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Alcoholics cannot resist the urge to drink alcohol, and then drink more alcohol. They are not stupid people (not always, anyway!). Most are aware of how bad excessive drink can be for the human body, but despite their knowledge they have lost their ability to control the amount of alcohol they drink. They drink beyond socially acceptable limits and are often a burden and embarrassment to their friends and family. This still does not stop them from drinking.

Ongoing alcoholism has dire effects on the body. It interferes with the normal function of all organs. It is especially hard on the liver, brain, kidneys and heart. Cirrhosis of the liver is one of the most serious effects of prolonged alcoholism. This is a scarring of the organ that is almost irreversible. It is rare that a cirrhosis-affected liver can ever be returned to full health and functionality. Alcohol interferes with digestion, which starts to starve the body of needed nutrients. Each time alcohol is imbibed it dulls a little more of the senses. Over a long period of time these sensory losses can become permanent.

There are some natural remedies and herbs that can be helpful in the treatment of alcoholism.

Herbs:

- Aloe vera helps to strengthen the liver and prevent cirrhosis, one of the first effects of alcoholism noticed by many sufferers.

- Ashwagandha helps strengthen the alcoholic through reducing vata vitiations. Vata is instrumental in the health and strength of the brain. It stimulates natural physical coordination.

- The gotu kola herb is also a brain revitalizer. It is an important ingredient to anyone suffering from alcohol withdrawal.

- Musk, or jatamansi, is also good for vata vitiation. It has a cooling effect and helps your body recover from the effects of alcoholism.

Ayurvedic Treatments:

Ayurvedic treatments come in different levels, depending on how entrenched the alcoholism is in the body.

If one has just begun to recognize alcoholic signs, methods include irrigating the head in cold water, eating only cold food, and the use of cold packs of mud for the body.

The more severe sufferer of alcoholism who may have been drinking for many years may require a more stringent treatment involving inducing vomiting, taking medicines to assist digestion, and fasting.

These are just two examples of a wide variety of Ayurvedic treatments.

Home Remedies:

Fruits are very good at lowering the negative effects of alcoholism. Juice from citrus fruit is very good at relieving hangover symptoms. Apples and bananas help remove toxins from the bloodstream.

Grapes and dates have the ability to reduce one's urge to drink alcohol. In fact, if you eat only grapes and dates and nothing else for a couple weeks, your drinking temptation will be gone.

Start drinking more and varied types on non-alcoholic beverages regularly. This, too, will reduce the need to drink alcohol. When you feel the need to drink, grab a glass of carrot juice instead. It will help remove that urge.

A hard-core drinker will undoubtedly fail when trying to completely stop drinking all at once. Instead, phase out alcohol from your diet slowly and steadily. Things that will help you on this goal are:

- Slow down with wine or beer instead of hard liquor. Eventually these, too, can be quit.

- Take an interest in a hobby or sport to take your mind of the times you would have been drinking before.

- The love and support from family and friends goes a long way to helping the sufferer rid himself of his alcoholism.

- Alcoholics Anonymous meetings give the alcoholism sufferer hope and support from others with personal experience with the same problem

Whatever you do, if you even think you might be leaning towards alcoholism, start taking action.

Michael Russell
Your Independent guide to Alcoholism

Planning a holiday involves several factors. First of all an itinerary has to be made, tickets have to be bought and reservation had to be done for accommodation. Tackling all this on one's own can be quite difficult. It is to ease this difficulty and help you plan your perfect vacation that the travel agent is there. Before you choose the travel agent, look around and then settle on the one whom you feel comfortable with and can trust with the logistics.

There are some advantages you can get from a travel agent that you wouldn't be able to, if you were to plan your holiday on your own. Since travel agents constantly interact with other companies involved in the whole tourism and travel industry, they can often get you good deals and discounts on cheap flights, hotel bookings etc., and can even help you to reserve ahead in any restaurant or theme park that you intend to go to during your holiday.

There are several ways to search for your travel agent. Do your homework properly. You can consult family and friends who have earlier used travel agents. Or you can research on the Internet, which is a veritable source of information. It is important to choose an agent who makes the effort to learn about your particular needs, likes and dislikes. He should look towards fostering a relationship with you so that you continue to use his services in the future too.

Choosing a travel agent who is member of the American Society of Travel Agents as it is a way of ensuring good service. Travel agents, Hotels, Airlines, Cruise Lines and other institutions who are part of the travel industry are members and work in conjunction to pass on good deals and benefits for traveling. The members also need to have some basic requisites to be part of the Society; hence you are assured of a reliable agent.

After choosing your travel agent, you should interact with him whenever required to go over all the planning and the options. Although it is his job to give you the best possible holiday package, it is necessary that you make the time to involve yourself to convey your expectations and to make the decisions, so that you have a great and memorable vacation.

The writer Kurt Schefken is especially interested in topics related to Spain and spanish culture. You might find out more about his writings on spanish culture and cheap flights Spain over at http://www.alicante-spain.com

You may say that SEO Visibitly is just plain wrong! I know the very idea would upset Mrs Garton, my old English teacher, but sometimes using misspellings could be the right thing to do.

To explain why optimizing for a misspelling can help increase your website's traffic we need to take a look at our own search habits. I type fairly quickly, but not very accuratley or should that be accurately, so mistakes, like that one, often occur. When Im using a Word processor or my blog account spellcheck takes care of those errors for me. With the search engines theres no spellcheck, you get exactly what you typed. I guess the same is true for a lot of people searching for information. So, quite often, a phrase like SEO Visibility will be transformed into SEO Visibitly.

Keyword Research
I did some research using Wordtracker Competition Search Automation and KRA and the results are worthy of note. I found that the phrase SEO Visibility is searched for approximately 167 times per day across all the major search engines.

SEO Visibitly, the misspelled version, is searched for slightly less with around 142 searches, but when we look at the competition for the phrases theres a considerable difference. Spelled correctly SEO Visibility has 600 competing pages, the misspelled version SEO Visibitly has only 7.

A search using googles operator intitle: gives us a more accurate estimate of pages that have actually been optimized to for a particular phrase and so weeds out the accidental hits. The search for intitle:seo visibility returns 219 competing pages, not a massive level of competition, but take a look at intitle:seo visibility and there are still only 7 pages to compete with. As long as you have SEO Visibitly in the title tag you cant fail to be on the all important first page of the google search results. The only question is would you prefer to compete with 219 sites or 7 for about the same amount of traffic, I know what I'd prefer!

But what about the Mrs Garton factor?
Or can you be a trustworthy source of information if you dont know how to spell? This question touches on the issue of trust, which is especiallyimportant for anyone trying to sell a product or service online. The perceived risk is higher if buyers have no personal contact with sellers. So this is a genuine problem that needs to be addressed whenever you use misspellings to bring in traffic.

How you do that will depend on the structure and aims of your articles or the copy on your webpages. My own chosen method is to admit my mistake early and explain that I use misspellings to ensure that everyone can find my site. Instead of being a negative, misspellings are a kind of additional service. I dont have any hard data, but Im pretty sure a misspelling in the title tag drives off a few really pedantic searchers.

Conclusion
In the end, Search Engine Optimization is all about generating targeted traffic. To that we need to be giving people what theyre theyre looking for. By using misspelling were aiming to give people what they want and thats got to be a good idea in any business.

Ian is the owner of Wordtracker Competition Search Automation the software that saves hours by completely automating the Wordtracker Competition Search. A free demo version is available by sending an email to ian(at)fastforwardseo(dot)com and will soon be offered to all subscriber to Ian's free Search Engine Optimization newsletter. More articles and SEO advice is available at Ian's SEO Visibitly Blog

Many men suffer from excessive chest fat which diminishes their masculine appearance and harms their success with women. Many men attempt to get rid of the chest fat by doing chest weight exercises and cardio routines. Some man achieve impressive results. Even if they do not manage to lose their chest fat entirely, they do see an improvement in the way their chest looks.

But other men do not do as well with exercise, or are not satisfied with the results which takes time to manifest and which often do not compose a complete elimination of all the excess chest fat.

What are the options available to these men. How can they lose that stubborn chest fat?

Here are the options:

1. Chest Fat Reduction Surgery - This is a plastic surgery in which chest fat is removed by liposuction and the chest is surgically reshaped to look flatter and firmer. I feel that this is a drastic step to take, but I wanted to give you all the options.

2. Chest Fat Burning Pills - These are natural pills which target the extra fatty tissue in the male chest and burn them. This has become a popular solution as it's affordable, painless and easy to do. Many men have had great results with these pills. If you're not satisfied with the way your chest look, these pills may be for you.

3. Specific diet and exercise programs - It may be that you're not working out as well as you should or that your diet is wrong for you. There are some diet and exercise programs which deal specifically with getting rid of excess chest fat. These programs do cost some money, but some guys swear by them.

I hope that now you see that you have options and will take the necessary steps to start losing that stubborn chest fat and improve your looks.

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The United States may be infecting Mexico with H.I.V., not the other way around. According to 2006 United Nations' statistics, Mexico's AIDS rate is about half of the U.S.'s, and a high percentage of new HIV infections in Mexico are traced back to migrant workers returning home from America. Twenty-two percent of patients with HIV at Puebla General Hospital (Puebla, Mexico) can trace their infections back to the U.S.

The news may come as a shock to many in the border regions of Texas, where illegal immigrants are often blamed for the state's growing healthcare crisis. Texas' healthcare system is overloaded with uninsured patients commuting from rural areas to the larger cities of Dallas, Houston, and Austin to seek care. As a result of these, and other, unreimbursed costs for the uninsured, most private, family health insurance premiums in Texas are higher than the rest of the nation's.

In the thirty-two counties comprising Texas' border region, 85% of the population was Hispanic in 2003, but only 9.8 in 100,000 were infected with HIV. In contrast, more than twice -- 22 in 100,000 -- on average, in the same year were infected statewide. In fact, Harris County accounts for the highest rate of HIV infections in the state.

Between 41% and 79% of Mexicans infected with HIV lived in the U.S., according to statistics collected from 1983 to the early '90s. Mexico has not reported comprehensive studies since then, however, and it seems up to joint initiatives, such as studies conducted by the California-Mexico AIDS Initiative, to gather information that reflects the current state of affairs.

Mexico's AIDS epidemic is still mostly confined to prostitutes and their clients, gay men, and IV drug users. Infected individuals between the ages of 15 and 49 account for only 0.3% of the population, as opposed to 0.6% in the U.S. Rural migrant workers, however, are slowly becoming a high-risk category on their own. Rural areas, where there is the least access to healthcare and testing, also boast the highest migration rates due to the poor economy. Combined, such factors create a near-perfect atmosphere in which the virus can explode. In fact, for most Mexican women, their greatest risk of contracting the disease is from having unprotected sex with their migrant-worker husbands.

"Migration leads to conditions and experiences that increase risks," said George Lemp, an epidemiologist and director of the University of California's AIDS research program. He and colleagues are studying the spread of HIV/AIDS among migrants, and says that isolation, different sexual practices, language barriers (including to health services), depression, loneliness, and abuse all contribute to the growing rate of infection. Migrants tend to have more sexual partners than those who stay at home, and there is a considerable lack of condom usage among this population, due, in part, to cultural factors. Migrant women may also be particularly vulnerable, as their risks of sexual abuse and rape are much greater.

Jennifer S. Hirsch, professor of public health at Columbia University, published an article earlier this month in the American Journal of Public Health citing evidence supporting the notion that part of the problem may actually be the emotional fidelity of many Mexican migrant-worker husbands. Rather than forming long-lasting relationships with women in the U.S., they instead seek sexual outlet with high-risk individuals providing short-term interaction, such as prostitutes.

But the subject is often taboo among couples, and routine HIV screenings are still not common. Many women, in fact, only discover they are infected after giving birth to an HIV-positive child. Mexico does provide antiretroviral drugs to even the poorest of migrant workers once diagnosed, but sacrificing the time and finances to travel to cities where they are distributed is a major obstacle. Lack of testing and treatment, in turn, increase the risk of transmitting the disease, especially in a culture in which condom usage is limited, infidelity not discussed, and screenings not routine.

Being aware of your HIV status is an important part of monitoring your health. How you take care of yourself will certainly affect you as you age, and eventually your wallet, as well. If youre a young individual who tries to keep informed and maintain a healthy condition and lifestyle, you should take a look at the revolutionary, comprehensive and highly-affordable individual health insurance solutions created by Precedent specifically for you. Visit our website, www.precedent.com, for more information. We offer a unique and innovative suite of individual health insurance solutions, including highly-competitive HSA-qualified plans, and an unparalleled "real time" application and acceptance experience.

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Do you still have that great sweater wrapped up in the tissue paper, still in the box, that your significant other gave you? You know the one - you had stared at it each and every time you went by that store and you could give the details of every stitch, button, and the color - well, it was you. You know you told everyone that if there ever was a color that was made just for a certain person - this was your color.

Now, why is that sweater on that shelf? Because you are "saving" it, right? The worse thing you could do is wear that ratty bathrobe when you have that great one in your closet. You have family over and your dishes are chipped and the rose pattern is so faded that it looks like a muted design of different colors. There is that gold-rimmed china decorating the shelves of your buffet - but you won't use it. Once again, you are :"saving" them for that special moment in time. That moment that you are waiting for is now. It is not tomorrow, or the next holiday. It is right now - today - and there are no ands, ifs, or buts about it.

A while back a friend of mine had a devastating fire in her home. Her family had given her Lenox China with the pattern she had dreamt about as a young girl. There it was, on the shelf, in the buffet, nice to look at but now all gone. It was never used. It was waiting for that special moment that never came and will never come. The next set might be just as nice but it is not "the" set that meant so very much. Use the one that means love, appreciation, and good feelings to you, whatever the item may be. That is the one that you will treasure when you remember using it, enjoying it, and marveling at how great you or your home may look, depending on the item we are talking about. If you never take it out of the box or off the shelf, you will have a memory.

It will be a sad one - you never got to enjoy the item. The point here is that holding on to things, whether it is clothes, dishes, glassware, even the fine perfume you bought yourself when you went to Europe, they are still "things." Things have a way of disappearing, or being left behind when a family member passes, or even with calamaties such as fire, or wind storm. They are gone, you and your family are safe, but "things" were broken and now you realize that you never used "it" and never got around to seeing just how "special" they were when you shared them with family and friends. You know you would look terrific in that sweater and your relatives would just stand in awe at the marvelous outfit that you so stunningly have on - but it will only happen if you "use" the item.

Sitting in that box, between the tissue paper wrappings, and truly getting old - no one sees it, knows about it, or worse of all, no one gets pleasure or joy in the "thing." So whatever it is you feel you have to save for special moments, special days, or special feelings, they are now, right here, this day, from sunrise to sunset. It is the perfect opportunity, it doesn't get better than today, and well, it's time for your treasure to be out there where it really wants to be - in the open - admired, ahh'd over, and doing what it was manufactured to do. Don't wait and don't save until tomorrow. There are so many if's in the world today, that today is the best tomorrow you will ever have. Enjoy it, use your best, and remember one thing - there is no better time than the present - after all - isn't that what we all have at this very moment - the present?

Arleen M. Kaptur has written many books and articles on everyday living and finding peace and joy in all we do. Arleen M. Kaptur July, 2007

Theres no such thing as the right kind of racing gear or the wrong kind of racing gear. The one thing to remember when buying ATV racing gear is that it should fit you well and you feel comfortable in it. And since were on the topic of ATV racing gear, There are many ATV racing gear providers with big names these days. On top of offering a whole range of trendy racing gears at an affordable price, these ATV racing gear providers also makes it a point to make it as available as possible to ATV fans all around the world.

Most of the ATV racing gears comes in different varieties, like racing gears for men, women, adult (unisex) and kids. There are many other types of racing gears under the different labels like ATV accessories like gloves, boots, pants, bagsetc. Considering the quality and the price, they are heaven-sent. One of the most popular TATV racing gear products are ATV helmets which have been selling handsomely all over the world. The only reason why ATV racing helmets and ATV racing gears are flying off the shelves is because these ATV racing gear manufacturers pay special attention to their products. It is our belief that their products have to meet a very strict quality control requirement and as their designers try to get new and fancy ATV racing gears on the racks, the quality control people are checking and re-checking to make sure only top quality line of ATV racing gears are released into the market. These ATV racing gear providers have strong market control and they have an image to protect, so, that is natural.

In some states in the United States, the ATV helmet is absolutely necessary under the law. Although many people continue to resist and protest against the law (citing freedom of choice as a reason), the helmet is THE most important protective racing gear that you can ever think of. The most important part of the body is the head and we need to protect that. That is why ATV racing gear providers designs and comes up with new designs consistently every year to capture the attention of ATV fans. These are the kinds of companies that wants to convert a helmet-hater into a helmet-lover.

Apart from the helmet that is under the ATV racing gear category, there are other protective ATV gears that we would love to have so that there is an added security when we ride our ATVs. Theres the Sentinel Protector, Quadrant Reflector (for night riding) and also the ATV racing gear knee and elbow guards that are known for their resistance and quality.

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Life is all about working hard and moving ahead. We all work hard to make sure that we do not stay behind in the rat race. These days everybody seems to be running after getting famous and to be someone in the industry. With the continuing increase in competition all around, life has become more complicated and it seems that we humans somehow have forgotten that we also have a personal life wherein it is important for us to live that. Well, in this case we are to be blamed for it. However, there are solutions with which we can come up so that we can balance our personal as well as our professional lives. Promotional vacation certificates are one good way of indulging in some quality time with our loved ones.

Being an employer, one should make sure that he is concerned about the welfare of his employees. This is because, these employees work hard day and night so that the company benefits. Well definitely, they are paid remuneration for their hard work but however, at times the remuneration seems nothing in comparison to the kind of work they do. Therefore, being the employer, you can always do something that shall make them feel that they are with the best organization, an organization that cares for them. You can always gift them promotional vacation certificates. Promotional vacation certificates are first-rate business incentives that not only help you to keep your employees happy but will also help you earn good profit for your organization. You can actually expect a profit of somewhere around thirty percent. You can also use promotional vacation certificates as a part of your marketing strategy.

Now let us understand the various forms that these certificates can take. On the whole, promotional vacation certificates are a physical certificate that can be available in various designs. They can offer any of the wide range of different incentives including hotel vacations, resort vacations, cruises to various destinations, etc. The recipient generally has to pay only taxes and a small fee for administration. Various organizations have found promotional vacation certificates as a good way of keeping their employees happy and at the same time a good way of earning good revenue. People love getting things for free, and especially if it is a holiday with their loved ones then who will not love it. You can actually use this concept to promote your business and at the same time keep your employees happy. The basic reason that various hotels and vacation companies make these offers is because they frequently adopt a policy of giving rooms and flights free to promotional companies in order to fill rooms and seats at times when occupancy is not full.

Therefore, it is a good option to opt for promotional vacation certificates as it not only helps you to make your employees realize that you care for them but also helps your organization to add more income to their balance sheet. Therefore, all you will need to do is get yourself some good promotional vacation certificates and then distribute it as business incentives.

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