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		<title>Hair Loss Solution</title>
		<link>http://www.darkfarmer.com/2010/01/07/hair-loss-solution/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 03:33:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nowadays, not only woman who caring their hair but also a man.  No one people wanting to get a bald hair. Bald hair cause from the DNA, and your hair style.  Many people change their hair style all the times. Using gel, hair spray, cutting hair all the times will cause the hair loss. But [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.darkfarmer.com/public_html/darkfarmer/wp-content/uploads//2010/01/8-How_to_Prevent_Hair_loss_and_Baldness.jpg"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-678" title="8-How_to_Prevent_Hair_loss_and_Baldness" src="http://www.darkfarmer.com/public_html/darkfarmer/wp-content/uploads//2010/01/8-How_to_Prevent_Hair_loss_and_Baldness.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="300" /></a>Nowadays, not only woman who caring their hair but also a man.  No one people wanting to get a bald hair. Bald hair cause from the DNA, and your hair style.  Many people change their hair style all the times. Using gel, hair spray, cutting hair all the times will cause the hair loss. But you can prevent the hair loss with caring your hair health. Using vitamin and any hair treatment will be good. But if you have already had hairline loss, <a href="http://www.drshapiroshairinstitute.com/">hair transplants</a> are the only option for restoring natural hairlines. Because &#8220;donor hair&#8221; is already genetically resistant to the male/female-pattern balding, it can be used for the restoration of natural hairlines which are also genetically resistant to balding. Hair transplantation is a surgical technique that involves moving skin containing hair follicles from one part of the body (the donor site) to bald or balding parts (the recipient site).</p>
<p>It&#8217;s not just the <a href="http://www.drshapiroshairinstitute.com/03its_afford-new.php">hair transplant cost</a>. Getting hair transplant surgery can be an intimidating process if you don&#8217;t know what to expect. Dr. Shapiro ensures that you will receive the latest in hair transplant technology with our affordable pricing and expert care. Hair transplant and restoration costs don&#8217;t have to limit your ability to get a permanent solution to your receding hairline. Just going directly to <a href="http://www.drshapiroshairinstitute.com/orlando-hair-transplants.php">Hair transplant Orlando</a>,  meet Dr. Shapiro there, and you&#8217;ll get the solutions about the hair loss.</p>
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		<title>Hamstring injury</title>
		<link>http://www.darkfarmer.com/2009/10/18/hamstring-injury/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:54:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sports becomes very important. In addition to refreshing of routine activities, also to maintain the body&#8217;s metabolism. But sports does not always bring positive things. But sometimes carry a negative thing. Sports is too much, exceeding the capacity of the body will cause injury. Like a torn muscle, torn calf muscle, and bicep tendonitis. The [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-370" title="cristiano-ronaldo1_1154755c" src="http://darkfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/cristiano-ronaldo1_1154755c-300x187.jpg" alt="cristiano-ronaldo1_1154755c" width="300" height="187" />Sports becomes very important. In addition to refreshing of routine activities, also to maintain the body&#8217;s metabolism. But sports does not always bring positive things. But sometimes carry a negative thing. Sports is too much, exceeding the capacity of the body will cause injury. Like a torn muscle, torn calf muscle, and bicep tendonitis. The third injury was caused by too much exercise or exceed the limits of our bodies.</p>
<p><strong>Here some muscle pull prevention :</strong> Make sure you have strength AND flexibility. Train to develop strength and ability in many directions.  Warm up.  Recover on daily basis.<strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong>And How Do Muscles Heal?</strong></p>
<p>When you were have a torn muscle, the body immediately attempts to go into a recovery mode, sending in materials to clean up the mess and reconstitute the damaged muscle.   In order for this to happen, good circulation to the damaged area is essential.  If the blood vessels into and out of the muscle have been compromised, the body&#8217;s first task is to repair them.<strong> </strong></p>
<p>Taking the time and effort to help your body recover from a pulled or strained muscle is quite important.  If you try to ignore or rush through things, you may develop scar tissue that can be the basis for repeated injuries for years to come.  You don&#8217;t have to talk to too many athletes to hear about a nagging injury that just wont seem to go away. That said, recovery and prevention is not too difficult.  It is mainly a matter of taking things seriously, and giving your healing process some time and attention.</p>
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		<title>Indoor Climbing Experience</title>
		<link>http://www.darkfarmer.com/2009/10/13/indoor-climbing-experience/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:22:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, people are going  to be more buzy than usual. Many of them can’t have their time for sport. One of sports that very interesting is Climbing. People can get their adrenaline up or can get double benefit when they having their climb in the mountain, they can get health and more interesting experience. But [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="size-medium wp-image-333 alignleft" title="rotate" src="http://darkfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/rotate-300x131.jpg" alt="rotate" width="300" height="131" />Today, people are going  to be more buzy than usual. Many of them can’t have their time for sport. One of sports that very interesting is Climbing. People can get their adrenaline up or can get double benefit when they having their climb in the mountain, they can get health and more interesting experience. But many of them can’t spend their time for this sports. But don’t worry, I know where people can get this sports in very little time, so they don’t need to go to the mountain or etc.</p>
<p>My recommends is in “Earth Treks”. Earth Treks’ climbing centers located in Columbia, Timonium and Rockville. Earth Treks&#8217; rock climbing and ice climbing guide service, founded in 1990, is the oldest and largest in the region.</p>
<p>Earth Treks have state of the art indoor<strong>climbing gyms</strong>, climbing instruction &amp; amp and of couse a great climbing facilities. Earth Treks pride themselves on offering the best <strong>rock climbing</strong> in the greater Washington DC, Northern Virginia and Maryland region and Earth Treks have an <strong>Indoor Rock Climbing</strong>too. Each climbing gym is among the largest in the country, with plenty of climbing for every ability level. They make It easy to learn to climb. Each year they teach over 20,000 people to climb.</p>
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		<title>Laughter Yoga Reduces Mental Stress</title>
		<link>http://www.darkfarmer.com/2009/10/10/laughter-yoga-reduces-mental-stress/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 09:33:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our breathing is connected to our state of mind. It is apparent that the state of mind directly affects breathing. When in a stressful emotional state or turmoil, the breathing pattern alters drastically. It becomes faster, shallow and irregular. Sometimes people even hold their breath under stress which leads to an accumulation of carbon dioxide [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="size-medium wp-image-319 alignleft" title="16237_398077i" src="http://darkfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/16237_398077i-300x192.jpg" alt="16237_398077i" width="300" height="192" />Our breathing is connected to our state of mind. It is apparent that the state of mind directly affects breathing. When in a stressful emotional state or turmoil, the breathing pattern alters drastically. It becomes faster, shallow and irregular. Sometimes people even hold their breath under stress which leads to an accumulation of carbon dioxide in the blood.</p>
<p>Mental stress occurs due to arousal of sympathetic branch of over autonomic nervous system which is very sensitive to carbon dioxide levels in the blood. Laughter Yoga provides an excellent cardiac workout and triggers a breathing pattern that offers significant respiratory benefits. It lowers the amount of residual air in the lungs, replacing it with oxygen-rich air. This reduces the level of carbon dioxide in the lungs and prevents the stress arousal system.</p>
<p><span id="more-318"></span> <strong>Diaphragmatic breathing</strong></p>
<p>The best way to reduce mental stress is to activate parasympathetic system which is opposite of sympathetic system. This can be done by changing the way we breathe. If we can learn to breathe from the diaphragm mental stress can not occur even if you have stressful thoughts in the mind. You body simply will not react to stressful thoughts.</p>
<p>The diaphragm is a dome shaped muscular partition between the chest and the abdomen.  It plays an important role in the most vital function of respiration.  During inhalation the diaphragm contracts and pulls down to make a space for expansion of lungs and during exhalation it relaxes and pushes the lungs to facilitate exhalation.</p>
<p>By shifting the breathing pattern from shallow to deep diaphragmatic breathing, it stimulates the parasympathetic nervous system which is the cooling branch of the autonomic nervous system and is the opposite of the sympathetic stress arousal system. This scientific phenomenon coupled with ancient yogic wisdom of breathing makes this concept a unique exercise regime to loosen stress and relieve anxiety.</p>
<p>One of the prime objectives of Laughter Yoga is to learn how to move the diaphragm and shift the awareness of breathing from the chest to the deep abdominal breathing.  With the movement of the diaphragm we can bring our emotions under conscious control.  <em>source : http://www.laughteryoga.org</em></p>
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		<title>Top Tips to Prevent Hair Loss</title>
		<link>http://www.darkfarmer.com/2009/10/04/top-tips-to-prevent-hair-loss/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2009 02:27:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Causes of hair loss The causes of hair loss may be many. Very often some internal malady may be the root cause. This needs to be ascertained. Bringing into effect the proper preventive treatments can stop hair loss even before it begins by detecting the symptoms. Diseases like lupus or diabetes are a cause for [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><img class="size-medium wp-image-153 aligncenter" title="Amb-Botak" src="http://darkfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Amb-BotakHead-5Jun07-300x231.jpg" alt="Amb-Botak" width="300" height="231" />Causes of hair loss </strong></p>
<p>The causes of hair loss may be many. Very often some internal malady may be the root cause. This needs to be ascertained. Bringing into effect the proper preventive treatments can stop hair loss even before it begins by detecting the symptoms. Diseases like lupus or diabetes are a cause for hair loss. The hair loss serves as an early indication of the disease. The hair loss gets treated alongside the treatment of the disease.</p>
<p>Hair loss can also be the side effect of certain medication. When the administration of such medicines producing hair loss is discontinued the hair loss also stops.</p>
<p><strong>Tips for Healthy Hair</strong></p>
<p>1. Avoid over consumption of salt (most vegetables have their own natural sodium) and sugar; skip them entirely, if possible.</p>
<p>2. Same with alcohol and tobacco, also contributing causes of hair loss and dandruff.</p>
<p>3. Try headstands–or any position lowering your head below your body–several times daily (15 minutes each time).</p>
<p>4. Massage your scalp by hand, or with an electric vibrator.</p>
<p>5. Make a drink by blending bananas, honey, yogurt and low fat milk. This drink is rich in biotin and will help your hair to have strong roots.</p>
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<p>6. Get sufficient sleep. Like a healthy body, healthy hair too needs a good night’s sleep.</p>
<p>7. if you are dieting, you should be taking a multivitamin supplement. There are even supplements specifically designed for healthy hair (such as Nature’s Bounty Vitamins for Hair?).</p>
<p>8. Medications that can cause hair loss include Vitamin A, certain antidepressants, testosterone products, beta blockers, certain cholesterol-lowering agents, and chemotherapy.</p>
<p>9. The scalp must be kept cool, so protection from sun and washing in cold or lukewarm water are paramount.</p>
<p>10. Sound nutrition is key, so a hair-friendly diet should emphasize proteins, iron, zinc, sulfur, Vitamin C, Vitamin B-Complex and essential fatty acids.</p>
<p>11. Wearing you hair up or pulling up your hair in to tight pony tails is bad. Even barrettes can have an effect on your hair health and growth. Avoid using any restrictions on your scalp. Try to keep you hair as free as possible. The mechanical action can result in hair loss, hair is plucked out the skin leaving the bald patches. The condition is known as traction alopecia and trichotillomania.</p>
<p>12. Natural shampoos normally found in health food stores are a much better choice. Even with natural shampoos, be careful of the ingredient Sodium Lauryl Sulfate can strip away too much oil from the hair, causing shampoo residue to be left behind. Ingredients that have proven useful in shampoos are cocamides, Panthenol Pro-B, of course the previously discussed vitamins, aloe vera, sage, nettle, burdock, chamomile, chaparral, horsetail and rosemary. Also look for shampoos that contain keratin, the protein substance that hair is made of, or amino acids. This will help seal breakages in the cuticle.</p>
<p>13. Pollution of environment, chemical effects of inorganic fertilizers and insecticides in the food and consumption of contaminated drinking water is indirectly responsible for the problem.</p>
<p>14. Because of too much awareness with regard to beauty, hair and fashion sometimes people treat the hair in an unwanted and unhealthy manner which may also be blamed for hair loss.</p>
<p>15. Anti oxidants which may be obtained from fresh vegetables or fruits or from medicines may be taken, of course, after consultation and under supervision of a medical professional.</p>
<p>source : crsone.info</p>
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