Fishing, Demystified.

So you’re looking for a break from the daily grind: Boss is all over you like a cougar at closing time, your woman discovered your other woman, and that sad paycheck makes Houdini look like a block party magician.

When life is hosing you down and flipping you off… 

What do you do when all is against you? Cast a lure, snag a lively sea bass, and settle down for a good ol’ fashion primal fight for life.
 

If you’re new to the angling idea or dabbled a bit when you were a midget at
"Camp Cuddly Pines," here are some of the basics from the poor man’s rod and reel to trolling the canyon’s of the North Atlantic:

1. Off the dock

The Essentials: generic rod and reel, cheap tackle

By far the easiest and least expensive of the types. Well known to you and me, because our fathers brought us here as part of that lifelong paternal lesson of fishing. Nothing wrong with hanging out at the local dock, just like nothing wrong with drinking by yourself.

2. Fly Fishing

The Essentials: fly rod and fly reel, fly fishing lure, set of waders

If the local dock isn’t far away enough or if you’re a land locked resident. Try fly-fishing at the closest river. Of all the sport fishing, this takes the most skill as it includes both rhythm and precision to mimic fly-bait on the water. But be sure to check you’re not wading around the town’s waste treatment center. Three-eyed fish are only good in photos, not on your hook.

3. Surf Casting

The Essentials: surf rod, reel, terminal tackle, waders

For those who live near the ocean, this is your ticket to freedom. Grab yourself a 4-wheel drive vehicle, beach pass, and make like Burt Reynolds in Canon Ball Run. After you’ve spun a few donuts in the sand and caused irreparable harm to our coastline, find a spot and cast a line into the waters. With a little luck and patience you might strike a good tug from a bass, fluke or even weak fish (sea trout).

4. Off the Boat

The Essentials: generic rod and reel, tackle, and a BOAT

No my friend, this is not an analogy to illegal immigrants entering our country by means of ocean going vessels. This is far less life threatening and not to mention, legal. If you’ve got the money, pick up a boat (~$25,000.00), gas it up ($300.00) and head on out into the wild blue yonder and catch a nice blue fish (that sell for $5.00 at the local fish market). Just remember, fishing is all about the experience.

5. Trolling

The Essentials: testicles and cash

Want a true, man vs. nature fight? Go wrestle a hungry grizzly bear. Or, grab a few buddies, and charter a boat to take you to the canyons, even the Outer Banks. We’re talking a serious 5-8 hour cruise destined to the deepest parts of the ocean where the big game tuna and marlin are bountiful. Once hooked, the fight can be long and arduous, almost epic, as you’re locked into a battle of wills against a relentless creature of nature who can weigh almost as much as you do . . . And that my friend . . . would be the beginning of your very first fish story. Even if all it was, was a nibble on the line by a small porgy.

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Fact of Life: Looks Matter.

Written by Adam Stone

A lot of guys could care less about looking good.  That’s something only women should concern themselves with, right?  Wrong, dude.

It’s not fair, but it’s a fact of life that the human brain is subconsciously hard-wired to gravitate toward attractive people.  What’s worse is that if you’re physically unattractive, you will be a victim of discrimination; both personally and professionally. 

That sort of subconcious discrimination affects people’s lives, and can mean the difference between happiness and dispair, success and failure.

Looks-based discrimination means decreased chances of landing a job or promotion when up against an equally qualified attractive person, having less sex than attractive people, not getting a second glance from beautiful women, etc.  

Time and time again, scientific studies have indicated that a person’s physical appearance has a huge impact on all areas of their life.  We are human, and visual creatures, and as such, we’re flawed because our natural thought process correllates success, health, and happiness with attractivness.  We know that’s not true, but it’s simply an ingrained instinct that values attractiveness over unattractiveness in society.

Good looking dudes enjoy:

• Better Sex Lives
• Healthier Relationships
• Better Careers
• Higher Incomes
• Larger Social Circles

The good news is that genetics do not matter as much as you think they do. 

Anybody can look good.  And if you’re already attractive, you can always find ways to tune-up your appearance to look better.

If you’re not happy with the way you look right now doesn’t mean you’re screwed forever.  There are 20 Things You Can Do Now, that will rejuvenate your appearance, send your confidence soaring, and change your life – without the use of expensive surgery or dangerous pills.

There are four things you can focus on right away, that will help improve your appearance almost immediately:

1.  Whiten Your Teeth:

Bright, white teeth make a huge impact on appearance.  I don’t have the best set of of chompers in the world but I do keep them clean and whiten them regularly, which makes up for my crooked smile.  Wouldn’t you agree that when you look at someone with a perfect set of sparkling white teeth, you find that attractive?  And isn’t it true that if you see someone with yellow teeth it’s a turn-off?  Crest Whitestrips recently commissioned a study which indicated that almost everyone polled feels that white teeth have a huge role to play in gauging attractiveness.  Whitening your teeth is simple, safe, convenient, and inexpensive.  

2.  Choose the Right Hair Style for Your Face Shape:

You may not realize it, but your hairstyle could be working against you, and holding you back in life.  Certain hairstyles look great with certain face shapes, but are awful on others. There are seven basic types of face shapes:  oval, rectangular or oblong, round, square, heart, triangular, and diamond.  Do you know what face-shape type you have?  Do you know which styles work best with each face shape, and which styles certain face shapes should avoid? It’s difficult to be objective about your face shape, so it’s best to ask your hair stylist / barber.  They’re often the best judge, and a qualified hair stylist can recommend a style that works best for your face shape.

3. Start Practicing Perfect Hygeine and Grooming:

Not too concerned about your hygeine and grooming routine?  You’re probably the only one who isn’t.  Your personal hygeine is a big deal, especially to women.  There is an old saying you’ve probably heard that says "cleanliness is next to godliness" and for the modern man, cleanliness is next to success.  Good hygeine and grooming involves much more than showering and taking care of body odor and bad breath.  Proper shaving, using the right skincare products for your skin-type, wearing the right deodorant for the occaisson, selecting the appropriate shampoos and conditioners for your hair texture, etc. all play vital roles in practicing good hygeine and grooming.  Are you doing all of these?

4. Wear the Right Clothes for Your Body Type:

First impressions matter, but the price tag on your clothes matters not, especially if they aren’t the right style for your body type.  Not all of us are built like the Greek god, Adonis, and wearing expensive clothes won’t make men look any better if they’re not the right style for their body type.  Normal guys come in a variety of shapes and sizes.  To look your best, you must be aware of your body type, and dress appropriately for your shape and size.  For example, short guys who have thin & lean builds should avoid loose fitting and baggy clothes. A lot of smaller guys mistakenly believe that if they wear baggy cloths, it will give the illusion of added size. Nothing could be further from the truth, as this only draws attention to their smaller frames.  Instead, they should accentuate their lean frames with form-fitting clothing. Guys who are a little on the heavy side should avoid horizontal stripes, while tall skinny guys should use horizontal stripes to their advantage.  

If you want to look your best, I recommend investing a few bucks in a complete and thorough instructional guide book that will teach you what you need to know to cover all the bases.  As dudes, there are simply a lot of things we fail to think about or consider when it comes to looking our best.

You DO NOT have to be genetically gifted to look great.

There are a number of great books and resources available at your local bookstore, and online that can help guys with grooming and style.  We’ve evaluated a few hard-print and e-book guides to looking great, and found the guide published by Mark Belmont, "The Handsome Factor" is a best-selling book, and referred to by many as the "appearance transformation bible."

Do yourself a favor and order the complete "The Handsome Factor" how to be handsome guide online for $47.  Dirt cheap, considering the wealth of life-changing information contained within.  Even if you’re already a good looking dude, it won’t hurt to learn how to fine tune your appearance.

I was skeptical when we ordered the materials for evaluation from the website because the site looks like a typcial e-book pitch page, and to be honest, a little dubious.  But, and this is a big but, the guide is legit, thorough, complete, and will help a lot of dudes change their lives forever.

Best of all, it’s a risk free trial.  Mark will refund your money personally if your life and looks don’t improve dramatically after trying his program. 

You get a 60-day, no questions asked return policy.

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Top Five Ways to Relieve Stress

By Ghost Rida

Everyone gets stressed out.  Even the toughest dudes out there feel stress, because stress can come about from a variety of reasons – from short term events like getting lost while driving or getting in an argument with your significant other, to the long-term stressful events such as job dissatisfaction, marital problems, illness, etc. 

Stress levels are high around the world right now.  We are constantly bombarded with news about the global economic crisis, job loss, threats of nuclear attacks, plummeting home prices, celebrity deaths, and so on.

Stress can manifest in a number of different ways, such as general anxiety, difficulty sleeping and concentrating, irritability, headaches, depression, etc.

The real problem with stress isn’t just that it feels unpleasant, it is that negative stress affects your body and your health if you don’t deal with it properly.

There are countless ways that people can deal with and manage their stress.  Some are healthy, and some are not so healthy.  If you’re feeling a bit stressed out, and wantt to manage your stress in a healthy, positive way, consider engaging in some of the following activities:

1.  Practice Deep Breathing
Sounds simple, right?  Deep breathing is a great way to relax, and best of all, it’s totally free!  Most people never think to try deep breathing exercises because breathing is such a normal, automatic human function that it’s a little strange to think of it as a stress reliever. But it works, and you should try deep breathing a couple of times a day. Here’s how it’s done:

Step 1: Lie down with your back against your bed or the floor,
Step 2: Place your hands on your stomach, behind your head, or at your side, and just relax,
Step 3: Keep your eyes closed, and very slowly inhale deeply (try counting to 10),
Step 4: When your lungs are full of air, hold your breath for one to two seconds,
Step 5: Exhale very slowly (again, try counting to 10).  Repeat Steps 1-5, five to 10 times.

2.  Go Bowling
Bowling is an excellent way to relieve stress.  The earliest form of bowling dates back to Ancient Egypt, and today is enjoyed by nearly 100 million people in close to 100 countries worldwide.  Bowling’s physical and psychological benefits help to promote stress relief.  Exercise is a very effective way to manage stress, and bowling is a type of exercise that is similar to walking with free weights – it helps burn calories and works out muscles that are not normally exercised in a typical daily routine.  Psychologically, bowling works wonders to relieve stress.  You get to roll a round heavy object down an ally to knock pins down.  What’s more, if you bowl with your buddies, or in a social setting, you will help foster comradery and possibly create new friendships.

3.  Go Fishing
Make sure you’ve got a fishing license if your state requires one (getting fined for fishing without a license is just added stress).  Freshwater fishing is both fun and extremely relaxing activity. It doesn’t matter if you fish off a dock, a pier, or from a boat – you’ll have time to chill out between your next catch.  Fishing is extremely therapuetic because you’re engaged and focused on a leisurely and relaxing activity, which will help to disengage your brain from the source of your stress.  All you need is some basic fishing equipment and you are ready to go. You don’t need to be an expert angler or pro fisherman to enjoy fishing – the act of connecting with nature, even if you catch nothing at all, will work it’s magic toward your stress relief.

4.  Take Some Pictures
Photography is fun and rewarding, and like fishing, you do not need to be an expert to click some pics. The only thing you need is a basic camera, and some stuff around you to provide inspiration. Just look around at your surroundings and you will find the possibilites of things that can be photographed are endless.  You could even combine other stress relieving activities, such as bowling and fishing with photography.  Be sure to look at things from the photographer’s point-of-view and you will be amazed how different things look when captured by the camera. No camera? No problem (Check out our article of Top 5 digital cameras under $100). 

5. Work It Off Physically
Exercise, both cardio and anaerobic (weight training) is an extremely healthy and effective way to manage your stress. When you’re feeling ticked off, angry, upset, anxious, and stressed out, physical activity will help relax both your mind and your body. Exercise doesn’t have to cost you a dime.  If you don’t have a gym membership, you could engage in physical activities such as walking, hiking, stretching, jogging, running, skating or riding your bicycle to release the tension. Even just ten-minute of phsycial activity can go a long way toward helping your body manage the symptoms of stress.

Bonus

6. Sex
If you’ve ever had the pleasure of engaging in sex, you’re probably well aware that sex is a great tension reliever.  But if you’ve never thought of it as a stress-relieving practice, than perhaps you should start considering its therapuetic merits.  Convince your partner of this, and you’ll likely have even more sex.  The physical benefits of sex are numerous and they work very well toward relieving your stress. Unfortunately, many people have less sex when their stress levels are high, so you might have to make a conscious effort to get busy if you’re just not feelin’ that into it.

The Best Time to Quit Smoking is Now.

There has never been a better time to quit smoking than right now.  You hear this everyday, and you already know that smoking is a harmful and repugnant habit.  Cigarette smoking is responsible for 16 percent of all deaths in the United States each year by contributing to cancers, and cardio-pulmonary diseases.  Besides that, who would want to make out with a dude who’s mouth tastes like an ashtray? 

You’re pretty much limited to kissing women who’s mouths also taste like ashtrays. Wonderful.
 

It’s Hard to Quit, But Now a Heck of a Lot Easier with Cigana!

Quitting isn’t so easy.  It’s a vicious addiction that requires both physical and psychological treatment.  Until now, there have been hundreds, maybe even thousands of products and remedies on the market that fall short of their claims and fail to live up to their promises to break the nasty habit.  Some products, like the nicotine patch, or the gum treat the physical addiction of smoking, but don’t address the psychological component.  Other remedies, such as hypnosis or 12-step programs address the psychological elements of smoking addiction, but do nothing to alleviate the symptoms of phsycial addiction.  Cigana, the manufacturer of the "Electronic Cigarette" now offers a healthy, effective method to end the addiction.

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Now, there’s a completely legit product that treats both the physical and psychological components of addiction, called the E-Cigarette or "Electronic Cigarettes" by Cigana.

Overview of Electronic Cigarettes

An electronic cigarette is the latest and healthiest alternative to smoking tabacco products, such as cigarettes, cigars, or pipes. The E-Cigarette is a battery-powered device that looks and feels exactly like a real cigarette, but rather than burning tabacco, it provides inhaled doses of nicotine by delivering a vaporized propylene glycol/nicotine solution (vaporized simple-sugar alcohol + nicotine). Smokers will receive a dose of nicotine through a vapor that also provides a flavor and physical sensation similar to that of inhaled tobacco smoke, yet lacks the cancer causing harmful ingredients found in cigarettes.  This will help smokers eventually quit, because they can dial down the amount of nicotine they receive with each smoke by using lower dosage cartridges for a gradual step down method.  This is a highly effective method for treating the physical symptoms of addiction.  Actually holding a cigarette-like device and simulating cigarette smoking is effective for treating the psychological withdrawal.

Which Brand is Best?

I have researched and evaluated quite a few different manufacturers of the electronic cigarette for this article, and quickly discovered that the quality and efficacy of the e-cigarette varies widely across the board by manufacturer.  There are a lot of cheapo, fly-by-night products rolling off the assembly lines in China that I avoid at all costs.  Cigna Electronic Cigarettes are composed of parts and materials manufactured in different countries, but they are hand-assembled in the USA.  What’s more, the propylene glycol/nicotine solution is made entirely in the USA, meaning you’re not getting some shady/questionable chemicals from an origin with low quality control standards.   

Of all the models of e-cigarettes manufactuered, the Cigana E-Cigarette gets my vote for the highest quality and most effective model.  The Cigana Electronic Cigarette is a small, light, battery-powered device that vaporizes nicotine and provides a safe inhaled dose. The vapor that the product emits has no smell and causes no harm to the smoker or those around them.  You can use this product indoors, in your office, in restuarants, etc., because there is no burning of material to violate smoking ordinances.

Cigana E-Cigarettes Have Two Components:

1. Battery: 

Cigana Electronic Cigarettes employ a lithium-ion based battery to power the heating element (atomizer). When connected to the cartridge and charged, the Cigana Electronic Cigarette is ready for use. When a user inhales through the device, air flow is detected by a sensor, which activates the atomizer and vaporizes a nicotine solution stored in the mouthpiece. It is this vapor that is inhaled by the user. An LED on the opposite end of the device is also activated during inhalation, which serves as an indicator of use, and also to simulate the glow of actual burning tobacco.

2. Cartridge:

The disposable device holds the heating element (atomizer). It also contains nicotine in liquid form and flavor essences depending on what the designated flavor of the cartridge is. See Cigana Product Page for a full list of flavors. The material inside the cartridge is atomized into vapor form when connected to the battery and inhaled by the user. One Cigana cartridge lasts an estimated 15 cigarettes depending on how the user smokes.

Flavor Cartridges

The disposable Cartridge holds the heating element (atomizer). It also contains nicotine in liquid form and flavor essences depending on what the designated flavor of the cartridge is. The material inside the cartridge is atomized into vapor form when connected to the battery and inhaled by the user.

The Cigana Cartridges are unique when compared to other brands of electronic cigarettes. Other brands will have 3 to 4 components creating a risk for an inoperable device and fault issues, such as clogged air flow or an improper connection. Cigana cartridges have a built in disposable atomizer allowing for a simple 2 component connection.

Each time you replace your Cigana cartridge, you will be using a new and clean atomizer. There is no need for maintenance.

Choose from 9 different flavor options.

• Almond
• Apple
• Cherry
• Chocolate
• Coffee
• Light Tobacco
• Regular Tobacco
• Menthol
• Vanilla

Can’t decide? Cigana offers an assorted pack containing 40 cartridges in various flavors.

Cigana also offers you the choice to choose your nicotine density level.

• None (0 mg)
• Low (6 mg)
• Medium (11 mg)
• High (16 mg)
• Extra High (24 mg)

If you’re a smoker, and are serious about quitting, I highly recommend giving the Cigana E-Cigarette products a try.

Cigana Guarantees that you’ll love the Cigana Electronic Cigarette so much that they’re offering their Starter Kit, RISK-FREE. If you are not satisfied with the product simply return within 30 days and you won’t be charged. I repeat, if you’re not happy for any reason within 30 days, return it and you will not be charged for the product.  That is truly risk free.

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Prevention is the Best Medicine.

Most drinkers have experienced the dreaded hangover at some point in their lives.  The nausea, pounding headaches, exhaustion, body ache, and sensitivity to lights and sounds is certainly no walk in the park.  Yet drinkers invariably return to the sauce within days or weeks even after the most brutal hangovers.  Do we drink to excess because it’s human nature to want to alter your consciousness?  Or is it because of pure stupidity? 

Well, it’s probably a little bit of both – but if we demonstrate a little bit of intelligence and planning this Holiday weekend, we will all be able to party without the nasty side effects the next morning.

Avoiding a hangover is accomplished by a two-part strategic initiative:
 

1.  Hangover Prevention.  This is everything you will do before, up to, during, and after drinking to avoid the devastating effects of a hangover as much as possible.

2.  Hangover Cures.  Cures are all about what you’ll need to do the next morning to ensure that you’re back to normal by the end of the day.

It’s important to understand why we get hangovers in order to properly execute a prevention plan. A hangover is what your body experiences when you’ve overdosed on alcohol.  Hangover sufferers feel the way they do because of the build up of toxins and impurities in the body from consuming too much alchohol wreaks havoc on your nerves.  Combine too many impurities with severe dehydration and the depletion of essential vitamins and minerals, and you’ve got yourself a recipe for a miserable morning after.

Obviously, the best way to avoid a hangover is to not drink at all.  The second best way to avoid a hangover is through prevention.

Prevention Do’s and Don’ts

Do:

1.  Know how much you can handle and don’t exceed that amount.  If it takes three (3) beers for you to start feeling tipsy, don’t plan on drinking 12.  This sounds pretty obvious, but you’d be amazed by how much difference it makes if you know how much you can handle, and if you plan to cut yourself off by the end of the evening at that limit.  The cut-off plan will help you to naturally pace yourself, but without it, it’s all too easy to get carried away and drink to excess.

2.  Take a multi-vitamin, or a vitamin B complex.  Drinking alcohol depletes the B Vitamins especially, as well as Vitamin A, and Vitamin C.  Supplementing your vitamin intake a few hours before you plan to drink may help mitigate the effects of vitamin depletion.

3.  Eat breads, and oily greesy foods before drinking.  Eating these foods before drinking will help absorb alcohol and prevent it from entering your bloodstream too quickly. The grease coating your stomach wall will act as a barrier prevening quick absorption of alcohol into the bloodstream. Better yet, try to continue snacking while you’re out drinking.

4.  Choose light colored drinks.  All alcoholic drinks contain something called "congeners."  Congeners are what helps give certain types of alcohol their unique flavor.  They are also responsible for the cause of many hangover symptoms. Darker alcoholic drinks such as whiskey, red wine, and brandy have the most hangover causing congeners.  Light, or clear drinks such as gin and vodka contain the least amount of congeners.

5.  When drinking liquor, opt for top-shelf.  Higher quality liquor is often referred to as "top-shelf."  Top-shelf liquors contain fewer impurities than low quality, budget brand, and house-special liquors.  This is because the filtration process is usually much more extensive and thorough in top-shelf brands.

6.  Stick with one type of alcoholic drink.  Mixing beer with wine or liquor is never a good idea.

7.  Hydrate Yourself.  Drink a glass of water before you start drinking, and in between drinks.  Don’t worry, this will not diminish the good feelings that having a few drinks will give you, but it will help prevent the worst hangover contributor – dehydration.

8.  Stay awake at least one hour after your last drink and before going to bed.  When you go to sleep, your metabolism slows down, which in turn slows the elimination of toxins from your body.  Staying awake an hour after drinking and before going to bed can have a significant impact on your likelihood of suffering from a hangover.

9.  Drink a large glass of water and take an aspirin or ibuprofen before bed.  Always, always, always remember to have a glass of water before going to sleep.  Dehydration is the worst culprit of hangover pain, and a glass of water before bed goes a long way to prevent it.  An aspirin or ibuprofen will help relieve any pain you may experience the next morning, if you’ve managed to fall victim to hangover despite your preventitive measures.

10. Have morning-after supplies ready just in case.  Be ready for the morning after with bottled water, mixed fruit, breads, and sports drinks.

Don’t:

1.  Do not drink on an empty stomach.  Drinking without food in your stomach results in almost immediate alcohol absorption into the body, and will put you on the fast-track to a miserable hangover.

2.  Do not mix drinks.  Stick with one type of drink, and no more.  This is more important that most people realize.  Each type of alcohol has it’s own unique range of impurities and toxins.  Drinking a variety of alcoholic beverages will introduce a broader range of impurities and toxins into your body.  The more impurities, the worse the hangover.

3.  Avoid mixed drinks with sugary/syrupy mixers.  The sugar found in mixers (the stuff used to make dacquiris, pina coladas, house margaritas) raises your blood sugar, and the resulting sugar crash, combined with excessive alcohol greatly compounds the side effects of a hangover.

4.  Avoid dark alcohol.  Dark alcohol contains more congeners than light alcohol.  Congerers  are the chemical elements that result in the dreaded hangover experience.  Brandy, red-wine, and whiskey are the worst culprits.

5.  Do not smoke cigarettes.  This is a tough one for a lot of part-time smokers, and probably impossible to expect from smokers.  But, if you can avoid cigarettes, do so at all costs.  Cigarettes introduce many more impurities and toxins into your body than drinking alone, and will always lead to a much worse hangover.  Imagine all of the nasty symptoms typically associated with a hangover.  Now add the disgusting symptom of ashtray-mouth.  Yuck. 

6.  Don’t drink caffeinated beverages.  Caffeine is a diuretic and compounds the effects of dehydration.  This means that you should not consume drinks such as Irish Coffee and Energy Drinks + Vodka.

7.  Do not drink cheap/low quality alcohol.  Spring for the good stuff, it’ll be worth it the next morning.  Cheaper, low-quality brands have a less extensive filtration process than the good stuff, meaning there are typically more hangover causing impurities in the cheap stuff.

8.  Avoid carbonated mixers.  Carbonated mixers such as soda-pop, tonic water, and soda water increase the rate of absorbtion of alcohol into the body.

9. Do not take acetaminophen (Tylenol).  Tylenol is tough on the liver.  Alcohol is tough on the liver.  Combine the two, and you’ll have a very unhealthy mix.

10.  Do not binge drink.

Next Morning Cures:

Do:

1. Drink a tall glass of water with an asprin or ibuprofen.  Rehydration is critical.

2. Sleep if you can – avoid bright lights, loud noise. Sleeping in a dark, quiet room will help alleviate painful hangover symptoms.

3. Replenish throughout the day with a sports drink (Gatorade, Powerade, etc.).  Sports drinks such as Gatorade actually help the body rehydrate better than water, and are great for replenishing essential salts and electrolytes.

4. Eat light, bland foods – fruit, bananas, bread.  Your body will be able to handle light foods better than heavy, greasy stuff.  Heavy meals may lead to vomiting.

5. Take a multivitamin or B vitamin complex.  Your body will be deficient in important vitamins the next morning.  Adding them back to your system will help alleviate the symptoms.

Don’t:

1.  Do not drink coffee in the morning.  Coffee is a diuretic, and will only serve to compound your dehydration.

2.  Do not drink alcohol to ease the symptoms.  Having a Bloody Mary in the morning is a popular practice to relieve hangover pain, but introducing more alcohol into your body to relieve the symptoms assiciated with drinking too much alcohol is just plain silly.  It may help numb the pain, but it will delay your recovery.

3.  Do not drive, operate heavy machinery, etc.  Having a hangover can be just as bad as being intoxicated when it comes to driving and operating machinery.  Your senses are dulled, judgment and depth perception are impaired.  You risk injury to yourself and to others.

You’re Starting to Lose Your Hair… Now What?

Written by Joshua Fienberg

The topic of hair loss is something that is close to my heart, because as a 40-something year old man, I am beginning to experience male pattern baldness.  As the oldest, and baldest member of the Dude Rated gang, I thought I’d take a break from my regular reviews, and focus for a moment on something that is on the minds of my follicly challenged brethren; going bald and what to do about it.

Before You Decide Whether to Take Action, You Should Understand What Causes Baldness.

Losing your hair is can be something you do with style and grace.  You may showcase your chrome dome like a badge of honor.  It’s a symbol to the world that you’ve been there, done that.  Or it can be something that you fight.  In some cases, hair loss is reversible.  In many cases, it is not.  Hair loss is not necessarily attributable to  "male pattern baldness."  There are other causes to hair loss than MPD.  If you’re losing your hair, and you want to do something about it, you must first identify the probable cause of your hair loss.  The most common causes of hair loss, in no particular order, include:

GENETICS
A person’s genes may certainly determine if the individual goes bald.  Male Pattern Baldness is linked to two genes in particular.  Scientists recently conducted test on more than 1,000 bald men, the results of which incidated that two gene regions, when active together, make a man seven times more likely to lose his hair. Around 14% of men are thought to carry both gene variants.  It was long thought that male pattern baldness was determined by a gene inherited from the mother.  There is a strong correlation between the hair on Granddad’s head (mom’s dad) and the hair on your head.  This gene sits on the female X chromosome, and it is passed from mother to son. Scientists have discovered a second gene region, and it has shed some light on how baldness may also be passed from father to son.  The tests indicated that at least one gene on chromosome 20 contributes significantly to the baldness of the son.  Genetically caused baldness may be slowed by products such as minoxidil, but once it’s begun, the hair loss is usually irreversible without surgical intervention.

AGING
Getting old is perhaps the most common and inevitable cause of hair loss.  We all get older.  There is nothing we can do about that, yet.  Aging leads to  hair loss by it’s effects on the body’s production of hormones. Hair loss that is caused by hormonal changes may be treatable and can often be reversed.  There are hair loss treatments that target hormonal problems, and act to supplement what we start to lose through the aging process.  However, the very nature of aging is that as we grow old, certain things begin to shut down and, well, die.  As we get older, some of our hair follicles die. When hair follicles die, they are no longer capable of growing hair.  This type of hairloss is not reversible.

LIFESTYLE
A wild and crazy lifestyle can cause baldness in some individuals.  A steady diet of hard alcohol, drugs, and poor diet certainly will not help to keep hair on your head.   Other than that, such practices as tightly braiding one’s har may also cause hairloss. Many times the hair loss from poor diet and such is reversible, but it does depend on the actual cause of the baldness.  For example, scarring on scalp may sometimes be caused by long term tight-braiding the hair.  Scarring the scalp can destroy the hair follicles, and this makes the regrowth of hair impossible., and the baldness irreversible.   Hair care products can also sometimes cause baldness or some degree of hair loss.  The harsher the chemicals, the more potential there is to lose hair.  Fortunately, if the hair follicles are left alive, hair regrowth is possible.

ILLNESS
Getting sick can cause baldness. There are many very prominent and well documented illnesses that can cause baldness.  Scarlet fever, typhoid fever, and certain infections of the scalp are just a few.  Hair loss that is caused by illness is usually reversible when a pysician has treated the patient and the illness has run its course.  Most people that have become ill from the causes mentioned above, for example, can expect all their hair to grow back.

OTHER CAUSES
Environmental factors, some medications, infections, and hormonal changes can all lead to hair loss and baldness.  Whether the hair loss can be reversed essentially depends on whether the hair follicles are alive or if they’ve been destroyed.  As a general rule of thumb, if the hair follicles are left living, hair loss may reversible.

So You’ve Figured Out Why You’re Losing Your Hair.  Now What Should You Do?

You basically have two (2) courses of action here.  You can either (1) Go bald and maintain an appropriate haircut for thinning hair, or (2) find a hair loss treatment that specifically targets the cause of your baldness, and maintain the hair you have left, and if you’re lucky, regrow the hair you’ve lost.

1. Go Bald, and Be Bold… Many men decide to let nature takes its course, and are perfectly happy with thinning hair, receding hairlines, and baldness.  Being bald is esteemed in some cultures, and is considered to be a sign of virility by many.  In fact, a number of well-known American celebrities proudly show off their bald heads, and are almost universally considered to be attractive dudes.  For these guys, the bald look works quite well:

Woody Harrelson	Bruce Willis	Vin Diesel

2. Treat the Cause of Your Hair Loss… As I mentioned earlier, effective treatment of your hair loss requires that you understand the cause of your baldness.  Aging, genetics, poor lifestyle choices, illness, etc., all require specific types of treatment to battle the bald.  If you’re wondering what I’ve chosen to do about my hair loss… Well, I’m a figher.  I have a weird looking head, and cannot pull off the chrome dome look.  I am losing my hair due to genetics, but I’ve managed to slow down the process and regrow some hair using minoxidil.  It works for me, but might not work for everyone.  There are a ton of other products out there that show promise for successfully treating hair loss.  Alternatively, there are many more products on the market that are nothing more than scams and snake oil.  Beware of products with claims that are too good to be true.

I order my products online.  In fact, I have a recurring delivery setup, so I get my hair restoration magic in the mail every month.  It’s easier, and much cheaper than purchasing at a retail store.

If you’re interested in combating your hair loss, and want to do so effectively and inexpensively, I highly recommend you check out the following websites:

1. Nisim International
I like Nisim International because they have a 100% no questions asked, money back guarantee.  There is no risk.  If you use their product, and it doesn’t work, you can get a full refund. In fact, you can return their products for ANY reason.  It’s that simple.  I plan on doing a full review of their products after I’ve given their line a thorough evaluation.  Nisim has created a product that has been clinically proven to control excessive hair loss and regrow hair.  Click here for more info on Nisim.
 

2. OnlyHairLoss.com
I really like onlyhairloss.com too, but mainly for ordering my minoxidil. They’ve got the full range of hair loss products, including products for women, at deeply discounted, wholesale prices.  I pay less than $25 for 3 months supply of minoxidil, and their other products are just as cheap.  OnlyHairLoss.com is a great site if you already know what it is you’re looking for, because they’re one of the cheapest online stores for ordering hair loss products.  If you’re not sure what is right for you, you can check out their "Hair Loss Info" section to help you figure things out.  Click here for more info on OnlyHairLoss.com
 

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What is Tattoo Removal Cream?

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How Does WreckingBalm Tattoo Removal Cream Work?

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How Long Does WreckingBalm Take?

WreckingBalm Tattoo removal cream can take as little as 8 weeks to completely remove a tattoo.  According to the manufacturer’s website, the removal process can take longer depending on the size, depth, and amount of ink used in the tattoo.  The key to successfully removing your tat is persistence, and regular use of the product.  Sounds gimmicky, and kind of like a scam, right?  I thought so too, until I discovered the Wrecking Balm Guarantee.

Is there a Money Back Guarantee?

This review might sound like an infomercial, but I really am impressed by this product, and certainly the company’s commitment to customer service and satisfaction.  If for any reason, a customer is not satisfied with their results from using Wrecking Balm, they may simply call the company’s Customer Care department within the following number of days, depending on how many applications were purchased from the date that your order was delivered, to obtain a return authorization number.

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Is WreckingBalm Tattoo Removal Cream Worth It?

Yes, I think so.  If you’ve outgrown that spiderman tattoo, or your tired of looking at your girlfriend’s tramp-stamp, then I would give this product a try.  You’ve got nothing to lose.  If you’re not satisfied, you can get your money back.  It’s a no-brainer.

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