Horny Goat Weed was discovered (if you believe the legend) by a
Chinese Goat Herder who had noticed increased sexual activity in
his herd of goats after they had eaten some weeds. As a result,
men all over the world now use those weeds as an aphrodisiac and
as a herbal treatment for physical impotence.

Actually the Horny Goat herb is called Epimedium, although it is
also known as Barrenwort, Bishops Hat and Yin Yang Huo. Like so
many herbal treatments, Horny Goat Weed has been used in Chinese
Medicine for centuries.

What makes this herb stand out from others used to treat
impotence is that there have been clinical studies conducted in
the United States on the immediate and long term effects of Horny
Goat Weed as an aphrodisiac. For example, in 2000 Dr. Stephen
Lamm conducted testing on 38 men aged between 25 and 66 years of
age.

The men were split up into two groups – healthy males that had no
history of impotence and Viagra males that were only able to have
sex after taking Viagra. Participants were given either Horny
Goat Weed in a mixture with a couple of other herbs, or a
placebo, with the treatments being taken daily and also within
two hours of sexual activity. The trial lasted for 60 days.

Results from this study show that:

1. 65% of the healthy males reported an increase in sexual
performance and satisfaction.

2. 46% of the men who used viagra regularly noted increased
satisfaction with sexual performance.

3. 31% of the latter also noticed an increase in the number of
times they had sex.

4. Those who used viagra regularly also reported a definite
increase in the length of time an erection was achieved and/or
sustained.

5. There was no evidence of any side effects on any of the
participants over the 60-day trial.

Other research indicates that Horny Goat Weed also increases
testosterone production in older males. Needless to say, there
are many reports that the herb produces feelings of well being
and increases in sexual desire in male users.

It is now clear that Horny Goat Weed works by increasing the
levels of nitric oxide in the body, which in turn increases the
blood flow around and through the penis, resulting in an
erection. There are also indications that the herb impacts on
hormones and the thyroid gland.

The search for men’s “Holy Grail” – a harmless, natural aid for
sexual performance when in need – is making progress by
rediscovering what has been common wisdom for centuries in some
communities. Now, it seems, science is starting to provide the
extra validity this herb requires for more general acceptance.

Studies have shown that even those males without a history of
impotence perceived an improvement in their sexual performance
and satisfaction while taking this herb. Some researchers have
likened Horny Goat Weed to Viagra, without as many side effects.
Luckily, in this instance, nature holds the patent.

As Australian television personality Andrew Denton has noted -
“PRESSURE AND STRESS IS THE COMMON COLD OF THE PSYCHE.”

Stress is a fact of life and a certain amount of stress, unlike
the common cold, can even be good for you – but too many
stressful incidents can prevent you from reaching your full
potential.

There is no magic wand to wave away stress – it takes a
determined effort to control your lifestyle to prevent stress
overload. However, the basics of alleviating stress are easy to
arrange and practice – it’s not rocket science – it just takes
time and more than a little effort.

First, plan ahead – be organized and prepared. There are
close-at-hand weapons available to you in your battle against
stress – a pencil and a piece of note paper. 

Many times stress is energized because we allow a tidal wave of
different and conflicting thoughts to flood our mind making us
believe the assignments ahead are too overpowering.

Prepare for tomorrow the night before.

Take the time to sit down with a pencil and paper and list all
the assignments you feel are important to complete the next day.
When all the tomorrow tasks are listed, redo and list each item
in order of importance. Finally, mark the time you think it would
take to complete each task – review the total time and when you
reach the time limit you feel comfortable with, draw a line
across the page – that’s tomorrow’s schedule.

One other important item when completing the final schedule -
it’s vital that your allow time for relaxing,exercising and to
eat a healthy meal – three more important weapons in alleviating
stress.

“IN TIMES OF GREAT STRESS OR ADVERSITY, IT’S ALWAYS BEST TO KEEP
BUSY, TO PLOW YOUR ANGER AND YOUR ENERGY INTO SOMETHING POSITIVE”
- Lee Iacocca

Something positive – great advice – but again, not easy.
Maintaining a positive attitude also takes a great deal of work
and commitment, but by following two basic fundamentals of
positive thinking,you can detour your life into a new affirmative
direction that will lower the stress level no matter what the
situation and, as a bonus,make you a happier, more contented
individual.

First and foremost – stop all the negative talk. Start today -
every time you utter a negative thought, repeat what you said and
change the negative into a positive. Make a game of it. Tell
those you trust how you are trying to change your lifestyle and
have them yell out “negative” every time you utter a negative
thought. If they catch you on such a miscue – you have to give
them a dime or some such reward.

Repetition is the key to changing negative thoughts into positive
thoughts. Come up with your own personal mantra you can silently
repeat to yourself to constantly remind you of your new positive,
less stressful lifestyle – the word “POSITIVE” is a good one to
start with.

Secondly,stay away from those who view life pessimistically.
Those who are unenthusiastic about life can drag you down faster
than a freighter’s anchor – join the people who make you happy -
better yet – be around people who you can talk to about your
feelings.

One more basic fundamental – find the humor in it – take time to
laugh loud and often – it’s the best medicine for alleviating
stress.

Again from Lee Iacocca – “STRESS IS WHEN YOU WAKE UP SCREAMING
AND YOU REALIZE YOU HAVEN’T FALLEN ASLEEP YET.”

A new breakthrough secret is all you now need in order to forever shed countless pounds, stay healthy, and add many years to your life!

A lady doctor from Arizona has blown the lid off the best-kept secret in weight loss ever discovered — and this has the whole diet food and drug industries turned upside down and in nothing less than a torrential uproar.

Her name is Dr Suzanne Gudakunst, and she’s marching to the beat of a different drum.

And no, nothing about her “secret” is difficult — nor does it require that you do something completely out of the ordinary or anything unnatural.

Instead, the Arizonian boasts proudly “…this is something that I caught onto just before 2002 when there was so much research and exploration going around concerning the human colon and digestive system working in harmony with nutritional absorption, and I started doing independent studies just to test things at first … but which I later expanded on after seeing some fantastic results.”

This same woman medical practitioner went on to accurately determine a definitive correlation between harmful plague and parasitic infestations of the human bowel tract, and people suffering chronic obesity — and who despite intense diet and exercise appeared to be unable to lose any weight whatsoever.

Over the course of six years the Arizona doctor developed a number of natural treatments for the removal of these same harmful, even life-threatening plaques and rapidly reproducing digestive parasites — and when applied to even worse-case patients suffering extreme obesity (98% of which were in immediate danger of dying) she saw a 100% effectiveness and success rate.

She then borrowed from her research on the severely obese, and applied the same strategies on milder cases of overweight persons — only to find the same effectiveness and quality results as described above (although the individual weight loss per subject wasn’t nearly as much as those obese patients 100 lbs to 200 lbs or more overweight).

So powerful is her secret that she’s able to reverse diabetes, rid illness altogether in people suffering from cancer (linked directly to poor diet and overweight factors), as well as an elimination of an entire spectrum of serious and otherwise life-threatening diseases.

Nearly 100% of all her case subjects were told in the alternative by “conventional doctors” that they either had just months or years to live, or they would never live a life anything resembling remotely a “normal” existence — yet after applying Dr Suzanne’s treatments saw a complete contradiction to others doctors’ prognoses.

Again, nothing about her secret is unnatural or requires someone to do any major action or modification in their lives.

In fact, her entire treatment is based completely on built-into-nature ‘protection agents’ scattered throughout the world in the form of select herbs, extracts, and organic constituents, and which can be found in a variety of plants — but when combined in specific combinations and carefully chosen amounts make for a solution to what is perhaps the world’s worst ever plague: OBESITY (and the illnesses and diseases resulting from it — or at least severely aggravated or exacerbated by it).

Now to everyone else’s great gain, whether suffering from just a few extra pounds and inches, to those extremely fat and overweight, this brave, bold lady doctor is releasing to the general public her secret for forever destroying the tight unrelenting closed-fist of obesity’s stronghold over the now more than 40% of Americans labeled obese, and others worldwide.

But she’s not promising any of us for how long.

Some experts and sociologists suggest that in the bigger scheme of things, the world will never tolerate a discovery of such magnitude, any more than it would be realistic to expect a car that runs on water (even if very real) to ever become commercially available to the general public for day-to-day use.

One well-respected and famous diet & wellness author wrote years ago that if anyone ever “truly unlocked the keys to permanent fat loss, they may actually suffer the same fate as JFK.”

It is currently available at:

=> http://www.health-wellness-life.com/recommends/topsecret.htm

…so you may want to head on over there now and get it and before someone or “something” gets it forever yanked out of ever getting in YOUR hand at least.

It’s in a very easily readable format and is quickly and readily understood and mastered by anyone with even a 4th grade reading level.

While you’re there, why not scroll down and review for yourself the huge successes others are now having with this incredible breakthrough in rapid, massive weight loss and extremely improved and enhanced health, now made freely available to the rest of us?

If you find yourself always wanting something sweet or
craving chocolate try these tips to help reach your
diabetes or weight control goals.

1. Try fresh fruit for morning snacks, dessert after lunch
and with supper.  Be sure to choose fruit in season for
best taste. Frozen is the next best when fresh is not
available. Fruit is very helpful in weight loss because it
has a high water content, and average of 2 grams of fiber
per serving, and low calories.

2. Dried fruits are a great source of fiber also but add up
quicker in the calories. For example 12-15 grapes =2 Tbsp
raisins. So you can grab a handful of grapes for fewer than
100 calories but a handful of raisins will be twice the
calories.

3. Fruits are also great source of potassium, which helps
lower blood pressure.

4. For sweets cravings plan a sweet in for an afternoon or
evening snack daily if needed. This is better than
depriving yourself and eventually overeating that food.

5. We all have our foods that we simply have no power over
portion control. Mine is French silk chocolate ice cream.
I have found it works better to buy it only 2-3 times a
year and not worry about my overeating for the short time
it takes me to finish it off!

6. For the chocolate craving try dark chocolate. It seems
to satisfy the craving with a smaller amount.

7. If you are on-the-go you can also set a rule in your
house that any sweets need to be homemade. When you have
less time you are less likely to have made something sweet,
but when you do at least you will really enjoy it and
appreciate the taste more! You will also be getting less
preservatives and additives with homemade sweets.

8. For many people ice cream is a favorite bedtime snack.
An average bowl of ice cream with 3 scoops will be at least
400 calories. You could use a cake cone instead and reduce
the calories in half. Some find it easier to just go out
once or twice a week for an ice cream treat instead of
having it in the house for easy access.

9. Donuts will cost you about 200-300 calories each. If
your office likes to have donuts around, suggest some
alternatives such as fruit, bran muffins, small whole grain
bagels, yogurt & granola, or any other healthier
alternative.

10. Sugar-free foods may not be a better option but they
are okay in limited amounts. Usually they are made with an
artificial sweetener or sugar alcohol. Sugar-free foods are
not always lower in calories and may not satisfy the sweet
craving. This really has to be a personal choice. I
recommend using artificial sweeteners in limited amounts
even though they are FDA approved to be safe.

11. Using regular sugar, honey, jelly or syrup is okay -
especially when they are homemade. A teaspoon averages only
20 calories and remember – people do not get diabetes from
eating sugar unless they are eating so much that they gain
weight.

12. Portion control on the sweets is very important. Here
are some comparisons on calories.  Examples of a 100
calorie serving of candy would be a snack size candy bar, 4
chocolate kisses, or 4 Smarties rolls.

13. Beware! Pie is usually quite high calorie. The lowest
calorie pies are pumpkin and strawberry at about 250
calories per slice and one of the highest is pecan pie at
450 calories per slice.

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Karen Marschel, RD, LD, CDE is a registered licensed
dietitian and certified diabetes educator with 15 years
experience helping clients lose weight and manage diabetes.
She offers online personalized weight loss and diabetes
prevention programs. Sign up for her free newsletter at her
website http://www.DietMN.com .