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With great power comes great responsibility

The robots they’re making at Boston are so freaky. Will this be the ultimate soldier of the future?

No more horse riding in the forest, camel hopping in the desert, or mule handling in the snow — simply buy a BigDog and you’re set to go.

Winds of Change

One of the most interesting competitions in the 2008 Beijing Olympics is the Sailing race.
Today Shahar Tzubery of Israel surprised everyone as he won the Bronze medal.

Shall we have any more action during these games?

Natural News Flash: Mind Muscles and Hot Prices

Vipassana meditation thickens parts of the brain responsible for awareness and sensation:
Our data suggest that meditation practice can promote cortical plasticity in adults in areas important for cognitive and emotional processing and well-being,” says Sara Lazar, leader of the study and a psychologist at Harvard Medical School. “These findings are consistent with other studies that [...]

Green Transportation Hierarchy

Although this hierarchy is very simple, it’s important to keep it in mind when moving from place to place. When talking about the ultimate “green car”, there’s nothing better and healthier than bicycles!

Learn more at Transportation Alternatives.
Picture taken from Environmental Transportation Options

Ridding yourself of excess stomach fat

Many people living in Western countries, especially North America and the U.K., have problems with excess fat around the midriff or stomach. While this common problem is often referred to humorously as having a “love hold” or a “spare tire”, too much body fat pushing on your heart can be dangerous and even fatal in [...]

HGH Keeps People Feeling Young

For years, many famous celebrities include Hollywood movie stars have helped to turn back the aging clock by taking HGH or Human Growth Hormones. Although only given wide attention recently, HGH has been used for years, and was originally taken to help increase height in children and teenagers, and for increasing muscle mass in adults. [...]

Human Muscles: the “workaholics” of the body

While the human body is considered as a wonder of Devine Creation, human muscles are responsible for our body’s total movements and functions. Derived from the Latin term musculus, muscles are groups to cell tissue known as contractile tissue and are formed by mesodermal layers of embryonic germ cells.
There are basically three main classifications [...]

Smart Ways For Muscle Building

Building body muscles requires more than just working out in a gym or health club. Experts in the field of sports medicine and nutrition generally agree that there are three important steps in body building for muscles that not only look good but give your body power as well. These three steps are planned and [...]

Kids Love Yoga Too

In today’s modern society, children are often under a lot of stress, both in school and afterwards. Whether it’s due to problems with homework, peer pressure (much of it financial or fashion oriented) or just ordinary everyday stress, many children are discovering an excellent way to cope with life’s problems. And that “discovery” is yoga. [...]

Yoga During Pregnancy

One of the prime concerns of expectant mothers deals with what kind of exercise program is safe to practice pregnancy. A number of studies have been made concerning the practice of various forms of yoga during various stages of the 36 week gestation period; and the results of these findings indicate that not only is [...]