Category: Health

Beauty in a woman or man is said to start from the head. Human hair has proven to improve a person’s appearance and look. In fact, many say that hair enhances the beauty of a person by folds. This is why hair routines have continued to increase, and the means used have continued to improve, with each passing day. However, there are many harsh conditions that end up affecting your hair. Such conditions include harsh weather conditions such as excessive exposure to the sun, hair coloring chemicals, frequent straightening, exposure to a lot of chlorine in the water and curling irons. There are many more factors or elements that cause the same effect; your hair becomes porous, brittle, dry, etc. in other words damaged. In some hair care tips, you may be advised to cut off the damaged hair. However, we can provide you with an alternative that does not require you to cut down your hair.

Leave in Conditioner

This is one of the ways that you can reduce the occurrence of damaged hair. Washing your hair each morning is a routine that no one is willing to leave behind. Since chlorine and the sunrays expected during the day are some of the damaging factors including the blow-drying expected afterward, it is essential that you use a leave in conditioner. This is because the conditioner is not washed off. It coats the hair strands protecting it against the sunrays and excessive heat during blow-drying. Also, it allows you to go about your daily activities without worry of damaging your hair.

Regular Trims

Regularly trimming your hair is one of the best hair care tips that revive it increasing its chances of surviving any damage that may occur or has occurred to it. With damaged hair, you risk having to cut all of it to repair it. However, just a short trim of the hair and using restorative hair treatments, shampoo and hair conditioner tends to preserve and strengthen the remaining hair strands. Therefore, trimming is a good option for damaged hair and a step towards restoring to it its better days.

Abandon Hair Chemicals and Colors

If your hair is damaged, the chemicals and hair colors are no longer for you. Many of the women cannot leave with their natural hair and want to treat it with chemicals and style it as they wish. Furthermore, not every person is satisfied with his or her natural hair color such that they use, move to artificial hair colors for a solution. Chemicals and colors increase the fragility of the hair instead of making it stronger. Leaving them behind the colors and retaining their natural appearance is a step towards strengthening and repairing your damaged hair.

Styling Your Hair and Styling Products

Styling your hair becomes an important event, as styling products may be limited especially when styling damaged hair. In fact, a very simple styling process or hairstyle used on damaged hair should not damage it further. Mild styling products or styles that require minimal products to keep the hairstyle and ensure that it lasts longer should be embraced. What should be done is that the hairstyles should be perfect for normal hair and help in preserving them.

Body Health

Damaged hair can be a sign of poor health, diet and other practices. Good health care practices translate to good hair care tips, which aid in repairing damaged hair. This is because what is good for the body translates to being good for other parts of the body including the hair. Continuous hydrations and taking the right diet adds to how good your hair looks. For damaged hair, taking the right foods that aid in the development of your hair is a step towards mending it. Water, nutrients such as the omega 3 fatty acids and nutrients from vegetables and fruits are also essential.

Conclusion

Taking care of your hair should be included in your daily beauty care routine. It is the first thing that a person sees when looking at you making it the center of other people’s attention. Ensuring that your hair remains the center is essential. This is possible only if you take care of it and restoring any damaged hair. Factors that cause damaged hair can be avoided or protected against by following the simple tips provided above. Therefore, restoring damaged hair has been made easy and fast. Also, you do not have to cut your hair just because it is damaged. By following the above tips, you can restore it within a short while and prevent any other form of damage from occurring.

Below is one of the exercises I created a while back in order to improve my personal excellence by becoming more creative and self-aware, enhancing my intuition, and supporting myself in reducing my stress levels:

 

STEP 1

Find a comfortable space where you will not be interrupted.  Set a timer for 15 – 20 minutes.  Sit in an upright position with your legs uncrossed and your bare feet on the floor.  Imagine a cord running down from the base of your spine and the sole of your feet all the way down into the center of the Earth.  These are your grounding cords.  They keep you present with yourself.

 

STEP 2

Take a deep breath in.  Place your hands over the center of your chest.  Feel your chest move up and down with each breath.  Tune into the rhythm of your breath.  What’s the tempo? Is it fast?  Slow?  Varied?  Can you feel your heart beat?  Make a mental note of anything you notice or jot it down if you’d like.

 

STEP 3

Now, while your hands are still in place and your focus is still on how fast or slow your chest is moving up and down, think about something that angers, frustrates, disappoints, or worries you.  Notice what those feelings feel like inside your body. Is there pain or discomfort, tightness, stiffness, or soreness anywhere?  If so, what’s the intensity of it?  Did your posture change at all?  If so, how?  Do you notice any difference in the tempo of your breath?  Is it faster?  Slower?  Non-existent (some people sub-consciously hold their breath when they are stressed)?  Make a mental note of any changes you noticed or jot it down if you’d like.

 

STEP 4

Now, without judging those differences between Step 2 and Step 3 (if there were any), take a moment to think about something you enjoy that feels really, really healthy and good to your mind/body/spirit.  What else does this thing make you feel?  Try to pick something that makes you feel good about yourself or is comforting, kind, beautiful, tranquil, peaceful or something you really appreciate a lot or feel grateful for.  Hold that thought for a few minutes as you continue to take long, slow, deep breaths in and out, keeping your attention on the rise and fall of your chest.  As you breathe in, imagine you all the parts of your mind/body/spirit that felt discomfort, pain, tightness, etc., being filled with the energy of unconditional love.  Imagine a more balanced state of harmony, cooperation, sharing, and reverence for life taking place within your body’s mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual operating systems. Imagine those parts of your mind/body/spirit that are stressed out, painful, nervous, or tense beginning to feel lighter, happier, and more peaceful as that happens.  Continue this for about 5 – 10 minutes or as long as feels right to you. Make a mental note of any changes you noticed with that or jot them down if you’d like.

 

Did your posture change at all during this part of the exercise?  If so, how?  Do you notice any difference in the tempo of your breath?  Is it faster?  Slower?  Non-existent (some people sub-consciously hold their breath when they are stressed)?  How does your body feel on the inside?  Did the pain or discomfort, tightness, or stiffness go away or subside at all?

 

Practice Steps 1 – 4 daily for best results.

 

REMINDER TO SELF:  If you get interrupted by some loud noise or an intruder for some reason (like a child, a pet, or the phone ringing) during the middle of this exercise and it makes you more frustrated, come back to it later.  In the meantime, remember to BREATHE and try tempering your passion for privacy with unconditional love, regard, acceptance, joy, and forgiveness!  Go with the flow.  Trust that all is in Divine Order and that the interruption happened for a higher purpose.  Perhaps there is a better place, time, or prior planning you could do to prevent the interruptions from happening in the future.

 

The author of this article is Sarah Williams, who is a copywriter for a PPC agency in London, United Kingdom. You can follow her on Twitter on @SWilliamsLondon, connect with her on LinkedIn and say hi on Google+. She loves books, hiking and the online universe.

A lean body, well defined muscles, and a stronger physique are all fruits of clean eating and intense exercising several times a day. However, it is possible to fail at weight loss regardless of how much time you spend at the gym. This particularly occurs to people who walk to a gym blindly and start doing ‘exercises’ without a goal or the proper guidance of a professional/expert. Here are a few things that will actually help you lose weight at the gym and hopefully gain a head turning manly physique.

1. Start Off With Cardio

Via: menshealth.com

The key to achieving any positive result with exercise equipment at the gym is beginning your sessions with cardiovascular exercises. Exercises such as jogging on the treadmill, skipping rope, biking are categorized as warm ups. These help to prepare your body for the oncoming vigorous workouts. This way, you prevent injury and prepares your body for the vigorous workouts ahead. You are able to go further having performed warm-ups at the beginning of the session. Warm ups performed for longer periods of time are considered cardio which is an effective form of exercise that engaged the whole body. For instance, jogging for 10 minutes is considered as a warm-up but doing it for 30 minutes is considered cardio.

2. Discipline Equals Consistency

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Another big mistake that will keep you from losing weight at the gym is skipping sessions. Working out three times a week is recommended. This gives your body adequate time to rest and rejuvenate in between. However, you can choose to perform simple workouts such as sit ups, pull ups, jogging, press ups, and biking during the days that you don’t go to the gym. It will help you lose a few calories regardless of how light the workouts are.

3. Divide Your Workouts

One of the biggest secrets of losing weight and gaining muscle while at the gym is categorizing your workouts. Walking in there blindly and going crazy with equipment will only exhaust you for absolutely no reason at all. Plan to workout different muscle groups in different sessions. These should include; leg, chest, and back, biceps. This way, you get to maximize your workouts and burn even more calories in each session. This is unlike working out the entire body in every session where you get to burn fewer calories.

4. Choose To Advance- Do Not Fear The Weights

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In weight loss and workouts, everyone begins somewhere. Some begin with 5-pound weights while others feel comfortable with 15-pound weights. Regardless of where you begin, the ultimate goal should be advancing with time. Once a routine starts feeling too comfortable, it is time to advance to tougher routines and heavier weights. Stagnating will stop your weight loss and muscle gain.

5. Keep Watch Of The Resting Periods

A common mistake that a lot of people, especially beginners, make is abandoning their reps and resting longer than they should. The resting period between sets should normally be between 30-90 seconds depending on the workout. This is not the time to strike conversations with other members, dash for bathroom breaks, checking your cell phone or getting something from the car. Jumping back into your routines quickly will help you lose more weight and gain muscle than taking long breaks in between. The higher the intensity of the workout, the higher the metabolism and weight loss.

Bonus Tip

1. Although most workouts involve your core, it is advisable that you aim at engaging your abs during every workout. People with stronger and tighter abs eat less as they get fuller faster. This is because the tight abs prevent the tummy from expanding. This definitely equates to weight loss.

2. When you work larger muscle groups such as; abs and back, you actually lose more calories than when working smaller muscle groups such as biceps. However, engaging all muscle groups at once is much more beneficial.
3. HIIT sessions are definitely worth your effort and will boost your weight loss. HIIT, which stands for High-Intensity Interval Training, is able to boost your metabolic rate for up to 8 days. However, these are not to be performed on a daily basis because your body will not have time to rest which is a vital part of working out so once or twice a week is perfectly fine

Weight loss is the ultimate reward for clean eating and intense work out sessions. If you are new to this, feel free to seek the guidance of a professional fitness instructor. This way, you will be able to achieve more result, stay safe and successfully advance in your workout routines. In addition, you could incorporate a thermogenic fat burner supplement to your diet. It helps you to burn even more body fat hence a leaner physique.

If you are keen to minimize the risk of a heart attack, you should have regular blood-pressure check-ups, not smoke, keep your blood-fat levels (cholesterol and triglyceride) low, maintain your “ideal” weight and exercise regularly.

If you are at risk through one or more of the above, there is something you can do. Heart disease is preventable. Here are some suggestions:

To reduce blood pressure, keep to your desired weight. Choose low-fat foods and don’t use salt. To give up smoking, be positive, and you can give it up, as thousands of other people have. Most people decide to give it up and just stop.

• Set a date for stopping and give yourself a time to work up to if necessary.
• Get the support of your family, your friends and your doctor.
• To reduce your chance of high blood fats, maintain normal body weight.
• Limit your intake of all fats. This means less animal fat, full-cream dairy products, pastries and other foods made from animal fats.
• Eat more fish, poultry and veal. Choose only leaner cuts of meat and trim off all visible fat before cooking.
• Increase fiber-containing foods such as wholemeal bread, cereals, vegetables, legumes, lentils and fruit.

It is not yet understood why some people can eat more than others and still maintain normal weight. But one thing is clear, to lose weight you must eat fewer calories than you burn. This means you should choose foods containing fewer calories and increase your exercise activity.

• Avoid eating too much fat and fried foods and drink plenty of water instead of cordials and soft drinks.
• Use alcohol in moderation. Alcoholic beverages tend to be high in calories.
• Exercise more and more while eating less and less.

If you haven’t exercised for years, are getting on in age or have several risk factors, check with your doctor before you enter an exercise program. But don’t be put off, there is an enjoyable, safe and beneficial level of activity for everyone.

To develop and maintain cardiorespiratory fitness, exercise should make you puff a little. The following guidelines are recommended:

• Select an exercise you enjoy.
• Don’t exercise soon after meals or drinking alcohol or in extremes of temperature or humidity.
• Your exercise program should be gradual, beginning at a low level and increasing at your own pace.
• It should be regular, including at least two or three sessions each week, preferably not on successive days.

References:

• http://www.imfaceplate.com/nswcag/arm-signals-for-heart-attack
• https://www.heart.org/idc/groups/heart-public/@wcm/@hcm/documents/downloadable/ucm_300308.pdf
• http://www.imfaceplate.com/nswcag/new-discovery-in-fight-on-heart-disease

A list of drugstores can be found in the Philippines. They offer a range of medicines that can aid you in whatever sickness your body may be experiencing. But taking drugs should not always be the solution you should be opting for when you are feeling unwell.

Learn other ways of how you can care for yourself. Here are simple things you can do to remain healthy.

Slowly Wake Up

Waking up in the morning should feel like a blessing, not a curse. Give yourself time to breathe and relax in the morning by avoiding work commitments like answering emails after waking up.

Soothe your mind by showering or having a hearty breakfast before you respond to any work related tasks. Give yourself at least 30 minutes to slowly wake up every morning.

Meditation and Yoga

There are a lot of health benefits when it comes to meditation. It helps you de-stress and relieve your mind from all the worries you may possibly think of. Yoga is another thing that you can do to make sure your mind and body can become healthy and active.

Try to incorporate these two while you are slowly waking up so you could gain a positive and energetic mind set for the rest of the day.

Exercise

Exercise is one sure way you can release endorphins or happy hormones in your body. It is also an activity that helps you de-clutter your mind. It also burns out the extra fat found in your body, making sure you remain fit and healthy.

Keep a Journal

Having a journal can be very beneficial to people with busy schedules. It lets you write down a schedule you can follow for the day, which helps you remember important items like a meeting with your boss.

It also provides you an outlet where you can write about your feelings and emotions about a certain event in both your professional or personal life.

 

Eat

Food, just like exercise, is an essential part of having healthy minds and bodies. However, make sure instil yourself with a proper and well-balanced diet from day in and day out. Remember all the lessons about “Go, Grow, and Glow” and the food pyramid you have learned in school.

Read

Books are the food your brain needs to function well. Feed your mind with different information from the various books you can find in your local library or even on the internet.

Encourage yourself to read different genres particularly fantasy. This is because it stimulates the right part of your brain, which is responsible for creative thoughts.

 

Connect

Talking to your friends and family will help you feel more grounded. If you live alone, try to reach out with a family member or a close friend. Ultimately, having a human connection can help you feel better if you are having a hard day.

Play

Have you ever heard of the phrase, “work hard, play hard?” It simply means that you should have a work-life balance, wherein you can be happy in both your personal as well as your professional life. You should never commit your life to merely working hard; you also have to give importance to your life outside your career.

Sleep

Sleep is a significant part of your daily life. You should never disregard it for it has many scientific benefits. It not only improves your overall health, but also your decision-making skills. Sleep is the best thing you can do to detoxify your mind.