The Amazon encompasses 1.2 billion acres on the South American continent’s north side of which the part is in Brazil and covers almost one half of that extensive country. Tha matter of fact is, the Amazon and its fertile ground for various plants and animals that thrive in its exotic climate, that the products from the Amazon are better than what we call organic – they are wild. Things that grow in the wild are strong in their own defense mechanisms to fight against insects and all manners of combatants, as a result. Amazon products such as the Brazil nut, guarana, and the Acai berry being recognised for their complex make up and concentrated nutritional values.

Destruction of rain forest!

Deforestation of the Amazon rain forest reached its highest in the years of 2004 and 2005. Satellite photos show loggers burned and cut down a near record over 10.000 square miles of rain forest in 2004 alone.

One of the main reasons is the world demand for heart-of-palm which is a Salad Garnish. It was known, poachers were illegally chopping down 5,000 to 10,000 palm trees a week. This was just to get the 30 to 40 cm (12 to 16 inch) section found near the crown of a 20 meter (65 foot) palm tree.

Just for this delicacy one poacher would have chopped down an average of 50 trees a day only to earn roughly $1 for every tree from which the heart-of-palm was removed. Once the heart is removed, the tree dies and rots.

The harvest of a palm tree that has grown for over 100 years has just enough of this delicacy to fill two 14-oz cans of heart-of-palm. This would retail in a supermarket for less than $5.00 per can. To feed salad bars and salad connoisseurs world-wide, is this worth such destruction of the palm and the rain forest? It is particularly a waste because the heart-of-palm has no particular nutritional value beyond its fiber.

This is not the case with the Acai berry which has significant nutritional density and the harvesting of it is a complete different approach.

Harvesting the Acai this way may safe the jungle!

Because of the huge interest and demand of the Acai berry, this has started to help the locals to realize that cutting down these precious palm trees just for a few inches of the top core of the tree was no longer a solution, and found that there are better options available. Every palm tree produces an abundant crop of Acai fruit twice a year. Within a few years, the value of the palm fruit itself exceeded by far the value of removing the top core of the palm just for the use as a salad garnish.

Therefore, a legitimate reason was found not to cut down those trees by harvesting the Acai berry another way.

Laborers now climb high into the 90-foot palm to collect what is known as the Black Pearl of the Amazon.

As these workers soon realized this type of reputed harvest every year or in some cases twice a year is a better way securing their jobs and increasing their earnings.

Harvesting the fruits from the palms is better for the environment because the palm will continue to grow for years. This was the way to stop unscrupulous loggers who destroy Acai palms for a quick profit.

This is opening another window of opportunity for the natives and showing them how to protect one of the best treasures they have, by saving the palm tree that gives so much towards people’s health.

Preparations after harvesting the Acai berry!

The Amazon River is long and wide and a boat can navigate it inland from the sea for over 3,218 km (2000 miles).

The river is providing the best opportunity to navigate barges for transporting and quick preparations straight after harvesting the fruit. The timing is crucial; if not properly cared for, the oxidation process begins and quickly spoils the delicate fruit.

Without a way to keep the fruit refrigerated or quickly being processed, it would deteriorate fast as just about every food does in the tropics. In the last decade or so, a reliable and cost-effective transportation infrastructure including large refrigeration facilities being established. The well equipped barges can navigate the river deep into the jungle picking up the harvest.

Barges equipped with such facilities where certain stages of processing been done and transported to cities close to the Amazon River. One of the most effective ways is to have the fruit flash frozen into large blocks and shipped to different destinations. Why flash frozen? This is the only and most effective way for the fruit to keep all its goodness and nutritional values.

The Power of Acai

As reported in the Journal of Agriculture and food chemistry, a study showing extracts from Acai berries triggered a self-destruct response in more than 86 percent of leukemia cells tested.

This study was one of the first of its kind performed by the Institute of Food and Agricultural Science to show what people may gain from using beverages, dietary supplements made with the berries. There are many such reports of different health benefits. Therefore, there is no better reason for distributors and businesses being eager to use the name advantage of Acai.

Not all Acai products are equal

The label doesn’t tell it all. On the label it may say that it includes Acai, but how much does it contain? Also, was it preserved the way it should have been? Therefore, not all Acai products as shown on labels are the same, nor contain the right amount to have the effect it should have. How this berry is preserved and processed can have a dramatic effect on its overall quality.

Many labels on products listed as including Acai, but most have only a fraction of the Acai quantity and its antioxidant activity it should have. Some companies do not understand how important all the processing actions after harvesting is, or are just trying to save money in making shortcuts in the process.

About late 1990s university labs became more advanced in accurately measuring the amounts of specific nutrients in the Acai fruits and other foods. Only than methods of preservation being realized and became available, such as freeze drying that would contain its nutritional quality.

There are not many leading companies that have done their research and follow strict rules and guidelines into preserving and transporting this highly quality product without losing any of its nutritious values.

Processing and preserving the Acai berry

The key to it is that the benefits of the Acai berry is delivered in the most effective and concentrated form. A process of freezing the fresh harvested fruit to preserve the fruits nutrients being performed at a very low heat temperature; this process removes the moisture from the berry – leaving behind pure Acai powder.

The freeze-dried Acai powder, on a gram-for-gram basis, has an ORAC of 1.027, I spoke about in the previous article. That makes it one of the highest of any kind of fruits or vegetables.

A product has been found and developed with one of the best health benefits for anyone who wants to take advantage of it. Now, more than ever people are stepping up to accept responsibility for their own health and for the food they ingest. Scientific evidence shows that the most powerful health advantages come from mother nature, and using natural food as medicine is the most logical step.

Public health officials are urging consumers to eat several servings of fruits and vegetables every day to get the all important antioxidants. Unfortunately, most people have very little knowledge of what antioxidants are and why they are important.

The other positive step is changing the process of harvesting, saving the palm trees and protecting the Amazon rain forest. It is not only for taking, it is also for giving back.

The heart is the specialized part of our body that pumps blood. Blood carries oxygen and nourishment to all parts of the body, that helps all organs to work efficiently. It also carries waste material to various organs, especially lungs, and kidneys to remove them. Some of our daily habits are affecting and causing several heart issues like Heart attack, Abnormal heart rhythms, Heart valve disease, Heart failure, Congenital heart disease, Pericardial disease etc., and we don’t take any steps to keep our heart healthy until someone very close to us starts to suffer from one of these serious ailments. To prevent these deadly issues a healthy routine and few precautions are required.

Getting diagnosed with health problems such as high cholesterol high or blood pressure is a wake-up call that it’s time to make major changes in your lifestyle.

The first step towards a healthy heart is healthy living. In order to achieve that you need to opt for a healthier lifestyle. Get up early in the morning, walk, exercise, lose weight, eat healthily and sleep on time. Avoid alcohol, smoking and oily food for the sake of your heart’s good health.

Taking actions to prevent a heart attack is very important because this is becoming very common amongst everyone, from infants to the aged.

So it’s important to make yourself aware about relevant health measures and another important step is to schedule regular health check ups with your cardiologist.

Follow a few factors and see the biggest impact on your heart health.

Maintain healthy weight

Get active

Eat healthy

Manage cholesterol

Control blood pressure

Lower blood sugar

Stop smoking

To protect the heart, aim to lose weight and stay slim and fit. Include at least 150 minutes of exercise a week. To control cholesterol and blood pressure add a variety of diet by adding fruit and vegetables that are low in calories.

Change is the prime part of living with heart diseases or trying to prevent it. However you might not know that eating certain foods can enlarge your heart disease risk, it’s usually hard to change eating habits. Whether you have years of unhealthy eating under your belly or you simply want to cut your extra weight to prevent heart diseases, try to live a healthy living. Once you know which foods to eat more of and which food is harmful, you will be on your way toward a heart-healthy diet. So keep your heart fit and lead a healthy life.

We live in a world where it takes sheer determination not to eat junk food. Eating a natural well balanced diet is a great way to achieve a beautiful and healthy skin. It is important to stay away from toxins if you want to have beautiful and fabulous looking skin.

The most effective way to avoid having a body that is crawling with toxins is by choosing to live a healthier lifestyle. This includes consuming a diet that is rich in foods such as whole grains, sun flower seeds, avocado, walnuts and almonds.

Eat healthy and avoid foods such as refined carbs like cookies and white bread. Consume a lot of water and tea and ensure that you stay hydrated.

Whole grains are known for providing effective anti aging antioxidants and they provide fiber, one of the main elements of a beautiful and healthy skin diet. Fiber is known to help keep the body clean by simply absorbing the toxins and keeping the colon clean. This will help your metabolism and give your liver a break.

Another great reason why fiber is good for you is that it is known to absorb fluids and makes you fuller. You will be clean internally, thus giving your body the opportunity to concentrate on making your skin beautiful by simply bringing helpful nutrients to your skin, instead of focusing on ridding the body of harmful toxins.

Do you know that nutrition plays a great role in how your skin looks? See your body as vehicle, the food you consume is the fuel. You would not expect a car that runs on petrol to run on diesel, would you? So, you should not put the wrong kind of fuel in your body.

· Drink a lot of water and herbal/green teas

· Eat a healthy diet rich in Omega 3 and 6 found in foods like walnuts, almonds, grape seeds, and sunflower seeds and ensure that you take lots of vitamin C – parsley, citrus fruits, broccoli and rosehips.

· Consume a lot of organic veggies and fruits – you can find a variety of organic foods in a local supermarket

· In order to get a radiant skin, you should consume oily fish like wild salmon, wild or fresh mackerel.

Exercising is also very vital in achieving wrinkle-free radiant skin. If you are one of those people who needs to be literally dragged to the gym; then you should take up dancing, swimming or walking instead. A brisk walk in the park will provide you with not just clean oxygen but will also provide you with the chance to think clearly. Dancing is a great and fun way to exercise and meet new people in your dance class. Exercises improve your blood circulation. Good circulation helps your body’s effort to bring nutrients to all your cells and help it get rid of toxins.

Do you want to choose being injected with poison (botox) over eating well and exercising in order to get great skin? Your choice!

Thales, the Greek mathematician from Miletus, Ionia (today’s Western Turkey), is credited for formulating the very first “Principles of Geometry.”

Imagine, although human beings were alive on earth for hundreds of thousands of years, they had to wait until 6th century B.C. to find out the following interesting rules that guide the behavior of triangles and circles:

Thales’ Rule No. 1: If you draw any triangle inside a circle, if the tip of the triangle is resting on the circumference and the diameter of the circle is forming the long side of the triangle, then the angle formed by the other two shorter sides forms a 90 degree right angle – regardless of the length of the shorter sides. (This rule is also commonly known as “Thales’ Theorem.”)

Thales’ Rule No. 2: The diameter of any circle bisects it into two equal parts and into two arcs of equal lengths.

Thales’ Rule No. 3: If two triangles have one side that is of equal length and two angles that are of equal degrees, then those two triangles are identical.

Thales’ Rule No. 4: Two straight lines crossing each other form four angles around their intersection point. The angles opposing one another are equal angles. That is, two intersecting straight lines form two pairs of equal angles.

Thales’ Rule No. 5: A triangle with two equal sides, i.e., an isosceles triangle, have equal angles where the equal sides intersect with the third side.

We owe the beginnings of our modern-day mathematics and geometry to a man who was so in love with what he is doing that one day, according to Plato, Thales fell into a water well while gazing at the stars. Thus perhaps it won’t be too much off the mark to say that Thales was also the very first “absent minded professor” we had.

The Sony Ericsson XPERIA X2 is an engaging and aesthetically appealing handset from Sony Ericsson. The unit offers a wide range of useful functionality and advanced technology within a compact unit that has the added benefit of a full QWERTY keyboard. Its impending release will add this impressive handset to the popular Xperia range of units from Sony.

The handset comes with an impressively colourful 3.2 inch TFT touch screen, which displays imagery of outstanding quality by virtue of the 65,000 colours it can display. The units display screen operates at 800 x 480 pixels and comes with an accelerometer sensor as well as an optical track pad for navigation purposes. The handset utilises the xperia panels user interface as well as providing a full QWERTY keyboard.

Internet access is ably provided by virtue of both the Wi Fi and HSDPA connections, offering speeds in the region of 7.2 Mbps. Additional connectivity is provided by virtue of the USB and Bluetooth connections, whilst EDGE and GPRS connectivity are also provided as standard.

Continuing the impressive nature of the handset, the units 8.0 megapixel camera offers sumptuous levels of image taking functionality. With a raft of features including auto focus, geo-tagging, image stabilisation and touch focus as well as an LED flash, for those who enjoy taking photos this handset offers a wide range of useful functions to aid their cause. The camera also doubles up as an excellent video capture device, recording at WVGA quality and at 30 frames per second. As if that was not enough, a secondary camera is also provided which offers effective and efficient video call functionality.

The unit takes its entertainment seriously, by providing a wide range of useful entertainment options including a variety of motion based games, a stereo FM radio as well as an MP4/MP3 media player. In addition to the aforementioned functionality the handset also incorporates satellite navigation, which comes with the added benefit of A-GPS support, pocket office as well as an organiser and voice memo facility.

The Sony Ericsson XPERIA X2 is undeniably stylish, however it also provides an impressive range of useful technology, which is guaranteed to keep its user and owner amused. The handset is available in either elegant black or modern silver and offers impressive levels of functionality whilst retaining an aesthetic appeal that demands respect.

How to Select a Coin Dealer for Your Coin Collection

Why do I Need a Coin Dealer?

It is very difficult to build a collection of rare coins without a connection to a good coin dealer. If you are an investor hoping to make a profit with your collection of rare coins, building relationships with good coin dealers is vital to your success. If you are interested in making the highest profits possible with your coin collection, you will need to find a merchant partner who is experienced in the specific rare coins that interest you, and who will sell them to you at a good price. Most coin dealers will charge a lower premium on the sale of coins to their best customers. After all, it makes good business sense to get the most profit possible from a person who will do business with you only once. If you have a long-term relationship, however, the margin does not need to be as high for the coin dealer to make a good profit.

Because coin dealers are experts in their chosen fields, they will also have better connections than individuals who buy coins on their own will. Finding the right vendor or wholesaler can be a long and difficult task for someone new to the coin collecting trade. Coin dealers will also be more likely to recognize a counterfeit coin, have a higher chance of hearing about the sale of the specific rare coins that interest you, and will recognize an asking price that is over- or undervalued. As an investor, these are all critically important points for your success.

Building a long-term relationship with a knowledgeable coin dealer is the best way to protect the money that you invest into rare coins. All too often, new coin collectors who try to go it on their own without professional help end up being scammed out of hundreds or thousands of dollars.

What Do I Look For in a Coin Dealer?

All coin dealers are not created equal, and it is nearly impossible to specialize in every area when it comes to collecting rare coins. Therefore, it’s important to know what to look for before you select a professional for your coin collecting needs.

The first vital piece of information that you’ll need when considering coin dealers is his or her professional qualifications. Some important questions to ask include, does the coin dealer belong to any professional groups? How long has he or she been in business? Can the coin merchant provide references from other satisfied customers? One of the best indications that a vendor has a high level of professionalism is a membership in the Professional Numismatists Guild (PNG). This group includes the most reputable coin dealers in the business thanks to an emphasis on ethics.

The second most important question to put to a prospective coin dealer is the area in which he or she specializes. There are so many different kinds of rare coins to collect, ranging from gold bullion coins to ancient Roman coins, that it is impossible to be a true expert in all of them. You’ll want to find a merchant that specializes in the particular area that is of interest to you. A trader might be able to recognize every rare American coin at a glance, but that won’t do you a lot of good if you really want to collect legal tender from medieval times.

Finally, you should consider the motivation of the coin dealers you are considering. A highly motivated coin merchant will go to shows and retailer auctions, keep abreast of current prices and trends, and will generally keep up-to-date with the current coin market. Any investor will recognize the impact of current information on profit levels. A coin trader who is highly motivated will also be more likely to provide you with excellent service and the best rare coins.

Once you have selected a coin dealer, it is important to reward him or her with your loyalty. You are likely to get the best prices and service from coin dealers who know that you are working exclusively with them.

MJ Durkin is considered by many to be a prospecting master and list building machine. But can his techniques help you in recruitin more reps?

Well, MJ Durkin is one of the most sought-after speakers and experts on the topic of prospecting and booking face-to-face appointments. He’s widely known as “North America’s Prospecting Coach,” he as also been a keynote speaker and presenter at some of the largest sales training conventions.

He has been established among some of the top sales trainers in the world with his direct style of prospecting, which has become like a guide to help transform a persons approach to prospecting in their businesses. He has been a top trainer for years with many fortune 500 companies ranging from traditional corporate structures to network marketing companies.

He is the author of 4 books “Double You Contacts”, “Selling from the Heart”, “Own Your Home – Own Your Life”, and “Your First 90 Days in Network Marketing.” He has sold over 70,000 books. and 140,000 training programs on compact disc.

I have read one of his books “Double Your Contacts”, more than once in fact. He puts a new way of thinking into your prospecting efforts. When everyone is talking about the whole sales process from introduction to follow up and close, Mj talks about the number of prospects you can get in front of.

His direct approach cuts through all of the junk and goes straight to the point so no time is wasted on the wrong people and you come across as an authority figure. But at the same time showing respect and care. As MJ might say “giving the prospect a slap in the face in a nurturing way.”

I myself have been using his teachings for years when I’m prospecting offline. One simple technique I learned form MJ is almost like a “jedi mind trick” as he describes. And I will attest if done properly, really does work. People will give you their name, phone number and email without even knowing why.

A person on my team witnessed me doing this in action and couldn’t believe what they were seeing. They told me afterword “I can’t believe that person just gave you their name, phone number and email, just like that… that’s almost scary.”

Using MJ Durkins teachings have made a valuable tool in every network marketer’s prospecting toolbox of and they are surprisingly simple yet very effective.

It’s all about your posture, as MJ Durkin would tell you. If you have great posture when you meet someone, when you call and set an appointment, when you are presenting, when you follow up. If done right you can basically close a person before the door has even been opened.

Of course this doesn’t happen all the time but if you focus on the main area that MJ Durkin teaches you to focus on, which is prospecting, everything else almost takes care of itself.

When MJ was really in the game of sales he wasn’t very good in different aspects of the sales process. But one key area where he learned to excel was booking appointments. He learned that if he could have more appointments than everyone else, he could compete. Thus capitalizing on the law of averages and giving him the mindset that he didn’t need any single prospect because his list was big enough that it didn’t matter.

To sum up this review of MJ Durkin, he has been able to help thousands of people become successful through his training materials. If you haven’t at least picked up a copy of his book “Double Your Contacts”, I would encourage you to do so. You’ll be amazed on how well his techniques actually work when you are out prospecting every day.

There are so many choices to be made when you are looking for a home security system. The first one of course is whether or not to even get one at all. That my friends is the starting point-do I get a home security system or not? Once you’ve got past that hurdle, the going gets really tough.

The number of choices and alternatives can be truly daunting. Indoor, outdoor, or both; wired or wireless; monitored or unmonitored; how many monitoring stations; windows, doors or all; smoke detector, radon, fire, the list seems almost endless.

It is not a subject to be taken lightly either. Did you know that more people have security systems for their cars than their houses? Homes are only the biggest investment most people have. Last year the average was well over $200,000 invested the home not to mention the furnishings, landscaping, etc. maybe another $100,000. So how does it not make sense to protect it? It doesn’t!!

So what do you do, get a guard dog? Hire a security guard? Get an elaborate home security system? Or can you get by with something less? Like most other things in life it boils down to money. WHAT A SHOCK!

The fact is no matter what your economic status or the value of your home and furnishings you should have some kind of protection. People usually turn to a local security company to get some assistance. Gosh what do you think they’ll tell you?

Another fact is that you can spend nothing to just about an unlimited amount on home security-there are that many choices. It may come as a shock that the best security doesn’t necessarily cost you a lot. Conversely the most elaborate system doesn’t guarantee your security. So there has to be a middle ground.

If a burglar has targeted your home and your neighborhood he will get in-just a fact!

Your job is to figure out a way to slow him down or prevent him all together from reaching his goal. How you do that is a function of how much you want to spend and how vulnerable your home is.

My answer to this questions is yes and no.   I am the first to admit that I purchase my lipsticks, nail polish, and mascara at the drug store. I am always trying the latest new products that come out.  If I do not like them, I throw them away.  Since I have not paid much, it is not a problem.  I believe most stores will give you a refund if you are not happy with the goods you purchased.

The store bought  products, might bring you success,  if you have a complexion  that does not include any special issues.    The products in your major stores have to be in the low or middle range as far as effectiveness.  They cannot be to strong, since the market has to reach  the majority of the population.  If you follow a daily regime, hopefully you will see some type of result.

Professional products sold by your esthetician or physician, will give you better and more refined results.  They have more active and cutting edge ingredients to bring you the changes you are looking for. Each jar or serum  contains  more active and specialized ingredients.   Some products are made for sensitive skin and other products are more aggressive if you would prefer a stronger enhanced result.  You will find aid for problems such as rosacea, eczema, acne and anti-aging

After years of using department store products with no special results, and now having the skin I always dreamed of with professional products,  I know without a doubt there is no comparison.   I can age gracefully with beautiful skin.  That is the goal we all have.   Be Ageless!

There are many brands of argan oil on the market. It is not a beauty product “only” but also offers several benefits that improve your personal care of hair and skin. In order to take advantage of these benefits, it is wise to choose a high quality product. How do you know which brand is best and of high quality? Learn about some of the most important criteria for choosing a good product.

1) Avoid products that are tampered with chemicals such as parabens, sulfates, fragrances or alcohol. The risks and harmful effects of chemicals in cosmetics has been abundantly researched for many years and there is no doubt that they are simply not good for your health and can in fact lead to quite severe health concerns. So, only select a brand without any chemicals.

2) Additionally, pay attention to the product being 100% pure and not a mix of various – likely less valuable, oils and other non-essential additives. Not only do you waste your money on an inferior product, but you also don’t get to reap all the benefits that pure argan oil has to offer – it would be a shame if you missed out on that.

3) Machine-pressed oil is a better choice. The method of extraction by hand – as has been tradition for many years, may support local farmers by giving them a job. However, the process of hand-pressing involves mixing the argan paste after extraction with water to separate the oil. Micro-organisms flourish in moist environments and could develop more easily while the argan oil is processed. This would not only reduce the shelf-life of the oil but also its value. Mechanical oil extraction in modern facilities offer better hygienic conditions and allow for a higher quality end product.

4) Don’t get fooled by a nice, flowery smell. Argan oil has a nutty smell that reminds of olive oil. It does not smell like potpourri. If it does, fragrances were added to the product. There are hundreds of synthetic fragrances in the cosmetics industry. Many of them were found to be carcinogenic.

5) Lastly, select a product that is cold-pressed. Any heat-treatment destroys the natural elements in argan oil that are so beneficial for moisturizing and nourishing your hair and skin. If a product labels indicates the contents to include fragrances, you can assume it’s heat-treated. One very common process to add fragrances to cosmetics is by method of vaporizing at high temperatures.

Hopefully, these tips are helpful. Don’t just look at the price. A low-priced product is likely of inferior quality. High quality argan oil has its price. Since the argan tree only grows in the country of Morocco – hence the alternative name “Moroccan Argan Oil”, there is only so much that can be produced every year which naturally affects the price.

If you want to be sure you are purchasing a high quality, pure product, check out Kandala Argan Oil. It is certified 100% natural and pure without any type of additives or chemicals. This product is cold-pressed virgin oil and has all the excellent benefits that argan oil has to offer for hair and skin care.