Exercising – why you should do it?
Friday, October 16, 2009
Exercising is a bore for many people. Although workout fans like to claim that
others are simply too lazy or too spoiled by the modern sedentary lifestyle to
exercise on a regular basis, this is not always the case. Some people have far
too busy daily schedules to squeeze in another time and effort consuming
activity. Not to mention that a significant number of people find the endless
repetition of the same movements more than a little boring. Truth is exercising
can only be considered fun by people who love such things, while other manage to
focus their entire attention on results and ignore the boring routine. If you
are unable to love or ignore the boring part, then you probably find exercising
a burden.
However, this attitude is not very good for your health. You may have a highly
paid job that takes away all your waking hours and you may think that you can
tank it until you’re in the forties and can afford to lay back and relax. But
this nice scheme doesn’t always work out the way it’s supposed to. By the time
you reach the forties you may not be in a position to lay back and relax and
your health may not be in top shape precisely because of neglected exercising.
Simple things like 30 minutes of jogging or aerobics per day can go a long way
toward reaching old age with a sound heart and a better shape than most.
I know that people are impressed by wealth, but money can’t buy your youthful
health back, not to mention the fact that they are also useless when it comes to
love. Or so other people say. If your busy lifestyle had brought you high blood
pressure and high cholesterol, then money is not going to solve these problems.
But just a little exercising everyday could make the difference in your old age.
It should also keep you from acquiring a spare tire around your waist. More
importantly, if you want that successful young exec look, then you simply have
to stay in shape. You can’t afford to look soft and flabby.
So it can be boring and time consuming and doesn’t always help you relax in any
way, but it does help your body cope with pressure and it does help your
endurance at all levels. Most of the members of the opposite sex will also find
a fine shape more attractive that a fat wallet, especially if you’re looking for
short-term relationships where long-term financial power is less relevant. So
stop crowding your schedule with so many tasks every day and make room for a
little exercising now and then.
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Wednesday, June 3, 2009
According to researchers, the finding shows that these regions process information about objects using different types of sensory input.
The discovery was made after studying a man, known as HJA , who suffered a stroke that left a large bilateral lesion in part of the brain important for object recognition, specifically in the lateral occipital cortex (LO).
As a result, although the man was not blind, he could not process visual input normally; objects appeared to him as unrecognizable jumbles.
"It’s difficult to imagine. If he looked at a pen, he might see lines, but he couldn’t say which were the pen and which weren’t," Harriet Allen of the University of Birmingham said.
However, the man could still recognize everyday objects by grasping them, the study showed.
In the study, the researchers had HJA and control participants observe pictures of objects and scrambled images while they were being scanned by functional magnetic resonance imaging. Participants were also scanned while they touched objects with one hand.
Within a subset of the regions found in control participants, HJA showed activity only for tactile objects, suggesting that these regions are specifically involved in successful multi-modal recognition.
The results showed that activation of dorsal LO by tactile input is not secondary to visual recognition. Rather, it can operate directly through the sense of touch.
"Our data indicate, for the first time, that at least some regions in the LO can be activated normally from touch, even when input from ventral LO is lesioned and visual recognition is prevented. This is consistent with estimates of effective connectivity from fMRI that have implied that there are direct connections between somatosensory cortex and LO," the researchers said.
The study has been published online on May 28th in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication.
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1. Fight the urge to end their sentences or say words for them. This is a very practical tip in creating better communication with people who stutter. Why? Because when try to finish their sentences, they get nervous and conscious that makes the room for error larger. Not doing this will make people stutter feel respected and one way of letting them know that they are not too different from normal people.
2. Refrain from saying words or phrases such as "Take a breath," "Relax," or "Slow down". When you say these phrases—even if you have good intentions—will only make the person who suffer from stuttering feel more like they are different and there's something wrong from them. Saying these things is like rubbing salt into the wound and will make them feel more ostracized from the society. Instead of saying these things, try more encouraging words such as "I understand" or "Go on" even if it takes them some time to finish the sentence.
3. Don’t look like you do not understand what he or she is saying. For people without speech problems, it is understandable to have a hard time understanding the words and sentences of people that suffer from stuttering. But then again, it is important that we show these people that they are no different from us. Most of the time stuttering is caused by none acceptance or rejection from a community. The best way to effectively send the message that we care is by understanding them even if it takes more time and effort.
4. Be more understanding and patient in listening to people who stutter. This can be shown by allowing the person to finish speaking. This is very important and a must be followed tip for communicating with people who stutter because one of the reasons behind all the stuttering that a person does is his anxiety and his lack of social skills. Being patient and allowing a person that stutters to finish what he is saying gives them the feeling of respect and acceptance which is important to their therapy.
5. Be more sensitive. If you are conversing with a person with speech problem such as stuttering, a moderate pace is very significant because it allows the conversation to naturally flow in a more relaxed manner and subtle rate. If you were talking too fast, this would put pressure on the person that stutter which will make it harder for him or her to communicate effectively.
6. Don’t show any signs of pity. The worse thing that can happen to a person with disabilities is to be treated with so much pity. Unless these people are asking for it we should look at them with pity. We should give them an equal chance to everything.
7. Always maintain eye contact. Making eye contact is important for strengthening respect. Looking a person in the eye in a conversation gives them the feeling of respect.
8. Don’t pretend that you understand what the stuttering person said even if you didn’t. Most people who stutter won't mind repeating themselves if you tell them honestly that you didn’t fully understand what he or she just said.
By saying, "I'm sorry, I didn't understand what you said" will help them exert more effort in communicating effectively.
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Approximately 75 percent of water in and on the Earth is in the oceans as salt water.
Water, the most abundant and most important nutrient in the body is as essential to life as the air we breathe. Since all body functions are dependent on water, it is evident that water is important for general physical fitness.
Copper excesses have been found in tissues of schizophrenic patients and have been traced to soft water eroding away copper pipes.
Water filters are only good if they remove the particular problem in your area and are serviced properly. This includes changing the filters on a regular basis.
According to the National Cancer Institute, nine studies correlated water quality and cancer with the drinking water in Pittsburgh, New Orleans and various cities in Ohio, New York and New Jersey.
Ice water may be harmful to persons with cardiovascular disease. Sudden drops in tissue temperatures are a shock to the system and cause a strain on the heart.
The colder the water we do drink with meals, the slower the digestive process works.
Drinking water with meals is not beneficial, since we have the tendency to wash foods down instead of adequately chewing them up.
Hot water is more dangerous than using cold water and heating it. Hot water is more corrosive and can contain larger amounts of dangerous debris.
If you consume 15 to 23 eight ounce glasses of water in a one hour period, it could be dangerous to your health.
Water in our bodies dissolves the foods, carries nutrients to various pars of the body, leaves the body as perspiration, helps maintain the normal body temperature, cleanses our systems of wastes, and is then eliminated through the kidneys at the rate of three to eight pints per day.
Americans are spending over 2.4 billion dollars on bottled water annually and are purchasing almost that dollar amount in home purifying equipment.
Most all filter systems only remove large particles. They still leave the small ones, such as viruses, etc.
There are 55,000 chemical dump holes across the United States, according to the EPA, that can leak contaminants into the water supplies in those areas.
Forty-seven percent of the water supply in the U.S. goes for food production.
To feed one person in the United States for a year, it requires approximately 1,726,000 gallons of water.
Other chemicals, such as chlorine, fluorine, phosphates, alum, sodium aluminates, and others are frequently added to drinking water for purification. Fluoridation is considered by some to be the most dangerous of all methods of treating water. Sodium fluoride, one of the most poisonous of all chemical compounds, is the active ingredient in rat poisons and moth control preparations.
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Thursday, April 23, 2009
Developing a lean, flat stomach takes time and patience, especially when it comes to those
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Spot Reduction is a Myth - The first thing you need to realize is that it is impossible to ’spot reduce’ fat from one specific part of the body. Fat loss occurs systemically, meaning that you can’t control where the fat comes from. When you burn fat for energy, you will draw it from all areas of the body, and the first place you tend to put it on will be the last place it comes off.
Cardio, cardio, cardio - Doing all the abs exercises in the world will do nothing if you have a layer of fat covering it. Doing strength training, or lifting weights, would help, but not as much as aerobic exercise. If you want to add some ab exercises in after the cardio, that’s great, but be sure to work your whole torso, not just the upper abs — that includes the lower abs, lower back and the muscles that wrap around your sides.
For example, Walking, jogging, bicycling, elliptical exercise and stair climbing are all great fat burners. Most give up early in the workout. During the first 10 minutes of aerobic activity, glycogen (stored carbohydrates) is the primary fuel source. Because you don’t burn significant amounts of fat until glycogen stores are depleted, the key to maximum fat loss is to work out aerobically for 30-60 minutes continuously per session.
Diet - Its best to stay away from fried food and too many sugary desserts. Abdominal fat loss is a 50% exercise, 50% nutrition combination. Regardless of how much you workout, if the number of calories you take in is greater than the amount you burn, you’ll still put on abdominal fat.
Eat Small Meals Regularly - You should try and spread your calories out into five small meals a day instead of 2 or 3 big ones so that you don’t overeat in one feeding.
Give it Time - If you want to have a flat stomach in 3 weeks, forget it. Losing fat takes time, and it’s unhealthy to lose too much weight too fast. Gradual weight loss is healthier, and more likely to be sustained over time. Go for a lifestyle change, something you can live with for the rest of your life, or you will just yo-yo. It’s a marathon, not a sprint.
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Gene that determines height identified
Scientists claim to have discovered the gene that influences a person's height and explains why some people are shorter.
Past studies have shown that genetics plays a key role in determining a person's height. However, the genes involved have remained a mystery.
A new study published in the journal Nature Genetics analysed the genomes of 5,000 white Europeans who gave Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) samples and details of their height and weight for medical studies into diabetes and heart disease.
The researchers from Harvard University, Children's Hospital in Boston, Oxford University and the Peninsula Medical School in Exeter found that just one small change in the HMGA2 gene had an impact on a person's height, reported the online edition of BBC News.
Scientists said people who carry two copies of the "tall" version of this gene are up to one centimetre taller than those who carry two copies of the "short" version.
The finding was confirmed by searching for the same two key versions of the gene in 30,000 more people.--
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DRINK WATER ON EMPTY STOMACH
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DRINK WATER ON EMPTY STOMACH
It is popular in Japan today to drink water immediately after waking up every morning. Furthermore, scientific tests have proven its value.
For old and serious diseases as well as modern illnesses the water treatment had been found successful by a Japanese medical society as a 100% cure for the following diseases:
Headache
Body Ache
Heart System
Arthritis
Fast Heart Beat
Epilepsy
Excess Fatness
Bronchitis Asthma
TB
Meningitis
Kidney and Urine Diseases
Vomiting
Gastritis
Diarrhea
Piles
Diabetes
Constipation
All Eye Diseases
Cancer
Menstrual Disorders
Ear Nose and Throat Diseases.
METHOD OF TREATMENT
1. As you wake up in the morning before brushing teeth, drink 4 x 160ml glasses of water
2. Brush and clean the mouth but do not eat or drink anything for 45 minute
3. After 45 minutes you may eat and drink as normal.
4. After having breakfast, lunch and dinner do not eat or drink anything for 2 hours
5. Those who are old or sick and are unable to drink 4 glasses of water at the beginning may commence by taking little water and gradually increase it to 4 glasses per day.
6. The above method of treatment will cure diseases of the sick and others can enjoy a healthy life.
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Animal Rights Protests In Spain
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
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I thought, now being a health blog..you can't find anything apart from health here but I thought,err..why not post one or two posts off topic err for a good cause.....So Here it is...
Animal Rights Protests In Spain
Recently a protest was organized by AnimaNaturalis, an animal rights group from Spain, in which a semi-nude woman was painted like a wild cat of some sort and remained in a cage in a public area with a sign protesting keeping circus animals in cages.
Here are some more pictures from similar nude animal rights protests in Spain
But the question is are nude animal rights protests effective?
This recent protest reminded us just how many Spanish animal rights protests involve nudity.
This protester, from AnimaNaturalis, demonstates against circuses with animals in Spain.
Also in Spain, this was protesting keeping animals in cages at zoos.
There have even been (nude) protests of a famous Spanish pastime and holiday -- bullfighting and the Running of the Bulls.
And then there are more sober (nude) demonstrations for animal rights in Spain.
On Animal Rights Day, these Spanish protesters wore clothes.
they also held dead animals, which they say were found near farms.
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How To Dress To Look THIN
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Match Your Separates
“Lose� five pounds by matching your skirt, stockings and shoes.
You’ll seem 10 pounds lighter if they’re all black!
Is the one-color thing too tame for your taste?
Slip on a pair of bright shoes to shake things up.
Remember the number one secret of slim dressing: PROPORTION
Full, round shapes on top and bottom will make you look…full and round.
So always accentuate your smallest part by pairing your more generously cut
pieces with a snugger mate. Balance a full skirt with a fitted shirt,
a flowy blouse with pencil-thin jeans, a miniskirt with a longer top.
Sport the Right Jacket
Jackets that are hip-length with tailored lines will look sleek;
ones that are too baggy or that pull are figure-flattery disasters.
Tapered jackets will always whittle your waist
Choose Shapely Skirts
The tailored cut of a pencil skirt (we love that it’s not skintight through the hips)
makes all bodies look sleek. A-line ones work wonders on anyone whose thighs are a little heavier.
 Slip on A Long Cardigan Waist-length cardigans tend to shorten your body while long, hip-grazing versions make torsos seem long. | |
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Dress up jeans with heels (and tuck in your shirt)
Ever wonder why you see this look again and again on celebs, in ads, in magazines?
Because, done right, it makes every woman look longer and leaner. Most flattering:
straight-leg or boot-cut jeans that sit on your hips (as opposed to at your waist or below your hipbone) and cover your instep when you’re in heels.
Use the Right Belt
Try one with a little nylon stretch that comfortably pulls you in.
Wider belts instead of skinny ones will actually make you look smaller.
Look for these flattering pants features:
• Flat-front styles. They’re instant minimizers if you’re curvy. Unlike pleats, a flat front creates an unbroken line across your stomach—making you look taller and slimmer.
• A waistband between one and two inches wide. Narrower ones can divide (and draw attention to) a tummy bulge.
• A slight flare. These have long been a top seller for a reason: They make hips look slimmer.
• A smidge of stretch. It helps pants hold on to the clean, sharp fit you bought them for.
Get yourself a Shift Dress
It’s one dress everyone looks great in. They’re usually constructed with darts at
the bust, curve-enhancing seams and a shaped waist—all sveltering features.
Wear Red!
In its deeper-hued incarnations, it absorbs light and therefore conceals just as well as darker (but not as exciting) colors.
And because it is a color associated with power, your bold confidence in wearing it is ultimately the most figure-flattering trick of all.
Pick Your Prints Wisely
Prints aren’t as slimming as solid colors, but you can make them work for you by playing up their camouflaging features.
If you’re bigger on the bottom, try pairing a printed A-line dress with a pair of black tights. The golden rule of prints: The smaller the print, the smaller you look.
Take notice of where your top meets your pants
Anything that cuts you off at the waist adds pounds.
You’ll look slimmer if your top and bottom meet just below the waist
Keep White in your Wardrobe
It’s not as slimming as black, but it’s such a nice break from it—and if you keep the look fairly monochromatic, it can actually work nearly as well for you.
Proportion is key; a loose white blouse with billowy sleeves begs for slim white jeans, while a ¾-length white coat calls for simple but bold-hued separates.--
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Compliments Women Can't Resist
Monday, February 9, 2009
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Compliments Women Can’t Resist
The compliment: On the surface, it’s a straightforward expression, one clearly designed for the express purpose of making someone smile and feel better about themselves, but beneath the surface lies a ceaselessly chaotic obstacle course. It’s loaded with assumptions, misinterpretations, suspicion, and even duplicity. You have to be extra careful when choosing your words and delivery. Mess it up and you could be sitting alone at the club, staring at an empty mug and wondering what went wrong… So here are several compliments women can’t resist.
“I could talk to you all night long.”
As you will find with many of the compliments listed here, we’re focusing on the values of a woman -- what the female deems important and flattering. Any man who has ever had even the slightest contact with the fairer sex knows that women place a high value on communication. Hence, after talking to her for a while, you need to drop the compliment that not only flatters but also excites. These are the types of compliments women can’t resist. Say it with a distinct tone of pleased surprise: “Wow, I could talk to you all night long!” Obviously, this only works if the two of you have already established a well-paced, comfortable discussion, but it’s perfect if this situation presents itself. During such a great conversation, you will be expected to provide a compliment, and there’s nothing better than this solid standby.
“I like the way your mind works.”
Many women have come to expect the “Hey, you’re really smart!” comment, and these tips here are created to set you apart. Therefore, you need to take the next step that not only proves you listen, but that you’re also impressed with her mind in general. Now, despite what you may think, this compliment is not conditional; it’s not reliant on her actual intelligence. Such a comment as this can follow any remark of hers that represents a slight twist on the current subject or simply casts the subject in a new light. Something small, like an ironic observation constructed to make you smile or laugh, and you’re primed and ready to deliver the appropriate comment. She likely won’t even expect it as she wasn’t trying to impress you, and the key to any woman’s heart is an unexpected gift.
“You look fantastic.”
Most men who don’t fit the “metrosexual” label get up, locate whatever is clean and put it on. On the flip side, most women spend plenty of time selecting each piece of an outfit, which is highly dependent on multiple factors. Therefore, rather than trying the tired “That’s a beautiful dress,” you can tweak it for the sake of freshness by generalizing and summing up the entire ensemble: “You look fantastic.” Make sure you comment on the fact that her earrings are a good selection and match her top, or perhaps you can notice that her shoes are the “perfect choice.” These are compliments women can’t resist because most females put a tremendous amount of emphasis on their ability to pick out fantastic outfits. It’s not so much about how they look, it’s about her skill in bringing out her most attractive features.
“You’re definitely the hottest of your group.”
Although women tend to travel in groups for general moral support and protection, don’t think for one solitary second that they’re not silently competing against one another. Many men don’t realize that women compare themselves to their friends far more often than guys do, which means such a compliment elevates the girl’s self-esteem. It’s not so much about her own vision of herself; it’s in how she appears to others, and when a man says “You’re definitely the hottest of your group,” she suddenly feels as if she has the physical edge.
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