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Recent content by marklee

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    Need to lose 30-40 pounds!

    For breakfast get a good grain cereal, some sort of flakes with out the sugar, and make sure to use soy, or skim milk. Eat vegetables when you get hungry. Vegetables are easier for your body to break down and they are low in calories. Make a stew at the first of the week and eat that for lunch...
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    Why Some Foods Make You Sweat

    The answer hinges on the fact that spicy foods excite the receptors in the skin that normally respond to heat. Those receptors are pain fibers, technically known as polymodal nociceptors. They respond to temperature extremes and to intense mechanical stimulation, such as pinching and cutting...
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    Why do we need vitamins ???

    A lot of the food that we eat today has been processed and the vitamins and minerals that was in the food have been depleted. If you are thinking of supplementing your diet, find a supplement that is not chemically made, but rather plant based. Vitamins can help boost your immune system and...
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    What Fitness/workouts DVDs do you have?

    There are so many DVDs lying around (you can download lots on sites like bodytrainings.com ). Pick something that suits you (aerobic, fitness, yoga, dancing, stretching, etc), watch it - do it! If you're doing something you like, it will be so much easier) I'm doing belly dancing and I get...
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    Weight Loss help!

    Take green tea to lose weight. Green tea will help to boost your metabolism making it easier for the body to burn fat. It also helps to prevent your body from absorbing fat from the foods you are eating. Along with these you should have lots and lots of water because it has no calories at all...
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    Tips for losing weight?

    Okay, to get into shape , speed up your metabolism, rid yourself of excess fat and lose weight ,,,,,do as follows: Stop drinking & smoking (if you do this regularly) eat fruits & vegetables all you can (buy a food/rice steamer to make it easy on you)...(vegetables are not tasty, like junk...
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    Which greens are best?

    Dark green leafy vegetables are good sources of many vitamins and minerals your body needs to stay healthy, like vitamin A, vitamin C, and calcium. They are also great sources of fiber. The darker the leaves, the more nutrients the vegetable usually has.
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    What's the best way to combat chemical damage to hair?

    f you use a really good conditioner like Garnier Fructis and then find a shine oil. Like Garnier Fructis style its called brilliantine shine glistening drops. It will help hydrate your hair. :) And hair grows from the scalp so damaged ends wont prevent hair growth but it could ruin new hair so...
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    Your fitness routine?

    Well, I always put my timer at the same time to do work outs and i also printed out a paper of my exercise routine and taped it to a very visible wall in my room. :)
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    Morning Beauty Tips

    Wash your face and moisturize.I'm one to wear makeup but wait until you really feel like you need it. Play up your hair once in a while.
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    How to Increase Your Intelligence

    You can't increase your "intelligence" - that's a vague catchall term. However, you can expand your knowledge base by reading everything you can get your hands on, even subjects you have no interest in. You can read books on reasoning and critical thinking, and you can do puzzles like crosswords...
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    Fitness and Food

    You can do walking, jogging or running. The proper way to do this, is having a 5 meal replacements per day. Plus one green meal. And the best is that you can get discounts. :)