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Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Violin Equipment Review - The Peak Portable Music Stand

The Peak portable Music Stand is a sturdy, collapsible, and solid-backed music stand that presents some problems in its use but can also be a useful alternative to wire stands when stability is the name of the game. It can be a useful asset for gigging (particularly outdoors) as well as for those chamber music or orchestra rehearsals or concerts where a more flimsy wire stand can be a liability.The Peak, unlike most other strong and solid music stands, can collapse much like a wire stand due to several folds on its back along with a detachable music tray. At first blush, it seems seems ideal. But it does present some problems. First is the folding component itself. Call me uncoordinated, but several times this stand has pinched my fingers in the process of opening and closing it. In addition, the lower tray that supports the music needs to attach separately, and tends to be a weak point of the stand that can easily break and can require considerable force to attach. After only a few months, my tray cracked.Also, although possessing a relatively low profile, this stand is significantly heavier and bulkier than a typical wire stand. That being said, there are few (if any) other heavy-duty solid-backed non-wire music stands that collapse to this size. However, I have continued to use wire stands for most rehearsals taking place outside my home due to the limitations I have already described along with the weight and relative bulk of this stand and its tendency to pinch my fingers during assembly and when being collapsed.

Lisa Ann Berman, M.M. Masters of Music in Violin Performance, Yale School of Music http://www.

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Sunday, December 8, 2013

Treatments for Acne Spots

Acne spots and pimples always seem to erupt at the most inconvenient times in a person's life, and it does not only affect the young; adults to can experience the sudden appearance of a spot or pimple just before an important occasion. If this ever happens it would handy to have some acne remedies close by. Some of the treatments for acne listed below may not work for everybody, but they have been known to help many people in the past.Acne sulphur is a well-known treatment for spots and pimples. It is relatively cheap and just a small solution applied to the acne affected areas, left on for around fifteen minutes and washed of, can prove highly effective as a treatment for acne. The Acne sulphur treatment can be purchased at pharmacies and drug stores.Another acne treatment is vitamin c. This vitamin can be found in oranges, and the application of a piece of an orange peel to the acne spots for a few minutes, has been proved successful in the treatment of spots and pimples, and for just the cost of a couple of oranges, it is a very cheap acne treatment.The World Health Organisation includes Benzoyl peroxide in its list of essential medicines, and most acne treatments contain it in their ingredients. Find a treatment for acne products that contains 10% of Benzoyl peroxide. Apply it to the acne spots and pimples. Repeat this every few hours and your acne will soon disappear.Neutrogena is another product among many good acne treatments. Neutrogena soaks up excess oils, dries out pimples and clears the pores. This acne spot treatment can be purchased over the counter and is relatively cheap. A big plus for this acne treatment, is that it can prevent most spots from reappearing.If you are looking for natural treatments for acne, green clay is 100% a natural product. Green clay is applied to the acne spots and pimples a night before retiring to bed, and is kept on while you sleep. However this is not one of the most popular treatments owing to scarcity of the green clay.Another one of the overnight treatments for acne is a mixture of aloe and vitamin e. Apply the mixture to the acne spots five minutes before going to bed and clean it of when you wake up. This treatment has had a few detractors, but many have found to be a good treatment for acne.The many and varied acne treatments that are available to people today, will be more effective if they are backed up with a sensible diet and healthy life style. By avoiding foods containing unnatural fats and too much refined sugar, and partaking in some simple but effective exercise will greatly assist the treatments in their work. Avoid stress as much as you can and ensure you get as close to eight hours sleep every night.By following as healthy a life style as you can, the treatments that you find work for you will have a better chance of ridding you of acne spots and pimples.

As a one-time teenager and later a father of two daughters, Oliver Webb fully understands the angst Acne and Acne spots and pimples can cause. He now writes article on treatments for acne on http://www.yo

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Friday, December 6, 2013

Type 2 Diabetes - Will A Vegetarian Diet Help Your Diabetes?

Many people diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes are tempted to imagine simply taking drugs or even injecting insulin, will take care of their diabetes problems. But Type 2 diabetes is a disease where medications alone are not enough. In the past five to ten years, important studies have been published documenting how both a healthy diet and exercise are beneficial for people with Type 2 diabetes, or for those at risk of developing this disease.Planning your meals wisely is the key to helping you control your blood sugar levels and protect against heart disease and weight gain. Many diabetics decide to become vegetarian when they receive their Type 2 diabetes diagnosis and this could be a great lifestyle modification.Understanding how to be a vegetarian and diabetic at the same time is not difficult, but you must be willing to make several dietary modifications. The main thing is to make sure that you are keeping your blood sugar levels balanced so that you don't fall victim to diabetic complications.Plan your meals: If you choose to eat this way, make sure you plan meals carefully in order to keep the carbohydrates in check. One great idea is to make sure you depend rather heavily on plant foods which are higher in fat and protein. These include:nuts,
soybeans,
tofu, and
plant foods rich in soluble fiberto help buffer the carbohydrate induced rise in blood sugar.Add protein to your diet: Another idea is to make sure you include vegetarian soy and tofu options for protein in your diet. And since you won't be eating animal protein, you need to make sure you have other protein sources such as beans and tofu products.Eat plenty of fiber: You should also make sure you are eating plenty of fiber each day. Don't start adding too much fiber to your diet at one time though or else you will experience digestive upset. The fiber and some difficult to digest complex carbohydrates in beans and legumes end up in the large intestine. When bacteria in your intestine then start to break down these foods, they often give off gas and you will feel bloated. To reduce this effect make sure you keep your serving of beans to no more than half a cup in the beginning. Also make sure you eat beans with a meal containing protein, carbohydrates and fat.One of the advantages to having enough fiber in your eating plan is to help usher out extra cholesterol in your system which can help reduce your risk for heart disease as well. Fiber also helps to make you feel fuller so you don't crave fatty foods.Fresh fruit: If you're eating a lot of fruit on your vegetarian diet, it's important to balance the fruit with protein as well. You also want to watch your blood sugar carefully to make sure you're not spiking it by eating too much fruit. Of course, fruit is an important part of a healthy diet as it has special nutrients on its own.Low vitamin B12: Make sure you include foods containing vitamin B12 in your diet, (basically, the foods containing vitamin B12 include meat, fish, eggs and dairy products). Vitamin B12 can also be taken via supplement form. This will help prevent any nerve damage that can come along with diabetes.Tingling, numbness and pain in your feet often indicate peripheral neuropathy which is one of the common complications of diabetes. These symptoms can also be caused by a deficiency in Vitamin B12. B12 will also give you extra energy to help combat the fatigue that sometimes comes along with the disease.Include calcium: Finally, it's important to eat a mix of calcium rich dairy products such as low-fat yogurt and low-fat milk. Having this extra calcium helps to burn more fat and keep your bones strong. Just make sure to balance calcium with magnesium if you're taking a supplement as it can also cause hardening of the arteries without magnesium.Being a Type 2 diabetic doesn't mean your ability to follow a vegetarian diet is limited. As long as you have a nutritious vegetarian dietary plan, and your body is getting the proper nutrients and fuel it must have, you should be able to enjoy a vegetarian diet with no problem.

To discover answers to questions you may be asking yourself about Type 2 Diabetes, click on this link... Natural Diabetes TreatmentsClicking on this link will help you to learn more about Type 2 Diabetes Solutions ... Beverleigh Piepers RN... the Diabetes Detective.Beverleigh Piepers is the author of this article. This article can be used for reprint on your website provided all the links in the article are complete and active. Copyright (c) 2011 - All Rights Re

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Wednesday, December 4, 2013

New Balance Toning Shoes for Help With Weight Loss

It's fair to say that any increase in exercise is well worth the effort, with the US Surgeon General and the British National Health Service both recommending upping the number of steps taken each day to get fitter and healthier. Increasing the number of steps to 10,000 a day is enough to greatly improve long term health prospects and keep many common killer illnesses at bay. However, whilst those steps will add up to improved body tone and a leaner and more attractive body, those steps can really be milked for all they are worth with a pair of tone shoes.It is all the rage to get more out of exercise, and now simply walking to get fit or increasing the time spent walking each day seems like a wasted opportunity for further toning. If you substitute standard walking shoes or sneakers for a pair of tone shoes, you will get the muscles working harder with each step and get up to 28% more muscle activation for your efforts. New Balance toning shoes achieve this extra activity thanks to an innovative midsole design. The shoes feature a rocker sole to create an uneven base, and when walking in the shoes, instabilities are created to which the body responds to by increasing the range of muscles used. Whilst hardly noticeable when walking, the balance correction which talks place really adds up, and can be felt at the end of the day with the buttocks and legs feeling like they have had a great workout. New Balance toning shoes get a lot more than shaping alone, and stand out as some of the best toner shoes on the market.What makes New Balance toning shoes different is that in addition to lower body shaping, the shoes also help to shift excess weight, increasing oxygen consumption and fat burning by up to 10% more than standard sneakers. The posture is corrected, and the highly cushioned soles take the shock waves out of walking to ease the pressure on the joints. The shoes replicate the beneficial barefoot walking in soft sand walking style, with the feet perfectly supported throughout the stride and the muscles and the ligaments getting a full stretch. This mode of walking is recommended for plantar fasciitis sufferers, and is both a great treatment and also a preventative step to take to keep the painful foot condition from occurring in the first place. The smooth rolling motion from heel to toe also helps to give the blood circulation a boost, to get the blood back to the heart and lungs more quickly, to fill up with oxygen and get back around the body where it is needed.With the joints well cushioned, the muscles working at their maximum potential, and the body burning calories faster, it's not surprising that New Balance toning shoes have become such a big success. However the style is a huge selling point, being some of the most stylish low profile toner shoes released to date. If you want all the benefits of toner shoes, yet would rather keep your toning a secret, then New Balance toning shoes are the best choice.

Michael Scott-Marshall is a great believer in toning shoes, and thinks that New Balance True Balance are hard to beat. The New Balance toning shoes range is one of the most stylish, and comfortable of any wellness footwear r

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