Scent of Health

Nowadays, this word “healthy” is very often used, but do we know what it really means? It means that your body and mind must be in a balance. What are your nutritional habits? Do you eat more fruits and vegetables? Do you drink more water? Did you limit the consumption of coffee and alcohol? Did you quit smoking?Do you exercise?Do you sleep enough? These factors as well as many others determine whether you will be in a good shape.
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Do you know what a disappointment is? Probably yes, as most of us are very familiar with different failures throughout our life. What keeps us going are the few moments of happiness and success we get from time to time and the hope of more. There are although some people that are definitely more successful than others. Why is this so? What could possibly be that we do wrong that stops us form being more successful.

1. You hate what you are doing
Most of us do things that they do not like. As a result we loose a major advantage. This is PASSION. Without passion thing we do are a kind of everyday challenge. You probably noticed that when you are passionate about something it does not bother you to wake up at 5 o’clock in the morning and go do it. Read the rest »

The sleep is a state of natural rest and it is necessary for survival. The sleep is a dynamic time of healing and growth processes. According to the National Sleep Foundation an adult person needs eight to nine hours of sleep in order to be alert, able to solve problems and in good overall health. Another study found that people who live the longest sleep for six to seven hours, but this could have something to do with the fact that older people tend to sleep less or perhaps a genetic ability to generate cells faster gives an advantage in some cases.Other researchers concluded that not getting enough sleep doubles the risk of death form cardiovascular disease, but sleeping too long also hides risks. As a conclusion the most sources advise us to sleep around 7 to 8 hours per night in order to be healthy and to reduce the risk of diseases.

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I have always been interested in the benefits of positive thinking and I have few theories why a person has more to win if he/she has a positive attitude then, a negative one. During the years I have observed a lot of situations, where the outcome was decided namely by the courage and the positive attitude and way of thinking of the person involved. I also watch a lot of movies and in some of them, which are based on real events I notice the same thing. I also read a lot of history ( basically, when I watch a movie or read a book I tend to research the story in Wikipedia.com, in order to find out more about the real persons featured by the movie or the book ). Two movies come in my mind immediately: Cinderella man and Pursuit of happiness. In both cases the outcome was decided by the positive thinking of the heroes. They never abandoned their dreams. They never thought that it is too late. Impossible was just a simple word for them, which they never used as an excuse.

• The negative attitude does not attract friends

f you had a rough day remember that not every one you know is willing to listen to your problems. In our world we all have problems. I do not say that you may not share your problems, but try to limit the time you do it, try to summarize it and do not repeat it a lot of times. You also have to distinguish, who is close enough as a friend or family member, that will best understand you and will have patience and compassion for you. Avoid complaining repeatedly about the same thing anytime and anywhere. Your colleagues might not invite you to a beer next time, if you use the time after work, when everyone tries to relax to describe your problems. Guess what will happen if you are labeled as a negative person. You will just have less people to hang out with and this will probably influence your mood. Read the rest »

There is no doubt, the social support from co-workers, relatives and friends plays an important role in reducing the stress.Basically the social support comes in the form of some kind of emotional support or information. How can this help us? First the emotional support from friends, family members and colleagues shows us, that we are worthy and valued by them. As a result our self esteem rises and we start to feel much better. We start to think positive and to perceive, that we have the ability to cope with the situation. The social support could also be expressed in a form of some information about how to handle a stressful situation. For example a much more experienced person could help someone by encouraging him/her and by giving some tips.So basically if you feel, that the stress is too much. One of the ways to cope with it is by seeking a social support. Always look for a person that will give you some emotional support – that would be someone, who believes in you and loves you. Do not forget that some information can also reduce the stress factor. Always try to find someone who had a similar problem and solved it successfully. Do not hesitate to ask someone more experienced that you if you believe, that they will help you.

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Now days each of us is in a hurry, and we all have our priorities. Each of us also knows that eating slowly is healthier that just putting big chunks of food in our stomachs. There are few reasons why we should eat slow:

1. More satisfied with less

Basically it takes 15-20 minutes for the brain to start signaling signs of fullness. By eating slowly we give our body and brain the time to fulfill their functions properly and show us when to stop. This of course will most probably help us loose weight and get in shape over time. We will also avoid the dreadful feeling of stomach pains, when we have just swallowed a big portion of food for a short period of time and we start to feel so stuffed. The conclusion is that, if you want to have a flat stomach, watch how much you fill it while eating.

2. Enjoy your food

By tasting everything individually and not just loading our mouths simultaneously with everything, we can actually feel the taste of what we eat and enjoy it. Why just skip one of the pleasures of life?

3. Help your body

By taking smaller bits and eating them slowly you help your digestion system. This is especially important for people with digestion problems.

4. Relax

Instead of being stressed and trying to hurry up to swallow everything, why don’t you just use this time for relaxation. Make it a ritual and time when you can leave all the urgent tasks and troubles and concentrate only on food.

7 TECHNIQUES TO SLOW DOWN YOUR EATING PACE.
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Find out how our bedroom environment, what we do before we go to sleep and how we eat and drink affect our sleep.

The sleep is very important part of our life, we spend almost 1/3 of it sleeping. If you did not get enough sleep, you will definitely feel tired and will not be as productive, as you would like to be. You mood will not be very good, and not to mention the health risk of not getting enough sleep every night. Sometimes even though we want to fall asleep it does not work. We spent hours in our beds just moving from one side to the other and back and forth. There are although few reasons why you can not fall asleep easily. The following tips might give you an idea why it is not working sometimes. Read the rest »