We are in the ‘ber’ months. It is starting to cool off, and before we know it, it is Christmas already. Time flies so past, huh? Last year I spent my Christmas with hubby in India. But I am not sure yet where I am going to spend my Christmas this year, here in the US or in the Philippines. It is because hubby’s schedule was recently changed. But wherever I will be, the spirit is the same. Two of my favorites about Christmas are the fellowship and food, especially the Christmas cookies. What’s yours? We surely are going to make Christmas cookies, with my sisters for all of our relatives, and us or with my mother-in-law. I have a recipe for Christmas cookies that I got from myrecipes.com. They have thousands of recipes, tips and how-to’s, and menus for all occasions that is why I go there to find easy to prepare and healthy recipes.
Category: Health
Weight loss pill
Do you know that the world is getting fat, there are now more overweight than the underweight? It is indeed a serious problem. Everywhere we look around we see products for losing weight, well, to meet the demands of the gaining people. The only way to get rid of the excess bad fat we know is by burning calories through physical activities, exercises, proper diet and coupled with diet pill that is really made to perform its purpose without harming our bodies. Hubby does not want me to get fat and overweight. Well, I see his point and I also want to maintain the weight that is considered healthy anyway, and if any of us will start to bend the scale, we really have to lose excess pounds of fat.
Coach yourself to lose weight
If you adopt the right attitude as you sit down to eat, you’ll shed pounds easily. Oftentimes, eating has nothing to do with hunger. It’s emotions that can really drive you to overeat. That’s why putting yourself in the right frame of mind at mealtimes can counter a tendency to overindulgence. To do that, Ferguson recommends repeating the following affirmations before, during, and after each meal :
BEFORE YOU EAT- Consciously say or think, “ I’m not deprived, and I will not feed my stress, anxiety, or fatigue.” This will prepare you to eat a balanced, moderate-size meal.
WHILE YOU EAT – say to yourself, “ I enjoy food and I’m going to slow down and savor every morsel.” Take time to smell your food and feel its textures on your tongue; if you appreciate your food now, you’ll crave less food later.
AFTER YOU EAT – if you’re regularly eating well but yearn for seconds, remind yourself, “ I ate a “balanced meal. I don’t need more. “ repeat the first affirmation, and ask yourself if you’re eating to fill an emotional void.
Children vendor
This was on our way out from the Taj Mahal. Children selling souvenirs. The girl was selling a pencil. I have had a load of souvenirs that time. It was a great time. It gave me the souvenir of the Taj not just in pictures but in my mind, forever.
Frontier trivia of the day:
Poor children in India begin working at a very young and tender age. Children are often exploited and deprived of their rights in India, and until further measures are taken in the matter of tackling the problem of child labour, many Indian children will continue to live in poverty. (indianchild.com)
Alcohol increases risk of cancer
Drinking alcohol is not good for our health as well as smoking are not good for our health. What I do not understand with so many people is that they continue on their vices no matter how government and health professional inform them of the bad effects of it. Some of them will not stop because they do not feel the side effects of it abruptly. May be that is one of the reasons why they continue on.
World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) has warned the drinking alcohol increases risk of cancer.
There is now strong evidence that alcohol increases risk of breast cancer, bowel cancer, kidney cancer and cancers of the mouth, pharynx, larynx and esophagus.
WCRF recommend that if people drink alcohol at all, they limit consumption to two drinks a day for a man and one for a woman.
For more information on the link between alcohol and cancer risk, download the WCRF recommendations booklet at www.wcrf-uk.org/publications
Body mechanics
In in our subjects in college, we were thought about how to have proper mechanics. It is very important for everyone of us in order not to injure our body parts. Sitting correctly is essential, since the strain put on the spine and its associated ligaments over time can lead to pain, deformity and chronic illness. There were a lot of things, I only remember to have proper body mechanics when I already feel the pain in my back. I am not good in sitting up properly so I usually injure my back ligaments that results to back pains. There is a proper way on how to sit up correctly. Sitting upright, at 90 degrees, is the worst position for your back, as it strains your back unnecessarily. You should lean slightly back, at an angle of about 135 degrees.
All work and no play…
Most of us workaholic. We work so hard to meet the necessity and demands of our daily lives. Sometimes we forgot to enjoy and have time to relax, play and dance. It is one of the cause why people will become boring and lost the energy and joy of working because they get easily worn out. Vacation are given to all the employees in order to be refreshed and renewed. I am guilty of that. I usually take my vacation when there is a special occasion or something but it was not a good idea. I should have vacation with no appointments and everything just enjoy the moment and play. We should try to maintain the balance between our work, family, friends and leisure. When we are just working and working, we will have untimely signs of aging and no one like that.
Our skin starts to age when its cells die off faster than the body can replace them. Sickness, anxiety, stress and depression also add to the aging of the skin. Try and maintain a balanced lifestyle by balancing work with play and doing fun activities that you enjoy.