Have you ever spent your hard-earned money on something you rarely use or end up not liking? Fitness for Her & Day Spa wanted to be sure that didn’t happen when individuals purchased a membership at their facility. With their New Member Motivator program, they made sure potential members knew what they were getting by offering a 30-day trial membership. The program brought in new members at a low cost to the club to let them try the facility before committing to buying memberships. Read the rest of this entry »

Many people are unhappy with their capabilities in searching the Internet.

They venture on-line, enter a few words in one of the popular search engines and get back an extensive list of results. As they browse through these items, they realize that most of them are irrelevant, outdated or indeed, barely less than junk. Frustrated, they conclude the Internet isn’t a useful research tool.

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See, he sort of just stood and watched. He WANTED to do an exciting play-by-play but he couldn’t think of anything to say other than, “Helen is stacking her balls! Now Brian is stacking his balls! They’re both stacking their balls. Now Brian has more balls stacked. Helen is trying to stack her balls a different way. Brian tries to stack his balls a different way. They are still stacking their balls. Brian’s balls are almost completely stacked.” So, instead of saying all that, he just announced the winner. “Brian’s got it!” Read the rest of this entry »

A properly planned vegetarian diet can meet all your nutritional requirements. Research indicates it may also reduce the risk of cancer, heart disease, obesity and other chronic diseases. However, embarking on a vegetarian lifestyle without adequate preparation may create nutritional problems. Read the rest of this entry »

“Really, I don’t think women ask enough questions of their doctors. But the reason they don’t ask enough questions is that they don’t know what to ask. It’s an unfortunate predicament,” West said. “You look at our bodies, we have complementary biology. Read the rest of this entry »

Kim Zuver felt the warm gush the moment she stood up behind her desk. Blood was everywhere — on her legs, on her shoes and even on the floor.

The Toledo, Ohio, executive assistant had experienced menstrual periods with heavy bleeding, but nothing like this had ever happened. Read the rest of this entry »

Monday will be a relatively calm, settled day, compared to yesterday’s tumultuous Mars/Jupiter opposition, plus the shift from Sun in airy Aquarius to Sun in watery Pisces. However, this day may wind up being “calm before the storm,” since the Mars/Jupiter opposition actually will reverberate until the New Moon on Friday. Read the rest of this entry »

What is it?

Several things never stop growing until they die –trees, reptiles, the hair in your ears and your prostate. This walnut-sized gland is located in front of the rectum and just below the bladder. It wraps around the tube that drains your bladder (the urethra). Read the rest of this entry »

Significant hearing loss can be determined at birth, when a child is known to be at risk. Moderate loss can be determined within a few weeks, and slight hearing impairment can be diagnosed later. Read the rest of this entry »

Dear Expert:

My daughter is taking a kickboxing class in which classmates kick each other’s shins. She is badly bruised, but says that they do it in order to destroy the nerves there.

Answer:

I would recommend taking your daughter out of the class immediately. I have never heard of any such practice in any kind of organized sport or activity. It does not make sense of any kind; in fact, it is dangerous and negligent.

There is absolutely no benefit to her bruising her shins for the purpose of kickboxing.

Kickboxing classes that I am familiar with all use proper protective gear in the areas of high contact. The purpose of the class is to enhance fitness, provide discipline, build self-esteem and teach self-defense. It is in no way intended to promote injuries.