7/09/2014

6 ways to start your day


 

Put On Some Music
Music therapy has been shown to reduce stress and have a positive effect on health. Listening to music as you get ready and start your day will create positive energy and a soothing sense of peace (or a sense of fun, if you play party music). Music can compliment other healthy lifestyle habits, adding a sense of peace to a yoga workout, putting a spring in your step on a morning walk, or stimulating your mind as you write in your journal.

Relax in the Shower
Many of us shower in the morning, though we often rush through it because we need to get on with our day. As you let the warm water loosen your muscles, think about the possibilities that lie ahead, think about what you have to be grateful for in life, and remember this serene feeling. When you encounter challenges through the day, just think back to this relaxed feeling, and you may be able to approach your stressors from a more centered place.

Eat a Balanced Breakfast
For those of you who start the day on a bagel and coffee, read this! Breakfast is known as ‘the most important meal of the day’ for a very good reason: a healthy meal in the morning can balance your blood sugar levels and give you the sustenance you need to handle physical and mental stress. Without it, you will be less resilient, both physically and mentally. Be sure to have plenty of protein and fruit, not just caffeine and empty calories!

Drink Green Tea

Sipping a warm cup of tea is a soothing activity that will help you prepare for the day ahead and feel nurtured. Green tea is loaded with antioxidants, so it’s a delicious and healthy lifestyle choice.

Write in Your Journal
Journaling has many health and stress management benefits, and can also lead to increased self-awareness. Take a few minutes to reflect on what you enjoyed about the day before, focus on what you hope to achieve in the day ahead, or just write about what you are grateful for right now. Writing once a day can help you feel focused, process negative emotions, and solve problems.

Morning Walk
Walking has so many health benefits, the stress management benefits are practically just gravy! A morning walk can get you ready for your day, help you sleep better at night, lower your stress level, and reduce your risk of numerous health conditions. And if you bring a dog with you, you’ll be lavished with attention as well!

Yoga

 For a healthy body and peaceful mind, few activities give as much ‘bang for your buck’ as yoga. Combining all the goodness of several stress management techniques, such as diaphragmic breathing, meditation, stretching and more, yoga provides some of the best stress management and health benefits you can find in a single technique. A good way to start your morning is by doing a series ofyogaposes called Sun Salutation.

Natural way of permanent hair removal



Collect a lot of walnut shells and burn them. Mix resulting ash with water (1 tbs of ash with 1l of water). Let it sit for 12 hours. Use cotton swabs dipped into mixture to go over areas where you want to remove hair. Repeat several times a day. You can keep the mixture on for 30 minutes. You will notice hair reduction, and in several months, they will be completely gone.

Chill out - Refreshing fruit frappe



On summer days when you want to make something fruity usually is that a banana milk shake or eventually strawberry. But only a little more effort will create a healthy refreshing fruit mix.

The ingredients

The bottom layer 1 avocado, 4 spoons of yogurt, 1 teaspoon honey, and 3 ice cubes

Middle layer: 1 banana, 1 mango, 2 tablespoons of honey, half a cup of orange juice and six small ice cubes

Topping: 1 banana, 8 strawberries, 1 teaspoon honey and 4 - 5 ice cubes

Mix the separate each layer. While preparing the next, the previous layer shall be cooled in the fridge. Enjoy healthy fruit mix

7/07/2014

How to burn calories quickly



This routine includes walking movements of Tabata, which include short intervals of high intense resistance exercises that will help you burn calories faster. If you just walk for half an hour with fast walking, you will burn 170 calories, but with this simple plan you will burn even 245.

1. Walk slowly 13 minutes.

2. Then, run the two-minute Tabata this exercise:

You stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and arms bent in front of you so that you fists are in line with your shoulders. Squat as if you sit on a chair, then stand on your fingers and stretch your arms above your head. Repeat this movement for 20 seconds, then rest 10 seconds. Do one set.

3. Jump like skipping rope for 20 seconds and then rest 10 and do another set.

4. Walk at a brisk walk another 13 minutes.

5. In the end, the two still run the two-minute Tabata moves:

- Marclh off in place and lift your knees as much as you can for 20 seconds. Rest for 10 seconds and serve up another set.

- Then, you stand to your feet touching and hands stretch out next to the body. Crouch and jump to one side and then again on the other side. Repeat this for 20 seconds and then rest for 10 seconds and serve up another set.

Enjoy: Food for relaxation that's not fattening



Many resor to food and nibbling all kinds of things when they feel that they are under some pressure. But the trouble is, if at the same time want to keep the line. Nibbling and chewing relieves tension, and if you choose a useful diet rich in vitamins and chews, success will be complete.

POPCORN (but domestic)


Their biting and chewing helps irritated nerves to calm down. If you prepare properly, without fat or calorie supplements can affect the line. Buy popcorn and start ...

SOUP


Hot vegetable soup is packed with nutrients and is recommended to calm tensions, and is great for those who keep an eye on the line.

POTATO 


Carbohydrates increase serotonin levels in the brain, a chemical that helps you relax. Baked potato (without oilor butter) has only 145 calories per serving. 

ORANGES 


Vitamin C contained in this fruit helps the production of adrenaline, which allows us to deal with stress. They are useful because they contain a high amount of fiber. 

CARROT


It is rich with vitamin A which is an antioxidant and an important element in the fight against the consequences of the organism causing prolonged exposure to stress. Low in calories and high in fiber.

12 tricks to survive the hot summer nights



They come to us hotter and hotter days, which means that at night we often find it difficult to sleep in the heat. The best solution is an air conditioner that can be set to a temperature that is best for sleep (16 to 21), but if you leave it open all night, you will be sent a huge electric bill. But there are alternative ways. Here's how to spend a hot summer night without air 4) 

1) YOUR BEDDING SHOULD BE MADE OF COTTON 

Forget satin, silk, polyester and bedding of other hot materials. The best is cotton, which is soft and light, and through that your skin can breathe. 

2) FEEL COLD 

Place the sheets in the bag and put it in the fridge for a few minutes. This will not cool all night, but it will at least give you enough time to sleep feeling comfortable. 

3) SLEEP AS EGYPTIANS

The so-called "Egyptian method" involves sinking blanket or towel in cold water. Then a wet blanket put over dry blankets not to soak the mattress.

4) REMOVE THE PYJAMAS

If you have a room key, you can not sleep and naked. Some people  at summer are regularly doing that, while others claim all the sweat stays on you, and when you're dressed, absorbed into the fabric.conditioning. 

5) FAN AND ICE 

Fill a shallow bowl with ice and place it between himself and the fan and adjust ventiltor to partially blow in a bowl. It will do you outreach cold air instead of just circulating warm. 

6) SLEEP ALONE 

If you are in a relationship or married, you do not have possibility to sleep  together at summer,  If you have possibility to sleep  separately. From the proximity of another body will only be hotter and you will be nervous, so you will not be able to sleep. So it is better possibility to sleep  separately. 

7) STAY AWAY FROM THE STOVE

Summer is not the time to save dishes that need high temperatures. To avoid additional heating of the house, eat salad or some dishes that take very little time to prepare.

8) DRINK PLENTY OF WATER

Drink at least two glasses of cold water before bed. Sweating at night can lead to dehydration, so provide yourself will enter a little more water than you need.


                                   9) COOL OFF IN THE SHOWER

A cold shower is one of the most beautiful things at summer, . First you take a shower with warm water, and then decrease the temperature of the water. Shower will wash away the sweat, lower your body temperature. 

                                     10) SLEEP ON THE LOWER FLOORS

If you live in the house on the floor, at summer,  sleep on the ground floor or in the basement (if it is suitable for sleeping). The temperature is lower closer you are to the ground. 

11) COOL DOWN YOUR FEET 

The feet are very sensitive to temperature. Cool the entire body soaking feet in cold water before bed. Or keep a bowl of cold water next to the bed to cool your feet every time you warm up. 

12) TURN OFF ALL LIGHTS

Turn off all electrical appliances and light bulbs, as they only contribute to the growing temperature. Each degree is essential.



7/06/2014

Avocado dinner




Properly balanced and planned diet involves reduced taking carbohydrate during the second part of the day. This means that your dinner should be rich in protein and good fats. 

For this reason, we give you an unusual idea that has certainly not tried. It is a baked avocado with eggs. 

Ingredients: 

- 1 medium size avocado (not very hard), 

- 2 small eggs, 

- A bit of smoked bacon, 

- A little pepper and sea salt, 

- Bits of tomato (optional), 

- An integral piece of toast. 


Preparation: 

Heat the oven to 220 º C. 

Halve the avocados in half and remove the stone. If it is necessary to remove a small avocado care in order to whole egg. 

Pour the eggs in each half, and sprinkle with crushed pepper and sea salt. 

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Bake in the oven for 12 to 15 min (judge for yourself). 

When done sprinkle with chopped bacon on top. 

Eat with integrated toast. 

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Of course this does not have to be dinner, foods that are the basis of this dish is the perfect choice for a quality breakfast and lunch. 

Pleasant!

7/05/2014

The best way to relax after a hard day




Exercising after work and enough sleep are the best way to prepare for a stressful day, says a new german study. This way you will avoid exhaustion and I'll survive a hard day at work.

Although most people with a job goes straight to the sofa, experts advise to immediately go to jogging, swimming or riding a bike, and that only then throw the bed in his arms.

Exercise affects the mood and efficiency, but also draws energy and requires some time to recover. Therefore, it is good to combine exercise and relaxation.

The study involved 144 workers, aged 22 to 64, who worked 38 hours a week. They are all at least once a week practicing. During the five days, kept diaries of what they were doing on the job, what they were doing when they resurfaces from work and how they slept. Then the researchers measured their performance on the job, the speed and manner of thinking and optimism. It turns out that all these aspects are improved if the participants the day sleeping longer than usual sleep. Participants were, on average, spend 24 minutes practicing, and slept an average of 6 hours and 40 minutes each night.

Tips:

- Nothing is as good as a warm bath. Epsom salts will help to relieve stress and relax the muscles, allowing your body to relax after a long day. You do not have a bath? A warm shower makes miracles.

- Most of us have an office job that keeps us indoors most of the day. Just because you walk from twenty minutes can help you relax. Take a walk in nature, the park, the river ...

- The book or magazine to help you relax. Browsing the pages of the eyes to give a much-needed break from the computer monitor. Dim the lights, light a candle and enjoy a good book.

- Remember the teenage years when you write a diary? Start it back to work. Writing a diary can be a great way to relax and think about things that happened to you that day. In addition, the log can help you easily keep track of your goals.

- Every day, several hours sitting in the office chair can cause severe pain, like after an intense workout. Try stretching. Ten to fifteen minutes a day will be enough.

Scientists have come to the conclusion that a long sleep after training and before a busy day maintains physical and mental health of employees, which means that employees their tasks usually completed during working hours, and rarely stay longer at work.

Tired of stress: This will calm you down



Elimination of stress is doing in this steps: Lie on your back on the yoga mat,feet on the wall. If you have strip stretching, wraps it around the foot and leg. Bend your elbows at a right angle. You only have to breathe slowly.


Catherine says that in this position you should stay as long as you like, but notes that you will be feel better after the first minute .

This pose helps in the fight from insomnia, as a consequence of stress.



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