5 Ways to Stay Energized

February 18, 2010

Filed under: Uncategorized, diets, energy, exercise, fatigue, insomnia, vancouver olympics, vitamin B12, vitamins and minerals — Amanda @ 4:07 pm

If you aren’t an athlete in the Vancouver 2010 Olympics, you probably start off your day with average energy levels that are increasingly hard to maintain throughout the day. Try these energy preserving tips so you can feel your best all day long.

1. Drink water – Dehydration will cause you to quickly become tired. Often, you may feel like eating even if you aren’t very hungry without realizing that what you really need is water.

2. Take Vitamin B – Vitamin B12 helps provide your body with a boost of energy. Its job is to release the energy contained within the food that you consume so that its easy to use. Try taking vitamin B supplements if you want an added boost of energy to your lifestyle.

3. Snack regularly – eating snacks high in protein every few hours is beneficial for your mood and energy. Stay away from sugars, though – sweets will make you crash. Try nuts and seeds, eggs, nut butter on crackers, and strips of chicken or turkey.

4. Avoid drinking coffee after 3pm – Yes, coffee has many health benefits, but when it comes to energy boosts, the time you drink coffee is crucial. The high your coffee gives you in the morning can cause a low around 3pm if you consume it too early in the morning. Try not to drink coffee in the evening – even if you think it doesn’t effect you, the caffeine can keep you up at night causing minor insomnia, preventing you from getting a full nights rest – the critical key to high energy levels. If you are going to drink coffee, have it in the late morning.

5. Exercise – going for runs, doing pilates, or taking a 30 minute walk can increase your energy levels and keep you going. A study by Patrick O’Connor at the University of Georgia found that sedentary people who completed a regular exercise program reported improved fatigue compared to groups that did not exercise at all. Nearly every group studied benefited from exercising, and if you don’t exercise now, or if you are constantly tired, being a bit more active will help your energy levels.

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February 8, 2010

Remedies for Wrinkles

Filed under: Uncategorized, ageing, anti-ageing, curing wrinkles, wrinkles — Candace @ 4:42 pm

Wrinkles plague nearly every woman over 40. They sag and crease the skin mostly around one’s eyes, lips, and neck. People who have stretchy skin at a younger age are more likely to get worse wrinkles at a younger age. Wrinkles, like stretchy skin, are caused by a lack of collagen and elastin. Although as time goes on, you will undoubtedly get wrinkles, there are ways to delay getting wrinkles.

Collagen - Many expensive creams and treatments claim they use collagen, which they probably do, but it will cost you an arm and a leg to buy the treatment. Instead, why not add a few foods to your diet which are high in collagen? Vitamin C manufactures collagen, so brussel sprouts, oranges, lemons, and spinach (full of vitamin C) will help stop wrinkles. Garlic, soy foods, and fish are high in collagen. Tomatoes have lycopene, which kill enzymes that would otherwise demolish collagen.

Buttermilk – Buttermilk is full of the same active ingredient used in expensive lotions (AHA – alpha-hydroxyacid)

Oils – Oils of any kind, but specifically olive oil, avocado oil, cocoa butter, coconut oil, and especially almond oil and castor oil can be used as a mask or a moisturizer.

Pineapple- Pineapple contains bromeliad which rids of dead skin cells and dirt. A mask to be simply made from pineapple and oil is this: Combine a cup of pineapple chunks with 3 or 4 tablespoons of olive oil. Mix this together with a fork, crushing the pineapple chunks as you go. Apply this like a facial mask and leave on for 20 minutes. Rinse well.

Changing your diet and spending more time on your skin care can immediately and immensely help you to rid of wrinkles and have healthy glowing skin.

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February 5, 2010

6 Ways to Clear Up Acne Without Medication

Filed under: Uncategorized, acne, acne remedy, acne treatment, cure acne, home remedy for acne, pimples, zinc — Nicole @ 10:04 am

Acne appears on the skin as blackheads, whiteheads, pimples, cysts, pustules and congested pores, generally in areas of the body with many oil glands, which are primarily the face, back and chest. Any person may experience some form of acne at any age, although in general most people who experience acne are between the ages of ten and forty. Acne can be treated by various acne treatments that can be found at your local drugstore, however, if you are seeking additional or alternative methods to clear up your skin, these following home remedies may be just what you’re looking for.

6 Ways to Treat Acne at Home

Keep Area Clean – Especially with facial acne, washing the area where you experience acne is important. However, do not over wash area with a rough cloth or scrub too deeply, as this will cause your oil glands to produce more oil, and likely increase your acne.
Sleep on Clean Bedsheets – Pillowcases and sheets absorb the oil from your skin while you sleep, so it is important to clean your sheets regularly.
Adjust Diet – Depending on the root cause of your acne, certain foods are not likely to improve your acne. Foods to avoid include chocolate, tea, coffee, as well as foods that contain hydrogenated oils and trans-fatty acids.
Avoid Aggravation – Picking at your acne or popping pimples rarely improves the condition of your acne, and often will leave skin redder and agitated for a longer period of time.
Use Tea Tree Oil – Tea tree oil is believed to kill bacteria associated in causing acne. Tea tree oil is an extremely popular method of acne treatment and is additionally most effective when applied to problematic areas of skin.
Zinc – Zinc is an essential mineral that is usually left out of one’s regular diet, and can be more effective than antibiotics for wound healing, inflammation control, tissue regeneration and healthy skin. Foods that contain zinc include oysters, herring, wheat germ, soybeans, sunflower seeds and lamb. If it is impossible to incorporate these foods into your regular diet, zinc supplements may be an option as well. However, large amounts of zinc should be taken with caution, as they may lead to further complications including copper deficiencies and anemia.

These methods do not guarantee acne-free skin, and although they have proven to be effective in some patients, every person is different, and may need different treatments to clear up their acne. If your acne persists, talk to a dermatologist about which acne medication is right for you.

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February 4, 2010

All You Need To Know To Lose Weight

Filed under: Uncategorized, losing weight, weight loss, weight loss foods, weight loss tips — Candace @ 4:40 pm

Weight loss comes only with effort and time, and after the weight is gone you need to continually keep healthy habits to keep the weight off. Everything you eat and drink (excluding water) has calories. Everything you do burns calories. This is simple. To lose weight you need to have a balanced intake and outgo of the calories. There are two things which are essential in weight loss: diet (intake), and exercise (outgo).

Diet – Your diet controls how many calories you consume.

Salads – Salads with tomato, carrot, cabbage, lettuce, or cucumber are all low in calories. Rather than adding salad dressing, use lemon juice as a salad dressing,
Grapes and oranges – Grapes, though high in sugar, as long as you limit yourself, they are good for you. 100 grams of grapes have only 70 calories. Oranges have only 48 calories each.
Curds – When made with skim milk curds are scarce in calories and are full of nutrients and proteins. All you need to do is add a little fruit to cover the blandness in curds.
Cereal – Those who consume breakfasts which are high in fiber are more likely to eat less lunch. Try and find a cereal which has lots of fiber.
Ginger – When foods are flavored with strong spices such as ginger, you are more likely to eat less and be satisfied.

Exercise – How much and what exercise you do controls your outgo of calories.

Weightlifting – Although weightlifting is mostly focused on building muscles, it also burns a significant amount of calories.
Running – Running is a great idea as it helps you to burn a great deal of calories and is healthy for your body in every way.
Step Aerobics – Step aerobics require little props and can burn up to 400 calories in 30 minutes.
Other options include weight loss medications, and dietary supplements. See your doctor to see if other weight loss options apply to you.

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