Review: Panasonic EP-30003 TU Massage Chair

Posted By James Knolan
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by James Knolan

This is a review of the Panasonic EP 30003 Real Pro Ultra massage chair. Our system of massage chair review is based on 5 categories. We give each category equal weight of up to 20 points. We add them all up to give a possible score of 100 points. This systematic approach helps guide users by giving apples to apples comparisons of different massage chairs and manufacturers. Let us take an in-depth look at the midrange model EP 30003 Real Pro Ultra by Panasonic.

Warranty & Customer Service: How good is the warranty of a given chair? Do you have to buy an extended warranty? How well does the manufacturer back their product? Panasonic gives you 1 year labor and 3 year parts. Service is obtained through your retailer or via national service centers. Obviously service varies substantially based on the retailer where it was purchased. Panasonic also builds in an machine hour counter. This enables Panasonic to provide 1,000 hours of warranty coverage. Once the counter hits 1,000 hours, then the warranty ends. To match other manufacturers, you may want to purchase an extended warranty. We give a rating of 16 in this category.

Comfort & Ergonomics: The comfort and fit of any chair is important for the use. Panasonic usually makes it chairs pretty ergonomic. The Real Pro Ultra is no exception. The back pad is comfortable and plush. The head pillow can be adjusted to fit different heights of users. The arm rests are padded and are fairly wide. The footrest does not extend, so this can be problematic for taller users. Taller users would have to bend their knees to get a foot massage or extend the footrest horizontal to and put their legs through. Our rating in this category is 17.

Ease of Use: With more and more features, options and choices being offered in massage chairs, ease of use is important. Some remote controls are clustered with a mind boggling array of controls. The problem is to learn all these options. The top manufacturers design controls and adjustments to be intuitive and easy to understand and use. Panasonic has vast experience with electronics and uses that to keep its controls simple and intuitive. The control is well designed and the descriptions accurate to keep learning fast. We rate it an 18 for this category.

Key Features: The key features for the EP 30003 is the Junetsu massage and the reflexology foot massage. Panasonic has developed an ultra fine kneading technique. Junetsu uses one-second circular thumb-like movements. This helps to loosen knotted or tight muscles. The circular motion penetrates down through the muscle tissue. The foot reflexology massage reflexology nodules built into the foot wells of the foot rest. An air compression system is used to gently squeeze the feet. The reflexology nodules then push up into the pressure points in the feet. The reflexology massage helps to relieve tension throughout the entire body helping you to relax. Our rating of the Panasonic EP30003 TU in this category is an 18.

Massage Therapy: The Panasonic Real Pro Ultra is equipped with customizable self-programs, 5-minute quick refresher massage and 4 other massage programs. The 4 other programs include shiatsu, deep, Swedish and stretch. The lower body air massage includes 14 airbags for calf and foot coverage. The Junetsu or ultra fine kneading is a new feature by Panasonic which is also in this massage recliner. The back rollers give you 132 square inches of coverage. Manual controls include tapping, kneading, rolling and combination. For the price range, the massage therapy is pretty thorough. The ultra fine kneading is a great addition for this price point. Our rating in this category is 19.

What is the overall rating for the Panasonic Real Pro Ultra EP30003 TU? Adding up our scores, we rate the Panasonic EP30003 TU as an 88/100. The best feature is the Junetsu ultra fine kneading massage. Panasonic developed this for its higher end chairs and was able to integrate into the EP 30003 at a much lower price point. The remote control also has the voice guidance system which is nice for new users. The warranty for the Real Pro Ultra is about average. You may want to investigate extended warranties for additional protection. Some taller users may find the chair too small, but try it to be sure. The massage chair is solid and reliable with some good technology for the price point. If you are looking at massage chair recliners in this range, you should check this one out.

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Crunches - The Truth

Posted By Jose Loni
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by Jose Loni

Lately, the controversial question is, are crunches bad for six pack abs. No, they are not bad for six pack abs, but if your goal is to attain visible six-pack abs, then you need to focus on other aspects of exercise and diet. Concentrating on resistance exercises that increase our metabolism to burn fat, monitoring our diet and reducing the amount of stress in our lives.

Crunches are not necessarily bad for six pack abs. In fact, crunches are good exercises to strengthen, stabilize and develop our abdominal muscles. But to achieve six pack abs, we need to focus on overall fat burning activities.

Exercises that have a fat burning effect are overall exercises that help increase our metabolism, which allows body fat to be burned. The increased metabolism rids the body of excess fat in our abdominal region, when this occurs, the six-pack abs under the fat will become more visible.

Lean body mass is increased as a result of resistance training. The increased muscle mass increases metabolic activity and helps the body burn more fat, which is required to fuel increased activity.

Watching what we eat is also an important aspect of achieving six pack abs. By increasing the frequency of our meals to 5-6 per day and reducing the portions of each meal, we allow our body to maintain our energy levels throughout the day and maintain our blood sugar. Being aware of eating foods, which consist of carbohydrates, fat, minerals, vitamins and proteins will help us get our six-pack abs.

Stress affects our bodies in a way that makes our bodies react in an emergency mode. When our bodies are in a stressful situation, Cortisol is released and causes fat to be stored in the abdominal area.

There are activities that are effective in reducing our stress. Activities like yoga, tai chi and deep breathing have all been shown to decrease stress in people.

Six pack abs are not a direct result of doing crunches. In fact, it may be stopping you from getting six pack abs. We should focus on overall fat burning activities like resistance training, watching our diet, and reducing the stress in our lives. Understanding these facts and being disciplined to change can achieve your goal of getting six pack abs.

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Silver Jwewelry is a Pragmatic Choice

Posted By Robert Carlton
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by Erwin Rostuzing

Silver jewelry has been popular since ancient times, and it shows no sign of falling out of favor any time soon. Silver is so popular for very good reason. It can easily be adapted to fit with any wardrobe or fashion style and it can be dressed up and dressed down easily. Silver looks great with your best dress and it looks great when you throw on jeans and a t-shirt. The price for silver varies greatly as well - silver itself, though a precious metal, is less expensive than gold or platinum, so the price depends very much on what other stones and materials are used along with the silver in the jewelry design. Learning more about silver is a great way to get the best silver jewelry you can find.

What Exactly is Silver?

In its most pure form, silver is a soft metal. The metal in fact is so soft, that pure silver is not sturdy enough to be used for jewelry. That is why you see the label “sterling silver” on jewelry so often. Silver that is used in jewelry is mixed with a kind of alloy to increase its strength, hence the sterling silver name. Sterling silver is perhaps the most popular metal used in jewelry in the world.

Finding the Best Silver Jewelry

Like any kind of jewelry you buy, when it comes to getting the best silver pieces, you have to look for a company that specializes in silver jewelry. One of the best companies out there for silver is Anixi Jewelry. They specialize in selling handmade sterling silver jewelry pieces, from everyday jewelry to the kind of jewelry you want for a special occasion.

With Anixi Jewelry, you don’t have to worry about making a mistake and getting the wrong piece. They want you to love the jewelry you get from them, so they back up each and every piece of jewelry in their stores with a 30 day, money back guarantee. If you decide you should have gone fancier with your jewelry, or that you were not pragmatic enough, all you have to do is swap that jewelry out for a piece that you do want.

Another good option for silver jewelry is The Jewelry Store. This company specializes in sterling silver jewelry from all over the world, so you can get unusual silver pieces with lots of style and flair from necklaces to promise rings.

Taking Care of Silver

If you want to keep your silver shining bright, look for a dedicated sterling silver cleaning product. The cleaners you use on silver must be low abrasive and phosphate free to keep the metal from discoloring. Never use an abrasive cleaner on your silver - you will scratch the surface.

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Best diet food delivery

Posted By Laura Watts
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by Laura Watts

There are many weight loss foods that actively help the reduction of excess weight and anyone can learn about them. Some foods help control weight while others actively promote the burning of excess body fat. Weight loss foods do not have to be mundane because that is the surest way for someone to become bored and stop eating healthily.

Most people can enjoy pasta meals but other main dishes that contain certain green vegetables like cabbage, peas, boiled beans and brussels are also excellent weight loss foods. Tomato sauce is actually better for you than tomatoes but if you add this to a portion of spaghetti and perhaps mix it with some veal which is also low in fat you have a highly nutritious low fat, great tasting meal.

For lovers of fish, why not steam some white fish alongside your vegetables for a meal that is low in calories but very healthy and full of taste. Most of us we need to have flavor in our food and with weight loss foods there is no need to compromise on this and to prove it you can eat porridge, dark rice, yoghurt and low fat cream cheese all of which are full of taste.

Of course fruit and vegetables should not even have to be mentioned but almost all of them have beneficial effects on the system and are foods that help with weight loss. For instance, water melons may be primarily water but they are still very good for the health of the metabolism as are kiwi fruit and strawberries.

Foods with high a sugar content (amongst others) like chocolate, cakes and fast foods are not good for healthy weight loss, in fact probably the complete opposite unhealthy weight gain. However, there is some great low-fat source of energy you can take advantage of in special products such as low fat ice-cream and cookies, dark chocolate, low-fat mayonnaise and the list could go on. If you want to include such products in your weight loss food programming, it would be a good idea to read all the specifications on the packages as related to the ingredients and the amount of calories.

It should be worth mentioning that cakes, take-aways, sandwiches and fast food are way off regular weight loss food; on the contrary these may very well be the factors for which you’re having weight or health problems. Many foods that we enjoy like mayonnaise, dark chocolate, ice-cream and even cookies are being made in low fat versions that still retain a flavor almost as good as the full fat versions. It would be unfair to exclude everything that is nice from your weight loss diet but you should check the ingredients labels carefully on these products before you start using them.

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The Truth about Colon Cleanse

Posted By Kerry L. Evertt
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by Kerry L. Evertt

Weight Loss: Many people do lose weight during their colon cleanse. By simply following the plan, many people naturally lose shed weight.

Constipation: One of the great benefits of a colon cleanse is that it often marks the end of constipation. In addition to the discomfort people experience, having infrequent bowel movements is tied to a number of diseases including colon cancer, hemorrhoids, and diverticulitis. A colon cleanse rejuvenates your bowels and increases the number of healthy bowel movements.

Parasites: Having parasites is much more common than many people realize. The herbs in our colon cleanse are designed to kill and remove parasites from the digestive tract.

Why don′t people get enough dietary fiber? Convenience foods, which make up much of what Americans eat, are very lower in fiber. Anything from fast food to the frozen section of the grocery store is typically low in fiber, and so this supplement can help you stay healthy without having to sacrifice the foods you like. Combined with exercise, these colon cleansing supplements can get you on the path to living a healthier, happier life. Customers typically feel better about themselves and their bodies, find themselves in a better mood for longer periods of time, and even experience more restful sleep. One of the greatest things about these dietary supplements is that they are cheaply available, and through the mail. Most of these supplements offer a risk-free trial, for only the price of shipping. That means thirty days of a clean colon without any of the health risks associated with enemas or herbal poultices, and for only the cost of the gas it takes for a trip to the pharmacy. You have nothing to lose, except for literally pounds of harmful toxic waste that gets lodged in every digestive system after a matter of time.

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