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Hair Health Alert – What to Eat For Healthy Hair

July 10, 2010 By Leave a Comment

sandwichBy Johnny David Lee -

The old-age adage, “You are what you eat” can also be applied to your hair. Hair loss problem and having a dull, lifeless appearance can be associated to different reasons such as diseases, heredity and even malnutrition. Your hair gets its nutrition from the food you digest, so you have to be careful to whatever that you are putting into your mouth. Healthy lifestyle and diet may be the cheapest way to achieve the gorgeous hair you have always wanted. This is because the food you eat is used for energy for the maintenance of your body and its functions. It is also responsible for hair growth. There are vitamins and minerals that the body requires to maintain proper hair growth. These nutrients are rich in foods that you should add to your and your family’s diet to have healthy, beautiful hair. Some of these nutritious foods are listed below.

Since hair is mostly made of protein, a diet rich in this nutrient is the fastest and cheapest way to ensure hair growth and avoid premature hair loss. Protein-rich foods include chicken and eggs, and they also produce keratin that prevents the occurrence of weak and brittle hair. Low-fat cheese, kidney, beans and several fruits and vegetables are also good sources of protein.

Aside from providing energy in the early morning, oats help in the maintenance of your natural hair color by aiding in the production of melanin. Minerals such as phosphorous, magnesium, potassium and iron make oats as the all-around super food for your hair. Dried fruits and nuts also provide iron and vitamin E (particularly almonds) that enhance the blood circulation on your scalp. If you want vitamins for your hair, have a regular intake of dark green vegetables such as spinach and broccoli, and fruits like melons, bananas, berries, apples and oranges.

Bean sprouts have an important nutrient that contributes to your hair’s health known as silica. Silica helps the absorption of vitamins and minerals, and as a result, generates healthy hair growth. Silica is also found in the cucumber skin, and in green and red peppers.

Also important to achieving healthy hair is eating seafood. Fish contains essential fatty acids that are necessary not only for the maintenance of your hair, but also your skin. Mussels, oysters and shrimp are an amazing source of zinc, which help prevents hair loss problems by strengthening your hair follicles. Salmon, on the other hand, is rich with omega-3 fatty acids that are necessary for a healthy scalp.

Drinking at least eight glasses of water a day does not only flush away toxins within your body, but also help in transporting nutrients to your hair. It also preserves the moisture of your skin and hair, preventing them from drying out. Though you do not like the thought of guzzling gallons of water every day, remember that it greatly contributes to your over-all health.

As you incorporate food necessary for hair growth into your diet, be aware that there are foods that can contribute negatively to the health of your hair. These include sugar, caffeine, carbonated drinks and fat. Remember to include the proper nutrients into your everyday diet, or supplement them with vitamins to have healthier, more beautiful hair that you never thought possible.

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Humor and Laughter Strengthen Your Immune System – The Latest Research

July 9, 2010 By 1 Comment

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Your immune system is crucial to sustaining good health. We are all constantly bombarded by viruses, bacteria and other antigens that could seriously harm or even kill us. This threat is present every day of our lives, so anything we do to bolster the effectiveness of this system is clearly important. But can your sense of humor really make your immune system stronger?

It has long been recognized that chronic stress weakens the immune system, leaving you more vulnerable to illness-although short-term, acute stress may boost the immune system. If you find yourself constantly stressed out by your job, a financial crisis, deteriorating health, an unsatisfactory marriage or any other persisting personal problem, your odds of coming down with some kind of health problem increase.

One of the first hints of a solution to the puzzle of how one’s mental or emotional state might influence health came from studies of animals showing that the immune system could actually be conditioned to respond to something that would normally have no impact at all on its functioning. In a now classic study, rats were given a drug known to suppress the functioning of the immune system. The (at the time) commonly used sweetener saccharine was put in the animals’ drinking water and presented simultaneously with the drug, leading to the expected suppression of the immune system.

After a period of time following the cessation of drug-plus-saccharine, the animals’ immune systems fully recovered. At that point, the saccharine alone was presented. Amazingly, the immune system was again suppressed, just as it had been by the drug. A clear conditioning effect had occurred. After simply being paired with the drug in the animals’ experience, the saccharine acquired the ability to suppress the immune system-an effect that never occurs in the absence of such prior pairing. This and other similar findings clearly established that the functioning of a basic health-sustaining mechanism like the immune system can be influenced by our experience and expectations-including, perhaps, our emotions.

By the early 1980s, researchers began to study the impact of humor and laughter on the immune system. The best evidence that humor boosts the immune system comes from studies where immune system measures are taken before and after a particular humorous event-usually a comedy video. Taken as a whole, this research points to a broadly-based immunoenhancement effect. As of 2010, over 40 studies have demonstrated this immune-bolstering effect. The research has shown that numerous different components of the immune system are bolstered by humor and laughter, including Natural Killer (NK) cells, immunoglobulin A (IgA), IgG and IgM, T-cells and B cells. Most studies, however, have focused on NK cells and IgA.

IgA helps protect you against upper respiratory problems, like colds and flu. NK cells seek out tumor cells and destroy them by releasing a toxic substance. They also battle the latest cold- and flu-generating viruses and other foreign organisms. They are another part of the body’s first line of defense and can attack foreign organisms even if they’ve never seen them before. Several studies have shown that watching a humorous video increases both the activity and number of natural killer cells.,b>This is an extraordinary finding. The simple act of watching your favorite comedy show is enough to get increased numbers of these protective NK cells circulating in your body.

The level of free radicals in the body has received a great deal of attention in recent years, since they have been implicated in faster aging, inflammation, cancer and other pathological conditions. Antioxidant vitamins have become very popular because of their presumed ability to reduce the level of free radicals in the body. It is generally believed that anything which helps reduce free radicals in the body is important when it comes to sustaining health in the long run. Amazingly, Japanese researchers have recently shown that watching a comedy video even increases the free radical scavenging capacity in human saliva.

While researchers continue to refine their understanding of the specific aspects of your immune system that are strengthened by humor and laughter, we can now feel confident in treating this benefit to health as being well established. The pain reduction effect of humor and laughter is also now well established.

As is the case with pain, researchers still do not know whether this boosting of the immune system occurs because of the physical act of laughter or the mental/emotional experience of humor itself. This is a very difficult thing to sort out in doing the research. So while you may find some “experts” on humor and health attributing the immunoenhancement effect to humor, and others attributing it to laughter, you can rest assured that they are guessing. The research simply does not tell us one way or the other. From your point of view, of course, this probably doesn’t matter. The important thing is that you know that if you seek out humor on a daily basis, or actively use your sense of humor in everyday life, you will be supporting your own health and wellness.

Finally, it should be noted that there is considerable evidence that your immune system is very responsive to your daily mood. IgA levels and NK cell activity, for example, are elevated on days when you’re in a good mood and lowered on your “down” days. In future articles, we’ll see that this mood-enhancing effect is one key mechanism behind humor’s power to support health and wellness. Humor raises our spirits, generates a momentary experience of joy and happiness and-in the process-leaves us in an upbeat, more positive mood. An elevated immune system just comes along for the ride.

References documenting the research findings discussed here may be found in Dr. McGhee’s latest book, Humor: The Lighter Path to Resilience and Health (2010), available at Barnes & Noble and Amazon.com. For additional articles on humor and health, humor in the workplace and children’s humor, or information about his keynotes, see his website at http://LaughterRemedy.com/. Paul is a psychologist and is a pioneer in the field of humor research, having begun to conduct research on the topic in the early 1970s-before it became popular. He is internationally known for his own humor research, and has published 13 books on humor. In addition to frequent television and radio interviews in the USA, he has also appeared on Dutch, German, Swedish, and Swiss television discussing his work, along with numerous European radio stations. His work has been discussed in many international publications, including the New York Times, USA Today, Newsweek (Japanese), Geo (German and French), Schweizer Familie (Swiss), Psychologie Heute (German), L’Impatient (French), VG (Norwegian), OGGI (Italian), Der Spiegel (German), Die Welt (German), Die Zeit (German), Intra (German), among others. He now works full time as a professional speaker.

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How Do You React When You Are Upset?

July 8, 2010 By Leave a Comment

angerBy Bonnie Marcus –

I was at a Board meeting recently for a local organization and we were discussing business as usual when a colleague of mine made the comment that someone’s “nose was out of joint” because of a certain interaction that had occurred earlier in the week. That got me thinking. What was the origin of this idiom and what actually happens when someone’s nose is out of joint?

 nose out of jointIt turns out that the earliest form of this idiom was first recorded in 1581, and the description is to “be upset or irritated, especially when displaced by someone”. Your “nose is out of joint” when the look on your face and the way you act shows other people that you are upset. Although a nose cannot actually be “out of joint”, a person who is upset may have a strange look on their face until they recover.

So that leads me to another question. How do you react when you are upset with something that someone did or said to you? Does your nose get “out of joint” or are you able to clearly communicate verbally why you are upset?

I think we tend to suffer in silence. When someone says something to us that upsets us, we internalize it and don’t verbally respond, at least not right away.  Later when another person asks us why we are upset, we might share what happened and how the particular incident affected us. If we follow this course of action, however, we miss the opportunity to give feedback to the person who caused us pain or irritation. Often they hear it from a third party and you know how that goes. Just like the old game of telephone, the communication gets mixed up and muddled.

This leads me to another question. Why don’t we give immediate direct feedback about how we feel to the person who upsets us? Why do we rely on body language to convey our message when it can be so easily misinterpreted or even overlooked?

I can offer some theories:

  • We are fearful of the reaction of the other party.
  • We lack the confidence to express our feelings directly.
  • We don’t understand how assertive communication can benefit a relationship.
  • It’s much easier to be passive aggressive and tell everyone else how upset we are than confront the other person directly.
  • A combination of all of the above

What about you? How do you react when someone upsets you? Do you communicate directly to the other person how you feel or do you get your “nose out of joint”, make a little grimace and move on?

If you don’t assert yourself and communicate directly, you miss an opportunity to build or strengthen a personal or professional relationship.

I would love to hear your thoughts.

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3 Easy Tips to Change Lifestyle Habits For Better Health

July 7, 2010 By Leave a Comment

By Karen J Miller – obesity2

Since problems with a person being overweight include diabetes and heart disease, it is vital that we make changes in our lifestyles to reverse this trend. Traditionally, when a person makes the decision to lose weight, it is typically starting a diet. If exercise is included, a membership to a gym is often purchased.

These are all good plans. However, they fail so often because it is too much drastic change at one time. Anybody can tough it out for awhile. But changing too many old habits all at once is overwhelming. Also, to get through a diet, a person may have thoughts of how good the forbidden foods will taste once the weight is lost.

If you’ve tried and failed and are afraid starting another diet will lead to more failure, here are some easy lifestyle changes you can make to help you get ready to live healthier and lose weight.

Television

As our obsession with television, computers, and video games have increased, our time spent in physical activity has decreased. Fortunately, fitness shows by health gurus like Jack LaLanne have been steadily increasing over the years. Wii fitness programs are the newest addition to exercise videos while seeming like a game. Although exercising along with these programs is a great step to better health, more is needed.

We must restrict television time to 1 to 2 hours a day. It is far too easy to hear something that catches interest on the TV and sit down to watch…just for a little bit. An hour later you’re still sitting and got nothing done. How many times have you been watching a favorite program and been influenced to eat because you saw a food commercial? Turn off the tube and use the time to organize the closet, go for a walk, garden, or do anything that gets you moving.

Processed Convenience Foods

Processed foods are loaded with fat, salt, and sugars. Additionally, the processing often destroys a large amount of nutrients and enzymes. Without vital enzymes we cannot digest our food and make use of the nutrients we need. When our bodies are not getting the nutrients we need, we start craving more food and overeat. Pay attention to how much processed food you are buying because it is convenient to throw into the microwave.

Modern microwaves are better at cooking a wide variety of foods. Some even have browning elements. Microwave cookware has also evolved solving the old problem of having parts of the food hard and parts uncooked. It is possible to cook fresh foods from all food groups in the microwave.

Family Structure

Our family lives are rushed and stressed. Eating habits and mealtimes have deteriorated and the consumption of processed convenience foods have increased. In the last decade or two, we have learned just how important traditional family routines are. Commit to making time in your schedule so you can gather as a family during mealtimes. Eating together gives families an opportunity to talk about their days and model to children how to eat more slowly and chew their food.

Choose two or three days a month to prepare snacks and meals ahead of time. Make fruit and veggie choices convenient to access and ready to eat in Ziploc baggies (to go on the run) or plastic containers. Cereals like Frosted Mini-Wheats, crackers, pretzels, nuts and raisins can be packaged in baggies (together or separately) for easy to go snacks. Try mixing meatloaf recipes, making hamburger patties, casseroles, and trays of enchiladas and freezing them raw. A main meal can easily be popped into the oven or microwave on busy days.

Lifestyle changes are difficult to make. People like to keep doing things that are familiar to them. It’s safe. If you make changes gradually, just one at a time, and practice the new habit consistently, you will find you are living a different lifestyle in a year’s time.

Karen is a weight loss mentor who has life long experience with being overweight and battling weight loss and obesity related diseases. She shares strategies and information on her blog at http://karenjmiller.info/

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Your Health and Well Being – Feeling Good is the Key

July 5, 2010 By Leave a Comment

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By Peter Williamson -

Feeling good is key to our health and well being and can affect our daily performance abilities. There are several things that you can do in order to make yourself feel younger, more vibrant and healthier without making a drastic change to your lifestyle pattern.

First things first, it is vitally important that you get enough exercise, preferably at least 30 minutes four days a week. Even if you are feeling too tired to exercise you will be amazed at how much extra energy you will get after exercising. This will also help you to maintain an ideal weight which also has added health benefits. Remember to stretch before and after you exercise as this will help you warm your body up and prevent possible injuries. One particular type of exercise that is very beneficial to do is weight bearing, as this will strengthen your core and skeletal structure. Try to eliminate stress out of your lifestyle as stress has been known to cause premature aging and health problems.

It is crucially important that you keep your mind as young and alert as possible. You can do this in many different ways. Try to be creative and challenge yourself daily which will help to increase your mental capacity. Your body needs at least eight hours sleep a night to regenerate and recuperate. If you’re struggling to get enough sleep try drinking camomile tea or a warm milk drink, have a warm bath before bed, get enough exercise and eat well. Try to avoid drinking stimulants a few hours before you go to bed. Eating a full and balanced diet filled with all of the correct nutrients, vitamins and antioxidants will help you to feel healthy and on top form. Keep away from sugars, caffeine, alcohol and processed foods.

As you can see these are simple steps to improve you health and well being which you can easily take. They do not require a drastic change but can help to make a large difference in your ability to feel good.

Peter has been writing articles online for almost 5 years now. This author writes on subjects like travel, heath and product reviews. Check out his recent website on closet organizer systems and on choosing the best kids-closet-organizers.

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PEDAL POWER

July 3, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Pedal PowerBy Kerri Zane -

It was just announced that the Obama administration has more than doubled spending on cycling and walking initiatives to $1.2 billion in an effort to coax Americans out of their cars. Hallelujah people, we are on the move!

The number of reported walking trips has more than doubled from 18 billion in 1990 to 42.5 billion in 2009. Bicycling trips saw a similar increase, from 1.7 billion to 4 billion during the same period. “Americans want and need safe alternatives to driving,” said Transportation Secretary, Ray LaHood, “By making biking and walking safer and more accessible, we’ll be able to provide Americans with more choices and help foster more active, livable communities.”

So ladies, there is no better time than now to channel your inner pedal power. Cycling tones your leg muscles, keeps joints healthy, increases blood flow and lung capacity. And of course, it’s great for burning up the cals. I recently took a ride myself with pro-biker Tony Cruz. Check out the video www.kerrizane.com

Ever notice how long and lean cyclists are? That is the goal. Pedaling your two-wheeler is a great workout for your larger lower body muscles. It will strengthen your quads, hamstrings, glutes and calves. Cycling engages your shoulders and arms to tighten and tone without bulking up your upper body. Your core and spine are also at work when you pedal, keeping you balanced on the bike, especially if you challenge yourself on uneven terrain.

Spending time outdoors on a bike is breezy, beautiful and fun. It’s like burning calories without effort. For example a 150 lb women can kill an average of 140 calories for a moderate 20-minute ride. Kick it up a notch and try an intense bike ride and your calorie burn increases to 190 for a 20 minute ride. To really get your body going the best kind of bike workout is an interval ride that combines five minute moderate riding followed by intense three minute sprints for a total of 20 minutes.

Utilizing that infusion of government cash and an Obama inspiration my hometown of Long Beach is making an effort to be the most bike friendly city in the country. Last year they hired cycling, pedestrian and livable communities expert, Charles Gandy as our Mobility coordinator, http://www.charliegandy.com. Soon after Charlie’s installation the city’s transportation department quickly installed these cool green lanes in my local business district, Second Street, called “sharrows”. They are street lanes designed so bicycle riders and automobile drivers can peacefully share the road. Riders no longer have to fear the dreaded driver door ding and car commuters cannot pass bike riders on the road.

More exciting innovations for our fair city, in the next two months Long Beach will be creating Bike Boulevards and Bike Lanes to make it easy to travel from the East side of the city to Downtown. I can make this commute in a speedy 20 minutes each way. That is a good healthy dose of daily cardio! Encourage your local community to do the same. It’s a healthy living biking revolution in the making.

To see what else Long Beach has in store check out http://www.bikelongbeach.org and view the video to the right. Stay tuned as we update Bike Long Beach progress monthly!

To check out my website go to http://www.kerrizane.com.

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For the Health of It!

June 30, 2010 By Leave a Comment

By Allison  Maslan – Senior couple on cycle ride

We often take our health for granted until there is a reason to give it some attention. When acute pain or chronic symptoms arise, all of a sudden our health, which we may never have given a second thought, shoots to the forefront of our consciousness. If we are younger, and lucky enough to not experience any serious ailments, we may assume our good health will continue. And as we age, if we don’t treat our body-mind with care, prevention and maintenance, the systems of our body can begin to break down and become more vulnerable and susceptible to weakness and disease.

The Blastation Program incorporates a holistic point of view on healing because every part of your life affects and influences every other part of your life. For instance, financial worries can promote physical changes in the body that may lead to health issues. Meanwhile, it is clearly true that health impacts everything. When your body feels strong, it is much easier to focus, and your mood is uplifted and calm rather than frustrated and stressed. You are able to see and receive the abundance of life, rather than walking around seeing your life as that half-empty glass. By the same token, when your body is tired, weak, and in pain, it’s difficult to see and appreciate life’s simple beauty and the opportunities that may be sitting right at your feet. When you’re in pain, or feeling depressed, anxious, fearful or angry, it’s hard to get motivated to find or connect with your sense of purpose and passion.

In Deepak Chopra’s book, Quantum Healing, he explains that every cell in the body regenerates itself. The lifespan of red blood cells, for instance, is approximately thirty-seven days. Even brain cells have the capacity to regenerate. Nerve cells, he mentions, take the longest to renew. In fact, within a seven-year period, the body can create a completely new body of cells. Poor health is limiting, but the good news (as Deepak’s observation suggests) is that we can improve our health and well-being at any time, at any age of our lives.
Life can be stressful at times, no question.

And too much stress with no support to counteract its often harsh energy can have detrimental effects on the body and the psyche. On the other hand, when your body-mind is feeling nourished, sound and resilient, the stress will not create such a serious impact or have chronic implications.

When you find yourself under stress, overwhelmed, running late, and dealing with conflict or in an emotionally challenging situation, your body tenses up. You start gripping the steering wheel or gritting your teeth while thinking about what terrible thing is going to happen because you messed up big-time. Panic may even set in. Heart palpitations, tension headaches, and stomach upsets are a few of the physical reactions that you might have encountered in a stressful moment. If this is your state much of the time, you can see where chronic physical conditions could arise.


Your first line of defense is to breathe.

Your breath is your connection to life. Your first action as you entered this world was to breathe. Without breathing, there is isn’t anything for the body to draw on. Bringing in oxygen and expanding your lungs in a stressful moment, will give your body the new life energy it needs to deal with the crisis, and then bring your system back to center.

Do the Blastation Breathing Exercise on the Health Page anytime your are under stress or have a moment just to chill.


Move That Body!

I challenge you to make exercise a priority in your life. As I’ve already noted, it’s an important element of  Blastation  because a healthy motivated body-mind is more likely to have the energy and motivation you’ll need to reach your dreams. If you haven’t exercised in a while, it may take two to three months to start realizing some of the benefits—such as weight loss—even though you’re likely to start feeling better emotionally right away. So don’t give up after a month of little progress on the weight-loss front. Work out with a friend, hire a trainer…but whatever you do, stay consistent, and don’t give up. Longer term, regular exercise provides the opportunity for a longer, healthier, and more productive life. Please remember that without health you’ll never reach your true wealth. So turn off the television, stop making excuses, and get that body moving.

Input your mini feats for your weekly exercise plan so that you will be committed to making it happen. Any time you write your goals down, they move from fantasy to reality!


More Vitality, More Passion.

There’s nothing more humbling than to witness someone’s life transform from illness to vitality, from apathy to passion. When that happens, everything changes. As individuals reclaim their health, it can positively impact the dynamics of their entire life. There’s a desire to improve relationships, the motivation to reach for more in their careers, the incentive to be creative, and the inner peace to enjoy life’s small but powerful moments. You can improve your health at any age and at any stage. I went from huffing and puffing up the stairs to running 10k-run obstacle courses through the mud. If I can do it, so can you. The path to a healthy body-mind is an important part of the journey to the life of your dreams.

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Raise Your Energy Level Naturally – Without Artificial Stimulants

June 22, 2010 By Leave a Comment

saladBy Stan Galkin -

Today the availability and variety of processed products and diet plans claiming to provide a jolt of energy to boost you up is endless. Energy drinks, powders, pills, faux herbs, and other such products all make the same basic claims with their own twist – so where do you start? Or better yet, why start?

Fact or Fiction: Do you honestly believe the people hyping these products and diet plans are so concerned about your energy level that they want to share their purported boosting experiences out of munificence for their fellow man? Or perhaps their sole motivation is in making a buck on your lack of knowledge.

Your Body Produces Energy: Notwithstanding the veracity of the claims and consequences of ingesting these products, all of the energy you desire is naturally available through physical processes that occur in the normal human body.

Did you know your body is capable of producing an abundance of energy solely from the fuel or food it ingests and digests? And, most importantly, you are in total control of the way in which that energy is allocated among the various bodily functions it serves. Simply put, you can control how physically and mentally energetic you feel.

Digestion and Energy: Digestion is the most critical bodily function and requires the most energy. Accordingly, the body meets its demands first to the exclusion of all other functions. While the digestive process is constant, some foods and food combinations are more easily digested than others and the amounts of energy required to digest them likewise varies.

Easily digestible foods and food combinations allow the body to provide more energy to other functions than those that are difficult or impossible to digest that drain valuable energy from them. As more energy is available and provided to non-digestive bodily functions physical and mental acuity rise dramatically.

Classic Examples: The following are real life examples of food causing energy drain:

  • Generally, office coffee machines or other coffee sources start buzzing a few hours after lunch because people have the blahs and are seeking an energy boost to make it through the day in a productive manner.
  • Athletic teams no longer eat heavy meals like steak and potatoes prior to games because players became lethargic soon after the game began.

In both instances individual productivity suffered significantly because the foods consumed were difficult or impossible to properly digest and that resulted in a paucity of energy being available for other important functions.

Food For Thought: Fresh fruit digests easier and faster than any other food so a minimal amount of energy is expended in the process. It is broken down in the body and transformed into glucose – our primary source of energy and solely responsible for human brainpower. So, at a bare minimum how do you want to begin your day? You can eat foods that will sap your energy and brainpower because they are difficult to digest or those that digest easily to enhance your overall mental and physical performance.

No Frills Weight Loss explains the relationship between diet and energy levels in easy to understand layman’s terms. In addition to other information you will learn how to maximize energy your body generates for non-digestive functions by knowing the following:

  • Foods and food combinations that require minimal energy to digest
  • Foods and food combinations that require maximum energy to digest
  • How to properly combine foods
  • When to eat certain foods

Discover how to raise your energy level naturally and begin the process towards a thinner and healthier you. Learn more at http://www.nofrillsweightloss.com.

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Learning the Health Benefits of Sex – The Secrets to Live Longer and Younger!

June 17, 2010 By Leave a Comment

a23By Linda Scheifer

You can live longer and remain younger if you have an excellent sex life. There was study in Great Britain that showed that men who had at least a couple of orgasms every week had about half the death rate of men who had an orgasm less than once per month. There is a hormone known as DHEA that helps to promote exciting sex and it increases when you have sex.

DHEA is a powerful sex hormone that balances the immune system, promotes tissue repair, increases bony growth, improves our thinking and keeps skin healthy and looking young. It may even act like an antidepressant medication and help heart health.

More Health Benefits of Sex:

Sex alone is a good thing but sex with a partner who you love is perhaps even better. Having an open heart can lead to the best sexual experience you have ever had and any activity that promotes intimacy and feelings of love will heal the mind and the body.

If you care about your partner and he or she cares about you in return, with connection between you in the deepest way, you are at a 3 to 5 times less of a chance of dying a premature death or suffering from a debilitating disease.

Some of this is connected to the positive health benefits of sex and the positive effects of being touched and touching someone. Your body’s chemical composition is affected by touch so that the act of stroking, cuddling and hugging another person will send chemical signals to your brain that are healthy for you. These are just some of the health benefits of sex.

There is other evidence that touch leads to good health practices. A doctor in the 1930s noted that when babies were touched and held in the nursery, they had fewer illnesses and a lower death rate than babies who were not touched. It had nothing to do with hygiene, infection or illness but was directly related to touch. The hospital hired volunteers to cuddle the babies and this helped infant mortality.

Preterm infants who got up to three massages per day gained almost 50 percent more weight than did infants who didn’t receive massages. Erotic massage can act in the same way to improve the sexual experience and is among the positive health benefits of sex. It is the best way to give the whole body an orgasm and you’re your partner feel very good. Such an activity makes both of you happier and healthier.

Of the health benefits of sex, you get healthy bones, a healthy mind, a healthy heart, healthy blood and peace within yourself-all due to having a healthy sex life. Next time you feel like having sex, know that your doctor will likely agree that it is a healthy thing to do.

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Using Daily Activities As Workout

June 16, 2010 By Leave a Comment

walking200By Marielle Liza De Ocampo

Many of us do not take working out or even simple exercising seriously. We often just completely disregard it, procrastinate or are too busy to stretch our limbs and flex our muscles. Yes, we heard the news: we will eventually develop horrible diseases if we fail to include exercise in our daily routine, but we still would not budge. Should we still wait for the worst to happen before we start exercising? Here are some simple things we can do along with our everyday activities to help make exercise a part of our daily routine without going to the gym:

1. Stretching. When we wake up, it is almost always automatic for us to stretch our limbs as we open our mouths wide in a big yawn. But while we are at it, we can start stretching every major muscle groups that we are going to use the whole day. Stretching is one way of warming up your muscles before you use them to avoid straining.

a. Start stretching the neck muscles by rotating the head to one direction after another several times.

b. Rotate both shoulder joints and stretch your arm muscles. You can also close and open your hands at the same time to warm up the hand muscles.

c. You can simultaneously stretch your lower limbs as well as your body to stretch the muscles of the abdomen.

d. Rotate your ankles one after another and do an alternate plantar and dorsal flexion of your feet to stretch the leg muscles.

2. Upper body workout. When we carry things, we use our upper body and upper limb muscles’ strength to lift it up and carry it. However, we usually just let our arms relax and just let the hands bear all the weight of whatever we are carrying. What we can do is actually flex our arms a little bit. This will help lighten the load for our hands and keep our muscles toned. It also utilizes the strength of the chest and abdomen muscles, depending on the weight of our carry-on.

3. Lower body workout. Unless you are unable to walk in some way, you should be able to exercise your lower extremities all the time. Walking is the simplest yet best exercise we can do. When going somewhere that is not so far, we can leave the car in the garage and use our two legs to get us there. Besides keeping the tone of the calf and thigh muscles, this activity also doubles as a cardiac workout, especially if we step up a notch and jog instead.

Although these steps are simple, they actually work when done in accordance to our daily activities. Exercising does not need to be done only in the morning or in the afternoon. It would be best for us to incorporate exercise into whatever we do. This way we do not have to worry and/or feel guilty about not being able to exercise. During the weekend or whenever you get your extra free time, hit the gym for a complete workout. Do not be surprised if you do not feel as sore as you should be had you not done these simple exercises for the past few weeks.

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