Blueberries for a Long Term Memory
Aug 05, 2009
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Food
Mental decline whether your 15, 40 sometimes, or most of the time - stock up our sharp senses. And protecting our quick-witted memory is one way to jog it up.
And eating blueberries is one way to boost up our mental sense for a long term memory.
Antioxidants in blueberries help protect the brain from free-radical damage and cut your risk of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases. They can also improve cognitive processing (translation: thinking). Wild blueberries, if you can find them, have even more brain-boosting antioxidants than the cultivated variety.
If your favorite berries are out of season, buy them frozen. The freezer locks in peak flavor and nutrients, so the berries’ antioxidant capacity is maxed out. Those pale, tough, and expensive off-season berries usually ripen on a truck, rather than on the bush, so they’re nutritional imposters compared to the real thing.
Lighter Workouts Do Well
Aug 03, 2009
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Fitness
Pumping out all the sweat in your body is an irresistible force when using all those fitness equipment. How about we’ll do a lighter workout without those machines and still get those energy levels you need.
Research shows that a program of low intensity exercise training -- like light cycling on a stationary bike for 30 minutes three times a week -- can reduce tired-all-the-time feelings by as much as 65%. And it only takes 6 weeks of light workouts to feel pepped up. Moderate-intensity exercise programs boost energy levels, too, but not as much. Know what the easiest workout in the world is? Walking.
One possible explanation for the better energy boost from lighter workouts: More vigorous workouts shape you up but also tire you out. So if you're just trying to get off the couch for a change, start slow. Go at whatever pace is comfortable for you -- in a few weeks, you'll feel your tiredness fade. Then you can think about kicking things up a notch.
What's The Least You Can Do?
Exactly how little can you do and still get fit? A new study suggests 1.7 might be the magic number.
Middle-aged men and women at risk for heart disease who walk at a moderate pace for just 1.7 miles a day improve several important measures of their aerobic fitness.
More Is More
Ok, we admit it. The data show that jogging at full speed for nearly 3 miles a day reaps the greatest cardiovascular benefits. But if jogging shorts and running shoes aren't your style -- or you're just feeling kinda tired today -- at least get yourself out there for 1.7 miles. It's still enough to keep you on the road to better fitness.
More Ways to Do Less
Going slower doesn't always mean that you'll lose the fitness race. Here are some other ways to keep yourself in the game when you feel like throwing in the towel:
Slow it down. You don't have to keep up with that marathon runner. Lower-intensity exercise can actually help you lose more weight than higher-intensity exercise.
Take a breather. Right in the middle of your workout. A 20-minute break between two 30-minute sessions has been proven to help you burn more fat and calories.
Break it up. Can't pull together 30 minutes of exercise? Grab 10 minutes in the morning, 10 minutes at lunch, and 10 minutes after dinner. Done.
Hot Spa Covers
Jul 23, 2009
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Beauty
If you need to feel the heat build up and make you perspire, then enjoy and relax while taking a deep in your favorite hot tub or spa. In doing so, you simply find a private escape from the outside world.
Besides able to feel your whole body gone warm, you also need to take good care of your tub or spa to keep it in pristine condition. Use a variety of accessories like spa chemicals or hot spa covers that makes your hot tub or hot spa usable for a longer time.
When I’m away for a couple of weeks or if it’s winter, I always keep my outside spa covered with spa covers to prevent exposing it from outside elements.
I know taking good care of my body bring joy to me, and I never neglect the important accessories or equipment I bought around my house. And, my hot spa is one of those.
Get those Sculptured Arms
Jul 23, 2009
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Fitness
Let us focus on having those sexy arms. There are tricks on how to work this body part and you can do it whether you’re in the gym or not. Remember Michelle Obama’s sculptured arms? You too can have those using this simple trick.
Grab a Jelly Bell.
If you are in the gym, adjust the seat so your legs bent slightly more than 90 degrees and your arms stretched out straight, holding the handles. Push with your legs while pulling the handles to the bottom of your rib cage, keeping your elbows near your sides. Slowly straighten your arms and glide back to the starting position. Row 30 to 45 minutes, three days a week. For optimal results, add 90-second high-intensity bursts every 5 minutes.
If you are at work, stand about three feet away from your desk and plant your palms shoulder-width apart. Lower down for four counts, pause for one count, then rise up for four counts. Start with 20 and increase as you become stronger. Challenge yourself by moving your hands closer together.
Stick to this ranges and you are less likely to gain weight while getting that sculptured arms.
What you need is a Massage
Jul 22, 2009
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Health
Are you feeling stress all the time? Having that bad back pain after rigorous athletic performance?
I think what you need is a massage, not done by a massage therapist who stretches you out from head to toe, but a massage chair that will do the soothing therapy right for you.
Human Touch Massage Chairs can emulate the fingers of professional massage therapist, from rolling gently up and down your back or spine, to foot massage that stimulates the blood vessels in your feet.
Massage chairs proves to promote good health by applying pressures in areas where the body blood flows freely. In tapping the body pressures, Human Touch uses a state-of-the-art technology after decades of therapeutic massage experience in developing an innovative Robotic Massage system.
This massage chair simply provides you a full body massage. You can choose different massage technique to your liking and it comes with an easy to use remote control. The remote customizes the strength on how your body should be massage.
In addition, it has its own sleek design, whether you are into modern or classic, Human Touch has a chair for everyone.
It’s a relief when you know a chair is waiting for you, if you want to relax your tired mind and body, Human Touch Massage Chair is available to sit on.


