New research presented at the November meeting of Society for Neuroscience in New Orleans suggests NutraSweet (or aspartame) could be linked to aspartame consumption. Researchers at a University in Fort Worth, Texas believe aspartame consumed in excess could cause certain kinds of memory loss.

Ninety students were studied and interviewed in one study. In this study their use of aspartame and memory problems were documented. The results, those that consumed aspartame regularly complained of forgetfulness related to various tasks they perform on a regular basis. They would forget to perform tasks at the time the tasks were scheduled to be performed. The students’ perceptions of their memory problems have yet to be backed up with concrete test results. Researchers tested students on short term memory with quizzes which tested the student’s ability to remember lists, phone numbers, and faces. Some of the researchers argued that this was not a real life test because all the students had similar results.

Head of the study Timothy Barth, PH.D., stated that measuring everyday memory is difficult to perform and recommended further research be done to test memory and behavior in subjects ingesting varying amounts of aspartame. As a result, researchers believe the occasional ingestion of aspartame will not cause memory problems that are noticeable. The students who reported problems were consuming at least four diet drinks per day.

The brain has an amazing ability to protect its self from small amounts of aspartame, but large amounts along with stress can have adverse affects on the brain. Children, the elderly, and those with brain injuries are most at risk. The researchers in these studies did comment that occasional consumption of aspartame is ok, but all the researchers performing the tests do not consume diet sodas at all.

If you are worried about the affects of aspartame on your body and are not sure you currently consume too much, cut aspartame out completely for a week or two and see if your memory improves. Other factors like diet can affect your memory; researchers at General Mills showed that eating breakfast can boost memory in studies on elderly and children. Researchers are unsure why breakfast boosts memory, possibly because we do not eat for 7 – 8 hours through the night. Further research needs to be preformed on how protein, fat, and carbohydrates affect memory.

One more factor that might preserve memory is an antioxidant rich diet. Several studies have shown positive results when one consume foods rich in antioxidants. It’s important to take vitamin A, C, and E in supplement form; these vitamins are great antioxidants which may help preserve memory. Also, eat plenty of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains. Great supplements like vitamin A, vitamin C, and vitamin E can be found at your local or internet health food store.

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As you may know, Aromatherapy is the use of volatile liquid parts of plants, which are called essential oils, for various natural treatments. It is a holistic alternative therapy that has been used since antiquity from all major civilizations and its popularity has been increasing recently.

Cellulite is the dimpling skin found especially on thighs and sometimes on tummy, back of arms and bottom which looks lumpy and ripply. While it is harmless, cellulite discomforts female population especially in summer time. Almost every woman (even the slimmest ones) has cellulite to some degree. It is believed that cellulite is not only fat, but accumulation of fat, fluids and toxins which are trapped in the skin, owing to weakening of the connective tissue.

Keep in mind that there are many things to do to reduce cellulite, but nothing can eliminate one hundred percent the “orange peel” surface of female skin at affected areas. Just to name few, increasing body exercise, decreasing fat income and sugar, drinking many cups of water, avoiding coffee and eating fruits rich in C vitamin, are suggested for combating cellulite. In this article we will present you some aromatherapy tips that can help you remove cellulite.

Essential oils can assist with anti-cellulite treatment in two major ways: Reducing body toxins, waste matter and imprisoned liquids and enhancing blood circulation. The essential oils that are used most for cellulite therapy are Juniper, Citrus, Rosemary, Lemon, Lemongrass, Grapefruit and Geranium oil. Bath and especially massage are the most effective Aromatherapy uses for a successful cellulite cure.

Add 5-10 drops of your favourite essential oil in your bath water and stay in it for at least fifteen minutes, once a week. This time allows essential oil to penetrate your skin and its diuretic and circulation boosting action to be more effective.

Aromatherapy massage is probably the most useful alternative method for treating cellulite because it is applied directly to the affected part of skin and encourage body detoxication and blood circulation. Carrier (or base) oils from various vegetables are used for essential oil dilution. Appropriate carrier oils for massage are among others, Avocado, Jojoba and Almond. Remember to follow carefully the safety rules for essential oils uses. Otherwise, you will run the risk to irritate and harm your skin.

Aromatherapy is not only a delightful and refreshing activity. It is beneficial for a lot of health conditions including skin diseases like cellulite. Using the right essential oils in bath and massage you can regenerate skin cells and reduce the toxins and fat that turn into cellulite.

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George Kakaris is a freelance writer living in an island of Greece. He is very interested in natural health and alternative active life style and owner of an information site about Aromatherapy and Essential Oils, where you can read about essential oils and hydrosols among others.

Malaysia is a natural and beautiful water sport haven. Yet many people are afraid of water. They cannot, or will not, learn to swim because they fear they will drown. Some are terrified that ‘Jaws’ dwells under their feet when at sea.

Snakes , spiders, high places and public speaking also make many people uncomfortable. But for some, these objects and settings cause overwhelming feelings of fear and apprehension - reaction defined as a phobia.

For sufferers, the road to fear can be treacherous, made worse because they feel they have no control. This results in loss of confidence and self-worth and increasing frustration, feeding energy into this unwanted emotions and making them strong and significant. You become a victim of your own emotions; negative emotions gone wild, unleashed in disarray, very rebellious and disruptive.

We all have fears, but they are not necessarily strong enough to cause us problems. We may not like spiders or snakes and may go out of your way to avoid them, but this is different from having a phobia about something. The phobias suffers the most acute fright. It is as powerful as being in fear of losing one’s life. It brings on sweats, palpitations of the heart, nausea, fainting and the feeling that the hairs on your arms and the back of your neck are standing on end.

A phobia is a fear and may even be exaggerated by fear of the fear itself. It is a learned response; you are not born with it. It isn’t necessarily caused by a terrible trauma; it can derive from something that now seems insignificant but made an impression on you when you were a child. Or it can be as simple as mistaken reaction that has become a habit, or a reaction ‘caught’ from your parents or someone you admired - or even from someone you don’t like. Phobias can be anything imaginable, or even unimaginable.

To complicate things further, a person may have a phobia about one thing when the true underlying fear is related to something quite different. Thus a therapist, doctor, psychologist or the sufferer himself or herself is left working completely blind, leading to the wrong conclusions and the result that the sufferer is still stuck with the phobia.

Work in hypnosis offers a gentle way out. It is widely recognized as a safe and effective treatment for people who suffer from phobias, anxiety, panic attacks and for many these make their life a misery. It is possible that a trauma related phobia can be cleared with suggestion therapy, which will normally uncover a trauma.

Hypnosis enables you to form a good habit or break a bad one with positive suggestions. An accepted suggestion is formed to instruct your inner mind. We need to find out how and why our fear is being fueled and channeled with energy. Then we can starve the source, which in turn will stop the phobic attacks forever.

If the fear has been ‘inherited’ rather than based on some personal trauma, then simple suggestion therapy will clear it up completely and, generally permanently. The information lies in the subconscious, and the only route to the subconscious is through self-hypnosis or other neuro-linguistic techniques.

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Julian Leicester is a CEO of Beat Fear and Hypno Station to assist individuals and corporates overcome fear. Find out how you can beat fear,phobia and limiting habit at http://www.hypno-station.com and http://www.beatfear.com.

The skin is considered to be the largest organ of the human body and yet most of the people neglect to maintain their skin’s health. Healthy and supple skin is everybody’s dream it is possible, if you take proper precautions and pay attention to your diet and exercise. Balanced diet, hydration and protecting from sun and wind should be a part of your daily regimen for skin care. Skin care must be done according to your skin type. The secret of consistently good skin is a daily skin care routine consisting of various processes such as cleansing, toning and moisturizing. These processes are effective for both men and women. These are the four basic steps for your face skin care and cannot be skipped on any account, if you really want a naturally glowing skin.

Cleansing skin: Cleansing skin regularly is quite important to avoid acnes and other types of skin problems. For this process the type of cleanser you choose will depend, to a great extent, on the type of skin you have as well as personal preference. Nowadays various types of cleansers are available in the market such as soap, creams, wipes, milks and lotions etc. Regularly wash your skin using a mild face washes and wipe off with a clean washcloth. It is very important to get free of any impurities like dirt particles and make up is required before going to sleep so that your skin can breathe properly at night. Try to use mild cleanser at least twice a day and make sure that it rinses away easily, does not cause skin irritation and do not wash away natural oils present on your skin.

Toning skin: Proper use of a toner is immediately done after cleansing which would ensure complete removal of any remaining particles of makeup, dirt and the cleanser itself. Apart from these toners cools, nourishes, hydrates and freshens up your skin. These toners contain a small proportion of alcohol, which has a pleasantly astringent effect. These toners tighten up skin and close up any skin pores that may have opened up while deep cleansing the face. Toners must be alcohol-free as alcohol dries off your skin. Toners for oily skin usually contain the most alcohol and for dry skin, it will be least. Exfoliating skin: Exfoliant removes dead cells from the skin, rejuvenate the skin and eliminate fine lines and wrinkles from the face. Exfoliant not only cleanse up the skin but also removes dead skin flakes. The younger skin which, surface after exfoliation naturally looks more beautiful and glowing. These products generally have alpha or beta hydroxy acids in order to quicken up the process. Avoid use of granular exfoliant, which may cause skin damage.

Moisturizing skin: All types of skin need moisturizing, no matter what its type. Like our body, our skin also needs hydration and proper nutrients to keep it very healthy. There are numerous moisturizers available on the market, which can reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles on your face. So, treat your face with a good moisturizer and a broad-spectrum sunscreen with more than SPF 15 every day and night cream daily, which helps the skin to balance and restores any damage that might have occurred to it overnight.

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Irene Levy is the managing director of Planet Berry LLC. Irene has been associated professionally with the Health and Wellness industry for over 25 years. Starting out in the Aerobic Fitness Industry in Southern California pioneering state of the art classes for aerobic dancing and exercise. In addition, Irene has worked for major Hospitals (St Jude’s) where she managed patient therapy programs with the attending Physical Therapists. Throughout the years Irene has grown to understand and help others manage healthy and nutritional diet programs utilizing experience and research available over the years. For more information please contact her at info@planetberries.com or visit her on the web site at www.planetberries.com

Over 40% of people with severe headache pain aren’t even aware their condition is technically and medically a migraine.
Additionally, many migraine headaches have been actually misdiagnosed as tension headaches, sinus headaches or even TMJ - headaches associated with jaw problems. Most people who are researching the internet for information on migraines clearly understand that they have migraine headaches. But for the remainder it may not be so clear. Many of you have written us with detailed descriptions of your headaches and asking, “Do I have migraine headaches”? Nearly half of the messages our clinic receives on a daily basis can be summed up in a single question:

“What kind of headache do I really have?”

And the answer is usually very simple:

Your TENSION (or SINUS) (or CLUSTER) headache might actually be a MIGRAINE headache!

Here are the facts - approximately 1 out of every 10 Americans experiences migraines. For women, it is much higher number – as much as 1 out of every 3 around the age of 35.

Yet many people suffer needlessly because neither they nor their doctors recognize the symptoms that can accompany migraines. They also underestimate the impact that their headaches are having on their lives and on their families.

The bottom line is if you don’t get the relief you need for your frequent bad headaches, you may have migraines. In fact, in the United States alone over 14 million people who suffer from migraines have not been diagnosed with migraines yet. Could you be one of them?

Cluster Headaches are often misdiagnosed as well.

Cluster headache, which is an incredibly severe headache, is frequently just another form of a migraine headache. Cluster headaches are usually found in men. There is a great deal of controversy whether cluster headaches are a subset of migraine headaches since many of the symptoms overlap.

If you experience any 3 or more of the following symptoms, you are highly likely to have migraines:

• Your headache feels like someone has stabbed an ice pick inside your brain
• Pain is usually one-sided (but can be both-sided, especially if around the eyes)
• Your headache does not respond to regular over-the-counter painkillers
• Pain is pulsating, pounding, or throbbing
• Light and sound bother you a lot
• Pain worsens when you move or bend over
• Pain becomes so intense that you throw up or become nauseated
• You get dizzy just by turning your head (lying in bed)
• You feel that you have to lie down, go to bed, or withdraw to a quiet dark room
• Vision may be blurred, like a curtain comes down over your visual field in one or both eyes
• The headache can last from several hours to several days (or even weeks)

People with tension headaches or sinus headaches do not and never will have a disabling headache. Cluster headaches are frequently a subset of a migraine headache.

The key word here is “DISABLING”. If your “tension” or “sinus” headache is disabling, then you do not have a tension or sinus headache. You have a migraine. Only migraine headaches are disabling.

If you are reading this article because of severe, debilitating headaches that are poisoning your life, do not respond to painkillers, and keep coming back over and over again, you are very likely to have migraines. People with standard tension or sinus headaches do not bother to look them up on the Internet.

You are here because YOUR bad headaches are interfering with your life and you are looking for a way to fix that. If you keep suffering through tremendous pain along with other symptoms mentioned above, then you have migraine headaches.

For those of you who have been told by numerous doctors over the last decade that your disabling headaches are not migraines – the good news is that migraine headaches are now a treatable and curable condition.

A Better Method

There is another option as opposed to suffereing and just treating the “outbreaks” – a migraine cure. Cure the migraine and never worry about headache pain again.

Recent reports indicate migraine headaches can indeed be totally abolished – as a number of elite medical clinics catering to women have testified. Under their treatment protocols, migraines are completely eliminated in 80% of their patients.

These successes are limited to women only, as addressing a woman’s hormones is the basis of the cure. Some clinics have published their treatment protocols and even made them available to the public.

The Women’s Health Institute of Texas believes that a migraine cure certainly eliminates the migraine headaches altogether - at least in women.

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Dr. Andrew P. Jones, M.D. is the Medical Director for the Women’s Health Institute of Texas. http://www.WomensHealthInstituteofTexas.com He is Board Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and by the American Academy of Biologically Identical Hormone Therapy. Find out more about Dr. Jones and the cure for migraine headaches at: http://www.migraine-headaches-information.com His medical experience primarily revolves around the relationship of women’s health issues and bio-identical hormone management of PMS, menopause and migraine headaches.

The Principle of the Rubber Band:

This principle explains that being stretched can turn out to be very positive. Imagine you hold one end of a rubber band in one hand while stretching the opposite end with your other hand. The more you stretch the rubber band, the more it wants you to let go of it so it can come back to its original position. It just wants to return to its place of comfort.

Yet if we continue stretching it, that rubber band will eventually grow into a new size. When we let go of it now, it will come back some, but not the entire distance. In essence, it has developed a new dimension.

Now imagine that you dip this original rubber band into hot wax and remove it quickly. You then allow the wax to dry. At this point, if you repeat the stretching exercise you’ll notice that the wax caked around it cracks and crumbles, as you extend the rubber band. Then it falls off.

The same dynamic occurs with humans. We don’t want to get stretched, because it will involve letting go of some external layers. We are comfortable within those layers, and they may even seem to be protecting us. Yet, in fact, they are getting in the way of the new, evolving being who we already are on the inside. They are an impediment to our growth.

Like that rubber band, we must temporarily experience being uncomfortable when we stretch and grow. In the process of becoming the butterfly we were metaphorically meant to be, we are outgrowing a cocoon. The butterfly doesn’t snip off its wings and re-enter the cocoon. It knows of no such thing. But we, as human beings, have a tendency to snip our own new-grown wings so we can retreat to the cocoon that represents our old zone of comfort. Unfortunately, the zone of comfort is seldom the territory of fulfillment. The butterfly has no choice.

As human beings we have the ability to make choices. The next time you are feeling stretched and uncomfortable, pat yourself on the back and say “Good for me. I must be growing!” In fact, if you are not stretching, growing, and evolving, then you
are probably too attached to being comfortable. A true lesson of life and a new level of wisdom will both arrive when you instead respect The Principle of the Rubber Band.

It is absolutely crucial that you must not judge, criticize, and compare yourself to others while you are being stretched. To do so will only make you feel stuck. You will focus on the pain of stretching, and want to go back to your old cocoon. Instead, treat yourself as compassionately as you would a child who is learning to ride a bicycle without training wheels. Give yourself extra nurturing. Drink a cup of hot tea, go for a walk, read a book, take a few deep breaths, and above all be patient. Training wheels have allowed that child to develop a sense of balance, to know how the bicycle is ultimately going to feel under their control. But if that child doesn’t eventually ride without training wheels, they will never experience how fast they can truly go, how sharply they can maneuver around obstacles, and how self-confident they can feel.

Therefore, always strive for the courage to take the extra wheels off. And one day you will do it. Because you realize that remaining in the “training wheel zone” will prevent you from reaching a new level in life of manifestation and creation.

Now imagine that you are a gardener who tends a rose bush. You notice a new green bud that appears, but as the days go by it remains closed. It’s afraid of opening up. It is resisting the processes of blossoming, changing, and stretching.

Alongside it there is another new bud, one that has decided to open up and – in spite of the possibility of cold rain, tornadoes, and hurricanes – it has further decided to blossom. Once it has opened, people passing by are inspired to notice its beauty, smell its fragrance, and touch its silky pedals.

When eventually that rose dies, it’s petals fall all round. People who walk close by notice the pedals on the ground, and they know that a fully blossomed rose once existed. Meanwhile, the unopened bud also dies. It shrivels, crumbles, and falls away.
No one but the gardener ever noticed that it was alive or even notices now that it has gone.

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Ellie Drake Savvy businesswoman, doctor, in-demand motivational speaker,mother and an inspiration to men and women around the globe. She maintains a demanding schedule of personal appearances as well as a series of web sites, each offering insights and products designed to help individuals achieve their personal best Ellie Drake is down to earth and funny! Visit Be a Millionaire Success

The benefits of an exercise program and a healthy diet are like a hand in a glove…the two go well together.

Now let me be clear, if I had to choose between physical health and nutritional health, I would choose nutritional health every time.

There have been world-class athletes that have drop dead because of diet related diseases, so to me nutritional health far exceeds physical health. Nevertheless as I stated before, the two go well together. So I highly recommend that you get into a good exercise program.

Exercise and a Clearer Complexion

During my early teen years I began having problems with acne on my face. I hated it.

When I turned 16 I joined the track team in high school and started running several days a week. To my surprise the acne on my face began clearing up. I later learned that exercising at an appropriate intensity causes the pores on your skin to open and release sweat, which contains impurities. Resulting in clearer complexion.

Exercise and Weight Loss

The concept of losing weight is simple…burn more calories than you take in.

The human body is like a motor vehicle. The faster or longer a car goes the more fuel it burns. The faster or longer our bodies move during exercise, the more calories that otherwise would be stored as fat is burnt. That is why getting into a good exercise program is such a great idea for someone wanting to lose weight.

Exercise and Mental Health

According to the 1996 U.S. Surgeon General’s Report on Physical Activity and Public Health, physically active people tend to have better mental health.

To me this report helps confirm a research done at a major university on people that suffered from depression. 60% of those who took part in the research that exercised for 30 minutes three times a week overcame their depression without taking any antidepressant medication.

I was at a park sometime ago and met a gentleman who told me that he loved coming to the park to walk because he found that it was a great way to relieve stress.

I can tell you from my own personal experience that when you are in good shape physically you feel a lot better mentally.

Here are some other health benefits of exercise:

1. Helps in the reducing of High blood pressure.
2. Helps prevent and control type 2 diabetes.
3. Helps prevent Osteoporosis. Osteoporosis is the thinning of bone tissue and loss of bone density over time.
4. Helps prevent heart disease and stroke.
5. Helps improve mood.
6. Helps keep muscles strong.
7. Helps reduce risk of colon, prostate and breast cancer.

Tips on Beginning a Exercise Program

1.Before beginning any exercise program, be sure to talk with your doctor.
2. Make a commitment to yourself that you are going to make exercise part of your lifestyle.
3. It’s important to start an exercise program slowly if you have not exercised for a long period of time.
4. Choose an exercise program that you enjoy doing. (I like running). You may like walking, swimming, gardening, skiing, or riding a bike. Remember it is up to you.
5. If you find yourself getting bored of one exercise simply change it. For example you may want to walk for six months and then for the other half of the year jog.
6. Find a routine that works for you. I run 18 miles per week. I do nine miles on Wednesdays and nine miles on Friday or Saturday. That is what works for me. However there are people who run three miles per day six days a week. That is what works for them. Get the picture?
7. Have Fun! If you do you will stick to your exercise program.
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He believes that a healthy diet and exercise are keys to good health and has written some interesting articles on those subjects.
Free health tips are available online at his web site, http://www.healthy-eating-habit.com/exerciseprogram.html

Allergies happen as a result of your bodies immune system reacting the wrong way to some sort of foreign ingredient. Your immune system will notice pollen or mold as a toxic element to your body and react accordingly. The end result can be sneezing, watery eyes, itching, hives, and even difficulty breathing in the course of more severe reactions. For many, the reaction will be slight and may require small or no medical intercession. During an severe allergic reaction, called anaphylaxis, you may initially feel itching which will quickly progress to swelling, pain and vomiting. Anaphylaxis is a potentially life-threatening ailment that requires prompt medical care.

Most allergies can be governed with the help of your medical practitioner, by using antihistamines, decongestants and nasal mists. There are also daily regime changes that you can make to help minimize your exposure to your allergen, such as keeping dogs and cats out of the home or keeping up a dust-free environment. If your allergies start to get in the way of your everyday life, your physician may also suggest immunotherapy, also known as allergy innoculations, for treatment your allergies and assist you to have allergy free days. The lovely news with allergies is that there are many options for controlling them properly. If you assume that you are suffering from some type of reaction to a certain matter, talk to your physician about your choices in allergy treatment.

Allergies disturb more than twenty percent of the adults and children in the United States, which means that millions of people are afflicted each year by various allergies. Allergies can affect people at different times of life, and during different seasons, subject on the cause of the reaction. There are a number of distinct perpetrators that can cause an allergic reaction in people, including pollen, dust mites, mold and foods. If you come to realize that you are suffering from allergies, you might want to make an appointment with your local allergist or your family physician to find out what you are allergic to and what your best alternative in treatment plans are.

Allergies are largely inherited, which means that if one or both of your parents suffer from allergies, you have a good possibility of aquiring them also. The allergen can vary however, so you cannot think that because your mom is allergic to dust, you will be also. You may instead develop a reaction to pollen or mold. The inherited link is plainly in whether or not you are susceptible to developing an allergy. Another possible reason for developing a reaction to a individual material is introduction to that substance when your immune system has been debilitated. For case in point, many people can develop a allergic reaction after a virus-related infection or even during pregnancy.

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For more helpful allergy tips try visiting http://www.health-lovers.info, a popular health website that provides quality information and articles on various health topics, such as diseases ,remedies, and news on the latest health breakthroughs.

Find acupuncture certification programs in the United States and Canada. Acupuncture certification is an important step in practicing this alternative healing art. Students interested in earning the valuable credential of acupuncture certification must first complete required coursework and successfully graduate from one of several acupuncture schools.

In general, acupuncture certification programs extended through one of many Oriental medicine schools or acupuncture schools will include three or four-year studies to help students gain the necessary skills and knowledge to practice acupuncture. In addition to acupuncture needling techniques, students will learn about Chinese Medicine, principles, and philosophies; and will gain practical clinical and classroom training. In many cases, students who aspire to earn acupuncture certification will discover that many acupuncture schools will combine education in acupuncture with Oriental medicine, including courses in Tui Na, Tai Chi, Qi Gong, and medical Chinese terminology; and associated education in anatomy, physiology, and other respective subjects of study.

While there are several styles of acupuncture, including 5-element acupuncture and Kiiko Matsumoto style (among others), acupuncture certification programs are not intended for any one specific style, but for acupuncture practitioners who desire to improve their professional outlook.

Typically, acupuncture certification is attained by taking a certification examination through the NCCAOM (National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine). Eligibility for candidates who desire to gain acupuncture certification and earn the title of Diplomate (Dipl. Ac.), must have acquired a formal education in acupuncture and must have met all accreditation requirements.

Consequently, if graduates have received their acupuncture degrees, but have not obtained all necessary coursework for acupuncture certification can earn and present supplemental education through an ACAOM-accredited or candidate school. Furthermore, practitioners who have earned their acupuncture certification must acquire a minimum of 60 PDA (Professional Development Activity) points for recertification.

If you are interested in finding your dream job, let education within fast-growing industries like massage therapy, cosmetology, acupuncture, oriental medicine, Reiki, and others get you started! Explore career school programs near you now!

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Do you want to develop super focus and clarity in your life?

If so, the creation of a simple dream board or vision board may be the very answer that will help to place you in the league of the super achiever.

So what exactly is a vision board?

Also known as ‘dream boards’, they are a simple and visual representation of your goals, aims and objectives in life. Usually they are no more than and eclectic mixture of pictures and images which accurately portray something which you wish to own, become or achieve in the near future.

Most vision boards would be a collection of images cut out from old magazines, with a few additional photographs all pasted onto a board which is then hung in a place of prominence so you will be reminded of your goals every time that you pass.

However, what is of most importance is what they mean to their creator and the intention behind creating them.

For some people their vision board becomes the big picture of their life, and a route map to their success. As our mind moves us towards the achievement of what we think about most a vision board makes perfect sense. We are in fact creating a giant aide-memoire that is a constantly reminder of the route we have set for ourselves in life.
At subliminal level the act of creating a dream board becomes a powerful intention and driving force to take positive action and start achieving and moving us towards our objective.

Dream boards can specifically focus on just one goal, or a mixture of all of your goals, the choice is yours. If you are a visual person, then time spent in developing a creative and exciting vision board will be a strong motivator for you to take action on a regular basis.

A tried, tested and proven principle…

The marketing and advertising industry have been using the dream board principle successfully for many years. They well know that a good picture or image can often do more to fire the desire of potential prospects, than a thousand well written words. So why shouldn’t it work well for you also.

You can get started on your vision board today by collecting suitable photographs and images as and when you see them. As your collection grows you can start to organise them into more specific goals and objectives.

One person that I know created his vision board digitally in a graphics program on his computer. He then sent his high definition file to a local digital printer to reproduce as a large poster size images. Surprisingly he managed to get 5 high quality prints for under£20! He then hung his vision boards around his home and place of work.

He also turned that same vision board into a screen saver for his computer which means he was constantly exposed to it and what he wanted to achieve.

Remember to hang your vision board in prominent position where you will see it regularly.

There are many amazing stories about the success of vision boards and how they help you achieve your goals. The one I like most is about the person who discovered that he was living in the exact house from one of his early vision boards. The reason he didn’t immediately recognise this fact was that he made a number of house moves as his career escalated and had left his vision boards safely packed and in storage.

Only after he had moved into his recently acquired mansion and still unpacking, his son queried the contents of the unpacked storage box in his study did he make this remarkable discovery.

Put your life into top gear by developing a vision board today

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