Showing posts with label healthy living. Show all posts
Showing posts with label healthy living. Show all posts

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.