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Herbal Ecstasy: The Dark and Light Side

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

Herbal ecstasy is a terminology used in describing mixture of various herbs that are licit, lawful, affordable, and sold on market to give an ecstatic feeling to a certain user. Sometimes, this is called Rave Energy, Ultimate Xphoria, and Cloud 9. Actually, this is used by people who want to “get high” in a certain event or occasion just like parties, concerts, and gigs as well.

Normally, it comes in a form of a pill which is enclosed in a colourful packaging which has brand names as follows: promises, inner visions, cosmic consciousness, and sexual sensations. The contents of this drug are herbal extracts and herbs that are considered to be psychoactive having the same effects to ecstasy, but in accordance to the statement of the government, this is a lawful and safe drug.

Curiosity kills the cat. If you are wondering on how it is used, well, it just needs to be smoked, swallowed, or snorted. One of the most familiar ways of using this drug is smoking the herbal ecstasy cigarettes. This is widely available in convenience stores and in the Internet as well.

The most common effects of this drug are as follows: First, Stimulation of the nervous and the cardiovascular system- the reason behind this effect is the ephedrine. When over used, this can cause fatal reactions to people suffering from diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart disease as well. Aside from that, this can also cause seizures, heart attacks and strokes. Second, Irregular rhythm of heart beat- because users of this drug experience this effect, even the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) already banned the sale of various dietary supplements which contain ephedrine or ephedra. As an exception to this rule, herbal remedies and herbal teas from China are still allowed because they only contain chemically combined ephedrine.

Here are some of the other forms of herbal ecstasy: First, Qat or Khat- this is an herb which is chewed. Normally, this tastes a little bit foul but will immediately give you a buzz. As a long-term effect, this can be the cause of cancer of the tongue. Second, Poppers also known as Isobutyl nitrate- this is commonly sold in different sex shops and clubs inside small bottles. After sniffing this, you will feel a strong rush of energy in your senses. But, beware because this can cause you nausea, headache, black out, and even death because of a heart attack.

You are now familiar with its dark and light side. The freedom in selecting the kind of herb you will buy in the market lies in your hands. It is not an issue whether you select leaves, herbal ecstasy cigarettes, or pills; the real issue is on how you will use it. Just take note that you are free to choose your actions but you are not free to choose the consequences of your actions.

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Learning Salsa Dance Methods

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

Learning salsa dance steps is just the start of your journey into a unique style of dancing. Many people believe that salsa came to the world from Cuba thru Big Apple. It has elements of Afro-Caribbean and Latin influence in the music and dance steps that are performed in this swift-moving dance.

The seemingly spontaneous moves are broken down in the beginning learning phase to basic foot to hip movements, which will allow you to master the steps quickly and easily. Early on you also need to master learning multiple patterns primarily based on basic salsa holds ( cross hand hold, hammerlock, cross body lead, within turns, and lots more horny, smooth patterns.

The Pretzel is one move that has a key twist, and hand change ; you can do Dips ( basic and those with a lot of flourish ). You want to watch that dip tho’ as you need to keep your other half safe when this this one.

Back Spot Turns and Multiple revolutions - ever see those couple that just spin together on the dance floor? That might be you! Are the Double Left Turn, Double Right Turn and Hook steps.

There is an added advantage to learning to salsa dance, dancing is essentially the most natural kind of exercising around but it’s’s also plenty of fun. The continuous movement of the salsa dance steadily burns up calories and tones the body at the same time.

Most salsa dancers have fabulous physiques because their muscles are shaped and outlined with the work they must do when dancing. Best of all, salsa dancing is a fast moving exercise that builds endurance and makes it one of the best cardio work-outs that you may have.

You don’t always have to go out to a class while learning salsa dance steps.

The nice thing about learning at home is that you can learn salsa dancing at your own pace.

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Kites Movie : Hrithik’s Much Awaited Comeback

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

When Karan Johar’s My Name is Khan opens tomorrow, audiences worldwide will also be treated to the first look of Rakesh Roshan’s love saga Kites.

The film, directed by Anurag Basu, has the most-awaited contemporary screen pair - Bollywood’s Hrithik Roshan wooing Mexican beauty Barbara Mori. But it is a film that Hrithik almost never made. Years of strenuous dancing and doing breath-taking action for films like Krrish, Dhoom 2 and Jodhaa Akbar, that got the superstar every award worth its metal, also left Hrithik with excruciating knee pain. And just before he was to start work on his home production, the actor found himself on crutches!

He hadn’t okayed a single script after Jodhaa Akbar, said Hrithik. He was sitting free with a bad knee which had crippled him for about six months. But the script of Kites got my adrenaline going. He was in no condition to accept this film. And he was travelling around the world to find a solution to his knee problem. Finland, Singapore, LA, New York and China, he went for alternative therapies, medicines and physiotherapy, but nothing worked.

Two weeks before shooting began for Kites, Hrithik went to Santa Fe. He couldn’t even bend his knee because the cartilage was so badly damaged. So he told Anurag Basu and Rakesh Roshan that he wanted to pull out. He told them that there are two actors who speak English well and would fit into this character, and they are friends. He offered to assist and be involved in the creative side. But Anurag Basu and his dad were adamant. They said they would use duplicates in scenes where he was required to run. He was broken, because he was an athlete, a superhero, and to think of using duplicates just broke his spirit, continued Hrithik.

Then a miracle happened. On the first day of the shoot, Hrithik’s pain came down by 50 per cent; after the first week it was down to 10 per cent. Then it was gone. He thought all the things he did to heal his knee had converged together. Or he wondered his prayers had been answered. That’s when he heard that Santa Fe is surrounded by magnetic mountains and people from over the world come there to get healed. It was destiny that he chose Santa Fe to begin Kites.

His pain was gone, but Hrithik’s woes continued. When he realised that he had to bare his torso in the film, he panicked. Because of his knee, he hadn’t been doing cardio and had gained weight so the actor famous for his ripped body. And if he was to appear bare-chested, my audience would expect nothing but perfection from him. So, he devised new ways to shed the fat. Not being able to run, jump or skip, he used to just pick up a five pound dumbbell and do arm curves for 45 minutes. That became his cardio workout. He used to try and keep his heart rate up as much as he could. At times he used to just spin his hands like a windmill for half hour. Ab workouts were not a problem. And there was his diet. Living on egg whites, almonds and peanuts worked.

Relieved that he could get the actor he most wanted in Kites, Rakesh Roshan said that he kept giving Hrithik confidence and he was sure things would work out for the better. During Krrish, Hrithik’s knee had given problems but he came out of it. He said that he was praying for that miracle this time, too. But, honestly, he was mentally prepared to just pack up the entire schedule and return home if things didn’t work out.

Find out all about Kites & also know the exciting details of the movie.