Rabu, 26 November 2008

27 jenis kosmetik mengandung bahan berbahaya dan zat warna

Produk Mahal pun Mengandung Merkuri

Bagi konsumen yang menginginkan kulit bersih dan mulus, jangan sembarang memilih produk kosmetik. Dari produk yang beredar, Badan Pengawas Obat dan Makanan menemukan 27 jenis kosmetik mengandung bahan berbahaya dan zat warna.

Senin, 17 November 2008

What is Yoga and Benefits?

Supine pose exercises are done lying flat on your back. They improve the abdominal muscles.
Prone pose exercises are done lying flat with face facing the ground. These exercises are designed to strengthen back muscles
Relaxation poses help to calm your mind and body and produce relaxation.
What is Hatha Yoga?
The main goal of Hatha yoga is to purify the human spirit and have a healthy mind. But a healthy mind is not possible without a healthy body. Hatha yoga helps the to condition the body to a level of fitness that allows for the purification of the spirit. The exercise in Hatha yoga are made up of a series of Asanas. An asana is a combination of stretching exercise, breathing technique and concentration. The popular Lotus position is an asana of Hatha yoga.
Guide to Yoga Mats
Yoga exercise is practised on a yoga mat. Yoga mats of all types and colors are available in th market. One often sprinkles some water on them to prevent slipping and sliding during exercise. Some mats are extra thick and provide a better cushion which is helpful for certain types of yoga exercises. Yoga mats designed for travellers are very thin allowing them to be easily packed. Cotton mats are good for yoga exercises that involve lot of sweating such as with Bikram yoga.

Weight Loss Programs


Why Weight Loss?
Why is losing weight important for fat people? Over-weight people suffer from a greater tendency for serious diseases like heart disease and diabetes. Being over weight lowers your energy levels and you get tired soon. Being over weight has a bad affect on both your physical and mental health.
Beginners Guide to Losing Weight
Selecting the correct weight loss diets and weight loss exercise programs is very important. There are several such weight loss programs and it is important to choose the right one specific to your own personal requirement. Read the weight loss program guide carefully to ensure that it is suitable for you. Remember the recommend diet and exercise programs musst not be too difficult for you, otherwise you may quit the program before completing it. Once you select a weight loss program start on it as soon as possible. Ensure that you stick with the weight loss program (diet and exercise) right to the end otherwise you may not get much benefit. Once your weight loss goal has been achieved, do not fall back on your old bad food habits. Do not stop any exercise program. This will ensure that you maintain your healthy weight for a long time to come.
Diet Tips for Weight Loss
Never skip breakfast. This is your most important meal of the day.
Never sleep for at least one hour after a meal.
If you like sweet sugary foods, then eat fruits instead of bakery sweets.
Prefer honey over sugar
Increase the amount of vegetables in your diet.
Reduce high calorie foods and eat salads and yogurt instead.
Do moderate exercise for at least half an hour four to five times a week. Jogging, cycling and brisk walking are very good as weight loss exercises.
Exercise for Weight Loss
Cardio exercises are good for weight loss. Low intensity cardio exercise over a long period burns more fat for fuel. However, high intensity cardio over a short period will increase metabolism rate over a longer period. So the best exercise plan for weight loss is to mix low intensity cardio exercise with hight intensity cardio exercise. Your personal weight trainer can advice you on the ratio bewteen the two type of exercise suitable for you.
Weight Loss Pills
Many people are looking for fast weight loss. Weight loss via diet and exercise takes time. Weight loss pills can ensure rapid weight loss. Around the 1950s period amphetamine derivatives were used as diet pills for weight loss. During the 1990s, the drug fenfluramine became popular amongst weight watchers. In the last few years dexfenfluramine is a common pill used for weight loss. It combines the older fenfluramine drug along with the newer phentermine. These drugs altered the level of the brain chemical serotonin. This lead to a reduced feeling of hunger and an increase in metabolism. Weight loss and diet pills should be used with caution. They are known to have bad side effects such as leading to high blood pressure and other health hazards. If you intend to use diet pills or weight loss pills, consult your physician before using them. The safest way to lose weight is through exercise and normal diet control.

Rabu, 12 November 2008

Control, Helplessness, and Love

During my 35 years of counseling individuals, couples, families and business partners, I have discovered that an important purpose of our controlling behavior in our relationships is to avoid the feeling of helplessness. One of the hardest feelings to feel is helplessness. Most of us are unwilling to even know what we are and are not helpless over. Our controlling behavior toward others generally comes from our unwillingness to accept our helplessness over others' feelings and behavior. We do not want to know that we are helpless over whether another chooses to be loving and accepting toward us or judgmental and rejecting toward us.



If we truly accepted our helplessness over others, would we continue to get angry at them? Would we continue to blame, to judge, shame, criticize? Would we continue to comply, or to be nice instead of honest? If we truly accepted our helplessness over whether others loved us and accepted us, would we work so hard to prove our worth to others?



Sometimes - because we often manage to have control over getting approval or avoiding disapproval - we may confuse approval with love and think we can have control over getting love. But love is always a gift freely given with no strings attached. We may receive attention and approval when we try to control getting love from another, but that is generally short-lived and not fulfilling.



Moving beyond our controlling behavior, as well as our core shame (the belief that we are inherently bad, inadequate, unlovable, unworthy, not good enough), happens easily and naturally once we fully accept our helplessness over others' intention to be open or closed, loving or unloving, accepting or judgmental. Our core shame is one of our deepest, oldest false beliefs and one of our oldest protections against our feelings of helplessness. Our shame gives us the illusion of power over others: that is, we tell ourselves that if we are not being loved because we are not good enough, we can continue to strive to be good enough and then we will have control over getting the love we want. Believing in our core shame allows us to believe that we cause others to be unloving to us, that it is our fault when others are unloving because we are not good enough. It takes us out of the truth of our helplessness and into a sense of control - if only we change ourselves we can then change others. This illusion of control over other people's feelings about us is difficult for most people to give up.



Paradoxically, accepting our helplessness over others leads us to our personal power. Once we fully accept that we cannot have control over others loving us and taking care of us, we may then finally decide to learn how to take care of our own feelings and needs.. This major step moves us out of being victims of others' choices and into control over our own lives, which is what we do have control over. We do have control over our own intent to learn about loving ourselves and others, or protect against pain with some from of controlling behavior. You will feel incredibly empowered once you fully accept your helplessness over others. Try it! For one week, try throughout the day reminding yourself that you are helpless over others' feelings and behavior. You will be astounded at the results!



Once you accept your helplessness over others, then lots of energy is released to take care of yourself. Many of us have been taught that taking care of ourselves is selfish. Contrary to taking care of yourself being selfish, taking care of your own feelings and needs is what personal responsibility is all about. As long as you make others responsible for your feelings of worth and lovability, you will try to control how others treat you and feel about you. As soon as you take responsibility for defining your own worth and lovability and taking care of your own feelings and needs, you move out of being a victim and into personal power.

Jumat, 24 Oktober 2008

Just Because Your Weight is Perfect Does Not Mean You Are Not Fat

If you thought that weight was everything, be prepared to be shocked. There is no doubt that most of you might have seen the chart at the doctor's office which mentions the weight of a normal human body according to their age. You have just taken your weight and have observed that it was within the stipulated parameters. So there is no need for you to get dismayed, right? You might be wrong too. Few people bother to note that there is another column that mentions the height of the body too. This is extremely important and you should check out this column too. If your height is not sufficient and your body weight is as per the chart, then there are chances that you are fat.It is high time you started fighting this silent killer before it devours you. Do not be your own judge. There are many fitness centers in your city with knowledgeable instructors who can judge whether your body fat is within limits or not. They are also the proper person to guide you with various exercises and dietary routines that will help you to maintain a slim and healthy body. The first thing, however, that you need to observe and keep a watch out on, is your dietary habits. Try to cut down on the fatty junk foods, as they are the prime reasons of increasing your body weight. Yes, that slim and thin wafer of potato contains sufficient fat to make you fat, if consumed beyond a certain limit. Limit is the key word.You can eat any food as long as you keep them within a certain limit. The trick lies in being the master and not the slave. A brisk exercise at the beginning of the day and in the evening plays a long part in keeping you fit and stops fat from accumulating in your body. Many people think that fat loss is tiresome and might make them sick and undernourished, but this is not true. Yes, there are certain exercises that might not suit your body and you should first consult your physician or health instructor to select ones that are best for you. A chat with the dietician helps too. There are various supplements and fat loss pills and some of them do work wonders in helping to burn away the excess fat in your body.But again, they should be taken after consultation with your physician. Remember, it is not tough to remove excessive fat from your body. All you need to do is to maintain a strict exercise routine and maintain it regularly. Within a few days you will feel the difference and feel the pep returning in your body as the fat melts away. Nobody likes fat and nobody wants a big tummy. Everyone loves to be slim and maintain a healthy lifestyle. Most do not know how easy it is to maintain a slim figure and that just spending a few minutes daily will help them achieve the same.

Kamis, 23 Oktober 2008

How Chlorella Can Help the Everyday Diet With Bioavailable Vitamins and More

Each food we eat has a different, specific effect on the body. Meat and fish are rich in protein and help to build the body's muscle structure, while carbohydrate foods like bread, rice, potatoes, and pasta are rich in sugar and are instantly converted to energy and also stored for energy. Vegetables and fruits have an abundant amount of vitamins, minerals, dietary fiver, and antioxidants that help other foods to do their jobs. Because each food has its own role in the body, getting the correct amount of each food is vital.One doctor suggests that what and how much to eat should be determined by the number and shape of the teeth. Since humans have four canine teeth for chewing meats, eight incisor teeth for vegetables and fruits, and 20 molar and pre-molar teeth for grinding staple foods, the ration should be meat one, vegetables two, and staple foods five for a well balanced ratio of eating.However, today's typical diet is far from being well-balanced.
Vegetables are usually what lack most in diets, which regulate the body. Because of this, meat dishes and staple foods can't do their jobs and instead, remain in the body as fat, making improperly metabolized food cause disease. This unbalanced diet means that food becomes body fat and increased body fat causes hyperlipema, which clogs the blood with fat, but also raises the risk of diabetes, hypertension, and arteriosclerosis.Chlorella can be used to effectively supply the body with nutrients that are identical to vegetables. With eating being one of life's joys, it is only human instinct to want to eat a lot of delicious food. This desire often influences our lives. However, eating an unbalanced diet can increase excessive body fat, leading to a variety of diseases. Along with balancing the diet, chlorella is able to cleanse the blood by eliminating the excess fat and making blood vessels more flexible. This helps to lower cholesterol in the blood and liver.
Chlorella also has the ability to improve hypertension, improve diabetes, protect against arteriosclerosis, prevent stomach ulcers, and prevent anemia.The human digestive system is responsible for taking in necessary nutrients for the maintenance of life. The intestines can be considered the entrance to the body, where nutrients from food are absorbed. However, intestines are also the entrance for toxins, which can lead to various diseases such as colon cancer, arteriosclerosis, high blood pressure, cystitis, poor skin, headaches, dizziness, stiff shoulders, stomachaches, insomnia, anorexia, hemorrhoids, allergies, and lowered immunity. Some common toxins include dioxins, heavy metals, residual agricultural chemicals, food additives, and prescription drugs. All of these materials are highly absorbable, highly residual in the body, and not easily detoxified by just the liver.It's necessary to improve liver metabolism to detoxify and regulate the environment inside the body. Chlorella is able to detoxify the body by boosting liver metabolism and detoxify the poisons that are highly residual and not able to be detoxified by the liver. As a detoxifier, chlorella is responsible for the detoxification of PCBs, excretion of dioxin, detoxification of heavy metals, and improvement of constipation. Have you had your chlorella today?

Supplements Help You Live Longer & Look Younger

It's a known fact that supplements such as vitamins help a persons skin and overall well being. Often the reason people take supplements is because they lack nutrients in their daily diet and vitamins and supplements correct that imbalance.Our bodies simply put do not get all they need everyday of our lives and a lack in balance could result in muscle loss, over all weight gain from poor nutritional habits, dry skin, graying hair and much more.If you saw two people the same age standing beside one another and say one person took supplements and had a healthy diet and exercise program. The person next them didn't exercise at all and ate poorly. I can bet you would see a difference in that persons appearance.
I am willing to bet that the person that did not care of themselves as good as the other person would look considerably older than person who takes care of themselves.These factors play a role in one looking older than their years, also showing the abuse in their health. You would definitely be able to spot this to a certain extent.Taking a step toward change by eating a healthy diet and creating a healthy exercise program. It is your first step to winding back the clock. Try eating more raw fibrous foods that are colorful in nature. The more color your food has the more vitamins your getting. Try fresh veggies, fruits and lot's of water to keep the skin hydrated and healthy.The bad thing about today's food is it is man made. Here is my motto, if it is man made meaning engineered by man, don't eat it. Stick to food grown from natural soil and earth.Go with pure water fish and natural beef. Try and avoid bio engineered animal products whenever possible.Supplements, they are not only important for the extra vitamins and minerals. They give our bodies balance and help us have sustained energy.
If you start neglecting your body and start noticing grey hair and dry skin chances are your not getting enough nutrients in your body and it is out of balance. By adding supplements to your lifestyle you look and feel a lot better. This is because your body will be in better overall balance.Now that you know you need supplements which are the best ones for you to take? Well you should always take a multi vitamin along with an antioxidant and mineral complex.Start there, those are the basics and then look to add more supplementation later on depending on how you are feeling. Look for changes in skin, energy and overall health.