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- Business Professionals: Discover Key Strategies To Deal With (And Overcome!) Difficult People and Situations at Work - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2012 from Wendy Montes de ocaMany people you may think are difficult are really just different. Their personalities and behavioral styles may clash with yours. Once you learn to identify others’ styles—and honestly assess your own—you can figure out why you’re having a problem with a particular type of ...
Views: 51 - Leadership 101: Critical Tips And Tools To Become a Better Manager or Supervisor - by Submitted on Apr 24, 2012 from Wendy Montes de ocaEmployees are often dropped into managerial roles based on the quality of their actual work, not on their ability to manage. The problem: The skills needed to perform a job usually are completely different from the skills needed to supervise employees performing that same job. That’s why ...
Views: 55 - Top Tips to Maximize Work Performance in Less Time Using MS Office Tools - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2012 from Wendy Montes de ocaPowerful solutions to help any employee whiz through work by learning and leveraging MS Office, including special features with PowerPoint, Word, Excel and Outlook Email. Administrative professionals are constantly pressed for time and looking for time-management answers. One of the best ...
Views: 43 - HR Bulletin: Five Solutions to Common Human Resource Employee Leave Issues - by Submitted on Apr 25, 2012 from Wendy Montes de ocaMany employers feel stuck between letting absences spiral out of control and worrying about triggering lawsuits by improperly denying leave. Discover some solutions are offered to some common human resource problems many employers face – employee leave. This includes: employee vacation, ...
Views: 65 - What Dr. Oz Says About Successful Weight Loss By Jackie Wicks, PEERtrainer.com - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2012 from Wendy Montes de ocaIn the January issue of Oprah Magazine, Dr Oz wrote an article where he outlined a 28 day plan to help people do a mind, body and soul makeover. Weight loss community and online nutrition resource, PEERtrainer.com, are big fans of Dr. Oz because he takes a very broad view of health, and ...
Views: 206 - Dieting For Results: PEERtrainer’s View on Healthy, Long Term Weight Loss - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2012 from Wendy Montes de ocaPEERtrainer.com, the Web’s premiere health and weight loss community, has been following Stephen Covey's advice, being very mindful of the space between stimulus and response, following the publication of an article on the difficulty of weight loss from a widely followed blogger at the New York ...
Views: 274(1 vote) - Is Portion Control Keeping You Fat? A Different Spin On One Of the Most Popular Weight Loss Techniques By Jackie Wicks - by Submitted on Dec 22, 2011 from Wendy Montes de ocaGet ready for a shocker… Portion control MAY be keeping you fat. It may be the dirty little culprit standing in the way of your dreams and goals of having a healthy and fit body. If you are like most people, you’re probably wondering, "no, it is all the extra food I am eating that is ...
Views: 83 - Top 3 ‘Super-Fiber’ Foods to Add Into Your Diet By Jackie Wicks - by Submitted on Dec 09, 2011 from Wendy Montes de ocaPEERtrainer recently conducted a survey of 1000 people, asking them how much fiber they got from their diet a day. Only 10% of people surveyed were getting 30 grams of fiber or more a day. Additionally, 1/3 of people had no idea how much they were getting. Based on the survey results and ...
Views: 240(1 vote) - Healthy Sugar? The Real Deal... - by Submitted on Nov 18, 2011 from Wendy Montes de ocaHere are a few things you need to know about sugar and why it may be creating weight loss resistance, meaning, no matter how much you do 'right' the weight isn't coming off: 1. Isn't There Such Thing As Healthy Sugar Like Honey And Agave? One common response to being told to eliminate ...
Views: 146 - Weight Loss and Nutrition News: 5 “Must Know” Weight Loss Trends For 2012 - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2011 from Wendy Montes de ocaIt’s year-end and health, diet, fitness and nutrition enthusiasts are looking for the best trends in weight loss to start the New Year off right. Healthier living is within reach with these top 5 weight loss, nutriion and emerging trends for 2012. 1. The most dominant new trend is people ...
Views: 262(1 vote) - New, Best-Selling Internet Marketing Book Features Powerful, Free Online Marketing Strategies For Increased Website Traffic, Visibility and Performance - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2011 from Wendy Montes de ocaLooking for an innovative web marketing book? Amazon best-seller, Content Is Cash by Wendy Montes de Oca features proven, free web marketing strategies for total business growth. With the economy as fragile as it’s been for the past few years, business owners, entrepreneurs, marketers and ...
Views: 164 - Social Marketing Shockers and Secrets - by Submitted on Jul 01, 2011 from Wendy Montes de ocaSocial marketing can be fun, can increase awareness, and can drive website traffic. But there's also some things you should be aware of before you dive in and spend time or money on this method. The following are some comments I've heard over the years and my response, based on personal ...
Views: 104 - Secrets of the Wealthy Woman: 3 Barriers to Creating Financial Freedom - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2011 from Wendy Montes de ocaWhen women reach a certain age, they begin to ask the important questions: “What will my retirement look like? Will I be able to maintain a specific lifestyle? How will money affect my sense of security?” Women typically are so immersed in the present day-to-day activities that they are too ...
Views: 199 - 7 Infallible Ways to Increase Visibility, Traffic, Leads and Buzz! - by Submitted on Feb 11, 2011 from Wendy Montes de ocaA few years ago I led the marketing and business development efforts at top online publisher, Early To Rise. While I was there, I also wrote several articles for their ezine focused on marketing, entrepreneurship and business building. Below is one of those articles, but I recently updated it ...
Views: 154 - Achieve Your Goals in 2011: The Business Woman's Guide To Success, Leadership and Empowerment - by Submitted on Dec 16, 2010 from Wendy Montes de ocaAre you tired of setting your goals only to see them still on your list 3 months later? Goals are important otherwise you’d be wandering around knocking on any door you found, reaching for the next shiny object or carousing for what you ‘think’ may make you happy. You can now STOP the ...
Views: 484(1 vote) - Make Money Online Now: Top 7 Reasons Why You Should Write “How To” Content, EBooks, and Other Information Products - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2010 from Wendy Montes de ocaExcerpted from the new book by Bob Bly, How to Write and Sell Simple Information for Fun and Profit. 1. It’s easy to get started in how-to writing: “How-to writing provides a quicker, surer entry into publication than many other writing categories. Vast hordes dream of writing the ...
Views: 421(2 votes) - Make Money Online Now: Top 7 Reasons Why You Should Write “How To” Content, EBooks, and Other Information Products - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2010 from Wendy Montes de ocaExcerpted from the new book by Bob Bly, How to Write and Sell Simple Information for Fun and Profit. 1. It’s easy to get started in how-to writing: “How-to writing provides a quicker, surer entry into publication than many other writing categories. Vast hordes dream of writing the ...
Views: 421(2 votes) - Online Advertising For Less: When SEO and SEM Just Isn’t Enough - by Submitted on Aug 02, 2010 from Wendy Montes de ocaUsing no cost online marketing tactics, like search engine marketing, search engine optimization, and social media marketing are all good strategies, but they’ll only get you so far. And they won’t create you the voluminous traffic needed to really see substantial results, fast. Any ...
Views: 522 - Three Top Nutrients You Can’t Live Without - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2010 from Wendy Montes de ocaEvery week, it seems, we hear the latest news on this or that miracle nutrient. It may be “just the thing to fight diabetes” or “the cure for cancer.” It’s unlikely that a single nutrient can cure cancer, but mounds of research does support that some foods provide unique nutrients with ...
Views: 394(3 votes) - Is your acidic diet killing you? - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2010 from Wendy Montes de ocaIs Your Acidic Diet Killing You? By Suzanne W. Dixon, MPH, MS, RD The idea that acid-alkaline balance in the body can affect health has been around for many decades. According to this theory, our modern American diet makes our bodies more acidic. A more acidic body, in turn, will lead to ...
Views: 404(3 votes) - The Chemical Threat: 9 Alarming Facts You Must Know - by Submitted on Jun 08, 2010 from Wendy Montes de ocaSummarizing a 240-page report1 in a few paragraphs isn’t possible, but one thing is clear. We simply do not know enough about the health effects of the tens of thousands of chemicals in widespread use today. Here’s why: Over 80,000 synthetic chemicals are approved for use in the US. Examples ...
Views: 424(1 vote) - How to Win at Weight Loss - by Submitted on Jun 08, 2010 from Wendy Montes de ocaIt took me three years of playing tennis to learn the lesson I’m about to share with you, and another two to realize that it was the perfect metaphor for weight loss. Let me explain. (And by the way- you don’t need to know a thing about tennis to get this.) For years, I’d hit what’s ...
Views: 362(2 votes) - Foods to Avoid - by Submitted on May 26, 2010 from Wendy Montes de ocaYour body, like a bank account, requires regular deposits of healthy, nutritious, disease-fighting foods. Your body can tolerate a few withdrawals here and there. A little junk food now and again never killed anyone. But too many withdrawals will lead to health problems. However, I firmly ...
Views: 295(3 votes) - Vitamin D: Healer or Health Hazard? - by Submitted on May 18, 2010 from Wendy Montes de ocaGet ready for a mainstream media headline proclaiming that vitamin D causes fractures. Yup, you read that right. Causes, not prevents. Is it true? Well, no. Let’s go to the videotape. Vitamin D is the new superstar of nutrients, having been found in recent years to be associated ...
Views: 436(4 votes) - Top Five Worst Foods You Can Eat - by Submitted on May 18, 2010 from Wendy Montes de ocaQueen of Moderation I know what you’re thinking. I think it myself all the time. “Not another one of those food police types telling me what I can’t eat.” It’s rare that you’ll hear me say a particular food has no place in a healthy diet. I am the queen of moderation. As long as your “dietary ...
Views: 881(6 votes) - More Top Ten Healthiest Foods to Eat Now - by Submitted on May 12, 2010 from Wendy Montes de ocaMy Problem with Top Ten Food Lists – Part 2 By Suzanne W. Dixon, MPH, MS, RD Last week we brought you the first five foods on our Top Ten Healthiest Foods to Eat Now list. We also detailed why most top ten food lists fall short. A quick review of several top ten healthy food lists shows ...
Views: 412(1 vote) - How Much Exercise is Enough? - by Submitted on May 12, 2010 from Wendy Montes de ocaA new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association is making people nuts. If you don’t read the actual study and only listen to the sound bite headlines in the media, you’d walk away thinking that women need at least an hour a day of exercise to keep weight off. That’s ...
Views: 264(1 vote) - The Hidden Danger of Bread, Pasta and Rice - by Submitted on May 04, 2010 from Wendy Montes de ocaConsuming carbohydrates with a high glycemic index increases the risk of coronary heart disease in women, according to a new study in the Archives of Internal Medicine. If you’ve read my book “Living Low Carb: Controlled Carbohydrate Eating for Long-Term Weight Loss” then you probably ...
Views: 325(2 votes) - The Hidden Connection Between Salt and Obesity - by Submitted on Apr 28, 2010 from Wendy Montes de ocaThe past few days have brought more unwelcome news about the state of health in America. In one story, the FDA raised the alarm about the amount of sodium Americans are eating.1 A second, compelling article in the Atlantic Magazine, brought new attention to that age-old scourge, ...
Views: 267(1 vote) - Believing This Could Raise Your Cancer Risk… - by Submitted on May 06, 2010 from Wendy Montes de ocaDo Fruits and Vegetables Prevent Cancer? Or Not? By Suzanne W. Dixon, MPH, MS, RD We’ve been told again and again that eating more fruits and vegetables will protect us from cancer. But headlines about recent findings from the European Prospective Investigation Into Cancer and Nutrition ...
Views: 389(3 votes) - More Longevity Secrets Revealed! - by Submitted on May 06, 2010 from Wendy Montes de ocaGo wild and green Wild as in salmon, green as in grass. Let me explain. Wild salmon is a very different food from farm-raised. Wild salmon has higher levels of a potent antioxidant known as astaxanthin, which the salmon get from eating their natural diet of krill. Wild salmon has lower ...
Views: 384(2 votes) - 14 Keys to Longevity (Part One) - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2010 from Wendy Montes de ocaHere’s part one: Drink green tea every day Catechins in green tea help fight cancer; they’re also effective for boosting your metabolism and helping fight weight gain Eat five ounces of nuts a week A 14-year study of more than 86,000 women in the Nurses Health Study showed that people who ...
Views: 519(5 votes) - Ignore This Super Fruit at Your Own Peril! - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2010 from Wendy Montes de ocaPomegranate, acai, mangosteen, goji … Do these names sound familiar to you? Chances are, they do. These are the super fruits of the moment. Clever marketing has helped propel these foods into the super fruit ranks. But the definition of super fruit is arbitrary. There is no standard way to ...
Views: 455(4 votes) - Bagels or Bacon? The Metabolic Breakfast - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2010 from Wendy Montes de ocaA new study from the University of Alabama appears to be setting conventional wisdom on its ear. The study, published online in the March 30 International Journal of Obesity, shows that eating a high fat breakfast actually may prevent many of the dangerous symptoms of Metabolic ...
Views: 315(2 votes) - Do Vitamin Users Get More Cancer? - by Submitted on Apr 06, 2010 from Wendy Montes de ocaIs Your Multivitamin Dangerous? By Suzanne Dixon, MPH, MS, RD The latest study on vitamins and health is out. It isn’t pretty. This research adds to other studies suggesting that multivitamins don’t improve health. They may, in fact, increase risk of chronic diseases, such as heart disease, ...
Views: 332(6 votes) - The Great Statin Lie - by Submitted on Mar 30, 2010 from Wendy Montes de ocaI’ve been arguing against the universal use of statin drugs for several years now, but I’ve felt like the kid at the parade who kept saying the emperor was naked even as all the “grown-ups” continued to admire the emperor’s sartorial elegance. The arguments I- and many of my esteemed ...
Views: 226(2 votes) - The Truth About Harnessing Health - by Submitted on Mar 30, 2010 from Wendy Montes de ocaHow many times have you heard, “Everyone should eat a minimum of 5 servings of vegetables and fruit every day for good health.” You’ve probably heard it so many times you’ve tuned it out. Despite knowing we should eat more vegetables and fruit, fewer than 10% of us do. Yes, you read that ...
Views: 214(3 votes) - The Protein Controversy - by Submitted on Mar 23, 2010 from Wendy Montes de ocaI am not now, and have never been, a vegetarian. OK, that’s not entirely true, I flirted with vegetarianism briefly a few decades ago, right around the time I was also experimenting with sideburns and dashikis. But for most of my adult life- and certainly for all the time I’ve been a ...
Views: 358(2 votes) - “Miracle” Supplement Combats Cancer? - by Submitted on Mar 23, 2010 from Wendy Montes de ocaThe One Nutrient You Absolutely Must Supplement By Suzanne W. Dixon, MPH, MS, RD What is the Something You’re Supplementing? I don’t push or promote a lot of dietary supplements. I’m certainly not against supplements. But in my mind, supplements should be exactly what the name suggests: ...
Views: 326(4 votes) - Do Anti-aging Supplements Really Work? - by Submitted on Mar 16, 2010 from Wendy Montes de ocaIs An “Everything But the Kitchen Sink” Approach A Good Idea? By Suzanne W. Dixon, MPH, MS, RD The Holy Grail of Health Blame it on our youth-obsessed culture. People just don’t like to grow old. Nobody wants to look old. We certainly don’t want to feel old. This has led to a blockbuster ...
Views: 336(5 votes) - Is Testing for Oxidative Damage a Good Idea? - by Submitted on Mar 09, 2010 from Wendy Montes de ocaHazards of Breathing Oxidative damage is a fact of life for humans. The name – oxidative – gives a clue as to why this is true. We use oxygen to make energy in our bodies. Oxidation is the by-product of basic metabolism. But what is oxidation? Oxidation is a process that damages DNA. DNA ...
Views: 290(2 votes) - Are You Being Deceived? - by Submitted on Mar 09, 2010 from Wendy Montes de ocaThe recent news that the FDA had sent 17 warning letters to food companies regarding deceptive label claims was met with an interesting bunch of reactions and they weren’t all what you might expect. Reaction number one: “It’s about time!” OK, no surprise there. I mean, really, who can’t ...
Views: 277(1 vote) - The Real Deal on Carbs: Good or Bad? - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2010 from Wendy Montes de ocaA Growing Threat to Health Metabolic syndrome might be the most under appreciated threat to American health. There’s a good chance you’ve never even heard of it. If you have heard of metabolic syndrome, you probably don’t know exactly what it means. Metabolic syndrome is defined by the ...
Views: 317(5 votes) - The Bowden “11? For Living Longer - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2010 from Wendy Montes de ocaThe great comedian Lenny Bruce used to have a bit in which he said, "I was going on vacation, so my doctor gave me an important list of things to do for swimmers in shark infested waters". He´d slyly ask the audience, "Are you ready for the first ´do´?" "Get out of the water as soon as ...
Views: 294(4 votes) - Why Your Cholesterol Level May Be Meaningless - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2010 from Wendy Montes de ocaCholesterol and Heart Disease: Wrong All Along? By Suzanne W. Dixon, MPH, MS, RD Cholesterol Conundrum At first glance, the connection between high cholesterol and increased heart disease risk seems solid. Below the surface, the details look murkier. For starters, many people who have heart ...
Views: 475(4 votes) - The Failure of the Western Medical Model - by Submitted on Feb 18, 2010 from Wendy Montes de ocaOne Cause, One Cure The western medical model looks at illness from a one cause-one disease-one cure perspective. This is called allopathic medicine. If a person has high blood pressure, an allopathic physician may give him or her a drug to lower blood pressure. The doctor may opt for the ...
Views: 585(2 votes) - Do Sugar Substitutes Contribute to Obesity? - by Submitted on Feb 09, 2010 from Wendy Montes de ocaArtificial sweeteners are seen by many as a way to have your cake and eat it too. What’s better than a sugary-tasting soda pop without all of the calories? Believe it or not, artificially sweetened products may make it more difficult to keep a trim waistline. What are They? Artificial ...
Views: 275(1 vote) - Buyer Beware: Why Labels Won’t Help You Find Healthy Food - by Submitted on Feb 03, 2010 from Wendy Montes de ocaMore is Not Better The modern day supermarket is a dizzying array of colors and sounds. According to the Food Marketing Institute (FMI), the average grocery store contains around 45,000 unique items. Each year sees an average of 1,500 new grocery products added to the mix. With 45,000 ...
Views: 224(3 votes) - The Truth About Agave Nectar: It’s All Hype - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2010 from Wendy Montes de ocaAgave nectar/ syrup is basically high-fructose corn syrup masquerading as a health food. It’s easy to understand how agave syrup got its great reputation. Even the word “Agave” has a fine pedigree, coming from the Greek word for noble. The blue agave species- considered the best for the ...
Views: 301(3 votes) - How To Turn Off The Cancer Switch - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2010 from Wendy Montes de ocaIn the world of medical fears, few things rank as high as cancer. For many people, a cancer diagnosis challenges their view of themselves as a “healthy person.” Fortunately, many cancers are curable. You can survive cancer and be healthy. Cancer Biology 101 A basic understanding of how ...
Views: 338(4 votes) - The "Anti-aging" Lie - by Submitted on Jan 07, 2010 from Wendy Montes de ocaWith the American popular media focus on youth and beauty, growing older is something nobody wants to face. It may beat the alternative, but who looks forward to achy joints, age spots, and wrinkles? We’re all susceptible to the message that getting older means being washed up and less ...
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