD build the house, they
labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the
watchman waketh but in vain.

Thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege?

Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods? For great is
the Lord, and greatly to be praised: he also is to be feared
above all gods. And yet they would not hearken unto their
judges, but they went a whoring after other gods, and bowed
themselves unto them: they turned quickly out of the way which
their fathers walked in, obeying the commandments of the LORD;
but they did not so.

Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all
have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth. And
if any man think that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing
yet as he ought to know.

Each were destined to fail …

But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of
God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them,
because they are spiritually discerned.

Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be
wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.
For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is
written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness. And again,
The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain.
Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are yours.

Each had missed an important ingredient in their teaching …

Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over
the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the
church(es) of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
Which things also we speak, not in the words which man’s wisdom
teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual
things with spiritual.

Some chose a path of resistance and found success.

In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men?
for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.
But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached
of me is not after man. For I neither received it of man,
neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.

But as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that
was born after the Spirit, even so it is now.

For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but
holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost. But
he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of
the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is
not of men, but of God.

For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness,
and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost. For he that in these
things serveth Christ is acceptable to God, and approved of men.
Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace,
and things wherewith one may edify another.

Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old
things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. And
have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the
image of him that created him. For there is one God, and one
mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus. But the
anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye
need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing
teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even
as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.

Success Guaranteed

This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved
you. As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the
same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of
God. If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if
any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God
giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus
Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they
shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether
there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.

=A9 by Joyce C. Lock

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A published author, poet, columnist, and Senior Writer for the
Storytime Tapestry Newsletter; Joyce C. Lock writes about our
relationship with God and each other. To learn more, visit her
online at: http://iam.homewithGod.com/glimpsesofgod/
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at, fat, fat. Are we doing anything about it?
Well yes, we are. We are doing a lot. It is just not enough.
Even with the multitude of diets and exercise routines out
there we, as a nation, are still fat and something needs to
change.

We all want to become healthier, happier, fitter, and more
spiritual people. This is, after all,the 21st century, and I
think I can safely say that the practitioners of yoga are on
the forefront of leading the new spiritual revolution. However,
do you really want to be spiritual at the expense of being cute?
It’s all right to try to be Buddha, but do we really want to
look like him? Do you really want to learn beginners yoga
without having the chance to wear cute yoga clothes?

For me, you cannot be spiritual without being fashionable at
the same time. I know for many people this will sound like a
contradiction, but to me it is not a contradiction at all.
After all, the level of spiritual knowledge that you possess
will show through in your interactions with other people. If
you do not wear clothing that flatters you and makes you seem
accessible and appealing, you will not be able to share your
spiritual experiences as readily. And anyway, what is a better
place for cruising for the young, attractive, and sensitive man
or woman than beginners yoga classes?

When I wear my yoga outfit, I am making sure that my inner
state of bliss finds its counterpart in the experience of
anyone who is looking at me. In other words, my yoga clothes
make me look hot. One of the best ways to find good yoga
clothes is in a specialty store. Their staff will be more than
willing to help you with choosing yoga clothes for beginners
yoga. Really, almost anything used for sports can be yoga
clothes.

There are certain styles that are popular, and it makes sense
to stay as close to those styles as possible, but there’s still
room to experiment. Any store that sells exercise clothing will
be an invaluable source. For example,initially for beginners
yoga you can use warm-up pants as yoga pants. That high tech,
synthetic shirt that you use for camping? It might just make
the perfect yoga shirt. As long as you have a keen eye for
fashion and a practical sense of what is required for yoga, you
will have no trouble at all making interesting and innovative
outfits. Of course, when selecting yoga clothes, you should
keep in mind that there is no need to sacrifice comfort for
fashion. On the contrary, if you wear clothes that appear to be
uncomfortable, they will also be unfashionable.

Yoga clothes have to be comfortable. They need to be stretchy
so that they move with your body as you go through the
different moves. Look for pants that fit loosely, not tightly.
This is not a nightclub or a fashion show. Keep the shape of
your thighs to yourself and buy a decent pair of pants.
Beginners yoga is really just the start of your new healthy
life.

About The Author: Ann Merier writes articles about the home and
family health in general. Her latest articles are about
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options out there if you are looking to take a
massage therapy class. There all also many options available
if you are looking to become a certified massage therapist. If
you are looking for just a class that you can take to introduce
to the art of massage therapy or you are looking or you are
looking for a few pointers in an effort to improve your massage
technique, then you need to look into taking a class. These
classes are offered at all types of different venues with
varying degrees of expertise and skill to be involved by both
the teachers and the participants. You could be simply looking
for a short seminar that will help to enhance your skills and
techniques. Or, you could be looking to take the classes
through a community college that will certify you in massage
therapy. Consider your wants and your needs here.

The massage therapy class that you are looking for may be
offered in multiple venues and arenas depending on your
specific field of interest. No all classes will be taught on
the same level however. There are specific schools that will
be able to get you a certification in massage therapy in about
six months. There are other colleges and universities that
will incorporate the class as part of a curriculum for a larger
degree program. Look into healing schools as well as different
programs that are offered through vocational schools as well.
However you need to research into what exactly is incorporated
with these classes that you will be taking so you know what you
are getting into and whether or not this is the class that you
were looking for. It is very disheartening when you start a
class and realize later that it was not at all what you were
looking for in regards to a class. Look into who is teaching
that class as well and look into their background to make sure
that they are recognized and knowledgeable. Insure that the
class is what you are paying for and not simply a scam to get
money for doing nothing.

Always look for the class that you are truly after and do not
settle. With so many different options that are out there for
you to look into in regards to finding a class for your
specific needs do not settle. The specialization that you are
after is available if you look for it. Just take your time and
show the patience that is needed to get what you want out of the
class that you take. It can be a huge letdown if you take a
class that is supposed to teach how to get rid of stress and
you end up having to be stressed out yourself because of it.
Know what it is you want, look for it and got get it. The
class is there to teach massage therapy that you want just look
for it and find it.

About The Author: Chris Powell has worked for many years as a
massage therapist, and has written amazing articles on massages
that will educate you about what you absolutely need to know
about giving a perfect massage. You can read more of Chris’s
articles about massages at http://www.mood-indigo.net

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Reducing Your Breast Cancer Risk With Green Tea
Copyright (c) 2007 Marcus Stout
Golden Moon Tea
http://www.GoldenMoonTea.com

This year, 40,000 women will die from breast cancer, and over
200,000 will be diagnosed with the disease. Researchers are hard
at work to determine ways to prevent breast cancer, helping women
learn how to protect themselves from this frightening disease.

As it stands today, about 13% of American women will develop
breast cancer at some point during their lifetime. A better
understanding of the causes of breast cancer and ways to prevent
it can help us reduce that number in our lifetime.

We know that a healthy diet and exercise are important to
preventing breast and other cancers. In particular, a diet rich
in anti-oxidants can help the body age gracefully and avoid
diseases like cancer and heart disease.

Anti-oxidants are important because they fight free radicals
created in the body as it converts food to energy. These free
radicals can cause disease and aging over time. Anti-oxidants and
their ability to check free radicals help to keep our bodies
young and healthy.

Fruits and vegetables are among the best sources of
anti-oxidants. In particular, vegetables such as artichokes,
tomatoes, and asparagus along with fruits like blueberries and
pomegranates can help reduce your chances of disease and keep you
young.

Another significant source of anti-oxidants is green tea. Green
tea comes from the Camellia sinensis plant, as does all true tea.
Green tea is higher in anti-oxidants than black tea because it is
not fermented during processing. The lack of fermentation leaves
the tea plant’s anti-oxidants in their most natural and
protective state, making it one of the most protective substances
you can consume.

Scientists have spent years researching the potential of green
tea, particularly its ability to prevent, and even treat cancers,
including breast cancer. They have learned that green tea offers
much potential in prevention of breast cancer.

One study in particular looked at women in Singapore who had a
higher than average risk of breast cancer. This study, reported
by the UK Tea Council, studied women who had a high level of
angiotensin II activity. Angiotensin is an ogliopeptide in the
blood that causes blood vessels to constrict, causing high blood
pressure. It also releases aldosterone from the adrenal cortex.
Aldosterone is a hormone that regulates potassium and sodium in
the blood.

Women who have low angiotensin II activity seem to be at a lower
risk for breast cancer. Therefore, researchers theorized that
women with high angiotensin II activity would be more susceptible
to the protective effects of green tea.

So, in this study, researchers looked at 297 women with breast
cancer and just over 600 control subjects. The study concluded
that among the women with high angiotensin II activity, green tea
was able to significantly lower the risk of breast cancer. The
green tea did not appear to have a protective effect on the women
with lower than average angiotensin II activity.*

This study didn’t show that it was necessary to consume green
tea in large quantities in order to see benefit. The study
concluded that women who drank green tea weekly were at a lower
risk than those who drank it only monthly or not at all.

This conclusion is on target with other research that has shown
that drugs which inhibit angiotensin activity (drugs to treat
high blood pressure) reduce a woman’s risk of breast cancer over
those women whose blood pressure goes untreated. It seems that
keeping angiotensin II at bay is effective at reducing blood
pressure problems and lowering breast cancer risk at the same
time.

This is promising news for those who may be at a higher
uncontrollable risk of breast cancer. Angiotensin activity, like
some other risk factors for breast cancer, such as family
history, cannot be controlled or moderated. But, if green tea can
lessen the impact of angiotensin II activity, this may minimize
the risk of breast cancer for a large group of higher risk
women.

We all know that it’s important for each of us to take an active
role in protecting our health. And, as more research is
performed, it becomes more evident that drinking green tea is an
especially simple and effective way to do so.

Adding green tea to your daily life is simple and delicious.
Green tea is available loose, in bottles and in tea bags. You can
make your own cup of hot tea to warm up a cold night, keep a
pitcher of iced green tea in the refrigerator, or grab a bottled
green tea on the way to your workout.

You can find green tea flavored with many different fruit flavors
to suit any palate. And, if that still doesn’t get you enough
green tea to help your health, there are green tea supplements,
too. Simply pop a green tea supplement with your vitamins each
day to help get an extra dose. Keep in mind that it appears that
even drinking moderate amounts of green tea can help protect your
health.

So, grab a cup of green tea. You’re certain to enjoy it, and you
may be protecting your health, too!

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Marcus Stout is the President of the Golden Moon Tea
Company. Golden Moon Tea carefully selects the finest
rare and orthodox teas, which are processed slowly
and handcrafted with extreme care. At their website,
you can learn more about their current tea offerings,
including their exceptional green tea
(http://www.goldenmoontea.com/greentea), white tea,
black tea (http://www.goldenmoontea.com/blacktea),
oolong tea (also known as wu-long and wu long tea)
and chai. Visit http://www.goldenmoontea.com for
all details concerning the Golden Moon Tea Company’s
fine line of teas.

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mber of different massager type tools on the
market. These are delivering to people a number of benefits
ranging from relaxation to muscle recovery benefits. If you
love getting a massage and look forward to heading to the local
massage therapy location but hate the cost of it, a massager may
help. Although these tools can not give you the same quality of
a massage as an actual qualified person can, they can give you a
bit of relaxation until you can get into your massage
technician. Consider them the tool to use in between visits.

There are quite a few different options on the market. You
might want to start with one that will help you to relax right
when you leave work. For example, a popular choice is those
that fit over the back of a chair and allow you to have your
back massaged as you drive. These are a good choice, if you
insure that they are positioned carefully and that they can
provide you with the right strength of massage for your needs.
Some even offer heat massage benefits. These massagers are
actually inexpensive, too.

Others are used for specific areas of your body. For example,
a massager that provides a foot massage may be a good choice
for those looking for a nice foot massage. Others are made
specifically for locations of the back and even hand massagers.
Each of these works in different ways but generally they work
by rolling pressure over your muscle groups, helping them to
relax. Some are more beneficial to you than others, but only
experience can help you to reach your own goals.

A massage is a great tool to use to help you to relax when you
can’t make it to your favorite massage professional. Consider
giving a massager as a gift, to yourself!

About The Author: Jenny Ambrose has worked for many years as a
masseuse and has written amazing articles on massage and its
considerable benefit for our health and well being. You can
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views today regarding the source of depression,
those that involve an understanding of brain chemistry and of
neuro-transmitters being among the more popular. Yet, there
remains a vast gap between what is considered a way of treating
depression as an entity – clinically, chemically, and in terms
of the body – and the way of treating depression as an energy
related to consciousness. This energy moves from the energy
bodies that each human being contains into the physical layer
of our being, thus affecting our brain chemistry. The energy
of our larger, spiritual self influences the way in which brain
chemistry and neuro-transmitters work, and when changes are made
to the flow or current, these can selectively improve the
situation so that a new balance within the brain is achieved.

To see depression as related to consciousness is not as simple
as saying if one thinks thoughts that are positive, then
depression will vanish. It is more of a way of saying that the
vital energy that surrounds the body in an etheric envelope and
that infuses the body at all times, is itself infused by the
higher vibrations of light that sustain the physical level of
our being. When these higher vibrations are depleted, or when
energy is blocked along channels that transfer fuel and
sustenance to the cells of our body and to the brain cells in
particular, then depression or any one of a number of other
=EBsyndromes’ can result.

In order to investigate this line of healing further, it is
necessary to have an openness to understanding the spiritual
dimensions of life and of our individual construction as
spiritual beings. The fundamental premise of this perspective
is that the physical layer of our being which gives rise to
symptoms, is itself governed by energy, and energy is governed
by consciousness. To put it slightly differently:
consciousness gives rise to energy, and energy gives rise to
physical functioning and patterning within the human body.

Why is it important to know this? Because all of suffering has
a purpose, including the pain of depression. Every pain that we
feel, every heartache that we are familiar with, is here as a
teacher. For this reason, though we can desire to make
ourselves more comfortable and more functional through the
application of physical forms of treatment to physical
problems, the underlying cause of depression will not be
addressed this way; only the symptoms will be temporarily
suspended or removed. This doesn’t mean that these symptoms
will return within a given lifetime. But without an alteration
in consciousness they will eventually return, because the need
for learning on a soul-level is the primary need, and because
the symptoms of depression are purposeful and are meant to lead
us in a new direction.

Though addressing depression physically will more likely have a
quicker, more noticeable effect than holding depressive
thoughts, feelings, and bodily experiences within a spiritual
perspective, it is the latter which can create more permanent
healing. This is not a reason to avoid physical forms of
intervention, for these are needed and useful in many cases.
But it is a reason to see beyond these forms to the broader
issues involved, even while appreciating the holding and
stabilizing process that modern and traditional medicine both
make available, allowing us to regain enough balance, strength,
and stability so that we can pursue the deeper question of what
depression is really about.

About The Author: For other writings by Julie Redstone see
Pathways of Light- http://lightomega.org/PathwaysofLight.html.
To learn more about holding depression within a spiritual
perspective see the Purification section in
http://lightomega.org and the Calendar of Healing -
http://lightomega.org/CH/Cal-Healing.html.

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