Archive for June, 2008

Fit Links and Weight Loss Success Stories at The Fit Shack

I’ve got some great links for you to check out this weekend but first I’m going to keep ya right here at The Fit Shack. There are success stories brewing in the lives of some smart reader of The Fit Shack but you might not know about them unless you’re subscribed to the comments […]

Frustrated With Healthy Eating

Also Published On I Don’t Want to Die of a Heart Attack When I’m 25 Although I have been steadily losing weight, many of my food choices have not been very good these past few weeks. I’ve been thinking about going back to just having a cheat day once a […]

Progress of the West

Progress of the West June 29th, 2008 by Mohammad Yusha Some people like talking about the “progress” of the West. Progress where anxiety pills and anti-depressants are a million dollar business. Progress where people are committing suicide every day. Progress where murder and rape is common. Progress where drug addiction is common. […]

Makeover contest

This Makeover contest, was created by Artifel to help women like me to bring back their confidence for themselves and improve their self esteem so they can move on. If you are 35 years old and above, you are legible to participate this contest. So, Here is your chance, ladies, to win a […]

move it and lose it wk of June 29th

move it and lose it wk of… by Barbie Today 06:56 AM 1,010 10,747 Weight Loss Groups Weight Loss Groups South Beach Sun Bathers by FiestyKitty Kama Yesterday 09:03 AM […]

Feds probing San Francisco’s sanctuary city policy; city-paid flights for drug dealers

Presented without comment (link): San Francisco juvenile probation officials - citing the city’s immigrant sanctuary status - are protecting Honduran youths caught dealing crack cocaine from possible federal deportation and have given some offenders a…
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Kazakh Model Ruslana Korshunova Falls to Death in Manhattan

Kazakh Model Ruslana Korshunova Falls to Death in Manhattan Kazakh supermodel Ruslana Korshunova apparently killed herself Saturday by plunging from her Manhattan apartment. Although the death was not officially ruled a suicide, the police said that there are no traces of a struggle. There are also witnesses who claim they saw Korshunova […]

There’s simply no substitute for inpatient drug rehab

There’s simply no substitute for inpatient drug rehab. The plain fact of the matter is that addiction is a ferocious disease, one that can only be overcome by virtue of a ferocious effort during the rehabilitation process. Inpatient drug rehab patients are better suited to make that effort than are regular drug […]

Alzheimer’s Drug Shows Early Promise (HealthDay)

HealthDay - FRIDAY, June 27 (HealthDay News) — Long-anticipated results from a trial on an experimental Alzheimer’s therapy look promising, at least in a certain group of patients.
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Weight loss when your body wants to stay fat

Weight loss is rarely forever. If you’ve dieted successfully and then found that the pounds crept back on at speed, it may not be your fault. It’s your body. Nashuatelegraph.com: Making sure those lost pounds don’t return isn’t easy reports: “The human body, it seems, is designed to sabotage weight […]

New York City - Washington Post: NYPD Officers Framed Story That Led To Arrests

New York City - A team of New York Police Department narcotics officers are under investigation for falsely arresting two brothers and two other men in January, claiming they were selling drugs in an Elmhurst. New surveillance video obtained last week by defense attorneys does not show any evidence the men sold […]

Marijuana as treatment for neuropathic pain

Interesting: The growing body of evidence that marijuana (cannabis) may be effective as a pain reliever has been expanded with publication of a new study in The Journal of Pain reporting that patients with nerve pain showed reduced pain intensity from smoking marijuana. Researchers at University of California Davis examined whether […]

Weight Loss and Hypnosis - Relax and Lose Weight

Are you dieting? If so, hypnosis can help you to both lose weight, and keep the weight off when you reach your goal, painlessly. Here are three tips for using hypnosis to help you to meet your weight loss goals. 1. Use Affirmations With Hypnosis Although hypnosis is a powerful weight […]

Simply no substitutes for expertise when it goes to come rehab

Simply no substitutes for expertise when it goes to come rehab June 23rd, 2008 The best drug and alcohol rehabilitation program is the one that’s administered by people who know exactly what they’re doing. After all, there’s simply no substitute for expertise in the drug and alcohol rehabilitation process. Only those caregivers […]

Jason Peter on His Drug Addiction

Former Nebraska defensive tackle Jason Peter talks to the Omaha World Herald’s Tom Shatel (a Mizzou grad!) about his battle with drug addiction and his rehab.
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been dieting for 2 months…

Hey guys/gals, Im new to this fourm so let me introduce myself, My name is Pete im 20 im 6′2 and 175lbs.I signed up to this site to get some positive feedback from other people so it can keep me mentally in the game..I started my diet about 2 months ago and it has […]

Drug Addiction: The Downfall Of The Rich and Famous

Drug Addiction: The Downfall Of The Rich and Famous June 28, 2008 by Tingting Rimart My daughter, Amber, is an avid fan of Hannah Montana. Whenever she goes online, she visits the show’s website. The site is very child-friendly, so I do not have qualms about it. She plays games, […]

Reunion Of Destruction: Tom Sizemore and Heidi Fleiss Together Again, Because Nothing Says Love Like Co-Dependent Addiction

Reunion Of Destruction: Tom Sizemore and Heidi Fleiss Together Again, Because Nothing Says Love Like Co-Dependent Addiction Submitted by Lisa Voglesonger on Sat, 06/28/2008 - 20:50. behind bars celebrity rehab co-dependent addiction cosmetically ehanced dirty drug test drug addled heidi fleiss kissing meth partying like lohans probation reunion of destruction rinna tom sizemore vicodin […]

Alison Sweeney…(Pregnant Pause)

Roman Brady and Marlena Evans little girl, Samantha Gene, is pregnant for the second time. Alison Sweeney, of Days Of Our Lives fame, revealed to the Season 6 cast of Biggest Loser, that this season she is going to be making her family bigger. Alison, her husband Dave and son […]

Game Thread - Final Subway Series Game in Old Digs

Game Thread - Final Subway Series Game in Old Digs June 29th, 2008 Will yankee killer Perez show up or the bad one…? Posted in Mets discussion | No Comments » [IMG [image of ]] On Ambiorix Burgos: “Sounds like a prescription drug…take 3 a day” […]

The toughest way to lose 3 pounds

Have you ever been in an exercise rut? That’s where I was until the beginning of June. After months of halfhearted, half-hour shuffling sessions on the treadmill, I knew I had to shake up my exercise routine. I bit the bullet, suspended my gym membership for the summer, and joined Bootcamp […]

Sat, June 28

Hello everyone, dropped off the face of the earth. like jilli battling pms big time. Have a weekend to myself for a change, may see wall e. Still recovering from the skeleton’s in this family’s closet!! Now they changed the times for the services. We might be able to make the […]

Taste of DeRosa

STEPH DEROSA: DINNER WITH DEROSA >>> There’s a new cupcake in town, folks. Original, unique, and creative ingredients help make this flour induced newbie a real contender. I noticed The Spotted Dog Cake Company’s tent last week at the downtown Tacoma Farmers Market, and was drawn in by the simple display […]

Changing your life for the better

Changing your life for the better June 25th, 2008 Drug and alcohol rehab treatment will change your life, if you let it. Remember, substance abuse is a disease, not a choice. No one ever decides to be an addict. By the same token, no one can ever simply decide to stop using. […]

Oral Rivaroxaban signals the beginning of the end of Lovenox use for DVT prophylaxis

Rivaroxaban is an oral anticoagulant under development by Bayer; it will be marketed as Xarelto. It acts by inhibiting the active form of coagulation factor X (factor Xa). Fig 1. The coagulation cascade. Legend: Black arrow = conversion/activation of factor. Red arrows = action of inhibitors. Blue arrows = reactions catalysed by activated […]

One Addiction, Many Mouths

Not sure how much you guys are dooce readers, but she put herself on a cleanse last week. No animal products, gluten, sugar, processed anything. Just super clean vegan fare. And of course she got sick from it. Felt like crap. And ended up going to her GP who of course told her that […]

Interval Training with Wii Sports…

One guy lost 9 pounds (2% body fat) in 6 weeks by simply playing Wii Sports 30 minutes each day. Well I have a few recommendations to make your Wii Sports experience an even more powerful exercise program.  Let’s begin with an outline, a simple list of two things you can do […]

Hitchhiking down the North South Highway

This morning we woke up at 5:30am. With a mission. Me and Asa were going to hitchhike to KL from Butterworth, a distance of 382kms, and get back by 6pm on time to celebrate my mum’s belated birthday. We left the guesthouse at 6am, after asking for directions to the NS Highway. The guesthouse […]

Atlanta’s Mansion Madam Back In Divorce Court

Exclusive Video: Ian Martin, Mansion Madam’s Almost X-Husband By Art Harris, The Bald Truth, (c) www.artharris.com, all rights reserved LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga., June 25— She wore a white linen pantsuit to divorce court Wednesday in these toney Republican surburbs outside Atlanta, sitting as far away from her soon to be […]

Matt’s BR Blog: NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN (2007)

Ok, so you may remember last year I got myself a Playstation 3 to go with my newly bought HD TV, dead excited to finally move into the next generation of watching my favourite films past, present and future in the comfort of my own home in high definition quality. Sadly and unexpectedly, the only […]

Tight Shirt Challenge: The Pictures…

Unfortunately the tight shirt was not only unflattering, it was also too shiny and confused my camera a bit.  So I apologize in advance for the photos being a bit blurry. Back, June 25th, 2008 Front, June 25th, 2008 Side, June 25th, 2008 […]

“It’s as simple as that.”

Here’s an exercise in self-delusion.  The article starts out… Nick Saban has Jimmy Johns. Terry Bowden had Robert Baker. Bowden, who still is hurt by the 1998 arrest of Baker on one count of trafficking cocaine and two counts of distribution, says Saban may not have […]

NYC: Many 9/11 injury plaintiffs not seriously ill (AP)

AP - Many of the thousands of people who have gone to court claiming ground zero-related illnesses don’t have serious health problems, lawyers for the city claim in court papers.
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McPlenty - CATO Says Not More Of The Same

CATO rips into Pawlenty and uses him as the example of how “Republican” became a four letter word to voters. (my words not theirs) A Big-Government Running Mate for McCain? The Washington rumor mill has Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty as the leading candidate to be John McCain’s running mate. If so, that […]

MSG and Aspartame - Tasty Excitotoxins

Excitotoxins: A group of excitatory amino acids that can cause sensitive neurons to die. Some of these compounds are found in nature and some are created artificially. Two excitotoxins commonly added to processed foods are MSG and Aspartame (Nutra Sweet). L-cysteine is also an excitoxin and some bread manufacturers are adding it to their dough. […]

Miraculous cure of a catatonic Ukrainian

This story happened in Ukraine during the Soviet times and has two protagonists: Jewish Professor of psychiatry, a diminutive man widely known for his knowledge, professionalism, ornery character and a compassion toward his patients. Ukrainian Patient who got into a totally catatonic state for more than an year, without any cure in […]

Free Bird!

As I mentioned here, I needed a jogging stroller. Needed it. Once upon a time, I was free. I could roam wherever I wanted to go whenever I wanted to do it. I could run to the hills and back. I could run to the corner store. But now things are different. I […]

Many may “trust” their partner is a low STD risk (Reuters)

Reuters - Too many people may consider themselves at low risk of sexually transmitted diseases simply because they trust their partner, a new study suggests.
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The War on Boys

Where Feminists and Men’s Rights Activists Go Wrong… One problem with one-issue activists, it seems, is that they often view matters from only one dimension. This has always been one of the characteristics of feminists. Men get blame for being history’s conquerors and killers, for instance, but no credit for being its innovators […]

Music that Gets Me Movin’

I exercise a lot. I love music. It’s only natural that the two go hand-in-hand. I must have good music to accompany my exercise (unless I’m using one of my fitness DVDs). I pick songs that are upbeat because my body usually follows the tempo set by the music. The songs may not all be […]