Gili Gili: Chasing The Green Turtles
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Have you ever seen a green turtle (Chelonia mydas) in its glory? The way it moves at the bottom of the sea is amazingly graceful. Olympic medalists have nothing on green turtles.
You should be able to spot these turtles in the depth of 10-20 meter below sea level.
If you’re interested in observing one, your best bet is to travel to the three Gilis:
Gili Trawangan, Gili Meno, and Gili Air. These are small islands situated in the north of Lombok.
In local Sasak language, “Gili” means “island”. And in Indonesian language, plural is denoted by repeating a noun.
So “Gili Gili” literally means “islands”. So if you catch someone bragging about how often he’s been to “Gili Islands”, he’s either too ignorant or spewing hot air.
From Gili Trawangan, you may keep on traveling to Gili Meno, where you can find a bird park.
And if you’re allergic to crowded areas, you should definitely go to Gili Meno and Gili Air.
Gili Air itself functions more as a residency for locals.
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Tags: corals, diving spots, Gili Air, Gili Gili, Gili Meno, Gili Trawangan, Mentigi beach, snorkeling, The Green Turtles
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Herbal Tea – Tea For Healing
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Herbal teas are different from the traditional teas of the Orient. When we enjoy tea, we generally enjoy the treated leaves of the Camilla Sinsensis plant, a drink discovered in Southeast Asia and cultivated for thousands of years. Herbal teas also have a ancient and interesting history.
Any student of medicine will point out that throughout the world, healers have gone into the wilderness to find plants that can ease the illnesses of mankind, or to create wonderful drinks for the sheer pleasure of their favors. What these healers found was a treasure trove of botanical materials that give us wonderful drinks and restorative medicinal brews.
To understand the role of herbal teas in medical history, you should know that modern science is still carefully evaluating its relationship with the ancient knowledge of Traditional Chinese Medicine, abbreviated as TCM. The thinking of healers in China is very well-documented and very different from Western scientific thought, but there have been numerous instances of Chinese medical practices being able to serve patients as well as and occasionally better than Western medicine.
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Tags: Camilla Sinsensis plant, herbal tea healing, medicine, Tea, Traditional Chinese Medicine
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Prevention of Heart Attacks
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Prevention of Heart Attacks
Strict changes in diet and lifestyle can not only prevent heart attacks, but can reverse the clogging of the arteries, according to a small but pioneering study.
The study showed that a vegetarian diet, moderate exercise and an hour a day of yoga and meditation could produce a reversal of atherosclerosis, a blockage of the arteries that can lead to a heart attack, in men and women who were strict in following the daily regimen.
Experts say this is the first study to report that such blockage can be reversed without using cholesterol-lowering drugs or surgery.
The study, which was conducted by Dr. Dean Ornish, director of the Preventive Medicine Research Institute in Sausalito, Calif., was presented at the meeting of the American Heart Association in New Orleans.
This is a tremendously important study in the control of heart disease. It’s the very first study indicating regression of coronary heart disease without pharmaceutical intervention. The results also suggest that the current medical guidelines for changes in the habits of people with severe heart disease do not go far enough.
Previous studies have shown that exercise and diet changes can slow the progression of heart disease, but not reverse it.
While the study did not determine what percentage of improvement could be attributed to the lifestyle changes alone, the researchers noted that stress-control methods have been shown to ease recovery from a variety of disorders, including hypertension.
But some experts are skeptical of the need for stress-management methods, which are not currently among standard recommendations for those with severe heart disease.
Some experts on cardiac rehabilitation question whether most people with heart disease could follow such strict changes in their habits.
Strict changes in diet and lifestyle can not only prevent heart attacks, but can reverse the clogging of the arteries, according to a small but pioneering study.
The study showed that a vegetarian diet, moderate exercise and an hour a day of yoga and meditation could produce a reversal of atherosclerosis, a blockage of the arteries that can lead to a heart attack, in men and women who were strict in following the daily regimen.
Experts say this is the first study to report that such blockage can be reversed without using cholesterol-lowering drugs or surgery.
Tags: arteries, atherosclerosis, cardiac rehabilitation, cholesterol-lowering drugs, coronary heart disease, diet, Heart Attacks, hypertension, lifestyle, medical guidelines, Meditation, pharmaceutical intervention, vegetarian diet, Yoga
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Making Italian Food With Pasta
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The following article presents the very latest information on italian food. If you have a particular interest in italian food, then this informative article is required reading.
For many Italian food lovers and aspiring Italian food chefs, the first dish to epitomize attempted from home is typically a pasta dish. Pasta is declared as an Italian food that is elementary to make. However, homemade Italian food dishes with pasta often end up falling flat. Here are a few things to keep in mind when preparing pasta at home.
Inaugural of all, your go at Italian food will unequaled be as good as the pasta you mileage to make it with. When shopping for your pasta make incontrovertible you are buying a sterling brand that uses only quality ingredients.
For instance, if buying dried pasta you should only comply brands that use just semolina flour. Any other mood of dried pasta cede soundness undifferentiated counterfeit Italian food. A great standard pasta will posses a churlish surface. The texture of the pasta will determine if physical will be able to hold onto the sauce that it is served with. Smooth pasta is an instant indicator that you are dealing with an inferior brand. It is also important that the pasta be dense and weighty for its size.
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Tags: homemade Italian food, Italian Food, Italian food chefs, Pasta
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Wayag Island, Raja Ampat: The Ultimate Underwater Beauty
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Wayag Island is one of the islands within Raja Ampat district, West Papua province. This island is known for its beautiful atols and underwater beauty covering a total area of 155,000 hectares (about 383,013.3 acres)
Here, you can find beaches with unique karst islands that look like mushrooms coming out from the sea. In these beaches, tourists can see fairy tale panorama. Water in these beaches are very clean and shady, that you can see clearly various types of flora and fauna living underwater.
Raja Ampat district has at least 610 islands, but only 35 of them are occupied. These islands generally have extensive white beaches with beautiful marine parks. There are many beautiful and interesting underwater sites in Raja Ampat, that one visit will not be enough. It also has many dive spots.
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Tags: beautiful atols, colorful coral reefs, Domne Eduard Osok airport, Raja Ampat, trekking, unique karst islands, Wayag Island, West Papua province, West Waigeo
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