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[8 Jan 2010 | No Comment | 267 views]

How to reduce body fat, Exercise mind/body/sprit
You don’t necessarily need to buy every diet plan and exercise video in the market to lose weight. Au contraire to popular belief people don’t actually put on weight because they eat; we put on weight because we eat the wrong things in wrong proportions. For instance, you cannot epact to lose weight if you survive on a diet of jelly beans, cookies, muffins and ice cream. However, this also does not mean that you ought to starve yourself. Simple steps like substituting fat …

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[8 Jan 2010 | No Comment | 282 views]

There two ways to manage stress: lifestyle changes and behavioral changes
Lifestyle changes

Follow a healthy diet
Exercise regularly
Get a good nights rest
Listen to your favorite music
Take some time out for yourself each day
Get a massage
Read a book or watch TV
Go out with your friends
Plan your time and set your priorities right
Take a warm relaxing bath.

Behavioral Changes:

Recognize the things and factors that stress you out. These can be work or personal life related factors, if it is a person who stresses you out analyze the aspect of his/her behavior that bothers you and …

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Anger can not only prove detrimental to your health but also to your relationships, your career and your life in general. Here are some simple tips to control your anger
Remember people telling you to drink a glass of water when you are angry, well this trick actually works, by the time your are done finishing the glass of water your blood pressure goes down a bit and so does your anger.
Learn a breathing technique and practice it diligently, this technique should be used each time you flare up and unless …

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If you feel that stress and worries are taking their toll on your life, try yoga and meditation which are very effective stress busters. Meditation will help to calm your down and out things in perspective.
Affirmations and visualization is also a powerful tool to increase your confidence and ward off stress and worries. Try an affirmative self talk the first thing in the morning. If you are worried about a certain factor; for instance, a job interview, visualize yourself giving a wonderful performance a few days in advance; what you …

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Your thoughts control both your conscious and your subconscious mind. Has this ever happened to you? You fear that something terrible is going to happen, for instance, you fear that you will get sick right before an important meeting and it really happens, so what would you call this premonition? Not really, it’s just the conscious manifestation of the ideas that you gave your subconscious mind. The way we think, our attitude toward the world often controls every facet of our life. Also being negative has its own share of …

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Q. Will taking sedatives to sleep help me to lower my blood pressure?
A. Even though a good night sleep is an integral part of your blood pressure management plan, taking sedative is never a recourse. Instead try other options such as a warm soothing batch or a glass of arm milk
Q. Does yoga help in blood pressure control?
A. Yoga not only helps in blood pressure management but also promotes over all well being and helps to reduce weight.