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Silent Signs That You Are Into Stress

In a busy world and lifestyle we are undergoing every day,  time to give ourselves some relaxation and managing our stress can sometimes be  left to our lesser priority lists.  But,  we need to reevaluate the symptoms of stress may it be physical, emotion or  psychological. Our body shows some signals and alerts us if we are feeling  stress. In order to keep ourselves alert and do good to our overall health and  benefit on them as well, here are a few lists of body clues on stress. Suggestive actions to take in order to treat the symptoms of  stress: Skin Problems like itchy or dry skin:   Our skin is the largest and most visible  organ in the body so it tends to register stress fairly quickly. Itch problem  can cause stress, and the feeling of anxiousness or tension brought by this  skin problem can aggravate underlying conditions like dermatitis, eczema or  psoriasis. If you are prone to breakouts, stress increases t...

Scents and Smells that Helps Boost Health

Human sense organ, the nose contains smell receptors which are able to identify many different types of smell or odor, and is more precise than our sense of taste. These receptors can detect and determine information and transmits them to the olfactory organ that relays to our limbic system. Our limbic system is a primitive part of our brain that governs our memories and emotions-like our common behaviors and feelings. This proves why odor can help lower stress, ease pain, improve our mental and physical performances and can even fight insomnia, lose weight and can also act as an aphrodisiac  as shown on different studies and research. According to one of the world’s leading aroma scientists and perfumers, and to quote, “Our sense of smell has amazing powers to affect our moods and feelings,” explains Dr. Dodd. “My work has been focused on devising ways for people to put their sense of smell to work to help them live healthier, happier lives.” So, in order to use ...

Breakfast Tips and Ideas for a Healthier Lifestyle

Breakfast has been one of the important main food parts of the everyday life. Every person should eat breakfast everyday to boost positive health effect, studies found a link to eating breakfast and the lesser effect of acquiring diabetes and becoming obese. It was also seen that one’s breakfast choice influences the food consumption for everyday. Eat the right and proper amount of your food servings for the day. Be watchful of what you choose to eat. Try to limit your calorie intake to at least 300 cal. Use brown rice instead of processed cereal since brown rice contains B vitamins and more fiber. Blend strawberries, banana with protein powder and ice to make a sumptuous smoothie. You can add yogurt to add calcium to your antioxidant rich concoction.  You can also try adding ground flaxseed to cereal or yogurt or your smoothie since flaxseed contains more omega-3 sources. Try using organic eggs than regular ones, the organic eggs contains more omega-3 fatty acids that a...

Take care of your eyes-Tips for Better Vision

Here are some useful tips and lists on how to take care of your eyes for better vision: Always try to wear eye protection whenever possible. When you are doing carpentry works, use safety eye glasses to prevent debris from falling directly to your eyes and cause corneal abrasion. Always wear sunglasses (UV absorbent) when you leave your place to shield your eyes from the glare of the sun and protect your eyes from winds drying effects as well as from other harsh agents from open air. Wash your eyes with cold water for 2-3 times a day. Dip your eyes a palm full of water and blink in the water several times to remove debris and secretions from the lower conjunctival sac. Wear large hat or cap together with your sunglasses, this way try to block UV radiation and reduce whatever might enter into your eyes. At work, when writing or reading time, make a habit of setting your alarm to beep every 30 minutes. This will be your reminder of having a break for your eyes to prevent...