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The main function of the immune system is to protect the body against various infections. It is the most important body component that helps in determining one’s state of health. The effectiveness of immune system varies from person to person. In case of weak immune system the person is more susceptible to infections and other health problems. Immune system forms various antibodies that fight against germs. The main components of the immune system are bone marrow, antibodies, cells, lymph nodes, spleen, chemicals, thymus glands and tonsils. There are many foods that interfere with the working of immune system and various nutrients and herbs that enhance the immune system. The two main herbs that are highly beneficial for immunity enhancement are:

Amla

It is the richest natural source of vitamin C. It is considered as a versatile and powerful antioxidant that protects the body against all types of cancer, fights against virus that is responsible for causing AIDS and HIV. Amla also helps in lowering the blood pressure. Other than a rich source of vitamin C it is a good dietary source of various minerals and amino acids. It is helpful in raising the total protein level and the body weight. Due to its antibacterial and astringent properties it helps to fight against various infections, thus, making the immune system strong. In Ayurveda it is considered as an acrid, cooling, refrigerant, diuretic, laxative and with anabolic effect. Various other benefits of amla are:

Helps in good iron absorption from the dietary sources.

It increases the protein synthesis that strengthens the body muscles.

Helps in better food absorption making the digestive system strong and balances the stomach acid.

It strengthens the liver and helps in the easy removal of toxins and morbid matter from the body.

It is also responsible for strengthening the hair, nails, bones and teeth. It prevents the premature graying of hair and dandruff.

It provides nourishment to the brain and heart making the nervous system strong and lowering the blood cholesterol.

It is considered best tonic for eyes .

All these benefits make amla a strong immune enhancer

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Ashwagandha

In Ayurveda the herb ashwagandha is believed to have anti-inflammatory, anti-tumor, anti-stress, anti-oxidant, rejuvenating, aphrodisiac and immune enhancing properties. It is considered as an adaptogen that stimulates the immune system and improves the memory. It also helps to fight against stress due to its anti-stress properties. It increases the count of white blood cells and prepares the body to produce antigens against various infections and allergies. It is also considered as a tonic for the heart and lungs as its regular intake controls the blood pressure and regulates the heartbeat. It has a strong nourishing and protective effect on the nervous system. Various other benefits of ashwagandha are:

It reduces the inflammation of the joints, eases arthritis and increases the energy level of body.

It is also considered as a sex stimulant for both men and women.

It helps in preventing miscarriages in pregnant women by balancing the hormones that stabilizes the pregnancy.

Its regular use helps in the maintaining the sugar and cholesterol levels.

It is the only herb that supports the immune system of HIV patients.

It has been used in prolonging life, improving overall health, enhancing mental function, increasing fertility and libido, augmenting physical energy, and preventing infections. Thus, acting as an immune booster.

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In Ray Bradbury’s short story “A Sound of Thunder”, a group of people
travel millions of years into the past to hunt dinosaurs. One of them
accidentally steps on and kills a butterfly, which dramatically alters
the future.

This idea was also taken up in a movie called “The Butterfly Effect“,
starring Aston Kutcher, about a young man who managed to travel to
his past and, by altering earlier events, changed outcomes in his
future, including some that were unforeseen.

The butterfly effect has its roots in chaos theory, where a small
event can have a ripple effect and bring about possible dramatic
changes - the fluttering of a butterfly’s wings possibly forestalling
a monsoon that would have devestated an island.

Successful internet marketing is the result of many such “trivial”
events at work.

But which ones will prove to be significant and how do we sustain,
and even build, the momentum which is generated?

One proven technique is known a viral marketing, which adopts a strategy
that encourages many people to pass on a marketing message to others.
It makes use of multiplication to “explode” the distribution of the
message by willing participants.

Hotmail used this method to get established. When the two founders set up
their free email system, all the messages that were sent by subscribers
had a text message at the bottom which identified Hotmail as the origin.
People would send emails to their friends, who would be tempted to
set up hotmail accounts and send emails to their friends…

Within 24 months, Hotmail had 22 million subscribers, eventually selling
out to Microsoft for about $400 million.

The viral marketing method is:

a. Cheap. Most approaches take just a little time to set up and then others promote your business for you.

b. It has the potential to reach a large audience by geometrical progression, limited only by the enthusiasm of the participants.

c. It can be effectively combined with other forms of promotion.

d. It’s also possible to sell other products than the one you
originally targeted. For instance, if you are selling garden
products, those interested in flowers could also be interested in a catalogue that contains material on lawns, trees, landscaping, garden tools, etc.

e. A viral product is fairly easy to create. It includes ebooks,
articles, branded software, audio and videos, free reports, or even the first three chapters of your ebook.

f. A quality product that users are willing to pass on to others is accompanied by an implied recommendation. They are effectively building your reputation.

Special Considerations:

1. Whatever the product is that you use, it should be of significant value and free - or of very low cost in relation to its perceived value. But usually it is free and easy to pass on.

2. Make it easy for people to pass on by using buttons, active links, tell-a-friend windows, etc. Many products also combine very well with an affiliate program when the affiliate receives some extra benefit from promoting the viral message. For instance, by being able to brand an ebook the affiliate gains credit when a reader buys through a branded link.

3. Buttons and links are not interchangeable. Many email facilities do not handle HTML well, especially those that are web-based. Codes can be easily corrupted. Use active links in emails and save buttons for web pages.

4. Be sure your message includes a clear call to action. There should be no doubt about what you intend recipients to do.

5. The INCENTIVE should be clear to those you want to act.

6. Offer clear instructions so that recipients know HOW to act.

7. The action you require should be simple and obvious. Don’t complicate it or confuse the reader, such as by adding numerous links.

Viral Marketing is but one of many techniques that together have a
cumulative effect in attracting customers and subscribers to your
business - in attracting targeted visitors to your website. Momentum
is gained by aiming every element of the overall strategy at developing
the relationship with your visitors. The momentum builds as it succeeds
in identifying YOU as one of the white hats - someone who can be
trusted to provide value and a solution.

Design your strategy in such a way that there is a positive flow-on
effect into the future rather than one which diminishes after the
initial zeal and enthusiasm which launched your product.

Focus on delivering benefits to your visitors and making it easy
for them to collect. And don’t step on the butterflies.

Copyright, Ivan Kelly.

Ivan Kelly managed a Direct Mail business with extensive
mailing lists for ten years and has designed and promoted
many websites. He also provides quality free courses
on a variety of internet marketing subjects. A list of these
free courses is available at:
http://www.WebStartAdvisor.com/info.html

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There are more reasons than ever why anybody with access to a few square feet of the outdoors should grow their own organic vegetables.

You may be shocked at how much of the produce at your local supermarket has been genetically modified. Some estimates now put this at over 50%. While there is no strong evidence that genetically modified foods are immediately harmful to your health, there are no long term studies either. Do you want to take that risk?

Let’s take a look at pesticides and fertilizers. Farmers no longer use crop rotation or natural manures to improve soil fertility, so they are forced to use ever increasing amounts of chemicals to improve yields and multiple pesticides to protect the weakened plants. Pesticides penetrate deeply into the leaves of plants and pestiside residues remain even after you have scrubbed them.

To quote from The Environmental Protection Agency - “Pesticides are designed to kill pests. Many pesticides can also pose risks to people. The health effects of pesticides depend on the type of pesticide. Some, such as the organophosphates and carbamates, affect the nervous system. Others may irritate the skin or eyes. Some pesticides may be carcinogens. Others may affect the hormone or endocrine system in the body.”

Sure you can, and should, buy organic fruit and vegetables but have you seen the prices? Anybody with even a modest vegetable garden can grow healthy organic vegetables at much lower cost than those at the local supermarket. Not only can you grow them at much lower cost, but you can grow them one hundred percent better.

Even the long-keeping vegetables such as potatoes, onions and squash are noticeably tastier picked straight from the home vegetable garden; but when it comes to peas and corn and salad vegetables- well , there is absolutely nothing to compare with the home garden ones, gathered fresh, in the early slanting sunlight, still gemmed with dew, still crisp and tender and juicy, ready to carry every atom of savory quality and taste, without loss, to the dining table.

It is not in price or health alone that home gardening pays. There is another point. Agribusiness has to grow the things that give the biggest yield. They have to sacrifice quality and taste for quantity and long shelf life. You do not. The strawberries on the supermarket shelves may look bright and red and uniform but you will soon find they taste more like the cardboard of their containers when compared to a home grown variety picked straight from the vine.

And this brings us to what may be the most important reason you should garden. It is the cheapest, healthiest pleasure there is. Give me a sunny garden patch in the springtime, give me seeds to watch as they find the light, plants to tend as they take hold in the fine, loose, rich soil, give me succulent and tasty springtime salads. And when you have grown tired of the springtime, come back in summer to even the smallest garden, and you will find in it, every day, a new vista, new pleasures and, yes, new challenges.

Better food, better health, better living — all these the home vegetable garden offers you in abundance. So, turn off that computer, pull out some old clothes and find a spot to dig.

Vince Apps
http://manualofgardening.com

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