Finding Balance

Written by Janis Sharkey


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Supportrepparttar Feet. Userepparttar 114628 Tail.

There is value in considering that if our spines were longer, if we had a tail, so to speak, we would have better awareness of balance. Our tail could help us identify our relationship torepparttar 114629 ground. If long enough and strong enough, it could even serve as another “foot.” If we had three “feet” supporting our bodies we would have a strong tripod as our foundation. A tripod isrepparttar 114630 most stable foundation there is. If you can visualize a strong tail supporting you, you may begin to have a different relationship to your feet, your balance, your body and your environment.

Whether you’re strolling or winning a marathon,repparttar 114631 way we find balance,repparttar 114632 way we experience and trust our bodies to move appropriately determines our vitality and our health. Poor posture inevitably leads to poor health. Poor coordination due to lack of balance leads to less trusting of our own physical skills.

For more on this subject, visit http://www.movement-ny.com

Janis Sharkey is a certified Alexander Technique teacher. She is certified by both the Society of Teachers of the Alexander Technique (STAT--England), and the American Society of Alexander Teachers (AmSat--USA). She has been in private practice since 1990. Ms. Sharkey offers lectures and introductory group classes in addition to individual lessons.


400,000 Reasons to Stop Smoking

Written by Kathy Burns-Millyard


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- Among whites, 25.1 percent of men and 21.7 percent of women smoke

- Among black or African Americans, 27.6 percent of men and 18.0 percent of women smoke

- Among Hispanics/Latinos, 23.2 percent of men and 12.5 percent of women smoke

- Among Asians (only), 21.3 percent of men and 6.9 percent of women smoke - Among American Indians/Alaska Natives (only), 32.0 percent of men and 36.9 percent of women smoke Studies show that smoking prevalence is higher among those with 9-11 years of education (35.4 percent) compared with those with more than 16 years of education (11.6 percent). It's highest among persons living belowrepparttar poverty level (33.3 percent).

And These Figures Spell Death...

·One out of every five deaths is caused by tobacco

·An average of 400,000 Americans die each year from tobacco

·Tobacco is blamed for many serious pulmonary and cardiovascular diseases ·Tobacco and nicotine are some ofrepparttar 114627 most potent carcinogens and are to blame for a majority of all cancers ofrepparttar 114628 lung, trachea, bronchus, larynx, and esophagus

·Tobacco use also produces cancers inrepparttar 114629 pancreas, kidney, bladder, and cervix

·Impotency is sometimes to blame from addiction to nicotine because of its ability to reduce blood flow

·Smoking is an important risk factor for respiratory illnesses, causing 85,000 deaths per year from pulmonary diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and pneumonia ·Children and adolescents who are active smokers will have increasingly severe respiratory illness, as they grow older

·Smoking during pregnancy causes about 5-6% of prenatal deaths, 17-26% of low-birth-weight births, and 7-10% of pre-term deliveries, and it increasesrepparttar 114630 risk of miscarriage and fetal growth retardation

·Cigarettes are responsible for about 25% of deaths from residential fires, causing nearly 1,000 fire-related deaths and 3,300 injuries each year

So, are you ready to try and quit smoking now?

Visit http://www.health-and-fitness-information.com/Quit-Smoking/ to learn how you can finally quit smoking fast, easily, and all naturally!



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