7 Tips How to prevent hair loss

There are a number of ways to prevent hair loss in men that weren't around when your dad lost his hair. Here are seven tips to prevent hair loss, some old and some new, that may help you keep your hair even if you are already experiencing hair loss.

SEVEN TIPS TO PREVENT HAIR LOSS IN MEN

1. Keep your hair short. Longer hair puts more stress on the hair follicles, and you'll lose more hair as a result. Shorter hair also makes it easier to keep your scalp clean which is good for your hair.

2. Practice good scalp hygiene. This means washing your hair regularly, and making sure that you rinse it well. Also ensure that products you may apply to your hair are in between shampoos - such as mousse, or cream - are thoroughly removed when you wash your hair.

3. Eat a healthy diet, and take a quality multivitamin formulated for men. Good nutrition can help you keep your hair.

4. If you have a stressful job, learn how to relax and make sure you carve out some time for yourself to get your stress levels down. Stress causes your body to release hormones which can contribute to hair loss.

5. Apply a minoxidil product to your scalp according to directions. This is another reason to keep your short as it makes the product easier to apply. Minoxidil has been clinically proven to prevent hair loss and promote regrowth. You can purchase it in the form of Rogaine.

6. Take Propecia. This is available in pill form. Propecia blocks the enzyme that creates the hormone responsible for male pattern baldness.

7. Use a lasercomb, such as Hairmax. The FDA has recently approved the use of laser treatment for hair loss. Make sure to clean your scalp thoroughly prior to using the lasercomb.

7 Tips Prevent Asthma Attacks

1. Max Out On Magnesium

This essential mineral helps relax the smooth muscles that line airways. People who were getting the most magnesium from foods were the least likely to have wheezing and supersensitive airways. Choose whole grains, beans, nuts and seeds as your best magnesium sources.

2. Consider Antioxidant Protection

Vitamins C and E, the trace mineral selenium and beta-carotene, a pigment found in orange and dark green leafy vegetables, all seem to offer some protection to sensitive lungs. You may want to consider consuming 1,000 to 2,000 milligrams of vitamin C, 400 international units of vitamin E and up to 200 micrograms of selenium a day through diet and supplements.

3. Declare War On Insects

Two kinds of bugs - dust mites and cockroaches - are well-known asthma aggravators. People actually inhale microscopic cockroach parts and dust mite feces, which sets off attacks. It is impossible to get rid of dust mites, which are found in every house and are kicked up through normal household activity. So minimizing their presence by encasing mattresses and pillows in plastic covers and washing your bed linens frequently in hot water. Banishing cockroaches can be a real hassle, too. Keep food in bug-proof tins or the refrigerator, clean up crumbs immediately and never leave cat or dog food out. Fix leaks so that there are no damp spots in your house, since mites require high humidity to live.

4. Stop The Acid

The same backflow of stomach acid into the esophagus that causes heartburn can bring on asthma, especially if you are lying down. People who do a lot of coughing at night are most likely to have this problem. To avoid acid-induced asthma, you can take acid-suppressing drugs, forgo late-night foraging and shed excess weight.

5. Relax With Massage

In one study people with asthma who got weekly 15-minute upper body massages reported drops in chest tightness, wheezing, pain and fatigue. Massage may make you more aware of the stress in your life, and awareness is, for most people, the first step towards reducing stress. Stress often makes asthma symptoms worse.

6. Breathe Better With Yoga

Try exhaling for twice as long as you inhale. This is a yoga breathing technique. To do this easily, breathe in normally, then exhale normally, but as you come to what seems like the end of your exhalation, continue for a bit longer without forcing out the breathe.

7. Turn Off The Fireplace

As cozy as fireplaces and wood stoves may be, they spew pollutants into indoor air. If you are having trouble controlling asthma, you are better off not using either of these in your house.

Raymond Lee Geok Seng is one of the foremost experts in the health and fitness industry and is a writer specializing in body health, muscle development and dieting. He has spent countless of time and efforts conducting research and share his insightful and powerful secrets to benefit men and women all over the world. He is currently the author of the latest edition of "Neck Exercises and Workouts."

Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Raymond_Geok_Seng_Lee

8 Quick breakfast ideas

Breakfast is often a victim of the a.m. time crunch. "Face it, breakfast is the one thing you can skip when you're in a hurry," laments Rarback. Simplify your morning routine with these eight tips from Rarback, and the American Dietetic Association:

1. Finish homework and pack school bags at night.

2. Decide what your children will wear to school before going to bed. Locate lost shoes for the next day.

3. Get up 15 minutes earlier.

4. Give up morning television and computer games.

5. Have healthy foods on hand. Shop for breakfast foods with your kids, taking into account personal preferences.

6. Set out cereal the night before. For a younger child, fill a zip-lock bag with her portion; she adds milk in the morning.

7. Allow older children to use the microwave oven. Most breakfast foods can be prepared in five minutes, or less.

8. Let kids eat in the car, or while walking to school.

source:http://life.familyeducation.com/breakfast/recipes/36176.html?detoured=1

10 Tips to Protecting Kids from Asthma

Reducing your child's exposure to these triggers should decrease the number of his asthma attacks. You should also note and avoid anything that you observe to be a particular trigger for your child. Follow these tips for dealing with some of the common triggers:

• Try to keep the temperature in your house moderate -- neither too hot nor too cold. A good air conditioner can help.
• If you like to wear perfume or cologne, consider putting it on after you've left your house and are not with your child.
• A child with asthma should also keep away from areas of the house that are being painted.
• Buying an air purifier for your home can help you to eliminate dust and other air particles.
• Shut doors and windows to prevent mold and other spores from entering rooms and spreading throughout the house.
• Keep your house as clean as reasonably possible to eliminate mold, pests, and other allergens.
• Special covers for pillows and mattresses can protect your child from allergens while he sleeps. Remove carpeting or rugs from the child's bedroom.
• Minimize dust mites in your home.
• If you have a pet, try to determine whether your child seems to have asthma attacks when that pet is present. If so, and depending on the severity of the attacks, you should consider finding the animal another home. In any event, keep it out of your child's bedroom, and vacuum regularly to reduce the amount of dander and pet hair in the house.
• Finally, be especially diligent about proper hygiene during cold and flu season.

by Liz Casler
source:http://life.familyeducation.com/illness/allergies/56918.html?page=3

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5 Secret Relationship Resolutions

By David Zinczenko

Usually, this time of year, people are broadcasting their resolutions like they have their own cable TV audience.

They tell everyone and anyone they're givin' up soda, hittin' the gym, keepin' the garage clean. Hear me, hear me, I'm going to change! Usually, though, these resolutions stick about as well as wet masking tape.

Instead, this year, try changing up a few resolutions so you can focus on your partner, and do so (here's the catch) without telling them what's coming. Why? Because your moves will be a whole lot more effective if your partner never sees them coming. The benefits: You'll improve your relationships, score major points, and make someone other than yourself feel good, too.

Resolution #1: I Will Worship The Foot

There's nothing wrong with the traditional body parts we may focus our attention on. But if there's one thing that couples crave more and more as the relationship grows, it's non-sexual touch - touching that's sensual with a touch of sexual.

Give your partner regular foot massages (without being prompted), and my bet is that other kinds of touching will increase. Dramatically.

Resolution #2: I Will Be An Online Auction Hawk

You know a relationship is in a rut when the gifts become more mundane than Weather Channel background music. This year - be it for your partner's next birthday or Valentine's day or the next gift-giving event - take some time to really nail it.

Figure out something meaningful from their life and track down a unique item that hits the sentiment perfectly. You'll have to use your imagination and sleuthing skills to come up with a great idea, but you'll score big. Thoughtfulness will always trump another Best Buy gift card.

Resolution #3: I Will Initiate Romance More Often Than My Partner For One Month

I know, I know - you may already be doing so. But if not, make it a point to initiate the romance more often, because chances are, if your partner's doing all of it, then he probably feels a mix of fatigue and frustration. If you can initiate more, he'll give back what you want in the bedroom - ad infinitum. It's the things he craves - and you will, too.

Resolution #4: I Will Replace The Sink Soap

Too often, we get caught up in the relationship biggies - money, sex, communication. Of course, those hot buttons can be the source of many a fight. But you'll go a long way in smoothing out kinks in the relationship by making a conscious effort to put the seat down, put the roll on, clean the dried milk from the counter, or whatever it is that your partner finds to be your little, nagging problems. Fixing the little problems helps solve the big ones.

Resolution #5: I Will Not Let My Partner See Me Naked

Of course, there's nothing wrong with showing off your body, especially if you're also making a resolution to lose a few pounds. For the easiest and most effective way to a sexier you, this article will help you lose weight and look great without ever being on a diet by choosing the best foods each and every time!

But what you'll be doing here is building up the mystery until your partner absolutely has to see you naked. Have a robe, or sheet, or pair of pants all around you, until it's absolutely time to disrobe. The build-up, the anticipation, the mystery - ah, it's the nectar of new relationships that often gets spoiled in old ones.

8 Fun Moves That Firm All Over

By Lucy Danziger, SELF Editor-in-Chief -

I pack a lot into my days, so I adore anything that does double-duty, whether it’s foundation that actually helps my skin instead of just camouflaging blemishes or a watch so bright and fun, it’s practically a bracelet. This multitasking approach applies to my workouts, too. I gravitate toward moves that target more than one spot, so I can get sleek all over in less time than it takes to work my muscles individually.

If you’re similarly pressed for time (and who isn’t these days?), you’ll love these eight simple firmers. Each move works several muscles from different angles for faster results, says Tahneetra Crosby, a 24 Hour Fitness master instructor who not only created them, but models them below (5 months after having a baby—clearly, something’s working!). Grab a chair and a set of dumbbells and do two sets of 10 to 12 reps of each move to tighten up all over in just 15 minutes twice a week. You’ll be firmer for sure! Want to slim down as you sculpt? Sign up for the SELF Challenge, a step-by-step, proven program to help you be your sleekest this spring and all year round.

Carving combo
Works biceps, abs, butt, thighs

(a) Stand with feet together, toes turned out, a weight in each hand in front of thighs, palms forward. Press sole of left foot into inside of right leg, knee out, as you do a biceps curl with right arm.
(b) Step left leg to side into a deep plié squat as you reverse the biceps curl, so left hand is raised, for one rep. Do 12 reps. Switch sides; repeat.

Tahneetra’s tip: If you’re a little shaky in the one-legged stance, engage your abs to feel instantly steadier.

X-Factor firmer
Works back, shoulders, hips, butt

(a) Lie facedown with arms and legs extended. Lift arms and legs off floor a few inches without arching back; hold for five counts.
(b) Extend arms and legs to sides, forming an X (as shown); hold for five counts. Return to center, then lower to start for one rep. Do 10 reps.

Tahneetra’s tip: Fix your gaze on the floor to keep your spine in a neutral position. This simple adjustment protects your neck.

Chair chiseler
Works chest, abs, hips, butt, hamstrings

(a) Lie faceup with calves and heels on the seat of a sturdy chair; hold a weight in each hand, arms extended to ceiling.
(b) Press through heels as you lift hips off floor until torso forms a straight line from knees to shoulders; at the same time, lower arms out to sides just above floor. Return to start for one rep. Do 12 reps.

Tahneetra’s tip: Squeeze in bonus booty toning by tightening your tush on the liftoff.

Torso tightener
Works obliques, abs, butt, thighs

(a) Stand with feet wider than hip-width apart, toes turned out, arms down. Lower into a plié squat as you bend torso to left, reaching right arm overhead and left arm, palm up, across waist (as shown).
(b) Return to standing as you straighten arms at shoulder height and extend left leg to side at hip level (as shown) for one rep. Do 12 reps. Switch sides; repeat.

Tahneetra’s tip: For the best waist whittling, stay vertical—no bending forward or backward.

Toning twist
Works biceps, obliques, butt, thighs

(a) Stand with feet wide, toes turned out; hold one weight with both hands, elbows bent, in front of chest. Lunge to left side, straightening arms to lower the weight past left knee.
(b) Stand and twist hips and torso to right, left heel raised, as you do a biceps curl. Do 12 reps. Switch sides; repeat.

Tahneetra’s tip: As you twist to the side, flex your calves to chisel your lower legs—a plus for skirt season!

Get your kicks
Works shoulders, biceps, abs, butt, thighs

(a) Lie on right side, legs stacked with right knee bent and right hip lifted, right elbow and forearm supporting body, a weight in left hand on hip. Raise left leg off floor in a straight line at hip height; bend left elbow and bring weight to right shoulder.
(b) Gently kick left leg forward, foot flexed, as you straighten left arm, reaching weight toward toes, for one rep. Do 12 reps. Switch sides; repeat.

Tahneetra’s tip: Save your knees, please. Keep joints soft, not locked, on the kick.

Back in action
Works shoulders, back, triceps, butt, thighs

(a) Kneel on all fours with a weight in right hand; extend left leg straight behind you, toes touching floor. Bend left knee and lift left leg in line with hip, as you bend right elbow and draw weight to rib cage.
(b) Straighten left leg and right arm behind you. Return to all fours. Do 12 reps. Switch sides; repeat.

Tahneetra’s tip: Press shoulder blades together during the rowing movement to buff your upper back.

Hip-hop honer
Works shoulders, triceps, chest, back, butt, thighs

(a) Stand with right hand gripping the back of a sturdy chair, a weight in left hand at side. Bend left knee and raise leg until thigh is almost parallel to floor as you extend left arm to shoulder height (as shown).
(b) Lean torso back as you push and straighten left leg forward, foot flexed, and draw left elbow back, bringing weight to armpit (as shown), for one rep. Do 12 reps. Switch sides; repeat.

Tahneetra’s tip: Don’t be afraid to get funky! Find a rhythm and pick up speed to burn more calories.

sourcehttp://health.yahoo.com/experts/healthieryou/16025/8-fun-moves-that-firm-all-over/

Slimming, Simple Dinners

Slimming, Simple Dinners
By Lucy Danziger, SELF Editor-in-Chief


While I love to eat, I’m not exactly a world-class cook. Not even close. In the Danziger house, we often dial for dinner, and as long as it’s fairly healthy, I try not to harbor any guilt about takeout. But on nights when I do make dinner, I like it to be fast, nutritious and of course, delicious. These five meals, developed by Willow Jarosh, R.D., and Stephanie Clarke, R.D. of New York City, are just my type—filled with flavor and nutrients, not calories (each contains about 550). They’re quick enough to whip up on nights when you’re solo and don’t feel like a big to-do, and you can also double, triple or quadruple them if you’ve got company. Dinner is served (not delivered)!



Spiced Salmon Over Brown Rice Rub a 4-ounce wild salmon fillet with 1 teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder (or a dash each of cinnamon, clove, ginger and black pepper). Bake at 350 degrees until cooked through, about 20 minutes. Serve over 1 1⁄3 cups cooked brown rice with 1 1/2 cups broccoli stir-fried with 2 tsp olive oil and 1 tsp chopped garlic. Pesto-Portobello Napoleon Bake 1 portobello cap on a baking sheet coated with olive oil cooking spray at 350 degrees until mushroom is tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Sauté 1 1/2 cups baby spinach in olive oil cooking spray over medium heat until wilted. Spread 1 tablespoon prepared pesto onto baked mushroom cap. Top with 3 oz grilled skinless chicken breast, spinach and 1 tbsp grated Parmesan. Serve over 1 1⁄3 cups cooked quinoa.



Farfalle With Veggies in Creamy Marinara Combine 1 1/2 cups cooked whole-wheat farfalle, 1⁄3 cup part-skim ricotta and 1⁄3 cup reduced-sodium marinara sauce in a saucepan over low heat. Warm mixture until steaming hot, stirring occasionally. Serve pasta with 8 asparagus spears sautéed in 1 tsp olive oil and sprinkled with 2 tsp grated Parmesan.


Black Bean, Zucchini and Smoked Gouda Baked Burrito Fill an 8-inch whole-wheat wrap or tortilla with 3/4 cup reduced-sodium canned black beans, rinsed and drained; 2 tbsp grated smoked Gouda cheese; and 1/4 cup each zucchini, chopped onion and red pepper, all sautéed in 1 tsp olive oil. Roll into a burrito, spray lightly with olive oil cooking spray, and broil until golden brown and crispy on the outside. Top with 2 tbsp nonfat plain yogurt and 1 tbsp prepared salsa. Serve with 3/4 cup chopped zucchini sautéed in 1 tsp olive oil and 1/2 tsp chopped garlic. Serve with half a large pear, sliced and sprinkled with fresh lemon juice. source:http://health.yahoo.com/experts/healthieryou/16602/slimming-simple-dinners/

Tips For Better Sleep

by Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. a Yahoo! Health Expert for Nutrition

Like millions of other Americans, I often have trouble with insomnia — either I can't fall asleep, or I awake prematurely and am unable to get back to sleep. The following sleep tips, compiled from various sources, may prove helpful to some of my fellow insomniacs.

• Only use your bed for sleeping or having sex, not for reading, doing paperwork, watching TV, snacking, or making phone calls.
• If you've been lying in bed but are beginning to fear you're not going to drop off, try some of these techniques: Count sheep or count backwards from 100 (one of my favorites) to stop yourself from thinking about the problems of yesterday or tomorrow; breathe deeply for awhile; or visualize some peaceful place.
• If you can't get to sleep after lying in bed for 30 minutes or more, get up for awhile. What to do? Try reading something incredibly boring.
• Develop a bedtime routine.
• Keep regular bedtime hours.
• Before bedtime, avoid tobacco and caffeinated beverages (not just coffee, but other drinks like tea, cola, and Dr. Pepper).
• Avoid alcohol right before bedtime — a nightcap might get your mind fuzzy enough to put you to sleep, but such sleep may be interrupted by periods of awakening. By contrast, the stress-lowering effect of a drink with dinner may help to promote sleep later.
• Avoid naps (or falling asleep in front of boring TV programs, as I do).
• Try to get up at the same time every day rather than sleeping in on weekends.
• Exercise every day, but not shortly before bedtime since exercise gets the adrenaline going.
• If you use an illuminated clock for a wakeup alarm, place it where you can't keep looking at it to check the time.
• Buy a firm mattress and keep your bedroom well ventilated (a cool temperature works best for me).
• And you might also try some of these: a warm bath, warm milk, light bedtime snack, massage, or quiet music (which turns itself off automatically).
• Use earplugs for extreme quiet.
• If you have a painful joint or a headache, take a pain pill before bedtime (but be sure it doesn't contain caffeine).
• Avoid stimulating reading or television shows late at night.

If the insomnia stubbornly persists, check with your doctor to make sure some underlying health problem (such as depression, anxiety, hyperthyroidism, heart failure, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) isn't keeping you awake. If all is well, you might ask for one of the several types of prescription sleeping pills that can be useful in the short term.

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Weight Loss: 6 Tips

New Year's Weight Loss: 6 Tips

By Dr. Maoshing Ni

It is a time-honored tradition to make resolutions at this time of year. If your resolution is to lose weight - and keep it off, then keep reading! Here are six simple tips that will have you losing weight in a balanced and healthy way.

1. Lose weight with water.


Water is essential for everybody - it is also the key to losing weight. If you haven't been drinking enough water, your body has developed a pattern of storing water. This water retention equals extra unwanted weight.

By drinking more water, you are not only flushing out toxins, you are also teaching your body that it no longer needs to store water. Drink at least 60 ounces of water (about 8 glasses) a day. Boil water and sliced lemons, and drink this throughout the day to help with fluid retention. If you are still not sold on the merits of water, try this on for size: water is a natural appetite suppressant.

2. Soup up your weight loss program.
A simple dietary change will have you shedding pounds: eat a bowl of soup at least once a day. Nutritious, low-salt soups will nourish you as they flush waste from your body. People who eat a serving of soup daily lose more weight than those who eat the same amount of calories but don't eat soup. Go for homemade soup whenever possible, as canned soups are loaded with salt and chemicals.

3. Eat early to keep weight off.
The human body follows a circadian rhythm, which means that the same foods eaten at breakfast and lunch are processed differently than when eaten at dinner. Studies show that when you eat your daily protein and fat at breakfast you tend to lose weight and have more energy; however, eating the same things at dinner tend to increase tendencies toward weight gain. I suggest that you eat your last meal of the day by 7 p.m.

4. Eat smaller meals, more frequently.
Follow an eating schedule with five little meals every day. Eating steadily through the day keeps you from becoming famished and overeating at your next meal. Make a low-fat trail mix from raw almonds, pumpkin seeds, dried plum, and apples and have it available at all times to avoid the tempting lure of high-calorie snacks.

5. Adopt a balanced approach to your diet.
Most of the fad diet programs out there nowadays are extreme in a few recommended foods, or else deprive the body of food altogether. This works in opposition to our metabolism and the results usually don't last, producing a yoyo effect that depresses your metabolic function - not to mention your self-esteem. We are natural beings that need a balance of nutrition from all sources.

Your diet should consist of a balance of organic sources of lean protein, complex carbohydrates, whole grains, legumes, nuts, fruits, and vegetables. Instead of white rice and pasta, opt for brown rice, bulgur, millet, or buckwheat.

Eat more green, chlorophyll-rich foods such as broccoli, kale, spinach, and asparagus. Eliminate candy, sugar, soda, and all simple sugars from your diet. Excess sugar ends up being stored as fat in your body, which results in weight gain. Also, keep dairy to a minimum because most dairy products are high in saturated fat. Avoid fatty foods, processed or fried foods.

6. Walk off the weight.
The No. 1 cause of weight gain is inactivity. Physical activity is the key to speeding up your metabolism and burning excess calories. The best way to be physically active is to use your legs! Walk as often and as long as you can. Always take the stairs instead of the elevator.

Step outside during your break at work and take a walk around your building. Consider joining a local hiking club. Try taking a walk 30 minutes in the morning or 30 minutes in the early evening.


May you live long, live strong, and live happy!

-Dr. Mao

source:http://health.yahoo.com/experts/drmao/8305/new-years-weight-loss-6-tips/

4 Must-Know Restaurants Secrets!

Eat This, Not That
by David Zinczenko, with Matt Goulding a Yahoo! Health Expert for Nutrition

If being an anonymous blip on a giant corporation’s assembly line makes you feel like a character in some bleak sci-fi movie, we’ve got good news. There are plenty of ways to fight back—to enjoy all the convenience of modern restaurants and all the foods you still like to eat without paying extra money every 6 months for a new pair of pants.

You see, all major restaurant chains—from the fast-food purveyors to the sandwich shops and coffee bars to the sit-down dinner joints with their vaguely Italian/Mexican/Chinese/whatever themes—operate with the same set of secrets, secrets they don’t want their customers to know. And if you know these secrets, well, guess what? The power to eat what you want and still stay slim is in your hands. Lucky you!

This list of sneaky secrets, straight from the book Eat This, Not That! Restaurant Survival Guide will help you start taking back control! And, even better, we’ve created an Eat This, Not That! iPhone app—it’s like having your own personal nutritionist at your fingertips!

Secret #1: Don’t get “supersized”
Sure, it feels like you’re getting a bargain because you’re getting proportionately more food for proportionately less money. But a “value meal” is only a value for two sets of people: the corporations that make the food and the corporations that make liposuction machines and heart stents. Because food is so inexpensive for manufacturers to produce on a large scale, your average fast-food emporium makes a hefty profit whenever you supersize your meal—even though you’re getting an average of 73 percent more calories for only 17 percent more money. But you’re not actually buying more food. You’re buying more calories. And that’s not something you want more of.

Secret #2: Remember, the waiter is a salesperson
A 2005 study published in the Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services found that you’re more likely to order a side dish when the server verbally prompts you. (“Do you want fries with that?”) Restaurants know this, and now you know it, too. When the waiter makes a suggestion, remember his job is not to make you happy. His job is to extract money from your wallet and insert fat in its place.

Secret #3: Don’t get too excited
You eat out all the time. A 2008 study in the International Food Research Journal found that people are less likely to make healthy restaurant choices when they feel that they’re dining out for a “special occasion.” And as we said, dining out used to be special. But before you head out to your next meal, really take stock of how many times you’ve eaten out this week. If you’re eating every meal at home and dining out truly is a once-a-week splurge, then don’t worry about it so much. But if you’re like most of us, eating out is probably more like a once-a-day splurge. And if that’s the case, remember, there’s nothing special here. Eat smart today because you’ll have to do it again tomorrow.

Bonus tip: Download our free Eat This, Not That! guide to shopping once and eating for a week—and save calories, time, and money!

Secret #4: Start small
Here’s the good news: No one is going to stop you from ordering seconds. So be like any good businessperson, and start small. Here’s exactly how expensive it really is whenever you go for the “bargain”:

• 7-Eleven: Gulp to Double Gulp Coca-Cola Classic: 37 cents extra buys 450 more calories.
• Cinnabon: Minibon to Classic Cinnabon: 48 more cents buys 370 more calories.
• Movie theater: Small to medium unbuttered popcorn: 71 additional cents buys you 500 more calories.
• Convenience store: Regular to “The Big One” Snickers: 33 more cents packs on 230 more calories.
• McDonald’s: Quarter Pounder with Cheese to Medium Quarter Pounder with Cheese Extra Value Meal: An additional $1.41 gets you 660 more calories.
• Subway: 6-inch to 12-inch Tuna Sub: $1.53 more buys 420 more calories.
• Wendy’s: Classic Double with Cheese to Classic Double with Cheese Old Fashioned Combo Meal: $1.57 extra buys you 600 more calories.
• Baskin Robbins: Chocolate Chip Ice Cream, Kids’ Scoop, to Double Scoop: For another $1.62, you’ve added 390 calories.

The bottom line on all this? For just a hair more than 8 bucks, you’ve bought yourself an additional 3,620 calories. If you ate each of these once a week, and you were to switch to the smaller size each time—again, still all your favorite foods, just in a more reasonable size—you’d save about $417 a year. It’s not going to buy you a new car, but it could put you on a plane to the Bahamas. But far more important than that is what it will mean to your waistline, because in saving that $417, you’ll also save 188,240 calories in a year—enough to shave a whopping 54 pounds of flab off your body! (Hey, take the 400 bucks and buy some new pants!)

See our eye-popping list of the 20 Worst Restaurant Foods in America for a jaw-dropping lineup of the BIGGEST and most outrageous secrets the restaurants don’t want you to know. And for tons more great nutrition and weight loss tips like these, sign up for the Eat This, Not That! newsletter—it’ll help you cut hundreds of calories from your daily diet, without ever feeling deprived!

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Tips On How To Make Healthier Meals

Tips On How To Make
Healthier Meals

Begin by choosing foods low in saturated fat, low in sodium and low in calories:

	Try fat free (skim) milk or lowfat (1%) milk
	Only buy cheeses marked "lowfat" or "fat free" on the package
	Choose to eat fruits and vegetables without butter or sauce
	Serve rice, beans, cereals, pasta, whole grains (e.g., couscous, barley, bulgar, etc.)
	Choose lean cuts of meat, fish, and skinless turkey and chicken
	When available, buy low– or reduced–sodium or no–salt–added versions of foods

Use these recipe substitutions:

	Use two egg whites for each whole egg and margarine or oil instead of butter
	Use light mayonnaise instead of the regular variety
	Use nonfat yogurt instead of sour cream
	Use lowfat cheese instead of regular cheese
	Use 1 percent or skim milk instead of whole milk
	Use fresh poultry, fish and lean meat rather than canned or processed types

Try these meal tips:

	Make a meatloaf with lean ground turkey
	Make tacos with skinless chicken breast
	Cool soups and gravies and skim off fat before reheating them
	Try adding salsa on a baked potato instead of butter
	Make a spicy baked fish — season with green pepper, onion, garlic, oregano, lemon, or cilantro
	Eat fruit for dessert, instead of pie or cake

10 ciri pelajar cemerlang:

Ciri-ciri pelajar cemerlang:
1. Taat kepada Allah
2. Mendirikan sembahyang
3. Hormati kedua ibu bapa dan sentiasa mendoakan mereka
4. Hormati & sayangi guru
5. Dedikasi dan bersungguh-sungguh dalam melakukan kerja untuk mencapai kecemerlangan.
6. Suka pada setiap mata pelajaran yang dipelajari
7. Sentiasa membantu rakan yang memerlukan
8. Selalu berdoa dan bersyukur kepada Allah
9. Tawakal
10. Minat dan mahir dalam setiap mata pelajaran

10 Tips Pelajar Cemerlang

1. Optimistik
Pelajar yang cemerlang sentiasa yakin pada potensi diri sendiri untuk boleh menempah kejayaan dalam pendidikan. Keyakinan ini akan memberi suntikan semangat dalaman pada diri anda sendiri. Katakan 'aku BOLEH!'

2. Jangan bersikap pesimistik
Pelajar cemerlang tidak bersikap pesimistik iaitu sentiasa putus harapan dan mengalah sebelum mula berjuang. Jangan lemahkan semangat anda sendiri. Jangan meramalkan kekalahan sebelum mula berperang. Kalau anda tidak mencuba maka kekalahan sebenarnya sudah pasti dalam tangan. Belum cuba belum tahu.

3. Kesedaran memikul tanggungjawab
Pelajar yang cemerlang mempunyai kesedaran dan kesediaan untuk memikul tanggungjawab sebagai seorang pelajar yang menjadi harapan agama, bangsa, negara, keluarga dan masyarakat pada masa akan datang. Maruah keluarga, masyarakat dan negara pada masa akan datang bergantung pada generasi remaja masa kini. Pelajar yang cemerlang ialah pelajar yang
sedar hakikat ini. Pelajar yang menyedari hakikat ini sudah pasti akan berusaha lebih gigih agar matlamat tersebut tercapai.

4. Tumpuan sepenuh hati
Pelajar yang cemerlang memerikan tumpuan sepenuhnya kepada pelajaran semasa mengikuti pengajaran guru di kelas. Sikap main-main sambil belajar adalah sikap pelajar yang kurang berjaya. Pelajar yang suka bermain-main dalam kelas semasa guru mengajar adalah pelajar yang bakal menjadi orang yang dipermainkan oleh golongan 'terpelajar' pada suatu masa kelak. Malah lebih malang kalau suatu hari nanti mereka dipermainkan oleh golongan tidak terpelajar seperti mereka sendiri.

5. Mulakan dari awal
Pelajar yang cemerlang membuat persediaan awal apabila akan menghadapi peperiksaan tidak kira sama ada ujian bulanan, peperiksaan penggal atau peperiksaan yang sebenarnya. Persediaan awal akan membezakan pelajar yang berjaya dengan yang gagal. Persediaan awal ini termasuklah mengadakan ulangkaji, berbincang dengan rakan-rakan, meminta nasihat guru, meneliti buku-buku model jawapan dan sebagainya lagi. Jangan jadi 'bidan terjun' ke dewan peperiksaan.

6. Sentiasa bersedia
Pelajar yang cemerlang sentiasa bersiap sedia untuk menghadapi sebarang bentuk ujian atau peperiksaan yang bakal diadakan oleh pihak sekolah (ujian bulanan, peperiksaan penggal) atau oleh pihak kementerian (peperiksaan yang sebenarnya). Pelajar yang berjaya ialah pelajar yang sanggup dan mampu menghadapi peperiksaan bila-bila masa sahaja. Bersediakah anda andainya peperiksaan diadakan esok? Pelajar cemerlang akan berkata 'Ya!' Kalau anda peminat 'The Rock' anda akan berkata 'Just bring it on..!'

7. Lengkapkan peralatan
Pelajar yang cemerlang menyediakan keperluan peralatan belajar yang mencukupi seperti buku-buku rujukan, buku latihan, alat-alat tulis, nota-nota ringkas, dan sebagainya lagi. Semangat sahaja tidak mencukupi untuk mencapai kejayaan. Kelengkapan yang tidak cukup akan menyusahkan pembelajaran dan mungkin memanaskan hati anda atau melemahkan semangat untuk terus belajar. Cuba bayangkan, anda ingin basuh tangan selepas makan tetapi tiada air. Tidakkah anda rasa 'bengang'?

8. Tepati waktu belajar
Pelajar yang cemerlang menepati waktu belajar yang telah ditetapkan oleh pihak sekolah seperti datang ke sekolah dalam waktu yang ditetapkan dan pulang hanya setelah dibenarkan. Ini akan melatih pelajar menjadi seorang yang berdisiplin. Apabila sikap disiplin telah tersemai dalam jiwa pelajar, maka mudahlah bagi pelajar untuk mendisiplinkan diri dalam pembelajaran.

9. Dapatkan bantuan guru
Pelajar yang cemerlang mendapatkan bantuan guru atau kawan-kawan sekelas yang lain apabila gagal mengikuti kelas di atas sebab-sebab tertentu. Misalnya apabila pelajar sakit dan tidak dapat hadir ke kelas, pelajar perlulah mendapatkan bantuan kawan-kawan untuk mendapatkan nota-nota pelajaran, atau mendapatkan penerangan guru bagi pelajaran yang telah tertinggal itu.

10. Hormati guru
Pelajar yang cemerlang sentiasa menghormati guru sama ada semasa guru sedang mengajar di dalam kelas atau sewaktu berada di luar kelas. Guru adalah sumber ilmu. Oleh itu sentiasalah menghormati guru yang memberikan kita ilmu.