TIPS for a Healthy Lifestyle

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As young as we are, developing the skills for making decisions is the tool for facing the future. You have to make decisions about your lifestyle, education, career, and marriage. What are the major decisions that you have make now, that have an impact on your life? You might decide to smoke, drink alcohol drinks, use drugs, and other unhealthy habits. You may decide also make decision about your intimate relationships whether heterosexual or homosexual, who your friends will be, how to use your leisure time wisely, about dating, and many more.


Good decision-making skill can help you reach your full health potential. This does not only include physical but also the emotional, social, mental, cultural, who you are today and who you can become. This skill will help you develop awareness. The following are some steps that you take to make better decisions:

1.       Decision should be defined.
2.       Gather as much information as possible on the matter in question.
3.       Other possible choices should be identified.
4.       Examine the probable positive and negative effect on each choice.
5.       Your goals must be identified (what you want to achieve) and the values.
6.       Evaluate all choices and categorize them
7.       Develop a plan of action and implement it
8.       Assess the results of your action.

Making smart decisions in one’s life is important in achieving health. It will clarify your own value; think back what you do from hour to hour, day to day, week to week, month to month. Make note of the activities that you have accomplished, by listing two or three values to establish and develop a desirable habit that will benefit yourself and influence others.

Health tip:
Choose one habit or behavior you would like to improve.
1.       Identify different strategies that can help you achieve change.
2.       Identify possible barriers in establishing a positive habit.
Examples:
a.       Doing activities that you may enjoy which has fitness benefits (Positive strategy)
b.      Doing activities that don’t indulge too much expenditure for equipment (Possible barrier)

Achieving appositive lifestyle does not mean changing all at once he habits or behavior that you have chosen. Changing it drastically results in possible barriers that affect your health action plan.

If your health action is for wellness, you don’t have to live a rigid, restricted life. Some basic changes in the way you live can make an important difference. For instance, physical fitness tones and trims the body so that you can actively enjoy life. Thirty minutes of exercise three times a week can help you stay fit. Likewise, good nutrition gives you the energy you need for study and play. Today’s teens skip breakfast which is bad for health. Eat breakfast regularly. Eating vegetables and fruit with moderate consumption of sugary, fatty, and salty food, will improve your diet.

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Effect of Caffeine to your Body

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Scientific research revealed that once caffeine is absorbed by the intestine through the bloodstreams and distributed in every major organs and systems on the body it alters moods or changes in behavior occur. When the person is stresses and he drink coffee the blood pressure rises and affects the heart and when there is palpitation then it is bad for the health.

This substance can be found in coffee, cola, tea, and chocolate. It is used worldwide without laws to restrict it. The most abused caffeine is in the coffee and cola. Soft drinks contain 10 to 50 milligrams of caffeine per servings. People may take it almost every day of their lives. In fact, in the modern world, these substances are on the line with entrepreneurial categories such as café with Internet, café with the other types of business, etc. they don’t consider the effects of caffeine in their health. Some teenagers use coffee and cola as ego boosters to feel like an adult.

The effect of this substance is directly in the brain and central nervous system, the effect of this substance is called “lift”, meaning to get started again for the tasks being done, after a “break for a cup of coffee,” or any beverages containing caffeine. It is a mental-conditioning, called habit –forming. Drinkers of coffee and other beverages do not realize the long-term effect of caffeine to the health.

It is important to know whether taking or drinking coffee or any beverages containing caffeine is beneficial to our health. Would this substance add life, as the advertisement says? Or make the relationships better and lasting. What would be the effect of caffeine in your life?

1.       Substances containing caffeine produces restlessness, irritability, insomnia, stomach disorders, heart palpitations and heartburn.
2.       Heavy coffee users may suffer headaches and fatigue when abruptly stopping the intake of the substance.
3.       It is a risk for pregnant women to take too much coffee or any beverages containing caffeine because it causes for low birth weight baby or prone to miscarriage.
4.       Excessive intake of the substance causes a short period of behavioral and mental depression and a long-term effect may likewise occur any time without warning.
A decaffeinated substance does not necessarily mean that it is zero percent caffeine free. Caffeine cannot be totally eradicated from coffee and/or other beverages. There is still a little or caffeine left in it.

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Discover the recommended facial skin tightening by Dr Rakus.

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Recommended facial tightening products by Dr Rakus


Dr. Rita Rakus is a highly acclaimed surgeon in the world. She was named as the “London Lip Queen” as an expert on his craft. She is widely acknowledged in the beauty industry as one of the best professionals on non-surgical aesthetics.

What she recommended is Thermage as facial skin tightening treatments. It’s been proven by many with a good result on their skin. Thermage is a non-sugical, non-invasive treatment. Thermage is FDA approved procedure that is available that tightens your skin. No other creams and products that is approved by the FDA in facial skin tightening than this. Thermage works across your entire face including forehead, eyes, jaw lines and the areas under your skin.

You will see the result after Thermage procedure. It can stimulate new collagen production on your skin up to six months following the treatment. She is using Thermage facial treatment worldwide considered her clinic as one of the leading non-surgical clinic. You can use the DIY mini tuo viso facial exerciser on the other hand also. You can see the difference in using Thermage to your face and it will make it smooth.

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Check the list of the best Nokia, Samsung and Blackberry Philippines phones in store now.

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The recommended Nokia, Samsung and Blackberry Philippines phones.


The Philippines, as an archipelago,  is considered as the Texting Capital of the World and what did it makes as such because of cellular phones. Phones are helpful in communicating with others whether for business of personal used.  But the brands of phones have a new and cheap competitors and imitation made from china that will eventually has same feature but low quality models. Here are the lists of recommended phone model for different brands.
Nokia is the leading manufacturer of phones in the Philippines. They have the best and innovative technology that makes it more user-friendly. Nokia’s classing 1820 and E72 are the best for its durability and multifunctional aspect.
Samsung Corby sets a new fashion for phones in the country. It is precision crafted form meets inner functionality to keep you at the forefront of style. It has all-around features that take care of your needs.
Blackberry Philippines set a new trend with its BBM package.  Blackberry Bold and 8520 have the best feature for it memory is expandable and sleek stylish look. It has a different format that supports both video and audio needs.

Common Colds

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Common Colds 

The lungs are susceptible to different kinds of diseases. This may be due to exposure to the external environment. It may also be due to the spread of the disease from other parts of the body.

Each lung has a large surface area making it susceptible to many airborne diseases. However, the tissues of the lungs are, by nature, very resistant to diseases. It is only when the person is physically weak that respiratory ailment affect the lungs. Some common respiratory diseases may involve the lungs and/or the other respiratory organs located above the lungs.

Twenty-five percent of the ailments reported to doctors are upper respiratory disorders. This is because the air inhaled may carry not only air but also dirt, dust, particulates, viruses, and bacteria. The impurities are deposited in the upper respiratory system, they infect the respiratory tract.

Common Colds

The common cold or acute coryza is an infection of the upper respiratory tract. It can be caused by any one of more than 200 viruses. When the infection occurs, the walls of the respiratory tract swell and produce excess mucus. It thus gives rise to the typical cold symptoms of stuffy or runny nose, throat discomfort, malaise, and occasional coughing.

Colds can produces fevers of up to 39C or 102F in infants and children. Such fevers in adults indicate that the infection is probably influenza. Most colds run their course in three to ten days, but infants and elderly persons are susceptible to complications such as sinusitis, ear inflammations, and pneumonia.

All cold viruses are spread by direct contact or by airborne particles. They become seasonally epidemic.

Preventive Measures and Treatment

                Because of the number of viruses involved, people do not develop immunity to colds as they do too many other viral diseases. Vaccines are of little use in prevention because so many kinds of viruses are involved. To prevent catching colds, avoid crowded places and people who have colds. At the onset of colds, a quick and very hot bath can stop colds.

                Colds are treated with rest and fluids such as fruit juices and water. In addition, medication such as antihistamines, decongestants, and cough medicines may also be prescribes. Some people with colds also eat whole fresh lemon and raw or half cooked onions to treat their colds. Aspirin is recommended only when symptoms are severe. Indiscriminate taking of aspirin increases viral shedding and makes the disease more contagious.

                In case of high fever, apply cold compress on the forehead and/or quick sponge bath. Paracetamol is also used to bring down the temperature. However, if fever persists, call for professional medical help.

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