Archive for August 22, 2009
Skin, senses, and immunity
Have you ever lost hair after many days of working overtime? Not surprising. Hair loss is another physical manifestation of stress. With a decrease in the supply of blood flowing to the hair roots, it’s as if there’s not enough fertilizer to grow hair.
For some, the effect is seen on the skin they get ugly rashes or horrible bumps that look like extra large insect bites. Histamine is release during periods of stress, resulting in allergies, including asthma.
The senses are affected too. Sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch are all blunted when one is drowning in stress. Decreased sensitivity should be a good enough reason not to drive when you’re dead tired.
Your immune system is also weakened by stress. Very understandable the things that we neglect when we are busy and overcommitted-eating well, getting enough sleep-are the things that help keep up our body’s resistance to infection.
Being fit for life… Beyond genius
All infant area already champions in their own right. But did you know that you can help your children become fitter champions with the stamina needed to cope with the challenges of life?
Bringing up a fitter champion starts from the womb. Many women do not realize that their baby is what they eat. A woman who is healthy and fit before and during her pregnancy is more likely to bear a normal and healthy baby. Babies are grow most rapidly during their first year of life that is why their food, which is mostly milk, must contain sufficient amount of the required nutrients needed to support their rapid growth and development and help develop and strengthen their still immature immune system.
Aside from being active and protected from a host of illness, a fitter child has a greater capacity for learning at school and at home because they are more mentally alert and more able to concentrate and focus on activities and tasks on hand. Fitter children are more eager to get involved in play activities, games and sports. They tend to be more sociable and emotionally adjusted.
Indeed, fitter champions can be made with the right combination of proper nutrition, sufficient exercise, and loving care. Nutrition definitely plays an important role in building a solid foundation for …
Bag for life
Mom friendly
It’s a great way to have a job without worrying too much about schedules. It fits into our life styles perfectly because it could be able to do the production from our own homes thus giving us more time to spend with our families.
Money- friendly
Did we mention that it also in it for the money? Yes, it is a good source of revenue for all three of us even if we each also have other sources of income.
Necessary qualities
As a bag maker, you’ll need creativity. You always have to be one step ahead when it comes to trends and fashion. We would like to think of ourselves as trendsetters.
Current hits
For now the in demand are the wooden handles. It seems a lot of people love this style, mixing fabric with wooden handles. There are also oriental bags, mostly patchwork which wont’ go out of vogue for some time.
Style
There should always be an element that makes different. Like camouflage is normal but put that sequined fuchsia flower. It’s kind of a weird combination, but it makes it different. It’s camouflage but you can use it at night.
A New You
Beauty magazines, yes, we see them everywhere we go. But many of these fashion magazines are geared towards the modernity of our times, with different complexions and types of beauty. So how can an individual enhance her beauty? Check these out:
1. Appreciate who you are. The starting point really is to accept and appreciate what you have. Your dusky beauty and almond shaped eyes are gifts and should be treated with gratefulness, not with regret.
2. Don’t try to counteract your natural skin tone. Instead of using foundations and powder mainly in pink shades, which counteract our natural skin tone, use yellow shaded facial products. They create a modern look and do not make our skin more yellow.
3. Highlight almond shaped eyes. Use natural shades of eye shadow for daytime work. For going out at night, try brighter shades such as coral, orange or light grey.
4. Use eyeliner pencil, too. This is an important makeup tool. If you want to emphasize your eyes, draw the line past the outer corner of the eye and blend it upwards. If you want to downplay the exotic look, gradually thicken the eye line as you work towards the outer corner and stop just past the end.
Remember that beauty speaks more in the inner self rather than the outer looks. Also …
