Irette PattersonWritten by The Ultimate Holiday Gift Giving Plan
Do you want to give a gift that everyone loves and is within your budget? It can be done. Follow these five steps to keep your sanity and keep to your budget during holiday season.1. Making a List and Checking it Twice First, make a list of everyone you want to buy a gift for. There should be two lists - Essential and Would-Be-Nice. The Essential list would include people like family members and close friends. Some examples of those who would fall on Would-Be-Nice list are co-workers and service providers. 2. It's About Money, Honey Create a gift-giving budget. This is an estimate of how much you want to spend per person. Don't worry exactly how this will work out. For now, set a budget for your essentials and decide to stick to it. 3. Profiler Take out your Essential list. Now, what are you going to buy them? People will tell you what they want or what they're interested in if you listen. Does someone on your list love roses? A gift certificate to a reputable mail order nursery would be appreciated. Do you need to buy a gift for a bookworm? Give them a discount card from a nationwide bookstore. They'll love it. You can find more ideas at http://www.lovingatlanta.com/inexpensive-gift-ideas.html. The point is that everyone has a dream or favorite hobby. Give them something related to their passion and it's sure to be a winner. 4. If You've Got it, Flaunt It When it comes to actually purchasing gifts, use everything you have including skills. Think of what people compliment you on. Do folks love your pound cake? Give a gift certificate good for one. Does your credit card earn you points somewhere? If not, dump it and get one that does. Are you a member of a site such as http://www.mypoints.com where you can earn points to redeem for items? If not, go over there and sign up. I had enough points from mypoints.com to take care of two people on my Essential list. That left me with more money for rest.
| | Natural Hormone Balance Part IIWritten by John Russell
In Part I of Natural Hormone Balance, we explored ongoing debate about synthetic hormone replacement therapy (HRT) vs. all-natural progesterone products. International Health Distribution understands importance of HRT and how it affects women of all ages. We continually strive to not only provide top-of-the-line natural progesterone products, but also to educate and keep you informed of latest medical studies on subject. As promised in Part I of Natural Hormone Balance, International Health Distribution offers up some clarifying definitions of common buzz words among women’s health. Progesterone Progesterone identifies one specific chemical. More specifically, progesterone identifies one single molecule (sometimes confused with a class of hormones). It is just this one single hormone that impacts woman’s body—and it’s manufactured in body by various organs. Progesterone is a “building block,” if you will, for other hormones such as adrenal hormones (adrenaline), which are used in response to stress and danger. The adrenal hormones increase blood pressure to prepare body for self-defense. Progestins Available from pharmaceutical companies with a prescription from a licensed physician, progestins are synthetic, wherein progesterone is actually altered at molecular level. As you can imagine, altering molecular structure of progesterone to progestin can cause significant changes, particularly as it affects human body. It has been documented that progestins are not utilized as an aid to supplement hormones, and they are actually difficult for body to break down and excrete. Most progestins can also be derived from organic compounds, such as found in plants, through a process called hydrolyzation. Natural Progesterone Natural Progesterone can be derived from wild yams and soybeans, and developed into progesterone. This is exactly same in molecular structure and action to human progesterone, which is made for this method and graded by U.S. Pharmacopoeia (USP). It is commonly transformed into a cream for transdermal (rubbed into skin) absorption.
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