August 31, 2007

Five-star resort wants to teach you more about life

window.document.getElementById(’post-101′).parentNode.className += ‘ adhesive_post’;While the Ojai Valley Inn and Spa bills itself as a “spa village,” a better description might be Getaway University, with its campus full of activities and honest-to-goodness classes in the finer points of life.The Ojai Valley Inn is a little off the beaten path, 13 miles off Highway 101 with the exit just north of Ventura. This detour takes you to the Ojai Valley, a serene setting amongst a picturesque range of modest mountains. About 10 miles long and three miles wide, the valley has just enough room for a small town 0 a kind of artists’ enclave 0 and the sprawling 800 acres occupied by the Ojai Valley Inn, its village and its golf course.The inn dates back to 1922 when a wealthy Ohio glass manufacturer and philanthropist commissioned famed architect Wallace Neff to build a country club in a Spanish Colonial style. The 18-hole golf course was designed by George C. Thomas, also a famous designer. Even those who don’t golf can still appreciate today the broad fairways and scenic vistas that are visible from almost every part of the property.Over the years, the 308-room inn has become much more than a country club […]

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Massage and Massage Therapy: The Body and Mind Overhaul

window.document.getElementById(’post-101′).parentNode.className += ‘ adhesive_post’;Let’s cut to the chase.What do you want to see when you look in the mirror? How do you want to feel when you look in the mirror? Let me take a stab at what you actually see and what you actually feel.You think that the face looking back at you is unattractive, and that your best years have long gone, or even that the face looking back at you is downright ugly!Why am I so sure? Because that is exactly what I said and exactly how I felt on a daily basis about the face that looked back at me from my own mirror.Am I different from you0 no way! I have spent far too much money on beauty products and anti wrinkle creams, on age reducing pills and potions and I’ve fallen for every 0Get young and beautiful’ new product that came my way with a net result of not looking a day younger and not feeling any better about myself.That is, until my best friend gave me a gift certificate for a facial massage. Without getting too dramatic, I can say with hand on heart, that without knowing it, my friend had given me […]

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Curb Cravings With Cinnamon: The Spice Of Life

window.document.getElementById(’post-101′).parentNode.className += ‘ adhesive_post’;Do you enjoy cinnamon? Here is a spice that we can enjoy, and that is also healthy for us.
Cinnamon was one of the first commodities traded regularly between the Near East and Europe. Surprisingly, cinnamon is a small evergreen tree. It is the bark that is processed which turns into the ground cinnamon and cinnamon sticks (or quills) we are used to seeing. Its active and healthful components are cinnamaldehyde, cinnamyl acetate and cinnamyl alcohol which are derived from the essential oils in the bark.
Ceylon and cassia are the two most popular varieties of cinnamon, even though there are hundred of varieties. Cassia, the stronger of the two and the less expensive, is more common in North America. Both cinnamons are an excellent source of trace mineral manganese and a good source of dietary fiber, iron and calcium.
Insulin Reduction
By just digesting a 0 teaspoon a day, patients with type 2 diabetes had lowered their blood sugar, cholesterol and triglyceride levels. Levels increased when they stopped adding cinnamon to their diet.
Cinnamon normalizes blood sugar levels. This helps to reduce cravings for sugar. This helps to control blood glucose levels by preventing insulin spikes after meals. It reduces serum […]

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