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Of course there are no offices that provide sleeping space for its employees (except maybe the offices in a creative field, which requires employees to work until late at night). But if this particular space is not provided, it could not hurt to try to create a comfortable corner to just close my eyes.

Finding time for dozing important, because according to this study gives many benefits. Among other things, increase productivity, improve memory, relieve stress, and reduce the risk of heart disease.

The name was chicken’s sleeping, of course you did not take too long for that. However, for this dozy provide maximum benefit, you need to follow the rules of the game:

* Limit time to 30 minutes. That is, 10 minutes to take you to natural sleep, and 20 minute to be fast asleep. The benefits of sleep for 50-20 minutes can be felt up to 3 hours. The mind is refreshed, the body was so fit. More than 30 minutes, you just have trouble waking up. Eyes should be forced to open, and the body so weak.

* Make yourself comfortable. Way, off your shoes, renggangkan belts, and if possible, adjust your seat to your body position is more comfortable for sleeping. The more comfortable you are, the easier you fall asleep. If you feel more secure and comfortable sleeping in the car, do not hesitate to do so.

* Do not sleep too late. Bed early will prevent you too soundly, and in itself more useful. You can become more alert, able to improve work performance, and accelerate response

Two separate studies revealed that laughter and sex can help burn calories. This conclusion is obtained from the research is quite comprehensive.

Laughter
According to two experts laughter, Dr. Lee S and Dr. Stanley Tan, laughter can maximize the many functions of various body systems. Laughter helps optimize endocrine hormones in the body systems while reducing levels of stress hormones (cortisol and epinefrina). Laugh out loud which can cause the body to respond to repeated similar response to light exercise. Guffaw encouraging mood, reduce stress hormones, increase the body immune, lower bad cholesterol and systolic blood pressure, and increase good cholesterol (HDL).

Sex
Just as laughter, there are many health benefits associated with sex, including the extension of lifespan, cardiovascular health, tolerance to pain, increased the body immune, as well as reducing the level of depression.

According to research, if having sex with a pretty challenging position, such a stunt, for half an hour continuously, you will burn approximately 150-350 calories. This is equivalent to walking slowly, running, or lifting weights for 30 minutes. According to Forbes magazine, making love twice a week for a year will burn calories equivalent to seven plates of pasta.

Kerry McCloskey, author of The Ultimate Sex Diet, confirms that sex is an enjoyable exercise. The more exercise you do, the better your sex life. More and more exercise, the more often you passionate sex with your husband, and more frequent sex, the more exercise you do.

People who want to lose weight fast by certain diet methods cannot skip breakfast. Breakfast is deadly essential. What people eat in their breakfast determines the amount of foods consumption in the rest day. So, people should get enough nutrients in their breakfast to avoid too much snacks and other foods in a day. No matter what people consume in their diet application, they have to eat breakfast for getting enough energy.

It is also essential to drink a lot of water for giving body great power to clean up more fats. Water will also be able to help bodies to improve its digestion systems. In addition, low fat and rich fiber diet is essential to apply. But people will never be able to lose weight well without good quality diet supplement.

Diet supplements will be able to improve bodies’ abilities to burn fat a lot faster. HCG diet, for instance, will be able to help people to lose weight with hormonal basis. People will be able to lose their weight fast as HCG diet try to improve the internal systems of the dieters to lose significant amount of weight. HCG diet will improve the metabolic systems inside the dieters bodies to help them losing weight rapidly. HCG diet will help people to lose their weight without forcing them to suffer from terrible hunger.

Depletion of collagen in the skin can be inhibited from the start by taking collagen supplements. Although collagen supplements are generally made of materials that food is safe to use, it would be better if you eat healthy natural foods to fight wrinkles.

Some experts in dermatology and nutrition experts to explain a number of foods that can help the skin produce more collagen. Eat this food ingredients for wrinkles slowly reduced.

Tofu and soy
Menopause, and decreased levels of estrogen hormone, often referred to as the cause of reduced levels of collagen. Research shows, as much as 30 percent of one particular type of skin collagen will disappear within the first five years after menopause.

Soy contains compounds called phytoestrogens, which has the same effect on the body like estrogen. So, if your skin is starting to show fine lines, try the consumption of foods containing soy to help encourage the skin to produce collagen.

Spinach
Green vegetables such as spinach, water celery, kale, and cabbage are rich in antioxidants called lutein. Antioxidants are important for maintaining collagen levels because these compounds are expected to neutralize free radicals. Free radicals are volatile chemical compounds produced by the body’s normal functions or external sources, such as ultraviolet rays and pollution. By protecting ourselves from free radicals, you also can protect the collagen to last longer.

Salmon
Salmon and other oily fish such as mackerel, herring, and sardines, are often considered as a super food for the skin. These fish contain omega-3 fatty acids are high, which helps nourish the skin remains supple.

Cheese
The researchers recently proved that Cheshire cheese (Cheshire is one of the areas in England) who easily crushed efficacious to prevent wrinkles. Mixing this type of cheese with double cream to produce a kind of dough that, when applied to the skin of the face, will give the effect of moisture on the skin is dry within 15 minutes.

You do not have to wonder with this invention because the milk has long been a material commonly used in beauty products. Milk, which is the basic ingredient of cheese, produce materials that can pengelupas nourish the skin naturally.

Blueberries
Berries such as blueberries and strawberries are rich in vitamin C, the main ingredient of collagen maker. In extreme cases, lack of vitamin C will lead to other canker sores and gum disease. At that time, decreased connective tissue will lead to tooth loss, cartilage, and tendons to weaken.

Of course these cases are rare. However, eating vegetables and fruits rich in vitamin C will ensure your body to produce collagen and help support the levels of antioxidants in the body.

That should be avoided : Sugar
When skin aging, foods containing sugar or starchy foods that break down to form sugars should be despised. There are some vegetables and berries that contain natural sugars, but the benefit to defeat the negative side. According to Dr. Perricone and other dermatologist, Dr. Fredric Brandt, sugar producing materials “avenger” of inflammation in collagen, which causes melting and hardening of collagen strands.

Broccoli is often referred to as one food that is effective in preventing and even curing cancer. This green vegetable is rich in nutrients, consisting of fiber, vitamin C and beta carotene. Broccoli also contains sulforaphane and myrosinase, which if combined, would give this vegetable anticancer benefits.

For all these nutrients can be absorbed well and are able to provide its main benefit, how to cook it?

If cooked too ripe, myrosinase or cancer-fighting agents in broccoli can be broken. In order for these benefits are not lost, cook broccoli for 2-4 minutes, long before the vegetables become soft. Consumption of three to five servings of broccoli in a week.

The researchers also suggested to sprinkle broccoli with its sprouts, which is not less efficacious. In a lot of broccoli sprouts that myrosinase is obtained, and almost double the earlier the cancer-preventing agents. Myrosinase other sources of leaves of arugula (rocket called, are popular in Italian cuisine), radish, mustard, and wasabi.

Not all diseases need drugs, because the body has natural mechanisms for healing several types of diseases. Almost all types of diseases that are acute (short duration, not chronic) is self-limiting disease or illness that will heal by itself. Some of them are triggered by disturbances in the human body’s natural mechanism, but the majority are caused by viruses. In order not to get caught up in drug consumption of excessive and irrational, identify the diseases that can heal itself.

Unlike bacterial infections, viral infections can not be cured with antibiotics. Quoted from chestofbooks, viral infections will heal by itself because the immune system will form the opposition to kill and get rid of these viruses. You can increase your immune system by doing some exercise regularly. Here are some types of diseases that include self-limiting disease and requires no special medication in addition to overcome the symptoms that accompany it.

1. Chickenpox
The disease is more frequently attacked small children is triggered by infection with varicella-zoster virus. Chickenpox or chickenpox symptoms include itchy, red bumps all over his body and accompanied by high fever.

Although in healthy children can be cured by itself, chicken pox can also cause deadly complications. Treatment for this disease more intended to overcome the symptoms and prevent infection broadcaster.

2. Flu and colds
Common cold or flu is transmitted by the influenza virus, not by bacteria, such as that alleged by some people. Therefore, antibiotics do not need to be given if not accompanied by inflammation and fever, which indicated the presence of accompanying infection by bacteria.

Multivitamin supplement is also important to be given under these conditions, because it can enhance the immune system or immune. Naturally, a healthy immune system by itself will form a resistance to the flu virus.

3. Coughing that is not accompanied by inflammation
Coughing is a natural mechanism in the body to remove foreign matter from the respiratory tract. Without having to be treated, usually coughing will stop when the stimulation of foreign body was gone.

New cough need antitussives or cough if very disturbing events and trigger inflammation because it does not heal. This type of productive cough accompanied by phlegm that may not even be stopped, but need to be given or thinning phlegm expectorant for phlegm-phlegm spending could go more smoothly.

4. Nonspecific diarrhea
Diarrhea is divided into 2 types, namely specific diarrhea and nonspecific diarrhea. Specific diarrhea caused by bacterial infection, while nonspecific diarrhea is a natural mechanism to remove foreign objects that are considered dangerous by the digestive tract.

Specific Diarrhea is characterized by fever and was diagnosed based on laboratory examination. Drugs should be given to this one type of diarrhea is antibiotic, with the type and strength, adjusted for the type of bacteria in the test results.

While nonspecific diarrhea occurring among others after eating chili too much, do not need to be treated because it will heal by itself. During felt not too distracting activity, this condition is treated with oral rehydration salts for dehydration or anticipate the loss of body fluids.

5. Allergies itching
Although some types of antihistamines or allergy medications can be purchased freely, does not mean that this drug should be used every time you experience itching due to allergies. Allergic reactions occur only if there is a trigger factor, so the most appropriate step is to avoid things that trigger it.

6. Acne white spots
Many are offering medicines to get rid of pimples or acne vulgaris in the face. And all along is not accompanied by infection, ordinary acne that often have white spots in it will be lost if the cleanliness and levels of oil on the skin surface is always in control.

7. Molluscum contagiosum
Skin disease characterized by bumps (papulla) clear and watery is caused by viral infections and more common in children than adults. Because it was also found around the genitals and can be transmitted through direct contact, the disease is often mistaken for sexually transmitted diseases.

8. Chikungunya
The disease is caused by a type of virus called alphaviruses and is transmitted by the mosquito Aedes aegypti. Symptoms include high fever accompanied by shivering until the bitter sense of pain until the muscle and bone so that bone is also called the flu.

Although the symptoms are very severe, the virus that causes the disease is not eradicated so that the medicine given only to manage symptoms such as fever were given to overcome the fever. Fortunately, these symptoms only last between 5-10 days and will heal by itself.

9. Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD)
Diseases hand, foot and mouth is caused by infection with various types of viruses from the family Picornaviridae especially enterovirus 71 (EV-71). The virus is more common in infants and young children, especially in the summer.

Symptoms that accompany this disease are fever and rash as herpes around the hands, feet and mouth. Generally, these symptoms will heal on its own in 7-10 days and does not leave any traces.

10. Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease
As the name implies, a disease caused by Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) was discovered by Dr. Masahiro Kikuchi and Fujimoto Y in 1972. The symptoms are fever accompanied by swelling in the neck caused by enlargement of the spleen vessels. The drug is given only aims to overcome the fever while there is no cure for the infection, but will heal by itself.

Coffee break in the afternoon is very necessary. why? Recent research from Bristol University shows that a cup of coffee can improve the ability of the female brain in a stressful situation.

The researchers tested 64 men and women to determine the effect of coffee on the body when you are in a state of stress, especially when consumed in large quantities during the meeting. The study found that caffeine can enhance the performance of women. However, in men caffeine can actually weaken the memory and slow down decision-making process.

The participants were previously separated into two groups according to their gender, then given tasks. For example, create a negotiation, memory test, and play a puzzle. Half of each group was given a drink decaf coffee, while another group ate a regular coffee.

From there, the researchers found that men’s performance in a memory test is very messy if they consume caffeinated coffee. They also require an average time of 20 seconds longer to complete the task, than men who drank decaffeinated coffee. On the other hand, the women completed the puzzle 100 seconds faster with the help of a cup of caffeinated coffee, according to reports the Journal of Applied Social Psychology.

According to the British Coffee Association, the British people on average consume 70 million cups of coffee a day. Experts believe that coffee affects differently on the job performance of men and women, because the way we respond to stress. Various studies have previously said that coffee may also help protect us from Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes, liver damage, and gout.

So what do you think? will you still consume coffee?

Many people are unaware that they are at risk or even already have pre-diabetes. Worse, from a small portion was already aware of only a few who try to reduce the risk of diabetes, by reducing weight, reducing portions and exercising more.

Instead of late, here are some good habits that will keep us from taking the drug for life, blood sugar monitoring, and risk of heart disease, Alzheimer’s, or the threat of other, more terrible disease.

1. Weight Lose
Simply lose 5 kg of body weight is to cut the risk of diabetes significantly.

2. Select the appropriate appetizers

3. Time to rest our car
Walking as much as possible every day. Not only healthy, cheap exercise will also help erode our weight.

4. Continue to consume coffee
Consume 4-5 cups will cut the risk by 29 percent, while the 1-3 cups of coffee will only give a small impact. Caffeine is in tea, soda, and chocolate, have the same effect. Coffee as a source of caffeine is greatest, also contains potassium, magnesium, and antioxidants, which helps cells absorb sugar. Efficacy can not be enjoyed in decaf coffee.

5. Say no to fast food

6. Stay away from red meat
Women who eat red meat at least 5 times a week had a risk of type 2 diabetes, 29 percent more than people who eat less than once a week.

7. Sweet your life with cinnamon
Cinnamon can cut blood sugar levels as much as 10 percent, and placebo users only lowered by 4 percent.

8. Stay away from stress

9. Get the best night’s rest

10. Find Friends

But, do not be afraid if we live alone, lifestyle factors that could explain these findings. Usually, women who live alone will have the habit of smoking, drinking alcohol, and do not have a healthy diet. So if we are still living on their own how to avoid diabetes is to remain faithful to a healthy lifestyle.