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Pedal On! The Health Benefits of Cycling

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Millions of people around the world are unanimous in insisting that by far the best way to get around is by bicycle. Indeed, looking at all the benefits of this form of transport, it is certainly hard to disagree.

In addition to keeping you fit, cycling will also save you some money (not to mention the planet). However, should you need further persuasion, the following might just help:

1 – Losing Weight

One of the best things about getting on your bike is that you will be sure to lose weight – and fast. In fact, specialists estimate that an individual weighing in at 12st 9lb (or 80kg) could burn anything up to 650 calories, if they keep up a steady pace, for every hour of cycling. In addition to losing the excess weight, any remaining fat will soon be turned into muscle. [Read more…]

Natural Eczema Management Approaches That Work

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Eczema is a highly uncomfortable inflammatory skin condition affecting millions of people worldwide. The most commonly prescribed medications for the treatment of this condition include topical or oral corticosteroids, antibiotics, immune-modulators or antihistamines.

Since none of these potent medications are suitable for long term or repeated use as they are well known to cause a variety of serious side effects, to begin with it is always wiser and safer if you try using home remedies for eczema.

The following prevention techniques and management approaches will help you keep your symptoms under control without the need of having to use any prescription medications: [Read more…]

5 WordPress Tips for Making Money as a Blogger

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Are you looking for WordPress tips? Do you want to make money blogging? Then this is the article for you!

WordPress is a great blogging and content management platform that has brought a huge change to the blogging field. Most people consider to be a superior platform due to its great themes and customizable features.

If you want to make money blogging, then follow the WordPress tips below to ensure your success:

1 – Use a Self-Hosted WordPress Installation

Many people have seen great reviews about WordPress and rushed to create free WordPress.com accounts. After creating great blogs and developing awesome content, they end up realizing that there are limits to how much they can optimize their blogs. [Read more…]

10 Tips for Creating Fast Loading Websites

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For any website, the amount of traffic serves as its lifeblood, and that traffic is partly dependent upon your website’s loading time. The following outlines 10 reasons why it’s crucial to create web pages that load fast.

1 – Use HTML

The most important tip to create a fast-loading website is to use HTML as much as possible. You can create anything you want by using HTML, and it makes your website significantly faster as well.

2 – Avoid Animated GIFs

Animated GIFs look extremely cool, and engage your website’s visitors with its attractiveness. However, the downside is that the animated GIFs are extremely slow to load. Therefore, avoid them as much as you can. [Read more…]

Finding the ‘Goldilocks’ Planet

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The term ‘Goldilocks planet’ refers to any planet in the Universe that lies within the habitable zone of a star. The habitable zone itself is an area of space around the star where temperatures are sufficient to permit the existence of liquid water on the planet’s surface. The idea is that if there is liquid water, life can exist.

The Copernican Principle

The notion is based on the Copernican Principle that the Earth is not unique in the Universe and that other Earth-like planets exist. Goldilocks comes from the fairy tale ‘Goldilocks and the Three Bears’. A little girl explores the bears’ cottage and chooses between three bowls of porridge, chairs and beds to find which item is “just right”.

The Goldilocks planet in the habitable zone should be similar to the Earth with a solid surface. Gaseous planets such as Saturn or Jupiter are not thought to be capable of sustaining life. Even if an Earth-like planet orbits within the habitable zone of a star, it may still not hold life. [Read more…]