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		<title>Do you love the body you are in? Body/Self Relationship Test</title>
		<link>http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/2010/02/27/do-you-love-the-body-you-are-in-body-self-relationship-test/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2010 20:36:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>arlene</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Beauty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Body Care]]></category>
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How well does each statement describe you?
1 = Definitely Disagree;
2 = Mostly Disagree;
3 = Neither Agree Nor Disagree;
4 = Mostly Agree;
5 = Definitely Agree

My body is sexually appealing.
I like my looks just the way they are.
Most people would consider me good-looking.
I like the way I look without my clothes.
I like the way my clothes fit [...]]]></description>
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<p>How well does each statement describe you?</p>
<p>1 = Definitely Disagree;</p>
<p>2 = Mostly Disagree;</p>
<p>3 = Neither Agree Nor Disagree;</p>
<p>4 = Mostly Agree;</p>
<p>5 = Definitely Agree<span id="more-1872"></span></p>
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<li>My body is sexually appealing.</li>
<li>I like my looks just the way they are.</li>
<li>Most people would consider me good-looking.</li>
<li>I like the way I look without my clothes.</li>
<li>I like the way my clothes fit me.</li>
<li>I dislike my physique.</li>
<li>I am <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/physically/">physically</a> unattractive.</li>
<li>Before going out in public, I always notice how I look.</li>
<li>I am careful to buy clothes that will make me look my best.</li>
<li>I check my <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/appearance/">appearance</a> in a mirror whenever I can.</li>
<li>Before going out, I usually spend a lot of time getting ready</li>
<li>It is important that I always look good.</li>
<li>I am self-conscious if my grooming isn&#8217;t right.</li>
<li>I take special care with my <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/category/hair-care/">hair</a> grooming.</li>
<li>I am always trying to <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/improve-my-physical/"><big>improve my physical</big></a> <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/appearance/">appearance</a>.</li>
<li>I usually wear whatever is handy without caring how it looks.</li>
<li>I don&#8217;t care what people think about my <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/appearance/">appearance</a>.</li>
<li>I never think about my <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/appearance/">appearance</a>.</li>
<li>I use very few grooming products.</li>
<li>I easily learn <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/physical/">physical</a> skills.</li>
<li>I am very well-coordinated.</li>
<li>I am in control of my <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/health/">health</a>.</li>
<li>I am seldom <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/physically/">physically</a> ill.</li>
<li>From day to day, I never know how my body will feel.</li>
<li>I am a <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/physically/">physically</a> healthy person.</li>
<li>I would pass most <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/physical/">physical</a>-fitness tests.</li>
<li>My <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/physical/">physical</a> endurance is good.</li>
<li>My <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/health/">health</a> is a matter of unexpected ups and downs.</li>
<li>I do poorly in <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/physical/">physical</a> sports or games.</li>
<li>I often feel vulnerable to sickness.</li>
<li>I know a lot about things that affect my <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/physical/">physical</a> <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/health/">health</a>.</li>
<li>I have deliberately developed a <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/"><strong>healthy lifestyle</strong></a>.</li>
<li>Good <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/health/">health</a> is one of the most important things in my life.</li>
<li>I don&#8217;t do anything that I know might threaten my <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/health/">health</a>.</li>
<li>I do things to increase my <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/physical/">physical</a> strength.</li>
<li>I often read books and magazines that pertain to <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/health/">health</a>.</li>
<li>I work to <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/improve-my-physical/"><big>improve my physical</big></a> stamina.</li>
<li>I try to be <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/physically/">physically</a> active.</li>
<li>I know a lot about <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/physical/">physical</a> fitness.</li>
<li>Being <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/physically/">physically</a> fit is not a strong priority in my life.</li>
<li>I am not involved in a regular exercise program.</li>
<li>I take my <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/health/">health</a> for granted.</li>
<li>I make no special effort to eat a balanced and <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/category/nutrition/">nutritious</a> <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/category/diet/">diet</a>.</li>
<li>I don&#8217;t care to improve my abilities in <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/physical/">physical</a> activities.</li>
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		<title>Cosmetic Surgery on Body Image &amp; Impacts</title>
		<link>http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/2010/02/27/cosmetic-surgery-on-body-image-impacts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2010 16:36:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>arlene</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Beauty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cosmetic Surgery]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Cosmetic surgery not only changes the visual appearance of the patient, it alters physical sensation, emotional reactions, and self-perception. A type- changing operation (one that alters, rather than merely restores a former appearance) can cause anxiety and a disturbance in body image even when the results are objectively good, because the newly altered appearance no [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/category/cosmetic/">Cosmetic</a> <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/surgery/">surgery</a> not only changes the visual <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/appearance/">appearance</a> of the <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/patient/">patient</a>, it alters <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/physical-sensation/"><strong>physical sensation</strong></a>, emotional reactions, and self-perception. A type- changing operation (one that alters, rather than merely restores a former <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/appearance/">appearance</a>) can cause anxiety and a disturbance in <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/body-image/"><strong>body image</strong></a> even when the results are objectively good, because the newly altered <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/appearance/">appearance</a> no longer matches the <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/patient/">patient</a>&#8217;s mental picture. Usually the <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/body-image/"><strong>body image</strong></a> adjusts over time to the changed <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/appearance/">appearance</a> and anxiety abates.<span id="more-1869"></span></p>
<p>Changes in <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/physical-sensation/"><strong>physical sensation</strong></a>, numbness, pain, sensitivity, and itching can also significantly impact <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/body-image/"><strong>body image</strong></a>. One study found that 98 percent of women obtaining orthodontic <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/surgery/">surgery</a> had some loss of <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/sensation/">sensation</a> in the <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/category/lips-care/">lips</a> and chin immediately after <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/surgery/">surgery</a>. Of these, 26 percent had a full <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/return-of-sensation/"><big>return of sensation</big></a> within 12 to 24 months, and 25 percent had a partial <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/return-of-sensation/"><big>return of sensation</big></a> within the same time period. A change or loss of <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/physical-sensation/"><strong>physical sensation</strong></a> blurs <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/body/">body</a> boundaries and can induce considerable anxiety for those who are <sub>n</sub>ot forewarned. Dr. Marcia Goin described a <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/patient/">patient</a> who had difficulty findi<sub>n</sub>g the part of her <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/breast/">breast</a> that itched in order to scratch it. The <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/patient/">patient</a> complained, &#8220;What used to be in one place is now in another.&#8221;</p>
<p><a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/"><img src="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/files/2008/09/lifestyle-choices.gif" border="0" alt="Lifestyle Choices" width="170" height="95" align="right" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/breast/">Breast</a> <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/surgery/">surgery</a>, more than other types of operations, appears to induce <sub>bo</sub>d<sub>y</sub> i<sub>m</sub>age disturbances, most of which are temporary. Having dreams and nightmares after <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/surgery/">surgery</a> are not uncommon for those who have had <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/breast/">breast</a> <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/surgery/">surgery</a>. Goin and Goin reported that one of their <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/patient/">patients</a> dreamed that her <sub>n</sub>ipples fell off when the sutures were removed. Another had the persistent feeling that her <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/breast/">breasts</a> were &#8220;pasted on,&#8221; not her own, and liable to fall off at any moment. (Fears that nipples are sewed on and liable to fall off may be the result of the <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/breast/">breast</a>-reduction <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/patient/">patient</a> not being accustomed to seeing her nipples stick out in front of her, which before <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/surgery/">surgery</a> were lower on her <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/breast/">breasts</a> and less obvious.)</p>
<p>The Goins describe another <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/patient/">patient</a> who was forewarned about reduced <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/breast/">breast</a> and nipple <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/sensation/">sensation</a> after <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/surgery/">surgery</a>. Nevertheless, her first <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/category/sexual/">sexual encounter</a> subsequent to her <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/breast/">breast</a> reduction was emotionally upsetting. When her partner caressed her <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/breast/">breasts</a>, she felt only pressure and no erotic <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/sensation/">sensation</a>. She was shocked and became panicky. Jackie, whose experience with a <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/breast/">breast</a> lift and augmentation was reported earlier, relates her first post-<a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/surgery/">surgery</a> <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/category/sexual/">sexual experience</a>:</p>
<p><em>Jackie. </em>We didn&#8217;t have <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/category/sex/">sex</a> for about six weeks. I just didn&#8217;t feel like it. When we finally did, I was self-conscious. I was afraid he wouldn&#8217;t like them, even though he had seen and touched them while I was recuperating. My doctor had warned me about <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/sensation/">sensation</a> loss. As it turned out, I still had some <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/sensation/">sensation</a>, though not as much as before. We have a good <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/category/sexual/">sexual relationship</a>, and the reduced <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/sensation/">sensation</a> wasn&#8217;t that important to me. I was pleased that he enjoyed my new <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/breast/">breasts</a>, and I felt good about myself.</p>
<p><a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/patient/">Patients</a> rarely discuss their uncomfortable feelings, fears, and anxieties after <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/surgery/">surgery</a> for fear of being thought odd or strange. Some see admitting such feelings as a sign of weakness. Instead they may seek reassurance from their doctors about <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/category/scar/">scars</a> or skin discoloration, or they may talk to the doctor&#8217;s nurse or staff.</p>
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		<title>Come on Housewives; do you like to talk about your “Washing Machines”?</title>
		<link>http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/2010/02/20/come-housewives-you-to-talk-your-washing-machines/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Feb 2010 15:47:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>arlene</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I did all our laundry. It is not pretty bad idea for a housewife to look after the whole family. I still remembered at the time, me and my boyfriend started to stay together. He stayed at home, and supposed to look after all the dirty laundry and my dinner. But nothing bothered him at [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I did all our laundry. It is not pretty bad idea for a housewife to look after the whole family. I still remembered at the time, me and my boyfriend started to stay together. He stayed at home, and supposed to look after all the dirty laundry and my dinner. But nothing bothered him at all, he would rather spent his day playing his computer or hangout with a bunch of bachelors. I figured it out, women can&#8217;t force a man to be her loyal “washing machine” at all.<span id="more-1863"></span></p>
<p><a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/"><img src="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/files/2008/09/lifestyle-choices.gif" border="0" alt="Lifestyle Choices" width="170" height="95" align="right" /></a></p>
<p>So I became smarter to be a supportive wife to let him make enough money to buy me the best washing machine. The best machine in my opinion first, it must be automatic, quite, hard working but less laundry damage.</p>
<p>Look to the past, I knew my washing machine was never be perfect. Because there is always better one appearing in the market. Just like our husbands, they can do better if you keep pushing them effectively.</p>
<p>My little sister&#8217; washing machine is fantastic, because it is a new brought one. I am not sure I am going to have the same one or find one with the latest technology. Start to compare the <strong><a href="http://www.unbeatable.co.uk/pages/Appliances/Large-Appliances/Washing-Machines/">Washing Machines</a></strong>, I think the best place to share our housewives&#8217; experience and price with each other online. In this way, we will never got lost which one is the best!</p>
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		<title>Intimacy Developing</title>
		<link>http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/2010/02/18/intimacy-developing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:37:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>arlene</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Love]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Who says “life is fair”. We are born differently. And we lived indifferently. Nature&#8217;s deficiency, later life&#8217;s pressure can easily tear our intended desire for happiness.
Who don&#8217;t want to give our love life the best? Just like what I said life is not fair for all of us. What can you do to repair the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Who says “life is fair”. We are born differently. And we lived indifferently. Nature&#8217;s deficiency, later life&#8217;s pressure can easily tear our intended desire for happiness.</p>
<p>Who don&#8217;t want to give our love life the best? Just like what I said life is not fair for all of us. What can you do to repair the tortured spirit for our destination for intimate happiness?<span id="more-1859"></span></p>
<p><a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/"><img src="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/files/2008/09/lifestyle-choices.gif" border="0" alt="Lifestyle Choices" width="170" height="95" align="right" /></a></p>
<p>Modern technology gives us more than the depressed lifestyle. It also develops so many healers. Healers like <strong><a href="http://www.rizerxl.com/">male enhancement pills</a></strong> may not be popular than ever. Today, most male are under high pressure working condition. Many of joy have been shut down partially from their highly busy functioning brain.</p>
<p>In order to release the sensation of our brain, we have to enhance our body to make it extra sensitive. We used to describe our love ad the more joy, the more pressure you relief. So part of the enhancement will definitely make a lot of man happier than what they were before.</p>
<p>By enhance to be a larger and more sensitive organ; many couples enjoy their intimacy inside their marriage. Many male feels more energetic to enjoy their nature intended desire to be happiness. You can&#8217;t say no to your highly demanding job, you definitely won&#8217;t say no to your sensitive and pleasurablelove life.</p>
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		<title>Do I Smoke?</title>
		<link>http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/2010/02/18/do-i-smoke/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>arlene</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you ask me whether I smoke, I will tell you definitely not. There is nothing to do with the smoking, because I am allergic to pure tobacco. But my father was used to be a heavy smoker. So I knew a lot about tobacco.
I do sell tobacco. People like to make fun of me, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you ask me whether I smoke, I will tell you definitely not. There is nothing to do with the smoking, because I am allergic to pure tobacco. But my father was used to be a heavy smoker. So I knew a lot about tobacco.<span id="more-1856"></span></p>
<p>I do sell tobacco. People like to make fun of me, “you don&#8217;t smoke, so you do sell them.” I don&#8217;t smoke to judge whether it is good or not. I just smell them. My nose is highly sensitive about what tobacco I smell. Believe it or not, I can give the more accurate than a heavy smoker like any one of you.</p>
<p><a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/"><img src="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/files/2008/09/lifestyle-choices.gif" border="0" alt="Lifestyle Choices" width="170" height="95" align="right" /></a></p>
<p>I used to tell my smoking friends not judge the price of what you are smoking, judge the quality. If you don&#8217;t know what kind of tobacco is called for good, let me smell it. I know there is a very good cigar supplier. All their cigars are from the South America. I don&#8217;t want to mention the place here, because most of you know where the best cigar comes from, right? The supplier is <strong><a href="http://www.bestcigarprices.com/">humidors</a></strong>, I am talking about. Their cigars are the best I have to say, I bet you won&#8217;t find the second one who has such good supplies. Their price is a mystery for all us outside. Most of you would call it as cheap. I think their price is quite reasonable, given the fact I have been a retailer for a long time. Always remember you don&#8217;t judge the price of what you are smoking. So choose smartly!</p>
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		<title>Tender Love for Your Man</title>
		<link>http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/2010/02/18/tender-love-for-your-man/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 23:17:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>arlene</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you really consider what he wants in your love life? You may like every sweet girlfriend or housewives keep buying these boring chocolate for valentine gifts. For keeping his sweet tooth, or just make your life always boring. Does that make sense for you?

So wake up girlfriends, give him something creative, something spicy your [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Have you really consider what he wants in your love life? You may like every sweet girlfriend or housewives keep buying these boring chocolate for valentine gifts. For keeping his sweet tooth, or just make your life always boring. Does that make sense for you?<span id="more-1852"></span></p>
<p><a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/"><img src="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/files/2008/09/lifestyle-choices.gif" border="0" alt="Lifestyle Choices" width="170" height="95" align="right" /></a></p>
<p>So wake up girlfriends, give him something creative, something spicy your love life, something inspire his love. This valentine day, why not consider buying him a enlarger? Don&#8217;t laugh, or dare think I am joking. Man needs your care; I mean serious care, not ever thinking your boring sweet chocolate. It allows you to think the other way: if your partner thinks more about your breast, but he never mentions how important they are. It really hurts your love relationship.</p>
<p>So think about if you give him the perfect gift, he will think you really care about your relationship. It is more than making him happy and loving you more.</p>
<p>So next time, but him a pair of <strong><a href="http://www.quickextenderpro.com/">penis enlarger</a></strong> which is made of soft silicon and allows him wear it all the time. This penis enlarger is different from others in the market. It is more gentle and flexi. It gives your man enough time to adjust his body to the length he wants to be. Its soft and light texture makes every man love it. Just be patient, it will give the effective results amazing him and pleasing you.</p>
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		<title>Put Women in the First</title>
		<link>http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/2010/02/18/put-women-in-the-first/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 22:37:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>arlene</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[People used to say “yummy mummy; pregnant women is the most beautiful women”. They are wrong. When you are pregnant, it seems that you are in trouble. All people around you seem far away from you. You can&#8217;t keep them close any more. Your friends who used to shop with you every weekend mornings now [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>People used to say “yummy mummy; pregnant women is the most beautiful women”. They are wrong. When you are pregnant, it seems that you are in trouble. All people around you seem far away from you. You can&#8217;t keep them close any more. Your friends who used to shop with you every weekend mornings now shine away because of you. Your boss gives extra attitude when he doesn&#8217;t see you before his arrival. Your partner who used to stay at bed until you serve their breakfast, now hesitates tocook for you and stares at you like a heavy ugly lazy bitch, especially when you eat while you vomit on the table.<span id="more-1849"></span></p>
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<p>And you always feel sick and tired, especially in the morning. Your pregnancy puts your friendship, job and relationship into a disaster. Are we going to call a great gift? So how you are going to avoid getting sick in the morning to load you with extra confidence with your friends, boss and partner?</p>
<p>That&#8217;s every women should seriously considering before their pregnancy. But don&#8217;t worry, the modern technology has developed the most effective morning sickness remedies specially for pregnant women. <strong><a href="http://www.primabellarx.com/">Morning sickness remedies</a></strong> emit the nausea and vomiting by regulating the irregular output of brain which impact on the normal rhythm of stomach. Morning sickness remedies restore normal function rhythm of stomach by suppressing the disturbing nervous signals generating from irregular output from the brain during the pregnancy.</p>
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		<title>Flexibility Keeps you Young</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:02:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>arlene</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[First, since most of us associate flexibility with youth, when you feel flexible, you feel young. Stiffness is one of the ways we perceive our age. Your flexibility influences how you see yourself and how you see your future. If you&#8217;re stiff, you&#8217;re losing contact with your body and your life.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>First, since most of us associate <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/flexibility/">flexibility</a> with youth, when you feel flexible, you <em>feel </em>young. Stiffness is one of the ways we perceive our age<em>. </em>Your <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/flexibility/">flexibility</a> influences how you see yourself and how you see your future. If you&#8217;re stiff, you&#8217;re losing contact with your <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/body/">body</a> and your life.<span id="more-1847"></span></p>
<p><a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/stretching/">Stretching</a> and <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/flexibility/">flexibility</a> help you avoid the muscular rigor mortis that is associated with <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/category/anti-aging/">aging</a>.</p>
<p>When you&#8217;re supple, you carry yourself the way you were meant to. <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/flexibility/">Flexibility</a> helps correctly distribute your <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/body/">body</a> <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/weight/">weight</a> over the bones and <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/joints/">joints</a>. Appropriate <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/weight/">weight</a> distribution helps maintain correct posture. It also prevents individual <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/muscles/">muscles</a>, <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/joints/">joints</a> and bones from being overburdened and makes them less susceptible to injury.</p>
<p>Working to retain—or regain—your <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/flexibility/">flexibility</a> now will help you as you get <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/older/">older</a>. The problems many <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/older-people/"><strong>older people</strong></a> have in getting around are in part caused by inactivity in the past.</p>
<p>Most <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/people/">people</a> gradually stop being active. They stop challenging their <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/joints/">joints</a>, and consequently the <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/joints/">joints</a> become less flexible. The connective tissue that surrounds <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/muscles/">muscles</a> also becomes stiffer, preventing adequate blood flow to <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/muscles/">muscles</a> and <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/joints/">joints</a>. Deprived of oxygen, these <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/muscles/">muscles</a>, connective tissues and <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/joints/">joints</a> become stiffer and decay.</p>
<p><a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/older-people/"><strong>Older people</strong></a> who have lost <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/flexibility/">flexibility</a> are predisposed to serious hip, <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/leg/">leg</a> and <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/back/">back</a> injuries. As you become less flexible in the <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/back/">back</a> and hips, the tightening <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/muscles/">muscles</a> and connective tissues cause your hips to slip forward and your <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/back/">back</a> to arch. That, in a nutshell, is how many <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/older-people/"><strong>older people</strong></a> lose mobility and eventually suffer severe <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/back/">back</a> pain and injury.</p>
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<h3><strong><a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/stretching/">Stretching</a> makes you supple</strong></h3>
<p>How do you limber up? By <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/stretching/">stretching</a>. <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/stretching/">Stretching</a> is a <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/muscle/">muscle</a> relaxer. It reduces the electrical activity, or nerve impulses, in the <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/muscle/">muscle</a>, which in turn reduces <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/muscle/">muscle</a> tension.</p>
<p>If you have had surgery recently or if you have any joint or <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/muscle/">muscle</a> problems, you should consult your physician before you start a <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/stretching/">stretching</a> program. Otherwise, you can forge ahead— <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/gently/">gently</a>. Your <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/body/">body</a> is very adaptable. But it doesn&#8217;t like surprises. That means that when you start a <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/flexibility/">flexibility</a> program, you want to go very slowly. Don&#8217;t make dramatic changes all at once. You need to be patient. Don&#8217;t force <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/muscles/">muscles</a> to <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/stretch/">stretch</a>; <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/gently/">gently</a> allow them to move into the tight zone, test the resistance and then relax. Each day, you can slightly increase the <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/stretching/">stretching</a> of that tight zone. As you <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/stretch/">stretch</a>, exhale; on the release, inhale. Wear loose clothing, and don&#8217;t eat heavily before doing your <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/stretching/">stretching</a> <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/exercise/">exercises</a>.</p>
<p>If you run, ride an <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/exercise/">exercise</a> bike or lift <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/weight/">weights</a>, you&#8217;ll find that <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/stretching/">stretching</a> is especially beneficial after a workout. It helps eliminate waste products produced by <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/muscles/">muscles</a> during <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/exercise/">exercise</a> and also reduces any <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/muscle/">muscle</a> and joint trauma suffered during the workout. Dr. Humphrey, an expert in <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/flexibility/">flexibility</a> programs, recommends the following <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/exercise/">exercises</a>.</p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong><a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/reach/">Reach</a> for those <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/toes/">toes</a>. </strong>Sit on the <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/floor/">floor</a>, your <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/leg/">legs</a> <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/stretch/">stretched</a> out in front of you. Inhale, then <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/reach/">reach</a> as <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/far/">far</a> as you can for your <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/toes/">toes</a>. As you <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/stretch/">stretch</a> the <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/back/">backs</a> of your <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/leg/">legs</a>, exhale. &#8220;Don&#8217;t force it if it causes pain, and don&#8217;t bounce,&#8221; says Dr. Humphrey. Do this <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/exercise/">exercise</a> slowly, allowing your <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/back/">back</a> and the <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/back/">backs</a> of your <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/leg/">legs</a> to <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/stretch/">stretch</a> <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/gently/">gently</a>.</p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong>Lift your <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/leg/">legs</a>. </strong>While lying on your <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/back/">back</a>, raise one <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/leg/">leg</a> so that it&#8217;s perpendicular to the <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/floor/">floor</a>, with your knee straight. (Keep your other <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/leg/">leg</a> bent, with your <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/category/foot-care/">foot</a> on the <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/floor/">floor</a>.) Continue to move your <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/leg/">leg</a> <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/toward/">toward</a> your <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/head/">head</a>, keeping your <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/leg/">leg</a> straight, while <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/exhaling/">exhaling</a>. Go as <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/far/">far</a> as you can; relax. Do the same with the other <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/leg/">leg</a>. <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/repeat/">Repeat</a> one or more <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/times/">times</a>.</p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong><a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/pull-your-legs/"><big>Pull your legs</big></a> in. </strong>As you lie on your <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/back/">back</a>, draw your <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/leg/">legs</a> <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/toward/">toward</a> your chest while wrapping your <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/arms/">arms</a> around them. Use your <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/arms/">arms</a> to <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/pull-your-legs/"><big>pull your legs</big></a> as close as you can into your stomach and chest, <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/exhaling/">exhaling</a>. Don&#8217;t force the <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/exercise/">exercise</a>. <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/repeat/">Repeat</a> a couple of <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/times/">times</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Rotate the trunk. </strong>While <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/sitting-or-standing/"><big>sitting or standing</big></a>, <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/place/">place</a> your hands on your hips and rotate your trunk to the right as <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/far/">far</a> as it will go. Exhale and push it a little farther. Now do it in the reverse direction.</p>
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<p><strong><a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/stretch/">Stretch</a> your thighs. </strong>While standing, support your <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/body/">body</a> by holding the wall with your right hand. Using your left hand, grab the <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/back/">back</a> of your left ankle and <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/pull/">pull</a> it <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/back/">back</a> <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/toward/">toward</a> your buttocks, <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/stretching/">stretching</a> your thigh <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/muscle/">muscle</a>. Do it slowly, <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/exhaling/">exhaling</a>. Alternate <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/leg/">legs</a> and <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/repeat/">repeat</a> two or three <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/times/">times</a> for each <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/leg/">leg</a>.</p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong><a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/tilt-your-head/"><big>Tilt your head</big></a>. </strong>While <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/sitting-or-standing/"><big>sitting or standing</big></a>, <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/tilt-your-head/"><big>tilt your head</big></a> <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/toward/">toward</a> your shoulder. Do this on each side, left and right, allowing both sides of your neck to <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/stretch/">stretch</a>, while <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/exhaling/">exhaling</a>. Do not allow your <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/head/">head</a> to tip backward or forward, says Dr. Humphrey, because it can irritate or injure your spine.</p>
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<p><strong>Twirl your <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/category/foot-care/">feet</a>. </strong>While <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/sitting/">sitting</a> on a chair, lift your <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/leg/">leg</a> and support it with a pillow so that your <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/category/foot-care/">foot</a> hangs freely above the <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/floor/">floor</a>. Rotate your <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/category/foot-care/">foot</a> in a counterclockwise direction. When your <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/category/foot-care/">foot</a> approaches the upper position, extend your <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/toes/">toes</a> upward so that your Achilles tendon and the bottom of your <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/category/foot-care/">foot</a> <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/stretch/">stretch</a>. When your <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/category/foot-care/">foot</a> turns down, point your <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/toes/">toes</a> downward, <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/stretching/">stretching</a> the top of your <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/category/foot-care/">foot</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Grip with your <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/toes/">toes</a>. </strong>While <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/sitting/">sitting</a> on a chair, <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/place/">place</a> a <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/towel/">towel</a> on the <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/floor/">floor</a> in front of you and take off your shoes and socks. At the <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/far/">far</a> end of the <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/towel/">towel</a>, <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/place/">place</a> a 3- to 5-pound <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/weight/">weight</a>. At the near end, <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/place/">place</a> your <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/category/foot-care/">feet</a> at the edge of the <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/towel/">towel</a>. Grip the <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/towel/">towel</a> with the <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/toes/">toes</a> of one <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/category/foot-care/">foot</a> and, using only the curling action of your <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/toes/">toes</a>, <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/pull/">pull</a> the <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/towel/">towel</a> and <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/weight/">weight</a> <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/toward/">toward</a> you. <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/repeat/">Repeat</a> with the other <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/category/foot-care/">foot</a>.</p>
<h3><strong><a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/stretch/">Stretch</a> Anytime, anywhere</strong></h3>
<p>In addition to a regular <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/stretching/">stretching</a> routine—or on the days you just don&#8217;t have time to fit a session into your schedule—you can <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/stretch/">stretch</a> throughout the day, even at your desk.</p>
<p><strong>Fight computer neck. </strong>If you stare at a computer screen all day, you probably tend to poke your <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/head/">head</a> out like a turtle. G<sub>et</sub>up once or twice a day, and stand or sit with your <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/back/">back</a> flat against a wall. <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/pull/">Pull</a> your <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/head/">head</a> <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/back/">back</a> <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/toward/">toward</a> the wall and bring your chin down until it&#8217;s tight. <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/repeat/">Repeat</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Touch your <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/back/">back</a>. </strong>While seated, <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/reach/">reach</a> over your <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/head/">head</a> to touch the <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/back/">back</a> of your neck. Lower your arm to your side. Now <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/reach/">reach</a> behind you to touch the small of your <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/back/">back</a>. <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/repeat/">Repeat</a> ten <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/times/">times</a> for both <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/arms/">arms</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Put your hands up. </strong>Hold your hands over your <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/head/">head</a>, palms together. <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/stretch/">Stretch</a> your <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/arms/">arms</a> up and slightly backward.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/shrug-your-shoulders/"><big>Shrug your shoulders</big></a>. </strong>While seated with your <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/category/foot-care/">feet</a> flat, <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/shrug-your-shoulders/"><big>shrug your shoulders</big></a> up and down. You could increase the <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/stretch/">stretch</a> by holding a book in each hand as you shrug.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/reach/">Reach</a> for it. </strong>Every time you <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/reach/">reach</a> for something on a shelf, <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/stretch/">stretch</a> <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/gently/">gently</a> as you <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/reach/">reach</a>.</p>
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		<title>Suffer from Energy Crisis? How to sharpen your edge?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:26:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Exercise Secret 
Take a walk. A ten-minute walk at any time of the day will work wonders. &#8220;Our research has shown that a ten-minute walk—even during the mid- to late-afternoon hours, when your energy has fallen—can raise your energy levels to those of your high-energy periods, such as mid-morning,&#8221; says Dr. Thayer. And that [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h3><strong>The <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/exercise/">Exercise</a> Secret </strong></h3>
<p><strong>Take a walk. </strong>A ten-minute walk at any time of the day will work wonders. &#8220;Our research has shown that a ten-minute walk—even during the mid- to late-afternoon hours, when your <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/energy/">energy</a> has fallen—can raise your <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/energy-levels/"><strong>energy levels</strong></a> to those of your high-<a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/energy/">energy</a> periods, such as mid-morning,&#8221; says Dr. Thayer. And that burst of new <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/energy/">energy</a> can last for one to two hours.<span id="more-1844"></span></p>
<p><strong>Do it regularly. </strong>All aerobic <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/exercise/">exercises</a>—walking, running and dancing—will <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/increase/">increase</a> the amount of oxygen in your bloodstream and muscles. Work out 20 to 40 minutes a day, three to five days a week, to <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/increase/">increase</a> your <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/energy-levels/"><strong>energy levels</strong></a>.</p>
<p><strong>Squeeze in activity. </strong><a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/exercise/">Exercise</a> physiologists recommend that we fit some aerobic <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/exercise/">exercise</a> into our daily routine. If possible, walk to work or to meetings outside your office building. Garden, take the stairs instead of the elevator, or enjoy a brisk walk during your lunch hour. Short bursts of <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/exercise/">exercise</a> will release untapped <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/energy/">energy</a> reserves.</p>
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<h3><strong>ENTHUSIASM EQUALS <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/energy/">ENERGY</a></strong></h3>
<p><strong>Keep friendships alive. </strong>When you&#8217;re drained of <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/energy/">energy</a> or overloaded with work, you may be tempted to keep to <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/yourself/">yourself</a>. Wrong move, say the experts. Friendships or a good relationship with your spouse can help you over the hurdles. <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/people/">People</a> who have close and supportive relationships experience greater <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/energy/">energy</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Give of <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/yourself/">yourself</a>. </strong>Something that researchers call helper&#8217;s high—greater <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/energy/">energy</a> and enhanced self-esteem—appears to result from acts of altruism. Scientists speculate that aiding others may cause the brain to secrete endorphins, opium-like substances that stimulate feelings of well-being, heightened awareness, <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/energy/">energy</a> and joy.</p>
<p><strong>Find the silver lining. </strong>Simply think positively, and your body will experience a reduction of tension, which can improve circulation and enhance <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/energy-levels/"><strong>energy levels</strong></a>.</p>
<p><strong>Channel your <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/energy/">energy</a>. </strong>Finally, the <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/energy/">energy</a> experts recommend that you avoid thinking of <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/energy/">energy</a> as a limited resource to be guarded or preserved. Instead, give <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/yourself/">yourself</a> freely to the task at hand, and you&#8217;ll find <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/yourself/">yourself</a> experiencing greater vitality. If you&#8217;re alive, you&#8217;ve got <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/energy/">energy</a>. Use it, conserve it and channel it in the right way, and you&#8217;ll seem to have more.</p>
<h3><strong>FOOD FOR THOUGHT</strong></h3>
<p>If you&#8217;re starting your day with jelly doughnuts and half a pot of coffee, well, no wonder you find <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/yourself/">yourself</a> lagging later. We all know that food is fuel, but some <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/foods/">foods</a> make better fuel than others.</p>
<p><strong>Choose complex carbs. </strong>Your best bets in the carbohydrate department are whole grains, such as brown rice, barley, millet and corn, whole-wheat bread, pasta and potatoes.</p>
<p><strong>Load up on nutrients. </strong>No, not the stuff in bottles—the vitamins and minerals you find in <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/foods/">foods</a>. You get vitamin C in citrus fruits and <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/leafy-greens/"><strong>leafy greens</strong></a>, B vitamins in brown rice and <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/leafy-greens/"><strong>leafy greens</strong></a>, and potassium and magnesium in beans, potatoes, <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/leafy-greens/"><strong>leafy greens</strong></a> and fruit.</p>
<p><strong>Get your iron. </strong>You&#8217;ll find this essential mineral in figs, prunes, raisins, beans, <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/leafy-greens/"><strong>leafy greens</strong></a>, fish and meat. Since iron is essential for the transport of oxygen by red blood cells, deficiencies can cause fatigue.</p>
<p><strong>Steer clear of dietary fat. </strong><a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/foods/">Foods</a> high in fat, such as french fries, butter, fatty cuts of meat and rich pastries or desserts, can actually rob us of <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/energy/">energy</a>. The same is true of excesses of coffee and alcohol.</p>
<p><strong>Watch your <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/sugar/">sugar</a> intake. </strong>Limit soft drinks and <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/foods/">foods</a> rich in <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/sugar/">sugar</a>. &#8220;Most <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/people/">people</a> think that <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/sugar/">sugar</a> causes an <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/increase/">increase</a> in <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/energy/">energy</a>, and, in fact, it does work temporarily, but <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/sugar/">sugar</a> has an insidious effect. It depletes <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/energy/">energy</a> after an hour or so,&#8221; says Dr. Thayer. &#8220;We compared the <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/energy/">energy</a> <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/increase/">increase</a> resulting from a ten- Minute walk versus a <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/candy-bar/"><strong>candy bar</strong></a> and found that after an hour, the <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/people/">People</a> who ate the <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/candy-bar/"><strong>candy bar</strong></a> had less <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/energy/">energy</a> than those who <sup>t</sup>ook the walk. Not only that, but the <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/people/">people</a> who ate the <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/candy-bar/"><strong>candy bar</strong></a> had increased <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/levels/">levels</a> of tension.&#8221;</p>
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		<title>How to Avoid Being Constipated</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:11:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>arlene</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Irregularity is one modern ailment that we bring on entirely ourselves; it doesn&#8217;t exist in less industrialized countries, points out Sherwood Gorbach, M.D., professor of medicine and community health at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston. The problem started when people began to eat highly processed food and turn their noses up at fiber-rich [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Irregularity is one modern ailment that we bring on entirely ourselves; it doesn&#8217;t exist in less industrialized countries, points out Sherwood Gorbach, M.D., <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/professor-of-medicine/"><big>professor of medicine</big></a> and community health at Tufts University <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/school-of-medicine/"><big>School of Medicine</big></a> in Boston.<span id="more-1841"></span> The problem started when <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/people/">people</a> began to eat highly processed food and turn their noses up at <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/fiber/">fiber</a>-rich beans and whole-grain breads. <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/fiber/">Fiber</a> is an indigestible material that absorbs moisture, making feces softer and speeding them through the intestinal tract and out of the body. During the past 100 years, however, average <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/fiber/">fiber</a> intake has fallen from about 40 grams a day to our current 15 to 20 grams a day. And, <em>not </em>coincidentally, <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/constipation/">constipation</a> has become a common problem; in fact, Americans spend more than $400 million each year on <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/laxatives/">laxatives</a>.</p>
<p>Not that lack of <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/fiber/">fiber</a> is the <em>only </em>culprit. Other things can contribute to <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/constipation/">constipation</a> as well, including certain medications, travel, stress, premenstrual changes, pregnancy, hormonal imbalances and various diseases, lack of <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/exercise/">exercise</a> and drinking too little <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/water/">water</a>.</p>
<p>In most cases, <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/constipation/">constipation</a> is relatively easy to vanquish by adopting simple <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/"><strong>lifestyle</strong></a> changes. (If the condition lingers for more than two to three weeks despite corrective action, consult your doctor.) Try these easy ways to bid adieu to <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/constipation/">constipation</a>.</p>
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<p><strong>Get on the <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/fiber/">fiber</a> wagon. </strong>Eating <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/fiber/">fiber</a> doesn&#8217;t just mean you have to sprinkle dry brown flakes on top of your food. Rodney Taylor, <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/professor-of-medicine/"><big>professor of medicine</big></a> at the Royal Naval Hospital in Hampshire, <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/category/uk/">England</a>, suggests in the <em>British Medical Journal </em>that <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/people/">people</a> increase their intake of vegetables, such as cabbage, carrots and apples. You should also eat more whole-wheat products, brown rice, root vegetables (potatoes, yams and parsnips), leafy greens and legumes such as beans, split peas and lentils— which is more like the <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/category/diet/">diet</a> our forebears ate before the industrial revolution.</p>
<p>Wheat bran is particularly effective at keeping your <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/bowels/">bowels</a> moving well, though it may be a bit of a jolt for intestinal systems not accustomed to <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/category/diet/">fibrous diets</a>. In fact, you should proceed cautiously when introducing <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/fiber/">fiber</a> into your <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/category/diet/">diet</a>. If you&#8217;re not used to it, <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/fiber/">fiber</a> can <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/cause/">cause</a> flatulence, distension and bloating. Make changes <em>gradually, </em>giving your intestinal bacteria time to adapt to the new regimen.</p>
<p><strong>Go when you need to go. </strong>It may sound like simple advice, but in this hectic world, many of us tend to ignore the call of nature when we&#8217;re busy. Try getting up a little earlier in the morning so that when the call comes, you have time to answer it.</p>
<p><strong>Unclog your <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/bowels/">bowels</a> with <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/exercise/">exercise</a>. </strong>Regular bouts of <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/exercise/">exercise</a> are a surefire way to get your <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/bowels/">bowels</a> moving. Ten healthy adults between the ages of 22 and 41 were tested over three one-week periods, during which they either rested or bicycled or jogged an hour a day. During the resting phase, it took an average of 51.2 hours—more than two days—for stools to move through the intestines. When the participants exercised daily, however, <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/bowel/">bowel</a> transit time dropped to around 35 hours (about a day and a half).</p>
<p>Strength training can also help move things along. A study published in <em><a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/medicine/">Medicine</a> and Science in Sports and <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/exercise/">Exercise</a> </em>tested seven healthy, untrained men between the ages of 52 and 69. The men worked out on weight-lifting equipment three days a week for 13 weeks. On average, their stools sped through their bodies 56 percent faster than before they took up strength training.</p>
<p><strong>Drink heartily. </strong>The drier your stool, the harder it is to eliminate. &#8220;<a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/people/">People</a> need adequate <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/water/">water</a> to maintain healthy elimination,&#8221; says Marvin Schuster, M.D., chief of the division of digestive diseases and <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/professor-of-medicine/"><big>professor of medicine</big></a> at Johns Hopkins University <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/school-of-medicine/"><big>School of Medicine</big></a> in Baltimore. This is especially important for older <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/people/">people</a> or anyone who works hard physically or <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/exercise/">exercises</a> often. Four to six glasses of <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/water/">water</a> a day is usually adequate, says Dr. Schuster, but more is fine. (You can&#8217;t count coffee, cola or tea: These beverages are diuretics, which actually <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/cause/">cause</a> you to lose <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/water/">water</a>.)</p>
<p><strong>Check out those pills you&#8217;re popping. </strong>Many over-the- counter supplements or medications can <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/cause/">cause</a> <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/constipation/">constipation</a>. These include iron and calcium supplements, <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/antacids-that-contain/"><big>antacids that contain</big></a> calcium and medications or <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/antacids-that-contain/"><big>antacids that contain</big></a> aluminum, including AlternaGel, Amphojel, Benadryl, Gaviscon, Maalox, Mylanta, Rolaids and many nighttime pain formulations.</p>
<p><strong>For some action, try <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/prunes/">prunes</a>. </strong>&#8220;<a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/prunes/">Prunes</a> do work as <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/laxatives/">laxatives</a>,&#8221; says Dr. Schuster. <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/prunes/">Prunes</a> irritate the <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/bowel/">bowel</a>, stimulating peristalsis, the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the muscles of the walls of the large intestine that moves feces through the <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/bowel/">bowel</a> and out. The fruit also contains <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/fiber/">fiber</a>, which enhances the laxative effects. But <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/prunes/">prunes</a> should be reserved for occasional jump starts, caution experts, so your <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/bowels/">bowels</a> don&#8217;t become dependent on them.</p>
<p><strong>Use <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/laxatives/">laxatives</a> as a last resort. </strong>Doctors warn against turning to <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/laxatives/">laxatives</a>. &#8220;Used regularly, all methods of purging the <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/bowel/">bowel</a>, enemas as well as <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/laxatives/">laxatives</a>, tend to weaken <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/bowel/">bowel</a> function and <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/cause/">cause</a> dependence,&#8221; states Marvin M. Lipman, M.D., in <em>Consumer </em><em>Reports Health Letter. </em>&#8220;<a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/laxatives/">Laxatives</a> should be avoided if possible, or used only occasionally.&#8221;</p>
<p>If you do feel the need for a laxative, avoid chemical varieties. Instead, reach for a bulk-forming laxative, such as one made with psyllium. This high-<a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/fiber/">fiber</a> seed draws <a href="http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/tag/water/">water</a> into the stool, which makes it larger, softer and much easier to move along.</p>
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