Written by crizlai on Jan 20th, 2010 | Filed under:
awareness,
health,
life,
lifestyle,
living,
test
There are more and more insomniacs popping up throughout the world recently due to the excessive pressures from either the working or studying environment. Insomnia can be caused by many factors such as anxiety, stress, depression, excessive consumption of caffeine, alcohol or even smoking. An insomniac usually has his mind preoccupied with trying to get more sleep, but eventually the more he tried the more frustrated he would get, thus jumping into more depression. It would be best to seek proper medical advice or get some medical prescriptions for the best sleep aid.
Let’s just do a little test here on how insomniac you are by choosing one answer to the following question. “You are about to go into your dreamland after midnight but a very distracting noise kept you awake. What could that be?”
A. your mobile rang
B. your alarm clock sounded real noisy
C. some strays were having a fight outside
D. the sound of an oncoming bad storm
Scenario A: It indicated how insecure you are feeling now. Most probably you have some unfinished tasks which are getting too near to your deadline. You might possibly get some bad scolding from your boss or even lecturers. Try to be more relax by listening to some slow music. With a more relaxed mind, tasks can be done easily.
Scenario B: Most students who are having an exam or someone who is going to give a presentation or attending an interview the next day. If you think you have prepared yourselves well enough, why worry further about how perfect you are going to be? You have tried your best and the more you fear about it, the more mentally tired you would be and the worst results you would get. Stay cool always and be courageous to face the reality. A mentally stressed mind would never excel in anything.
Scenario C: You just had some relationship issues with someone close to you. It might just be the acceptance of your true self by majority of your superior, subordinates or even friends surrounding you. Stay calm and study deep within your inner self the reason that might have caused the scenario. Do get some advice from people that you can trust and find out the ideal solution to get this out of your mind. By then, life would be brighter for you and everyone near you.
Scenario D: Your inner self would be like a full blown storm with many worries to your expectation in life. Everything and everyone seemed not right and you kept hearing all those voices circulating in your mind finding faults with all your actions. You are not insane as it happened quite often to people who are heavily worked down. The best solution would be to go to a remote and less crowded place to experience the peacefulness of the Mother Nature. Do try to stay calm and feel relax to the utmost before jumping back into your hectic lifestyle.
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Written by crizlai on Dec 13th, 2009 | Filed under:
awareness,
environment,
health,
life,
product,
trading
What do you know about AED? It’s actually an abbreviation for Automated External Defibrillator, a ready to use portable electronic device that automatically diagnoses the potentially life threatening cardiac arrest of a victim. These AEDs often are normally bright in colors and are mounted in protective cases near the entrance of buildings such as corporate and government offices, shopping centers, airports, restaurants, casinos, hotels, sports stadiums, schools and universities, community centers, fitness centers, health clubs, workplaces and any other location where people may congregate.
Why is it so important to have an AED around even in homes and vehicles, especially when a household member is known to have existing heart conditions? It’s useful and handy to carry and you may never know when you would need one around to save the life of a loved one.
The AED would not function as to shock “flat line” patterns. Instead, it would only treat the dysfunctional patterns of the heart as well as the chaotic beating of the heart. Every minute a victim in cardiac arrest gets treated by defibrillation, the chance of survival would increase by 10 percent prior to the arrival of an ambulance with professional help. Won’t you think it’s a great idea to own one around just in case of any emergencies? Nowadays, the price for one is quite reasonable for just any households.
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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 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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