Try Some Light Physical Exercises
Try Some Light Physical Exercises
*Stretch your arms and back.
*Extend your legs, then relax them.
*Shake your arms, letting your wrists hang loosely so that your
hands feel nerveless and floppy.
*Do the same with your feet, shaking your legs one at a time so
that your ankles wobble freely and your feet feel loose.
*Gently rotate your neck and shoulders.
*Take several relaxed breaths.
These simple, enjoyable light exercises can be done as soon as you get out of bed. Just a minute you will feel to reduce tension and increase alertness and energy.
*Stretch your arms and back.
*Extend your legs, then relax them.
*Shake your arms, letting your wrists hang loosely so that your
hands feel nerveless and floppy.
*Do the same with your feet, shaking your legs one at a time so
that your ankles wobble freely and your feet feel loose.
*Gently rotate your neck and shoulders.
*Take several relaxed breaths.
These simple, enjoyable light exercises can be done as soon as you get out of bed. Just a minute you will feel to reduce tension and increase alertness and energy.
Maintain Your Energy Throughout The Afternoon
Maintaining Your Energy Throughout The Afternoon
Sometimes as daily chores take their toll on us towards the afternoon, our energy tends to plummet. Here are simple ways to boost the highs and lessen the lows, helping you easily cope
with the rest of the day's work.
Break for energy. Short breaks speed up work and increase energy. When people take short breaks, they have a greater number of total accomplishments per day and also exhibit less
distress and fatigue. A 2- to 5-minute break resets your pace, allowing you to experience natural, powerful waves of energy that continue for up to 3 hours.
Reevaluate your task. Your energy is highest whenever you're doing something that is meaningful and exciting to you. On the other hand, whenever work is boring and monotonous, energy and alertness fade. During your breaks, stop and ask yourself why you are doing a task, where it is leading you or if you should shift your attention.
Be aware of the first signs of fatigue. For most people, signs of reduced attentiveness or energy appear about every half-hour or so during the day. The very first feelings of increased tension, tiredness, distraction, or anxiety are your cue that it's time for a break.
Catch a few naps if you can. Our bodies are programmed to gear down in the afternoon, turning down metabolism and body temperature and causing the dreaded mid-afternoon slump. You can wipe out a mid-afternoon slump very quickly with a 20- to 30-minute nap.
Smooth on an eye gel. If your eyes get fatigued at work, patting on an eye gel over your makeup can refresh them.
Stop staring. The eyestrain from staring at a computer screen can cause headache, fatigue, and related tension in your neck and shoulders. To combat eyestrain, look away from your
screen- or the papers you are working on, or anything you're staring at - every half-hour or so.
Don't let deadlines pressure you. Working under a deadline can make you tense your muscles and hold your breath - often unknowingly. To combat this fatigue-causing combination,
consciously think about breathing normally, then close your eyes and imagine yourself in a tranquil setting.
Stretch the tension away. If keeping sedentary at work all day saps your energy, try stretching. It gets muscles working, blood moving, and breathing going, all of which to perk you up.
Here are two quick moves that loosen muscles that are likely to tense up:
(1) Put your arms behind your back, and intertwine your fingers. Straighten and raise your arms until you feel a stretch in the chest, shoulders,and arms (do not bend forward). Hold for 30 seconds.
(2) While seated, intertwine your fingers and raise your arms overhead. Press your hands upward, lean to one side for 10 seconds, then lean to the other side for 10 seconds.
Sometimes as daily chores take their toll on us towards the afternoon, our energy tends to plummet. Here are simple ways to boost the highs and lessen the lows, helping you easily cope
with the rest of the day's work.
Break for energy. Short breaks speed up work and increase energy. When people take short breaks, they have a greater number of total accomplishments per day and also exhibit less
distress and fatigue. A 2- to 5-minute break resets your pace, allowing you to experience natural, powerful waves of energy that continue for up to 3 hours.
Reevaluate your task. Your energy is highest whenever you're doing something that is meaningful and exciting to you. On the other hand, whenever work is boring and monotonous, energy and alertness fade. During your breaks, stop and ask yourself why you are doing a task, where it is leading you or if you should shift your attention.
Be aware of the first signs of fatigue. For most people, signs of reduced attentiveness or energy appear about every half-hour or so during the day. The very first feelings of increased tension, tiredness, distraction, or anxiety are your cue that it's time for a break.
Catch a few naps if you can. Our bodies are programmed to gear down in the afternoon, turning down metabolism and body temperature and causing the dreaded mid-afternoon slump. You can wipe out a mid-afternoon slump very quickly with a 20- to 30-minute nap.
Smooth on an eye gel. If your eyes get fatigued at work, patting on an eye gel over your makeup can refresh them.
Stop staring. The eyestrain from staring at a computer screen can cause headache, fatigue, and related tension in your neck and shoulders. To combat eyestrain, look away from your
screen- or the papers you are working on, or anything you're staring at - every half-hour or so.
Don't let deadlines pressure you. Working under a deadline can make you tense your muscles and hold your breath - often unknowingly. To combat this fatigue-causing combination,
consciously think about breathing normally, then close your eyes and imagine yourself in a tranquil setting.
Stretch the tension away. If keeping sedentary at work all day saps your energy, try stretching. It gets muscles working, blood moving, and breathing going, all of which to perk you up.
Here are two quick moves that loosen muscles that are likely to tense up:
(1) Put your arms behind your back, and intertwine your fingers. Straighten and raise your arms until you feel a stretch in the chest, shoulders,and arms (do not bend forward). Hold for 30 seconds.
(2) While seated, intertwine your fingers and raise your arms overhead. Press your hands upward, lean to one side for 10 seconds, then lean to the other side for 10 seconds.
Banish Wrinkles By These Good Habits
All these skin care and anti-skin aging tips I learned from salon professionals and by practice of my lovely MIL :)
Sleep on your back. You create wrinkles by sleeping on your side or belly, with your face on the pillow. You'll observe this in people who have creases on their forehead, running above their eyebrows. For some people, sleeping on their back eliminates this problem.
Take your vitamins. The best vitamins for your skin are B-complex vitamins, found in beef, chicken, eggs and whole wheat, and antioxidants--vitamins A, C and E--which are abundant in green leafy vegetables, carrots and fresh fruit. These vitamins help ensure healthy and young-looking skin. To assure the required amount of vitamins needed, try a food supplement.
Always use shades when heading out. This greatly reduces the occurrence of wrinkles in the eye area by avoiding bright light that makes you squint. One especially problem area for wrinkles is around the eyes--what we call crow's feet. These wrinkles often result from squinting, so one way to avoid them, or lessen their severity, is to wear sunglasses when you go outside.
Keep a stone face. Excessive frowning or smiling, or any other much repeated facial expression, emphasizes wrinkles. Be aware how often your facial expressions change--especially frowning and crying. The verdict is still unclear regarding facial exercises prescribed by some salons, as other experts advise against them, because excessive facial contortions only "aggravate" wrinkles.
Cease the smoking habit. Smoking is a big no-no if you want to prevent wrinkles. Smokers have more wrinkles than people who don't smoke, especially around their lips. That's because smoking robs the complexion of oxygen, decreasing blood circulation to facial skin and resulting in premature lines and wrinkles. Plus, anyone puffing on a cigarette is essentially doing a lot of repetitive facial movements that add even more wrinkles.
Go light on the bottle. The sobering fact is, excessive drinking causes your face to "puff up" the morning after, which temporarily stretches the skin. Subsequent shrinking brings your face back to normal but also causes wrinkles, says Gerald Imber, M.D., a plastic surgeon at The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center in New York City.
Wash with the cool and mild. Excessive washing and scrubbing--particularly with hot water and harsh soaps--tends to dissolve oils that help nourish the skin, says Jerome Z. Litt, M.D., assistant clinical professor of dermatology at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland. Dr. Litt says to wash with cool or lukewarm water, using a mild soap or cleanser such as Neutrogena soap or Moisturel sensitive skin cleanser.
Avoid the midday sun. I was once shocked to find a woman in her fifties enter a salon trying to find treatment for her premature wrinkles, and I know older women who looked better than her! She admitted, she frequents beaches during travel thereby exposing her to sunlight than a regular traveler.
Too much sun exposure is the leading cause of premature wrinkles. The trouble is, no one can avoid the sun all the time. But take note: About 95 percent of the sun's wrinkling rays occur when sun is at it's strongest--between 10:00 A.M. and 3:00 P.M.--says Stephen Kurtin, M.D., assistant professor of dermatology at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. As long as you avoid those maximum-intensity hours, you're doing your skin a favor.
Sleep on your back. You create wrinkles by sleeping on your side or belly, with your face on the pillow. You'll observe this in people who have creases on their forehead, running above their eyebrows. For some people, sleeping on their back eliminates this problem.
Take your vitamins. The best vitamins for your skin are B-complex vitamins, found in beef, chicken, eggs and whole wheat, and antioxidants--vitamins A, C and E--which are abundant in green leafy vegetables, carrots and fresh fruit. These vitamins help ensure healthy and young-looking skin. To assure the required amount of vitamins needed, try a food supplement.
Always use shades when heading out. This greatly reduces the occurrence of wrinkles in the eye area by avoiding bright light that makes you squint. One especially problem area for wrinkles is around the eyes--what we call crow's feet. These wrinkles often result from squinting, so one way to avoid them, or lessen their severity, is to wear sunglasses when you go outside.
Keep a stone face. Excessive frowning or smiling, or any other much repeated facial expression, emphasizes wrinkles. Be aware how often your facial expressions change--especially frowning and crying. The verdict is still unclear regarding facial exercises prescribed by some salons, as other experts advise against them, because excessive facial contortions only "aggravate" wrinkles.
Cease the smoking habit. Smoking is a big no-no if you want to prevent wrinkles. Smokers have more wrinkles than people who don't smoke, especially around their lips. That's because smoking robs the complexion of oxygen, decreasing blood circulation to facial skin and resulting in premature lines and wrinkles. Plus, anyone puffing on a cigarette is essentially doing a lot of repetitive facial movements that add even more wrinkles.
Go light on the bottle. The sobering fact is, excessive drinking causes your face to "puff up" the morning after, which temporarily stretches the skin. Subsequent shrinking brings your face back to normal but also causes wrinkles, says Gerald Imber, M.D., a plastic surgeon at The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center in New York City.
Wash with the cool and mild. Excessive washing and scrubbing--particularly with hot water and harsh soaps--tends to dissolve oils that help nourish the skin, says Jerome Z. Litt, M.D., assistant clinical professor of dermatology at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland. Dr. Litt says to wash with cool or lukewarm water, using a mild soap or cleanser such as Neutrogena soap or Moisturel sensitive skin cleanser.
Avoid the midday sun. I was once shocked to find a woman in her fifties enter a salon trying to find treatment for her premature wrinkles, and I know older women who looked better than her! She admitted, she frequents beaches during travel thereby exposing her to sunlight than a regular traveler.
Too much sun exposure is the leading cause of premature wrinkles. The trouble is, no one can avoid the sun all the time. But take note: About 95 percent of the sun's wrinkling rays occur when sun is at it's strongest--between 10:00 A.M. and 3:00 P.M.--says Stephen Kurtin, M.D., assistant professor of dermatology at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. As long as you avoid those maximum-intensity hours, you're doing your skin a favor.
Stretching Exercises For Your Neck, Shoulders and Spine
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To avoid placing undue stress on your neck, shoulders, and spine while you're sitting, your head must be poised in a comfortable, centered position. Here's a simple way to make yourself more aware of the most comfortable position possible.
(1) Sit comfortably in an armless chair or on a bench, with your feet flat on the floor. Keep your eyes open while you read these instructions, but after you get used to this exercise, try it with your eyes closed. Breathe naturally and comfortably.
(2) Lengthen your neck, and let your head move up. As you raise your head, bring your chin slightly in, broaden your shoulders, and flatten your lower back.
(3) Gently lean your head to the left, then to the right. Finally, return your head to the most central, balanced position - that is, the place directly over your body where you can balance it without feeling any muscle strain.
(4) Move your head slightly forward and then back. Then find the precise center once again.
(5) While you do this, work with the following image: visualize yourself carrying a weight on top of your head. Your task is to push up against that weight, holding it in position so it won't fall off. If you keep in mind this image of a weight, you'll give your senses instant, valuable signals that will help balance and stabilize your head and neck.
Try using this awareness exercise whenever you sit down, when you're waiting in line, and when you are about to start some chore. Using these movements and this imagery enables you to relax your neck. You'll quickly and consciously choose where to hold your head with the least strain.
(1) Sit comfortably in an armless chair or on a bench, with your feet flat on the floor. Keep your eyes open while you read these instructions, but after you get used to this exercise, try it with your eyes closed. Breathe naturally and comfortably.
(2) Lengthen your neck, and let your head move up. As you raise your head, bring your chin slightly in, broaden your shoulders, and flatten your lower back.
(3) Gently lean your head to the left, then to the right. Finally, return your head to the most central, balanced position - that is, the place directly over your body where you can balance it without feeling any muscle strain.
(4) Move your head slightly forward and then back. Then find the precise center once again.
(5) While you do this, work with the following image: visualize yourself carrying a weight on top of your head. Your task is to push up against that weight, holding it in position so it won't fall off. If you keep in mind this image of a weight, you'll give your senses instant, valuable signals that will help balance and stabilize your head and neck.
Try using this awareness exercise whenever you sit down, when you're waiting in line, and when you are about to start some chore. Using these movements and this imagery enables you to relax your neck. You'll quickly and consciously choose where to hold your head with the least strain.
Eggplant For Skin Care Uses
Eggplant is one of world's most widely eaten vegetables, but did you know that it is also excellent for skin care? Eggplant is packed with Vitamins A, C and E. This group of vitamins together has powerful antioxidant properties that save the skin from damage and aging. Antioxidants also protect the skin from photo-damage. It is one of the most important reasons behind the appearance of signs of aging as proved by research.
Eat eggplant For Gorgeous Skin
Regular consumption of eggplant provides the body with Vitamins B and K. These vitamins play a very important role in keeping skin cells replenished. Moreover, the presence of proteins and various minerals like, calcium, magnesium, potassium and selenium helps in maintaining the vitality and elasticity of skin.
Therefore, consume eggplant regularly. If you do not know how to begin, then try out some super healthy eggplant recipes. Good health and beautiful skin will come effortlessly!
Apply Eggplant For Beautiful Skin
Eggplant Juice
Applying eggplant juice regularly can help in lightening sun spots and pigmentation significantly.
Take about 2 tablespoons eggplant juice and add a few drops of lemon and orange essential oils to it. Dab a large cotton ball and apply evenly to clean face and neck. Keep the juice on until it dries off completely. Wash off with cold water and pat dry.
Do this at least once a day for best results. It is recommended that you do it in the night as lemon and orange essential oils sensitize the skin to the sun's rays for a couple of hours.
Eggplant Face Pack
Take a small bowl and mix together 2 tablespoons gram flour, 1 teaspoon eggplant pulp, 1/2 teaspoon honey and 2-3 drops of fresh lime juice. Stir in enough eggplant juice to form a smooth and thick paste.
Apply the mixture evenly to face and neck. Keep the pack for about 25-30 minutes and then remove by massaging in gentle circular movements with damp fingers. Wash off with warm water and pat dry.
Use this pack at least thrice a week for best results.
Follow all these tips to obtain the skin of your dreams!
Source:Philventures
Eat eggplant For Gorgeous Skin
Regular consumption of eggplant provides the body with Vitamins B and K. These vitamins play a very important role in keeping skin cells replenished. Moreover, the presence of proteins and various minerals like, calcium, magnesium, potassium and selenium helps in maintaining the vitality and elasticity of skin.
Therefore, consume eggplant regularly. If you do not know how to begin, then try out some super healthy eggplant recipes. Good health and beautiful skin will come effortlessly!
Apply Eggplant For Beautiful Skin
Eggplant Juice
Applying eggplant juice regularly can help in lightening sun spots and pigmentation significantly.
Take about 2 tablespoons eggplant juice and add a few drops of lemon and orange essential oils to it. Dab a large cotton ball and apply evenly to clean face and neck. Keep the juice on until it dries off completely. Wash off with cold water and pat dry.
Do this at least once a day for best results. It is recommended that you do it in the night as lemon and orange essential oils sensitize the skin to the sun's rays for a couple of hours.
Eggplant Face Pack
Take a small bowl and mix together 2 tablespoons gram flour, 1 teaspoon eggplant pulp, 1/2 teaspoon honey and 2-3 drops of fresh lime juice. Stir in enough eggplant juice to form a smooth and thick paste.
Apply the mixture evenly to face and neck. Keep the pack for about 25-30 minutes and then remove by massaging in gentle circular movements with damp fingers. Wash off with warm water and pat dry.
Use this pack at least thrice a week for best results.
Follow all these tips to obtain the skin of your dreams!
Source:Philventures
Home Remedies For Gallstones
Gone are those days when surgical procedures were the only way to eliminate gallstones. Thankfully, today we have a whole slew of non-surgical methods and a good deal of traditional home remedies to flush out bile stones from the gallbladder. From resorting to high-fiber diet to improving your water intake to losing weight, there are a number of home cures to help you tackle painful gallstones. Below mentioned are some proven home remedies for gallstones. Try one of these cures next time you are hit by an excruciating pain on your lower quadrant for quick relief.
Gallstones Home Remedies
Consuming about four tablespoons of lemon juice every morning on empty stomach for seven days can eliminate gallstones from your gallbladder. Follow it up with two glasses of water to flush out the bile stones entirely.
Drinking a blend of fresh juices like beetroot, carrot, and cucumber twice every day will help egest gallstones from the duct. Alternatively, you might try drinking a potion made from 30 ml of unprocessed sunflower or olive oils. Drink this concoction first thing in the morning and follow it up with 120 ml of lemon or grapefruit juice. Doing so will help dissolve the gallstones over a period and is deemed as one the best home remedies for treating gallstones.
Pear is believed to do wonders for gallstones and is extremely good for your gallbladder health. Eating pears in abundance will help soften the bile stones and cleanse the gallbladder.
Herbal tea extracts made from aromatic plant like St. John's Wort can help melt gallstones, flush out kidney stones, and flush out toxic substances from the body. Just brew four to five leaves of these herbal plant in boiling water until the quantity has reduced to half, strain the decoction and drink it several times in a day to eradicate gallstones.
Wine, of all things, can help thwart the risk of gallstone attacks largely. Consuming half a glass of beer or wine can cut down the number of attacks. However, stay away from going overboard with your drink.
Source: Philventures
Gallstones Home Remedies
Consuming about four tablespoons of lemon juice every morning on empty stomach for seven days can eliminate gallstones from your gallbladder. Follow it up with two glasses of water to flush out the bile stones entirely.
Drinking a blend of fresh juices like beetroot, carrot, and cucumber twice every day will help egest gallstones from the duct. Alternatively, you might try drinking a potion made from 30 ml of unprocessed sunflower or olive oils. Drink this concoction first thing in the morning and follow it up with 120 ml of lemon or grapefruit juice. Doing so will help dissolve the gallstones over a period and is deemed as one the best home remedies for treating gallstones.
Pear is believed to do wonders for gallstones and is extremely good for your gallbladder health. Eating pears in abundance will help soften the bile stones and cleanse the gallbladder.
Herbal tea extracts made from aromatic plant like St. John's Wort can help melt gallstones, flush out kidney stones, and flush out toxic substances from the body. Just brew four to five leaves of these herbal plant in boiling water until the quantity has reduced to half, strain the decoction and drink it several times in a day to eradicate gallstones.
Wine, of all things, can help thwart the risk of gallstone attacks largely. Consuming half a glass of beer or wine can cut down the number of attacks. However, stay away from going overboard with your drink.
Source: Philventures
Nine-Day Blood Cleansing
FIRST DAY -
Cut six cloves of raw garlic. Cook for 7 minutes in one-third glass of water. Pour the cooked garlic and broth into an 8 ounce glass and fill the glass with skimmed milk. Goat's milk is best. Drink it before retiring.
Take the minimum requirement of calcium lactate in the mid-afternoon.
SECOND DAY -
Repeat the entire procedure of the first day.
THIRD DAY -
Repeat the entire procedure of the first and second day.
FOURTH DAY
Take an 8-ounce glass of sauerkraut juice first thing on an empty stomach. This in most cases produces good elimination. If the elimination does not take place, follow up one half hour later with an 8-ounce glass of warm fresh grapefruit juice or take a laxative.
Continue with fresh fruits and vegetables. Take the minimum requirement of calcium lactate in mid-afternoon.
FIFTH DAY
Repeat the procedure of the 4th day with sauerkraut juice, etc. Continue with fresh fruits and vegetables. Take the minimum requirement of calcium lactate in mid-afternoon.
THE SECRET WEAPON AGAINST DISEASE.
Take the "BLOOD WASH" by starting the day with a quart of fresh orange juice. Take a quart of grape juice, unsweetened, around noontime. Use fresh grape juice when in season. Take a quart of pineapple juice (unsweetened) fresh if available, around 3 o'clock PM.
Finish the day with a quart of fresh orange juice in the evening. The juices should be taken at intervals until they are consumed and they should be sipped through a straw.
SIXTH DAY
Repeat the procedure of the 4th and 5th day, with sauerkraut juice, etc. Take the minimum daily requirement of calcium lactate in mid-afternoon.
Eat an abundance of green salads, the greener the better. The dressing should consist of pure apple cider vinegar, honey, paprika and some water. Shake well and serve cold.
Drink an abundance of green vegetable juice, the greener the better.
The following green vegetables are recommended: celery, lettuce, spinach, parsley, cucumber, onion, cabbage, rhubarb and papaya. (Although it is a fruit, papaya is included because of its remarkable therapeutic qualities.)
SEVENTH DAY
Take the minimum daily requirement of calcium lactate in mid-afternoon.
Eat an abundance of green salads, the greener the better. The dressing is to consist of sesame oil, pure apple cider vinegar, honey, paprika and some water. Shake well and serve cold. Drink an abundance of green vegetable juices, the greener the better. The following green vegetables are recommended: celery, lettuce, spinach, parsley, cucumber, onion, cabbage, rhubarb as well as papaya.
EIGHTH DAY
Continue with fresh fruits and vegetables. Take the minimum daily requirement of calcium lactate in mid-afternoon. Drink all you can of the following fresh fruit juices :orange, grapefruit, apple, papaya, pineapple, coconut, blackberry and cranberry. If you are troubled with arthritis, ulcers, acidosis, colitis, emphysema, heartburn, psoriasis, or hay fever, replace the citrus juices with alkaline juices, such as apple, papaya, coconut and acidophilus milk (which is highly alkaline.)
NINTH DAY
Continue with fresh fruits and vegetables. Take the minimum daily requirement of calcium lactate in the mid-afternoon. Drink all you can of the following fresh vegetable juices: carrot and celery (best combined, parsley and spinach (combined) cabbage, cucumber and papaya.
YOUR PATH OF REJUVENATION
Now you have started on the path of rejuvenation and formed new food habits. There are certain important rules which will help you in attaining them. The following should be adhered to:
Eat only young, tender vegetables. If meat is eaten, limit it to once a week and make sure it is young and lean. Eat broiled beef liver twice a week, fowl twice a week (without skin) and seafood three times a week. Limit starchy foods severely, especially if you are over 40. Limit white flour and sugar entirely from your diet. Instead, eat an interesting chemical meal which contains all the necessary elements. Large green salads with dressing made of sesame oil, fresh apple cider vinegar, honey, paprika and some water, should be taken regularly. Don't stuff yourself with bread. One slice with each meal is sufficient. Whole wheat germ, whole wheat and soya breads are recommended. Eat bran for roughage. Drink 6 to 8 glasses of distilled or spring water daily. Don't drink water during meals. A cup of plain yogurt before retiring is a must. Drink a glassful of fresh lemon juice (one lemon) in warm water three times daily. This has proven to be most effective in the elimination and mucus and keeping your weight normal. For in-between snacks, eat fresh fruits such as dates, figs, apricots, raisins and nuts. Drink two glasses of buttermilk daily.
FOODS TO AVOID
White flour products, white sugar products, hard water, old vegetables, coarse, matured meats, pork, muscle meats, excessively fatty foods, salt food high in animal fats, adulterated foods. Carbonated drinks, processed food, alcoholic beverages, coffee, tea, sweets of all kinds, condiments of all kinds, sauces, gravies, saccharin, synthetic sweeteners, synthetic pills, drugs in the form of laxatives and sedatives and especially homogenized milk - which is highly mucus- forming or any cow's milk.
Atkins Diet and Low Carb Diets
Are low carb diets safe? How safe is Atkins diet? Are low carb and Atkins diets dangerous to your health? These are burning questions for dieters all over the world.
I have personally tried low carb diets and Atkins diet and these diets made me lose weight very quickly. However not only did I lose body fat weight, I also lost muscle weight. I had very obvious muscle and fat loss because I can visually see my reduced muscle mass in the mirror.
This certainly isn’t healthy. Furthermore, the more muscle mass that you lose, the less toned your body shape is. The end result is that you will end up thin and yet looked flabby with lose skin.
The frustrating part will be that after you are off the low carb or Atkins diet, you will very probably gain back all the weight that you have loss and even more. This is because your muscles are active and they continuously burn calories. Since you have less fewer muscle mass now, your body’s metabolism or capacity to burn calories slows down tremendously.
In other words, when you put on weight again, you are putting on body fat instead of muscles if you do not exercise. You will be fatter and less healthy than before you went on the low carb or Atkins diet. To compound matters, because of lesser muscle tissues resulting in lower metabolism and thus lesser calories being burnt, you are going to get fatter.
Since then I have stayed off both low carb and Atkins diet. Both types of diets are almost similar as they require you to cut down drastically on your consumption of carbohydrates. Atkins diet went a step further by advocating almost no carbohydrate consumption for 2 weeks before adding some carbs to your meals gradually thereafter.
Besides losing muscles, how safe are low carb diets?
Low carbohydrate diets for weight management are far from healthy, given their association with ketosis, constipation or diarrhea, halitosis, headache and general fatigue to name a few.
Doctors warn that the diet increases protein load on the kidneys and alters the balance of acid in the body. This also results in loss of minerals from the bone stores and affect bone strength. Doctors go on to say that, “Our most important criterion should be indisputable safety and low carbohydrate diets currently fall short of this benchmark.”
Dr Atkins, the creator of the Atkins diet died in 2003 after he was alleged to have slipped on an icy road and hurt his head fatally. However his medical report stated that he had a history of heart attack, hypertension and congestive heart failure.
Were Dr Atkins medical conditions related to his low carbohydrates diet is anybody’s guess. Do you want to take the risk by going on a low carb diet? I don’t think I will. If I ever want to lose weight again, I will rather go on the proven method of healthy eating and regular exercises instead of jumping on any fad diets without doctor's instructions.
I have personally tried low carb diets and Atkins diet and these diets made me lose weight very quickly. However not only did I lose body fat weight, I also lost muscle weight. I had very obvious muscle and fat loss because I can visually see my reduced muscle mass in the mirror.
This certainly isn’t healthy. Furthermore, the more muscle mass that you lose, the less toned your body shape is. The end result is that you will end up thin and yet looked flabby with lose skin.
The frustrating part will be that after you are off the low carb or Atkins diet, you will very probably gain back all the weight that you have loss and even more. This is because your muscles are active and they continuously burn calories. Since you have less fewer muscle mass now, your body’s metabolism or capacity to burn calories slows down tremendously.
In other words, when you put on weight again, you are putting on body fat instead of muscles if you do not exercise. You will be fatter and less healthy than before you went on the low carb or Atkins diet. To compound matters, because of lesser muscle tissues resulting in lower metabolism and thus lesser calories being burnt, you are going to get fatter.
Since then I have stayed off both low carb and Atkins diet. Both types of diets are almost similar as they require you to cut down drastically on your consumption of carbohydrates. Atkins diet went a step further by advocating almost no carbohydrate consumption for 2 weeks before adding some carbs to your meals gradually thereafter.
Besides losing muscles, how safe are low carb diets?
Low carbohydrate diets for weight management are far from healthy, given their association with ketosis, constipation or diarrhea, halitosis, headache and general fatigue to name a few.
Doctors warn that the diet increases protein load on the kidneys and alters the balance of acid in the body. This also results in loss of minerals from the bone stores and affect bone strength. Doctors go on to say that, “Our most important criterion should be indisputable safety and low carbohydrate diets currently fall short of this benchmark.”
Dr Atkins, the creator of the Atkins diet died in 2003 after he was alleged to have slipped on an icy road and hurt his head fatally. However his medical report stated that he had a history of heart attack, hypertension and congestive heart failure.
Were Dr Atkins medical conditions related to his low carbohydrates diet is anybody’s guess. Do you want to take the risk by going on a low carb diet? I don’t think I will. If I ever want to lose weight again, I will rather go on the proven method of healthy eating and regular exercises instead of jumping on any fad diets without doctor's instructions.
Glutathione has improved my skin tone
When it comes to beauty products I use with caution. I've tried most of the leading beauty products in the local market from papaya soaps, hydroquinone, pearl paste, whitening lotion to bleaching powder. After regular use of these products I find no improvement so I just stop using them.
Then six months ago I used a papaya soap (too local) that left my face red and stinging. Since then I have not applied any product on my skin. Yes, despite my skin developing unsightly fine lines and my eyes developing dark circles due to stress and lack of sleep, I have never used any product since then. But these past ten days I've tried to catch up in caring for my health... I went on a detox diet, started taking anti-oxidant multivitamin (HavitAll) and learning to handle stress. Within those ten days a friend offered me a Glutathione-based soap from UNO
I was glad to get hold of this well-known product, but I hoped this wasn't one of those labeled "fake" in the news. Skeptical, I said I'll just try it for 2 days and if it won't work or if it will harm my skin - I'll just stop. Eight days later, to my amazement, my skin's texture improved, the fine lines diminished and even my freckles are fading! And it did not sting at all.
Now I'm using it, not really to whiten my skin but to detoxify it. My 30-something niece kidded me once, "Sa lagay na yan, may lakas ng loob ka pang gumamit ng glutathione?" She meant I'm already fair-skinned and yet I still see the need to use the soap. Well, I said, yes I see my need for it - health-wise =)
So here's what I found about Glutathione...
Power Of A Positive Attitude
Do you often get to listen to your thoughts? Do share, what thoughts fill your head? Would you label them as positive, or negative?Now let's say you are walking down the street with these thoughts. Do you think anyone who would meet you would be able to tell you what’s on your mind?
The answer to number one is up to you. But, the answer number two can be pretty generic. Although people will not be able to tell you exactly what you think, they will more or less have an idea of how you are feeling.
Here's another question. When you enter a party filled with friends, do they all fall silent as if something terrible had happened? Or does everybody there perk up as if waiting for something exciting to happen?
You know what? The answer to all these depends on your frame of mind.
Thoughts are very powerful. They affect your general attitude. The attitude you carry reflects on your appearance, too – unless, of course, you are a great actor.
And it doesn't end there. Your attitude can also affect people around you.
The type of attitude you carry depends on you. It can be either positive or negative.
Positive thoughts have a filling effect. They are admittedly invigorating. Plus, the people around the person carrying positive thoughts are usually energized by this type of attitude.
Negative thoughts on the other hand have a sapping effect on other people. Aside from making you look gloomy and sad, negative thoughts can turn a festive gathering into a funeral wake.
A positive attitude attracts people, while a negative attitude repels them. People tend to shy away from those who carry a negative attitude.
We can also define attitude as the way of looking at the world. If you choose to focus on the negative things in the world, more or less you have a negative attitude brewing up. However, if you choose to focus on the positive things, you are more likely carry a positive attitude.
You have much to gain from a very positive attitude. For one, studies have shown that a positive attitude promotes better health. Those with this kind of attitude also have more friends. projecting a positive attitude also helps one to handle stress and problems better than those who have a negative attitude.
A positive attitude begins with a healthy self-image. If you will love the way you are and are satisfied, confident, and self-assured, you also make others are around feel the same way.
A negative attitude, on the other hand, has, of course, an opposite effect. So, carrying a negative attitude has a twofold drawback. You feel bad about yourself, and you make others feel the same way.
If you want to have a positive attitude, you have to feature healthy thoughts. This is probably very hard to do nowadays since, all around us, the media feeds us nothing but negative thoughts. A study shows that for every 14 things a parent says to his or her child, only one is positive. This is truly a saddening thought.
If you want a healthier outlook in life, you need to think happy thoughts, and you have to hear positive things as well. So, what can you do? Well, for starters, you could see a funny movie, you could play with children, spend some time telling jokes with friends. All these activities fill you with positive stimuli, which in turn promotes positive attitude.
Although it is impossible to keep ourselves from the negative things around us, you can still carry a positive attitude by focusing on the good things, the positive things in life.
And this positive attitude you now carry can be of benefit to other people. Sometimes when other people feel down, the thing people mostly do is try to give them advice. But sometimes, all they need is somebody to sit by them, and listen to them. If you have a positive attitude you may be able to cheer them up without even having to say anything.
If positive attitude is really great, why do people choose to adopt a negative attitude instead? One who carries a negative attitude may be actually sending a signal for attention. Before you get me wrong, feeling sad, angry, or gloomy is not wrong itself. But dwelling on these thoughts for far too long is not healthy either. There is a time to mourn.
As always, if you are beset by troubles, even in your darkest hour, focus on the good things in life, you will always have hope. Problems become something you can overcome.
You do not have much to lose by adopting a healthy, positive attitude. Studies show that such an attitude actually retards aging, makes you healthier, helps you develop a better stress coping mechanism, and has a very positive effect on all the people you meet every day. So, what's not to like about a positive attitude? Adopt one today.
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