5 Easy Steps to Help You Lose WeightWritten by Amie Gerlowski
When loosing weight, most of us don't have time to drastically change our lifestyles. We need a practical and convenient way to integrate effective habits into our daily lives. The following steps are easy and practical ways to get you on track to loosing weight and feeling better.1. Drink Water! Water doesn't just help quench your thirst. All metabolic processes within body utilize H2O and drinking plenty of it helps your body function optimally. It also helps you feel your best---many of common daily headaches and fatigues we experience can result from a lack of water intake. 2. Eat Breakfast! Many Americans fail to realize true value of a morning meal. It not only boosts energy for long day ahead, but keeps your metabolism regulated. Skipping a meal can put body into "survival mode" which means that it actually begins storing and saving fat as opposed to burning it. 3. Exercise! There is no easy way around it: successful and sustained weight loss requires a commitment to physical activity. The best way to be loyal to physical activity is to work it into each day. Take a small part of each day to go for a walk, do aerobics, do yoga, or whatever other type of activity you enjoy. Mix it up so that you don't get bored with it. Soon, you will not only get used to it, but you will feel better too!
| | Clean Home, Healthy Family? How To Make Sure One Leads To The OtherWritten by Vincent Platania
It is estimated that U.S. Poison Control Center sees nearly 1.5 million cases of accidental ingestion of poisons every year. It is sad but true that most of these accidental poisonings happen to children under 12 years of age. Most of us are concerned about keeping our homes clean and our families healthy. We all want our living space to be clean and germ free, because we believe this will help keep our family safe from disease. It is true that cutting down on germs will help any family stay healthier, but we also need to be concerned about how we are getting rid of those germs, and if cleaning products we are using are even more dangerous to our health. The above number represents a sad statistic, but it gives any parent reason to be concerned. We can lock up cupboards, put dangers out of reach, and do a lot of other things to make our homes "kid-safe," but no matter what we do, accidents are bound to happen. If your home is pretty typical of modern household, you already have dozens of cleaning solutions and personal care products that contain harmful, even fatal chemicals. Recent studies have shown that most households contain more than 63 hazardous cleaning products. All told, that amounts to hundreds of dangerous chemicals. The truth is that most household cleaners contain very dangerous chemicals that can irritate skin, cause problems in breathing, do harm to fabrics and other surfaces, catch fire easily, and even poison us, our pets, or our kids. In fact, chemicals most cleaning products contain have potential to severely harm or even kill your kids, your family pets, and you. In using these products, we need to exercise utmost in caution to ensure proper use and safe storage. For certain safety and their own peace of mind, many consumers choose to simply avoid these potentially hazardous formulas in favor of non-toxic, environmentally-friendly cleaning solutions. This not only ensures that no accidental poisonings or other hazards occur, but is just a wise thing to do for our families' health.
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