Why You May Never Lose Weight for Good Unless You Detox

You want to lose weight and keep it off, don't you? You don't want to be going up and down with your weight forever, constantly struggling to maintain any weight loss success you see.

No-one is going to go out and say that they want to lose weight only in the short term. They're not going to say that they want to 'lose weight for a while and then pile it all back on again'. Nope, anyone who has a problem with their weight wants a permanent solution. The problem is, most people have no idea what that solution is.

They think they do, however. They think that a regular diet or nutrition plan is going to give them the results that they want. They think they'll start eating healthily and somehow they'll manage to maintain this forever and stay slim and healthy for good.

No chance.

Nope, not gonna happen. I'm sorry to announce that only about 1 in 200 people end up losing weight and keeping it off for good from dieting alone. Not good odds for anyone and the chances are pretty high you're going to be one of the 199... no the 0.5 per cent minority!

What you may also not know is that detoxing is essential if you want to lose weight for good. Why? Well let me briefly tell you.

Toxins are all around us. They're in chemicals in our food, they're in our beauty products, they're in the air, they're everywhere. These toxins, when ingested by the body, are stored in our fat cells. Naturally, a toxic build up is bad for our body so it needs to protect itself from this toxicity. And do you know what protects our organs and nervous system? Fat.

Yep, we all need some fat around our organs and nervous system as protection. And the more toxic we are, the more protection we're going to need. So, when you go on a diet and your fat cells get smaller, you're actually making yourself more toxic.

How?

Well, because the toxins are stored in our fat cells, so as they get smaller, and the toxins remain, you end up becoming more toxic. Not good, right.

The way that the body responds to this higher concentration of toxicity is to actually go into fat production mode to help protect the organs and nervous system. So you end up putting on the fat you have just lost as a defence mechanism against the toxins in your fat cells.

This is one of the main reasons why you may well have suffered from rebound weight gain before. Unless you reduce the toxicity in your fat cells, you're not going to be able to lose that fat and keep it off.

So, detoxing becomes a vital part of any long term weight loss plan and it should certainly be high on your agenda if you are struggling in a cycle of yo-yo dieting and rebound weight gain.

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Let's Concentrate on Personal Development!

These days, watching TV, listening to the radio, reading newspapers or internet news is real torture: nothing but sickening scenes, a horrible litany of killings, bombings, murder, rape...

It's no use dwelling on the "reasons" or justification put forward by those who perpetrate such deeds.

However, one thing is obvious: at the root of all conflicts, there is manipulation by so-called "leaders" and here is an undeniable fact for you:

If every human being just decided to ignore these so-called leaders and concentrate on personal development, that would be the end of all conflicts between people and groups of people.

So, I say to you:

- Concentrate on your personal development.

- Never allow yourself to be manipulated by politicians, religious leaders, or any type of leaders. More often than not, such people are hardly able to lead themselves.

- God is everyone's God. If you believe in God, you can lead yourself to Him (or Her, for that matter). You certainly don't need anybody for that.

- As much as possible, look at human beings for what they are i.e. as individuals, not as members of a group, class, race, religion, country, culture, color, race, gender etc.

- Go straight for the "humanity in all human beings"

Of course, we are all more or less influenced by the society we were born into, the culture we grew up in, the language we speak. But deep inside, we all have something in common.

Maybe the only thing that could force human beings to unite and actually love and appreciate one another would be invaders from another planet, all set to destroy any being with that universally human quality: humanity. So, however deep inside you you'd try to hide your humanity, they'd have a special device to sniff it out and destroy you.

Then of course, we'd all have to assume our common humanity, get together, and fight back.

So, if we must be "group-conscious", then let that group be Mankind, or - why not after all - the whole Universe and everything that exists.

Meanwhile, let's just concentrate on our own personal development. In the process and in other articles, I'll tell you about "know yourself", "love yourself" and "agree with yourself"

But "what" may you ask, "has all this got to do with Health, Beauty, and Wellness?".

The answer lies in one single word: BALANCE. Know yourself, love yourself, agree with yourself and you'll achieve physical, psychological, moral and spiritual balance.

And THAT, my friend, is the ultimate health, beauty, and wellness secret tip. But please always remember: "Let's know each other to better know ourselves"

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Can The Stock Market Avoid Election Year Dip?

If the last three election years are any indication, the history of the three-month period of August, September and October usually being a downer doesn't go away just because it's an election year.

Perhaps ominously, this year the market is following a similar pattern to the election year of 2000, the year of the bitter George Bush Jr./Al Gore election. There was a sell-off from April to an early June low. That was followed by a similar summer rally that carried the market all the way back to the April high by the end of August. The Dow then plunged 15% to its October low. The Nasdaq plunged 27% to its October low, and 38% to another low in November.

This year so far it's a similar pattern.

In 2004, as the George Bush Jr./John Kerry election approached, the Dow fell only 4.5% from its August high to its October low.

But in 2008, as the contentious Obama/McCain election year played out, the market again topped out in late April to a June low. Its summer rally again ended in late August, and the Dow plunged 35% to its low in November, while the Nasdaq plunged 46%.

The pattern this year is also similar to last year, a non-election year but a year when markets also awaited a hoped for rescue by the Fed and ECB.

There is another similarity this year to elections since 2000.

Neither side shows any indication of meeting in the middle after the election to try to resolve the serious problems the nation faces, including the 'fiscal cliff' that looms early next year.

The old-fashioned idea of democracy meaning that elections are held, the majority wins, and then both sides pretty much pull together and work for the good of the country until the next election, went away in the late 1990's, replaced by the pre-election differences continuing and becoming even more bitter and divisive in the years after elections.

I don't know if that's why the pattern of election years usually being positive for markets changed so dramatically with the 2000 election, but I think the widening political divide between left and right accounts for much of the going-nowhere difficulty the country has had since.

That's particularly troublesome given that the Federal Reserve has been saying this year that it can only do so much from the monetary side, that Congress must now step up from the fiscal side, a view Fed Chairman Bernanke reiterated in his Jackson Hole speech Friday morning.

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The Stock Market: Tips to Stay on Top

Everyone wants to succeed in the stock market, but few really know what attributes help to create a successful trader. This article is packed with useful advice that will help you to make the most of your abilities.

1) Follow your own intuition first. While taking advice from others is always a good idea, remember to have a strong firm mind of your own. Always go with your instincts when thinking of investing in the stock market. Listening to your own thoughts about your own considered and well researched choices can be the best advice.

2) If you are holding some common stock, you need to exercise your right to vote as a shareholder in the company. You should review the company's charter, you could have voting rights with respect to making significant changes in the company, or other. You may vote in person at the annual shareholders' meeting or by proxy, either online or by mail.

3) Take the time to research companies and stock before you invest your money in them. After researching and determining potential many people then decide to invest. If the company fails to perform to expectations, stockholders are left taking the loss.

4) Even if you select your stocks by yourself, it doesn't hurt to see an investment adviser. A financial counselor doesn't just tell you what the best investments are. They will invest time in working with you and your goals. You two can create and manage a plan that works great for you.

5) During stock evaluation, keep in mind things you use regularly. Trust your gut. Once you have looked at and approved of their balance sheet, and it seems that they are honest, think of whether or not you would use that company's item. If you wouldn't, it may not be worth investing in. You might not be able to judge the investment's value if the company offers products and services that don't interest you.

6) A good way of saving money when making investments is by trading stocks online. There are many online firms that trade stocks and are much cheaper than a regular brokerage firm. Just take your time and shop around so that you can know you have found the best deal. TradeKing and Fidelity are a couple of good, solid choices.

7) Cash isn't always profit. All financial activities require good cash flow, and stock portfolios are no different. It's crucial to reinvest and keep money on hand for bills and day to day needs. A good rule of thumb is to have six months worth of living expenses squirreled away somewhere.

8) You need to avoid getting greedy when making sound decisions about trading stocks. This is the way a lot of investors end up losing lots of money. After making a good profit, sell stocks and take any money.

Start investing now that you know the way to play the stock market! Be adaptive with your strategies to ensure success, and stick with what works to establish an impressive portfolio you will be proud to show off. Stand out in the crowd by being a high earner!

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55,000 Immigrant Visas for Foreign STEM Graduates

The United States is looking forward to bring in highly skilled graduates. It is focusing more to provide 55, 000 immigrant visas to those graduates rather than making it available through the Diversity Visa Lottery program.

The US Senator who administers immigration has introduced a legislation, "Securing the Talent America Requires for the 21st Century", which would reserve 55,000 immigrant visas to foreign students from American universities. The specific US-based courses include science, technology, engineering and maths, the STEM fields.

According to Senator Cornyn, the United States should not be inferior to any other country in the world, in the global competition for the best and brightest minds in the world. The legislation introduced by Senator Cornyn is backed by the American Council on International Personnel.

The executive secretary at the American Council on International Personnel (ACIP), Lynn Shotwell, says that the economy of the United States requires the highly wanted STEM graduates. Lynn also added that America cannot afford to allow its immigration system to fall behind in the world-wide competition for talent, by losing the STEM graduates to rivals, overseas.

According to the current visa system, the foreign graduates can work temporarily for a period of six years, in America, on the temporary H-1B visas. After six years, those foreign workers are forced to leave the United States. This is because there is no way to obtain an employment based Green Card directly. Developed and developing, American software and technology companies are unhappy about the lack of visas that are available for foreign skilled workers. Microsoft has opened a campus in Canada, where the foreign workers, who are unable to obtain US visas are stocked.

Senator Cornyn stated that, this law through which the visas for the STEM graduates will be increased, will be important to the US companies as they wish to hire an international pool of employees. A survey shows that there are around 2 million hi-tech jobs, yet to be filled in the United States.

Policy analyst, David Bier, at the Competitive Enterprise Institute based on Washington said that the economy of America is ready to grow, but the restrictions and quotas stop its growth. He also said that the United States cannot succeed if it cuts itself from the global labor market.

The current Diversity Visa lottery program which provides immigrant visas to people from countries with low immigration rates to the United States, will be scrapped, if the new law of Mr. Cornyn comes to effect. Mitt Romney, the Republican presidential candidate, also supports the immigration rules for these STEM graduates and specialists in technology. This bill is one of the several other bills focusing on immigration to get approved before the presidential elections, this year.

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Build A List Fast: A Guide To Rapid List Building

If you want to build a list fast then you need to understand how list building works and the purposes behind it.

Companies have been building lists almost since the dawn of the Post Office and the first stamp was printed. Mailing lists are gold mines to companies, allowing them to contact not only their customers but their prospective customers too, in order to sell for them.

Previously list building was expensive and time consuming, involving spend thousands of dollars on printing and postage. However, the Internet has revolutionized list building, making it suddenly very affordable indeed.

If you want to build a list fast then you need to get the technology behind list building right first.

Step 1 - The Autoresponder

You have to have an autoresponder before you can start list building. This is the database where your list is kept and where you send your mails from. It can be hosted by a third party company or you can host it yourself, both have their good points and their bad points, but it is up to you which option you choose. Trying to run your own autoresponder using your desktop email program is going to be extremely difficult, time consuming and ineffective, so it's worth paying the small price to get an autoresponder yourself.

Step 2 - The Email Sequence

Without something to put in it, an autoresponder is a pretty pointless thing to have. Therefore you need to write some messages you can email out to people who join your list. These need to be high quality messages that are highly relevant to your list.

In order to write these messages well you need to really understand your target market and know what they want, what there problems are and what they are hoping to get from reading your messages. This will help you tailor your messages to get maximum response.

Some people load their autoresponder up with a year or two's worth of messages, other people but in a few weeks worth and move on to the next step.

Step 3 - The Squeeze Page

This is where, traditionally, list builders get their leads from. It is a single page website designed with one purpose in mind - to build a list! People visit the site and are led down to the box where they put their email address in.

This page is something that you should spend a lot of time on and work to improve the conversion rate of it. Some people get a 60% conversion rate from their squeeze pages!

Step 4 - The Traffic

Without traffic, your squeeze page will not generate leads. Therefore you need to drive traffic either via paid advertising such as Facebook Ads or Google AdWords or through free advertising or the search engines themselves. The more traffic you get, the quick you will find your list grows.

You can build a list fast if you set up a good quality squeeze page with an irresistible offer and drive traffic to it. Waiting for traffic from the search engines can take a while but with paid advertising you can find yourself building your list very quickly.

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