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The Truth About Creating A Passive Income Online

2019-01-26T12:00:00.004+02:00

Creating a passive income online is something that you probably have heard of. Many business opportunities use the idea of “creating a passive income online” to sell you their systems. It works because I’m using this trick too. But does passive income really exists?

In this article, my goal is to share with you some essential truth about creating a passive income online. I know most of you are more keen to learn how to create a passive income online. I’ll talk about it in future. But before I do that, it is important for me to cover some grounds and get your mindset right.

Passive Income Doesn’t Exist!

First of all, I need to get this straight – passive income doesn’t exists, at least not according to what most newbies define as passive income.

Most people define passive income as “making money without having to do anything”. If you are one of them, you will be very disappointed when you realize that this is not true.

Do you realize that whenever you get into an opportunity that ‘claims’ to give you a passive income, you end up being overwhelmed with lots of sh*t and often have to work like a dog? That’s when most people give up.

Truth is, there is no such thing as making money without having to do anything. If such opportunity exists, it’s most likely a scam (unless you’re talking about putting your money in the fixed deposit).

So what is a passive income then?

Here is my definition of a passive income – “A passive income is an income system that does not trade time for money.”

If you go with my definition, you are less likely to be disappointed and more likely to succeed because you’re prepared to work hard to create such a system.

Once you get the definition right, all you have to do is spend most of your time creating different streams of passive income and spend less time making money.

“Huh, what are you talking about, Kenneth?”

If you understand what I am talking about, good for you. If you don’t, let me explain.

Most people spend time to make money. One obvious example is working for a monthly salary. Some other less obvious examples include the following activities:

– Staring at the computer screen to trade the stock market or forex.

– Selling products in Ebay (unless you have plans to turn it into a system).

– Posting ads to sell Clickbank products (unless you have plans to turn it into a system).

– Providing freelance services such as graphic design, article writing etc (I hope my freelancers are not reading this!)

If you are pressured for money, yes, go find a job and do some part-time freelance jobs. But if you want to be rich, spend most of your time creating different streams of passive income.

You need to understand that making money and creating a passive income are two different things.

Creating a passive income may not make you money, although the ultimate goal is to make lots of money passively. When creating a passive income, you are creating a system that does not trade time for money and in the process of creating this system, you may spend more than you earn.

Many people can’t get pass the idea of losing money before making money. That’s why most people fail to create their first passive income online. On the contrary, those who are ‘lucky’ enough to create their first stream of passive income online will continue to create the second stream and third stream because they’re used to the idea of losing some money before getting it all back, multiplied. Another reason is because with their first passive income established, their risk appetite is higher and they are more willing to lose. The last reason is because they are more experienced now.

If you’ve just started out, go find a job to make money. But don’t spent too much time on it. Take 3-5% of your monthly income and most of your spare time to create a passive income online. Online opportunities cost much lesser than offline opportunities and 3-5% should be enough for you to learn the ropes. How soon you’ll see your first passive income established depends on how fast you learn and how hard you work.

Get your definition of passive income right and spend most of your time creating a passive income online. Once you’ve created your first passive income, go on to create the second, the third and more streams of passive income. This is possible since you don’t trade time for money with these systems. This is the sure way to make a fortune rather than just making a living.

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Internet Marketing Newbie – Step By Step Guide

2019-01-26T11:43:00.000+02:00

“I am an internet marketing newbie. All I am asking you to do for me is to introduce me to the internet marketing from scratch, that is leading me step by step to the internet marketing system. Presently, I have no website, no list and no business yet.” – Akinbiyi Yinka Akinrinola

Many internet marketing newbies have been asking me similar questions and I usually do not bother reply.

Why?

Because the question is too general. Also, I got a feeling that anyone asking such a question is usually not serious in internet marketing.

But today, for the first time (and also the last time), I’m going to answer this question and post it up on our blog, so that I can direct whoever asking such a question back to our blog.

For all the internet marketing newbies out there, there are only 4 steps to making money from internet marketing from scratch.

Step 1 – Make a decision

Step 1 is to make a firm decision that you are going to make it in internet marketing, no but, no however, no unless, no excuse!

If step 1 is not accomplished, there is no need to proceed to the other steps. Quit now and go back to your comfort zone. Internet marketing is not for you. Nothing is, until you make a decision.

Let me tell you something I’ve never told anyone.

I started to explore internet marketing back in 1999, made my first $100 some time in 2004, made my first $1000 in 2006 and made my first $10k in the same year.

What happened in 2006? Did I stumbled upon a secret formula? Not at all.

What happened was that my offline business failed in 2005. I was $50k in debt and I desperately NEED to find an alternative to make money, so as to pay back my loan and keep my company alive.

For the years before 2006, I had been exploring internet marketing, but I was doubtful whether internet marketing was for me. Moreover, I had many other opportunities available and frankly, internet marketing was the last option in my list.

By 2006, I’d tried 3 different offline businesses, failed at each one of them, and owed $50k to the bank. With little cash on hand, I ran out of all my offline options.

I was in a situation where I either make it in internet marketing or quit my entrepreneur dream and look for a job.

Not to give up my last option, I turned to internet marketing, with no other backup plan!

Here’s a little secret about the universe:

“Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson

Opportunities will be open to you. Ideas will come to you. Your saviour will appear.

So, before everything else, make your decision first.

Step 2 – Stop looking for shortcuts
Forget about shortcuts or quick cash. There is no shortcut. What does exist is leverage.

To make money fast, you need to leverage. You leverage on advertising to bring you more traffic in a shorter time. You leverage on freelancers to save your time and provide skills that will otherwise take you time to learn.

Other than leverage, there is no shortcut. You have to take the down-to-earth ‘boring’ steps of building websites, promoting them and doing all the maintenance work.

I’m not saying internet marketing is tough. It is tough initially because you’re still learning. Just like the first time you ride a bicycle. It was tough isn’t it? But once you get used to it, it’s as easy as ABC.

Step 3 – Decide on a business model

There are too many ways to make money online. You can make money from Adsense, PPC ads, Affiliate Marketing, Ebay, MLM etc.

So your 3rd crucial step is to decide on the business model that you want to adopt.

If you want to make money fast, one way is to become an instant guru!

I’ve seen many newbies who position themselves as a guru and start teaching people how to make money online. It works! Many of them who ‘dare’ to pretend to be a guru eventually becomes a real guru.

As a guru, you need to have your own website, your own product and your own affiliate program. That’s why I invested money to create the free M.Y.O.B List Builder Script for our members. Make this script work for you and you’ll become an instant guru overnight.

Read these two articles if you haven’t done so. They will shed some light for you.

What Are The Steps In Creating An Online Business

How To Drive Traffic To Your Website

Step 4 – Keep learning and keep working

Remember, there is no shortcut. You got to work hard and you got to learn fast while you work.

In offline businesses, you can hardly learn because very few people are willing to teach you.

The good thing about online business or internet marketing is that many people are willing to teach you, for free or for a very small fee. As long as you have your own business set up and are willing to learn the ropes, you will eventually grow and become another guru.

Lastly, after today, don’t ever call yourself an internet marketing newbie again. The faster you believe you are the guru, the faster you can succeed online.

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CASHJUICE

2018-12-13T09:32:00.000+02:00

This site is brand new brought to us by the owner of Traffic Ad bar (founded in 2009), Darren Merret.
So there is a lot of time and experience behind what he is doing and offering to members on this fresh website.

In 2015, he was asked what he would do if he had to start all over again and build a business. The plan he came up with was CashJuice.

CashJuice takes you through each stage of how he would build a brand new business, but it's more than that.

CashJuice is a community of people just like you, me and everyone else who joins. You can learn, teach, coach, message and advertise right here in this corner of the internet and all from the comfort of your own home.

Another feature of CashJuice is that it also helps you get traffic to your offers.

By using “The Plan” which is FREE to use, automated system, which will help you earn money online.

You set up a free advertising funnel. So all of your advertising streams send traffic to your CashJuice referral link.

By using these three free advertising streams which are a series of websites which include top traffic exchanges.

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Then all you do is just follow the daily tips to ensure you are maximising your business and making the most of every opportunity.
This site definitely has the potential of getting quite big and help you make good money.

There is video training provided that will show you how to set up The Plan.

CashJuice will even show you how you’re doing every day with daily stats on your account dashboard.

You can also earn commissions on the platform.

Whenever one of your referrals upgrades, you earn 15% commissions. Referral commissions are available to both free and upgraded members.
The higher up you are on the league table, the more money you earn. There are four groups on the league ladder: The top 10 members on the league are awarded the Diamond club status, the next 20 are awarded gold, the next 30 silver and the next 40 bronze. So everyone in the top 100 will receive an award. The awards are given as recognition of a member's hard work and you'll see the award on the member's profile page. Each month CashJuice splits the ad revenue among its top 200 users

However, after you upgrade and you’re no longer a free member, CashJuice members are presented with a second upgrade option:

This will allow you to earn recurring monthly commissions from members who have ‘gone all in’ with this system. Plus you’ll also get free referrals which means that you can earn even more.

The third way to get paid is via CashJuice’s ad revenue. CashJuice will share a portion of its ad revenue with all users. The more active you and your downline are on the platform, the more you’ll earn.

You can track your ranking on the platform by taking a look at the Leagues on your account dashboard. The Leagues provide you with a daily update on where all users on the platform stand with regard to these rankings.
Just remember, like any program on the internet you need referrals, but not any referrals they should be active. On this site followers also help you climb the league ladder

There’s simply nowhere else you can go at the moment to get access to a growing audience of people interested in MLM and home business opportunities for free.

There’s plenty of Tier 1 traffic here and people are being recruited to the platform from all different traffic sources.

This site is growing fast!

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SoManyHits.com: Scam or legit opportunity?

2018-12-08T20:34:00.000+02:00

Right out of the gate the company boasts a sign-up rate of 83% for people viewing the presentation video to completion. While I can not attest to that it could be legit as the program is completely free to join.

So what is the catch?

While the program is free to join, they do have upgrade options. Before I get to the upgrade option I have to mention that the free account is more than generous. You also don't get hit with OTO's (one time offers) when signing in to your account.

Before getting into all the benefits you get as a free member, let's first delve into what SoManyHits is...

Like the sales video explains, SoManyHits.com is first and foremost a URL tracking and shortening service, meaning you can shorten all your affiliate links and track how many clicks they receive. Unlike mostly all other tracking services (even the paid ones), there is no limit on the amount of campaigns you can create or clicks you may receive during a given month before shelling out more money to keep on tracking. This is true even for free members.

They also made it easy to track multiple advertising sources from the same campaign tracking URL by simply adding a keyword identifiable to you to the end of the tracking URL. When a shortened tracking URL is followed, the hit is recorded and displayed in your back-office, complete with a breakdown of where the hits came from (keywords appended).

The service also promises to create a flood of traffic to any and all campaigns that will keep on doubling. While this may sound outrageous, it is actually very likely to happen because of their unique referral system. Well..., when I say unique, for those of you familiar with their sister site EasyCash4Ads.com, it actually makes use of the exact same 2-up referral system where your first two referrals are passed up to your sponsor into what they call traffic lines. Every person who ends up in one of your traffic lines will first have to sponsor two people who will go to their sponsor, which means that particular traffic line keeps doubling.

If you are put off by the notion that you first have to refer two people that goes to your sponsor before the system can begin working for you, the good news is that sign-ups should not be hard to come by seeing that the program is free to join and their affiliate tools also helps a lot to achieving this requirement (more on that later).

Getting back to the traffic aspect, every time one of your tracking links are followed, visitors will first pass through an ad gateway, similar to services such as ad fly where they will first see an interstitial ad for a couple of seconds before being directed to the site being tracked. That ad will be a random campaign belonging to your sponsor, so when you take into account the way traffic lines keep doubling, it gives credence to the claim that your traffic will also keep doubling. It should be noted, when you create a new campaign, you can choose to promote the campaign through your traffic lines via an interstitial ad or (for pro members) a pop-under ad. Members may also choose not to promote certain campaigns.

While there is something to be said about the annoyance of pop-under and interstitial ads, bear in mind that their target market is Internet marketers. These are the same people signing up for programs through traffic exchanges, so I can very well see this traffic converting very well indeed.

Apart from the traffic, URL tracking and URL shortening, you also have the ability to export the contact details of everybody in your traffic lines into a CVS file to easily import to your auto-responder of choice. The great thing about this for the new member joining is that they will only end up in their sponsor's mailing list because of the way their referral system works. This is great as the last thing I want when signing up for a new opportunity is to end up in as many mailing lists as are dependent on the size of the member's down-line or up-line. For those who don't yet have an auto-responder account (what are you waiting for?), you still get to message your traffic lines through an internal messaging system complete with a WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) editor every 10 days. (Pro members can message their traffic lines every 60 hours)

The owners of SoManyHits.com realize the strength of an affiliate network and this is reflected in the tools they make available to members to promote their affiliate links. When they launched their sister site EasyCash4Ads, the IM world was abuzz with talk about their beautiful splash and capture pages. With SoManyHits they did it again with a total of 120 splash, capture and brain-teaser pages (which double as splash pages) and improved on the design by displaying an animation while the image is loading. These pages can also easily be shared as stunning image cards to your Twitter and Facebook followers with a click of a button.

Members have an abundance of emails and banners as well as some other nifty tools to promote their links, not to mention affiliate links also get promoted through their shortened tracking links which means they can actually lay claim to their product slogan of working smarter, not harder.

Getting to the upgraded features, analyzing your tracking stats really come into their own with much more detailed reports and real-time charts. Platinum members also get to message their traffic lines every 60 hours as apposed to every 10 days, they have more options available to them when creating campaigns but where the pro membership really shines is in the income plan.

Platinum membership plans start at $27 for 60 days or $13.50 per month. (a quick Google search revealed most of the competition start at an average of $29/month with limited clicks). From there the options go up to $69 for 6 months ($11.50 per month), $121 for one year ($10, 08 per month) and $177 for 2 years ($7, 38 per month) As an upgraded member you will receive, $10, $20, $30 and $50 respectively every time the platinum membership is renewed. Free members will receive 40% of the commission amount while the other 60% will go to the first upgraded member in their up-line. This effectively means upgraded members will make an extra 60% commission from members who have already qualified out of their traffic lines.

Taking this up yet another notch, they also pay out performance bonuses where you could earn an additional 40% commission. Commissions are paid out twice a month and should you earn $350 during a pay period, they will add another $50 to your commission. Earn $700 and you will get an extra $100 on top of the $50 bonus you received. Earn $1000 and receive yet another $250 on top of what you already earned. From $1000 up, you will get a bonus of $400 for every $1000 you earn. Taking into consideration that upgraded members also receive 60% second tier commissions from free members who qualified out of their traffic lines, it effectively means you will earn 40% extra commission through your own efforts as well as from free members in your downline.

From what I understand, the developers are already working on more features to be implemented that will be available to pro members. While the free plan will impress even the most critical user, members will be hard-pressed not to upgrade, especially taking the affordable upgrade options into account.

In summary, SoManyHits.com is a well-thought-out service offering a lot of value for the cash-strapped marketer with a generous compensation plan and a promise to grow a traffic monster that will serve you well in time to come.

Pros:

- Unlimited campaigns with no restrictions
- Great way to grow your mailing list
- Very affordable to upgrade
- Unique referral system
- Generous compensation plan
- A freebie hunter's dream

Cons

- Interstitial and pop-under ads

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NETWORKING

2018-12-07T12:15:00.002+02:00

So, you want to start or do Network Marketing.

A very daunting prospect, not for the faint-hearted, but with that said, money can be made.
First off, let me just say, and this is very important, YOU ARE NOT GOING TO GET RICH OVERNIGHT, or over a week, or month, or even a year, but if you work at it, you will make money.
What you need is staying power or true grit and a never ever give up attitude.

How it all works is you join a site on the internet that advertises a money-making opportunity, then you advertise this site on some other sites, like Traffic Exchanges, but what you need to advertise with is credits. You join a Traffic Exchange and start viewing sites that are advertised on the Traffic Exchange, thus accumulating credits to advertise whatever site or sites that you want to promote. By doing all this you will receive referrals or sign-ups or affiliates. Now, this is where the money part comes into play.

The key to making money online is with referrals, not just any referral, but active referrals, referrals that spend money buying an upgrade or credits, by which you will receive a commission.

The more you promote your site, the bigger the chance you have of having a referral sign-up to your site.

It all sounds very easy, doesn't it? But wait, there are a lot of people out there that sign-up to sites but are inactive. They just don't promote anything. So you need to keep promoting your site/sites until you one day get a referral that will spend a bit of money on that site. They are out there.

This is where your staying power comes in and you never give up attitude.

Just keep at it every day, and with a bit of luck, yes luck does play a part, you will eventually start making money.

But, hey, that is just my opinion.

Brian Derrick

INTERNET MARKETING

2018-12-02T08:54:00.001+02:00

What is all the hype about Internet Marketing?
Well first off, it is not all that it seems, I mean money can be made and lots of it. But you have to work at it and never give up.

Let me start off by saying that you will never become rich overnight or within a week like many programs tell you or try and lead you to believe. If this was the case then there would be a lot more very rich people around the world.

There are various forms of Internet Marketing.

Internet marketing, or online marketing, refers to advertising and marketing efforts that use the Web and email to drive direct sales via electronic commerce, in addition to sales leads from websites or emails. Internet marketing and online advertising efforts are typically used in conjunction with traditional types of advertising such as radio, television, newspapers and magazines.

Specialized Areas of Internet Marketing

Internet marketing can also be broken down into more specialized areas such as Web marketing, email marketing and social media marketing:
Web marketing includes e-commerce Web sites, affiliate marketing Web sites, promotional or informative Web sites, online advertising on search engines, and organic search engine results via search engine optimization (SEO).

Email marketing involves both advertising and promotional marketing efforts via e-mail messages to current and prospective customers.

Social media marketing involves both advertising and marketing (including viral marketing) efforts via social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Digg.
Search engine optimization (SEO) involves the optimization of landing pages within your website to increase the number of visitors.

Network Marketing also known as Multi-Level Marketing (MLM), is a business model where independent contractors buy into a company and earn a commission on the products they sell.
Affiliate marketing is a type of performance-based marketing in which a business rewards one or more affiliates for each visitor or customer brought by the affiliate's own marketing efforts.

In all the cases above, the main ingredient, or factor is Affiliates, Referrals or Sign-ups that will be the key to producing your money flow in whatever marketing that you do.
First, you have to join a program that you would like to Market, then you need to advertise that program on the web so as to have people sign-up to the program that you are advertising. The money part comes in the form of commissions that you will receive when someone that has signed up to your program buys something on that program.

That's it in a nutshell.

But, hey, that's just my opinion

Brian Derrick

I AM A STROKE SURVIVOR

2018-11-30T13:48:00.000+02:00

Why is it that people take life for granted? Is it because they feel alive, they have a good job, earning good money, no cares in the world. Well you know, I used to be like that. My job did not pay very well but I was enjoying it.

Mixing with the clients, lending a hand where ever needed. Teaching my staff that worked under me new things, Ye life was great.

On the 1st September 2015 at about 03H30am I woke up feeling very untoward, something was wrong and I just could not figure it out. I remember wondering why I woke up, I mean I did not feel like going to the toilet or anything like that. Then I tried to stand up and fell on my butt, there was no feeling in my legs, and then I noticed that the room was swaying from one side to the next like I was on a boat on the ocean.

I tried calling my brother, I could hear myself, but no words came out, so I reached over for my cell phone and called him.

Eventually, he came to my room and asked what was wrong, I tried to explain but he could not understand what I was saying, the words just did not come out right. Anyway, I showed him that I could not walk, and managed to tell him that something was wrong and he should call the medics.
When the paramedics came they told us that I had just had a stroke and they were going to admit me to the hospital.

Well, my life changed in the blink of an eye.

I mean I was pretty fit for my age "59 years young" I use to walk a lot and whenever I was off I would go hiking in the mountains. I was at the doctor about two weeks before all this and my blood pressure was good. I mean how could I be having a stroke.

Well, when I got to the hospital, they checked me out and my right side brain was affected, which affected the left side of my body. My left leg had no feeling, my left arm had no feeling, I could not swallow and I could not eat. I had lost a couple of million brain cells, not much just enough to turn me into a near vegetable.

So there I was like a newborn baby, just a bit older, everyone comes and helps you do things. They fed me a liquid meal through a pipe that went into my nose and down to my stomach. What a mess.

Anyway, after about two weeks at the hospital, they sent me to the rehab centre, and that is where I started getting some of my life back. The first thing they did was send me to the hospital to have a PEG inserted into my stomach, that was for the liquid diet that I was on, then came the training.
The rehab was run by physiotherapists and there was only one doctor. Now these physio's new their stuff. We did exercises every day. One day for the upper body and the next for the lower body. We only got the weekends off. At this centre you get to realize that a stroke is not just for the older generation, the youngest person that was there who had a stroke was 24 years old. That made me feel a little better, not much but a little. I went into rehab in a wheelchair and after 3 weeks I could walk out. Although I chose to use a wheelchair.

Now I used to sit at home and wonder why me? what caused this? What did I ever do to deserve this? Well, there are no answers to these questions and you cannot harp on why.

You just need to buckle down and accept that your life has changed and work, towards trying to better your life under the circumstances that you are faced with.

This is a test, I have no clue what the test is all about, but you are being tested. Every day is different, some days are very hard, some days you just feel like giving up, everything you do takes a lot of concentration and if you lose that you are on your ass so to say. Every stroke survivor has it different, there is not one stroke survivor that feels like the other. Ye sure the systems are the same and we have all lost a couple of million brain cells, but we all have different feelings.

My left side is affected, so I struggle to hold things with my left hand, I mean I can hold things but I do it in a different way to what I used to. And then I can feel the temperature on my left side, but cannot feel the temperature on my right side, which was not affected. Strange. If I scratch myself on my right arm, then I feel the sensation on my left or on my face or everywhere else except where I am scratching. It is such a strange situation.

And my left eye, the tear duct does not work, so the eye does not liquidate itself, I have to constantly put drops into it to keep it moist. I actually had an abscess grow across my eye, but that is under control and has gone, but my vision out of my left eye is blurry. Which will never come right.
And I get these stabs of pain on the left side of my nose or my left eye. It is as if someone takes a red-hot needle and sticks you with it. I live off paracetamol tablets. I take up to 6 a day. It is the only tablet I can take for the pain.

Well, I am a year and a half down the road, I struggle to walk, If I eat quickly then I have to regurgitate my food back up to rechew it. My balance is totally out of sync. But I manage and just have to take each day as it comes.
One thing that I can say for sure is that you very quickly get to learn who your friends are. I mean people that I thought were friends are no longer there and people that I least expected to be a friend is there. Strange.
But, that is life. Life has a way of throwing you a curve ball every now and again, and if you don't know how to deal with it then you will struggle. We are all linked to nature and we will all survive no matter what. The only problem I have is an income, unfortunately, in today's world, we need money to live.

But, I will survive.

But, hey, that is just my opinion.

Brian Derrick

COFFEE, IS IT GOOD FOR YOU?

2018-11-30T08:42:00.005+02:00

Coffee; is it good or bad?

Coffee has been both praised and mocked. It has been blamed for many things.
Caffeine is the best-known ingredient of coffee. Coffee is a very complex beverage with thousands of different substances. And studies have shown that it is not the caffeine in coffee that is responsible for coffee's health benefits.

Coffee can boost your physical performance, having a cup of black coffee before a workout can increase your performance by as much as 11%. The caffeine in coffee increases your adrenaline levels, which in turn is your fight hormone in your body to prepare you for physical exertion.
Coffee can help you lose weight, it contains magnesium and potassium which helps the body use insulin. It reduces your cravings for snacks and sugary treats.

Coffee can reduce the risk of death, studies have shown that coffee drinkers have up to 25% lower risk of premature death to those that don't drink coffee.

Coffee helps you burn fat, the caffeine in coffee helps your fat cells break down body fat and use it as fuel.

Coffee helps you focus and stay alert if you drink up to 6 cups of coffee a day it helps you focus and improves your mental alertness.

Coffee can reduce the risk of Parkinson's disease. Studies have shown that regularly drinking coffee can reduce the risk by up to 25%, coffee causes activity in the part of the brain affected by Parkinson's

Coffee protects your body, the antioxidants in coffee help fight against the free radicals in the body.
Coffee can lower your risk of Type 2 diabetes, it decreases your insulin sensitivity and impairs glucose tolerance.

Coffee protects your brain, high caffeine levels reduce the risk of Alzheimer disease, it also lowers the risk of dementia.

Coffee brightens up your mood and helps fight depression, it stimulates the nervous system and boosts the production of your neurotransmitters like serotonin, dopamine, and noradrenaline, which elevates your mood. Up to four cups of coffee, a day prevents the risk of suicide by up to 50%

Those phrases above are the good things about coffee, so what are the bad things about coffee.

Coffee can kill you, if you drink 80 to 100 cups of coffee a day will kill you, that is about 23 litres of liquid that you are consuming. If you drink that much water a day will also kill you.

Coffee can cause insomnia and restlessness, well this is the caffeine that is at work here. The maximum amount of caffeine that is safe for your body is about 400 milligrams which equate to about 4 cups of coffee. But then again each individual is different, the amount of caffeine that you can consume is in each and every one's DNA.

Don't drink coffee if you are pregnant. The caffeine has an effect on the fetus and your baby is highly sensitive to caffeine.

Coffee is bad if you have high cholesterol levels. There are some substances in coffee that will increase your LDL cholesterol levels. Just be aware

Coffee could cause bedwetting in kids.

So there you have it, if you have high blood cholesterol, are caffeine sensitive, pregnant or a child, then go easy on the coffee.

If none of the above applies to you, then drink coffee, be happy. There is nothing better than a freshly ground cup of coffee in the morning.

But, hey, that's just my opinion

Brian Derrick

THE BENEFITS OF DRINKING TEA

2018-11-29T12:29:00.001+02:00

Good & Bad Health Benefits of Tea

Tea is the most consumed beverage on the planet after water. Many cultures, Chinese, Japanese, English, and Indian consume tea on a daily basis. Whether it be white, green, oolong, black or other,
The antioxidants in tea, called flavonoids, are largely responsible for tea's health-boosting properties.
There is a group of flavonoids called catechins which prevent oxidative damage to cells and give tea the power to reduce a person's risk of several types of cancer, including breast, bladder, skin, lung, colon and esophageal. These catechins are more effective than either vitamin A or C at halting the damage of oxidation, a by-product of normal metabolism.

Cardiovascular Benefits
Habitual consumption of green and oolong tea significantly reduce the risk of hypertension. Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is a risk factor for strokes and heart attacks.
The antioxidants in green, black and oolong teas help block the oxidation of LDL cholesterol, increase HDL cholesterol and improve artery function. High LDL and low HDL are both risk factors for cardiovascular diseases such as atherosclerosis.
Decaffeinated, ready-to-drink and instant teas have fewer beneficial compounds and may not offer the same benefits as freshly-brewed tea.

Green Tea
Green tea is a very healthy beverage.
It has lots of antioxidants and nutrients that have powerful effects on the body. This includes improved brain function, fat loss, a lower risk of cancer and many other incredible benefits. Many of the bioactive compounds in the tea leaves, do make it into the final drink, which contains large amounts of important nutrients.

It is loaded with polyphenols, which function as powerful antioxidants. These substances can reduce the formation of free radicals in the body, protecting cells and molecules from damage.
One of the more powerful compounds in green tea is the antioxidant Epigallocatechin Gallate (EGCG), which has been studied to treat various diseases and may be one of the main reasons green tea has such powerful medicinal properties.

Green tea also has small amounts of minerals that are important for health.

Green tea does more than just keep you awake, it can also make you smarter. The key active ingredient is caffeine, which is a known stimulant. Caffeine has been intensively studied before and consistently leads to improvements in various aspects of brain function, including improved mood, vigilance, reaction time and memory

However… green tea contains more than just caffeine. It also has the amino acid L-theanine, which is able to cross the blood-brain barrier. L-theanine increases the activity of the inhibitory neurotransmitter GABA, which has anti-anxiety effects. It also increases dopamine and the production of alpha waves in the brain. Because of the L-theanine and the smaller dose of caffeine, green tea can give you a much milder and different kind of "buzz" than coffee.

If you look at the ingredients list for any fat burning supplement, chances are that green tea will be on that list. This is because green tea has been shown to increase fat burning and boost the metabolic rate. Fat oxidation was increased by 17%, indicating that green tea may selectively increase the burning of fat

Cancer is caused by uncontrolled growth of cells. It is one of the world's leading causes of death.
It is well known that oxidative damage contributes to the development of cancer and that antioxidants can have a protective effect. Green tea is an excellent source of powerful antioxidants, so it makes perfect sense that it could reduce your risk of cancer, which it appears to do:

Breast cancer: A meta-analysis of observational studies found that women who drank the most green tea had a 22% lower risk of developing breast cancer, the most common cancer in women.

Prostate cancer: One study found that men drinking green tea had a 48% lower risk of developing prostate cancer, which is the most common cancer in men.
Colorectal cancer: A study of 69,710 Chinese women found that green tea drinkers had a 57% lower risk of colorectal cancer.
Death of all causes: 23% lower in women, 12% lower in men.
Death from heart disease: 31% lower in women, 22% lower in men.
Death from stroke: 42% lower in women, 35% lower in men.
In order to feel better, lose weight and lower your risk of chronic diseases, then you might want to consider making green tea a regular part of your life.
Green tea is a type of tea that is made from Camellia sinensis leaves that have not undergone the same withering and oxidation process used to make oolong and black tea.[1] Green tea originated in China, but its production has spread to many countries in Asia.

Rooibos Tea:
Rooibos tea has gained popularity in America in recent years, as many want to take advantage of its ability to prevent serious illnesses. The tea comes from the shrub Aspalathus Linearis, which is only found on the slopes of Cape of Good Hope in South Africa.

It's quite popular in Japan, Germany, Holland and England. The tea has 50 times more antioxidants than green tea. It's also rich in Vitamin C, low in tannins and may ease digestive problems. And it is caffeine free.

Anti-inflammatory
Rooibos tea is rich in polyphenols including aspalathin and nothofagin, which are two polyphenol antioxidants. These antioxidants help protect the body by fighting free radicals or unstable cells that attack healthy cells to stabilize themselves. The polyphenols in rooibos tea have anti-inflammatory properties, which assists in preventing heart-related illnesses. Finally, the antiviral properties of polyphenols provide an added boost to the immune system, which helps protect the body from common colds, viruses and the flu.

Relieves Hypertension
Rooibos tea is a natural remedy to help relieve and prevent hypertension. It works by lowering the blood pressure. Hypertension, commonly known as high blood pressure, occurs when too much blood is forced against the artery walls within the body. This may lead to health issues including heart disease, which is the leading cause of death in the United States. As a result, many people may benefit from drinking rooibos tea to assist with their hypertension.

Aids the Respiratory System
Rooibos tea is a bronchodilator. A bronchodilator is a substance that dilates the bronchi and bronchioles, and in doing so, it increases airflow to the lungs making breathing easier. With the decrease of resistance in the respiratory airway, drinkers of rooibos tea will get the added boost of preventing common cardiovascular diseases including atheroschelorsis and heart attacks. It may also help combat the symptoms of asthma.

Good for the Bones and Teeth
Rooibos tea is rich in several minerals including manganese, calcium and fluoride. These minerals promote healthy bones and teeth. As a result, drinking rooibos tea may help prevent common health conditions including joint pain, osteoporosis and arthritis. Manganese works by stimulating enzymes in the body used to help build more bone mass and repair damage. Fluoride is important when maintaining healthy teeth and is even found in most toothpaste and mouthwashes. Finally, calcium is important for healthy, strong bones and teeth.

Boosts the Digestive Tract
Rooibos tea is also rich in antispasmodic agents that activate potassium ions in the body. These agents help ease stomach cramps, abdominal pain and aid digestion. The tea may also be used as a natural remedy for irritable bowel syndrome. The antispasmodic agents help the digestive tract by smoothing out muscles in the gut. To get the most out of this effect, sufferers should drink a cup of this tea about 30 minutes prior to a meal they believe may trigger digestive problems.

Improves the Skin
The tea is also rich in alpha hydroxy acid and zinc. Both of these nutrients are great for the skin and may help alleviate several skin problems including acne, pimples, sunburns and uneven skin. Alpha-hydroxy acids are also found in many upscale cosmetic products because it helps reduce the signs of ageing including wrinkles. It's a common ingredient in chemical peels because it can revitalize the skin and leave an illuminating glow. Because healthy skin starts from within, the tea is a great way to improve the skin in a natural way. Zinc is also important and necessary for clear skin. The nutrient assists with building the structure of cell membranes, healing wounds, protects against UV rays and has anti-inflammatory properties.

Helps Prevent Type II Diabetes
Rooibos tea contains aspalathin, which has a hypoglycemic effect on the body. Aspalathin is a rare type of antioxidant that helps balance blood sugar and improves insulin resistance in the body. It may also promote glucose absorption in the muscles. These effects may help prevent drinkers from developing type II Diabetes. This is because the nutrient prevents the spikes in blood sugar that may cause type II Diabetes. Those with a family history of diabetes may especially benefit from drinking this type of tea.

Promotes Healthy Hair
Rooibos tea is rich in several important minerals required for hair growth. This includes zinc, calcium, copper and potassium. Regularly consuming rooibos tea may help increase hair growth and strengthen hair fibres, so hair grows healthy and strong. The tea may also help prevent hair loss, as its active ingredients help remove dead skin cells that may block hair follicles and prevent hair from growing. Furthermore, the anti-inflammatory effects of the tea may help relieve the symptoms of dandruff by soothing the scalp. The tea is rich in polyphenols, and these ingredients promote shiny, soft hair and protect against sun damage.

Improves Blood Circulation
Many Americans suffer from poor blood circulation, which may lead to serious health issues including a heart attack. Rooibos tea contains chrysoeriols, which is a flavonoid with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. This compound aids blood circulation and has been linked to reducing cholesterol. It does this by preventing the activity of certain enzymes that are known to trigger cardiovascular diseases.

But, hey, that's just my opinion.

Brian Derrick

ARE YOU HEALTHY

2018-11-28T18:16:00.006+02:00

Super healthy Foods
To eat healthily does not have to be boring

Eating fresh fruit is surprisingly delicious and healthy

Fruits and berries are very healthy for you and contain the right amounts of fibre as well as minerals and require very little preparation.

Apples are high in fibre, vitamin C, and antioxidants. They are also very filling and perfect as a snack if you want to eat between meals

Bananas are one of the world's best sources of potassium, they are also high in vitamin B6 and fibre. They are also very portable.

Avocados are a little different. They are loaded with healthy fats and not carbs. They are also high in fibre, potassium and vitamin C.

Blueberries are not only good for you but are very powerful sources of antioxidants

Oranges are well known for the vitamin C content. High in fibre, antioxidants and have a brilliant taste.

Strawberries are very low in carbs and calories, they have lots of vitamins, fibre, and manganese and are one of the best berry family to eat.

Grapes contain powerful antioxidants and help to prevent cancer, including lung, mouth, pharynx, endometrial, pancreatic, prostate and colon.
Because of their high potassium content, grapes are recommended for people with high blood pressure.

Lemons, just one lemon has more than 100 per cent of your daily intake of vitamin C, which increases cholesterol levels and strengthens bones. Citrus flavonoids found in lemons act as an anti-inflammatory. They are also very good antioxidants.

I have named just a few fruits here, but all fruits are extremely good for you
Cherries, grapefruit, kiwi, lemons, mango, melons, olives, peaches, pears, pineapples, plums and raspberries.

Another source of good healthy food is vegetables. In today's society, we just don't seem to get enough vegetables into our system. Maybe it is because of our lifestyle or maybe it is just more time saving and convenient to go to the fast food outlet and get a meal.

Our way of living has changed drastically over the years and this is why people are becoming more health and weight conscious. But the mistake they make is they go and look for vitamins from the shelf and other ways to lose weight. In the old days, most people were mean and lean, why? Because we were more active in our daily life. Not like today. In today's world, we sit behind our TV's and we quickly pop down to the fast food outlet. In the old days, we did not have TV's and we ate a wholesome homemade meal. We walked everywhere, we played with our kids more, we were just more active, not like today.

Good source of vegetables to eat.

Broccoli: One medium stalk of broccoli contains more than 100 per cent of your daily vitamin K requirement and almost 200 per cent of your recommended daily dose of vitamin C, all accentual for bone building. Also, helps in the prevention of numerous cancers
Microwaving broccoli keeps up to 90 per cent of broccoli's vitamin C. (Steaming or boiling only keeps on to just 66 per cent of the nutrient.)

Potatoes: One potato contains 66 micrograms of cell-building folate, the same amount found in one cup of spinach or broccoli.
One sweet potato has almost eight times the amount of cancer-fighting and immune-boosting vitamin A you need daily.
Did you know that if you let your potato cool before eating, will help you burn close to 25 per cent more fat after a meal, thanks to a fat-resistant starch?

Spinach: Spinach contains lutein and zeaxanthin, two immune-boosting antioxidants important for eye health.
Spinach is among the best cancer-fighting fruits and veggies
Spinach is a healthy, flavourless addition to any smoothie. You won't taste it, we promise! Try blending 1 cup spinach, 1 cup grated carrots, 1 banana, 1 cup apple juice, and ice.

Green Beans: High in Carbs and protein, include most of the vitamin and mineral range and are high in folate. They can be eaten raw or cooked which makes them very convenient.

Carrots: High in carotene and vitamin K. They are also a source of vitamin B6. They can be eaten raw or cooked and carrot juice has become very popular amongst the loose weight people.

Cauliflower: 100 grams of raw white cauliflower provides 25 calories, is low in fat, carbs, fibre and protein. It has a high in vitamin C. very good as a filler meal or when you just need something to nibble on.

Some other healthy foods are:

Salmon: An excellent source of omega-3 fatty acids, which have been linked to a reduction of depression, heart disease, and cancer
3-ounces of Salmon contains almost 50 per cent of your daily dose of niacin, which protects against Alzheimer's disease and memory
The only problem with salmon is that it has become very expensive, other than that very good for you.

Walnuts: Contain high amounts of omega-3 fatty acids, which may help reduce cholesterol.
Omega-3s have been shown to improve mood and fight cancer
The antioxidant melatonin, found in walnuts, helps to regulate sleep.

Garlic: Garlic is a powerful disease fighter that can inhibit the growth of bacteria, including E. coli.
Allicin, a compound found in garlic, works as a potent anti-inflammatory and can lower cholesterol and blood pressure levels.
Crushed fresh garlic releases the most allicin.
Don't overcook; garlic exposed to high heat for more than 10 minutes loses important nutrients.

Beans: Eating a serving of legumes (beans, peas, and lentils) four times a week can lower your risk of heart disease by 22 per cent. Can also reduce the risk of breast cancer.

Dark Chocolate: Just one-fourth of an ounce daily can reduce blood pressure in otherwise healthy individuals.
Cocoa powder is rich in flavonoids, antioxidants were shown to reduce cholesterol
A dark chocolate bar contains about 53.5 milligrams of flavonoids; a milk chocolate bar has fewer than 14.

But hey, that's just my opinion.

Brian Derrick