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The actual cause of back pain can be difficult to determine and back problems such as a bulging disc may or may not in fact be the source of your pain. However, some of the most common causes of lower back pain are caused by physical stress and/or weak back & core muscles.

Seeking a chiropractor to help alleviate the pain can sometimes provide temporarily relief of pain, but often times the pain returns and you will have to keep visiting the chiropractor to alleviate it.

A better solution is to target the pain right at the source and make lasting changes to your lifestyle – strengthening weak muscles, alleviating stress, improving your posture and the use of an inverted table or Teeter Hang Ups are better solutions for long term back pain relief.

Follow these 3 tips below to help relieve your back pain once and for all.

1. Strengthen Your Muscles

Strong back muscles and hi flexor muscles are essential for keeping our spines healthy. The problem is that we tend to sit too much at work and so our back muscles weaken and because of such little inactivity our hip flexors tend to atrophy.

When our stabilizing muscles are weak it puts pressure on our spine and can lead to back problems, especially if we are sitting at our desks all day with incorrect posture.

If you suffer from back pain you may want to consult with a fitness expert so they can provide you with some great exercises for increasing the muscularity and strength of you lower back and core.

2. Decrease Stress

Stress can also have negative effects on our backs. For some people stress causes big headaches, for others stress can create pain in the back. Additionally, stress can cause our muscles to contract and the body to become tense – which puts additional pressure on our spine.

Stress may also cause us to ignore our posture and physical habits, such as exercising. Becoming aware of your stress levels and how it affects you can help lessen your risk for back pain.

3. Invert

Another lesser-known tip to help relieve back pain are inversion tables, which is a contraption that will allow you to “hang” upside-down which cretaes a natural traction encouraging blood circulation and “pulls” your joints into place.

The Teeter Hang Ups is an inversion table that was developed specifically to help people with back and joint pain and it has proven not only to be very popular but also very effective.

The Teeter Hang Us can help you rehydrate your discs, reduce nerve pressure and relax your muscle tension. All of which can greatly improve joint functionality, flexibility and lessen pain.

You can read more about the inverted table and checkout a couple videos on how they work and how they can help relieve your back pain by visiting the following link: Teeter Hang Ups.

Fall is upon us and it’s the time of year many of us tend to start falling off the health-kick, dieting bandwagon we hopped on in the beginning of summer. The fall and winter months are packed full with temptations such as large Thanksgiving dinners, holiday parties and simply the heartier foods (potatoes, warm breads, hot chocolates, etc.). However, it doesn’t have to and shouldn’t be this way.

There are many aspects of fall that we can use to either continue weight loss or maintain a healthy weight. Not to mention many food and weight loss programs such as Nutrisystem offer special deals to enroll in their plan during this time of year. Fall can be a perfect time to continue or even begin a weight loss regimen that will help you get through the next few months and come out on the other side actually slimmer instead of plumper for once. Here are a few great tips to help smartly manage your weight through fall and winter, and still be able to enjoy this wonderful time of year:

1. Eat Soup

Soups are a perfect fall food, but stay away from cream based versions which are loaded with tons of fat. Hearty vegetable and beef or chicken stews are just as comforting and satisfying on a chilly day, and you will save as much as twice the calories.

2. Have Some Pumpkin

Eat Pumpkin! Pumpkin is a perfect fall food, loaded with lots of fiber and nutrients without many calories. Interestingly the crust on a single slice of pumpkin pie can have as many as 300 calories! But you can make a crust-less pumpkin pie that tastes just as great and has next to zero fat. You can have your pie and eat it too!

3.Don’t Skip Breakfast

Don’t forget breakfast. Making sure you have a nutritious meal before you leave the house will help you avoid sugary or fattening temptations later on in the day. Even just an apple and a yogurt or a piece of cheese will get your day off on the right foot.

4. Hit The Outdoors

Take advantage of the weather cooling off and get outside before it gets too cold! Go for a run or even just a walk around the block for 20 minutes will help burn extra calories.

5. Watch Your Portions

Know that it’s OK to indulge every now and then. Have a small slice of that pecan pie; just be sure to watch the portion. If you deny yourself too much you will just end up giving up altogether or binging later on.

6. Drink Water

Don’t forget to drink water. This is very important because while it is easy to remember to drink water when it’s hot out, when the weather cools off we have a tendency to drink less. Staying hydrated is crucial to controlling appetite. A great option is to drink hot tea, this way you can have a warm drink while keeping hydrated.

7. Set Goals

Make a plan and have a goal in mind but focus on progress, not perfection. Especially when going out to parties or even just planning what you will eat for the week. Having a plan prepares you to make the right decisions.

8. Join A Diet Program

If you are the type of person who needs a little direction or help to get you through, then take advantage of the fall and winter specials being offered by meal programs like Nutrisystem, it could be just what you need to get you through the holiday months while still being able to enjoy great tasting foods.

The Pillow Pets have become one of the most popular As Seen On TV products for children and kids all over are singing the words to the infomercial – “It’s A Pillow, It’s A Pet, It’s A Pillow Pet”.

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12/6/10: Congratulations to the winner: Alissa! She will be sent a Hippo Pillow pet.

My Pillow Pets are cute stuffed animals that can unfold to become a resting pillow. Basically there is a piece of velcro that holds the stuffed animal’s shape but when released the animal flips out into a full sized pillow. This idea came from a mother you wanted to give her kid something that was fun but also useful. Kids love stuffed animals but they also love to lay down and watch tv, read a book or take a nap. The Pillow Pet is the perfect companion for them. They are also great for taking on trips! Your kid will have something to play with but also to rest on while traveling or sleep with to feel more at home.

In recent years the demand for the Pillow Pets has sky-rocketed! They were popular when they came out and now they are even more popular. In fact, according to the company site the Pillow Pets began in 2003 by a San Diego mother. And while at the beginning there were only 6 designs to choose from, now there are over 30 different Pillow Pet designs – from the Magical Unicorn Pillow Pet to the Wiggly Pig.

If you’ve ever seen a Pillow Pet then you understand the need to grab onto them and snuggle. They are so big, fluffy and cuddly. I have seen them in stores and on online videos and watched as kids turn crazy when they see the Pillow Pets or when they did not know they could turn into a pillow. You can see for yourself in some of the videos below how kids go into a frenzy with their Pillow Pets – it is so cute and fun to watch them.

Kids Love Pillow Pets

Here are some videos I have found on youtube showing how much kids love their pillow pets and how excited they get when they get one on a special occasion.

Pillow Pet Excitement

Thank You Daddy For My Pillow Pet

Christmas Present Pillow Pets

Excited For Her Pillow Pet

Beach Body is one of the  leaders in fitness, nutrition and weight loss products. You have probably heard of some of their top selling workouts, such as Insanity, P90x and Hip Hop Abs, all of which are complete systems designed to help you lose weight and get fit.

Beach Body strives by providing people with custom workouts that are developed to fit their specific needs/desires. For example, p90x was created mostly for guys looking to get ripped and pack on some muscle, while Turbo Jam was created for women who want to lose weight and trim their body.

Recently, Beach Body has developed and made available two more workout programs: Body Gospel and Turbo Fire. Each which have the same ultimate goal,helping you lose weight and get in shape, but with very different styles and approaches.

Body Gospel

Body Gospel is a workout system created by Donna Richardson Joyner whom is a certified international Fitness expert. Body Gospel combines heated workouts with prayer and Gospel music to help you become more motivated and use the power of faith to lose weight and get fit.

Turbo Fire

Turbo Fire is a new and exciting video workout that takes Turbo Jam to the next level and beyond. This workout system is focused on High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) which will have you moving faster then ever and losing more weight quicker. Turbo Fire was created by fitness innovator Chalean Johnson and with over 20 smoking-hot music remixes and workouts you will be burning calories like never before!

Discovery Channel’s Pitchmen Show has returned for Season 2 and in case you missed out on the Season 2 premier on Thursday August 19th, we have written a play by play description of what went down. So if you didn’t get a chance to watch for yourself, read and enjoy!

The first part of episode 1 shows Sully walking  around a convention where inventors show off their inventions. They briefly show the Etch-It-Cups, Perfect Album, Shock It Clean, Super Jack, Rewicker, Hard Candy Gym, Lit Mitt, Third Arm, Eats In Your Seats, Shock It Clean, Doc Bottom’s A Spray, My. Obbs Magical Mixer, Hex Light, Mighty Thirsty Sponges and the Cold Fire.

The first segment of the episode briefly talked about some of the products and their inventors – showing us how the products worked and what they did. But the core of episode 1 revolved around 3 of the top products, which were the Mighty Thirsty Sponges, the Hex Light and Cold Fire.

Mighty Thirsty Sponge

In the episode 1 of the Second Season of the Pitchmen, Anthony Sullivan heads 0ver to Clearwater where he puts the Mighty Thirsty Sponges to the test. The mighty sponges are super absorbent sponges which are said to soak up to 20 pounds of water. So to make things fun, they stick a bunch of these sponges all over Sully then he takes off in a parachute and is dropped into water. He basically floats as they drag him around a bit so the sponges can absorb the water. Sully started at 260 lbs and ended up at 300lbs when wet! Sully says there was probably  a different way to do a demo for the Mighty Thirsty Sponges – but either way it looks like they really worked. The Mighty Thirsty clip is pretty funny, check it out below.

Mighty Thirsty Video

Hex Light

The Hex Light is a strap on light that goes on your forearm that will help you see in the dark and keep your hands free for use. This product had comes with 6 lights and has been redesigned by Telebrands and a commercial shoot for it. In Episode 1, Season 2 you can see as they shoot the HexLight commercial in Sullivan’s basement. And Sully says that the new flash light is terrific and exciting.

Hex Light Video

Cold Fire

The last product that was featured in great detail on the premier of the Pitchmen Show, was Cold Fire. Cold Fire is an extinguisher made for home use that is supposed to work like a regular extinguisher but with greater ease and without all the mess. So they put the Cold Fire to the test and Sully virtually torches himself  and then puts himself out using Cold Fire. You can see the demo in the video below.

Cold Fire Video