Fitness & beauty care guide

Your Colouring

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:11:15 +0000

The type of makeup you should use depends on your skin type, and the colours best suited to you depends on your skin tone, eye colour and hair colour. You must also take into account what type of effect you want your makeup to have.

Look at your skin. Would you say your colouring was warm or cool? Warm skins will have golden or yellow undertones and cool skins tend to have pink or blue undertones. Your decision will affect the colours you should apply , and how to achieve different effects.

Warm Skin
If you have warm skin and you want a natural look you should choose lip, eye and blush colours that also have warm undertones. These include browns, corals and golds. If you want a dramatic effect you should choose colours with cool undertones that will contrast with your warm skin. Colours that would be suitable are blues, pinks and greens.
Cool Skin
If you have blue or pink undertones your skin is described as “cool”. For a natural look you should use colours that are also cool to blend in with your own skin, such as blues, pinks and greens. If you want a dramatic look you should use colours with contrasting warm undertones such as browns, corals and golds.

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Pre make-up stage

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:52:47 +0000

I) Know what you want.

Most women just apply make-up not knowing why they do so. If the aim is to make them look more beautiful, then highlighting their more beautiful features such as their eyes, lips, cheeks, eyebrows should be their emphasis. However some women choose to make up to make a statement or stand out in a crowd. Thus, they should then use bolder colours in different exotic styles. Note also that, if you are attending a dinner party at a grand hotel, such make-up would not be suitable. As such, it is important to adjust your style according to the function you are attending.

ii) Gadgets needed.

For the first comers who might not have an idea of what products to get, below are the basic make-up products you should not live without. Purchase only what is needed or else you may end up buying expensive and useless items at the persuasion of the sales persons.

a) Foundation

b) Face powder

c) Blusher

d) Eyebrow Colour (Pencil/powder/brush)

e) Eye Shadow

f) Eye liner pencil

g) Lip liner

h) Lip brush

i) Lipstick

j) Mascara

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Simple step by step guides for a daily make-up wear

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:44:24 +0000

In this step by step make-up section, we will cover only the simple and yet natural look that can be used and applied on a daily basis. The purpose of makeup here is to enhance your features without having to look like you are wearing a mask.

1) Apply foundation.

No matter which type of foundation you may choose, be sure that it matches your natural skin tone. We have observed too many cases where women apply foundation that is of a different tone from her neck. The result of such make up is even worse than not wearing any foundation at all. The purpose of using a foundation is to smoothen out your imperfect skin colour, scar, texture and act as a base for your make up. Apply a little moisturizer or toner to your face before applying the foundation. This step is particularly important for people with dry skin where the foundation cannot be absorbed into the skin easily. Use a sponge (square type) and apply the foundation to your face around your forehead, scar and pimples first. If you have bags under your eyes, please apply some foundation to that area as well. Continue to even out the other areas with a bit more foundation in gentle strokes. Please do not apply a thick, foundation base on to your face as it is quite unnatural and ugly!

ii) Apply Powder.

This is use to even out the foundation you have applied. It gives a further smoothen, flawless look to your face and matte down any shine appearing on areas such as the nose and cheeks. Use a powder pad and apply loose powder on your forehead, nose and chin with a gentle touch. Note that powder need not be applied on your whole face, just certain areas will do. The trick here is to gently tap the powder pad on the back of your hand first to get rid of any excess powder before applying any onto your face.

iii) Apply Blush.

This is applied to add colour and life to your face. Use a bigger brush and run the brush on the colour of your choice. Get rid of any excess blush on the back of you hand first before applying onto your face. Then, the question arises as to where exactly should I apply the blush? Would it be around my cheeks or along my cheekbones? Well, the answer is simple. Suck out all the air in your mouth and your cheek should form a hollow area near your jaw line. Use your fingers to identify the cheekbones. Then apply the blush from your cheek bones area to the hollow portion in easy strokes. Emphasize a little bit more blush around the cheeks. The whole movement here is aimed at giving your cheekbones a higher and deeper three-dimension illusion (if you know what I mean), while at the same time add a little more redness and life to your face. To round up the whole process of using a blush, apply some very lightly onto your forehead, eyelids and chin. The goal here is to give the face an overall brightness and lively look.

iv) Eye Area.

Now we have come to the hardest and most difficult component, the eyes. My advice for women who do not have much confidence in plucking their eyebrows, drawing using an eyeliner or applying eye shadow, do not attempt to do anything with your eyes. The uneven eyebrows, overdone eyeliner or outdated eye shadows might make you look even more hideous than you would without the make up!

=>Some simple and easy methods for brightening up your eyes:-

a) If you insist on plucking or drawing the eyebrows with an eye pencil but you can never get them evenly drawn, try purchasing those ready cut-off eyebrow samples. The ready made eyebrows sample are available in major departmental stores. They come in a piece of transparent plastic with a ready cut-off eyebrow track to guide you on the filling or plucking process.

b) If you do not want to use any mascara but would like your eyelashes to look sexy, try applying some gel onto your eyelashes. Follow with a little brush to curl out the eyelashes. Repeat the process a few times until the eyelashes is curled.

c) The colours of eye shadows’ often change according to the latest fashion. If you are not certain whether the latest colour is green, blue or gold, do not attempt to use them. Stick to your natural/neutral colour combinations, they are the best classic colours to use.

v) Lips.

This is the best and final part of our simple make-up process. Lipstick is the most glamorous makeup instrument a woman can use. It adds colour, life, sexiness and confidence to a woman’s face. A few gadgets are needed here to complete the task: a lip pencil (preferably close to the lipstick colour), a lipstick of course and a lip brush.

I) First before applying anything to your lips, look at the shape and structure of your lips carefully. Examine and analyse the imperfectness of your lips i.e. is it too thick, too thin, imbalance, undefined? Identify the weakness so that you will know which area to emphasize on and correct the flaw.

ii) Make sure that your lip pencil is sharpened and carefully map out the outline of your lips. If you are not very skillful at doing this you can try using the dotting line method by drawing out little dots along your lips) or the dash line method by drawing out dash lines along your lip before connecting those lines together). Using a lip pencil will not only define your sexy lips further but also serve as a barrier to prevent the lipstick from smearing later. A lip liner, will help you correct your flaws i.e. if the upper lip is smaller than the lower lip then try sketching out the lip liner on the upper lip and minimize the effect on the lower lip.

iii) Most lipsticks come in an easy-to-use tube while others come in a box. If you are in a hurry, apply the lipstick from the tube as it is most convenient. However, for the perfect and defined look, try using a lip brush. Apply the lip brush to the lipstick to coat some colour before gently filling up your lips evenly. For a sexier look, try adding another glossy powdered colour to your lips by shading and blending them naturally with the existing lipstick applied. The action should form a natural tone, which looks more chic. This style is also a great trick to use if you are attending a dinner party.

So, that’s it, you have finished with our simple make-up guide. To add a final touch, apply a little bit of powder on the shine area of your skin. Always note that make-up has its trend and fashion, never use the same old make-up style or colour over the same 10 years. Be innovative and creative. You might end up with a distinctive look that matches your style and personality.

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Vegetable Cutlets

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:31:59 +0000

The vegetable fritters traditionally been used as a way to use leftovers but increasingly taken for a change of prescription.

Ingredients for vegetable patties

1 cup cooked legumes (chickpeas or lentils are ideal)
1 onion.
Garlic.
1 carrot.
Cumin powder.
Parsley.
Egg or flour, soy sauce and water.
Oil.

Development of vegetable croquettes

Peel the onion and garlic, sliced and sauteed with some oil and salt for 3 minutes.
Previously mash cooked beans. Add the garlic and onion, grated carrot finite, parsley and cumin.
We mix it all up to have a consistent mix and compact. If it were soft, we can add flour.
We shape the croquettes vegetables and go through the egg or substitute (mixing flour, water and soy sauce until a paste) The coated with breadcrumbs.
Fry and you can eat.

Our advice
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Hummus (chickpea pate)

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:25:42 +0000

Humus is a chickpea pate typical Arab cuisine though, today, has already become a very popular recipe around the world.

Ingredients for the humus

1 cup cooked chickpeas.
Juice of one lemon.
1 garlic.
1 tablespoon tahini (sesame puree)
Water.

Preparation of humus
- We mix the chickpeas with the remaining ingredients in a bowl and go through the mixer (blender or mixer)
- We add more lemon and more garlic to taste.
- We serve it on something crunchy (cookies, hard vegetables, bread …)
Our advice
For people who do not really like chickpeas, is a way to eat them with a different flavor.

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Food Anxiety

JosepArnau — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:55:26 +0000

Anxiety about food today, and unfortunately a very common problem that we can lead to many serious imbalances.

First find out the causes of anxiety about food
The naturism always proposes, as a rule, we do a little detective from our own case and we reach the end of investigating what is making us eat well.
That is, the issue is not finding something that we remove as much hunger, but also why.

Thus, this pattern will hold for us any other habit as smoking, alcohol or other addiction.
Very often, anxiety about food is produced by things like stress or excess worry. In this case we consider whether the subject has a solution and if not, you see that change in attitude can take us.

Ideal nutrition to reduce cravings for food
We must reduce stimulants such as coffee, tea, sugar, chocolate, which will only aggravate the problem, however, drink more fluids such as fruit juices, herbal teas such as Passiflora relaxing, orange flower, Valerian, Chamomile, Melissa and especially much water.

The fluids in general help reduce hunger and often what we are is a bit dehydrated. So before eating anything first take always one or two glasses of water.

We must increase the frequency of meals to avoid reaching the point of alarm red is one in which anxiety about food is such that we began to eat compulsively. So we have breakfast, drink mid-morning, lunch at noon, tea and dinner.

The food should preferably be cooked as raw foods, like salads, are not as satiating and immediately go back to eating. That does not mean we have to remove the salads and fruit in our diet but while we are anxious should not represent much of our food.
Also preferably have to be aligned with oil as the healthy fats (olive oil, nuts …) are satisfying.

Beware of low blood sugar or glucose
People with anxiety over food should take a little protein at every meal because often what is behind these increases and hypoglycemia and low blood sugar (glucose) in the blood are responsible for the attacks of hunger . The proteins we have them in fish, meat, cheese, legumes, nuts, or gluten Seitan, tofu, sprouts, brewer’s yeast, spirulina algae.

The trace elements zinc along with nickel and cobalt or chrome ore help calm the ravenous hunger and balancing blood glucose levels. Consult a specialist our particular case.
Horita take half before each meal two tablets of Spirulina algae or some as satiating fiber Glucomannan helps.

Do not forget to breathe
Exercise is essential in cases of anxiety about food as it helps to relieve the tensions and oxygenates which reduces anxiety about food.

Practice yoga breathing and also be beneficial.
Keep in mind that when we are more nervous or anxious always change our breathing becomes shallow and rapid. We must be conscious of your breath and learn to control it. If we breathe in a more leisurely and thorough our state of anxiety also tends to disappear.
Believe it or not is one of the basic guidelines for the treatment of anxiety about food.

Anxiety about food and need for love
When someone is happy is often said that you feel satisfied, full of happiness. Clearly, we must reflect on the emotions that we habitually have to heal the negative aspects such as jealousy, anger, envy or the need for more and more.

At the beginning of the article we started by saying we do a little detective ourselves and emotional level is where we need to do further analysis. Usually whenever there is anxiety about food or anything (alcohol, drugs, destructive relationships, etc.) Always have a great lack of self esteem. Learn to love a little more, accepting ourselves and appreciate our strengths is a first step to love and feel loved.
It is the first step to feel full.

Conclusion on anxiety over food
Feeling satisfied with our lives we have greater control over what we eat and do not depend on something external to finally feel satisfied.

The only thing we have is always hungry to learn, to love, to share and be happier.
Do not renounce it never friends and you will find your anxiety about food disappears!

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Natural Cooking Legumes

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:12:59 +0000

The vegetables can be delicious and very digestive know we know how to cook them in advance with the cooking time of each.

Generally all vegetables require an entire night before soaking water to penetrate inside and they cook more easily.

The peas and lentils can be cooked directly without having soaked. The chickpeas are left soaked in hot water with salt.

One cup of vegetables is enough for four people with the proportion of water for cooking three water to one part vegetable (from five to one for soup).

During the first ten minutes should be boiled with rapid fire and uncovered, except for lentils and peas to remove any toxic element of the outer skin. Soybeans should boil over high heat during the first hour.

Do not add salt until vegetables are tender.

After boiling over high heat, reduce the heat to a boil very slowly and cover the pot, but not quite. A little oil prevents the broth out of the pot and soften the vegetables.

For ease of cooking and digestion of vegetables can add a piece of kombu seaweed in the water and a teaspoon of dill, fennel, cumin and caraway.

The onion, carrot and celery give a special flavor to the vegetables so it is interesting to add during cooking for flavor.

Once cooked, save it in an airtight container in the refrigerator to be consumed in various forms, in soup, mashed potatoes, salads, etc..

It’s a healthy dish and always ready.

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Aerobics: Finding Your Target Heart Rate

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:11:14 +0000

Once you feel comfortable doing low-intensity exercise regularly, consider aerobics for greater, faster weight loss. “Aerobic” means “with extra oxygen.” Aerobic exercise is fairly strenuous, but it should not feel exhausting.

Aerobic benefits–weight loss and improved fitness–are possible only when the heart rate is in its age-specific “target range.” A rate below your personal target range doesn’t move enough oxygen into your heart and muscles, and a rate above the target range taxes you beyond prudent limits and leaves you exhausted.

To find your individual target range, first, take your pulse while resting. Press your fingertips (not your thumb) on either side of your neck right below your jaw. Count the number of beats for 15 seconds. Multiply by four to get your heart rate per minute.

Target heart rate is 60 to 80 percent of the maximum heart rate per minute for your age. To calculate your own personal maximum heart rate, take 220 minus your age. (For a 45-year-old woman, 220-45=175.) Then after warming up, try to maintain your pulse at 60 to 80 percent of that number. (For the 45-year-old woman, 175 x .6 = 105 beats per minute, and 175 x .8 = 140 beats/minute.)

For best aerobic conditioning, keep your heart rate within your target range for about 20 minutes three times a week.

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Walking: Getting Started

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:05 +0000

Just do it. Think about your schedule today or tomorrow. Block out 20 to 40 minutes and take a walk. Wear comfortable clothes and shoes. Walking for health should not be exhausting. It should be enjoyable. Walk at a pace that feels comfortable–don’t dawdle, but don’t get yourself winded.

But don’t overdo it. Walking expert Mark Fenton recommends controlling your pace with the “talk test:” “For noncompetitive fitness walking, you should be able to talk comfortably while walking. If you find yourself gasping for breath as you talk, you’re probably pushing yourself too hard.”

Speaking of the talk test, a great way to begin a walking program is to make a walk-date with a friend and have a conversation on the move instead of over coffee. Another is to do an errand on foot instead of in your car. “If you need to carry anything,” Fenton advises, “use a backpack, to allow your hands and arms to swing freely at your sides.

Carrying things by hand is tiring and interferes with the natural rhythm of walking.” With hands and arms swinging freely at your sides, you can stride more comfortably for longer distances and more time without feeling winded. On your walk, appreciate the little things that are difficult to notice when driving: the warmth of the sun, architectural details, store window displays, the smiles of your neighbors.

For the first few months, after you finish your walks, pay close attention to how you feel. Don’t expect the euphoric “athletic high” that more strenuous workouts produce. There’s plenty of time to experience that in the future as your walking program progresses. Instead, enjoy the strange combination of fatigue, invigoration, and mood elevation that develops when formerly sedentary people start to become physically active. Assuming you didn’t overdo it, your fatigue shouldn’t last more than an hour or so, but your feelings of invigoration and emotional uplift should last longer. As you continue walking, and your physical condition improves, you’ll feel less fatigue, more invigoration and mood elevation, and eventually an athletic high.

Warm up beforehand. Forget the military-style calisthenics you were forced to do in high school. Like walking itself, warm-ups should be enjoyable. Why take time to warm up? Because it makes exercise easier, and reduces risk of injury. Warming up increases blood flow to the muscles, delivering extra oxygen so they’re ready to produce energy when you launch into your main workout. Warm-ups also gently stretch the muscles, tendons, and ligaments, preparing them for the additional stretching they’re about to face. Finally, warming up allows you to shift emotional gears and anticipate the enjoyment of your walk.

For many walkers, especially beginners, walking slowly for the first five or 10 minutes is all the warm-up that’s necessary. Or try some gentle leg, arm, and back stretches.

Progress slowly. Start by walking every third day for four to six weeks. Then advance to every other day for a month to six weeks. Then progress to walking four or five days for four to six weeks. Finally, move up to walking every day. It’s a big mistake to progress too quickly. The body needs time to adjust to an increased level of physical activity. If it doesn’t get the adjustment time it needs, likelihood of injury increases.

Chart your progress. Don’t just keep track of your walks in your head. Make a real chart, post it where you can refer to it often, and record your progress weekly. Track anything that can be counted: the number of days per week you take walks, the amount of time you spend walking, the number of blocks you can walk in 45 minutes–whatever. When progressing the right way–slowly–people often lose track of how far they’ve come. Charting your progress reminds you, and provides a sense of accomplishment that helps walking become a permanent part of your life. Set modes goals, and reward yourself–not with a banana split, but rather with walking-oriented treats: a new pair of walking shoes, some new walking socks, or a weekend at a country inn near inviting hiking trails.

Check your surface. “There are pluses and minuses for every surface,” Rob Sweetgall says. Dirt is soft, which extends shoe life and is good for shock absorption, but it’s not as “springy” as harder surfaces, and if it’s uneven, you might turn an ankle. Concrete and asphalt are springy and usually fairly uniform (except for potholes), but they increase shoe wear.

Refine your technique. Suki Munsell, Ph.D., president of the Dynamic Walking Institute in Greenbrae, California, says, “Many walkers can increase their walking speed and efficiency–and enjoy walking more–with a few simply changes in technique. Don’t march. Instead flow forward. Stand tall, and roll your foot from heel to toe. It doesn’t sound like much, but it makes a big difference.”

Grade also affects technique. When walking uphill, Fenton advises, slow down, lean forward, and put more energy into your arm swing. When walking downhill, maintain a comfortable speed, take shorter steps, and plant your feet gently. “If you slap your feet down, it’s hard on your knees, and you may develop shinsplints.”

Vary your routine. After walking regularly for about six months, most people can walk every day without becoming sore or unduly fatigued. Try some different walks: long walks at a moderate pace, shorter walks at a faster pace, walks on flat terrain, and walks on hilly terrain. A great way to vary your routine is to leave your home neighborhood and take a walk in a park or anywhere that has beautiful scenery.

Skip your coffee break. Sure, a jolt of caffeine can boost productivity around 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. But so can a quick 10-minute walk. If you’re still dragging at the end of a walk break, have that cup of coffee. But chances are, you won’t need it.

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