One of the best ways to ensure you will not have to compromise between saving your butt or face is to maintain an appropriate weight throughout all your lifetime. Exercise and eat right then when old age comes around there won’t be these sudden decisions of which to save – your butt or your face. In this article let us take a glance at some of the more comical sides of the equation.There is an old cliché that unfortunately is true. When it comes to losing weight, an older woman will have to choose between saving "her butt or her face." This refers to the idea that if you lose too much weight your face may look more haggard and wrinkles may be emphasized.
You could get rid of a double chin and end up with a flapping turkey neck instead.Jowls that have lost their pads of fat could hang and gaunter cheekbones could create a ghoulish or wolfish look on an older face. Eyes could appear more sunken and the skin could lose its dewy sense of tautness. Often older faces that have lost too much weight appear cadaverous or as if they are continually remembering the pain part of another old expression "no pain no gain."The truth is that a fatter face often looks much younger than a gaunt face.
The extra fat pockets plump out hollows in just the right places creating a youthful appearance.Wrinkles and expression lines such as crow's feet are simply less noticeable and often the skin texture on a plumper woman is simply smoother and healthier looking.On the other hand, if you keep enough weight on you could end up with a rear end or thighs that are much larger than you originally desired. Notice that many older women with beautiful line free visages and gorgeous complexions usually tend to be apple shaped or pear shaped in their lower body.So are there any remedies for this all too familiar paradox? Do you really have to sacrifice your looks for a smaller rear end? Does it really have to be one or the other?Unfortunately the older you are the more inescapable this sordid truth is. You either settle for being slightly heavier or you can spend thousands of dollars on anti -aging serums and plastic surgery to get rid of excess skin and wrinkles caused by the weight loss. Or you can opt to have plumper, less lined features and spend a ton of money getting liposuction on your tummy, thighs and rear end.If you have a bit of “booty” you are right with the in group as has been demonstrated by sexy superstars such as Beyonce and Jennifer Lopez. Keep in mind that there are also many celebrities who buy padding to insert into their underwear to keep their backsides looking plump and well rounded. This seems so unnecessary when all these "stick insects with mascara" (as Bridget Jones called them) could easily achieve this by consuming a few good meals. If you want to be "cool" you will go for having a slightly bigger butt and a younger face.Although being thinner is healthier then being too fat, the best compromise is to be the healthiest weight for your age and body shape. Keep in mind too that the people that look the youngest, no matter what their weight, are those that are the happiest and not stressed out by things like calorie restricted diets, painful plastic surgery or even caring too much what other people think.
Get plenty of rest and drink plenty of water daily. These are two of the most important skin and beauty products you can apply to yourself. Don’t abuse your body with drugs and alcohol. When old age comes around you will be so glad you practice these simple health tips and the truth of whether or not you have taken care of yourself will show in both your face and your “booty.”
Friday, April 27, 2007
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
DEIT FOOD HEALTHY LIVING
More than ever before we are striving to live longer and stay healthier longer and your diet food healthy living invokes making sure the food you eat is healthy. It’s important that you combine food types to create a well balance meal.Your diet food healthy living invokes making sure that you eat the right portion of each food group to make sure that you are getting the right nutrition. You need to eat the right amount of foods from the bread, cereal, and potato group; fruits and vegetables group, milk and dairy foods group; and the meats and fish group.
Diet food healthy living invokes visions of living to the ripe old age of 100 and feeling like your 50. A diet rich in fresh fruits and vegetables can have that kind of impact on your healthy because not only are you getting the right vitamins and minerals you are also getting excellent anti-oxidants which are important for removing free radicals and keeping you younger and healthier. Diet food healthy living invokes visions of spending a lot less time sick and that includes from simple illnesses like the common cold to more serous diseases like cancer. Combining foods that provide you with the correct nutrients, proteins, and carbs each day to create a balanced diet can go a long way to keeping you healthy.
The earlier you start to practice good eating the better. In fact if you have children of your own start them as soon as you put them on table foods while they are still young enough to be receptive to whatever you feed them.
Diet food for healthy living is meant to achieve your goals which include eating a variety of foods; eating plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables; plenty of grains; low fat intake; low saturated fats; reduced sugar intake; reduced salt intake. By living by your goals you will achieve overall better health. As we learn to understand better how the food we eat interacts in our body we are better able to quickly learn what we need to do to keep get the most out of our food to keep us younger and healthier. Diet food for healthy living invokes visions us at the perfect body weight with a lean waist, toned muscle, and the proper body weight for our height within our BMI. After all if you are eating right you are going to look great.Diet food for healthy living encourages the eating of not just the right foods but the right amount of calories in a day.
It helps us to learn to calculate what calorie intake is needed to maintain our weight, loose weight, or increase weight. It’s very important that we understand how our calorie intake and our calorie burn work to determine our body weight. Diet food healthy living invokes what we want to look like, what we want to feel like, and how we want to achieve that more youthful feeling and more youthful appearance. We truly are what we eat and so a healthy diet means a healthy you!
Diet food healthy living invokes visions of living to the ripe old age of 100 and feeling like your 50. A diet rich in fresh fruits and vegetables can have that kind of impact on your healthy because not only are you getting the right vitamins and minerals you are also getting excellent anti-oxidants which are important for removing free radicals and keeping you younger and healthier. Diet food healthy living invokes visions of spending a lot less time sick and that includes from simple illnesses like the common cold to more serous diseases like cancer. Combining foods that provide you with the correct nutrients, proteins, and carbs each day to create a balanced diet can go a long way to keeping you healthy.
The earlier you start to practice good eating the better. In fact if you have children of your own start them as soon as you put them on table foods while they are still young enough to be receptive to whatever you feed them.
Diet food for healthy living is meant to achieve your goals which include eating a variety of foods; eating plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables; plenty of grains; low fat intake; low saturated fats; reduced sugar intake; reduced salt intake. By living by your goals you will achieve overall better health. As we learn to understand better how the food we eat interacts in our body we are better able to quickly learn what we need to do to keep get the most out of our food to keep us younger and healthier. Diet food for healthy living invokes visions us at the perfect body weight with a lean waist, toned muscle, and the proper body weight for our height within our BMI. After all if you are eating right you are going to look great.Diet food for healthy living encourages the eating of not just the right foods but the right amount of calories in a day.
It helps us to learn to calculate what calorie intake is needed to maintain our weight, loose weight, or increase weight. It’s very important that we understand how our calorie intake and our calorie burn work to determine our body weight. Diet food healthy living invokes what we want to look like, what we want to feel like, and how we want to achieve that more youthful feeling and more youthful appearance. We truly are what we eat and so a healthy diet means a healthy you!
DEIT FOOD HEALTHY LIVING
More than ever before we are striving to live longer and stay healthier longer and your diet food healthy living invokes making sure the food you eat is healthy. It’s important that you combine food types to create a well balance meal.Your diet food healthy living invokes making sure that you eat the right portion of each food group to make sure that you are getting the right nutrition. You need to eat the right amount of foods from the bread, cereal, and potato group; fruits and vegetables group, milk and dairy foods group; and the meats and fish group.
Diet food healthy living invokes visions of living to the ripe old age of 100 and feeling like your 50. A diet rich in fresh fruits and vegetables can have that kind of impact on your healthy because not only are you getting the right vitamins and minerals you are also getting excellent anti-oxidants which are important for removing free radicals and keeping you younger and healthier. Diet food healthy living invokes visions of spending a lot less time sick and that includes from simple illnesses like the common cold to more serous diseases like cancer. Combining foods that provide you with the correct nutrients, proteins, and carbs each day to create a balanced diet can go a long way to keeping you healthy.
The earlier you start to practice good eating the better. In fact if you have children of your own start them as soon as you put them on table foods while they are still young enough to be receptive to whatever you feed them.
Diet food for healthy living is meant to achieve your goals which include eating a variety of foods; eating plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables; plenty of grains; low fat intake; low saturated fats; reduced sugar intake; reduced salt intake. By living by your goals you will achieve overall better health. As we learn to understand better how the food we eat interacts in our body we are better able to quickly learn what we need to do to keep get the most out of our food to keep us younger and healthier. Diet food for healthy living invokes visions us at the perfect body weight with a lean waist, toned muscle, and the proper body weight for our height within our BMI. After all if you are eating right you are going to look great.Diet food for healthy living encourages the eating of not just the right foods but the right amount of calories in a day.
It helps us to learn to calculate what calorie intake is needed to maintain our weight, loose weight, or increase weight. It’s very important that we understand how our calorie intake and our calorie burn work to determine our body weight. Diet food healthy living invokes what we want to look like, what we want to feel like, and how we want to achieve that more youthful feeling and more youthful appearance. We truly are what we eat and so a healthy diet means a healthy you!
Diet food healthy living invokes visions of living to the ripe old age of 100 and feeling like your 50. A diet rich in fresh fruits and vegetables can have that kind of impact on your healthy because not only are you getting the right vitamins and minerals you are also getting excellent anti-oxidants which are important for removing free radicals and keeping you younger and healthier. Diet food healthy living invokes visions of spending a lot less time sick and that includes from simple illnesses like the common cold to more serous diseases like cancer. Combining foods that provide you with the correct nutrients, proteins, and carbs each day to create a balanced diet can go a long way to keeping you healthy.
The earlier you start to practice good eating the better. In fact if you have children of your own start them as soon as you put them on table foods while they are still young enough to be receptive to whatever you feed them.
Diet food for healthy living is meant to achieve your goals which include eating a variety of foods; eating plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables; plenty of grains; low fat intake; low saturated fats; reduced sugar intake; reduced salt intake. By living by your goals you will achieve overall better health. As we learn to understand better how the food we eat interacts in our body we are better able to quickly learn what we need to do to keep get the most out of our food to keep us younger and healthier. Diet food for healthy living invokes visions us at the perfect body weight with a lean waist, toned muscle, and the proper body weight for our height within our BMI. After all if you are eating right you are going to look great.Diet food for healthy living encourages the eating of not just the right foods but the right amount of calories in a day.
It helps us to learn to calculate what calorie intake is needed to maintain our weight, loose weight, or increase weight. It’s very important that we understand how our calorie intake and our calorie burn work to determine our body weight. Diet food healthy living invokes what we want to look like, what we want to feel like, and how we want to achieve that more youthful feeling and more youthful appearance. We truly are what we eat and so a healthy diet means a healthy you!
Friday, April 13, 2007
FOOD ENTERTAINMENT
A proper, even if occasional, detox diet is necessary to relieve our bodies of harmful toxins and chemicals, and maintain a healthy, normal, and long-lived life. Food retailing is going through a global revolution. On one side of the equation companies such as Walmart, Aldi and Liedl are gaining market share as local commodity food retailers. As one of the most common causes of lethargy is constipation, learn more about colon detox today.
Where does this leave the independent food retailer and does he have a future? If you ask Pete Luckett of Halifax, Nova Scotia in Canada, the answer is a definite yes. As the food giants move the industry in one direction, the independent retailer has no choice but to move in the opposite direction and to make food shopping an entertaining experience. Pete started his retail life as a “barrow boy” selling fruit and vegetables in the English town of Nottingham. Having toured the world he ended up residing in the Atlantic provinces of Canada where he opened his award winning “Pete’s Frootique”. Pete’s philosophy is simple; provide an entertaining experience and top quality product and your customers will keep coming back.
It’s about people Pete’s philosophy is that you need to show you care about people if you are to compete with the mass food retailers. As a consumer visiting Pete’s retail outlet you are guaranteed to be greeted at the entrance by a team member in top hat and tails. Steve the piano player will play your favourite tunes on his piano which is positioned on a stage above a display of fruit. It’s not all gimmicks to entertain you Pete employs a nutritionist to provide professional information on health related issues and each week team members attend product knowledge training sessions to ensure they can pass on product benefits to customers. Pete is committed to building a team, his internal customers are as important as his external customers. Interviews to hire team members take place at 7.00am as a test to see if potential team members can get to work on time. The interview concentrates on checking the potential team member’s personality. Technical knowledge can always be learned, personality is an ability that is essential to become a member of a team.
Retail is detail Pete’s Frootique is a theatrical experience, customers are directed through a “boutique” store layout. On the journey they pass by “The English Butcher”, “The French Deli”, a bakery and an English product shop which stocks many of Pete’s favourite products from when he was in Britain. On the consumers journey they pass by theatrical props displayed in the ceiling as well as tasting stations that entice consumers to try new fruits and vegetables from around the globe. If you suffer with acne, or if your skin is dull, rough or blotchy, a detox could be exactly what you need. Other symptoms of toxic overload can be lethargy and frequent headaches or simply feeling below par. Detoxing will not only help your skin but the other major elimination organ, the liver. In fact your whole system will benefit! Pete has one of the smallest advertising budgets in the industry.
He rarely advertises in local newspapers, but has one of the most effective marketing strategies in the industry. Pete has authored three books on fruit and vegetables, their origins and unique ways of cooking them. He regularly appears on the national Canadian TV as a food expert and has a two minute segment on the national lifestyle program just before the weather report. These segments can include how to identify when mangos are ripe to how to cook new potatoes to preparing celeriac and beetroot soup.
Pete has a regular thirty minute documentary program on the Food Channel. Each episode takes one fruit or vegetable and follows its origins, how it is grown commercially and unique ways of preparing and cooking the produce. Programs have been produced on mangoes, macadamias, kiwi fruits and truffles. Pete is also a motivational speaker. I have shared the stage with him at retail conferences in Canada, USA and the United Kingdom. His enthusiasm is contagious and an excellent advertisement for his business. Effective retailing Consumers don’t just visit Pete’s Frootique because it is a fun place to go. They visit because he and his team are excellent retailers. Power displays are built with skill based on years of experience. The team know how to effectively dummy displays, so that a little can look a lot. Endcaps are used throughout the store and cross merchandising ensures that they maximise the basket spent per customer. Branding is critical The brand “Pete’s Frootique” is precious to Pete and his team. The logo is evident outside the business, on all team members’ business cards and on all signs used to promote products. Every customer is constantly aware of what business they are in. Pete is fully aware that all his customers have to go to a supermarket to finish off their weekly shop. He has secured the position as the expert on fruit and vegetables and the company that cares about the customer where consumers can enjoy shopping.
This is a truly unique experience that customers talk about to their friends. Pete and I have produced a training video “Winning at Retail” based on Pete’s Frootique. Its aim is to act as a training tool for retail team members on how to develop an experience in a retail environment. This video is available via our
If you have the opportunity to visit Canada, put Pete’s Frootique on your itinerary. You won’t be disappointed. Detox methods include dietary changes, fasting, supplements, exercise, yoga/meditation, improving the environment (using CFC-free hairsprays, for example), New Age methods
Where does this leave the independent food retailer and does he have a future? If you ask Pete Luckett of Halifax, Nova Scotia in Canada, the answer is a definite yes. As the food giants move the industry in one direction, the independent retailer has no choice but to move in the opposite direction and to make food shopping an entertaining experience. Pete started his retail life as a “barrow boy” selling fruit and vegetables in the English town of Nottingham. Having toured the world he ended up residing in the Atlantic provinces of Canada where he opened his award winning “Pete’s Frootique”. Pete’s philosophy is simple; provide an entertaining experience and top quality product and your customers will keep coming back.
It’s about people Pete’s philosophy is that you need to show you care about people if you are to compete with the mass food retailers. As a consumer visiting Pete’s retail outlet you are guaranteed to be greeted at the entrance by a team member in top hat and tails. Steve the piano player will play your favourite tunes on his piano which is positioned on a stage above a display of fruit. It’s not all gimmicks to entertain you Pete employs a nutritionist to provide professional information on health related issues and each week team members attend product knowledge training sessions to ensure they can pass on product benefits to customers. Pete is committed to building a team, his internal customers are as important as his external customers. Interviews to hire team members take place at 7.00am as a test to see if potential team members can get to work on time. The interview concentrates on checking the potential team member’s personality. Technical knowledge can always be learned, personality is an ability that is essential to become a member of a team.
Retail is detail Pete’s Frootique is a theatrical experience, customers are directed through a “boutique” store layout. On the journey they pass by “The English Butcher”, “The French Deli”, a bakery and an English product shop which stocks many of Pete’s favourite products from when he was in Britain. On the consumers journey they pass by theatrical props displayed in the ceiling as well as tasting stations that entice consumers to try new fruits and vegetables from around the globe. If you suffer with acne, or if your skin is dull, rough or blotchy, a detox could be exactly what you need. Other symptoms of toxic overload can be lethargy and frequent headaches or simply feeling below par. Detoxing will not only help your skin but the other major elimination organ, the liver. In fact your whole system will benefit! Pete has one of the smallest advertising budgets in the industry.
He rarely advertises in local newspapers, but has one of the most effective marketing strategies in the industry. Pete has authored three books on fruit and vegetables, their origins and unique ways of cooking them. He regularly appears on the national Canadian TV as a food expert and has a two minute segment on the national lifestyle program just before the weather report. These segments can include how to identify when mangos are ripe to how to cook new potatoes to preparing celeriac and beetroot soup.
Pete has a regular thirty minute documentary program on the Food Channel. Each episode takes one fruit or vegetable and follows its origins, how it is grown commercially and unique ways of preparing and cooking the produce. Programs have been produced on mangoes, macadamias, kiwi fruits and truffles. Pete is also a motivational speaker. I have shared the stage with him at retail conferences in Canada, USA and the United Kingdom. His enthusiasm is contagious and an excellent advertisement for his business. Effective retailing Consumers don’t just visit Pete’s Frootique because it is a fun place to go. They visit because he and his team are excellent retailers. Power displays are built with skill based on years of experience. The team know how to effectively dummy displays, so that a little can look a lot. Endcaps are used throughout the store and cross merchandising ensures that they maximise the basket spent per customer. Branding is critical The brand “Pete’s Frootique” is precious to Pete and his team. The logo is evident outside the business, on all team members’ business cards and on all signs used to promote products. Every customer is constantly aware of what business they are in. Pete is fully aware that all his customers have to go to a supermarket to finish off their weekly shop. He has secured the position as the expert on fruit and vegetables and the company that cares about the customer where consumers can enjoy shopping.
This is a truly unique experience that customers talk about to their friends. Pete and I have produced a training video “Winning at Retail” based on Pete’s Frootique. Its aim is to act as a training tool for retail team members on how to develop an experience in a retail environment. This video is available via our
If you have the opportunity to visit Canada, put Pete’s Frootique on your itinerary. You won’t be disappointed. Detox methods include dietary changes, fasting, supplements, exercise, yoga/meditation, improving the environment (using CFC-free hairsprays, for example), New Age methods
FOOD ENTERTAINMENT
A proper, even if occasional, detox diet is necessary to relieve our bodies of harmful toxins and chemicals, and maintain a healthy, normal, and long-lived life. Food retailing is going through a global revolution. On one side of the equation companies such as Walmart, Aldi and Liedl are gaining market share as local commodity food retailers. As one of the most common causes of lethargy is constipation, learn more about colon detox today.
Where does this leave the independent food retailer and does he have a future? If you ask Pete Luckett of Halifax, Nova Scotia in Canada, the answer is a definite yes. As the food giants move the industry in one direction, the independent retailer has no choice but to move in the opposite direction and to make food shopping an entertaining experience. Pete started his retail life as a “barrow boy” selling fruit and vegetables in the English town of Nottingham. Having toured the world he ended up residing in the Atlantic provinces of Canada where he opened his award winning “Pete’s Frootique”. Pete’s philosophy is simple; provide an entertaining experience and top quality product and your customers will keep coming back.
It’s about people Pete’s philosophy is that you need to show you care about people if you are to compete with the mass food retailers. As a consumer visiting Pete’s retail outlet you are guaranteed to be greeted at the entrance by a team member in top hat and tails. Steve the piano player will play your favourite tunes on his piano which is positioned on a stage above a display of fruit. It’s not all gimmicks to entertain you Pete employs a nutritionist to provide professional information on health related issues and each week team members attend product knowledge training sessions to ensure they can pass on product benefits to customers. Pete is committed to building a team, his internal customers are as important as his external customers. Interviews to hire team members take place at 7.00am as a test to see if potential team members can get to work on time. The interview concentrates on checking the potential team member’s personality. Technical knowledge can always be learned, personality is an ability that is essential to become a member of a team.
Retail is detail Pete’s Frootique is a theatrical experience, customers are directed through a “boutique” store layout. On the journey they pass by “The English Butcher”, “The French Deli”, a bakery and an English product shop which stocks many of Pete’s favourite products from when he was in Britain. On the consumers journey they pass by theatrical props displayed in the ceiling as well as tasting stations that entice consumers to try new fruits and vegetables from around the globe. If you suffer with acne, or if your skin is dull, rough or blotchy, a detox could be exactly what you need. Other symptoms of toxic overload can be lethargy and frequent headaches or simply feeling below par. Detoxing will not only help your skin but the other major elimination organ, the liver. In fact your whole system will benefit! Pete has one of the smallest advertising budgets in the industry.
He rarely advertises in local newspapers, but has one of the most effective marketing strategies in the industry. Pete has authored three books on fruit and vegetables, their origins and unique ways of cooking them. He regularly appears on the national Canadian TV as a food expert and has a two minute segment on the national lifestyle program just before the weather report. These segments can include how to identify when mangos are ripe to how to cook new potatoes to preparing celeriac and beetroot soup.
Pete has a regular thirty minute documentary program on the Food Channel. Each episode takes one fruit or vegetable and follows its origins, how it is grown commercially and unique ways of preparing and cooking the produce. Programs have been produced on mangoes, macadamias, kiwi fruits and truffles. Pete is also a motivational speaker. I have shared the stage with him at retail conferences in Canada, USA and the United Kingdom. His enthusiasm is contagious and an excellent advertisement for his business. Effective retailing Consumers don’t just visit Pete’s Frootique because it is a fun place to go. They visit because he and his team are excellent retailers. Power displays are built with skill based on years of experience. The team know how to effectively dummy displays, so that a little can look a lot. Endcaps are used throughout the store and cross merchandising ensures that they maximise the basket spent per customer. Branding is critical The brand “Pete’s Frootique” is precious to Pete and his team. The logo is evident outside the business, on all team members’ business cards and on all signs used to promote products. Every customer is constantly aware of what business they are in. Pete is fully aware that all his customers have to go to a supermarket to finish off their weekly shop. He has secured the position as the expert on fruit and vegetables and the company that cares about the customer where consumers can enjoy shopping.
This is a truly unique experience that customers talk about to their friends. Pete and I have produced a training video “Winning at Retail” based on Pete’s Frootique. Its aim is to act as a training tool for retail team members on how to develop an experience in a retail environment. This video is available via our
If you have the opportunity to visit Canada, put Pete’s Frootique on your itinerary. You won’t be disappointed. Detox methods include dietary changes, fasting, supplements, exercise, yoga/meditation, improving the environment (using CFC-free hairsprays, for example), New Age methods
Where does this leave the independent food retailer and does he have a future? If you ask Pete Luckett of Halifax, Nova Scotia in Canada, the answer is a definite yes. As the food giants move the industry in one direction, the independent retailer has no choice but to move in the opposite direction and to make food shopping an entertaining experience. Pete started his retail life as a “barrow boy” selling fruit and vegetables in the English town of Nottingham. Having toured the world he ended up residing in the Atlantic provinces of Canada where he opened his award winning “Pete’s Frootique”. Pete’s philosophy is simple; provide an entertaining experience and top quality product and your customers will keep coming back.
It’s about people Pete’s philosophy is that you need to show you care about people if you are to compete with the mass food retailers. As a consumer visiting Pete’s retail outlet you are guaranteed to be greeted at the entrance by a team member in top hat and tails. Steve the piano player will play your favourite tunes on his piano which is positioned on a stage above a display of fruit. It’s not all gimmicks to entertain you Pete employs a nutritionist to provide professional information on health related issues and each week team members attend product knowledge training sessions to ensure they can pass on product benefits to customers. Pete is committed to building a team, his internal customers are as important as his external customers. Interviews to hire team members take place at 7.00am as a test to see if potential team members can get to work on time. The interview concentrates on checking the potential team member’s personality. Technical knowledge can always be learned, personality is an ability that is essential to become a member of a team.
Retail is detail Pete’s Frootique is a theatrical experience, customers are directed through a “boutique” store layout. On the journey they pass by “The English Butcher”, “The French Deli”, a bakery and an English product shop which stocks many of Pete’s favourite products from when he was in Britain. On the consumers journey they pass by theatrical props displayed in the ceiling as well as tasting stations that entice consumers to try new fruits and vegetables from around the globe. If you suffer with acne, or if your skin is dull, rough or blotchy, a detox could be exactly what you need. Other symptoms of toxic overload can be lethargy and frequent headaches or simply feeling below par. Detoxing will not only help your skin but the other major elimination organ, the liver. In fact your whole system will benefit! Pete has one of the smallest advertising budgets in the industry.
He rarely advertises in local newspapers, but has one of the most effective marketing strategies in the industry. Pete has authored three books on fruit and vegetables, their origins and unique ways of cooking them. He regularly appears on the national Canadian TV as a food expert and has a two minute segment on the national lifestyle program just before the weather report. These segments can include how to identify when mangos are ripe to how to cook new potatoes to preparing celeriac and beetroot soup.
Pete has a regular thirty minute documentary program on the Food Channel. Each episode takes one fruit or vegetable and follows its origins, how it is grown commercially and unique ways of preparing and cooking the produce. Programs have been produced on mangoes, macadamias, kiwi fruits and truffles. Pete is also a motivational speaker. I have shared the stage with him at retail conferences in Canada, USA and the United Kingdom. His enthusiasm is contagious and an excellent advertisement for his business. Effective retailing Consumers don’t just visit Pete’s Frootique because it is a fun place to go. They visit because he and his team are excellent retailers. Power displays are built with skill based on years of experience. The team know how to effectively dummy displays, so that a little can look a lot. Endcaps are used throughout the store and cross merchandising ensures that they maximise the basket spent per customer. Branding is critical The brand “Pete’s Frootique” is precious to Pete and his team. The logo is evident outside the business, on all team members’ business cards and on all signs used to promote products. Every customer is constantly aware of what business they are in. Pete is fully aware that all his customers have to go to a supermarket to finish off their weekly shop. He has secured the position as the expert on fruit and vegetables and the company that cares about the customer where consumers can enjoy shopping.
This is a truly unique experience that customers talk about to their friends. Pete and I have produced a training video “Winning at Retail” based on Pete’s Frootique. Its aim is to act as a training tool for retail team members on how to develop an experience in a retail environment. This video is available via our
If you have the opportunity to visit Canada, put Pete’s Frootique on your itinerary. You won’t be disappointed. Detox methods include dietary changes, fasting, supplements, exercise, yoga/meditation, improving the environment (using CFC-free hairsprays, for example), New Age methods
Friday, April 6, 2007
Preventing Dark Circles Under The Eyes
Your eyes are often the first feature of your face that people notice, and thus it is important that they look their best. One of the biggest detractors to beautiful eyes is the appearance of circles and puffiness around the eye area. This chronic problem affects virtually everyone at some point in their life. Depending on the severity of this condition, it can be frustrating to resolve, even with the help of advanced skin care products.The delicate skin around your eyes is extremely sensitive to the negative affects of stress and other outside factors. While the exact cause of dark circles around the eyes is not officially known, but there are several factors that have been linked to their occurrence…- The lack of sleep, or in a few cases, too much sleep.- Stressors or anxieties that result in poor health conditions. - Unbalanced diet regimens that lead to nutrition deficiencies.- The congestion relievers in cold and sinus medicines.- Prescription medicine that treats clotting or dilates the blood vessels.- The human aging process, which leads to a breakdown in collagen.- Some research has also found genetic links to dark circles around the eyes.Discovering which contributor is most likely responsible for the appearance of your dark circles can help with treatment. The simplest and most effective strategy for treating cosmetic eye conditions is to maintain a regular sleep pattern and focus on sustaining good skin care. Washing your face regularly and treating affected areas with moisturizer will allow the skin to promote its natural healing processes. Relaxing your eyes by taking short breaks from reading or writing, and upgrading your eyewear will also eliminate stressors that contribute to dark circles.Unfortunately, for those who cannot commit to regular sleep patterns, or those who face immense pressure from their work or home life, the solution may not be easy. Over-the-counter eye treatments can help improve the situation, but their lack of potency often leads to temporary results. Home remedies, such as cold compresses and facial masks, are a great way to replicate spa-like treatments at home, but they too suffer from short-lived success.Chronic sufferers of puffy eyes and dark circles may need a more advanced product to provide a long-term solution. Hydroderm Anti-Aging Eye Serum is a comprehensive solution specifically designed for treating this nagging condition. The time-release formula reduces swelling, and fortifies the areas around the eyes to diminish and prevent dark circles.The combination of all-natural ingredients such as Vitamin E, and the vasodilator MgCl, help to repair the surface of the skin while improving circulation. Immediate results are often experienced within 3 days, and significant improvement tends to occur inside of 30 days. As always, consult your doctor before trying new skin care products.
Tuesday, April 3, 2007
The Magic of Mother Nature
Neem is an herb that has been a great assert to human species since thousands of centuries. Neem is extremely useful to humans and this is the reason it is being worshiped in India and is considered as the place where Gods resides. It is said that no evil sprits dares to come near a neem tree and this is the reason neem is a part of every Indian house. Neem has huge tree that attains a height of 40 to 50 feet. Leaves are small and of green color. Bark is brown in color with cracks on it. Its trunk is light brown to yellow in color from inside. The leaves are bitter to taste. Fruit is small and round in shape.Age old science ayurveda has mentioned numerous benefits of neem. Each and every part of neem tree is being used and it has lots of health benefits. Below are the some of the benefits that neem possesses.· Antiseptic and anti-microbial – it is the best agent to suppress any kind of infection that occurs in our body. The powerful action of neem does not let growth of any microbial as well as parasite to grow. This property of neem was known to ayurvedist in India thousands of years back. They used it extensively to provide cure to people so as to treat them from infections that was the major cause of death in those times. The compound knows as azadirachtin is the agent that provides the anti microbial as well as antiseptic properties to neem. Various researches conducted on neem has proved that azadirachtin is the compound that inhibits the growth to microbial and other organisms, even the insects. For this reason, neem is planted in every house in India as no insects propagate on it and no insects like mosquitoes roam around this tree. This act as a protection shield that save people from disease like malaria and filariasis. Some other compounds like salanin, meliantriol and nimbin also adds to the properties of the neem. It is also used in agricultural field for protecting the vegetation from pests.· Arthritis – neem has a good power to act as anti-inflammatory agent and also relives from pain caused in the joints. It helps in reducing the swelling from the joint and also decreases the pain threshold that is caused in arthritis. It is preferred over other anti-inflammatory and analgesic agents like aspirin or ibuprofen as it does not cast any side effects of abdominal disturbances in our body. It has been proved scientifically that neem has an excellent effect in reducing the inflammation and decreasing the pain without having nay adverse effect on our gastrointestinal tract. As per the researches, the polysaccharides present in neem nurtures this property of reducing the inflammation in the joints.· Oral care – neem has been extensively used in India to maintain the healthy oral cavity. It keeps our teeth and gums healthy and strong. Since prehistoric times neem twig (datun) has been used extensively to clean teeth and also preventing any kind of infection in oral cavity. It has now been scientifically proved that neem is helpful in preventing tooth decay and bleeding from gums. · Diabetes – neem leaves are bitter in taste. This property of neem provides it to act as an anti-diabetic agent. It helps in stimulating pancreases to stimulate insulin production and also helps in proper absorption of nutrient and sugar in the body.· Heart diseases – neem is very helpful in treating the heart related problems and also improve the circulation of blood in the body. The extracts of the neem leaves is highly recommended in reducing blood clotting, blood pressure, hyperlipidemia and heart ailments. Neem is also helpful in treating arrhythmia and angina.· Skin related problems – neem is the best agent that is very useful in treating any kind of skin related problems. The main reason for occurrence of any skin ailments as per modern sciences is the infection. Neem, as stated earlier also is very beneficial and effective in suppressing any kind of infection n the body. As per ayurvedic view pint skin related ailments are caused due to aggravation of pitta dosha in the body. Neem is helpful in decreasing the pitta in the body, there by fading the skin problems. Neem can be used for oral use also as well as for local application on the skin problem
Monday, April 2, 2007
TOP7 WINTEREXERCISETIPS TIPS 4 BUSY PEOPLE
Flaxseed, called linseed in some countries, is a good source of dietary fiber, omega-3 fatty acids, and lignans. Flax Seed Oil contains omega-6 and omega-9 essential fatty acids, B vitamins, potassium, lecithin, magnesium, fiber, protein, and zinc. You can either buy the seeds just like that, or you can buy the flax supplements in pill form. Whatever you fell more comfortable with. One way to influence brain health through diet is to consume the right fats and oils. Studies of animals, too, suggest some anti-cancer benefit from flaxseed. 7 Winter Exercise Tips for Busy People ---Finding Time in Your Schedule--- Many people find summer exercise easy, because there are so many fun activities available when it’s warm outside. But if you live in the North, you might find exercise during the winter much more difficult. I refuse to run outdoors when it’s very cold, the road is icy, or the snow banks have narrowed the road significantly. But I also refuse to hibernate, since exercise helps improve your immune system to help you fight off winter colds and flu, and also gives you energy and a positive outlook. So, here are a few tips to get you thinking about staying active all year long! Find exercise videos you love, and carve out a space indoors with the equipment you need. I exercise in my basement all year long, and add outdoor activities when weather permits. The great thing about having an exercise video collection, and the right space, is that you have absolutely no excuses! Weather, time of day, long lines for equipment, etc. will not stop you from burning calories! My personal favorites come from The Firm, and my favorite place to shop is Collage Video. Visit my website, www.slimdale.com and click on Links to get there. The new fall television lineup will be here soon. Use TV commercial breaks! Many people ignore strength training because they feel cardio burns more calories. But adding muscle to your body will raise your metabolism, allowing you to burn more calories all day long. Resistance training also strengthens your bones, and just getting stronger can help you with a multitude of daily activities. So find a book, magazine article, wall chart or other resource showing exercises to work all major muscle groups, and do a set of repetitions during each commercial. You’ll get a 20-minute workout during one 60-minute show! The fiber in flaxseeds may also help against cholesterol, since it is soluble (similar to that in oats). The flax plant, an ancient crop, yields the fiber from which linen is woven, as well as seeds and oil. The oil, also called linseed oil, has many industrial uses, it is an important ingredient in paints, varnishes, and linoleum, for example. Lignan are molecules with anti-cancer, anti-viral, and anti-bacterial properties. Flax seeds are the richest source of lignans. Diets high in lignans can lead to a lower chance of getting colon, prostate, and breast cancer. In large doses, or when taken with inadequate water, flaxseed may precipitate bowel obstruction via a mass effect. The effects of flaxseed on blood glucose levels are not clear, although hyperglycemic effects have been reported in one case series. There are also many ways of consuming the seeds. You can simply just chew them. You can grind the seeds to make a power. Join a walking club at a local school, or walk inside a shopping mall. You can window-shop before the stores open so you go right to the store that has the best sales or the styles you love when they are open. Park farther away from the door and walk. At work, at the grocery store, at the mall; any place where you’re stuck walking outside anyway, just bundle up and get a few extra steps. When indoors, take the stairs instead of the elevator or escalator. You’ll burn lots more calories. You can even try using restrooms, copy machines, etc. on a different floor just to get more exercise. Consider wearing a pedometer and challenging yourself to keep increasing your steps per day. Use your lunch break if you work in an office. If your company has a gym, use it. Walk outside when the weather permits. If it’s raining or snowing, walk laps around the parking garage or laps around each floor perimeter plus the steps between floors. Be less efficient! If you live in a multi-story house, take as many trips up and down the stairs as you can instead of saving things to go up or down. At the office, take a walk to see your coworkers instead of always using email. Face-to-face conversation is often better anyway, as it avoids misunderstandings and leads to better bonding and teamwork. Consider winter sports. Skiing (downhill or cross-country), ice skating, and snow-shoeing can all burn lots of calories. Also, just play in the snow! Go sledding or build a snowman, and make some snow angels! I hope these tips help you to stay active this winter! Remember, the key to weight loss is to burn more calories than you consume (and weight maintenance is balancing the intake and the burn equally over time.) If you don’t burn calories with exercise, you’ll need to cut your food intake, and that will be especially difficult during the holidays. I personally would rather exercise more and enjoy a few holiday cookies! So get in the habit of exercising consistently now! The truth is that although the odds of surviving bypass surgery have improved since the operation was introduced, bypass surgery kills anywhere from 2% to 4% of the patients on the operating table, and more within a few months. Men who eat fish frequently have a lower risk of prostate cancer. Stomach and intestinal cancers also appear to be less common in fish eaters. Flax seed oil is extracted from the seeds of the flax plant. Flax seed oil and flax seed contain substances that promote good health. Does Omega 3 Lowers Cholesterol? Why is Flaxseed called the Miracle Food? Where to Get Omeaga 3 and Omega 6 Oil? Whereas plant foods and vegetable oils lack EPA and DHA, some do contain varying amounts of the n-3 PUFA alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), which has 18 carbon atoms and 3 double bonds. Most of the nutrients are contains in the flax seed. So from a nutritional standpoint, flax seeds are the way to go. BUT, the flax seed oil gives you a concentrated source of the "good" fats we are looking for. Which would give the oil an edge
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