Dr. Mehmet Oz and Dr. Mike Roizen recently published an article titled “Nature’s Best Stress Busters.” Here are their suggestions on how to relax and reduce stress:
Tighten your muscles: Then let them relax. By doing this muscle by muscle, you can help push the physical stress that is stored in your body out of your body. Start with your feet. Tense the muscles for about ten to fifteen seconds and then relax them. Then move up your body, doing the same with each muscle group (calf muscles, thigh muscles etc.).
Tie dye is always cool and always unique. Tye dye t shirts make great Christmas gifts and are inexpensive to make. It’s a fun activity to do with kids or just get a bunch of your friends together and have a tie dye party. You can serve tequila sunrises a sort of tie dye drink. If the weather is nice you can do them outside and not have worry about the mess.
So here are the materials you need to have on hand to get started tie dying:
According to the The Complete Book of Insurance – The Consumer’s Guide to Insuring Your Life, Health, Property, and Income by Ben G. Baldwin, knowing what your auto insurance is going to cost you before you purchase your car is one of the best ways to save money on your auto insurance premium. The make and model of the car you choose has major influence on the cost of your auto insurance premiums.
One of the best ways to save money on insurance is to get a auto insurance policy free online quote but it helps to understand when you get that quote what sort of coverage you are getting. Here is a list of typical coverage options that you will get on your car insurance policy free online quote:
Liability Coverage:
There are different types of liability when it comes to your auto insurance policy:
Your homeowners insurance premium is rated up or down depending on how you score on certain factors. Here are some of the factors homeowners insurance companies use to calculate your rate.
1. Condition of your home –
Insurance companies calculate how much wear-and-tear there has been on your home when figuring your payment. The insurance company will consider how good a condition your roof is in, if there is any damage from termites, and the if your electrical system is up to code. New homes are usually in better shape than older homes, you can get up to a fifteen percent discount on your premium if your home is brand new.
Womans Day magazine had a great little article about this topic. These exercises are from Teresa Tapp, creator of the T-Tapp workout method.
Posture exercises to do while sitting:
Align knees with ankles and hips, and point toes forward. Press feet into the floor until you feel your glutes (buttock muscles) tighten (hold for 4 seconds). Then lift your big toes while keeping the balls of your feet firmly on the floor (hold for 4 seconds).
Press lower back against chair and suck in tummy (hold for 4 seconds). Then lift ribs, pull shoulders back and push knees out toward little toes (hold for 4 seconds.) Repeat 4 times.
Found a great article in Health magazine with these tips:
Lack of sleep effects so many aspects of your life from job performance and sex life to overall health. In women, it has been linked with feelings of hostility, depression, and anger, as well as higher risks of diabetes and heart disease.
1. Get rid of annoying noises - Listen to a relaxing CD or white noise to shut out snoring spouses or other irritating evening sounds.
We spend a good deal of our time in our kitchen, but the potential for bacteria build-up is greater in the kitchen than almost any other area in our home. Here are some quick tips on how to keep your kitchen bacteria free.
Food preparation – Use a disinfecting wipe or spray after any food prep to kill lingering bacteria. Your cleaning product should say on the label it kills 99.9% of germs.
If preparing raw meat or poultry use only paper towels to wipe your hands and wash hands with soap and water when you are finished.
You can do well in college without being an ideal student. Success happens when you are motivated to succeed and doing the things that lead to success in your courses. According to The Adult Student’s Guide to Survival and Success “Thousands of ordinary people who are nervous, have doubts, and who didn’t stand out in high school do very well in college.”
If you want to do well in college, here is what research studies in student success in college course work have shown:
