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Life, these days, is at such a fast pace, many people do not take the time to eat properly, thereby shortening their lives. When people do not eat right, their body cells cannot repair themselves. It is increasingly difficult to supply the family with the proper nutrition, because of the depletion of minerals and nutrients in farmland.

One would benefit greatly by using a nutritional supplement to enhance health, to empower the immune system.

Barley grass was discovered to be one of the most balanced nutritional foods in nature. Some of the known benefits are:

* Provides essential nutrients
* Increases energy levels naturally
* Improves digestion and promotes regularity
* Naturally alkalizing
* Strengthens the immune system
* Improves hair, skin, and nails
* Provide crucial nutritional support during dieting and cleansing
* Contains anti-inflammatory compounds
* Provides a diversity of antioxidants
* Supports a healthy cardiovascular system
* Promotes mental clarity
* Helps to prolong our youthful vigor

Barley grass can be made into a nutritional drink with an abundance of live enzymes, vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. Nutrients, enzymes, vitamins, and minerals are the life force of the body's immune system, which gives the body the power to fight disease and illness. Fruits, vegetables, and grains are healthy, high carbohydrate foods with vitamins, antioxidants, minerals, and provide a great source of fiber.

To maintain a healthy lifestyle and promote the highest quality of life we must replace the nutrition that the body uses each day. When foods are heated above 122 degrees it, loses nutritional value. This is why your food should be eaten as close to the tree or bush as possible.

It is better to eat homegrown fruits, vegetables, nuts, and grain from the field, bush, or tree, before it is frozen or canned. Sometime it is not possible.

Be good to yourself get healthy and stay healthy. Eat properly and get the rest you should, live a long life.

Carolyn Bell Smith, committed to helping others improve their health and lifestyle. http://www.yourhealthrenewed.com ezine_newsletter@getresponse.com

by Don Shapray

Stock speculators are always looking for an edge before making an investment. Their pick is based upon extensive research which includes many factors, such as the stock's past history and movement, expected earnings reports of the stock's parent company, volatility and volume of shares traded daily, and any current news concerning the company's growth or profitability. Yet when it is all said and done, the speculators selection still boils down to calculated risk. In essence, it is a wager, much as you would place in a Las Vegas casino. Of course, why do you think theyre called speculators in the first place?

That is not to say that there isnt any inherent risk associated with stock option trading. Far from it. However, like a wily card counter at the blackjack table, a knowledgeable stock option trader can limit their risk, hedge their bets and employ other peoples money in the pursuit of profit.

For instance, when you purchase a Call option:

1. You expect the price of the underlying stock to rise, so you can then purchase it at the lower strike price, making a profit in the transaction.

2. You have the right to control 100 shares of stock for a fraction of the cost of purchasing the stock outright.

3. You are managing your risk by limiting the downside to the premium paid for the option. The major downside to buying any option is time decay. Your option expires within a finite period of time. If the underlying stock price behaves as expected, you will not need to be concerned about execution.

Having shown you the benefits of buying Calls over the risks of purchasing the stocks outright, we must emphasize the fact that buying short-term Calls has its associated risks as well. A Call buyer, especially a short-term Call buyer, is severely limited by the time-decay factor. The nearer to the expiration of an option, the less the option is worth, and the less time is remaining for the option to become profitable. Within the leverage used by gambling casinos (the house), the concept of short-term Call buying is completely understood, as well as exploited, as gamblers are considered short-term Call buyers.

However, what if you could use several of these factors in combination to your advantage? This is what diagonal spreads are all about. Using diagonal put spreads, you would buy a long term Put for a selected stock, while simultaneously selling a short term Put for the same stock.

Consider your long-term Put, or Call, as a 6 to 8 month license to operate a casino. It allows you to capture short-term premiums; money that gamblers continuously give to you in attempting to beat the odds by speculating they will make profits on very risky bets. They feverishly feed the slot machines, ante up at poker, double-down on blackjack, or spin the roulette wheel. The odds are overwhelmingly against these short-term buyers. You, as the casino owner, continuously capture these short-term premiums, easily offsetting the expense of the license to operate the casino, then earning substantial, clear profits in the following months. They know the odds are with the casino owner, but they still take the enormous gamble on the slim chance they will hit a jackpot. The lottery works in the same manner.

On one side of the position, the transaction is definitely gambling, while on the other, the casino is simply transacting business. Would you rather bet on the remote chance of a gambler's rare, limited success, or rake in the steady, routine premiums captured from operating a successful business?

Yes, occasionally a gambler does beat the odds to enjoy a limited, windfall return on his or her bet. For the casino owner, that is simply part of the cost of doing business. But we all know where the true, long-term profits lie. 30%, 40%, 50% and more, are common, and in short periods of time. The odds are with the short-term option seller, not the buyer.

When you choose a stock for short-term Call buying, you not only must carefully consider the proper stock for the type of option you are purchasing, you must also decide which direction the stock will move, then, that movement must occur within a specified, very limited period of time. Many investors have gone broke by attempting to make those same decisions. In short, time is not on the side of the short-term option buyer. It is on the side of the option seller.

Summary:

Buying stocks is risky.

Buying short-term options is less risky, but still risky.

Selling short-term options is the least risky, especially with a hedge, or insurance.

When you sell a Call option:

You expect the underlying stock price to fall, so the option will not be exercised, but expire, worthless. You can then capture the entire premium that was paid to you, as profit. If the underlying stock price rises, you are obligated to sell 100 shares of stock at the lower strike price. If you do not already own those shares, you would then have to buy them at a higher market value, then sell them at the strike price, in order to meet your obligation. This situation is called a "Naked," or "Uncovered" position, and is extremely dangerous. Anytime you sell a Call option you should consider buying the same option with a slightly lower strike price, and longer expiration date. This will reduce your profit potential, but will also reduce your risk considerably. (Remember the parallel twins, Risk and Reward - If you want to reduce risk, you must also give up some degree of potential rewards. You may wish to lower your cost basis in the stock, to the extent of the premium received.

When you purchase a Put option

1. You expect the price of the underlying stock to fall, allowing you to sell stock at the higher strike price, and thereby earning a profit.

2. This option is also used in a combination strategy as a hedge against selling Puts. We will explore that strategy later, in detail.

3. Buying Put options could also be used as a hedge, or insurance, against the possibility of a price drop in stock you already own. Consider the following:

You own 100 shares of ABC stock, and are concerned that the stock price could suddenly fall. You purchase a Put option on the same stock, with a strike price at current market value. If your stock falls in price, you would have the right to exercise your option and sell 100 shares of ABC stock at the higher strike price. The premium you paid for the option could be far less than the loss you would have incurred without that insurance. In this instance buying Puts acted as a hedge against the possibility of a price decrease in the stocks you already own. If the price of the underlying stock increases, your loss is limited to the premium you paid for the option. The option acts as an insurance policy against possible loss.

Selling a Put option without an opposing hedge -"Naked"

You expect the price of the underlying stock to increase, causing the Put option you sold to expire worthless. You can then capture the entire premium paid to you, as profit. If the underlying stock price were to fall below the strike price, then you would be obligated to purchase the stock at the strike price, or pay the difference between the strike price and the stock price, if you do not want to own the stock. Your upside is limited to the premium received for selling the option. Your downside is potentially unlimited to the base value of whatever you could sell the stock for on the open market, or to the difference between the strike price and the stock price. This is a "Naked," or "Uncovered" position, and should never be allowed to occur, unintentionally. Without the implementation of combination strategies, the main objective of the Put seller is to hope the option expires, allowing him to capture the entire option premium as profit.

Nearing expiration, if the stock price moves below the strike price, changing the option's value to ITM, and highly vulnerable to exercise, then the option seller must move quickly to buy back the option, perhaps lessening his profit potential, while also managing his risk. Even so, a small loss would be better than having to buy 100 shares of stock at inflated prices. Also, the loss can be immediately compensated for by simultaneously selling another Put expiring in the following month. We use OPM (Other People's Money) to buffer downside risks, while buying more time for the stock price to rise.

Just as in the gaming halls of Las Vegas, while a gamblers fortune may rise or fall, in the end the house always wins. So I ask you, why gamble on stocks when you can employ diagonal spreads to be the house?

Donald Shapray, investment strategist and former National Options Manager for Charles Schwab & Co., has coached investor audiences on the Stock Market Channel on television and on business talk radio. For more information, and Free Stock Options Trading Audio Book, go to http://www.ascentoptions.com for Better Stock Option Trading.

Female golfers, like their male counter parts are looking for quick and easy ways to improve their distance and accuracy. I wish I had the magic bullet to accomplish this overnight, but thats not possibleeven if you see it in an advertisement.

I want to ask you a question.

What swings your club? This isnt a trick question, but the answer is one you need to realize in order to improve your current golf game.

What was your answer? Ill cut to the chase and tell you its your BODY!

Your body swings the clubnothing else!

Do you agree? If so, are you currently working on your body? What I mean isare you focusing on improving your strength and flexibility specific to golf?

If not, you may be frustrated with your golf game for a LONG time to come. Its unfortunate, but most golfers (male, female and juniors) dont take this approach.

Realizing golf is a physical game that requires a tremendous amount of strength and flexibility is your first step to a MUCH better game.

Now the second question is "what is the difference between golf-specific exercises and general fitness exercises?"

You must first look at the required movement.

Golf is performed "on your feet", not sitting down like most machine exercises in your local gym.

Other requirements are stability, balance, coordination and sequence of motion. There is no possible way to address all the above requirements with machine exercises.

The answer is dynamic, golf-specific exercises done mostly "on your feet": but there are many exercises that you can do a stability ball using hand weights, exercise tubing and even weighted medicine balls.

I have heard from hundreds of golfers who have worked out on machines in their gyms and seen no improvement in their game. The main reason why is machines do not require control or stabilization. And they usually isolate one muscle group at a time.

The golf swing requires a sequence of motion, involving many if not all the major muscle groups in the body. That is why its very important to strengthen your muscles with exercises that mimic your swing.

With this basic understanding, you will be able to put more thought into the exercises that will improve your game quickly.

About The Author: Mike Pedersen is a respected golf fitness expert, author and the founder of the webs first golf performance membership site for women called Fit Golf For Women. To learn simple and easy golf tips and techniques, go to http://www.FitGolfForWomen.com.

There's a book doing well on eBay called Better Sex Through Yoga for Gay Men. It reminds me of an American writer who, many years back, took the three best selling book topics of the day - sex, diet and exercise - and combined them into one hybrid book. The Sensuous Dieter's Guide to Weight Loss During Sex appealed not to one major audience, but to three, and immediately hit the best seller lists.

This new book Better Sex Through Yoga for Gay Men also features three popular topics: Sex, Yoga, Gay Matters. A definite winner. Any book combining best-selling topics is worth considering, not just featuring sex, and can be achieved very easily from freely available public domain books, articles and reports.

Here's an idea to make this hybrid book creation technique work for you. Go to eBay.com, go to the Books and Magazines (or almost any) category, look for listings attracting multiple bids and keep notes of most popular subjects. List the subjects into Microsoft Word or other editing programme, one topic per line, and make twenty of so print copies. Take a highlighter pen, get a cup of coffee (or tea), take an hour out and sit somewhere quiet. On each sheet choose three subjects at random, circle them, put the page to one side. Do the same on all your other sheets. Put your sheets somewhere safe for a week or so before studying them again and looking for ways to combine each set of three subjects into one exciting title. What could you do, for example, with these combinations: Golf/Cross-Dressing/Money; Gambling/Nudity/Anti-Hangover Formula; Travel/Sex/Meditation; Cooking/Love Potions/Self Employment. You'll admit they have possibilities.

Avril Harper is a triple eBay PowerSeller and author of BANK BIG PROFITS SELLING VINTAGE TOPOGRAPHICAL VIEW POSTCARDS ON EBAY which you can read about at: www.sellpostcardsonebay.com and MAKE MONEY TEARING UP OLD BOOKS AND MAGAZINES AND SELLING THEM ON EBAY which you can read about at: www.magstoriches.com. She has produced a free guide - 103 POWERSELLER TIPS - which you can download with other freely distributable reports and eBooks at www.avrilharper.com