Wellness And Personal Development

  If you need to drop and few kilos and don’t know where to get started, stop counting calories and start counting colors. When it comes to losing weight, make sure your plate is piled high with a range of colorful fruit and vegetables. You’ll naturally create more balance and health-filled menus. Why? Color not only brightens your mood – but also your diet. Load your plate with fruit and veggies like a box of crayons in colors such as red, yellow, orange, blue, purple, white and green and you’ll also be filling up on power packed phytonutrients.  Phytonutrients are naturally occurring chemicals which combat disease, including cancer. Go easy on the beige and brown foods such as pasta and starchy carbs. When there are too many of these drab colors on your plate, weight gain is almost certain. That's because these beige foods often are high in calories and can leave you feeling hungry later. A cup of beige or brown beans can be over 200 calories....but a cup of red or green veg...

  Myth: You’ll be OK with a high protein/low carb diet Fact: This type of diet aims to secure most of the daily required amount of calories from protein foods, like meat, dairy products and eggs, with a very small part taken from foods containing a lot of carbs (bread, pasta, potatoes and fruits). The biggest problem with this diet is that many common and popular foods are forbidden, which makes it easy for the user to get bored or frustrated. When boredom and frustration kick in, quitting time is never far away. Another problem is the lack of nutrients that are usually brought by carbohydrate foods, while allowing the user to eat bacon and cheese that raise cholesterol levels. The bottom line is that high protein/low carb diets result in fast weight loss in some users, but it’s not just fat that goes away. People also lose some of their lean muscle mass and a lot of water as the kidneys work harder to rid the body of excess waste from protein and fat. The added stress to your kidn...

  To lose one pound of body weight in a week, an individual must eat about 500 fewer calories than he or she burns up each day. Here are 18 ways to lose weight without going on a diet. 1. Besides drinking orange juice at breakfast, eat a whole orange. You will save about 45 calories. 2. Prepare your breakfast omelets with 4 egg whites plus 1/4 cup egg substitute. Supplement regular bacon with Canadian bacon to save eve a lot of calories 3. Change from whole milk to nonfat or low fat milk. Use honey instead of sugar in your morning coffee or latte. 4. At lunch, use mustard instead of mayonnaise on your sandwich to save 100 calories (per tablespoon). Eliminate the cheese and save 100 more calories. 5. Rather than a Big Mac and large fries, try a plain hamburger and a small french fry and save a whopping 590 calories! 6. Don't eat potato chips at snack time. Have an apple instead for less calories plus the added benefit is a lot of fiber. 7. Replace diet cola or iced tea for your usua...

  There are several tips and ways to stay fit. From the TV, to magazine ads there are many reminders to tell us how to stay fit. Nevertheless, there's an even easier tip to constantly remind us how to stay fit. Though it would not be the complete answer to all the wellness issues we may have, we can apply this as a prototype of simple measures. An equation for staying fit can be as simple to remember as one, plus two, plus three, equals 6.  1 We must begin an equation for staying fit with the first thing to remember: our life. We only have one body to maintain so it shouldn't be that hard to monitor. Another thing about “One” is that we only have one shot in this life to do this. Of course we may be able to correct certain health patterns when we stumble on, but how sure are we that we would still have that chance if the damage has already been done? Therefore, the “One” in this equation is our self.  Plus 2 “Two” in this context signifies that there are only two cours...

The basic design of personal dental care is to preclude cavities from shaping in the teeth. In order for you to forestall cavities and sustain a healthy set of teeth, you have to take away plaque, a sheer layer of bacteria that sticks on the top of your teeth. A few effective ways to forestall plaque from organizing is to brush your teeth at least twice a day and floss at the least once a day. Brushing your teeth will help energize your gums and successively keep them healthy and less susceptible to gum diseases. Toothpastes are commonly made of detergents, abradants and foaming agents. The basic active ingredient in toothpaste is fluoride. Fluoride is the element of the toothpaste that's responsible for forestalling cavities from forming. When picking out what toothpaste to purchase, make certain that it has an expectant amount of fluoride to keep your mouth cavity-free. Written reports state that 1 out of 10 people have a disposition to amass tartar quickly. What is tartar? It...

Kid's birthday parties should be fun and pleasurable. That's what makes them memorable. There are some things that individuals must consider when planning children’s birthday party. Whether it be a grand birthday bash or just a simple affair, the preparations and the planning that go into it can affect how it will fare out. When organizing a kid's birthday party, here are some valuable tips that might help guarantee things would come out all right.  Before planning a kid's birthday party, the main organizers (usually the parents) should come up with a planned budget. All the preparations needed for the party would depend on how much the parents will be willing to spend. There's no sense in planning for a grand birthday party when the parents wouldn't likely to afford an all the expenses. The next thing on the schedule would usually be the theme for the birthday party. This might not be a bit much of a problem (maybe except on the expense side) since the celebran...

  Aside from the food, souvenirs are one of the most awaited items that kids look forward to when attending children’s birthday parties. If you're apparent who's dreaming up what souvenir your child can give away to his or her friends during the birthday party, then think about home-made friendship bracelets. If you do not have much of an artistic knack, the simplest thing that you will be able to come up with is an elastic band friendship bracelet as a keepsake.  These are bangles or "wristlets" that are used as a piece of fashion accessory but in this case, these can be worn by your kid's friends to stand for their friendship. While doing the items, you are able to squeeze out the creative juice in your kid and encourage him or her to research other possibilities of the craft. This very activity can also help him or she to be attentive to people the he or she cares about.  What you ought to do prior to doing this activity, the first thing that you need to accomp...

Apart from the games and prizes, among the things those children look forward to when attending kids birthday parties is the food. This is because kids get to eat whatever they want when they're out of the house since these are the only ones available for their consumption. If you're one of those parents who are having a hard time with what food to fix during kid’s birthday parties, here are some of the foods that you are able to use as a guide. Remember, if you're planning for the menu of the party, you have to give utmost consideration to the taste buds of children since they'll be the ones who will eat most of the food that will be prepared in the party. To ensure that they'll enjoy the food, make a menu that include the usual foods that children love to eat like cake, ice cream, chicken, pasta, cookies, barbeque, and cupcakes. For adult guests, you are able to make a separate menu for them to assure that they won't get hungry when you serve those kids foods...

  Electric go karts, the great choice for kids most kids these days are a great deal fond of go kart racing or go karting, a popular motor sport where open-wheeled vehicles are driven around a track. For a beginner, go karting is probably the most economic and by far, the most dependable way to get into motor sports or maybe, advance into higher levels of car racing. For kids ages five to fifteen, the electric go kart is certainly the type that parents ought to choose for their kids. In terms of functioning and safety, an electrical go kart is certainly top quality. Benefits of electric go karts over gas powered counterparts An electric go kart is more dependable to use and environment-friendly in that they don't emit toxic exhaust like carbon monoxide gas since they're only battery operated. Consequently, the health of your child won't be at risk. Unlike a go kart this battery powered on does not create   a lot of noise. Since they create less noise, they don't create ...

   The Maldive Islands is a paradise for individuals who love the beach. Commonly, the Maldive Islands are a place that scuba divers prefer to visit because of the great dive sites it houses. Nevertheless, the Maldive Islands are now also really popular as a surfing destination where thousands of surfers from other parts of the globe visit annually. Thanks to the O'Neill Deep Blue Contest held in the mid 90s here in the Maldive Islands, surfing became very popular here. With lots of phenomenal breaks, you are able to be certain that you'll be able to have a lot of fun surfing here. All the same, the only issue is that few of these breaks will be within the tourism district. You'll need to hire a guide and go to a different part of the Maldive Islands in order to search for the different beaches that have the most fantastic breaks that you are able to surf on. In addition to, these breaks will be surf able within the months of March and November. It's important to rememb...

Whether or not we identify with those who call themselves ‘greens’, all of us are becoming increasingly aware that our natural world is hurting and that all are responsible for its care and  health. The current discussions on how to reduce carbon emissions is an indication of the fragile relationship that exists between humans and the environment. I am certain that, like me, you too are becoming increasingly aware that you are a part of the environment not apart from it. We often act with no thoughts of the consequences of our actions consequences of our actions. We are creatures of habit and convenience. Our busy lives and indulgent life styles often create blindness to the adage that ‘every action has an opposite reaction’. Actor and environmentalist Ed Asnor described it like this: "We all moan and groan about the loss of the quality of life through the destruction of our ecology, and yet each one of us, in our own little comfortable ways, contributes daily to that destruction....

The pursuit of knowledge in some cultures is synonymous with bringing honor on the family. Those who teach knowledge are highly respected. It is certainly correct that knowledge empowers people and there are countless examples of people who on gaining an education have influenced their generation in some way or have changed the course of their society or even their world.  Yet, as virtuous as it may be to have knowledge, without wisdom, knowledge can be dangerous at worse, or a waste of time at best. Wisdom is best defined simply as applied knowledge. It is the ability to take what is known of the world and of people, things and places and to make choices based on that knowledge. Knowledge knows the facts about something, but wisdom knows best how to apply those facts to the real world and to add an understanding of right and wrong to that knowledge. Without wisdom, knowledge can be dangerous. It can lead to character flaws like conceit and selfishness. Without wisdom there is ofte...

How often have you heard the old saying “I’m too busy to think?” All too often, this is true for most of us. Someone has said if we are “too busy to think, we are just too busy.” Very few of us spend time getting in touch with our inner self and this is to our detriment. It is only as we go on a journey of self-discovery that we can make sense of who we are, and why we are here.  For some people, this might seem too much like a spiritual search and nothing else. This definition is far too simple. Spirituality is only one small part of self-discovery. Our inner self is the person we are when no one is around. Many people are scared of being introduced to their inner self and busyness is a means of “not having time to think” because it can be scary to think. Many people do not like their own company because then they are forced to think about things they can usually ignore. This makes some people feel very uncomfortable. Other people have learned something important. We are more than...

The person you look at in the mirror who is looking back at you may not be the person you think he or she is. Most of our self-awareness comes from our perceptions of how we think we appear to others. Just how accurate our thoughts about ourselves are, is usually dependent on our life circumstances and the people and events that have shaped our memories and our perceptions of the things that have happened in it.  Our self-talk tells us about ourselves and if we listen long enough to it, it will speak louder than family and friends who often affirm our strengths and abilities. Not all self-talk is bad. Sometimes it says things, which give us a premonition, and keeps us away from harm.  Others have achieved a sense of acceptance of who they are and where they fit into the world. For many people however, the public image they portray to others may not be a true reflection of their inner feelings. Self-talk convinces many people that there is nothing good in them or their lives. T...

Do you love yourself? Most people probably take a deep breath when they hear that question, but it is a valid and important question and one if we could all answer yes to, would change the way we feel about ourselves and give us self-confidence to achieve the dreams and desires we have for our lives.  Someone once asked the question “how can we expect others to love us if we don’t love ourselves” and this demonstrates the importance of learning to love the unique person we are. It is accepting that we have own special place in this world. Feeling unloved and unworthy is a very lonely feeling. If you cannot find anything to love about yourself, you are probably struggling on the inside with a whole range of feelings.  Learning to love yourself is possible. To love yourself you must challenge the negative feelings inside that center our thoughts and self-wealth feelings on external things like how successful we are in our roles as mothers or husbands or how well we can sing...

Do you understand yourself? Understanding yourself helps you to make decisions that help you to choose the best paths for you to take. Often the choices we make without understanding ourselves can be wrong decisions that create problems. Understanding our strengths, weaknesses, what gives us satisfaction and what causes us stress help guide our paths to those experiences that will provide us with the best possible outcomes for our choices.  If you keep a journal these 10 questions may help you to know yourself and to get in touch with inner thoughts and feelings. They can help you make choices in your private life, your working life and in your relationships.  Describe what you believe is truly important in life. Describe anything you would fight for in life to keep and not lose. Describe what values in life best reflect what you believe are essential values that you treasure about yourself. Describe what gives you happiness and a sense of achievement and what upsets you and c...

Friendship is one of the few things that we all treasure, and especially good friendship. This applies for both men and women. However, there are some cases where we start developing some extra feelings towards our friends. This is common between men and women friendships. One of the parties starts seeing the other as more than a friend. The other party still sees him or her as a friend, hence the situation gets tricky. The one who has fallen in love finds it very difficult to open up to the other afraid that he or she might even loose the friendship. However, there are ways in which you can turn the friend into your lover. Play your cards right and this tips might work.  To start with, do not show any kind of desperation. As you know, desperate times lead call for desperate measures. In this case, desperate measures might not help you out. In fact, they might worsen the situation. It is therefore wise to avoid desperation. Comfort yourself with the thought of many more options. Do...

Misunderstanding is one of the main causes of relationship breakups. This is because one party never understands what it is the other party wants. They do not understand what the other expects of him or her. As a result, they tend to argue over simple issues just because one did something that did not please the other. Therefore, mutual understanding is one major factor that can healthily build your relationship.  I know it is not possible to read a man’s mind; many women complain of this. However, there are ways in which one can learn exactly what it is the man expects of him or her. It simply takes a few tips and you will be in a position to provide exactly what it is the man wants. One of the most popular ways of knowing exactly what the man wants is by simply asking him. Try and bring up a topic about him in the midst of your conversations and let him open up. All in all, men hate intrusive women. So be as indirect as possible. Do not ask him “what do you expect from me”. Inste...

Everyone wants to feel loved. No one wants to live a lonely life, without someone to love. This is why many spend a lot of time looking the right match hoping that it will one day lead to a perfect marriage. Women are the most affected. This is because many of them do not how to tell if the partner really loves her or is just having fun.  There have been many cases where the lady misinterprets the man’s actions and this never augers well. Take time ands read the signs, then conclude and react positively. That is the best thing to do. Most ladies want it to be that the man loves her, maybe due to the ego-boosting that comes along with it, but it is never a hundred percent. Here are some tips that can help you accurately find out if he loves you.  To start with, he looks happier than usual whenever you are around. You can see this by the way he behaves whenever the two of you are together. He tends to get hyper and all jovial even when there is a problem. It is said that love is...

Human beings are relational by nature, and everything they do directly or indirectly revolves around their relationship with other human beings. However, the main hype or juice of human relationships is based on love relationships. It is very rare to hear of someone who throws themselves over a bridge or from a five-story building because of their sister, cousin or, worse still, their friend. However, it is such a common occurrence to hear that someone ran his or her car into a stone wall because of love. It is therefore obvious that everyone (or almost everyone) finds this article very relevant, because everybody wants to know how his/her relationship can improve. Primarily, you should listen more and talk less (no wonder we have two ears and one mouth). Learn more about your partner by simply listening to them, just as you would want to be listened to. Also, give your partner high priority. Think about your partner before you think of yourself. It is natural for human beings to first...

At times, men can be very secretive. In fact, recent research shows that men are the most secretive beings. A normal man opts to languish in pain rather than share his problems with a friend. The same applies to boy-girl relationships. It is very hard for men to open up to women and tell them exactly how he feels. They find it to be very difficult to share their feelings. This is mostly because they are afraid of rejection. As a result, it is up to the woman to figure out for herself if the man is really into her or not. This is why most relationships take ages to stabilize; the two parties take time to open up to each other.   The other problem comes in after the woman fails to read all the signs. Normally, women take time to know that the man is interested. I do not know if it is because they are naturally slow or maybe they are in denial. Whichever the case, these signs will help you know that he loves you instantly. To start with, he will always be very inquisitive; in a good w...

A network marketing business opportunity can sound like something that will make sure one gets a lot of money in a short time. Though it is possible, a person should be careful about the programs that they choose to run. For example, there are some programs that are not genuine. Knowing scam programs is not an easy task. Following some guidelines will however make it a task that you can handle.  The first thing to raise alarm bells is the promise of making millions and billions in a short time. In most cases, it is practically impossible to make billions or even millions by working part time on the internet. However, this is not true. It is very hard to make money on the internet. Though it is possible, it is not an easy task. The programs that promise you easy money are really promising you nothing. Every person who has made money on the internet using Network Marketing has had to work really hard.  Secondly, when you are told that there are robots that can help you turn in p...

If you are marketing your network online, you first need to have a rough estimate of the number of people who are in need of the service you are giving. You should also know which group or groups you are mainly targeting in your network. This will act as a guideline to what you should do to gain their trust. If you want to gain the trust from your network, your main focus should be on giving, not getting. This will not only help you gain trust but also maintain it. Therefore, you should make your network aware of your existence and what you are marketing in a way that is not too obvious. People withdraw from marketers who hit the nail on the head when it comes to making themselves and their product known. This can be done by packaging marketing info in an informative article. Also, you can post a video online that is of great help to your customers or, in this case, potential network.  Do not be stingy with what you know. Let your online site be full of content that is very educati...

Different network marketing companies have different marketing plans, and most people do not know what to look out for in the best and most rewarding network marketing plan. However, there are five simple indictors of the best network marketing plans.  How lucid is the plan to you? You should never go for a plan you do not clearly understand. If the company has to take you through a three-hour seminar for them to get the network marketing plan into your system, do not even think of joining it. Most network marketing companies just tell the marketers to just add as many down-lines as they can without bothering how compensation will come. This doesn’t sound bad, but it would not look logical if you just operated your boutique without knowing how much profits you are making after replacing stock and deducting expenses.  How is the payment plan? The compensation you get should strictly be based on a criterion that is within your control. Their payment plan should not be one that g...

The law of attraction in our lives has become the in thing. Everyone wants to apply this law in their everyday activity. Talking about law of attraction draws a lot of attention. This is because all of us have dreams and we would want these dreams to come true someday. Most of us want a very successful life with lots of achievements and happiness. We all want to have our desires true. Therefore we can say that the law of attraction in our lives helps us to tune our minds and feelings to draw the lifestyle that we want and not vice versa. The way we are living now was or rather is dictated by our conscious and subconscious minds which are very vital parts. There are several steps that one can use to get the law of attraction. The first thing that you should do is to describe the type of life that you want and be able to see it in your mind’s eye. When you want something, you should ask from the cosmos and you should also have an unambiguous picture in your mentality of what it is. Recog...

Meditation and Yoga were once considered strange things, delving into the occult and people did not readily believe in them. There were misconceptions that yoga and meditation were part of the activities done by members of some mysterious Asian sect. Others claimed that they did not merit all the hype; they could never deliver the results they promised. But, many of them have come to notice today that yoga and meditation are actually very helpful to the body. They have learnt that together with these two very vital activities comes power of the mind as long as other added advantages. Even the medical fraternity has proven that meditation together with yoga is quite helpful to the body. Research has shown that the two lead to a healthier body. They increase the rate of oxygen intake and help in the flow of blood. Yoga gives you power of the brain. How does it do this? Meditation causes your brain to relax and drift away in a world of its own. It takes away all the troubled thoughts that...

Many people are not successful in many things they try to do because they have a closet pessimist mentality. A closet pessimist is a private worrywart, someone who worries without letting others know. These people put a brave face when they are in public but when they are alone, they worry themselves to death about the things they have assumed responsibility for. This stops them from achieving their goals.  The consequences of being a closet pessimist are manifested in various ways, such as past failures, fears of facing the future, inability to own up to new responsibilities and so on. For one to attain their goal, it is important to remove this closet pessimist attitude. It should be replaced with a positive attitude towards whatever you want to achieve. You should always be an optimist. Most of the people who are successful in business and in their personal lives are those who have buried the closet pessimist in them.   We all have these closest pessimists living within us ...

Many people who go to work complain about long working hours and the lots of stress at work, but the thing that bothers them a lot is finding it hard to pay attention on anything. This however has greatly affected people especially those who are twenty and above. Most of them complain of low concentration span. We cannot put the blame on anybody for our low concentration. The low attention span that we have is as a result of our development. Research says that human beings could have developed the trend as a way of surviving. In the early years, human beings could be able to feel whatever was in the environment by detecting.  They could either detect predators or mates and so they would be distracted from whatever they were doing and do something with what was at hand first. This was basically a way of surviving. However, this response has changed greatly especially in the today’s world which is so urbanized and moves very first. The most things that draw our attention are things l...

Beauty is basically a blend of factors, looks, styles, attitude and posture. To look beautiful you must also feel that way. That is the only thing behind beauty. The question that most of us ask ourselves is how we can feel beautiful? There are several things that can make a person to look beautiful. One can feel beautiful if they are appreciated or by just receiving love from those who are close to us. You could also feel beautiful by being complimented by a stranger. Beauty is something that comes from down somebody and it enlightens your soul lifting your spirit and then results in making you feel great about yourself. How does one however feel beautiful? There are several tips that are going to help you create an atmosphere that generates positive energy within oneself.  The first step of feeling beautiful is by familiarizing yourself with beauty. One can familiarize oneself through achieving a goal, through a compliment or gesticulation. You should also generate positive energ...