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EPISODE 1 ZUMBA ZUMBA IS A HOT NEW EXERCISE,

ORIGINATING IN SOUTH FLORIDA. THE COLOMBIAN CREATOR, ALBERTO PEREZ, HAS COMBINED AEROBIC MOVES WITH DANCE STYLES SUCH AS SALSA, MERENGUE AND SAMBA. THE RESULT IS A FUN WAY TO EXERCISE.

FRUIT THERAPY GANDHIJI NATURE CURE CENTRE IN INDIA RECOMMENDS FRUIT AS A NATURAL THERAPY TO REJUVENATE ANY ILL-FUNCTIONING ORGAN OF THE BODY. THEY RECOMMEND FRUIT BE CONSUMED FOUR MEALS A DAY TO TREAT ANYTHING FROM HEADACHES TO SEVERE DISEASES.

CELEBRITY BEAUTY WISDOM A BEAUTY CLINIC IN CENTRAL LONDON IS OWNED BY BHARTI VYAS. BHARTI HAS A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO HEALTH OFFERING A RANGE OF TREATMENTS SUCH AS FACIAL MASSAGE AND MAGNET THERAPY. BHARTI HAS REGULAR CELEBRITY CLIENTS INCLUDING CHER, BELINDA CARLISLE AND RALPH FIENNES.

ORGANIC BABY FOOD WHEN IT COMES TO MAKING THE HEALTHIEST FOOD CHOICES FOR THEIR BABIES, AN INCREASING NUMBER OF NEW PARENTS ARE CHOOSING TO RAISE THEIR CHILDREN ON ORGANIC PRODUCE. THERE HAS BEEN ENORMOUS GROWTH IN ORGANIC BABY FOOD IN THE PAST 5 YEARS.

FENG SHUI FENG SHUI IS AN ANCIENT CHINESE ART OF PLACEMENT. IT TEACHES THAT GOOD HEALTH IS A BLESSING THAT COMES FROM A PERFECT BALANCE WITH NATURE. FENG SHUI CAN OVERCOME STRESS AND CAN ALSO BRING VITALITY AND LONGEVITY.

KAZAKHZSTAN ICE BATHERS THE CENRTAL ASIAN MOUNTAINS IS THE DESTINATION FOR THE FOLLOWERS OF IVANOV, A PHILOSPOHY BELIEVING IN

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PUSHING THE BODY TO EXTREMES IN ORDER TO ENJOY GOOD HEALTH. THE ICY WATERS OF THE KAZAKH MOUNTAIN PROVIDE A DAILY BATH FOR THE FOLLOWERS. THEY ALSO SING HYMNS AND ENJOY LUNCH AND TEA TOGETHER.

LAUGHING CLUB THE GROWING POPULARITY OF LAUGHTER CLUBS IN INDIA SHOWS THAT TRUE LAUGHTER IS THE BEST MEDICINE. MEMBERS OF A LAUGHING CLUB START THEIR DAY WITH A LAUGHING SESSION EVERY MORNING IN A LOCAL PARK. THEY BELIEVE LAUGHING CAN RELIEVE MANY AILMENTS.

PARAGLIDING TOURISTS ARE ATTRACTED TO THE NORTHERN UTTARANCHAL STATE FOR THE EXCITING SPORT OF PARAGLIDING. TRAINED PILOTS FLY WITH THE TOURISTS OVER THE PICTURESQUE LANDSCAPE.

TIBET TOURISM LHASA IS A TOWN WITH MANY SACRED TEMPLES AND MONASTERIES. THERE IS A GROWING POPULARITY TO VISIT THIS BUDDHIST CITY IN SEARCH OF A LITTLE MYSTERY AND FRESH AIR. TOURISM IS ENCOURAGED BECAUSE OF THE SPECTACULAR MOUNTAIN SCENERY.

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HULA FITNESS THE ‘SING SING HOOP’ IS THE LATEST 21ST CENTURY FITNESS INVENTION. IT IS MADE FROM A DOUBLE LAYER OF METAL SPRING THAT HOOP CLOSER TO THE WAIST AND MAKES IT HEAVIER.

MUSHROOMS CANCER RESEARCHES AT CITY OF HOPE IN LOS ANGELES ARE TAKING A CLOSER, MORE SCIENTIFIC LOOK AT THE HEALING POWERS OF MUSHROOMS.

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PUB MASSAGE MANY OF GERMANYS PUBS HAVE TAKEN AN IDEA DEVELOPED IN AUSTRALIA B OFFERING ITS CUSTOMERS A RELAXING MASSAGE ALONG WITH ITS COOL DRINKS.

LONDON’S BEST HOTEL LANDMARK HOTEL IN MARYLEBONE LONDON WAS RECENTLY AWARDED THE TITLE OF HOTEL OF THE YEAR BY THE LONDON TOURIST BOARD.

HEALTHY HEARTS RESEARCHES HAVE FOUND LINKS BETWEEN DEPRESSION, ANGER AND STRESS AND THE DEVELOPMENT F HEART DISEASE IN WOMEN.

SPIN / WATER AEROBICS AT CRUNCH GYM IN NEW YORK HAVE WHEELS TURNING AND MUSCLES BURN UNDER THE RIPPLING WAVES OF THE CLUB’S POOL. THE CLUB HAS TAKEN THEIR BIKES FOR AN UNDERWATER SPIN.

MUD THERAPY A NATUROPATHY CENTER IN SOUTHERN INDIA CLAIMS TO HAVE A MIRACULOUS CURE FOR CHRONIC DISEASES THROUGH ITS MUD THERAPY.

HYPNO YOGA HYPNO YOGA IS AN UNIQUE DISCIPLINE THAT DOES JUST WHAT IT SAYS, COMBINING HYPNOSIS AND YOGA FOR A COMPLETE MIND BODY EXPERIENCE.

PERU BIRDS PERU IS HOPING TO BE KNOWN AS A BOOMING TOURIST DESTINATION FOR BIRD WATCHING, TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE FACT IT HAS THE SECOND LARGEST VARIETY OF SPECIES ON THE PLANET.

EXPENSIVE ICE CREAM NEW YORK’S SERENDIPITY IS AN EXCLUSIVE ICE CREAM PARLOR. IT IS SERVING AN ICE CREAM DESSERT CALLED GOLDEN OPULENCE SUNDAE THAT IS THE WORLD’S MOST EXPENSIVE SUNDAE COSTING 1000 DOLLARS PER SERVE.

SINGLES ADVENTURE HOLIDAYS

THE ADVENTURE TRAVEL SHOW IN LONDON OFFERS PROSPECTIVE CLIMBER S TO SEE WHAT A REAL LIFE ADVENTURE

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GOOD COOKING BRITISH CELEBRITY CHEF GARY RHODES IS SHOWING PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS THE ART OF PREPARING FRESH, FLAVORSOME AND HEALTHY FOODS.

YOGA SHOW BRITISH PEOPLE HAVE CATCH THE YOGA BUG AFTER SEEING THE EASTERN PHILOSOPHY AT A MIND, BODY AND SOUL EXHIBITION 14 YEARS AGO.

RAW FOODS NEW YORK KITCHEN QUINTESSSENCE RESTAURANT IS ONLY ONE OF HALF A DOZEN PLACES IN USA SERVING CUSTOMERS RAW FOOD.

TEA PLANTATION A SRI LANKA TEA PLANTATION MANSION HAS BEEN TRANSFORMED INTO A ONE OF A KIND RETREAT FOR HIGH SPENDING TOURISTS WHO WANT A FEW QUIET DAYS SAMPLING COLONIAL TEA ESTATE LIFE.

ADVENTURE HOLIDAY ANALYSTS MINTEL INTERNATIONAL HAS ESTABLISHED A COMPANY FOR THOSE PEOPLE LOOKING FOR A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE OF ADVENTURE HOLIDAYS.

BOOT CAMP BOOT CAMPS ARE THE LATEST FAD IN AUSTRALIA WHERE PEOPLE SPEND THERE MORNING ON BONDI BEACH BEING BARKED AT BY A DRILL SERGEANT TO GET FIT AND LOSS SOME OF THOSE EXTRA KILOGRAMS.

BEE THERAPIES PRAMUKA APIARY CENTRE IN INDONESIA HAS PEOPLE LINING UP FOR THEIR BEE THERAPIES. THIS INCLUDES BEING STUNG BY BEES UP TO TEN TIMES.

CHOCOLATE BEAUTY THERAPY CHOCOLATOLICS IN INDIA’S SOUTHERN CHENNAI ARE DISCOVERING A WHOLE NEW WAY OF SPOILING THEMSELVES BY SPREADING THEIR FAVORITES INDULGENCE OVER THEIR FACE AND SKIN.

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EPISODE 4 GREEN BRITISH DOCTORS AND DIETICIANS HAVE

FOUND THAT EATING PLENTY OF VEGETABLES AND FRUIT HAS A PROTECTIVE EFFECT ON SUCH A DIET.

CUBA LONGEVITY CUBA HAS BECOME KNOWN FOR A 120 YEAR OLD CLUB WHERE MEMBERS MUST BE AGED 120 YEARS OR MORE.

PUNK AEROBICS A MIDDLE EASTERN NIGHTCLUB IN MASSACHUSETTS IS OFFERING PEOPLE TO COME AND JOIN THERE MONDAY NIGHT PUNK ROCK AEROBICS.

TAIOIST CLINIC BAI YUNGUAN TEMPLE NEAR BEIJING IS THE TEMP OF THE QUANZHEN TAIOST SECT AND IS THE LARGEST AND ONLY ONE OF ITS KIND TO BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

MEMORY LOSS A NEW BEAM ANALYSIS IS BEING TESTED ON PATIENTS AT THE PATH MEDICAL CENTRE IN TESTING PEOPLE WITH MEMORY LOSS.

TRUFFLES THERAPY A NEW BRAND OF BEAUTY THERAPY HAS HIT THE MARKET. DON’T THINK THAT THIS TREATMENT WILL COME CHEAP, ITS MADE FROM THE MUCH SORT AFTER DELICACY TRUFFLES.

ECO RESORT DUBAI’S AL MAHA IS A RESORT THAT CLAIMS TO BE THE ONLY DESERT CONSERVATION SANCTUARY HOTEL IN THE WORLD.

CHAMPAGNE BATH IN JAPAN, THEY HAVE REVEALED A 200 YEAR OLD FRENCH IDEA OF HAVING CHAMPAGNE BATHS TO HELP CARE FOR YOUR SKIN.

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MILITARY TRAINING CHINA HAS DEVELOPED A TWO WEEK PROGRAM FOR IT’S YOUTH TO UNDERTAKE TO SEE WHAT REAL HARD EXERCISE IS LIKE.

HEART DISEASE FOOD EASTING FRUIT AND VEGETABLES AND

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NOT SMOCKING PLUS TAKING REGULAR EXERCISE IS MORE THAN EVER ACKNOWLEDGED IN BRITAIN WITH ITS EVER INCREASE OBESITY NUMBERS.

COMPLEMENTARY HEALTH CLUB

A NEW YORK HEALTH CENTRE HAS COMBINED BOTH EASTERN AND WESTERN MEDICINE BY ENCOURAGING PATIENTS TO SEE DOCTORS FOR TREATMENT BUT ALSO TAKE PART AT A LOCAL GYM.

BREAD OVEN THERAPY MARIA KAMALDOMPVA IN KAZAKHSTAN –PART OF THE EX-SOVIET REPUBLIC HAS DEVELOPED A HEALING TREATMENT FOR PILGREAMAGES. SHE BELIEVE SHE CAN CURE ANYTHING.

HEALTHY CHOCOLATE THE GRAND PLACE IN THE HEART BELGIUM IS RICHLY DECORATED FOR THE END OF YEAR CELEBRATIONS AND IS A MAJOR ATTRACTION FOR LOCALS AND TOURIST ALIKE.

BALLOON FIESTA EACH YEAR, ASHTON COURT IN BRISTOL, ENGLAND HOLDS ITS ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL BALLOON FIESTA.

INDIA AEROBICS NANDINI SINHA, A KATHAK DANCER, HAS COMBINED DANCING, MUSIC, YOGA AND AEROBIC TO FORMULATE A NEW FORM OF AEROBICS SHE CALLS ‘CLASSICAL’

TECH MASSAGE DORIT BAXTER SPA HAS CREATED A UNIQUE PAMPERING EXPERIENCE WHICH PROMISES TO DELETE THOSE WITH MOBILE AND COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY DRIVEN ACHES AND PAINS.

ROCKET FESTIVAL VISIT JAPAN’S HISTORICAL DRAGON RISE OR ROCKET FESTIVAL. THE FESTIVAL, ONCE A SECRETIVE ENTERPRISE BY THE LOCALS, HAS ATTRACTED NATION-WIDE ATTENTION AND DRAWS THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE AND TOURISTS TO THE USUALLY SLEEPY MOUNTAIN VILLAGES, TWO HOURS NORTH OF TOKYO.

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BELLY DANCE US TWINS VEENA AND NEENA BIDASA HAVE TURNED A MIDDLE EAST IDEA INTO A LATEST DANCE EXERCISE CRAZE – BELLY DANCING.

VITAMIN ALZHEIMER’S NEW EVIDENCE SHOW THAT CERTAIN ‘BRAIN HEALTHY’ FOODS MAY SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE THE RISK OF DEVELOPING ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE.

CRYOTHERAPY HEALTH EXPERTS IN SLOVAKIA SAY TAKING A DIP INTO FREEZING COLD IS THE BEST WAY TO DE-STRESS AND DETOX.

TAE KWONDO A KENYA MAN IS USING MARTIAL ARTS TRAINING AS A WAY TO GET KIDS OFF THE STREET AND GIVE THEM A CHANCE TO MAKE SOMETHING BETTER WITH THEIR LIVES.

EAR CLEANING IN JAPAN, SPECIALIST EAR CLEANING PARLOURS ARE DOING INCREASINGLY SWIFT BUSINESSES AS STRESS BUSINESS MEN QUEUE TO RELIVE THE COMFORTING CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCE.

GREEN TEA IN CALIFORNIA, A NEW TYPE OF CAFÉ CALLED GREEN TEA TERRACE HAS OPENED OFFERING A WIDE VARIETY OF HERBAL DRINK AND ALL THINGS MADE FROM IT.

1000 DOLLAR PIZZA AN UPSCALE NEW YORK PIZZERIA CLAIMS TO OFFER THE WORLD’S MOST EXPENSIVE PIZZA.

FESTIVAL OF FIRE SPAIN’S MEDITERRANEAN METROPOLIS OF VALENCIA HOLDS IT ANNUAL LAS FALLAS OR FESTIVAL OF FIRE IN MARCH.

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CHILDREN’S FITNESS A NEW CAMPAIGN IN THE UK OFFERING NUTRITIONAL ADVICE TO FAMILIES AND ENCOURAGE YOUNG CHILDREN TO BE MORE ACTIVE.

HOLISTIC MENOPAUSE A NEW WAY OF TREATMENT OF MENOPAUSE IS USING HOLISTIC PRODUCTS SUCH AS HERBAL TEAS AND ACUPUNCTURE.

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THAI MASSAGE THAILAND PEOPLE BELIEVE THAT A MASSAGE A DAY HELPS FAR MORE THAN SOOTHING A FEW ACHES AND PAINS.

CHINESE MEDICINE DR CHA-KIT HUI FROM UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAYS THE FUTURE OF HEALTHCARE SHOULD BRING ABOUT THE INTEGRATION OF AGE OLD CHINESE REMEDIES AND MODERN WESTERN MEDICINE.

SLIMMERS SCOTTISH SYDNEY AD MARJORY WHITE HAVE BEEN NAMED MR AND MRS SLIMMING WORLD AFTER LOSING 14 STONES.

DOLPHINS DOLPHIN THERAPY IS A NEW TYPE FOR PRE-NATAL THERAPY IS BECOMING POPULAR IN PERU WITH POSITIVE RESULTS REPORTED FOR BOTH MOTHER AND CHILD.

INDIA YOGA A YOGA WORKSHOP IS HELD IN INDIA’S NORTHERN VARANASI CITY WHERE PEOPLE FROM AS MANY AS SEVEN COUNTRIES PARTICIPATE TO BEAT LIFE’S PRESSURES.

ADVENTURE HOLIDAYS HUNDREDS OF EXHIBITORS SHOWED OFF THEIR WARES AT A TWO DAY EVENT AIMED AT ALL TASTES, BUDGETS AND ALL AGES.

SIKKIM FESTIVA; INDIA’S SIKKIM STATE ARE PLANNING ON ATTRACTING MORE TOURISTS TO THEIR STATE BY PRESERVING THE NATURAL BEAUTY OF THE REGION AND PROTECTING THE LAKES, FLORA AND FAUNA.

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POWER HEALING A MAJOR SHOW WITH INSPIRATIONAL IDEAS ABOUT BEAUTY TREATMENTS AND HOW TO RELAX, RECUPERATE AND REVITALIZE YOURSELF HAS BEEN TAKING PLACE IN LONDON.

TAPPING INTO THE INNER HEALER

DR DAVID KEARNEY HOPES THAT PARENTS WHO HAVE BEEN TAUGHT POWER

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HEALING TECHNIQUES WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO HEAL THEMSELVES.

EXERCISE FOR DEPRESSION DOCTORS AT TWO UNIVERSITIES ARE WORKING WITH THE PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL TO CONDUCT ONE OF THE LARGEST STUDIES INTO THE USE OF EXERCISE AS A TREATMENT FOR DEPRESSION.

FOOD FOR WOMEN FOOD INDUSTRY IS TAKING A CLOSER LOOK AT WHAT TYPE OF FOODS APPEAL TO WOMEN.

KARAOKE CYCLE A NEW YORK GYM HAS DECIDED TO MIX A LITTLE SONG AND SEAT INTO A NEW CLASS CALLED ‘KARAOKE CYCLE’.

ICE WALL CLIMBING ADVENTUROUS PEOPLE LOOKING FOR AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE SEATING IT OUT IN THE GYM HAS A NEW AND EXCITING WAY TO GET FIT.

ACUPUNCTURE ALCOHOLISM IN CLINIC IN HAMBERG, GERMANY IS CLAIMING HIGH SUCCESS RATE IN USING ACUPUNCTURE TO TREAT ALCOHOLICS.

FIT EXPO A SHAOLIN MONK FROM CHINA SHOWS IS SKILLS AT THE FITNESS EXPO.

BUILDING BONES PROF SAM STUPP HAS COME UP WITH THE WINNING FORMULA FOR DESIGNER MOLECULES WHICH CAN MIMIC NATURE.

SHETLAND ISLES THE SHETLAND ISLANDS IN THE UK IS ONE OF THE MOST TRANQUIL PLACES ON EARTH AND IS A HIVE OF ACTIVITY WITH TOURISTS.

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AERIAL YOGA ELEVATING THE MIND AND BODY TO ACHIEVE INNER PEACE IS THE THEORY BEHIND AERIAL YOGA WHICH MARRIES THE CENTURIES OLD DISCIPLINE WITH ACROBATICS.

QIGONG CANCER CANCER PATIENTS ARE TAKING PART IN A NEW GROUP THERAPY CALLED QIGONG WHICH IS BASIC ON THE SAME SYSTEM OF ENERGY CHANNELS AS ACUPUNCTURE

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WITH REPLACING NEEDLES WITH MOVEMENT AND BREATHING.

COD LIVER OIL EXCEPTS SAY THAT COD LIVER OIL IS EFFECTIVE IN SLOWING THE DESTRUCTION OF JOINT CARTILAGE THAT CAUSES THE DEBILITATING CONDITION OSTEOARTHRITIS.

FOOTBALL HEALTH BRITISH GOVERNMENT HAS TEAMED UP WITH PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL CLUBS TO PROMOTE WAYS OF IMPROVING HEATH WITH FOOTBALL.

OXYGEN BAR FEELING STRESSED, TIRED AND IN NEED OF AN ENERGY BOOST? ADVOCATES OF PURE OXYGEN SNIFFING CLAIM TO HAVE FOUND A MIRACLE FORMULA – OXYGEN BARS.

MOUNTAIN BIKING FREE BIKE RIDES IN THE ZION NATIONAL PARK IN UTAH, USA IS ON OFFER FOR THOSE WHO ENJOY EXTREME SPORTS.

BELGIUM FOOD EDUCATION IN BRUSSELS, THEY ARE USING 3 D IMAGES AND REAL BACKGROUND IMAGES TO SHOW CHILDREN THE BENEFITS OF EATING A HEALTHY DIET.

MALE GROOMING THE BLOOM IN MEN’S GROOMING TREATMENTS HAS GENERATED GROWTH IN A NEW WAVE OF MEN ONLY HEALTH EMPORIUMS.

CHINA ICE FESTIVAL AT THE HARBIN INTERNATIONAL ICE SCULPTURE CONTESTS, 78 COMPETITORS FROM AROUND THE WORLD HAVE GATHERED TOGETHER TO SHOW OFF THEIR TALENTS.

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DAMAGE THERAPY STRESS-SPANIARDS ARE PAYING 40 EUROS A POP TO SMASH TECHNOLOGY WITH SLEDGE HAMMERS WHILE LISTENING TO HEAVY METAL ROCK TUNES.

WORM CUISINE TAIWANESE CITY DWELLERS NEEDING A NUTRITIONAL BOOST ARE TRYING ISLAND’S FASHIONABLE ORGANIC FOOD

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– A SAVORY ANT FRIEND RICE, DEEP FRIED SCORPION IN CHILI PEPPER OR BAMBOO WORMS.

HARP THERAPY PATIENTS AT A CANCER CENTRE IN WALES ARE BEING TREATING USING THE LATEST DRUGS AND MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ALONG WITH A NEW TECHNIQUE, LISTENING TO HARP MUSIC.

SCIENCE OF SWEAT RESEARCHES ARE COLLECTING SWEAT USING SPECIAL PATCHES AND PLASTIC BAGS AND ANALYZING THEM TO FIND OUT WHAT EXACTLY THE BODY IS LOSING.

ANTI DRUG MONKS THAILAND MOST REMOTE MONKS ARE SPREADING THEIR MESSAGE TO LOCAL COMMUNITIES BY HORSE BACK

SNOW SWIMMING IN BERLIN, THERE IS EVIDENCE TO SHOW THAT THERE ARE SOME REAL HEALTH BENEFITS TO SNOW SWIMMING.

FATTY STEAK AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION HAVE GIVEN SOME CREDIT RECENTLY TO A HIGH FAT, LOW CARB DIET MIGHT ACTUALLY BE HEALTHY FOR PEOPLE.

STUNT WORKOUT AN INNOVATIVE NEW WORKOUT PROGRAM AT A USA FITNESS CHAIN HAS RESIDENTS TRYING OUT KICKS, DODGES, AND CHASE SCENES TO STAY HEALTHY.

BRUSSELS BEACH BELGIAN CAPITAL OF BRUSSELS MAY BE NOWHERE NEAR THE SEA BUT THAT DOESN’T STOP PEOPLE FROM KICKING BACK ON THE BEACH ON A SWELTERING HOT DAY IN SUMMER.

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FIFTIES FITNESS A WOMEN’S TAP DANCING GROUP IN SOUTH LONDON IS LEADING THE WAY IN THE BRITISH HEART FOUNDATION TO ENCOURAGE OVER 50S TO TAKE PART IN SOME KIND OF DAILY EXERCISE.

ASPIRIN THE DRUG ASPIRIN HELPS STOP PARTICLES IN THE BLOOD FROM STICKING TOGETHER

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AND FORMING CLOTS IN EFFECT THINNING THE BLOOD.

COP THERAPY INDIA’S NORTHERN HIMACHAL PRADESH STATE USES MEDITATION CLASSES TO BEAT THE STRESS FACTOR AMONG ITS POLICE PERSONNEL.

BASE JUMPING KUALA LUMPUR’S LANDMARK PETRONAS TWIN TOWERS AND NEARBY KL TOWER IS BECOMING THE FOCAL POINT OF A GROWING EXTREME PASTIME.

MIND GYM AT THE HEART OF THE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS WORD A HAVEN OF PEACE HAS BEEN SET UP FOR JET LAGGED GENERAL MANAGERS – IT’S CALLED ‘MIND GYM’.

DEAD SKIN KEEN BATHERS AT A JAPANESE HOT SPRING ARE GETTING CHECKED UP BY SCHOOLS OF ‘DOCTOR FISH’ KNOWN FOR THEIR APPETITE OF DEAD HUMAN SKIN.

LAUGHING YOGA A HEALTH TREND THAT ORIGINATED IN INDIA MORE THAN 12 YEARS AGO IS NOW ALL OVER WORLD. PEOPLE TAKING THE ‘LAUGHING YOGA’ ARE REAPING THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL BENEFITS OF IT.

EXTREME COCKTAILS DARING COCKTAIL MAKERS TAKE DRINK MIXING TO NEW HEIGHTS IN NEW ZEALAND AS THEIR SHOW OFF THEIR TALENTS IN ONE OF THE WORLD’S MOST BIZARRE COMPETITIONS.

MEXICO FOOD FESTIVAL IGUANA DISHES, RODENT STEW AND WORM TACOS ARE JUST SOME OF THE ODDBALL DISHES AT AN EXOTIC FOOD FESTIVAL IN MEXICO’S HIDALGO PROVINCE.

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ASTHMA BREAKTHROUGH A NEW HEALTH SUPPLEMENT CALLED LYPRINOL HAS BEEN LAUNCHED IN BRITAIN THAT DOCTORS HOPE COULD HELP ASTHMA SUFFERERS AROUND THE WORLD.

RASPBERRY DIET A JAPANESE COSMETICS FIRM HAS

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DISCOVERED THAT RASPBERRIES ARE EFFECTIVE IN BURNING FAT.

GINGKO BILOBA GINGKO BILOBA IS A NATURAL PRODUCT THAT IS HELPING MS SUFFERERS IN IMPROVING THEIR MEMORY.

STILETTO WORKOUT STILETTO STRENGTH IS A WORKOUT TO GET WOMEN (AND MEN) INTO SHAPE TO WEAR THE HIGHEST OF HEELS.

SANGOMA HEALING IN SOUTH AFRICA, ONE WOMAN IS DARING TO COMBINING TRADITIONAL MEDICINE AND CHRISTIANITY TO OFFER AN ALTERNATIVE TO PURELY PHYSICAL HEALING

WINE CHOCOLATE ONE AUSTRALIAN COMPANY HAS COME UP WITH A HEALTHY CHOCOLATE THAT IS MADE FROM WINERY WASTE MATERIALS.

CART RACING NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS OF A DIFFERENT, WITH HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE TAKING PART IN A TRADITIONAL GO CART RACE IN THE HMONY HILLS.

CANYON SKYWALK RETIRED MOONWALKER BUZZ ALDRIN HAS TAKEN PART IN A WALK OF A DIFFERENT – ALONG THE MULTIMILLION DOLLAR ‘SKYWALK’ ACROSS PART OF THE ARIZONA CANYON.

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HOT LAGOON AN ICELAND HOT LAGOON CENTRE RING TOURISTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A HOT BATH DURING FREEZING WINTER MONTHS.

TEA BENEFITS RESEARCHERS AT THE SHIZUOKA TEA RESEARCH INSTITUTE IN JAPAN SAY THAT CATCHINESS IN TEA ARE SIMILAR TO THE TANNINS IN WINE WHICH ARE KNOWN FOR THEIR ANTI CANCER PROPERTIES.

CENTENARIAN YOGA ONE HUNDRED AND TWO YEAR OLD TERESA HSU SPENDS PART OF HER DAYS PRACTICING YOGA.

PERUVIAN CUISINE A CULINARY EXPLOSION HAS MADE PERU MORE ATTRACTIVE TO TOURISTS WHO

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WISH TO TASTE THE FINE FOOD. CZECH SPA THERAPY A MINE IN THE BOHEMIA REGION OF THE

CZECH REPUBLIC HAS DISCOVERED THAT THE MINERALS FROM THE MINE HAVE GREAT BENEFITS FOR THOSE VISITING ITS SPA CENTRE.

SMART CYCLE WITH INCREASING NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN THE USA BECOMING OVERWEIGHT, HEALTH EXPECTS ARE ENCOURAGES YOUNGEST TO MAINTAIN A HEALTHY FITNESS PROGRAM.

HAPPY BUG WORK AT THE UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL, ENGLAND IS UNCOVERING THE REMARKABLE PROPERTIES OF A BACTERIUM BEEN CALLED THE HAPPY BUG.

MAGNETIC MOUND TAPIOSZENMARTON PARK NEAR BUDAPEST MAY NOT BE YOUR USUAL PLACE TO VISIT A SMALL HILL CALLED ATTILA MOUND THAT CAN CURE DISEASES AND BRING BETTER HEALTH.

EXTREME SKI ON THE SLOPES OF THE BEC DES ROSSES IN VERBIER, SWITZERLAND IS OFFERING SKI WHO ARE AFTER SOME EXTREME FUN SPORT TO TAKE PART IN THEIR COMPETITIONS RUN BY THE INTERNATIONAL FREESKIERS ASSOCIATION.

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CHOLESTEROL STUDY ACCORDING TO A NEW STUDY IN UK, MANY PEOPLE WITH HIGH CHOLESTEROL ARE UNAWARE OF THEIR CONDITION.

FAT FRANCE ONCE FAMOUS FOR THEIR SPLENDOR PHYSIQUES, THE FRENCH ARE PILING ON WEIGHT.

HEALING MAGGOT SCIENTISTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM HAVE JUST RECEIVED FUNDING TO RESEARCH THE HEALING POWERS OF MAGGOTS.

BABY TOUCH IMPORTANT A GROWING NUMBER OF USA DADS ARE TAKING PART IN INFANT MESSAGE

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CLASSES. HOUSE GYMNASTICS THE SPENCER HOUSEHOLD IN

NOTTINGHAM IS THE BIRTHPLACE OF BRITAIN LATEST KEEP-FIT ART FORM ‘HOUSE GYMNASTICS’.

USA SUBWAY GAME A NEW GAME IS LEADING AMATEUR PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS ON A HUNT FOR CLUES IN AN ELABORATELY CRAFTED MURDER MYSTERY ADVENTURE.

CHINA PILLOW FIGHT FEATHERS FLEW IN SHANGHAIS WHEN MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY CHINESE TOOK PART IN A MASS PILLOW FIGHT.

LUXURY TRAIN A NEW TRAIN ON RUSSIA’S TRAN-SIBERIAN AIMS TO LURE WEALTHY TOURISTS WITH THEIR LUXURY.

DAREDEVIL RIDERS MEXICO CITY IS HOSTING ONE OF THE WORLD’S MOST PRESTIGIOUS FREESTYLE MOTOCROSS EVENT, THE RED BULL X-FIGHTERS.

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RUFF YOGA A NEW YORK GYM HAS STARTED "RUFF YOGA", A FREE HALF HOUR CLASS WHERE THE WELL-KNOWN DOWNWARD DOG POSITION SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN MADE JUST FOR ITS MEMBERS.

TRIM TROLLEYS UK'S LEADING SUPERMARKET CHAIN IS INTRODUCING A NEW 'WORKOUT' TROLLEY TO ITS STORES IN A BID TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF ITS13 MILLION WEEKLY SHOPPERS.

ORGANIC CAMPAIGN A BRITISH RESEARCH GROUP DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF FOOD IN THE DIET - HAS FOUND THAT MANY SCHOOLS ARE NOT SPENDING ENOUGH ON CHILDREN'S MEALS.

KAVA IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC, KAVA IS CONSIDERED THE DRINK OF THE GODS. THE ROOT CAN HELP PEOPLE RELAX, DE-

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STRESS AND EASE PAIN. SKY DIVE WIND TUNNEL FLYING SKY HIGH – THIS THREE-MILLION

DOLLAR PURPOSE-BUILT BUILDING IS THE UK'S NEWEST TOY FOR EXTREME-SPORTS FANS - AND ANYONE LOOKING FOR A NEW THRILL.

TEA EASES STRESS A STUDY HAS FOUND THAT TEA DRINKING CAN EASE HIGH LEVELS OF STRESS.

BUILD A PLANE A GROUP OF SCOUTS AND AIR CADETS IS BUILDING PLANES, BUT NOT PAPER ONES - REAL, FULL-SIZED AIRCRAFT THAT FLY.

BACKWARDS JOGGER 50-YEAR-OLD CEDRIC GIVENS SINGING AS HE TAKES HIS DAILY JOG THROUGH THE STREETS OF WASHINGTON IS ALSO ADDED TO THE MIX OF URBAN MELODIES. HIS JOGGING IS A BIT DIFFERENT, HE DOES IT UP THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND BACKWARDS.

REINDEER FESTIVAL EVERY YEAR IN EARLY MARCH, THE KORYAK PEOPLE HOLD A FESTIVAL TO CELEBRATE THE NATURAL BOUNTY OFFERED TO THEM BY THE REINDEER HERDS THEY TEND.

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CELEBRITY STRIPPING HIPPER THAN TAEBO, SEXIER THAN PILATES, THE 'S FACTOR' STRIPPING WORK OUT IS THE HOTTEST NEW FITNESS TREND IN HOLLYWOOD.

HERBAL ICE CREAM ICE CREAM CONES AND OTHER FROZEN TREATS ARE FAVOURITE SUMMER TIME SNACKS BUT NOT FOR MORE HEALTH CONSCIOUS CONSUMERS, WARY OF ICECREAM’S HIGH SUGAR AND FAT CONTENT.

RUNNING CAMPAIGN FOOTBALLER THIERRY HENRY AND ATHLETES CAROLINA KLUFT AND STEVE CRAM JOINED FORCES TO KICK OFF THE 'RUN EASY' CAMPAIGN IN LONDON RECENTLY.

TEA TOTAL EARLY-MORNING TOURISTS IN LONDON’S

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TRAFALGAR SQUARE WERE RECENTLY GREETED WITH A SEA OF TEA-FILLED MUGS. THE NUMBER OF MUGS WAS SEVENTY FOUR THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND TWO TO BE PRECISE, THE AVERAGE AMOUNT OF CUPPAS CONSUMED BY EACH BRITON IN THEIR LIFETIME.

SNORING WHILE SNORING IS OFTEN THE BUTT OF GOOD NATURED JOBS DOWN THE PUB, A RECENT STUDY HAS SHOWN THAT IT’S NO LAUGHING MATTER.

ANIMAL ACUPUNCTURE WHILE WE’RE TAKING CARE OF OUR OWN WELL-BEING, ANIMAL LOVERS ARE EQUALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE HEALTH OF OUR FOUR-LEGGED FRIENDS.

CRAYFISH FEAST MALM, THE LARGEST TOWN IN SWEDEN, IS FAMOUS IN THE GUINNESS BOOK OF RECORDS FOR THE WORLD'S BIGGEST CRAYFISH PARTY. EVERY YEAR THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE MEET JUST TO EAT CRAYFISH.

ITALIAN KITE FESTIVAL THE SKY OVER THE BEACH AT CERVIA IN NORTHERN ITALY WAS AWASH WITH COLOUR WHEN HUNDREDS OF KITE FANATICS TOOK PART IN ONE OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST KITE-FLYING FESTIVALS.

TANGO FESTIVAL TANGO DANCERS ARE USUALLY CREATURES OF THE NIGHT. MILONGAS IN DOWNTOWN BUENOS AIRES - THE MECCA OF THE TANGO WORLD - DOESN'T USUALLY START HEATING UP UNTIL AFTER MIDNIGHT.

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PET EXERCISE ENGLISH SAMMY FRENCH SOLVED THE PROBLEM OF ALL-WEATHER EXERCISE BY INVENTING THE INGENIOUS FIT-FUR-LIFE, A TREADMILL FOR DOGS OF ALL SHAPES

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AND SIZES. ALLERGY SHOW AT A RECENT “ALLERGY SHOW” IN

LONDON, THERE WERE PLENTY OF GADGETS ON DISPLAY DESIGNED TO KEEP YOUR HOME ALLERGEN FREE.

AUSTRALIAN VITAMIN STUDY SCIENTISTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA HAVE RECENTLY STUDIED THE EFFECTS OF GIVING HIGH DOSES OF VITAMIN E TO PATIENTS WITH TYPE TWO DIABETES, WITH UNEXPECTED RESULTS.

AUTISTIC ELEVEN-YEAR-OLD MICHAEL HIMELFARB HAS AUTISM. THE DISORDER USED TO DRIVE HIM TO INJURE HIMSELF AND OTHERS. THIS IS A CHARACTERISTIC NOT UNCOMMON IN AUTISTIC CHILDREN BECAUSE COMMUNICATION PROBLEMS CAN LEAD TO AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOUR.

SLIM SMELLS FORGET ABOUT AEROBICS AND CRASH DIETS, JAPANESE COSMETIC FIRM SHISEIDO FOUND OUT OF 20 WOMEN TESTED, 14 LOST MORE THAN A CENTIMETRE FROM THEIR WAISTLINES AFTER APPLYING A SPECIAL LOTION OF CAFFEINE AND THE FRAGRANCE FOR A MONTH.

LABELING FOOD SOME OF BRITAIN'S LEADING FOOD MANUFACTURERS AND RETAILERS HAVE LAUNCHED A FOUR MILLION POUND CAMPAIGN TO HELP CONSUMERS UNDERSTAND THE NUTRITIONAL VALUES OF THEIR PRODUCTS.

CHINA FAT CAMP SOME OF BEIJING'S GROWING LEGION OF OVERWEIGHT CHILDREN ARE BUSY LOSING A FEW KILOS AT SPECIAL FAT CAMPS.

JAPAN BED CONCERT THE HEAVENLY STRAINS OF RUSSIAN VIOLINIST ANASTASIA CHENOTAREVA WAFTED OVER CONCERTGOERS IN TOKYO RECENTLY. BUT THIS CONCERT – ORGANIZED BY INTERNATIONAL ICE-

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CREAM MAKER HAAGEN DAZS – WAS A LITTLE OUT OF THE ORDINARY.

TAIWAN LANTERN FESTIVAL IT'S AN ANNUAL AFFAIR THAT TAKES PLACE 15 DAYS INTO THE FIRST MONTH OF THE LUNAR YEAR. HUNDREDS GATHER FOR THE LANTERN FESTIVAL OR YUAN XIAO JIE WHICH CULMINATES IN GRAND SCALE FIREWORKS, SIGNALLING THE END OF THE CHINESE NEW YEARS CELEBRATION.

RUSSIA CAR RALLY MOSCOW MIGHT HAVE FAILED IN ITS ATTEMPT TO HOST A FORMULA ONE GRAND PRIX, BUT YOUNG MUSCOVITES HAVE BEEN ENJOYING A CHEAPER FORM OF MOTOR RACING IN SOVIET ERA CARS -- WITH SPECTACULAR RESULTS.

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SESAME STREET THE WORLD-FAMOUS SESAME STREET KIDS TV SERIES IS WEIGHING IN ON ONE OF AMERICA'S FASTEST GROWING HEALTH PROBLEMS - CHILDHOOD OBESITY.

ANTI-BACTERIA ON A MISSION TO IMPROVE OUR FOOD HABITS IS A TEAM OF SOUTH KOREAN SCIENTISTS THAT CLAIMS TO HAVE PRODUCED AN EDIBLE FORMULA THAT KILLS THE MICRO-ORGANISMS IN FOOD, WHICH CAUSE FOOD POISONING.

ALTERNATIVE FLUE TREATMENT THE FLU'S FEVER, COUGHS AND BODY ACHES AFFECT MILLIONS OF PEOPLE AND SOME TURN TO ALTERNATIVE, HOMEOPATHIC REMEDIES. IN RECENT SURVEYS 60 PERCENT OF USERS REPORTED IMPROVEMENT IN FLU SYMPTOMS.

CANNED OXYGEN EXHAUSTED JAPANESE IN NEED OF A PICK-ME-UP CAN NOW GET ONE AT THEIR LOCAL CONVENIENCE STORE - A HIT OF CANNED OXYGEN.

MILITARY FITNESS BRITONS ARE TAKING THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE SO SERIOUSLY THEY'RE RECRUITING MILITARY FORCES TO HELP THEM IN THEIR

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FIGHT. EAGER PARTICIPANTS OF THE LATEST FITNESS CRAZE MEET IN A LONDON PARK ON SATURDAY MORNINGS TO BE COMMANDED INTO BETTER CARDIO HEALTH.

SIESTA AUSTRALIAN RESEARCHERS HAVE SPENT THE LAST TWO YEARS ASKING STUDENTS AT ADELAIDE'S FLINDERS UNIVERSITY TO 'SLEEP FOR SCIENCE' - TAKING NAPS FROM TEN MINUTES TO AN HOUR IN LENGTH.

LATVIA BALLOONING LATVIA HOSTED ITS BIGGEST EVER BALLOON FESTIVAL LAST SUMMER, WITH 30 BALLOONS FROM LATVIA, LITHUANIA, SLOVAKIA AND POLAND TAKING PART.

VITAMIN D A LEADING UK CANCER CHARITY IS GIVING A CAUTIOUS WELCOME TO RECENT REPORTS THAT CLAIM THAT A LARGE DAILY DOSE OF VITAMIN D CAN CUT THE RISK OF COMMON CANCERS.

THAMES SPEEDSTERS 30 POWERBOATS GATHERED ON THE THAMES AT TOWER PIER IN LONDON RECENTLY, SHOWED A NEW SIDE TO THE BRITISH TRADITION OF “MESSING ABOUT IN BOATS”.

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BABY YOGA A NEW BUT GROWING TREND IS TAKING THE YOGA WORLD BY STORM. “BABY YOGA” IS YOGA FOR TINY TOTS, SOME AS LITTLE AS TWO MONTHS AND OTHERS ALMOST A YEAR-OLD.

BAD BREATH LASER THERAPY COULD BE THE ANSWER TO BAD BREATH ACCORDING TO ISRAELI RESEARCH.

SCENT MAIL IT LOOKS LIKE A PLASTIC OIL BURNER, AND THAT ISN'T TOO FAR AWAY FROM ITS USAGE. THIS GREEN AND RED SCENTDOME IS A DEVICE THAT TRANSMITS SMELLS OVER THE INTERNET.

MUSICAL PILLOW A PILLOW THAT PLAYS RELAXING MUSIC

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HAS BEEN SENT BY THE DANISH ARMY TO ITS SOLDIERS POSTED IN IRAQ AND KOSOVO TO HELP THEM COMBAT STRESS AND TENSION.

BLUSHING THE REDNESS AND IRRITATION OF BLUSHING IS CAUSED BY INFLAMED BLOOD VESSELS AT THE SKIN'S SURFACE. OVER TIME, IT CAN DEVELOP INTO RHINOPHYMA, A SWOLLEN DILATED NOSE WITH ENLARGED BLOOD VESSELS. BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT IT CAN BE TREATED THROUGH ORAL AND TOPICAL ANTIBIOTICS.

SCAREMASTER THOSE WHO ENJOY THE ADRENALIN BOOST OF A QUICK SHOCK TO THE SYSTEM SHOULD GET THEMSELVES OVER TO MALAYSIA WHERE HORROR HOUSES ARE SET TO HAVE MORE SQUEALS AND THRILLS AFTER GETTING LESSONS FROM A SCAREMASTER.

PARIS BEACH WHEN THE FRENCH CAPITAL LURED SUN-WORSHIPPERS TO THE BANKS OF THE RIVER SEINE FOR THE FIFTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR THIS SUMMER, BRAZILIAN DANCERS WERE AMONG THOSE ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO TRY OUT THE “PARIS PLAGE”.

DOG SHOW HOTEL ONCE A YEAR THE NEW YORK'S MADISON SQUARE GARDEN HOTEL PENNSYLVANIA HOTEL HAS OPENS ITS DOORS TO THOUSANDS OF DOGS, OFFERING ALL THE LUXURIES THEIR HUMAN ENTOURAGE WOULD EXPECT WHEN PAYING UPWARDS OF $200 A NIGHT.

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COMPETITIVE EATER IT’S A SPORT LIKE NO OTHER. SPEED-EATING PITS FIERCE COMPETITORS AGAINST EACH OTHER, AND NONE IS MORE DETERMINED THAN SLENDER SONYA THOMAS.

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ASTHMA, POLLEN IN THE SUMMER MONTHS, OR INNER CITY POLLUTION IS OFTEN BLAMED. BUT IN REALITY THE AIR IN YOUR HOME CAN BE JUST AS HARMFUL. WHICH IS WHY MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ARE DEMANDING SO-CALLED "HEALTHY HOMES".

VIETNAM OLDER PEOPLE PERHAPS IT’S SOMETHING IN THE WATER; OR MAYBE IT'S THE TAI CHI, BUT SOMETHING IN VIETNAM'S DONG NAI PROVINCE GIVES IT A HIGH NUMBER OF CENTENARIANS. ONE HUNDRED AND FOURTEEN PEOPLE HERE ARE MORE THAN A CENTURY OLD.

BABY MASSAGE NEW MUMS FIND OUT EARLY THAT IT TAKES MORE THAN A KISS TO PUT MOST BABIES TO SLEEP. SOME PARENTS ARE TURNING TO INFANT MASSAGE TO CALM THEIR BUNDLES OF JOY.

CHOCOLATE STUDY NEW MOMS FIND OUT EARLY THAT IT TAKES MORE THAN A KISS TO PUT MOST BABIES TO SLEEP. SOME PARENTS, INCLUDING KAREN ROBBINS, ARE TURNING TO INFANT MASSAGE TO CALM THEIR BUNDLES OF JOY.

CURRY BATH FOR CENTURIES CURRY HAS BEEN A CENTRAL INGREDIENT OF ASIAN CUISINE. THE BRITISH INTRODUCED IT TO JAPAN IN THE LATE 1800S AND NOW THE JAPANESE EAT IT ON AVERAGE TWO TO THREE TIMES A WEEK.

MARATHON MAN BRITISH ADVENTURER RANULPH FIENNES DIDN’T LET A LITTLE INCIDENT LIKE CARDIAC ARREST SLOW HIM DOWN. LESS THAN FIVE MONTHS AFTER A NEAR-FATAL HEART ATTACK, THE 59-YEAR-OLD WAS IN SYDNEY, AS PART OF EPIC ROUND-THE-WORLD MARATHONS THAT SAW HIM, AND FELLOW EXPLORER MIKE STROUD, COMPETE IN SEVEN MARATHONS ON SEVEN CONTINENTS.

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JAPAN MELONS YUBARI MELONS ARE POPULAR SUMMER GIFTS IN JAPAN AND EVEN AN AVERAGE MELON CAN COST FROM 50 TO 100 US DOLLARS. JAPANESE MEDIA REPORTED THAT ONE OF THE TWO MELONS HAS ALREADY BEEN BOUGHT BY A LOCAL BUT UNIDENTIFIED BUSINESSMAN.

LUXURY CARAVANS IT’S A BUSINESS WORTH MORE THAN 50 MILLION POUNDS A YEAR. THE LUXURY END OF CARAVANNING AND OUTDOOR LIVING IS BIG BUSINESS IN BRITAIN WITH MORE AND MORE PEOPLE INVESTING. AND THE TOP END OF THE MARKET IS ONLY GOING TO GET BIGGER.

WALL OF FURY SOUNDS OF BREAKING PLATES AND SHOUTS OF "TACSIYAPO!" REVERBERATE DAILY IN THIS RESTAURANT IN CENTRAL PHILIPPINES.

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BUSH MEDICINE THE RED DESERT SANDS OF THE AUSTRALIAN OUTBACK CONTAIN SOME OF THE FEW UNEXPLORED RESOURCES OF MODERN MEDICINE. ABORIGINES HAVE LIVED THERE FOR MORE THAN 60,000 YEARS, GATHERING A VAST RESERVOIR OF BUSH MEDICINE LAW.

WOMEN AND NUTS PEANUT BUTTER - NO DOUBT IT'S A FAVOURITE OF CHILDREN EVERYWHERE. BUT RESEARCHERS SAY MOMS OUGHT TO BE EATING IT TOO, ACCORDING TO A NEW STUDY FROM HARVARD UNIVERSITY. ITS AUTHORS FOUND THAT WOMEN COULD DRAMATICALLY LOWER THEIR RISK OF DEVELOPING TYPE 2 DIABETES SIMPLY BY EATING MORE NUTS AND PEANUT BUTTER.

CROHN’S DISEASE AT THE MAYO CLINIC, RESEARCHERS WILL GIVE SUFFERS A NEW LOOK AT A DISEASE

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THAT HAS BEEN CONTROLLING THEIR LIFE FOR YEARS. THEY SUFFERS FROM CROHN'S DISEASE. FOR MORE THAN A MILLION SUFFERERS, IT USUALLY MEANS CHRONIC DIARRHOEA, ABDOMINAL CRAMPS AND WEIGHT LOSS. HOWEVER, SKIN LESIONS, BACK PAIN AND RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS HAVE ALSO BEEN LINKED TO IT.

BEAUTY EXPO MORE THAN 700 EXHIBITORS FROM 23 COUNTRIES JOINED JAPAN’S BIGGEST EXPO, BEAUTYWORLD. THE EVENT SHOWCASES THE LATEST BEAUTY PRODUCTS FROM FACIAL CREAMS TO SLIMMING MACHINES.

DOG SCHOOL EVERY DAY KAREN MENDEZ PACKS HER LABRADOR SPOTTIE DOTTIE’S SCHOOL BAG WITH TREATS. THE LABRADOR LOVES THE FUN AND INTERACTION SHE GETS WITH HER “SCHOOLMATES”. AND ACCORDING TO HER MISTRESS, HER '”EDUCATION” MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE.

WOMEN EXERCISE NOT ONLY IS EXERCISE GOOD FOR THE HEART, BUT IT'S GOOD FOR THE BRAIN -- ESPECIALLY FOR ELDERLY WOMEN, ACCORDING TO A STUDY IN THE JOURNAL ARCHIVES OF INTERNAL MEDICINE.

ORGANIC BOX SCHEME WITH SALES OF ORGANIC FOOD IN BRITAIN TOPPING A BILLION POUNDS, DEMAND IS CLEARLY STRONG. BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO BUY ORGANIC FOOD IN THE SUPERMARKET. A SMALL FARM NEAR OXFORD HAS WON AN AWARD FOR THE HIGH QUALITY OF ITS BOXED AND LOCALLY DELIVERED ORGANIC FRUIT AND VEGETABLES.

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WESTERN INDIAN FOLK DANCER, MAYA JADHAV, REFUSES TO HANG UP HER DANCING ANKLETS EVEN AS SHE NEARS HER 70TH BIRTHDAY.

JAPAN FERRIS WHEEL A RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY BY JAPANESE CELEBRITIES MARKED THE

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OFFICIAL DEBUT OF JAPAN’S NEWEST ATTRACTION – THE TRANSPARENT FERRIS WHEEL GONDOLAS.

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HEALING ELEPHANT ALONG THE RED-DIRT TRACKS OF EASTERN CAMBODIA, THIS PIED PIPER ATTRACTS HOARDS OF EXCITED CHILDREN IN HIS WAKE.

POLIO VACCINE VACCINATIONS PROTECT MOST OF THE WORLD FROM POLIO. THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION SAYS GLOBAL ERADICATION IS IN SIGHT. BUT NOW COME SOME SCIENTISTS WHO HAVE BUILT THE POLIO VIRUS FROM SCRATCH ... IN A LABORATORY.

LOW CALORIE, LONG LIFE LOW-CALORIE, LONG-LIFE LINK IS GETTING MORE BACKING FROM RESEARCHERS WHO STUDY FRUIT FLIES. IN A RECENT ISSUE OF “SCIENCE” MAGAZINE, THEY SAY FRUIT FLIES ON CALORIC RESTRICTION AND WITHOUT A FUNCTIONING RPD3 GENE LIVED LONGER THAN THEIR PEERS.

TAI CHI SHOW T'AI CHI, ALSO KNOWN AS TAIJI, HAS LONG BEEN A FAMILIAR SIGHT IN CHINESE PARKS - PARTICULARLY DURING THE EARLY MORNING. BUT AS CHINA EMBRACES MODERNISATION MANY FEAR THAT SUCH ANCIENT ARTS WILL BE LEFT BY THE WAYSIDE.

RAINBOW CAFÉ ANOTHER ORDER IS READY FOR CONSUMPTION AT THE BUSY RAINBOW CAFÉ, A POPULAR UNDERGROUND EATERY IN CAMBRIDGE, THAT SURVES GLUTEN-FREE MEALS.

STRESS EXPO WHAT DO A JAPANESE BUSINESSMAN, A HOUSEWIFE IN HONG KONG AND A U.S. MARINE IN IRAQ HAVE IN COMMON? ALL SUFFER FROM SOME SORT OF STRESS, BE IT PRESSURE TO INCREASE BUSINESS DEALS, LOOK AFTER SMALL CHILDREN OR LIVE WITH

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THE FEAR OF VIOLENCE AT EVERY TURN. JOUSTING THE PAGEANTRY OF THE MEDIEVAL ERA

HAVE BEEN RELIVED AT THE TOWER OF LONDON, WHERE WOULD-BE KNIGHTS IN ARMOUR RE-ENACTED THE TRADITIONS OF JOUSTING IN AN EFFORT TO RAISE AWARENESS OF BRITAIN’S ANCIENT PALACES AND MONUMENTS.

LUXURY YACHTS SMALL CHILDREN PLAY WITH PAPER BOATS BUT GLOBAL HIGH-FLYERS PLAY WITH MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR YACHTS. SLEEK AND LUXURIOUSLY DESIGNED, THESE FLOATING VILLAS ARE BECOMING INCREASINGLY POPULAR WITH ASIA'S SUPER-RICH.

DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL AN EXPLOSION OF SOUND COLOUR AND MOVEMENT MARKED THE BEGINNING OF BEIJING’S ANNUAL DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL. DRAGONS PRANCED IN THE STREETS TO COMMEMORATE THE CHINESE PATRIOT AND POET CHU YUAN, WHO DIED IN 277 B.C.

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AUSTRALIA DANCE FANCY FOOTWORK, SPARKLING SMILES, GLITTERING SEQUINS AND POWERFUL TUNES WERE THE ORDER OF THE DAY IN SYDNEY RECENTLY, WHEN AUSTRALIA’S TOP BALLROOM DANCERS GAVE A FREE PERFORMANCE TO AN AUDIENCE OF MORE THAN 20,000 PEOPLE.

YOGA TOPS THERAPIES A RECENT SURVEY ACROSS THE UK REVEALS THAT YOGA IS TOP OF THE COMPLEMENTARY HEALTH THERAPIES CHART.

CYBERHAND AT THE SANT'ANNA VALDERA RESEARCH UNIT, ITALY, RESEARCHERS ARE HOPING TO ADD A HIGH TECH MONUMENT OF THEIR OWN – 'CYBERHAND' - A PAN EUROPEAN PROJECT AIMED AT MIMICKING THE NERVOUS LINKS BETWEEN THE BRAIN AND A HAND.

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STRIPPING EXERCISE IT'S RAUNCHY, IT'S RACY AND IT'S COMING TO A GYM NEAR YOU. CARDIO STRIPTEASE IS THE LATEST FITNESS CRAZE TO HIT LA , AND NOW PEOPLE OF ALL SHAPES, SIZES AND AGES ARE TAKING PART IN THIS HIGHLY CHARGED WORKOUT.

UNDERWATER WEDDING COUPLES ARE TRAVELLING TO THAILAND TO TIE THE KNOT IN LESS THAN TRADITIONAL SURROUNDINGS. IN THE COUNTRY’S TRANG PROVINCE 800 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF BANGKOK, 80 COUPLES FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD GATHERED TO SAY "I DO" ON VALENTINE’S DAY.

CHRISTMAS MARKET IF YOU’RE HEADING TO GERMANY FOR THE FESTIVE SEASON, DON’T MISS DRESDEN’S “STIEZELMARKT”. THE HISTORIC EASTERN GERMAN CITY HAS BEEN HOLDING A "STRIEZELMARKT" OR CHRISTMAS FAIR EVERY NOVEMBER FOR ALMOST 600 YEARS.

EAST GERMAN HOTEL THE "OSTEL" IN THE EASTERN BERLIN "MITTE" DISTRICT INVITES GUESTS TO TRAVEL BACK TO FORMER EAST GERMANY, WHERE THE GUEST HOUSE IS LOCATED IN A TYPICALLY EAST GERMAN-STYLE "PLATTENBAU," BUILDING MADE FROM CONCRETE PANELS.

LARGEST CRUISE LINER LOOKING FOR A LARGER-THAN-LIFE HOLIDAY EXPERIENCE? THE WORLD’S BIGGEST CRUISE SHIP, THE 160,000-TONNE FREEDOM OF THE SEAS, CAN ACCOMMODATE A PHENOMENAL 4,375 PASSENGERS AND 1300 CREW.

HUNGARY SPA TOURISM TIRED OF A TRADITIONAL SALES PITCH OF PAPRIKA AND GYPSY MUSIC, HUNGARY IS PROMOTING ITS NATURAL RESOURCES - SOME 1,300 HOT SPRINGS - TO EUROPE'S AGEING POPULATION.

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EPISODE 24 KENYA HEALING ROOT COMMUNITIES THAT LIVE AROUND

KENYA'S ONLY RAINFOREST BOAST ONE OF THE HIGHEST POPULATION GROWTH RATES IN THE WORLD. THEY USE THE FOREST AS THEIR HARDWARE SHOP AND PHARMACY.

ANTI AGING INSTITUTE IF YOU THINK THE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH IS ONLY A FABLE, YOU MIGHT BE IN FOR A SURPRISE. DR ALAN MINTZ IS THE VIVACIOUS 63-YEAR-OLD DIRECTOR OF CENEGENICS, AN ANTI-AGING INSTITUTE IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA.

SANDBOX ARE YOU OVERWEIGHT, SUFFERING FROM A BACKACHE OR RHEUMATISM? IF SO, BEING BURIED UP TO YOUR NECK IN THE HOT SAND OF JAPAN'S SOUTHERN ISLAND OF KYUSHU MAY BE JUST WHAT YOU’RE LOOKING FOR.

BULL HAIR PRODUCT AN UPMARKET LONDON BEAUTY CLAIMS IT CAN GIVE YOUR HAIR THE ULTIMATE SHINE BY TREATING IT WITH A MIXTURE THAT INCLUDES SEMEN FROM THOROUGHBRED BULLS.

ICE SWIMMING WINTER IN NORTHERN CHINA IS FRIGID ENOUGH TO MAKE THE AVERAGE CITIZEN CRINGE - BUT FOR SOME IT’S A CHANCE TO MAKE A SPLASH.

PAIN KILLER THE GREAT BARRIER REEF IS NOT JUST ONE OF AUSTRALIA’S GREATEST NATURAL WONDERS, IT’S ALSO THE HOME OF A DEADLY MARINE SNAIL, THAT COULD BE THE SOURCE OF A NEW FAMILY OF POWERFUL PAIN RELIEVING DRUGS.

KAZATH EAGLE HUNT CLAD IN FUR HAT AND EMBROIDERED TUNIC LIKE THOSE WORN BY HER NOMADIC ANCESTORS, 19-YEAR-OLD MAKPAL ABDRAZAKOVA IS PUTTING ON THE MOST IMPORTANT ACCESSORY OF BERKUTCHI OR EAGLE-HUNTER - A SPECIAL BELT. THE ONLY PROFESSIONAL FEMALE

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EAGLE-HUNTER IN KAZAKHSTAN, MAKPAL HAS INHERITED IT FROM HER GRANDFATHER - A WELL-KNOWN BERKUTCHI HIMSELF.

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ORGAN RESEARCH IT'S A BOLD PREDICTION BUT SCIENTISTS IN AUSTRALIA SAY THAT WITHIN A DECADE THEY WILL BE ABLE TO GROW SPARE PARTS FOR HUMANS. THEY'VE ALREADY REVEALED HOW THEY CAN GROW A NEW HEART.

TEA SHOP A WEST LONDON TEA SHOP BOASTS THE WIDEST SELECTION OF TEAS IN TOWN – MORE THAN 150 VARIETIES. THE TEA PALACE IN NOTTING HILL AIMS TO WOO CUSTOMERS AWAY FROM THE PLETHORA OF COFFEE SHOPS THAT HAVE SPREAD THROUGH OUT THE CAPITAL.

RUSSIA SHAMAN SINCE THE BRONZE AGE, THOUSANDS OF YEARS AGO, MYSTICAL HEALERS HAVE PRACTICED THEIR CRAFT IN A REMOTE PART OF SOUTHERN SIBERIA. SHAMANISM IS AN ANCIENT BELIEF THAT DISEASE AND ILLNESS CAN BE CURED BY COMMUNING BETWEEN THE REAL AND SPIRITUAL WORLD THROUGH A SERIES OF RITUALS AND MEDITATION.

GEEK TOURISM BESIDES THE COMMON SIGHTS OF JAPAN'S HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS, MT FUJI AND ANCIENT TEMPLES, JAPAN'S TOURISM INDUSTRY IS NOW STARTING TO OFFER A NEW, WACKY ATTRACTION: TOURS TO THE SO-CALLED "GEEK TOWN".

INTERACTIVE CINEMA IMAGINE NOT JUST WATCHING A FILM, BUT IMMERSING YOURSELF IN IT. THAT’S THE GOAL OF A SYDNEY UNIVERSITY AND A GERMAN DIGITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WHO ARE PIONEERING A NEW FORM OF INTERACTIVE CINEMA.

RABBIT SALAMI FOR THOSE WHO SWORE OFF

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CHOCOLATE AFTER CHRISTMAS, HERE’S A NEW IDEA FOR EASTER: BUNNIES MADE OF SALAMI. THE UNIQUE EASTER TREAT IS THE SPECIALITY OF A BUTCHERS SHOP NEAR DRESDEN IN EASTERN GERMANY.

IRAN PLAY IT'S A PLAY LIKE NO OTHER AND IT ATTRACTS SOME 40-THOUSAND VISITORS TO THE CENTRAL IRANIAN TOWN OF GHODJAN EVERY YEAR. THE TAZIYEH IS A RELIGIOUS, MUSICAL PERFORMANCE ABOUT THE LIVES OF SHIITE RELIGIOUS LEADERS OR IMAMS, DESIGNED TO EDUCATE PEOPLE ABOUT SHIITE BELIEFS.

SUMMER FRUIT FOR CENTURIES, FRUITS TREES SUCH AS PEAR AND APPLE TREES HAVE THRIVED IN ENGLAND’S COOL CLIMATE. BUT AS GLOBAL WARMING RAISES TEMPERATURES, NEW RANGES OF CROPS CAN BE FOUND. AND NEW CROPS MEAN NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR BRITISH FARMERS.

MONKEY BATH IN THE SOUTHERN PREFECTURE OF KAGAWA, JAPAN, WHERE THE TEMPERATURE SOMETIMES DIPS TO FREEZING POINT, MONKEYS ARE STRIVING TO STAY WARM - BY HUDDLING TOGETHER.

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SAFARI SURGERY THE TOUR IS THE MARKETING STRATEGY OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN COMPANY CALLED SURGEON AND SAFARI. THEIR CUSTOMERS SIGN UP FOR A SCALPEL SAFARI PACKAGE. AS AN INCENTIVE A SHORT VACATION FOLLOWS THE REQUIRED COSMETIC SURGERY.

CHOCOLATE BATH IN JAPAN, WHERE IT'S CUSTOMARY FOR GIRLS TO GIVE CHOCOLATES TO BOYS ON VALENTINE'S DAY, A SPA RESORT HAS STARTED CELEBRATING VALENTINE'S DAY THEIR OWN WAY - BY OFFERING A

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"CHOCOLATE BATH." JEWISH GOSPEL TAKING TWO DISTINCTLY DIFFERENT

STYLES AND MELDING THEM TOGETHER TO CREATE A SOUND UNIQUELY HIS OWN, JOSHUA NELSON HAS EARNED THE TITLE THE PRINCE OF KOSHER GOSPEL MUSIC.

LEBANESE FOOD A LEBANESE FOOD SHOP AND RESTAURANT, SET UP IN WEST LONDON TO CATER FOR THE LOCAL ARAB POPULATION, IS PROVING A MAGNET FOR ENGLISH CUSTOMERS LOOKING FOR A FRESH AND HEALTHY ALTERNATIVE TO FAST FOODS.

INSECTS ON THE MENU IF YOUR LOOKING FOR EVEN MORE EXOTIC FARE? A RESTAURANT IN THE GERMAN CAPITAL, BERLIN, HAS PUT INSECTS ON ITS MENU.

HAI SHOPPING SHOPPING IS BIG IN MECCA, SAUDI ARABIA, WHERE AROUND TWO MILLION PILGRIMS GATHER TO PERFORM HAJ FOR TWO WEEKS A YEAR, WHILE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS VISIT DURING THE HOLY MONTH OF RAMADAN FOR UMRA.

MALARIA VACCINE THERE ARE AN ESTIMATED 300 TO 500 MILLION CLINICAL CASES OF MALARIA DOCUMENTED EACH YEAR, THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. AND CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 5, MAKE UP 71% OF ALL DEATHS FROM THE DISEASE.

CORNISH PASTIES REAL DEL MONTE, A SMALL MEXICAN MINING TOWN WAS ONCE A BASE FOR ENGLISH MINING COMPANIES, AND THEY CERTAINLY LEFT THEIR MARK ON THIS PART OF THE WORLD – ESPECIALLY IN THE LOCAL CUISINE.

WATER FESTIVAL IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR A HOLIDAY THAT WILL KEEP YOU COOL OVER SUMMER – AND HELP YOU LET OFF STEAM – THAILAND’S SONGKRAN, OR WATER FESTIVAL IS THE PLACE FOR YOU.

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