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What exactly is a mountain biking academy, and do you need to enroll in one?

A mountain biking academy is a place where anyone, of any age and biking experience, can benefit from the experience of professionals who have been mountain biking for years. Beginners, especially children, can get off to good mountain biking starts by learning proper technique before they have lots of bad habits to undo.

Mountain Biking Academy Lessons

A mountain biking academy will offer training programs designed for bikers at all levels of proficiency, exposing the bikers to different sorts of terrain according to their preferences. It will instill in all bikers the mountain bilking basics, and is really the equivalent of a boot camp for bikers. It offers recreational opportunities in addition to the biking lessons, and is a great way for kids of every generation to spend a part of their summer vacations.

Among the basic lessons taught at a mountain biking academy, in addition to proper technique, are things like the correct ways in which handle the various emergencies that can strike on the trail, good safety habits, and confidence. Once these have been mastered, the actual riding can begin.

Even the aspiring mount bikers who perform well in the classroom can still feel butterflies when its time to head out into the wilderness. But the professional staff members of a mountain biking academy, like good drill sergeants, are on the lookout for shaky nerves and prepared to offer the appropriate assistance. The academy will have practice trails offering all the challenges that the bikers are likely to encounter in the wild, so that by the time the students leave, they will be ready to take on actual mountain trails.

For kids especially, the mountain biking academy experience can be valuable, not only because it teaches them proper safety and riding techniques, but because it instills in them the mentality of sharing the trails with the other campers.

Costs A mountain biking academy is probably the most expensive way for someone to learn the sport. There simply are not very many of them, so they do not have to worry about competitors undercutting their tuitions. But a mountain biking academy will be staffed with professionals whose skills place them at the top of their sport, so the money you spend will get you the best possible training, if you are willing to pay attention and work hard.

If you think attending a mountain biking academy is the best way to introduce your family to a new sport, by all means do as much research as you can to find the one which will offer all of you a solid foundation in a fun setting!

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Natural Prostate Health Tips:

You may think that its kind of weird for a female naturopath to be discussing prostate issues, but I had a partner die of colon cancer and the cancer spread to his prostate. I miss him.

He had no clue that there were actually alternative treatments that he could do for his cancer. He knew something was wrong, but when he went to his doctor, they couldnt find anything. He happened to be a veterinarian who worked in a teaching hospital, so he went to the horse barn, pulled out the ultrasound machine and did an ultrasound on the place on his body that hurt. He saw what he thought was a lump, so he took a videotape of the procedure, took it to his doctor who looked at the tape and said, Gosh! I think you are right! So, he was scheduled for surgery, but when they opened him up, the cancer had advanced too far. They closed him up without doing anything and sent him home to die. Which he did.

I made up my mind that if I could help anyone develop lifestyle changes that helped them overcome or prevent cancer of any kind that I would do just thatand there are some basic things that every person can do to prevent and overcome cancer. It just so happens that there are some specific things men can do for their prostate health so Im sharing them.

Prostate Disease Statistics:

Prostate disorders usually begin after age 35
By age 50, over 25% of all men have an enlarged prostate
By age 70, that increased to over 50% and by age 80 its 80%

Signs of prostate dysfunction include many bladder outlet obstruction symptoms such as:

Getting up to pee more than normal for the amount of fluids you ingest
Cant empty your bladder all the way or sensations of incomplete emptying
Increased frequency of urination
Smaller stream of urinetakes a long time to empty bladder
Foam in the urine- sign of protein in the urine (a sign of kidney disease)
Hesitancy with intermittency and decreased flow of urine
Terminal dribbling or urinary incontinence
Pain during intercourse, burning sensations when urinating, tugging sensation around the base of the penis, low back pain, blood in the urine or an orange staining in the underwear may have a different cause than Benign Prostate Hyperplasia (BPH)

Products that can keep the prostate healthy and decrease the PSA scores:

Saw Palmetto is the herb of choice for Benign Prostate Hyperplasia (BPH) because it tones the prostate, affects the hormones in a positive way and is also a urinary remedy. Tonic value: Strengthens and builds body tissues and encourages muscle mass. Anabolic. Hormonal: Estrogenic actions good for impotence, reduced or absent sex drive, testicular atrophy, premature ejaculation (in women it has been used for breast enlargement) Urinary remedy: Saw Palmetto is nicknamed the plant catheter because it strengthens the neck of the bladder and helps reduce enlarged prostate glands. It is used as a diuretic to improve urine flow (raw parsley is excellent for this as well) and it acts as a urinary antiseptic in cystitis. Take up to 3 capsules daily.

Raw Hulled Pumpkin seeds (Food of choice for BPH) Dose: 4 teaspoons/day raw and hulled. Sources: Huckleberries, Local Co-ops, Winco (about $1.75/pound) and Health Food Stores

Foods are the strongest medicines we use but, If a little is good a lot aint necessarily better.Eating a BUNCH of them can give you diarrhea. All you need is a couple tablespoons/day maximum.

How to use pumpkin seeds:

Put them in a bowl next to the stove and eat a small handful once a day
Put them in sandwiches if you like crunch
Put them in omelets and salads
Put them in stir fry or on top of steamed vegetables
Add them to cookie recipes

Raw Fruits: 1 to 2 cups/day

Raw Vegetables: 1 to 2 cups/day. If you cant chew them, juice them!

Power Foods For Prostate Health Include:

Wheat Germ oil-- (high in zinc and opens up the seminal vesicles- great for infertility) Dose: 1/3 tea/day or 3 capsules/day.
Oatmeal (Aveno sativa)-- Great zinc source and fiber even for blood type O. Dose: about cup cooked oatmeal per day or 3 cups/week.
Parsley-- awesome source of minerals and highly recommended for most health problems. Dose: 2 tablespoons/day chopped.
Zucchini-- I think theres a reason why God made an excess of zucchini. Dose: 5 cups cooked or raw per week.
Yellow dock tea-- Dose: 1 cup/day max. Do not use if you have sensitive teeth or gouty arthritis.
Watermelon is a great diuretic and good for the kidneys as well as the prostate. Dose: 3 cups/day in season.
Unsweetened Cranberry Concentrate: For urinary tract infections you will want to add unsweetened cranberry concentrate to your diet for a couple of weeks. That is NOT cranberry juice off the shelf with all the sugar in it. You can get this product at the Co-op or at Huckleberries. It comes in an 8oz. bottle and costs about $8. Dose: Take 2 Tablespoons/day. Chase it with water and it will taste sweeter. Cranberry causes a tightening of the bladder sphincter muscles and causes the inside of the bladder to be slicker so bacteria cannot stick to it. Good brands are Knudsons or Tree of Life.

Techniques to Help the Prostate:

Inguinal massage techniqueMove that lymph for about 3 minutes/day. Lying down on the bed, face up, massage from where your legs attach to your body up towards the heart. Pay special attention to the lower abdomen just above the base of the penis. Be gentle. It should not hurt, but you should feel pressure.

Total Body MassageOnce a week is best, but every other week is the very least you should shoot for.

Reflexology pointsAchilles tendon and heel area. Massage each leg about 5 minutes/day.

Exercise: Dead Lifts to increase circulation in the pelvis area. Start light. Breathe in as you lift the weights. Breathe out as you set them down. Bend at the knees. Squeeze your buttocks, throw your shoulders back and stick your chest out. Do about 2 sets of 10/day and work up from there. Don't overdo it. Repetitions are much better for your body than the amount of weight you lift.

The Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) test. What is it? How often? How is it scored?

The PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen) is a protein produced only by the prostate gland. The current recommendation is to get a PSA test done once a year beginning at age 50. Other doctors recommend less frequent testing. I am a proponent of getting that base level test done so that if there is a problem in the future, there is something to compare to. Some men have a predisposition to prostate cancer or have had cancer. For this group of people the PSA test is recommended more frequently.

PSA Tests Can Be Elevated For Several Reasons Including:

Cancer
Benign Prostate Enlargement (BPE)
Inflammation
Infection
Age or Race (Blacks have higher PSA. Indians have the lowest amount of PSA)

PSA Scoring:

0-4 nanograms/milliliter is normal
4-10 ng/ml is slightly elevated
10-20 ng/ml is moderately elevated
>20 is considered elevated

There are two types of PSAFree and Attached.

The Free fraction is elevated with Benign Prostate Enlargement and the Attached fraction elevates with tumor involvement. Since there are both false positive and false negative tests, scientists are still studying various aspects of the Prostate Specific Antigen.

The "finger test" may pick up enlarged prostate, but increased PSA may not accompany enlarged prostate.

OK, men. . .Now get out there and take care of yourselves because we love you and want you around for awhile.

Dr. Denice Moffat is a practicing naturopath, medical intuitive, and veterinarian working on the family unit (which includes humans and animals) through her phone consultation practice established in 1995. She has a content-rich website at http://www.NaturalHealthTechniques.com and free internationally distributed monthly newsletter. To read more on this subject and the six core causes of prostate cancer, go to: http://www.naturalhealthtechniques.com/SpecificDiseases/prostate_health1.htm

If you have the nagging feeling that your husband may be having an affair, this is the ideal time to confirm what you suspect. The Valentines Day gifts he gives or receives can provide you with tangible proof of his infidelity.

If your husband has a lover hes certain to buy her a Valentines Day gift; whether he receives one in return or not. This could prove to be his undoing. An observant wife can find some solid evidence this time of year if she knows what to look for and where to look.

A husband can sometimes get away with giving his wife a card and a hastily purchased box of chocolates. But tradition demands that on Valentines Day, he gives his mistress a special gift. No self-respecting man would try to impress his girlfriend with a cheap token of his affection. If he wants to remain in her good graces (and in her bed) he has to buy her a decent gift.

It goes without saying that gifts cost money. Even if your husband has been siphoning off small sums for several weeks or months, youll find evidence of his spending somewhere. If he doesnt pay in cash hell have to use his credit card. But theres always a paper trail.

Have there been any suspicious withdrawals from your bank accounts? Check the time period shortly before or after Valentines Day. Were there any unexplained ATM withdrawals around this time?

Check your credit card statements for the month of February, and the latter part of January too. Look for charges made at jewelry stores, womens specialty stores, or boutiques, florists, day spas, restaurants and the like. Scrutinize any charges made on February 14th.

Check his wallet, his pockets, his backpack, his briefcase for charge slips or store receipts. If you find evidence of gift items you didnt personally receive, it should raise a red flag in your mind. Since your husband didnt give these gifts to you, who did he give them to?

Check various places in and around your home for hidden gifts -- under the bed, in the back of a file cabinet or dresser drawer, on the back of the closet floor, or on a seldom used shelf.

Dont forget to search the car too. Look underneath the seat, in the trunk, in the glove compartment and in the tire well.

If you find a hidden gift, dont jump to conclusions unless its obvious the gift is not for you (too large, too small, a color or style that he knows you wouldnt wear, or has another womans name attached).

If Valentines Day passes and you havent received the hidden gift (but it's now gone), then its obvious that he gave it to someone else. Make it your business to find out who.

Shortly before Valentines Day, Carol found a box in her husbands sock drawer containing a diamond and sapphire ring. She said nothing because she didnt want to spoil the surprise. But on Valentines Day Jim gave Carol a dozen long stem roses and a gift certificate for a day of pampering at her favorite day spa. The next day Carol searched high and low but the ring box could not be found. She spent several sleepless nights trying to figure out what had become of the ring. Three weeks later Carol dropped by Jims office to meet him for lunch. One of his co-workers was wearing a ring similar to the one in the box. It didnt take Carol long to find out Jim and this woman were having an affair.

Laura found a gift box containing a sexy negligee in the trunk of her husband's car. He tried to pass it off as a gift he purchased for her but the gown was several sizes too small. No amount of persuasion on his part could convince Laura the salesclerk put the wrong size in the box by mistake. Especially since she had already found other telltale signs of a possible affair.

Be suspicious of any unusually expensive gifts your husband receives this month. Especially if he claims he purchased the items for himself, but cant produce a receipt.

Likewise, warning bells should sound if your husband receives gifts of an extremely personal nature, in February or at any other time. No woman other than yourself should be giving your husband six pairs of silk boxer shorts -- unless its his mother or his sister. (And even then, you should check to make sure.)

Take notice if your husband is missing for several hours on February 14th. Be wary if he invents excuses to come home late, or to run an errand later on, on Valentines night. These could be additional telltale signs.

If you suspect your husband of cheating, Valentines Day gifts could provide the missing pieces of the infidelity puzzle. Especially if there have been other telltale signs in the previous weeks or months. It may be time to have a serious talk with your husband. If hes cheating, you dont want to be the last one to know. Find out whats going on before its too late.

Ruth Houston 2004

About The Author

Ruth Houston is the author of IS HE CHEATING ON YOU? 829 TELLTALE SIGNS. For more information about the book or about cheating men visit http://www.IsHeCheatingOnYou.com. To sign up for the free Infidelity Newsletter send an e-mail to CheatingSigns@aol.com

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To undergo cosmetic eyelid surgery you will need to speak with a surgeon in Dallas. This means you will want a consult on the exact procedure. How they will accomplish the task, who will be assisting as well as performing the procedure, and what side effects you may incur.

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When you decide you want to have the surgery, you can talk to the doctor and find out additional information that might also help you decide what is best for you. Not everyone who has a consultation, goes through the cosmetic surgery because of some things that may bother them. If you have a doubt, talk to the doctor until you are completely sure of the procedure.

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