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Filed under Rest and Relaxation, Sleep Aid

1. Kill the alarm clock

Alarm clocks induce two harmful side effects: stress and sleep deprivation. It also damages your memory, ability to learn, your mood and temper, your relationships with people and your ability to focus and your overall intellectual performance. Alarm clocks shock the body into wakefullness. If you’re regularly getting enough sleep they shouldn’t be necessary.

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Comments (2) Posted by Health KB on Monday, March 17th, 2008


Filed under Rest and Relaxation, Sleep Aid

1. Give sleep a priority by giving yourself sufficient time for sleep.

 

2. Provide yourself with a comfortable place to sleep.

 

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Filed under Sleep Aid

The following is a list of stages of a healthy night’s sleep and what occurs during these stages:

Non-REM sleep

Stage 1 -

Occurs in the beginning of sleep, with slow eye movements. People in this stage often believe that they are fully awake. During the transition into Stage 1 sleep, it is common to experience a hypnic jerk.

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Filed under Skin Care

Countless people are now using an anti-aging complex that works to help reduce the appearance of existing signs of aging and to help prevent the appearance of new lines and wrinkles in the future. The product they use has an extraordinary, marine-source formulation that is free of alpha-hydroxy acids, yet effectively evens skin tone and retextures, refines, brightens, and firms the skin’s surface.

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Filed under Skin Care

Acne Adult Dilemma

You’d think after the adolescent stage of our lives, our skin would know that and respond to hormonal changes in a positive way. Unfortunately our skin (and bodies as a whole) oftentimes are not fed the raw materials necessary to make those adjustments and hence we’re left with all sorts of symptoms - including adult acne.

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Filed under Food and Diets

It’s one thing to stick with your diet regimen when you’re at home, in control of the contents of your refrigerator and your portion sizes. But what about going out to dinner with friends? Worse, how do you stay on track when your dream vacation has you seated by the dessert cart at every meal?

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Filed under Family Health, Food and Diets, Nutrition

Studies show that childhood obesity is increasing at an alarming rate, so how do you keep your kids from becoming statistics? The data cannot be ignored. Each family needs to be aware of the factors contributing to this growing problem and address them as a team. Each day family members head out in many different directions but they inevitably return by bedtime, so home base is the best place to engender a healthier lifestyle for everyone in the household.

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Comments (1) Posted by Health KB on Friday, March 14th, 2008


Filed under Food and Diets, Nutrition

Requirements of protein by the body

Protein is an essential component required in the correct proportion by the proper functioning of the human body. It helps in generating amino acids, which are required by cells to mend muscles and build new proteins. Amino acids also help to mend skin, organs, blood and bones. Protein is also used by the body to heal cuts and wounds, and it also helps to clot the blood easily. It also helps to build hormones, enzymes and antibodies in the body, which control the various chemical processes that take place in the body. In brief, protein is required for the overall growth of the body.

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Filed under Food and Diets, Nutrition

Before we get to the calculation, let me start by saying that I don’t think it’s necessary to be enslaved to counting calories, fat grams, points, or carbs every day for the rest of your life in order to lose weight. However, in the beginning of your weight loss journey, it might be helpful to have an idea of how many calories you’re consuming compared to how many calories you actually need.

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Filed under Women's Health

Symptoms of female menopause can be intense changes that happen throughout a few years. The changes that take place can not only by physically as well as mentally exhausting. Millions of women each year deal with the symptom of female menopause and learning about each different symptom and how to react to it can help you get through this time with a lot less stress. Not only does menopause affect you but it affects your family as well. This can be a scary time but the more you know about each symptom of female menopause the more prepared you will be.

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