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How Not To Organise A Trade Show

Trade Shows were on my list of marketing strategies, so when I was sent some information about a Trade Show in Hatfield which is where my son lives and fairly local, I decided to check it out.

It was being held in a large hotel / fitness and leisure complex in an up and coming business park. They had a variety of stands, they provided they shell, electricity was available, and prices were well within budget. They couldn't tell me about numbers or demographics as it was the first one they were going to hold. I decided to go ahead. Dip a toe in the water so to speak. If it was a mistake, it wouldn't be an expensive one and of course I could learn for next time!

Well, I did learn and at least it wasn't an expensive mistake! So here's what happened....

The Secret

As you may have gathered by now, I'm a huge fan of The Secret! I was using the Law of Attraction for years without realising it. Now it's great to know exactly how it works, because once you know the formula, you can replicate success, time and time again.

So, if you haven't seen it yet, what are you waiting for?!?

Some people are put off by the constant reference to wealth. In your mind you might equate the word wealth with money, but actually it's so much more. John Paul Getty might have been filthy, stinking rich, but it was his brother with very little money who was wealthy! Wealth is about...

A Cure For Tinnitus?

I subscribe to WDDTY (What Doctor’s Don’t Tell You) and in addition to the magazine they send out a weekly email newsletter which invites readers to suggest remedies for specific readers’ complaints.

Now, I’ve never felt completely convinced by this approach, that is not until today. In this week’s issue was the following story of someone suffering from tinnitus and some readers’ recommendations.

‘Tinnitus: A 56-year-old male is suffering from mild tinnitus and feels it is getting worse.  He’s tried ear candling, acupuncture and Ginkgo biloba, but has seen no improvement.  What do readers recommend?'....

Anti Ageing Cookware!?!

Want to know how you can prevent ageing while cooking?!?

I'm really excited and it's not often I get excited... especially about a new product. I'm a bit of a sceptic and I really don't like being taken in by a lot of marketing hype.

But, having said all that, the Nikken products have had such an impact on my life that I decided to became a distributor. (Their magnets succeeded where even steroid injections had failed and helped me get rid of my tennis elbow. And the water filtration system even had my cat convinced.)

So, when I first heard about the new Nikken cookware and read the claims and all the marketing bumpf, I contained my excitement and my sensible, sceptical side just kept asking for more and more information (thank you Shirle). Until, finally, I let myself get really excited! It's a technological revolution.

We would all like to slow down the ageing process, it's not just a question of those ghastly wrinkles that seem to appear overnight, it's about the creaking joints and quality of life!

And, by now we've all heard about how great antioxidants like vitamin C and blueberries are and how they can slow down the ageing process which is caused by harmful free radicals. 

Well, LifeWare Technologies have come up with a patented system of cookware that actually prevents the creation of harmful free radicals during the cooking process!

And seeing really is believing. Just take a look at the zucchini pictured below, they were both cooked in identical conditions, at the same temperature, for the same length of time and using the exact same oil:

cooked using the Kenzen Cookware with their patented technolgoy

cooked using traditional cookware

Just like rust, the brown colour is an indicator of free radical damage and ageing! The great news is it also retains more vitamins and tastes better too!

If you want to know more, I'll be writing an article in this month's ezine about preventing ageing, oxidation, antioxidants and the new cookware. Email me on nikken@spanishfitnessbootcamp.com to find out how you can get your hands on this amazing cookware system!

If like me you want the real technical info check out Lifeware Technologies website.

Total Eclipse Of The Moon!

What an amazing sight last night - a total eclipse of the moon here in Leighton Buzzard, England! (Thanks Amos for reminding me.)

It was such a clear night that we had the perfect chance to view the moon in its beautiful red colours, surrounded by the velvety sky and twinkling stars. Sorry, I'm waxing a bit lyrical, you need to have been there!

As soon as I stepped foot outside my front door, I came face to face with my neighbours, keen photographers, who already had their tripod set up and were busy filming the whole eclipse sequence. I shall be putting them on my blog as soon as they've sorted the best ones!

The ocean's tides are ruled by the moon and as we are 90% water ...

Cuba: Where All Men Can Dance!!!

The most astonishing discovery I made in Cuba, was that all Cuban men can dance! Their sense of rhythm must be passed on to them at birth. Everywhere you go you see men of all ages and occupations, dancing, and not just dancing, but dancing extremely well!

www.casa-cuba.com/courses.htm

Well, if I hadn't already decided on Spain for my Spanish Fitness Bootcamp, I'd seriously consider moving to Cuba!

Why is it that the vast majority of English men just can't dance. Has the stiff upper lip transferred to their hips.  It reminds me of the film with Woody Harrelson about basketball 'White Men Can't Jump'. And then just today a friend of mine lamented the fact that he has 'white man's hips!'

My reply to that was try Ceroc! Anyone who has been following my blog knows how crazy I am about Ceroc. It's so much easier than Salsa or Jive. Ideally suited for anyone suffering from white man's hips. I've seen even seriously rhythmically challenged men (and women) come to grips with Ceroc.

But back to Cuba...

Cuba Libre

Just got back from Guardalavaca, Cuba. Pure magic! The beach at Guardalavaca was sensational. What makes it different from the rest of the Cuban beaches is the large number of trees that grow right at the shore of the beach. And not just palm trees, but a beautiful variety of tropical trees including centuries’ old mahogany trees.

So when the heat just got too much, I’d move my bed a few feet to the right to enjoy the cool shade of my favourite tree. Lying there gazing at the azure blue sky through the branches was pure bliss! (Initially I did make the mistake of choosing a palm tree, a falling coconut soon alerted me to the danger. Luckily it missed! I shudder to think of the damage it would have caused, it dropped from quite a height.)

The trees didn’t just provide shade, they also provided work for the resident sculptor who was busy transforming the trunks of the dead trees into truly amazing works of art. Juan Carlos is a sculptor and philosopher who attracts tourists and locals alike with his wise words. He is currently working on a piece that is to be presented to Fidel Castro at the Museo de Bellas Artes in August of this year.

This beautiful sculpture reflects his hope for the future, it’s about love and the unity of people and planet. It shows the world with hands reaching out, animals, plants and finally doves symbolising peace. He has modelled the hands using people from different nationalities and I felt truly honoured to be asked to participate.  So my hand now forms part of this amazing sculpture!

Guardalavaca means ‘hide the cow!’ But, just how did it get its name....

If You Think You Can't Dance - Try Ceroc!

I love Ceroc!

You can dance it to any kind of music and it's so easy anyone can do it! (Well, almost anybody).  All you need is to want to dance, although a sense of rhythm definitely helps.

I went to a Ceroc Beginners workshop on Sunday and by the end of the 4 hour session even the most dance challenged of men were able to do the moves (with a greater or lesser level of expertise!).

And I only mention the men because they are the ones that need to know the moves. Us females have it even easier as we just have to follow! You don't even have to remember which foot to use, as there is only one beginners move where it matters.

And, don't think you have to remember a huge number of moves, as you can literally make do with repeating the same three over and over again. If your partner gets bored with those, you just ask someone else to dance!

I have to say, I went along expecting to polish up my technique and learn the beginners moves (I had been a few times before) but I got a lot more than I bargained for! The teacher had a fantastic sense of humour and sense of comic timing that kept us laughing throughout the 4 hour session! I can't wait for the next workshop.

If you'd like to give Ceroc a go, log onto their website www.ceroc.co.uk and find a class near you. You literally just type in your postcode and a list of venues in your area pops up.

Happy Feet!

BBC Watchdog's Dirty Allergy Trick

I received one of Patrick Holford's 100% for Health emails this morning and boy was he hopping made. The BBC's Watchdog programme totally misrepresented the slightly differing results of the 2 identical blood samples submitted for the IgG Food Intolerance or York Test.  See below for Patrick's email in full.

I can't say I blame him. He has worked so hard and helped so many people with their allergy problems, that to see the reputation of the York test tarnished in that way is just too much. It is really just a case of extremely shoddy and lazy reporting. That's the problem when you get reporters that are either totally ignorant of the subject or have a vested interest.

I've seen this happen a number of times before. There was that programme on spiritual healing where the doctor / scientist decided to go down the avenue of the 'placebo' effect. They say they want proof that it works, but then when you produce it they just dismiss it, or say they need more. Or else they don't even bother to look for the proof. She could have contacted the Reiki Federation for details of clinical trials. But no, instead of making a programme about spiritual healing she made one about the placebo effect, that we've all known about for ages! It's just poor research.

But we did hope for better from the BBC and Watchdog. I didn't see the programme myself, so if you saw it, let me know what you think. 

BBC Watchdog's Dirty Allergy Trick

Bottled Water Under Fire From The Greens!

This week bottled water has come under fire from the Greens! It seems that it's actually not environmentally friendly of us to drink bottled water.

That seems a bit of a U- turn. But the fact of the matter is that we are not re-cycling our plastic bottles and they take hundreds of years to decompose! Added to which are the transport costs involved. And again we're talking in terms of costs to the environment.

In an effort to show their support of the environment, several government departments have sacrificed their bottled water supplies.

The fact of the matter is that we can tell the difference between tap water and bottled water. And in certain parts of England the tap water is virtually undrinkable. They can tell us it's safe until they are blue in the face, but the fact of the matter is it tastes vile.

And I'm not altogether confident in it's safety anyway, (as I commented in an earlier blog, the water table in Hemel Hempstead has been compromised after the thousands of litres of the toxic foam that were used to put out the fire at Buncefield Oil Depot.)

A spokeswoman on This Morning even made the point that we don't actually need to drink 2 litres of water, but that we get a lot of our requirement from fruit and vegetables and TEA!!! (And she didn't say herbal or fruit tea). Really someone ought to let her into the fact that TEA is a diuretic which causes you to lose water!

So, what's the solution? If you want to support the environment but also want to drink pure water....