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Acupressure can help with Labor induction

May 23rd 2010 19:46
The first tri-mester with my first was absolutely brutal but it was a cake walk compared to the third. I was already several days late. My back ached, my feet stayed swollen and sore and I was having trouble sleeping at night. In the end, I had to be medically induced (aka scheduled induction) after a week. I swore that I would not have another child. Of course I did a couple years later but this time things were a little different, thanks in large part to a friend that introduced me to the wonders of acupressure and how it can help bring on labor naturally AND make labor less intense and safer than normal labor induction techniques. I also found out I was not alone in terms of delivering late. It is estimated that 70% of all newborns are late arrivals.


So what is Acupressure?

Acupressure is similar to acupuncture except you stimulate blood flow through pressure points rather than using needles. It is one of the safest methods used to induce labor and has absolutely no side effects. It encourages contractions and directs your blood flow to where it needs to be (your uterus). There are simply no other natural methods for labor induction than acupressure.

2 Acupressure points that will help with labor induction

There are several points that you can learn that will help with labor contractions and that will also help with relieving pain. Here are two that you can start practicing right now:

Make your labor shorter with the Big and High Point- This point is located between your achilles heel and right below your ankle bone. Massage the area. It is said that this point will help encourage your baby to make the trip down toward your pelvis.

Strengthen weak contractions with the 3 Yin Crossing- Another problem that many women have during labor is weak contractions. Weak contractions can result in a much longer labor. It is on your leg, by your calf muscle. You can locate this point by going about a hands width up from your ankle, right on the inside of your leg. It should be easy to locate as this area will be more tender than the surrounding areas.


There are of course many other ways to bring on labor naturally but none are as proven as acupressure nor as safe. To take a look at the other ways to induce labor, please check out my site, How to Induce Labor Naturally

Story, as told by Sarah James Russell
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Lemon Detox Diet Review

September 28th 2009 02:11
Ok all, so I was a person who wanted to read reviews on people’s experience on the Lemon Detox Program.

Thus I thought I would give you my review for the first three days to date and complete another one at the end.

So I am a 26yr old female, starting weight at 57.2kg and 5 foot 3 inches tall.

I am currently at the heaviest weight I have been as I am a sporty person but after my wedding I relaxed and ate my way to 58 about 4kg. To some it might not sound a lot but to me it is a concern and I believe to get off the extra kilos before they start to get out of control, thus the detox was on.

Day 1

Starting weight 57.2kg

So it tells you to drink 1L of salt water first thing in the morning. I thought ok no worries…. It made me gag.

I just could not do it… I lasted about 4 slips and had enough…. Not a good start.

I made my first drink in a 600 ml bottle. I hate the cayenne pepper in it thus decide to go against it for future drinks, which for me tastes so much better.

People talk about the taste and I found it easy to drink – not a problem at all for me, but it’s not for everyone.

But again I have not made it to the letter as I took out the pepper – so might not be doing its job as effectively.

So not really a problem hunger wise until about 4pm when it kicked in. I really wanted to eat but decided nope stay strong.

The problem was that I had to work that night doing a function.

I thought I didn’t need to bring the drink I will be fine.

NOPE I wasn’t. I was starving all shift and handing out hot food killed me.

So please always bring the detox drink wherever you are I say.

Got to bed about 2am to a good sleep.

Day 2

Had to go to work at 9am the next day so not a lot of sleep I gave the salt water a go first to my surprise after leaving it in my drink bottle for the day taste was much better.

But only had a few sips as running late for work.

This day was worse than the first day hunger wise.

I woke up with a headache, but didn’t take anything and eventually went away.

Weighed myself to a loss of 1kg, happy days… this keeps me motivated to get around a 4-5kg drop. But will be happy with 3kg

Worked during the day which I ran out of my drink as I made 1.2L and drank pretty quick.

Thus hunger really got me around 3pm when I got home to the smell of fried rice… so temping but again mind over matter and I survived.

Feeling really cold today, but not sure if its detoxing or just the cold weather?

Feel asleep for half an hour but having worked till 2am and having to get up at 9am for work again prob the lack of sleep then the detox for why I am tired.

But at 9.30pm when I want to go to sleep find it really hard as I am wide awake. I don’t usually have trouble sleeping at all even with an arvo nap.

Eventually feel asleep and slept well.

Drank around 3L of the mix and only 1L of water.

Have not tried the tea yet.

Day 3

I do a boot camp class that I pay upfront for a month. Thus tough decision on if I should attend and decide that I don’t want to pay and not go.

Thus woke up at 5.30am with more ease then I usually do and head off to the session.

To my horror I have to run 6km…. let’s just say at the 3km mark my legs and body feel like a tonne of bricks – so heavy unbelievable but I make it.

Go home exhausted and can hardly lift my arms to take a shower…

But weight myself and have lost .5kg total of 1.5kg in two days.

Hoping for the 1kg again as it felt a lot harder day 2 but happy to get the results and keeps me motivated.

This morning not really hungry even after my killer run. I think the worse is over then I head into work to find a huge plate of donuts sitting there wanting me to eat them….

Smelt so good and looked even better… I’m not a huge cake person, chocolate is my downfall but I tell you what they were the best looking donuts I have seen in a long time.

But I say no and head back to my desk with my lemon drink and get to work.

10.30am the hunger starts to really kick in – have had 600ml of the lemon drink so plan to drink a lot more to stop the cravings.

Hate to give this info but lets say I did pass no.2 after 2 days – without the tea or alot of salt water but dont recommend my way if the detox is suggesting having these and the pepper.

Have a slight constant headache all morning not really bad but annoying.

Not sure if you can eat Chewing Gum but I have been eating it to get another flavor and to avoid bad breath which is one of the symptoms I read in the book you get.

So I also find it hard to concentrate at work as well.

Well it is lunchtime day 3 and the hunger isn’t too bad, my tummy is rumbling but I am not dying from hunger

But I can tell you it feels like the longest days as you are constantly counting down the days to finish it.

Mind over Matter…. I will write back when I have done the 7 days or maybe another update at day 5.

Look forward to any questions or comments.
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Can women age gracefully and naturally?

July 1st 2009 00:10
My husband and sister had a heated argument over the weekend about women and ageing gracefully. My sister argued that it is not in a woman’s nature to age gracefully, and the women who ‘appeared’ to do so had undertaken plastic surgery to look younger – especially in Hollywood. She added that men, as they grow older, only look more distinguished and dignified.

My husband considered this a totally sexist comment, and believed that there are older women in Hollywood who have not gone under the knife and still look quite attractive – perhaps a rare few but they do exist.

In order to prove my sister wrong (more so I could have some hope that women CAN age gracefully), I started scouring the internet to see which older Hollywood actresses had not given in to the pressure of plastic surgery. I came across Make Me Heal.
What was alarming with the articles here is not the number and types of surgeries some actresses have admitted to getting, or how young many actresses were when they had their first plastic surgery. No, the most alarming thing is that no contemporary actress, especially those over 40, are exempt from speculation that they MUST have had plastic surgery, and even proposed ‘evidence’ that these older actresses have not aged as gracefully and as naturally as they claim.
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Michelle Pfeiffer
At 51, Pfeiffer is still considered simply stunning, and although tempted by the idea of surgery, especially during the times when she’s feeling tired, she has denied going under the knife. She credits her youthful beauty to exercising in the gym and eating well.

But according to Make Me Heal, Pfeiffer has been lying all along and has given in to the temptation of plastic surgery early in her career, starting with her nose. MMH further states that during a photo taken of Pfeiffer at the premier of Hairspray showed a woman with no wrinkles on her forehead, no sagging around her jaw, chin and neck.

It didn’t occur to MMH that perhaps Pfeiffer may have delved in chemical peels prior to the premier, or that make-up with new innovative technology being advertised, may have helped. Oh no, because to MMH, “it is nearly impossible to have a completely wrinkle-free forehead nearing 50”.
Meryl Streep


Meryl Streep
At 60 years old, MMH claims Streep has been ‘sporting a very taut neck, no jowls, flawless face that is virtually free of wrinkles and refreshed eyes.”

They add that this appearance was clearly evident in the film The Devil Wears Prada. Again, MMH never considered that perhaps the movie editors worked overtime to ensure Streep appeared this way. Because that never happened in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button at all. No, we’re still living in the days where the likes of Photoshop and airbrushing have never been heard of.

Streep’s cheekbones were also under scrutiny. While MMH conceded that Streep has had her cheekbones for ‘decades’, they speculate if she’s had cheek implants. And went on to state with such certainty, “What is difficult to pin down is not the fact that Meryl Streep had cosmetic surgery, which she did, but rather when it happened”.
Sally Field

Sally Field
When I first saw Sally Field in The Flying Nun, I thought she looked like Debbie Reynolds and that she had one of those cute, fresh round faces that would defy age. But MMH was ever pessimistic, claiming that Fields is ‘underplaying her own plastic surgery past as she appears to have already gone under the knife at least one or more times’ – facelift, necklift and blepharoplasty. They did concede though that whatever Field had, it was natural and not ‘overdone’.

And it seems it’s not just the older actresses whose denials of plastic surgery have been scoffed at. Teen celebrities have also come under fire, such as Miley Cyrus and Vanessa Hudgens (and Lindsay Lohan and Britney Spears before they turned 20), who have triggered speculation that they both have had breast augmentation. Naturally, the fact that these girls are (or were) still in their teen years with their bodies still in development, or there are such things as a Wonderbra these days, have nothing to do with it.

Hollywood has become synonymous with the word fake and when one thinks about showbiz, the word ‘natural’ doesn’t come to mind. Granted, many celebrities have undergone plastic surgery – I realise that’s the nature of the harsh business. But surely, not ALL celebrities have given in to the temptation and retained the mantra that nature is beauty. And I find it sad that people, like the writers of MMH and my own sister, would try and justify their reasons why they think a star has had plastic surgery, often backing it up with ‘because it’s impossible for an older woman to look THAT good’ and concluding that the idea of a woman aging gracefully is nothing but a myth.

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Angelina Jolie is the World's Most Beautiful Woman

April 21st 2009 00:14
Angelina Jolie has been named Most Beauitful Woman in the World by Vanity Fair, claiming 58% of the votes, beating Scarlett Johansson, Jennifer Connelly, Penelope Cruz and Halle Berry. Possibly the only woman not inundated with hate mails when she ‘stole’ arguably the world’s most beautiful man from another, but instead earning comments such as, ‘Well, what guy wouldn’t?’, Jolie seems to have it all – from looks that have seen little or no plastic surgery to her active humanitarian work which only proves she’s not the type to waste her fame and money on frivolous things like her counterparts are wont to do.

Looking back on her transformation through the years, Jolie is a far cry from the child whom she described as being ridiculed for her second-hand clothes, an extremely thin figure with glasses and braces.

baby angelina
At the age of 23 months, Jolie wasn’t always the dark-haired seductress. She was born a cherubic blonde who seemed to already have an eye for the camera.

angelina jolie as a child
With those big dark eyes and trademark pout, Jolie, before she reached her teens, already had that worldly expression – and the fashion to match.

teen angelina jolie
From the age of 14, Jolie began working as a fashion model, mainly in LA, New York and London and soon learnt the art of looking sultry and showing her lips to full advantage.

angelina jolie hackers
In Hackers, where she met her first husband Johnny Lee Miller on set in 1995, Jolie embraced the punk look and perfects the seductive glare – head tipped down, eyes looking up and mysterious, complemented by the playful arch of her brows.

angelina jolie gia
1998 Gia, methinks Jolie looks a bit like Ashley Judd in this photo.

angelina jolie girl interrupted
In what was supposed to be a comeback movie for Winona Ryder in 1999's Girl Interrupted, Jolie instead outshone the main star and nabbed the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, proving she’s not just a pretty face after all.

angelina jolie billy bob thornton
Jolie soon became the pretty girl with a bit of edge when she married Billy Bob Thornton and admitted they had vials of each other’s blood tied around their neck. It was also revealed at this time that Jolie was fond of self-mutilation as a teen to get some ‘release’.

angelina jolie tomb raider
Guys oohed and aahed over Jolie as the buxom Tomb Raider's Lara Croft with the short shorts, a powerful right hook and a love for guns but all I could remember was that scene where she walked down the stairs and her left boob seemed to be drooping down to her belly. Hmm…

angelina jolie mr and mrs smith
Well, come on, now. Brad Pitt – or Jennifer Anistion, for that matter, didn’t stand a chance with this get-up in 2005's Mr & Mrs Smith.

angelina jolie pregnant with twins
A Yummy Mummy. With four kids and two on the way, Jolie still looked fresh-faced and glamorous.

angelina jolie oscars

Looking like this at the 2009 Academy Awards, I have no doubt Jolie would have no problem convincing Pitt to try for a seventh child.

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Make up Don't Break Up

November 29th 2008 18:25
Make up or War paint
There is a lot of different beliefs regarding make-up, in my opinion less is more. When your are young mother nature has given you a beautiful wrinkle free complexion so why hide under layers of oil or water based artificial pigment. Let you natural beauty shine through remember make-up is only to improve on what was given to you at birth. I have been a fully qualified cosmetologist for about 15 years now and I have advised this to my younger clients. Teenagers through lack of confidence pile it on thinking that they will hide all their imperfections when really they had just highlighted them, you see that is what make-up is a highlighter it draws attention to the good bits. A young girl starting out a bit of lip gloss and some mascara that’s all you need. At night in your room maybe with friends practice eye shadow and blush, make sure it is a friend who will tell you the truth. I used to have make-up parties when my friends were sleeping over we had great fun, trying to improve each other or just making a monster out of each other. Give it a try girls you need to hide nothing so this is your time to shine.
Getting older it happens to us all, I am in my 30’s and noticing some new lines that were not there before. Don’t think you can fill them with make-up it does not work remember in my previous paragraph you will just highlight them. His is when you take the focus off them, pay attention to your eyes but not too heavy just define them more with eyeliner and the brow bone should be a light shade. Define your lips more with lip pencil it also stops colour bleeding. Your blush should be minimal just highlighted. When your eyebrows are perfectly tweezed, your eye shadow is applied well along with definition created with the eye pencil, your cheeks hollow highlighted with a light blush maybe some highlighter at the top of the cheek and the most perfectly defined kissable lips ever you will be giving the stars a run for their money


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Hair Today Not Gone Tomorrow

November 29th 2008 18:22
Hair
It does more than keep your head warm.
Hair can show a quiet, confident, trendy etc. Person. The colours you can get nowadays are exceptional, but also remember get advice because skin tone and lifestyle plays a big part, instead of complimenting you it can go horribly wrong. Each person is a individual and therefore will suit different things. Have a good look at yourself in the mirror, notice your colour of hair especially base tones ( (the actual colour black, brown. Red, blonde) then notice the natural highlights (best seen in daylight) Hair is made from the 4 basic pigments Black, brown, red, blonde whatever pigment you have most of is your all over colour. Highlights you will notice more at the front, hair is always that bit lighter at the front because of the elements. Now that you have got that sorted out what colour should you go for


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Hairdreessing, Beauty & Therapy

November 29th 2008 18:17
In other words I am a Cosmetologist.

Cosmetology explained


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The Man Bra - ultimate support for your moobs

November 20th 2008 00:01
Guys, is the fear that your moobs may resemble upside down icebergs in the near future keeping you awake at night? Do you fear to jog on the street because there is a small earthquake where your chest should be? Or do you simply think it’s sexist that only women should be allowed to wear bras and men aren’t– after all, men were the ones that invented the skirts, right?

Wish Room Man Bra
OK - I don't know if this guy is embarrassed about his sagging moobs or he's staunchly refusing to wear the bra

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The secret to Trump's hairstyle

August 13th 2008 00:01
Ever since Donald Trump puckered up to snarl ‘You’re fired’, people’s eyes have been more drawn to his crown, scratching their own heads and asking, “Is it or isn’t it?” – much as I cock my head and ask my husband everytime Bush comes on TV, ‘Is he or isn’t he a muppet?”

Donald Trump

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Down with Miss Universe & all beauty pageants!

July 24th 2008 02:23
Watching Miss Universe as a kid was a huge event for my whole family. Our mum would arrange to have our favourite dishes cooked, it was the only time we were allowed to eat in front of the TV, the doors were shut, phones were put on hold, squabbles between siblings were temporarily halted as we happily made bets on our favourite Misses. Even as feminist groups began attacking Miss Universe as nothing more than a beauty pageant that is grossly outdated, I stuck by the ideal that the competition truly was a ‘platform for young women to voice their opinions and forge into their chosen fields, helping today’s women become strong and independent because of all the help the competition gives’ – as Miss India’s Lara Dutta so eloquently put it (and went on to win the Miss Universe 2000 title).

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Miss Universe 2008 - natural, my ass!

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Beauty & Health tip for men : Don't call pregnant women fat

June 4th 2008 05:00
I was talking to a co-worker some time ago - a 45 year old male, loves his mother, has 2 dominating sisters. I made a mistake of ruefully remarking how much weight I'd gained at 3 months pregnant. All too heartily and readily, he agreed and proceeded to stretch out his cheeks with his fingers to demonstrate just how puffy my face had become. Now, I don't find this remotely amusing from a 3-year old and to see a 45-year old doing it...well, I immediately felt that hot itch (that is now becoming so familiar to me) at the back of my head and I pounded on the desk, toppling the cup of coffee into his lap and swore my head off for about 5 minutes, before promptly bursting into tears.

Within that same week, another male co-worker - 65, with a loving wife, a daughter my age -approached me in the midst of my third snack for the morning and said with that 'Oh, you are SO going to think I'm hilarious' smirk, "You do realise you're eating for two, not for six?" My reply resulted in my boss sending out warning emails to all employees to stay away


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10 Things (& People) where germs lurk

May 14th 2008 01:42
MSN Health & Fitness has come up with a list of surprising places and people bugs cling to that will have you investing in a 1litre hand sanitizer and get some people even more paranoid than they already are.

The Bed
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The Body the new face of Revlon

March 31st 2008 01:22
Elle Macpherson has joined the ranks of Halle Berry and Jessica Alba by signing up as a global brand spokesperson for Revlon. She will feature in major print and TV advertising campaigns, but what products she’ll actually endorse are yet to be disclosed.

Elle Macpherson

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When beloved beauty products become discontinued...

February 14th 2008 00:49
I recently grew attached to a lipstick. It didn't matter that it had a tacky floral print on the cover and I found it in a dilapidated cardboard box in the corner of a $2 shop. All it mattered was that it gave my lips that shimmering, plump look. The shade wasn't so dark that it looked like I had no lips at all, not too pink that I looked like I was permanently stuck in the 80s. It was just right, the texture so smooth it went over my lips like silk and most important of all, it made my lips look 'kissable'.

So obsessed was I that I would use it routinely throughout the day, directly after meals and even resorted to drinking my 8 glasses of water through a straw. Mind you, I never put my lips around the straw, just my teeth so I looked like a braying donkey with my lips pulled back everytime I drank, sorry, sipped.
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