Monday, April 27, 2009

How to Have Proper Mental Health

Healthy Living is a combination of three things: diet, exercise, and proper mental health. Without these elements, it's impossible to practice healthy living effectively.

Now, we have talked about diet and exercise as being keys to healthy living. But what about your mental health? Mental heath can be influenced by external factors such as jobs stress, relationships, etc. On of the major issues that can cause bad mental health are factors such as aging, male pattern baldness, wrinkles, weight gain, acne skin care problems, etc. Now, you can deal with these external problems two ways. You can accept them as something you can't change and live with it -- some people can do this. Or you can take an active stand against these problems that cause mental health issues and try to treat them. So how to treat mental health problems caused by external factors?

1. Look on the web for various treatments
The internet is your number one source for information and cures about health and mental health problems. Use it.

2. Accept your problem and use to become a stronger person.
So you might be fat or have hair loss problems. Maybe your teeth are crooked. Deal with it. The sooner you realize that you can't and will never be a specimen of perfection, the sooner you can get on and do other things with your life. Look at Donald Trump. The man has the worst hair yet to grace the air waves. Yet, he's still made billions...

3. Realize that other people have these problems too
You are not alone in your problems. There are a lot of fat people out there. There are a lot of people with cellulite. You are not alone in your suffering. If possible seek to network with other people suffering from the same problems. There is a lot of support to be gained from a community of like minded people suffering the same health or physical issues.

4. Be proactive
If you have a problem and you can't live with it, then do something about it. If you are overweight and this is causing problems for both physical and mental health, then hit the gym, heat a healthy diet, hire a nutritional expert; see a personal trainer, etc. If you have yellow teeth and this is affecting your health, then get them bleached. The bottom line is that you are in control of your own destiny. Don't let circumstances control you, control them!

These simple tips should help you find how to have healthy mental heath.

Thursday, April 9, 2009

Healthy Living Through Healthy Skin

Five Essential Skincare Tips To Get Clear Skin



You must do all that’s in your power to treat your skin right. Having clear skin is an indicator of your health. some people are fortunate enough to have perfect skin, but everyone else may not. The pointers below will help you achieve flawless skin.

Wash Your Face
To get clear skin, you have to scrub your face at least twice a day – preferably once in the morning and once at night. This helps to eliminate pollutants, dust, and dead skin cells from the top layer of your skin. This skin care recommendation is one of the most important things you can do to get rid of skin blemishes. If you don’t clean your face, and your skin will look oily. The best way to clean your face is to rub cleaning product on your face in a circular motion. Wash off with cold water after you finish scrubbing and pat dry with a towel. Be sure that you do no dry your face with hard motions, otherwise your face will wrinkle in time. The best way is to pat your face dry.

Exfoliation
It’s essential that you exfoliate your face. When you exfoliate, you thoroughly clean your face of dead skin and excess P. Acnes – the bacteria that causes acne. As much as possible, try to use a naturally occurring exfoliants like sand, salt or sugar – this will help to lessen any clogging of the pores and aids in the collagen production in the skin. You need to exfoliate your skin because it gives the skin a a more vigorous cleaning. Exfoliation removes the top surface of the skin. You try to exfoliate your skin at least twice a week. If you want to know how to get rid of blackheads, exfoliation is one of the most effective ways to do so.

Toning
You must use facial toner on your skin. Using a toner can really help get rid of skin care problems like acne. Using a facial toner helps to reduce dirt and debris from your face; it also helps tighten up your pores and radically reduce the chance of a bacterial infection. What type of toner to use? There are various off the shelf products you can use; also, I recommend you try some of the many acne home remedies, which are very good (and healthy) means of toning up and cleaning your skin.

Try Moisturizing
You should] moisturize you skin in the morning, preferably after taking a shower. After moisturizing your skin, your skin remains hydrated throughout the day. It functions as a barrier which traps the moisture, keeping your skin hydrated. The best type of moisturizer is an non comedogenic moisturizer which will not clog up your pores and cause acne breakouts. To get the best results from moisturizing your skin, use your finger to tap the skin’s surface as soon as you finish after applying the moisturizer – this will help to maximize the skin’s absorption of the moisture.

Always Apply That Sunscreen
Be sure to put on sunscreen before going outdoors. Skin will always age much quicker when exposed to too much sun. The rays of the sun are very damaging to skin. Too much sun can cause the formation of cancer as well, so make sure to shield your skin.

Friday, April 3, 2009

Healthy Living Tips

Essential Healthy Living Tips

Without a doubt, healthy living is more than just concerning yourself with physical health; spiritual and psychological healthy is also a key aspect to maintaining your physical healthy. If you learn to cope with problems, you will have better health through your life.

A good deal of research has shown that people suffering from mental disorders die an average of 10 years younger than people not suffering from a mental disorder. The results show that people with mental health problems are at an increased risk fro a broad range of illnesses.

It’s also been shown that good health is highly linked to proper diet. You can find countless health food and diet guides on the web, but I’ll give a couple quick recommendations. The key is to maintain a balanced diet. You should strive to eat 5 times a day, with each meal containing servings of fresh fruit or vegetables, and lean protein (chicken breast, turkey breast, tuna, etc). You should also try to have at least meal containing some sort of oily fish (salmon, sardines, mackerel) as the fish contain healthy Omega fats.

As has been mentioned in other posts, you should watch your calories. You want to make sure keep an active metabolism and lower any elevated blood sugars. Exercise is the primary means to accomplish these. You don’t have to go out and become a sports athlete, but you need to get your body moving. Take up sports such as the following: dance, football, gym, kickboxing, running, swimming, tai chi, yoga, and walking.

Around the world there is an increasing number of people turning to alternative health to help treat ailments and generally increase their health. These medicines can be very effective. There are a host of Chinese home remedies and herbs that can treat symptoms (ranging from erectile dysfunction and acne skin problems to cancer).

Eating the right foods, getting into physical shape with exercise, and maintaining your spiritual wellness are important parts of creating a healthy lifestyle. Make sure you start taking your health seriously. One day you’re healthy and the next day it can all change in the blink of an eye. Keep a proactive healthy lifestyle and you will feel better, both physically and emotionally.

Healthy Living Through Exercise and Diet

The Key Ingredients to Healthy Living: Exercise and Diet

The buzzword these days is "healthy living." Yea, I know, we've all heard this term banded about like it's the solution to world hunger or a cure to cancer. Healthy living is not a solution to anything. However, it's a life style choice that can make a difference in your own life.

What is healthy living? Healthy living involves the combination of proper exercise and diet to give your body everyone it needs to maintain proper balance. The key here is moderation. You don’t' want to do things in excess, things which may cause your body harm. These "things" are the usual suspects such as excessive drinking, staying up too late, smoking, improper diet, and of course, lack of proper exercise.

It follows that you should avoid the activities usually warned against by doctors. Everyone knows that drinking and smoking can kill you. Nothing new there. The thing I want to address today, in this first post, is the importance of proper diet an exercise.

There are a huge number of potential life-threatening diseases you can get from obesity. With a good 75% of Americans falling into the "obese" range, this is something you really have to worry about these days. You don't want to find yourself getting fat, especially as you grow old. Excess weight puts a lot of stress on your heart, your limbs and joins suffer, and you can develop medical complications such as diabetes and heart cancer.

How to combat obesity? The major tools at your disposal are exercise and proper nutrition. Your body burns a certain amount of calories each and every day. Think of it like a balance. Now, what you need to do is to burn enough calories so that your body is in a calorie deficit each day. In other words, your body does not have enough required calories at the end of the day so it starts to tap into fat reserves of the body. This causes you to lose weight. You should aim for about a 500 calorie deficit each day (500 calories is about a 30 minute run on a treadmill). There are two ways to achieve a calorie deficit: exercise and diet. You will need to do both.

You should make a point to exercise at least 30 minutes every day. When you exercise, you should be doing some time of activity that accelerates your heart rate. Now, walking is a very popular enterprise these days, but walking does not burn the calories efficiently, not unless you start walking very fast. Most people walk at a sedate pace which will not be that effective. Granted, if you only sit around on the couch, walking of any sort is good, but for maxim weight loss benefit, make sure you try doing a strenuous activity.

What sort of activities am I talking about? Running, biking, kickboxing, baseball, and soccer are all some of the activities that really burn the calories.

You should also be going to the gym and lifting weights. The more weights you life, the stronger your muscles become. This is good for many daily tasks just as lifting and moving things. If you follow a proper weightlifting routine, you can also increase your muscle mass. More muscles means more calories burnt. So, taking up some sort of physical activity and going to the gym will help you burn calories. Diet loss is another way to ensure your body stays in shape through healthy nutrition. I'll discuss more weight lifting in further posts as it merits attention.

The other important thing you need to do to maintain healthy living and keep off that weight is to have proper nutrition. That means holding off on those Big Macs and Double whoppers folks. Yes, who would have thought this? Proper diet pretty much comes down to this: eat between 4-6 meals of bad tasting food each day. The worse the food tastes, the better it is for you. Yes, as I am factiously saying, it's going to be a sacrifice for you to change your diet to something healthy. Each meal should consist of some protein, some complex carbohydrates, and some vegetables. For the protein, you can choose one of the following: 1 chicken breast, 1 can of tuna, 1 lean steak, cup of extra lean ground beef, 1 fish filet, or a protein shake. For complex carbs, you can choose one of the following: cup of brown rice, cup of brown pasta, 1 yam, 1 sweet potato, or cup of whole grain natural oatmeal. For the salads, you can choose your own.

Yes, it's a huge sacrifice, but in the end the results are worth it. This type of diet delivers the PROPER nutrients your body needs. There are no excess saturated fats there, just lean proteins and healthy carbs. Eating between 4-6 times each day, with smaller meals, as opposed to 3 large meals, also helps your body digest and process the food better -- something that helps you lose weight. So, combine this diet with proper exercise and the gym and you WILL lose weight, fast. You will also tone up your body and generally look healthier. The exercise and proper diet will give you more energy and you will even feel happier (researchers show that exercise is just as effective as Prozac for depression!).

So, healthy living is not always easy. There is no clear "easy" pill you can achieve to achieve proper healthy. But if you are willing to put the legwork in (literally), you can keep your body in trim shape and feel and be much healthier. The healthier you are, the more better your body will feel and the better you will look. Besides having a fit body, your skin will also look better. Many people want to know how to get rid of acne. The answer? Healthy diet!