Category: Health

If you are looking for a way to get your whole body fit, why not try yoga? There are many benefits to be had, including the fact that it helps to reduce stress.  Yoga is not all about sitting with your legs crossed while meditating; it also includes many different kinds of exercises that are designed to give you core strength and fitness without neglecting other parts of the body.

Here are eight reasons to take up yoga.

• Yoga is efficient, working out your arms, legs and core. You might think lifting weights is also needed, but your body weight is supported by your arms in at least one pose, and this will certainly make your arms strong. Doing yoga raises your heartbeat as well as strengthens and lengthens your muscles.

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Addiction is much more than dependence on a substance that needs drug rehab to cure, though it encompasses that as well.  It can also be a behaviour that is addictive. For instance, gambling can become an addiction – something that is pleasurable to you but you can’t stop doing – as can shopping or sex.

According to the leading drug rehab facility Sivana Bali, when you are addicted to something, it interferes with your normal life. You want to do it and continue to do it to the extent that other responsibilities that are part of your life are neglected. For instance, shopping and gambling addictions are carried on even if you don’t have enough money. The addict will find ways to get the money, such as doing other things and making their family go without. Or they may sell off things that are important or even turn to crime in order to get the money to support their habit.

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Most women and many men these days use some kind of commercial beauty product, whether it is a simple moisturiser or a whole range of make-up.  Whatever we put on our skin, hair, and nails can contain toxic ingredients that add to the overload of substances that we come into contact with every day; substances that can be carcinogenic, cause rashes or a hormone imbalance,  or do some other kind of damage. In fact, many moisturisers also contain an ingredient that dries the skin.

How stupid is that? Not so stupid if you are the company that makes it. People keep on purchasing the product because it feels good – at first. They don’t realise it is actually making their skin dry as well, blaming the dryness on other factors such as the soap they use or even going to the beach, or they may consider it to be a natural thing because they have ‘dry skin’.

You can avoid toxic beauty products by using natural products that are good for you in many ways. Here are some of them;

• Coconut oil. This can be used externally for many things, from strengthening the epidermal tissue just under the skin and fighting off bacterial and fungal infections of the skin, including atopic dermatitis.  It is also good internally as it helps to prevent inflammation and has healthy fats that nourish the gut and increase immune system health. It is a wound and scar healer and can be used to prevent razor burns.

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Once you have made the decision to have those Botox injections or wrinkle relaxers as they are known, you will need to see a doctor to ensure they are right for your problem. Sometimes dermal fillers are another option that may be beneficial, depending on where your wrinkles are and how deep they are. Once the doctor has made sure Botox is the way to go, you have to tell him or her exactly what medications or supplements you are taking.

This is because some such products are blood thinners and may cause more bruising or even bleeding after the injections. To prevent this, the doctor will very likely tell you to stop taking them for two weeks before the injections are due. These products are: –

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The answer to who can benefit from breast implants may seem obvious, but there is more to it than simple physical looks. Of course, we know that people with very small breasts will benefit from having implants if they are unhappy about their body image, but not all women worry about that.

And those that do may be worried about it for the wrong reasons. For instance, many women see having this operation as the be-all and end-all to their worries. They expect to have an improved lifestyle, multiple dates or a partner, a satisfying sex life and children all due to having larger breasts. The truth is this won’t necessarily happen.

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