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We’ve all been there, a mishit shot, the golf ball buries in the greenside bunker, and we’re left wondering to ourselves, what in the heck do I do with this?

Well read on and you’ll wonder no longer because here is exactly how to set up and play this most difficult bunker shot.

1. Set up with the face of your golf club pointing down the target line or in other words square to the intended target line.

2. Set your feet square to the target line or just a slight bit open if that feels more comfortable to you. Unlike a shot from a good lie in a greenside bunker, you absolutely want the club to dig into the sand under the ball rather than having it cut under the golf ball in a slicing motion. This is the reason we square our feet and swing the club on a square path, minimizing the amount of bounce on your wedge and causing it to dig into the sand.

3. Swing the club back on a very steep angle. (Imagine a U)
Again this insures that the leading edge of the club will dig rather than bounce. This technique will also launch the ball a little higher than a normal swing would.

4. Swing down into the sand with little or no follow through. All your force should go down and into the sand.
If you attempt to follow through, there is a good chance that you’ll double hit this particular shot so make sure the force of the swing goes down and into the sand.

5. This technique will produce a shot that will pop up and out of the bunker and will roll a considerable distance under normal circumstances.

6 . It’s highly possible to get the golf ball close to the hole provided you have some green to work with between you and the pin. It’s simply a matter of spending a few minutes in the practice bunker getting comfortable with this technique and getting a feel for how far the ball will fly and roll.

7. If the pin is cut close just get your ball out on the green and take your lumps. This strategy will save you shots over time. Don’t ever risk leaving the ball in the bunker.

8. Remember, humor me and practice your short putting 30 minutes weekly and as you do, watch your scores fall.

Ben Throckmorton is the author of the popular new golf instruction series entitled “A Better Way To Play”

Learn more about Ben and his new instructional system at:
http://www.EasyGolfInstruction.com

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Be a “M O D E L”.

You can become like anyone that you admire just by modeling
what they did to be successful.

Can you do what they did and get what they have?

Yes, is the easy answer, but will you?

Do you want to be like Oprah Winfrey, Wally Amos,
Rev. Walter Thomas, Les Brown, Mike Litman, John Di Lemme, Thomas Edison and other famous people?

You can by following the steps that they did
to get where they are.

But, Is that who you really want to be?

Let me tell you a story.

When I started playing the drums at the age of 13 or so,
I wanted to be like my friend who also played the drums.
I modeled what he did and I became as good as he was.
I then looked to better myself and found that I liked the
sound and style of Gene Krupa, Buddy Rich, Joe Morello and
the rhythm and melody of Lionel Hampton. I started to model
the things that I liked about what they played. I learned
from the masters. I developed my own very personal and
individual style.

When I played, people would say, “I have never heard that
beat before”. Some would say,” You sound a little like Joe Morello but different”.

You see, I developed into myself.

I developed my GOD given gift’s into the real me not
someone else. Without the help and wisdom of the
“MODEL’s”, I would still be struggling.

When I first heard Mike Litman and John Di Lemme at
SuccessMania, I wanted to be Mike,
than I wanted to be like John.

In the past, I wanted to be Anthony Robbins at the “Unleash The Power” weekend and FireWalk in Somerset, New Jersey. I also want to be more like my Creator, everyday. I take the best of my “MODELS” and practice that wisdom. Guess what happens?

You become the real, “YOU”.

There is no other person just like you. Your Creator only
made one of you and you were given your special Gift’s to
develop and give to the World.

You need a MODEL or Mentor to help you get started, to help you
speed your learning, to save you time and money, to keep
you going and to be an inspiration. You need that Mentor.

You can do it alone, make mistakes, spend more money and
suffer the pain of wasted time or you can make a decision.
You need to choose a Mentor and “MODEL” them to rush your
Dreams and Goals to a speedy and successful outcome.

Get a MODEL and become a MODEL to someone slse.

M O D E L

M = Mentor, Find someone that you want to model and
MENTOR with them.
O = Ordain yourself to train with the MASTERS to
gain their Wisdom.
D = Decide to Take Action to be all that you can be.
E = Excitement and enthusiasm to create new experience’s
L = Live the life of your Dreams by being YOU.

Become the YOU that you were Created to be. Develop your
Gift’s and talents.

Be a “MODEL” of your mentor.

Frank Gasiorowski, PhD, Philosophy/Humanities is an Author, Speaker, Radio and TV Guest for http://www.90DayGoals.com and Voice-Over narrator on the new BIBLEMIX CD. Frank is one of the founders of the “Total Self Mastery University” http://www.TotalSelfMastery.com with Dr. Mike Davison. Frank is the Director of F.A.I.T.H. Ministry. http://www.FindAnswersInTheHEART.com

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We all have at one time or another had the fantasy of our books being absolutely indispensable to readers - and that our genius is immediately recognizable even without the benefit of creating awareness or self-promotion. Well, for some very famous authors this may be true - but then again, publishers still spend millions of dollars promoting even the greatest writers’ books. Having your book recognized for the high quality endeavor that it is, and selling some in the process, really is ALL about an awareness of both you as an author and your book. One of the hard truths of the self-publishing industry is that authors must work diligently to create a market for their books - and all without the multi-million dollar budgets of the big publishers.

Author Events are the primary vehicle for the self-published author to get out and meet the public, and they can be your ticket to both sales and increased publicity - all thanks to your local retail outlet. This article will be your quickstart guide to developing and setting up winning Author Events and Book Signings.

Follow the steps outlined below, and you’ll find yourself scheduling more effective (and enjoyable) events, selling more books, and reaching more readers than ever before.

1 - Research the target locations

Keep in mind that sometimes (more often than not as a matter of fact) the best place to sell books ISN’T in a bookstore. Craft book? What about hobby or fabric stores? Cookbook? What about a local gourmet shop? Business or finance book? Any local seminars coming up that you could “piggyback” with? History or historical fiction? How about your local historical society functions?

Each bookstore has a specific focus, clientele and “ambiance” that contribute to its success. These traits are determined by the store’s location, the inventory focus, the personality of the manager and her or his team, and the appearance and atmosphere of the store itself - and these factors drive what products sell within this store. Make sure ALL of these factors support YOUR topic and your book. For example - a store focusing on children wouldn’t be the place to pitch your latest investment strategy guide…

Start local before you go global. You’ll have the most success where you have the greatest chance of being recognized.

Each and every venue you discover will have has specific presentation opportunities and needs. Make sure you understand where author events are typically held within the store, and what area is available for your presentation. Find out who is in charge of coordinating author events and get to know them - get on their mailing list of events so you can see what the store is typically presenting to their customers. Ask them what they want in an author. Match their needs and wants to what you have to offer, and don’t waste each other’s time by forcing your book to fit their world.

2 - Be absolutely professional in requesting an event

It’s almost funny how many authors begin to think that just because they put pen to paper they deserve to be treated like royalty. Respect the store managers - you need them far more than they need you, keep your ego in check, ask them if you can present your idea for an author event and ASK FOR THEIR FEEDBACK. They will be far more inclined to want you in their store if they feel involved and invested in your success - it doesn’t mean make them do your work, but use their experience and knowledge to make your event a success (they probably know their customers better than you do…).

Create and use the best possible marketing materials - build a professional media kit that includes a press release, reviews, articles on topic that support book (both your own and other sources), a print out of your cover, a poster, postcards, author bio, author photo, marketing info and calendar showing other events. Send this rather large packet of goodies to the appropriate person at the store - you should have this person’s name from your research phase. NEVER send a media kit to a generic address - I guarantee you are better off having NOT sent anything.

3 - Help drive attendance (and thereby book sales)

Author Events really have only one goal as far as the store is concerned - get more people into the store and spending money. It isn’t a public service. Let the manager and events coordinator know what you can do to help drive customers to the store - as I said, an author event is designed to sell books and boost bookstore attendance, if all you are doing is capitalizing on customers already in the store - what value is your signing to the store?

There are lots of ways you can help the store bring more faces to your event:

- provide a mailing list to the store to which they can mail their newsletter with an announcement of your event

- offer to mail / email info about your signing to THEIR list, or provide materials they can send to their list (they may not want you having total access to their customer list - which may violate some privacy/spam requirements)

- help drive media coverage of your event - local papers, radio, etc - by sending them a press release announcing your event. Ask the manager about what forms of advertising they prefer you use and which work best for their store

- call the local paper the week before your event and ask if they’ll send a local editor or cameraman over for your event

The goal is to coordinate and cooperate - combining your efforts with those of the store will far more than double your results

4 - Create an interesting presentation or performance - tailored for each store you visit

It’s not just about sitting at a table and hoping that your signature will create interest and sell books. In today’s multimedia, multimodal, multimessage world, sitting and chatting to prospective readers won’t get you much interest.

Don’t just ask for a signing - think about what else can you do to draw traffic into the store. Is there a tie in with your book that you can use to create interest? Any current events that make your book timely? Be highly creative - think outside the box - got a cookbook? bring prepared food and teach the group how to make one of your recipes; got a fiction story? dress up like a character and do a reading or re-create one of the scenes; conduct a “seminar”; offer advice… whatever it takes to draw NEW customers into the store. It’s not enough to just capitalize on the traffic that is already there - that doesn’t make the storeowner any more invested in your success, and most of those people aren’t there to buy your book anyway.

5 - Remember the details of selling books

Don’t neglect the details of inventory and actually selling books - and remember that for you, the goal is as much about author awareness as it is selling books. Good awareness can contribute to an additional 50 to 75% of your event book sales. Remember these things:

- You need to have books in the store for your event, so help the store get a good deal on stocking 10 to 30 units and make sure they are in-stock before your event

o offer extra units at a good discount - if they buy direct from you and pass along some savings to the customer

o consider consignment - though only as a last resort

- Make sure you understand the store’s stocking policy for author events

o will they bring in extra inventory for the promotional period surrounding your event?

o do they keep extra after the event? (don’t be surprised if they only keep a few… be prepared to have some returns)

o how long will they keep you in inventory?

- Ask the store manager then if they’d like you to autograph the remaining copies.

6 - Tie in callback or side opportunities

Can you schedule another appearance while you are there? It’s a long shot, but often worth a try. (However, don’t advertise your “next appearance” at your current event, or people will put off buying your book.) Does the store have multiple locations at which you can conduct additional events?

Make sure you get the names of your attendees - ask them to fill out cards to receive your newsletter (you have one, right?)

7 - After Event follow up

- send a “thank you” note to the store

- ask for their feedback

- ask to schedule another event (though this is a long shot) - or be part of an event that the store may be sponsoring or in which it may be involved (a community event or even another author event)

- keep in contact with the key person at the store - by visiting in person once a month or so (the best) or call / email

- send a complimentary note to the store’s district manager or corporate home office about the event

Never ever underestimate the power of an author appearance - most stores need for events that can help drive additional customers to their store. Try to hit weekends, but remember that weeknights are good for many topics. Concentrate on what helps bring customers in to the store and you will be more successful that presenting an event that only draws on the traffic already present. Decide carefully where you prospect for events - make sure that what you offer (and the topic of your book) suit the needs of the store. It’s always easier to start local and then move outwards in radiating circles - this gives store personnel the chance to have actually heard about you from other sources.

Follow these simple steps and you will find yourself scheduling more events and conducting them more successfully - creating even greater demand for you in future events.

In a nutshell:

1. Research, research, and research - don’t waste your time on stores that aren’t a fit just because they’ll let you in the door.

2. Create an interesting “EVENT”. Presentations sell more than “visitations” - people will be more interested in you and your book if you entertain or inform (so will the store manager). Don’t just expect to sit around, chat, and sell books.

3. Be absolutely professional - provide all the detail they could ever dream of having about you, your book, and why they should care.

4. Gather review and blurbs from all possible sources

5. Show them what you can do for their store. Present ideas on driving more traffic to their location.

6. Tie in side opportunities

7. Don’t forget the details of selling books

8. Make everyone glad you were there

An incomplete checklist of setting up your event:

1. Research & Identify target stores

2. Create marketing materials

3. Contact store managers in person or phone, then follow up with materials - remember to have your ISBN on hand - this is how they look items up with the greatest ease

4. Get all the store info on a single sheet - address, phone number, manager’s name and direct line, event coordinator (if there is one), all the emails you need - including a contact at their corporate home office or a district manager if you can

5. Prepare materials you will bring:

a. Two Posters - glued or bonded to a hard backing so that it stands up - if you aren’t handy and can make this as professional as possible, go to a craft shop or frame shop and have them do it

b. Post cards about your book to hand out

c. Bookmarks - put one in each book in the store (and leave them there even after you leave)

d. Author bio sheet with picture in plastic frame

e. Easel to stand one of your posters on

6. Ask store to stock some copies of your book at the register along with your bookmarks

7. Offer to do a Press Release or announcement about the signing for the store

8. Bring book easels to set 3 or 4 books on - or borrow some from the store

9. In-store - don’t set behind your table, get into the crowd!

10. Be Happy! You are there to share something special with the audience - and they are there to support you and listen to your ideas. Remember - they came to your event voluntarily. They WANT to be there!

11. Put a bookmark or card in every single copy of your book in the store

12. Hand a book to everyone you can - ask them to browse through it, take it to table and read it, or even show them your favorite passage. Just getting them to TOUCH the book will increase your sales dramatically

13. Put articles of interest (on your topic of course) on your table - generate conversation with them

14. Take pictures of your event - have a friend or store associate photo you ‘in action’ at the table. One shot posed, one shot candid, one with the store manager and/or events coordinator - send this one to the store with your thank you note (maybe you could suggest they start posting author signing photos in the store??)

Nothing can guarantee a great book signing - but not being prepared CAN guarantee a lousy one. Follow these steps and tips, and your next event will not disappoint. Good luck!

If you like this information (and found it helpful) please feel free to post it on your site, put it in a blog, toss it in your newsletter, or in general spread it around. Please just give us credit here at www.dogearpublishing.net

May you have success in your creative efforts!

Ray Robinson is a partner in Dog Ear Publishing http://www.dogearpublishing.net a self publishing services company specializing in delivering “high touch” services to the author community. His company provides a full range of services to authors, from editorial to page layout to marketing and fulfillment.

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Is attitude important to your bowling? How important is it? What attitude should you take towards bowling?

This phrase kind of sums it all up: Your Attitude Is What Counts!

Attitude is probably the most important part of your bowling game. I have been told that if you were to weigh the two main aspects of bowling (physical & mental), your mental game has to get better over time. Usually we look at it this way: when you start bowling it is 15% mental and 85% physical, as you get better the scales switch and it becomes much more mental than physical.

Your physical game is the actual physical control of the ball (i.e. the pushout, the pendulum, the slide, etc.. (this is all covered in my article “4 Step vs 5 Step Approach”). Your mental game is how you view the results of your physical game. This can (and will!) change from frame to frame. It is important that you realize where your attitude is, negative or positive and manage it accordingly.

If you have a negative attitude it will cause you to bowl worse. The worse your attitude gets, the worse your bowling gets. If you throw a bad ball, or get a bad break on the lanes (i.e. a 7-10 or 8-10 split), you have to shake it off and not let it impact your bowling. That is much harder than it seems.

If you keep your attitude positive, it will help you to bowl better. By keeping a positive attitude, you can improve your average or at least maintain it. If you are having a “bad” night (i.e. not bowling your average), keeping your attitude positive will allow you to bowl the best score that you can on the condition that you face, thus keeping your average higher in the long run.

If you have a bad night, you want it to be as good as you can possibly make it so that it doesn’t affect your average too much. After all, if you keep your pin count up, your average won’t suffer as much.

Mike Kolar
About the Author
http://www.BowlersEverything.com

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You should go out and buy the most expensive system. More expensive all in one home theater systems don’t always have what you want. Just because the price is high doesn’t mean the system will end up living up to its true potential. Sometimes the lower priced systems are just as good as the more expensive ones sometimes even better. The system’s features are more often more important than the price of it. The reputation of the system from someone who has used the system before is the most important thing of all. Always try to get the opinion of someone who has experience with the type of system you are purchasing.

If you are looking for one of the cheapest all in one home theater systems you can find then you should consider buying used or refurbished equipment. You can find great deals on equipment online and offline. Check on EBay first and foremost, however be aware the heavier the system is the more the shipping is going to cost. You might end getting lucky and finding free shipping. Check your local pawn shops. People often sell good things when in hard times. Pawns shops often have very good deals on varies things including home theater systems. Of course, you’re going to want to test it out first or make sure you can always return it if you are not satisfied with its performance.

1. Selecting the Perfect All in One Home Theater System

2. Finding Cheaper Deals

More Home Theater System

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I read an article the other day entitled “How Fit is Your Kid?” Research found that 1/3 of all teens would fail an 8-minute treadmill test. Pretty scary! There are reasons for this of course, like:

• A huge increase in portion sizes from just 10 years ago

• The sedentary nature of today’s activities, eg., internet, instant messaging, video games, ipods and so forth

• Food accessibility

• School lunches

As a school counselor by day, I see first hand what kids eat. Last year I was doing some research on soft drink consumption and was shocked by what I read. Just 15 years ago kids drank twice-as-much milk as soda. Today they drink twice-as-much soda as milk. I decided to see for myself if this statistic was accurate. Here is what I found: Of the 400 kids I observed, 95 percent of them drank sweetened soft drinks and 0 percent drank milk. That’s right, not one kid that I observed drank milk. Soft drink consumption is definitely part of the problem considering that just one can of Pepsi is 140 calories and contains 10 teaspoons of sugar.

Well, not to get completely off track, here is what I really wanted to share. There is a very popular lunch that is served once a week to the students at my school. It is called the Buffalo Chicken Wrap. Basically, it’s a deep-fried heart attack on a bun, covered in thick, fattening sauce. The kids flock the lunch line on Buffalo Chicken days. Recently, the cafeteria service did away with this wrap because they were losing money on it. The students weren’t too happy, so they took a stand and boycotted buying food from the cafeteria.

The first day of the boycott an announcement came over the loud speaker that a resolution had been made and the Buffalo Chicken Wrap would return. The roar from the students was deafening. All because of a deep-fried chicken wrap that could quite possibly be the unhealthiest thing served for lunch anywhere on the planet.

Now I want you to really let this sink in: 1/3 OF TEENAGERS ARE UNFIT. This is the time in life when one is supposed to be healthiest. But, 1/3 OF TEENAGERS ARE UNFIT. What is going to happen to these kids in the future, considering that 90 percent of overweight kids become overweight adults? Parents and educators really need to assess what it is that kids are eating and drinking these days. We need to make changes, fast.

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With all the new brands of hockey product continually coming out, each day we see something spectacular and rediculous. What is it this time? It’s the Crosby Kid. Go ahead and look on ebay, you’ll find auctions asking $10,000.00 for a single piece of cardboard. What would possess someone to spend that much on a hockey card? Why is it worth so much? I myself cannot see my wallet being opened to that extent even though it IS a 1/1 print, and it IS Crosby; you have to set a limit somewhere. (Unless you have an endless supply of disposable income!)

Recently the hockey card collectible realm experienced just that: people struggling with limits. What this particular Crosby card is doing to people is ridiculous/silly. They are not buying boxes of hockey cards to simply collect them, they are not doing it for the hobby, they are doing it for the Sid Kid. Hoping to strike gold in this lottery. Now, I say ‘most’ people, not all of us are crazy like some, so don’t say I’m making a generalisation. What this card has done to the hobby has had both positive and negative effects on the world of card collecting. We see people supporting Upperdeck and related companies in full force. That is GREAT for the hobby! The more people buy, the more likely we are to see brand new and exciting products!

The bad part? When people are opening boxes of cards, they often times find themselves posting on local forums claiming they got ‘ripped off’ because they did not receive the Crosby (or Alex Ovechkin) money maker. In my eyes I see people disregarding the true enjoyment of busting wax. They don’t take the time to see how the card is made, how it looks, who the player is. They are not thoroughly enjoying their product, just merely tossing it aside. Mind you, opening my packs of cards, I too find myself hoping for a Crosby Card. But for me, it’s not the be all see all end all of my hobby–just a bonus.

So how much worse can it get? Will the storm calm down, or will it just madly develop into something raging and uncontrollable? Will the card companies look at this, and say ‘hey, look at all these people spending money for a Crosby card! Maybe we should make a SSP run of these Crosby cards so we can pull in even more money!!?’. Wouldn’t that be devastating? Instead of finding #/ 499 or #/1499 Crosby Rookie Jerseys , and Auto Jerseys in a box of SPX, we see #/10 Auto Jerseys, and #/25 regular jerseys. The hunt for these cards would be ridiculous. I hope it does not come down to it, but I can’t help but think how will people react, and how well the market would sustain the demand for these cards.

Take a minute and enjoy your cards. Just becuse you didn’t get the big money Crosby Card does not mean you have to be sad down and out. Do not treat the hobby like a lottery, because it isn’t!

The leading NHL fan forum is FlamesForum.com. Visit the unofficial official Calgary Flames forum is Flames Forum. Game day talk, rumours, NHL talk, player pictures, and post game analysis. Don’t miss out on the cup run action!

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Because cars now cost tens of thousands of dollars, most of us
pay for them the same way we buy houses: we have a financing
institution pay the bill and we repay the financer in
installments that include the price plus interest. Automotive
sales prices have risen at an unprecedented rate and many of us
have turned to auto loans and leases in order to afford the car
we want and need.

Higher prices for cars are partially due to the higher cost of
labor and materials, as well as the research and development of
fuel-efficient engines. Safety features such as air bags,
antilock braking systems, and reinforced structural components
also contribute to higher prices. But I believe that prices are
also influenced by the fact that many financing institutions and
dealerships have taken the opportunity to make inflated profits
by literally charging us “as much as traffic can bear” for auto
leases and loans.

Despite the high prices, many people do a good job a negotiating
down the price of their dream car. Yet many of those same people
just as quickly make very bad decisions on their auto loan.
Countless others include auto loan negotiations in their actual
negotiations for the purchase of a vehicle and quickly become
lost in the complexity of annual percentage rates versus
difference in trade, allowance versus months financed, or life
insurance versus payoff. If you are going to be a smart buyer,
it’s important to realize the two can’t be mixed. First,
negotiate the best possible deal on the car. And then apply the
best method of financing.

If you plan to pay cash, you have to know how much money you
need to buy a car and to know the tactics dealerships will use
to try to switch you to a auto loan. If you plan to finance, you
must first know how much auto loan you can afford and for how
long, before you know how much car you can buy. You must know
the best source and method of financing before you shop.

So, you need to shop around to find out how much you really can
afford each month. Once you have determined how much you can
afford, determine the total “available” cash you will have to
purchase a car. Determine how many months you want your auto
loan to be, and consider the addition of life and health
insurance.

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Both types of unsaturated fatty acids are contained within neuronal cell membranes and are known to have neuroprotective, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory properties.

The researchers involved in the new study, published in Neurology (2005;64:2040-2045), wanted to build on this knowledge by determining whether a high intake of unsaturated fatty acids might be associated with a lower risk of Parkinson’s disease.

Monounsaturated (MUFAs) fatty acids have been shown to help lower LDL (bad) cholesterol when substituted for saturated fat. Sources of MUFAs include olive, canola oils, avocados, peanuts, nuts and seeds.

One of the main forms of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) is omega-3, commonly derived from fish, which have been shown to deliver considerable benefits for cardiovascular health and cognitive function. Omega-6 is also essential for human health, found in grains, most plant-based oils, poultry, and eggs.

However the modern diet is more heavily weighted towards omega-6 consumption than omega-3, an imbalance that has led to the growing popularity of the latter in fortified and functional foods and in supplement form.

The new study may give further weight to arguments in favor of the Mediterranean diet, which typically consists of foods rich in both MUFAs and PUFAs since it is based as it is on olive oil, nuts, fresh fish, fruits and vegetables. Three separate studies published this year have highlighted the heart health benefits of this diet, in lowering cholesterol levels, lowering the risk factors for heart disease and boosting longevity.

The new prospective population-based cohort study involved 5,289 people aged 55 or over, all of whom were free of dementia and Parkinson’s disease at baseline.

At the start of the trial the participants underwent complete dietary assessment, and the incidence of Parkinson’s disease was assessed through repeated in-person examination and continuous monitoring by computer linkage to medical records.

The mean duration of the study was six years, during which time 51 patients were diagnosed with Parkinson’s. Higher intakes of total fat, MUFAs, and PUFAs were “significantly associated” with a lower risk of developing the disease, but no associations were found for dietary saturated fat, cholesterol, or trans-fat.

“These findings suggest that high intake of unsaturated fatty acids might protect against Parkinson’s disease,” concluded the researchers.

Parkinson’s disease is a progressive neurological disorder that affects around 6.3 million people worldwide. One in ten cases are diagnosed before the age of 50.

The cause is not understood but it is thought to result from the combined effects of factors including aging, genetic predisposition, and environmental exposures. Symptoms include tremors, stiffness, slow movement and poor coordination and balance.

A study published in the Archives of Neurology (59, pp 1541-1550) in 2002 linking coenzyme-Q10 to a slowing of the progressive disability caused by Parkinson’s is thought to have been at least partly responsible for a surge in consumer demand for CoQ10, usually sourced from Japan, in the past three years. Prices are high, however, and supply is short, so the new research may present a viable alternative method of prevention.

A meta-analysis published in this month’s issue of the Lancet Neurology (issue 4, pp362-5) underlines evidence that diets rich in vitamin E could also protect against the development of Parkinson’s disease.

Mike Freije
http://www.health-shop.com

http://www.health-shop.info

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…I realised that I really created my own obstacles in life, and
if I just got out of the way of myself and
let my mind not hold me back,
I could do things I never thought I could.”
(Hilary Swank, as reported in the Sunday Times)

Hilary Swank puts her breathtaking performance in Million Dollar Baby down to the way Clint Eastwood was able to get her to relax and stop her interfering with her natural ability to create such an awesome character.

What about you? How do you interfere with your natural ability. How do you stop yourself from progressing? What do you say to yourself that ensures you stay within a safe arena? In Hilary Swank’s words what is your “obstacle” to success in your life.

For most of us our obstacle is the same as Hilary Swank’s. It is our mind. The way we were raised. The area we lived in. The schools we went to. The education we received or not as the case may be. The first jobs we had. The people we idolised in our youth and in later life. All give us a way of being.

Think for a moment. What do you now do that can be traced back to your past. Have you ever said anything and a sibling or member of your family immediately responded “You sound just like……….”? If you have then you have just met an “obstacle” That thought was not a new thought. It is not even one of your thoughts. It is a response to a stimulus. It is a learned behaviour. A behaviour that isn’t yours it is someone else’s and you copied it. It is well and truly an “obstacle”

This is a small example but one that can be identified quickly. How many, other hidden behaviours do you have that are a carbon copy of someone else. All these “obstacles” ensure that you are “kept in your place”.

Have you ever thought to yourself;” I would like to do that” and quickly another thought enters your mind, “but I don’t think so”. The thought that comes says, “It is embarrassing” or “my (mother) wouldn’t like it”…or whatever your excuse is. It is this that Hilary Swank is talking about. Your mind is holding you back.

How do you progress?

Kathy Sierra, the well known author of bestseller Head First books, says you just need to overcome your brains “Crap Filter”. That area of your brain that stops you moving forward.

How do you do it.?

Simple.
Do exactly as Hilary Swank says Stop Thinking.
Exploit what your mind thinks is important…….. Your Feelings.

Instead of following a path that is run by your head and what you think you ought to do. Go with your feelings. Do what you feel is right. Don’t let your mind hold you back. Awaken your feelings. The stronger your feelings towards a particular action the more you overcome the filter on your brain and now you have overcome your obstacle.

How do you know you have the right feeling? How do you know you are on the right path?

Simple.

When you are on the correct path and doing what is right for you. You feel great.
Everything appears to be in synch. You may be doing something for hours and it feels like minutes. Your face is all aglow. You are really enjoying yourself. In a nutshell you stop evaluating what you are doing and have started to do things you never thought were possible. You are performing naturally, everything is “right”.

Don’t just accept what we say. Try it. Imagine for a moment that you are Hilary Swank. You have been given this great opportunity. You have the knowledge, you have done the research. Everything that can be prepared has been prepared. Now let go of your learned thinking and let your natural talent emerge. Go on you’ve got nothing to lose.

You now know how to overcome your obstacle.

Good Luck.

Graham and Julie
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