So I’m 16 17 soon and i’m kind of thinking what i want to be. I’m obsessed with fitness and eating healthy and the gym LOVE sports and I also skate so i was thinking maybe i should get into that field in college.. but the problem is i’m home schooled. I have tons of trouble in high school so my mom pulled my out before i lost to many credits and put me into home school. I’m really scared that i’m not smart enough to do this. that always brings me down. what colleges could i go to for this? could i go to an community college or do i have to go somewhere better? i really need help.. I also was thinking about getting into professional wrestling.

I recommend praying the rosary regularly. The Virgin Mary can help you with your career. See the following promises.

The rosary is explained here:

http://www.sancta.org/rosary/how.html

The fifteen promises of Mary to Christians who recite the rosary:
1. Whoever shall faithfully serve me by the recitation of the Rosary shall receive signal graces.
2. I promise my special protection and the greatest graces to all those who shall recite the Rosary.
3. The Rosary shall be a powerful armor against Hell, it will destroy vice, decrease sin, and defeat heresies.
4. It will cause virtue and good works to flourish; it will obtain for souls the abundant mercy of God; it will withdraw the hearts of men from the love of the world and its vanities and will lift them to the desire of eternal things. Oh, that souls would sanctify themselves by this means.
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5. The soul which recommends itself to me by the recitation of the Rosary, shall not perish.
6. Whoever shall recite the Rosary devoutly, applying himself to the consideration of its sacred mysteries, shall never be conquered by misfortune. God will not chastise him in His justice, he shall not perish by an unprovided death; if he be just, he shall remain in the grace of God and become worthy of eternal life.
7. Whoever shall have a true devotion for the Rosary shall not die without the Sacraments of the Church.
8. Those who are faithful to recite the Rosary shall have during their life and at their death the light of God and the plenitude of His graces; at the moment of death, they shall participate in the merits of the saints in Paradise.
9. I shall deliver from Purgatory those who have been devoted to the Rosary.
10. The faithful children of the Rosary shall merit a high degree of glory in Heaven.
11. You shall obtain all you ask of me by the recitation of the Rosary.
12. All those who propagate the Holy Rosary shall be aided by me in their necessities.
13. I have obtained from my Divine Son that all the advocates of the Rosary shall have for intercessors the entire Celestial Court during their life and at the hour of death.
14. All who recite the Rosary are my sons, and brothers of my only Son, Jesus Christ.
15. Devotion to my Rosary is a great sign of predestination.

God bless!
Dave

I am 5′ 9′, 133 pounds, and i have about 9 months to prepare for this. I am looking for any type of good nutrition plan to help me. Right now i have a pretty good work out plan but i haven’t been eating the right food. I am really dedicated in doing this job and no other and any help/advice as well would also be great! Just a little bit of new information today for all those internet marketers looking for the best new up and coming release for 2010. Be on the lookout of Niche Blueprint 2 coming on January 11, it is going to be huge and change the ecommerce marketplace.

A High Protein diet would be your best choice, keep everything balanced but the extra protein will help with the workouts as far as building and repairing muscle.

There exist many Fat Loss 4 Idiots Reviews on the internet. This short article addresses the myths regarding this diet and explains what it actually is.

What is Fat loss for idiots?

It is a diet whose foundation rests on the calorie shifting weight loss Strategy. It’s solely based on nutrition to lose weight with very little, if any, exercise involved. This is good and not so good.The good; don’t have to buy any special foods to implement this diet. The bad; don’t expect to develop any muscles or stamina with this diet. You are welcome to do resistance and cardio training if you like but are essentially not a requirement for this diet plan

So what is calorie shifting? Calorie shifting is getting your metabolism high by switching the order you eat your designated four meals, thanks to the meal generator offered by fat loss 4 idiots. You see, what happens when a person goes on a diet that cuts calorie intake is that his/her metabolism gradually slows down stopping weight loss after a while due to increased fat storage. By shifting your calories, keeping your calorie intake the same, you basically solve this problem. This cranks up your metabolism there fore allowing rapid weight loss.

Surprisingly not everyone does as well on the Fat Loss 4 Idiots diet.Different people have different results. Some people lose 6 lbs in the first 11 days; others even lose 8 or more. There are also some people who don’t lose any weight at all. I want you to know, though, that for many, the diet has proved successful. For those who don’t lose any weight at all some brisk walking accompanying this diet can almost guarantee results. I believe that for most people, it’s a great way to shed some pounds fast.

Vincent Mwangi
http://www.articlesbase.com/nutrition-articles/how-to-lose-fat-fasthow-fat-loss-4-idiots-helps-you-lose-weight-asap-498279.html

Everyone admires the person who “never works out” and “eats everything” yet still manages to look fabulous. Some of us even strive for a similar look by following a diet of lattes and lettuce. What is surprising is that these slim men and women may actually have high body fat and the foundation for chronic disease. It is important not to get caught up in appearances as there is a big difference between being thin and being healthy, and it lies in body composition.

There is a new condition that causes these dieters to become victims of the “skinny fat” syndrome because, dieting off lots of “weight” can consist of losing more muscle than fat. They end up with almost no muscle left but a high percentage of body fat. Instead of the skin and bones diet we have a “bones and fat” diet.

The ideal body composition ? the ratio of lean muscle to fatty tissue in our bodies ? is low in fat and high in lean muscle tissue. We become unhealthy when our percentage of body fat is too high because of excess fat and because of muscle tissue loss. Although muscle tissue can be lost when one lives a sedentary lifestyle it can also be lost when restrictive diets are followed and if excess cardio type exercise (jogging, cycling etc) is performed without muscle maintaining exercise.

Someone that has lost muscle tissue becomes very unhealthy and sets themselves up for future chronic disease. The metabolism (the rate the body burns fuel) drops and the life energy is siphoned from the victim. This loss of muscle is linked to serious health conditions including increased risk of heart disease, diabetes, cancer, osteoporosis, joint problems and obesity.

Although these almost “dieted to death” people can look great in a tight pair of jeans they can look very saggy in a pair of shorts. Being thin does not equal being lean and they have to cover up upper arms and legs rather than expose their flabbiness. This is what happens when you become “skinny fat” instead of genuinely lean and fit.

The way around all of this is to never get into the dangerous dieting routine. Losing weight without obtaining strength and fitness means you are not doing it right. It is far better to burn calories with a proper exercise program that contains a large percentage of strength training and some cardio interval training than it is to cut calories. There is absolutely no other substitute for strength training exercise for keeping your muscle, stoking your metabolism, getting you lean, making you biologically young and keeping you healthy.

When you are active and burning calories, you can eat much more, providing you with more protein, vitamins, minerals, fiber, essential fatty acids and essential amino acids.
Proper nutrition equals optimum health. Starving yourself equals inadequate nutrition which equals poor health and increases disease risk.

The key to permanent sustainable fat loss is your lean body mass. The more lean body mass you have, the faster your metabolic rate and the more calories you burn at rest.

So the key is to build and maintain muscle tissue through strength training exercise. Seek the help of a fitness professional to set up your program and teach you correct exercise technique so you can get the best results in the shortest time. They will also be able to do a body composition test so that you know exactly what your body fat percentage really is.

Being skinny fat isn’t cool – so if you feel you are exempt from eating properly and exercising just because you may be happy with the number on the bathroom scale think again. Incorporate both strength training and good nutrition into your wellness routine so you can be truly fit and healthy.

Gen Wright
http://www.articlesbase.com/alternative-medicine-articles/skinny-fat-when-being-thin-does-not-always-mean-being-lean-750228.html

i was training body building and i strat use nutrtion after that i try use streroids for 5 week and than i stop it for 5 and i use agein anether 5 weeks after 2 month i see my hiar stard loosing and get vary thinning so do u think is not too late i can do some thing about it please ?Just a little bit of new information today for all those internet marketers looking for the best new up and coming release for 2010. Be on the lookout of Niche Blueprint 2 coming on January 11, it is going to be huge and change the ecommerce marketplace.

Stop using drugs. Go get some help.

There are two main ways to get appointments and contacts for your MLM business. I have personally found one to be more profitable than the other. Get this key strategy, as well as other training points in the words that follow.

I really hope you will thoroughly study the process of learning how to invite, because this is where you get good at network marketing.

I’ve said it for 10 years: you can be terrible at everything else and still earn good money in network marketing if you’re good at inviting. If you can invite well, you can always put prospects in front of good presenters and good trainers.

The word invite in the context that I’m using it is the act of asking someone to do something. Go to a movie, meet for breakfast, watch a video, etc.

In this business you’re inviting people to look at either the business or the product or both.

1. Business: This is where you show and educate your prospects about the MLM industry. Have them really understand and believe in its ability to provide adequate income and time freedom. Then show your product or service. This style is sometimes called “top down” or “business first.”

2. Product: Show your prospects only the product (skin care, nutrition, telephone services, Internet services). After your prospect falls in love with the product they’ll know the business is viable. This style is called “bottom up” or “product first.”

The lack of understanding of these two methods causes much frustration in MLM.

Why are People Confused? Perhaps the best way for me to explain why the confusion takes place is with an example of a stockbroker. What does the stockbroker sell? You may reply, stocks. Well, not really. What the stockbroker actually sells is that you can make money with a stock.

So the money you’ll make is the product. You may have heard this referred to as “marketing intangibles.” This is very much like network marketing because often the presenter prefers to “market the intangible,” i.e., that you can make money. This isn’t necessarily a bad method, unless you’re talking to someone who doesn’t understand this conversation.

Suppose we’re talking to a person who comes from a retail sales background. Let’s say she owns a wax candle shop. If she hears a presenter talking about all the money she can make in the business, she’ll constantly be struggling to understand where the money is coming from. Many times these people are walking around after the typical presentation saying, “I don’t get it.” The reason she doesn’t get it is because she’s used to holding in her hands the tangible product that makes her the money.

This also works in reverse. If you approach a stockbroker and rub hand lotion on his hands and say, “You can make a lot of money doing this,” he won’t get it either. He’ll see it as a little “pretty party thing.” Certainly not something that could create a lot of money.

What’s My Point? How you invite, whether it’s the MLM business plan first or product first will have much to do with “knowing” your prospect. This is the reason networking with people you know is so effective. This is also why you should master both MLM business and product invitations.

In your business, take the approach that you’re starting your own company. You need a board of directors. In MLM we call them leaders.

The most important thing for you to understand at this point is you don’t necessarily have to know these people. You probably won’t. You may personally find these leaders or someone in your organization could lead you to them.

What character traits do you want in your network marketing leaders? What character traits do your leaders want in you? Why is this important for inviting?

Your greatest asset will become your eagle eye at picking leaders that will contribute to the success of your organization. I’ve not found a better way to teach how to spot a great MLM leader than just plain experience. However, you can look for certain traits.

Here is a list of character traits you do want in your board of directors…

• high self esteem
• goal driven
• entrepreneurial
• business minded
• owner mentality
• ready to act now
• decisive
• mentally tough

Conversely, here’s a list of traits you don’t want in your board of directors…

• passive
• wishy-washy
• employee mentality
• not ready to act
• low self-esteem
• easily influenced by others
• worries about what others think

How well you do at inviting will greatly depend on the growth of your communication skills. Most people have difficulty with communication. I did! However, the more I study it, the more I realize that communication is what makes or breaks us in life.

It’s your ability to woo your significant other. It’s your ability to get a job, get a raise, get a promotion, get along with others in the office. The signs on the road are the City communicating with us, giving us driving instructions. Whether written or verbal, communication is life. Don’t most conflicts stem from miscommunications? Ever hear “You don’t understand me?” It’s definitely a skill worthy of much research and study.

Ever heard your MLM prospects say “I don’t like sales?” Often when your network marketing prospects don’t think they’re good at communication they’ll use the phrase, “I don’t like sales” or “I’m not a sales person.”

Sales has nothing to do with it. In fact when you picture a sales person, what you’re picturing is a poor communicator. When you’ve been sold, you knew it. You felt it. When you’re in the presence of a really good communicator you may have bought something, but you were never sold anything.

A good communicator will never sell what his prospect won’t buy. There’s no way they could get there. A good communicator, whether a nurse or a networker listens and helps people get what they want.

That’s all. A nurse has to learn the appropriate questions to ask so he/she can find exactly what the needs of the patient are. The nurse must also learn the appropriate responses to the standard questions and concerns the patient has.

A networker also must learn the needed questions and the appropriate responses to common objections so they can help their MLM business prospects get what they want.

Now let’s look at this from the perspective of how to qualify an MLM business prospect. Both of the invitations below are the truth. Which one do you think will work?

Invitation 1
An invite call asking a girl on a date:
Boy: I saw you on campus the other day and I’m interested in finding out more about who you are. I grew up in Boston, my parents are from New England. My dad’s in the banking business. I’m studying finance as well. What are your interests? Are you available should I want to marry you? How many kids do you want? I want 3 kids. What’s your religion? Shall we sit down and discuss the possibilities?

Invitation 2
Boy: I’ve seen you on campus and you seem to be a fun person. I’d like to take you to lunch and get to know you better. How does that sound to you?

Both have the same purpose in mind for meeting.

The argument in the industry is which one is better? People who are pro invitation #1 will tell you that they’re pre-qualifying their MLM business prospects. So they’re not wasting their time on people who don’t qualify. The outcome was that this guy had to make 72 calls to get a girl to say “Sure, why not.”

The outcome was 72 calls = 1 date.

People who are pro invitation #2 will say that you sit down for lunch and you put your agenda aside and you just talk and be friendly. You listen to them. Find out what their needs and desires are. Help them get it.

The outcome was, she isn’t interested in going out with you but she thinks you’re a great guy and has 3 roommates and 2 sisters who she wants to set you up with.

The outcome was 1 meeting = 5 dates.

I’m suggesting to you that invitation #1 is “sales” and that invitation #2 is “networking.”

I’ve heard distributors invite people to look at an MLM business opportunity much like invitation #1. I’m not kidding. To show you, pick up a tape recorder and record yourself. Even though you know you’re recording what you say, your conversations will still resemble invitation #1. Example: “My company does this, I’m making x amount of money, my company has this, and I have this, etc…”

Learning how to properly invite prospects to look at your MLM business and truly network with people is not always easy, but can be profitable for you. I commend your willingness to study it. Be a student of this inviting subject forever, but don’t wait more than a week before doing it, even if it’s just tiny steps.

Tim Sales
http://www.articlesbase.com/home-business-articles/mlm-training-the-formula-to-easily-contact-and-close-more-prospects-65258.html

As you’ve probably heard before, your post-workout meal may very well be your most important meal of the day. The reason is that when you’re finished with an intense workout, you’re entering a catabolic state where your muscle glycogen is depleted and increased cortisol levels are beginning to excessively break down muscle tissue. These conditions are not good and the only way to reverse this catabolic state (and promote an anabolic state) is to consume a quickly digestible post-workout meal as soon as you can after training. The goal is to choose a meal with quickly digestible carbs to replenish muscle glycogen as well as quickly digestible protein to provide the amino acids needed to jump start muscular repair. The surge of carbohydrates and amino acids from this quickly digested meal promotes an insulin spike from the pancreas, which shuttles nutrients into the muscle cells.

The post-workout meal should generally contain between 300-500 calories to get the best response. For example, a 120-lb female may only need a 300-calorie meal, whereas a 200-lb male may need a 500-calorie post-workout meal. Your post-workout meal should also contain anywhere from a 2:1 ratio of carbs:protein to a 4:1 ratio of carbs:protein. While most of your other daily meals should contain a source of healthy fats, keep the fat content of your post-workout meal to a bare minimum, since fat slows the absorption of the meal, which is the opposite of what you want after a workout.

When choosing what to make for your post-workout meal, the first thing to realize is that you DON’T need any of these expensive post-workout supplement formulations that the magazines (who advertise for them) will tell you that you absolutely NEED! As with any nutritional strategies, natural is always better. A good source of quickly digestible natural carbs such as frozen bananas, pineapples, raisins, honey, or organic maple syrup are perfect to elicit an insulin response that will promote muscle glycogen replenishment and a general anabolic (muscle building) effect. The best source of quickly digestible protein is a quality non-denatured whey protein isolate and/or some fat-free or low-fat yogurt. Here are a couple ideas for delicious post-workout smoothies that will kick start your recovery process:

Chocolate Banana – blend together 1 cup water, ½ cup skim milk, one and a half frozen bananas, 2 tbsp organic maple syrup, and 30 grams chocolate whey protein powder – 38 g prot, 72 g carb, 0.5 g fat, 440 calories.

Pineapple Vanilla – blend together 1 cup water, ½ cup vanilla yogurt, one cup frozen pineapples, 2 tbsp honey (preferably raw), and 30 grams vanilla whey protein powder – 35 g prot, 71 g carb, 0.5 g fat, 425 calories.

When looking to lose body fat, keep in mind that post-workout meals should have the opposite characteristics of all of your other meals throughout each day. While post-workout meals should have quick high glycemic index carbs, quickly digested proteins, and minimal fat, all of your other meals throughout the day should be comprised of low glycemic index, slowly digested carbs, slow release proteins, and ample healthy fats. These are powerful strategies towards developing a lean muscular body with a low body fat percentage. Another great thing about post-workout meals is that you can satisfy even the worst sweet tooth, since this is the one time of the day where you can get away with eating extra sugars without adding to your gut. Instead, it all goes straight to the muscles! Enjoy!

THOMPSON STEPHEN
http://www.articlesbase.com/nutrition-articles/post-workout-nutrition-secrets-to-a-hard-lean-body-677524.html

If you want to gain weight, you need to focus on how you’re eating. After all, gaining weight is all based upon your nutrition.

In order to gain weight, you must first create a calorie surplus in which calories are either used for building muscle or they are stored away as fat.

So, if you want to gain weight, you must first look at the way you’re eating, before you look at your training or the supplements you take.

Here are 5 simple, proven things you can do to gain more weight in less time.

1. Eat a large breakfast

Start the day off right by eating a large breakfast. In fact, you want to consume most of your daily calories early on in the day and reduce them as the day goes on.

So the largest meal each day should be breakfast and they should get smaller as you go.

Your breakfast should be high in protein, moderate in carbs, and low in fats. A large breakfast will jumpstart your metabolism and give your body the nutrients it needs, when it needs them.

Never train on an empty stomach, that’s the fastest way to lose muscle possible. If you train in the morning, the bulk of your calories should come after your workout, not before. It’s tough training in the morning if you have a full stomach.

2. Eat often and eat a lot

You need to eat many meals throughout the day, spread apart by about 3 hours. This way, you have a steady, constant stream of nutrients that your body can use for muscle and tissue growth.

Eating often will also help your body use the calories you’re taking in for muscle mass growth and will be less likely to store them as body fat.

3. Take in a lot of protein

Your body requires protein to build muscle mass. I’m sure if you want to gain weight, you’d like most of it to be muscle mass and not fat.

Protein is responsible for building muscle. Try and get 1 to 1.5 grams of protein per pound of body weight. So if you weigh 150 pounds, you want to eat at least 150 grams of protein, preferably more.

For each meal, try and get 30 to 40 grams of protein from quality sources like chicken, tuna, fish, turkey, eggs, lean red meats, dairy, and meal replacements.

4. Consume a pre-workout meal

To gain weight, you need calories. You also want to protect yourself from muscle tissue breakdown.

If your body needs nutrients during a workout, it will break down muscle tissue to get it. But by supplying your body with nutrients before a workout, you give it the raw materials it needs for fuel, so it will not break down muscle tissue.

Take 12 ounces of grape juice or Gatorade and to it add a scoop of whey protein, 5 grams of creatine, and 10 grams of glutamine.

This pre-workout shake is guaranteed to help you gain weight.

5. Get the proper post-workout nutrition

You want to take another one of these shakes right after training, to supply your muscles with the nutrients they need to build new muscle mass.

At this time, you also want to replenish the lost glycogen in your muscles. The best thing to do for post workout is to drink another juice/protein/creatine/glutamine combination. You want to have about 50-75 grams of carbs and 35-50 grams of protein right after your workouts, depending on your size.

About an hour after training, eat a solid, whole food meal that’s high in protein and complex carbs. Like breakfast, this is an important part of your daily nutrition because your workouts really depletes your body of needed nutrients and this is the perfect time to replace them for proper muscle recovery and growth.

These 5 tips will help you gain weight fast and also help you increase your muscle size and strength. If you’re not gaining the weight you want, you’re probably not eating the best way possible.

Shawn Lebrun
http://www.articlesbase.com/fitness-articles/gain-weight-with-these-5-nutrition-tips-10377.html

Recent researches show that certain foods like nuts and seeds, can boost your self-esteem and stabilize your mood. Whether you believe it or not, if you consume large quantities of any kind of nuts (almonds, hazelnuts, walnuts etc) and seeds (sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds etc) you will experience mood balance and you will start thinking clearer and be happier.

Many modern scientists use the term “Brain Food” for nuts and seeds and other related food. It is not a coincidence that nuts look like our brains. For example a walnut’s hard shell looks like our skull. Inside the walnut, the thin layer that connects the two halves of the nut looks like our brain membrane. And the two parts of the nut represent the two hemisphere of our brain.

Is it a coincidence that a food, shaped like a human brain, is considered a “Brain Food” and is proven to help your brain work more effectively while stabilizing your mood?

Here’s another fact. Most nuts are made up of at least 20% protein and contain omega-6 fatty acids, large quantities of vitamin E and B6. These powerful ingredients contained in nuts and seeds could boost your mood in a way similar to famous chemical antidepressants. There are hundreds of reports about the antidepressant effects of nuts.

Is it possible to defeat the not-so-serious conditions like mild depression, anxiety and stress by consuming certain types of nuts, without using any kind of chemical drugs? Its a great idea to eat nuts when you feel moody or you feel you are in a bad shape. It would be better to make those “Brain Foods” an important part of your diet. But when it comes to severe mental disorders (severe depression, panic attacks) you cannot simply rely on nuts and seeds to overcome the problem.

What nuts and seeds do is to enhance and empower the way your nervous system work, balancing your mood. Although nuts are excellent natural antidepressants and have no side effects, nutrition alone cannot be a substitute for the care of a trained professional doctor. Treating serious health conditions should involve the care of medical specialists.

Now, some historical information on these “Brain Foods”.

Isn’t true that nuts and seeds were an essential and elegant part of our ancestors’ diets? That goes for all ancient civilizations across the globe. Is this a coincidence? Years of research have shown that 70% of our ancestors’ diets were fruits, vegetables, nuts and selected seeds. Diets based on these “Brain Foods” were considered to improve mental abilities and lower the risk of infections/disease.

Start today. Understand that nuts and seeds empower your brain and your body and boost your mood and energy levels. Make those “rich” foods an important part of your diet.

Maria Markella
http://www.articlesbase.com/nutrition-articles/training-your-brain-for-success-can-some-foods-make-you-smarter-112742.html

Stress relief, superlearning, heightened focused concentration, creativity, superlearning, easy changework, instant Samadhi. These are goals that can be reached if you use a Light and Sound Machine. Sometimes called a Brain Machine or Audio and Visual Stimulation (AVS), these devices allow the user to reach states of being in a controlled way.

Neurologists have studied the brain since the late 1800’s seeking ways to help people with brain injuries and learning dysfunctions. Recent discoveries have reached the general population. If something can help a subject with a learning disability or brain injury, what could it do for a “normal” person?

The brain has 100 billion neurons generating and transmitting electrical signals. These signals can be detected by devices called EEG machines (electroencephalograph) One of the big discoveries was the correlation of brain waves to states of being. Stress, alertness, relaxation, mediation, and sleep have been shown to match particular wave patterns. Neurologists have given these brain wave patterns names taken from the ancient Greek Alphabet. Typical alert behavior registers at 30 or more hertz (cycles per second). Alpha state is a condition that is easily achieved by closing the eyes and relaxing. 7-13hz is the range for the Alpha condition. Sleep is the lowest frequency at 0.5 to 3hrz.

The most difficult state to achieve and maintain is the in-between state of Theta (3-7hz). It is the state found in the brains of meditation masters. Many students of meditation work for years to reach the Theta state reliably and consistently. Either the mind wanders off into some train of thought or it falls asleep. What if there was a way to quick and easy way to learn how to meditate?

In the late 50’s a radio broadcaster named Robert Monroe was experimenting with sound tones for super-learning. He discovered that sound frequencies created certain effects in the brain. When two different frequencies are played in both ears the brain will resonate at the vibration that is the difference between the two tones. If one tone is played in the left ear at 110hz and 100 is played in the right ear the brain waves will resonate at 10hz, which is the same as Alpha Waves. The same effect is triggered by flashing or flickering light. That is why looking at a campfire is so relaxing. The flames just happen to flicker at the alpha rate. He coined the term Frequency Following Response (FFR).

Light and Sound Machines are devices that bring that experience from the lab into your home for a fraction of the cost. Typically they consist of a controller, stereo headphones and lightglasses. The controller is a computer that creates the light and sound sessions. There is a user interface for selection of time, and the combination of desired frequencies or brain states. They can be selected manually, or a pre-programmed session can be picked. Headphones provide the sound with high quality comfort. The lightglasses are like opaque sunglasses with two or more LED lights positioned over the eyelids.

Here are some features that can be found in superior brain machines:

• Rechargeable batteries – nothing worse than a blissful L&S session cut short due to dead batteries.

• Input jack – add music or hypnosis recordings to the sessions

• Programmability – custom design your own sessions.

• Two or more output jacks – share the experience

• Ramp up ramp down – a gentle beginning and end

• Download sessions via computer – add to your collection

• Color choice – red, green or yellow -what is your preference?

• Carry case or bag – safely store and transport

• Ongoing customer support – what happens when you have a question or problem?

My personal experience with brain machines started in the late eighties. I discovered the book Megabrain by Michael Hutchison. He described various technologies for accessing and enhancing brain states such as brain machines, float tanks, nutrition, and electro-stimulation.

I purchased a basic AVS unit from a direct mail advertisement and began to use it regularly. I experienced some sublime peak experiences using it along with meditation tapes.

The system I am using now is called Nova Pro by Photosonix. I have used it for approximately ten years. It is a real workhorse and creates beautiful experiences for me. The only trouble I have had is with the headphones. They had to be replaced after the phone cord got sucked into a vacuum cleaner. Totally my fault, but easy enough to go to any department store and pick up a new set of headphones.

So, where do you get a Light and Sound Machine? There are a number of manufacturers and even more distributors for them. I have discovered that there is a cost savings by going directly to the manufacture if you can. That is why I picked the Photosonix unit. I got a great price for it. I am still using it after all this time.

Ebay is a good source for a great bargain on an L&S machine. Some are sold brand new, others are used and at a remarkable savings.

Amazon is an excellent source. They carry the book Megabrain and Light and Sound Machines

David Riffey
http://www.articlesbase.com/nlp-hypnosis-articles/light-and-sound-machines-meditation-training-wheels-for-the-brain-751663.html