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Everyone knows that the health benefits of green tea are many, but what is it that contributes to the many benefits of green tea?

The reason green tea has so many positive benefits is because of a certain group of antioxidants called “polyphenols,” these antioxidants help prevent unstable molecules (also known as “free radicals” from damaging the body and the body’s cells. The antioxidants in green tea can even be more effective than vitamins and minerals that are taken in a similar manner.

One of the major benefits of green tea is that it helps prevent damage done to the body by the free radicals that cause cancer, heart disease, auto-immune diseases, and even obesity. The reason for this is obviously because of the polyphenols in green tea, but also because of the fact that polyphenols contain flavanoids which help prevent cancer and other damage caused by free radicals.

Lesser known benefits of green tea include helping prevent tooth decay, aiding in weight loss, improving digestive health, and even helping to prevent cardiovascular health.

Green tea helps prevent tooth decay because it contains small amounts of flouride, which helps guard against cavities and plaque.

The benefits of green tea for weight loss are many- green tea contains caffeine, which helps promote weight loss, along with helping to maintain blood sugar levels. This important to weight loss because it helps prevent insulin spikes or drops from occuring.

The digestive benefits of green tea are definitely worth looking into, because green tea promotes good digestive health by changing the digestive tract’s environment to help aid in the growth of helpful bacteria and to lower levels of harmful bacteria.

The benefits of green tea are many and green tea is easily found in all health food stores, Asian grocers, and in most supermarkets or retail stores.

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Poker is a game of personalities, and a game of intense competition. In this environment, it isn’t hard to imagine that a good amount of hostility can manifest between players while large sums of money exchange hands. Whether you engage in verbal fisticuffs or fly under the radar is irrelevant as long as you understand the consequences your actions have on the game. Intentionally inducing table hostility can be a winning strategy for some players, while diffusing antagonism may work for others. Knowing what kind of role you can most effectively play at the table and acting based on this assumption will ultimately yield strong positive results in the long run.

Berating other players at the table can be intimidating, and may result in a verbally aggressive player to be able to push other players around with his chips more effectively. Conversely, this type of verbal sparring can result in loose calls against the abrasive player in an attempt to bust him. Knowing how one’s abuse affects their opponents is crucial in using table hostilities as a tool rather than just a sideshow attraction. A controversial player who uses berating successfully is Phil Hellmuth. In his poker game, he discourages players to look him up with inferior hands in fear of being accosted, and tries to always show down strong hands so that he can run effective bluffs. In the event that a bluff goes wrong, He is a constant center of attention and lightning rod for controversy, and has parlayed this into a marketable persona.

On the other hand, being amicable and polite can be equally as effective in deterring potential bluff calls, and could potentially prolong your stay at the table by decreasing your visibility and allowing you to stay out of conflict, thereby decreasing your variance. Players like Barry Greenstein and Doyle Brunson advocate this type of table demeanor, as it is paramount to the concepts of cooperative game theory to which the subscribe.

Whether you want to be loud and obnoxious or quiet and reserved, be sure to know the results of your actions and take into account the way they affect your game. By doing this, you can use your personality traits to your advantage at the poker table.

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Public speaking is an important course though most might think they do not need one. The skills you acquire in public speaking are certainly helpful in your everyday work routine, interacting with people and practically in your social life.

In studying public speaking, you would learn to say what you mean, develop self-confidence, learn more about yourself and how to relate with others and of course enjoy the freedom of speech.

A public speaking course would help you organize your thoughts so that your audience may fully understand your message the way you want them to understand it. You will learn, too, how to speak clearly but interestingly before an audience using verbal and non-verbal expressions. You acquire effective speaking and delivery techniques. Aside from these skills, you also develop sensitivity to the needs of others and the delivery of messages clearly with the aid of voice and body.

It is a great lift for you if you are aware that you can express yourself well. This awareness results in satisfying self-esteem, and in the long run, courage and self-reliance. With this skill, you can face anything - impromptu interviews, speeches and talks.

With these courses, you actually learn more about yourself. You reveal things that you do not know of and challenge yourself about the things that you know. You assess yourself on how much you know and how you explain it to others. While relating with others, you are discovering your strengths and weaknesses. Training yourself in public speaking will bring you to a more rewarding self-discovery.

Aside from learning about yourself, you also get to learn how to relate to others. In public speaking, you become aware of their expectations and limitations. Your ability to understand people heightens and you also become a good listener.

Most importantly, you get to enjoy the freedom of speech without being afraid but taking responsibility for the things you say. With public speaking, you are ready to standup by your views and opinions, trained to face courageously negative reactions, accept them with respect but not necessarily agreeing to them. Now, you have the capacity to listen to opinions different from yours but able to do so calmly even if the audience attacked your views. You are able to disagree without sounding disagreeable.

There are a lot of public speaking courses to choose from online, fulltime and part-time programs alike. They have different focuses like pronunciation and vocal skills training, presentation and team building skills. The companies provide in their sites the course description, outline, slots and schedules available and where you can enroll near your place. Remember, go and express yourself!

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A lot of teaching your child to read is first instilling in your child a desire to read. It’s so very important for the child to know that reading activities and learning to read is fun. Early on, for instance, if you haven’t yet, set aside an area of your home where your child can have their very own reading area and little person library. This will get most all your reading activities off to a great start. Having their own special place for reading activities will encourage the child to spend time reading.

Encourage them to begin to find their favorite spot within their area for their reading activities. Grab yourself a comfy chair and join them and you’ll be amazed how much your child will want go into their reading area and have you with them for a reading session. And an added bonus to the reading area is a great place and time for you to spend with your child reading to them and vise versa. Reading is nothing more than a practiced skill. Practicing being the operative word. Instilling good reading habits in your child early on with consistent and daily reading and practice sessions is laying the bricks to a solid learning foundation no matter what the subject matter.

Books from bookstores, garage sales, flea markets and such are a great way to begin building your child’s reading library content. Grab a cardboard box, and old milk crate or two and decorate them with your child so they can have their own library and take pride in how it looks and help them organize their reading materials. If you already have bookcases, then clear of one of the shelves and make that special place for your child’s books. It’s fun to do and your kids will have fun too. Build momentum early with how much fun reading and exploring books can be.

Also make good use of your public library. Teaching reading skills begins with developing in your child an interest and love for reading. As your child’s library grows along with their reading skill they will understand that books are important, enjoyable, and always filled with new things to learn.

A good reading activity can involve very little actual reading. Use picture books with very few or no words and ask your child to describe the picture or tell a story about what the picture is about. This will allow you to monitor the child’s vocabulary and the use of the words they have been learning. Don’t overlook the importance of vocabulary building along with building reading skills. A strong vocabulary goes well with understanding what you’re reading which, in turn, keeps the frustration level down, and the fun factor up.

Encouraging your child to verbalize to you a story or even a couple pages of something they have read about gives them great pride (while you listen for accuracy) and makes them feel like a reader! And when kids feel good about their reading skills they naturally strive to learn more.

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Use Accelerated Language Learning Strategies

While language is one of the most important products of human evolution, it uses only a few of the many skills and senses available to our minds.

Our brains evolved to interpret, code and store very complex stimuli such as smells, images, colors, sounds, tastes, touch, situations and emotions. The “Theory of Multiple Intelligences” asserts that there are 8 types of intelligence: interpersonal, intrapersonal, logical-mathematical, verbal-linguistic, spatial, bodily-kinesthetic, musical-rhythmic and naturalist. In the traditional classroom environment most first and second language lessons always present in only one format - as words printed on a page with traditional instruction by grammar translation and rote memorization.

Accelerated Learning” language lessons attempts to correct this imbalance by including activities which allow for the activation of the other intelligences such as: sports which involve movement, use of colour on worksheets, creating songs and music, manipulation of objects with arts and crafts.

“Accelerated Learning” is a very broad term in language education and encompasses many different strategies, procedures, techniques, methodologies and approaches. Some “Accelerated Learning” methods include: mind maps, reading to music, multiple intelligences theory, various memory techniques, mood music to influence the emotional and mental state of learners, learning environment setting, rhymes to aid learning, pattern spotting, chunking, suggestopedia, neuro-linguistic programming and the use of activities, arts, crafts, sports and dramatic presentations.

One “Accelerated Learning” strategy is the use of mnemonics as a memory tool. These tools help students improve their memory. They help language students remember facts, order or the structure of information. The three fundamental building blocks of mnemonics are imagination, association and location.

Imagination is used to create and strengthen “word-image associations”. The more vividly you imagine and visualize a situation, the more effectively the memory is stored for later access and use.

Association is the method by which you link items to be remembered to a way of remembering it. You can create associations by linking them using the same color, smell, shape, or feeling. You can create associations by placing them together, on top, merged, wrapped or interacting in a humourous fashion.

Location provides a context into which you can place information as a unit and a way of separating one mnemonic from another. For example, by setting one mnemonic in Toronto and another similar mnemonic with images of Vancouver, we can separate them with no danger of confusion. You can build the images and atmosphere of these cities into your mnemonics to strengthen the feeling of location.

Second language learning takes a lot of time and effort and motivation. Students who use the “Accelerated Learning” strategies and methods with the assistance of a professional tutor will learn more, save time, save money and enjoy learning.

To contact a professional tutor several websites list the qualifications, experience and teaching metholologies used by the tutor to instruct students.

For additional information go to: http://www.eslincanada.com/learnenglish.html

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Coping With Test and Academic Anxiety

Today is the day for an important examination. Your skills at taking this test will help determine how well you do. Academic anxiety can be a significant problem affecting many dissertation students. Many students may have physiological responses such as a rapid heartbeat, elevated blood pressure and shallow breathing. The body prepares itself to deal with stress by reacting in predictable ways. Behavioral patterns may affect your performance as well so you can focus on the task at hand. If so, there are effective techniques that can help you.

First, it is important not to underestimate your coping skills. Developing a calming self dialogue is helpful. Watching your self talk is critical. The next time you find yourself listening to that discouraging voice that is blinking like a neon sign in your head stand up to it! Think of yourself as a close friend. The more you imagine the best the better your life will be. Having determined your ultimate mission of having academic success is non-negotiable. This means that in spite of difficult times you remain committed to obtaining your advanced degree. Be ready to adapt. The negative thoughts may be habitual and it is important that you develop strategic coping thoughts to keep firmly in your mind. An example could be, “I can do this, I have done well before on other tests”. Remember to relax by seeing yourself truthfully and that includes acknowledging and affirming your strong qualities. Rejoice in your academic gifts and your uniqueness. You are in control and need to trust in your talent and your experiences. Remember what your personal motives are for getting your degree.

Identifying the behavior that you want to change is critical. Describe on paper the behavior you want to change. Develop specific separate steps that can be taken to ease your anxiety. You have the power to control your stress responses. How you feel about yourself going into a test situation can affect your future!

It now becomes important to visualize your desired results. Do not let the face of fear define you. It is important to remember that fear is irrational. It is not based on reality. It becomes crucial to trust yourself and have courage. Do not let the fears keep you from doing your best and be there for yourself when the times are difficult. The what-ifs are the children of fear. They almost always never come true. They are a way of trying to control an unknown future. Focusing on what is rather than what if will keep you focused on the here and how.

Make a true commitment to change the way you react to performance anxiety and test taking. You have within you enormous untapped resources of talent and ability. Illuminate the road of your personal journey toward obtaining your advanced degree.

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Inherent power is something we all possess and indeed, we grow
into it as we become more aware of its existence and it’s voice.
It is a process. It’s interesting to me just how many people will
leap to embrace their power in an external fashion, claiming in a
loud, booming voice that they have rights, when they avoid or
deny the existence of the inner work needing to be done to truly
claim that power within.

What does our inner power look like? It’s a feeling of security,
knowing who you are and being confident in that knowledge. Our
inner power is built upon a secure foundation, built from
clarity, conscious awareness and oneness with all life.
Insecurity and a sense of false confidence is built upon rickety
emotional patterns, family dysfunction and co-dependency. It is
this sort of false power that many people cling to. It’s
apparent in the people who are demanding, craving attention and
like to exhibit power over others. This false sense of security,
from a rickety foundation is what we are left holding onto when
we operate with a ‘drive thru’ mentality.

We are a society of instantaneous results. We want a ‘pill’ to
make it all better, we want our food already made for us at the
drive up window and we want our power to be instant. We don’t
want to do any work to get it- just hurry up and ‘hand it to me’
on a silver platter. Going at hyper speed and living in the
future does not foster a sense of empowerment. It throws us into
the future, always speeding to stay ahead of the quiet voice
within. Think about our society of fast food joints, caffiene
addictions and super highways. If you’re going too fast you’ll
speed right by the exit and miss out on your destination. Do you
really think you can order self confidence with a side of fries
and a diet soda?

Empowerment is a process and requires a commitment from within.
Slowing down and being at one with your inner voice is a good
place to start. Experiencing the success of responsible choices,
means taking the bull by the horns and owning responsibility for
our actions and choices. It also means owning our power, our true
power- not the drive-thru instant facsimile. True power is calm
and peaceful. It radiates from within the center of our being,
emmitting a feeling of contentment and love. Think about this
the next time you go to the drive up window to order your coffee.

Are you going at hyper speed avoiding your inner voice and
living with insecurity? Or are you calm, centered, content and
secure as you wait in line behind the SUV in front of you?

© 2005 Jodie Foster

Jodie Foster is an Intuitive Counselor who assists clients to create extraordinary transformations in their daily lives. Her work is uplifting, empowering and success-oriented. You can visit Jodie’s website at http://www.illuminationsnetwork.com for further information and to schedule a private intuitive session. You can also look for daily updates to her blog at: http://intuitiveinnovations.blogspot.com.
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Fulfilling your dreams will remain a mirage if you simply sit down and dream on.

You may have a dream of attaining financial freedom to go after your dreams, instead of doing what you have to do, to get bills paid and put food on the table. You think about it, dream about it, analyze it, attend seminars on it, read books on it, work out a plan to achieve it and all the works.

There comes a time you simply have to rise up and just do it. There is no better time than now. Yesterday is gone, and tomorrow is not a definite date, it may never come. If you continue analyzing and strategizing endlessly, you will become afflicted by a syndrome known as “analysis paralysis”.

After having done all, you have to start somewhere. There is something exhilarating, almost magical, about starting. It engages your brain in forward gear. Like a ship leaving harbor, you cast off the rope, lift the anchor and set sail. Ship Ahoy!

The rudder is used to steer the ship. It is not of much use when the ship is in harbor. You can turn the rudder to your hearts content, you are not going anywhere. The ship has no room for maneuver. Likewise your plans are not of much use when you don’t put them to action.

As you start, all your faculties come alert. Your mind, drugged to a point of near stupor by years of overdose of TV programming comes back to life. You begin to think. Ideas begin to come to you. Actually, you have been getting them, but you never took notice. Your focus was somewhere else. You begin to use your brain to think, instead of storing garbage. As you put your thoughts into action, you begin to broaden your horizons.

One interesting thing about starting is that things may evolve in ways you never anticipated at the beginning. As you face new challenges, you discover that you may need to acquire new skills, and undertake tasks you never envisaged from the beginning. You learn new things, broaden your skills inventory and become better equipped to march on towards the field of your dreams.

Looking back, you see that you have gone quite from distance away from where you started. Looking forward, you see that you are getting closer to your destination, one step at a time. As you draw closer to shore, reality dawns on you that your dreams are possible after all. Nothing is impossible, if you put your mind to it. Impossible exists in the mind.

You have crossed many rivers, navigated round rapids and waterfalls and held on when many gave up and retreated back to status quo. As you hit the shore, you look back with a grateful heart. The secret to doing the impossible is to take a step, and stay focused.

Dreams can come true, if you believe they do. It starts with waking up, and doing something about it.

Usiere Uko is the webmaster of the Financial Freedom Inspiration website and editor of the monthly Financial Freedom Inspiration Newsletter, a free ezine to inspire you to exit the rat race and fulfill your God given dreams. To subscribe or visit the site, please click on the URL below. http://www.financial-freedom-inspiration.com. He is also webmaster of http://www.newdawninspiration.com

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Every year it’s the unvaried account. Notwithstanding running to work, and an irregular long walk, every winter season begins on those excruciating first couple of routes in which one is left in the wake of junior and abler snowboarding pals.

Being unfit while ski touring it’s unenjoyable, and could be out and out severe. To descend one needs to have some surplus capacity. A tired skier is prone to suffer injuries and tiredness could be a contributory factor to accidents, for example crashes and avalanches.

Surely there’s a better way to commence the ski season, and a recently issued 303 page report from Lonnie Goto, who has previously penned Alpes Chamonix, appears to tender an answer. Although directed at mountaineers the data is for the most part practical to touring, with its strenuous climbs as well as other sports.

Climbing, practicing for top performance is well detailed and easily read. It’s a acceptable well rounded manual that pulls together a lot of information. One could acquire a unique training program or tweak your existing regime. Granted that it’s mainly for climbers, thus much of the techniques will be unsuitable for touring, it is definitely a book to buy if you prefer to do some of the long day or multiple day classic alpine routes.

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There are so many things to be learned about the world. Take a library for example. Think about how many different subjects there are to be studied and learned through the books on the library shelves. You could start reading a book today and still be reading months or years from now. Or consider how much you could learn about something as simple as your favorite flower. Many books have been written and hundreds of websites have been created about that kind of flower alone. There is a complexity to your favorite flower that makes learning about it take longer than you’d first think. Whether you are eight or seventy-eight, continuing education is important for you.

Continuing education does not just mean that you move on to college after high school or that you pursue a graduate degree after completing college. Basically, continuing education means to continue learning. Continuing education happens as we become curious people who care about the ourselves, others, and the world. When we are curious about something it will inspire us to learn about it. Continuing education is simply about becoming a lifelong learner, it is about never being satisfied with the amount of knowledge we have but always pursuing something new.

Think about ways to make continuing education a consistent part of your life. What things are you curious about? Are there things you have always wondered about? Perhaps you would like to know more about the history of the automobile or about the person who invented blue jeans. Allow yourself to wonder things like this, but do not let yourself stop with just wondering. Continuing education means taking the time to study and learn about these and other things.

Continuing education can be as simple as committing to read one book per month for the rest of your life. Think about how much you could learn by reading books on different subjects for the rest of your life. Or, continuing education can be enrolling in a class at a local college just for fun. Have you always wanted to learn about European history? Enroll in a class about it just for your own benefit.

Whatever continuing education means for your life, just do it. You will be glad that you made it a priority to keep learning, and you will be surprised about how little you already know. Once you begin continuing education you will never be able to stop, and that is exactly the point.

Triston Huntsmin is convinced of the importance of continuing education in his own life, and he consults with a variety of people on how to incorporate learning into their busy lives. Learn more at www.continuingeducationhelp.info

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