http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=John+Vanse Wellness, Fitness and Diet John Vanse Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=302960&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet What is a Heart Rate Monitor? Sometimes called a cardiac monitor, a heart monitor is an electronic device that is used to continuously track your heart rate. Using this information you can determine the target heart rate at which you will maximize the cardiac benefits from your exercise. There are m... Medicines and Remedies John Vanse Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=301808&ca=Medicines+and+Remedies What is a hiatus hernia? Your diaphragm is a sheet of muscle across your abdominal area below your lungs which assists with your breathing. Your esophagus, that is, your gullet through which food passes from your mouth to your stomach, passes through a small opening in your diaphragm. This is the we... Recreation John Vanse Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=301844&ca=Recreation All the components necessary to build up a successful model train layout are expensive – locomotives, rolling stock, tracks, power controllers, buildings, landscaping, to list just some – these are all expensive. It is no wonder that the hobby of setting up and maintaining a model train collection i... Recreation John Vanse Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=202589&ca=Recreation Although The American Flyer model trains were at their peak of popularity between the 1940s and the 1960s, they actually had a long history before that, and their popularity seems to be on the increase again today. William Hafner, working as a toymaker in Chicago, developed a clockwork motor for use... Recreation John Vanse Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=268659&ca=Recreation Over the past 100 years several methods of controlling electric model trains have developed. The first and simplest method was the use a simple variable transformer as introduced by Lionel in 1906 to lower the Alternating Current [AC] voltage from the wall to a lower, safer value and allow the user... Wellness, Fitness and Diet John Vanse Sun, 04 May 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=250116&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet Eczema is one of the most widespread skin disorders in the world. As such it is a part of life for many people. Although there is at present no cure for this skin condition the symptoms can be controlled reasonably well if care is taken. Eczema affects people of all ages and does not discriminate on... Wellness, Fitness and Diet John Vanse Sat, 01 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=229540&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet We read and hear so much about the problems of fats in our foods these days. Its seems that some fats are bad fats and some are healthy fats - but what are they? Saturated fats: Saturated fats are high on the ‘bad fats’ list in our foods. They are found mostly in foods we get from animals, and fr... Recreation John Vanse Wed, 27 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=228890&ca=Recreation All rail track layouts, whether for model trains on a 4ft x 4ft table top or for full size trains at a major urban rail terminus, can be simplified down to some basic components which are then used to integrate into more complex layouts, depending on the needs of the designers. In the simplest terms... Medicines and Remedies John Vanse Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=219394&ca=Medicines+and+Remedies Low blood pressure, known as hypotension, means that the pressure of blood circulating around your body is lower than normal or lower than expected given the environmental conditions. Hypotension, however, is a relative term – a person can have low blood pressure compared to other people who have si... Recreation John Vanse Tue, 20 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=202595&ca=Recreation The S-scale, known also as the S-gauge, for model trains is designed on the ratio of 1:64 [that is, 3/16 inches = 1 foot] and fits between the popular HO and O model train scales. It met the demands for a scale which was larger than HO [which was considered too small by many model railroaders] but s...