Written by crizlai on Nov 10th, 2009 | Filed under:
awareness,
body,
diet,
health,
lifestyle,
rant
To some races in certain countries, having a fatter belly symbolized prosperity. Although a bit cushioned, they still remained gorgeous in the eyes of many within their nationalities. On the other hand, some would categorize these people as being obese. Sexy to them means a size 2 and to be able to wear skin fit clothes that would showcase the shapely body. No matter what, having a fat belly somehow would pose a health threat to a person as they grow older.
A report had shown that there’s an increase in consumption of fat, saturated fat, sugar, salt and clarified butter product such as ghee, especially after the mushrooming of many fast food franchises in many countries. Most of the fast food is high energy dense, resulting in a consumer having more fat and calories intake than the body would need. Thus, more and more people nowadays are getting nearer to the stage of being obese with the lack of exercise. This unhealthy eating lifestyle would eventually lead to health risks.
Knowing your food intake and being aware of your diet would be the first few steps to ensure a healthier lifestyle. Once you get these facts right on how to lose belly fat, you would be on the right track towards a healthy living.
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Written by crizlai on Nov 7th, 2009 | Filed under:
awareness,
diet,
health,
weight loss
Professor Andrew Prentice once quoted that “Our bodies were never designed to cope with the very energy dense foods. “ Where would you get the energy dense food other than from fast food. Research had found that most fast food is very dense in calories, thus resulting in the body consuming more calories than the body needed. The end result would be the risk of weight gain and obesity.
It may be a perception amongst diners that a small burger would not cause much weight issue without consciously realizing that the intake has many times more calories than any simpler meal. Towards a period of time, one would have unexpectedly gained weight through the bumped up calories intake. The size of many fast food portions can fool a person. It had become such a norm for many busy people just to grab something conveniently while chasing their careers. Have they ever realized how much harm these food are to their bodies? It’s only when they have received health warning do they hunt for ways to reduce their weights by dieting or go for some weight loss pills.
Do you think that your present lifestyle should be studied more carefully now? It does not mean that staying away from fast food alone would make you healthier. Other than white meat such as lean chicken, turkey or even Omega 3 enriched fish, you can always opt for grass fed beef, venison or bison. The most important part of a healthy diet lies in our consumption of more natural state food such as vegetables and fruits.
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Written by crizlai on Sep 23rd, 2009 | Filed under:
acne,
awareness,
stress,
tips
“… I hate my life as I was never happy and I don’t feel like waking up anymore in the morning. There was nothing else to look forward to as everyone who saw me called me ugly. Most of the time, I would consider suicide just to end all these stresses and word abuses…”
Believe it or not, that statement has been influencing the minds of many adolescents from all over the world just because they could not handle their acne problems. In a research by conducted by a university, it was found that 34% of young people with acne issues had thoughts of killing themselves while 13% had attempted suicide. At this age, image and identity plays an important role in their lives. Any adverse psychological effects would pose a danger and a risk of them committing stupid acts when they are so hard hit by their so called inferior complex.
I just wondered why they are feeling so stressed out when there are so many acne treatments out there to solve their problems. This is just another phase of growing up and everyone tends to face it at one time or another through their journey in life. Acne problems are just like any other dermal problems as they would need time to heal and you can’t expect them to just disappear overnight. All you need is the determination and courage to face them. After all, aren’t both factors part of our life training to move forward to become successful in the future?
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Written by crizlai on Sep 22nd, 2009 | Filed under:
awareness,
cats,
diet,
health,
pets,
tips
Hmm… I had fed her punctually daily and why is she still showing me that pathetic weak look again? Is she trying to gain more of my special attention or something is not right with her diet? Will she need more supplements to boast up the energy of hers? These are some of the thoughts that would strike most of a pet owner’s mind whenever a pet looked rather low in spirit. That’s the love bond between animal lovers and their pets. No matter how mischievous a pet might get to test our patience, towards the end of the day we would still love them and pamper them as if they were our flesh and blood. After all, pets are great companions to reduce our stress level, blood pressures, cholesterol level, triglyceride level and loneliness while raising our self esteem.
It has been medically proven that those with pets are much healthier compared to those who do not own one. Having a human-pet bond not only lessened our health issues but it also offers many social, psychological and physiological benefits. It would open up a bridge for communication opportunities, lower the anxiety levels and at the same time motivate a person to push himself forward to pick one up or exercise while taking his pet out for a walk. A survey done some years back on tens of thousands different nationalities throughout the world for a 5-year period found that those with pets had fewer visits to the doctors. In fact, with the attachment towards their pet, the owners had reduced depression, less stressful in their lives and had improved exercise habits.
I owned 7 cats and one dog in my family and they sure did brighten up my days. Although I had always branded them as the brats in the family for messing up things during the most unexpected time, they are still the loves of my life. Life could not have been any better than to have them around to instill some daily laughs with some of their awkward actions. It could be any pet of any sizes for you but as long as you kept them happy and healthy always, you would be in the same position too. Other than the reputable brands of feed around, there are supplements that would also boost up their health. Just look around the market place, there would always be the right canine supplements, feline supplements, bird supplements and even horse supplements around that would suit your need. Remember this – If they are healthy, so would you!
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Written by crizlai on Sep 21st, 2009 | Filed under:
awareness,
environment,
home,
office,
tips
I have been working in this office for the last few years and everything seemed to be fine until now. I have never felt so low in motivation and lethargic before. Something does not feel right here. It kind of felt like the whole working place turned so stuffy and stale. I even felt that my skin had gone dryer and dryer each day without the application of some hand and body moisturizing lotion. If solutions have not been found soon, I will end up an old hag in no time.
Could it be due to those humidifiers I have in the office? Maybe it’s time get those humidifier filters changed as I had not done so since I had first purchased them. By the look of those cracked wooden furniture near those humidifiers as well as the frequent static shocks I had experience recently, I guessed those humidifiers were the culprit behind all the dryness.
Ah! Finally I had all the humidifier filters changed. How much relieve I am in with a higher humidity level in the office now. Thanks to the replacement of the filters that I can at least work more comfortably in a cleaner office without loosing anymore moisture.
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