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Brain Exercise
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Your brain needs exercise just like a muscle. If you use it
often and in the right ways, you will become a more skilled
thinker and increase your ability to focus. But if you never use
your brain, or abuse it with harmful chemicals, your ability to
think and learn will deteriorate.
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Here are 5 simple ways anyone can squeeze a bit more
productivity out of the old gray matter.
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1. Minimize Television Watching - This is a hard sell. People
love vegetating in front of the television, myself included more
often than I’d like. The problem is watching television doesn’t
use your mental capacity OR allow it to recharge. It’s like
having the energy sapped out of a muscle without the health
benefits of exercise.
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Don’t you feel drained after a couple hours of TV? Your eyes are
sore and tired from being focused on the light box for so long.
You don’t even have the energy to read a book.
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When you feel like relaxing, try reading a book instead. If
you’re too tired, listen to some music. When you’re with your
friends or family, leave the tube off and have a conversation.
All of these things use your mind more than television and allow
you to relax.
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2. Exercise - I used to think that I’d learn more by not
exercising and using the time to read a book instead. But I
realized that time spent exercising always leads to greater
learning because it improves productivity during the time
afterwards. Using your body clears your head and creates a wave
of energy. Afterwards, you feel invigorated and can concentrate
more easily.
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3. Read Challenging Books - Many people like to read popular
suspense fiction, but generally these books aren’t mentally
stimulating. If you want to improve your thinking and writing
ability you should read books that make you focus. Reading a
classic novel can change your view of the world and will make
you think in more precise, elegant English. Don’t be afraid to
look up a word if you don’t know it, and don’t be afraid of
dense passages. Take your time, re-read when necessary, and
you’ll soon grow accustomed to the author’s style.
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Once you get used to reading challenging books, I think you’ll
find that you aren’t tempted to go back to page-turners. The
challenge of learning new ideas is far more exciting than any
tacky suspense-thriller.
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4. Early to Bed, Early to Rise - Nothing makes it harder to
concentrate than sleep deprivation. You’ll be most rejuvenated
if you go to bed early and don’t sleep more than 8 hours. If you
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Apr 19 2012
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“As you walk down the fairway
of life
You must smell the roses,
for you only get to play
one round”
– Ben Hogan
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Serena Williams
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The tennis star attended the benefit honoring late designer Alexander McQueen.
May 05 2011
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Get Michelle Obama’s sexy, sculpted arms in 5 minutes a day
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Much has been said about our first lady’s fashion sense, but right now I’m in the throes of major arm-envy—hers are sculpted, strong, and not overly bulky. Nicely toned biceps and triceps are what I like to call the “show-off” muscles, because you see results so quickly, which is highly motivating.
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Here are a few of my favorite tips, plus quick, easy moves to get you started. Do 8 to 10 repetitions of the first two moves, and as many of the third as you can do in 30 seconds. Complete the whole routine 3 or 4 times per week with a rest day between sessions.
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Mar 07 2009
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Stretching is fundamental to good health. It lengthens muscles, improves flexibility and joint range of motion, gets blood flowing, and prepares joints for work. Massage therapy is the manual manipulation of the body’s soft tissue to prevent or reduce pain and stress.
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Feb 04 2009
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Pass The Butter, Please .
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This is interesting . .
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Margarine was originally manufactured to fatten turkeys. When it killed the turkeys, the people who had put all the money into the research wanted a payback so they put their heads together to figure out what to do with this product to get their money back. It was a white substance with no food appeal so they added the yellow coloring and sold it to people to use in place of butter. How do you like it? They have come out with some clever new flavorings.
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DO YOU KNOW the difference between margarine and butter?
Read on to the end; it gets very interesting!
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Both have the same amount of calories.
Butter is slightly higher in saturated fats at 8 grams compared to 5 grams.
Eating margarine can increase heart disease in women by 53% over eating the same amount of butter, according to a recent Harvard Medical Study.
Eating butter increases the absorption of many other nutrients in other foods.
Butter has many nutritional benefits where margarine has a few only because they are added!
Butter tastes much better than margarine and it can enhance the flavors of other foods.
Butter has been around for centuries where margarine has been around for less than 100 years .
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And now, for Margarine…
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Very high in trans fatty acids..
Triple risk of coronary heart disease.
Increases total cholesterol and LDL (this is the bad cholesterol) and lowers HDL cholesterol (the good cholesterol).
Increases the risk of cancers up to five-fold.
Lowers quality of breast milk.
Decreases immune response.
Decreases insulin response.
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And here’s the most disturbing fact; HERE IS THE PART THAT IS VERY INTERESTING !
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Aug 08 2008