Archive for January, 2011

When stuck with office routines and bustle of everyday life, stress easily arise. Stress also affects the quality of your work. Difficulty concentrating, fatigue and the work is not resolved an issue during stress.

As quoted Medic magic, there are five drinks that can be enjoyed as a stress reliever.

1. Warm milk
When you feel bored and tired, drink a glass of warm milk. The content of tryptophan in milk helps the metabolic processes become serotanin that works to increase the mood. The content of calcium, magnesium and potassium can also lower stress levels.

2. Hot chocolate
Warm beverages will increase body temperature, so the body is more comfortable. Content of substances in chocolate can also create a more stable mood. Read the rest of this entry »

Maintaining heart health is important. In addition to exercise diligently, you also must be careful in choosing food too careful in preparing food.
Noting five simple things below can make a healthier heart. Check out his tips, as quoted from Womansday:

1. Pan-fried foods that are healthier than fried. Because sautéing just use a little oil, and can keep the nutritional content more when cooked. Stir-fry your food on a non-stick skillet environmentally friendly, because it can reduce oil use compared with non-stick skillet without any coating.

2. When cooking with oil, choose olive or canola oil. Both types of oil is high in unsaturated fat is good for the heart.

3. Select proteins that contain less fat, such as fish and chicken breast. It’s okay to eat meat, but cut or remove the first part of the fat before cooking.
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Feeling lazy, not enough time or a lot of work, are among the reasons for not doing sports activities. There is an alternative sport that is easy and practical as a solution, that is up the stairs.

This exercise has a benefit similar to other sports including running. Climbing stairs is good exercise to tighten your buttocks muscles, healthy heart and breathing. Calories burned were also more than berjogging or cycling with the same time. Only 30 minutes, you can burn up to 300 calories.

Interestingly, this exercise you can do anywhere. Starting from the park to play up the ladder of office buildings. To be more fun there are a few tips that you should follow.

1. For beginners, do this exercise approximately 10 minutes. When you are accustomed to, add the length of time the exercise slowly.

2. Wear appropriate athletic shoes to avoid foot injuries. Read the rest of this entry »

Exercise is a must for people who want to keep an ideal body shape, healthy and fit. But for some people, engage in regular exercise is sometimes not easy.

The reason for this can vary. Not enough time, boring or the most popular excuse for laziness. If those three things that make you do not exercise, some of these activities may help you get the benefits of exercise in a way more fun.

Anything? Quoted from Sofeminine, here are three activities that make the body stay fit without having to go to the gym or strenuous exercise:

Join Dance Classes
You only have time to spare on Saturday and Sunday? Why not take advantage of your holiday to join a dance class. You can choose the type of dance you like, ranging from Hip-Hop, Breakdance, Salsa, Tango or a traditional Indonesian dance. Read the rest of this entry »

Tinge of blush on the cheeks was able to make the face look more fresh and radiant. But, if you mistakenly apply it, you might look silly like a clown.

To get the perfect hue, first determine your face shape. After that, follow these steps to apply blush like a makeup artist Dara Klein revealed the following:

Round
Round-faced You should avoid applying blush on the apple directly on the cheek. Instead, gently brush the product from the bottom of the apple under the cheekbone, toward the hair line to form a smooth contour.

Make sure the blush on which you choose to have the same shades of lipstick. Except if you use red lipstick or dark colors.

Square
For a square face, apply blush on the direction of the hairline below the bottom of the apple, back toward the ear. This sweep of jaw angle cut by half. Read the rest of this entry »

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