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The continuing war on terrorism as well as recent airline crashes have made many travelers more than a little queasy about flying.

Yet from time to time we are required to take a plane to get to our destination. How do you cope with the fear of flying? Try these tactics:

• Take a look at the facts. Flying remains one of the safe modes of transportation, above and beyond driving.

• Weigh the risk and benefits. There may be a very small chance of something going wrong, but there’s huge opportunity for professional and personal growth and progress if you fly to your destination.

Shape Up At Home…Continued!

BICEP CURLS: With or without weights. Stand, holding hands at your sides, palms facing forward, then raise forearms and bend elbows until hands almost touch shoulders. Repeat.

SIDE LATERAL RAISES: With or without weights. Stand, hands at side, palms facing forward. Slowly move arms away from your sides, keeping your elbows straight, until your hands are at shoulder level, then lower. Repeat.

LEG LIFTS: Lie on your back with your hands behind your head, legs extended. Gradually raise both legs extended. Gradually raise both legs until your heels are about 5 inches off the ground, hold for a second then lower. Repeat.

ABDOMINAL CRUNCHES: Lie on your back with your legs resting on a pillow, hands behind your head. Do a half sit-up until your shoulders are about 5 inches over the ground, then lower. Repeat.

“Do this routine four to five times a week and you’ll find that within a few weeks it will become easier and easier,” said Brolus.

Don’t Waste Your Money On Diet Drugs!

If you’re thinking of using diet pills to help you lose weight, save your money, experts say – because recent research shows that prescription drugs for weight loss are not very effective.

“Diet drugs produce only modest losses in weight and this applies to all such drugs, old and new,” said Dr. C. Keith Haddock, a psychologist at the University of Missouri Kansas City, who headed the study of the drugs’ impact. There was no drug, or class of drugs, that demonstrated clear superiority. And with some weight-loss drugs, their effectiveness diminishes with continued use.”

Dr. Haddock and his colleagues analyzed 108 studies of diet drugs done between 1960 and 1999 and published the results in the February issue of the International Journal of Obesity. They found that drugs used alone resulted in a weight loss of only 4.5 to 9 pounds per individual, with most of the loss occurring in the first 6 months a drug was used.

Combinations of diet drugs such as amphetamine and fenfluramine resulted in greater weight loss – up to 21.1 pounds but many combinations are hazardous, and have been removed from the market, the expert said.

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