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Mothers are the world's best jugglers—arranging family schedules from soccer to band practice to doctor's appointments, planning meals, and dealing with money issues, child care and work—they seem to do it all. There is a price to pay, however—the evidence is mounting that women today are experiencing more stress at every stage of life than ever before. |
With all that responsibility, many moms are left feeling tired and stressed out. That stress contributes to poor sleep habits, which in turn can contribute to emotional issues, job issues, and weight gain. So, in honor of Mother's Day this month, it's a good time for moms to recognize the importance of addressing stress and learning to manage it in healthy ways. Healthy Ways to Manage Stress While motherhood has its challenges, the rewards definitely make it worthwhile—right, Moms? Think of those adorable Mother's Day cards or the very special breakfast in bed served by your 8-year-old; who wouldn't sign up for this? So be the best mom you can be by finding healthful ways to deal with whatever stresses you have in your life. 1) Identify the stressors in your life. These may be marital problems, conflicts at work, family illnesses, or just the day-to-day schedule you keep. Once you've identified the primary causes of stress, you can begin to figure out how to either change your stressors or learn to manage them better. 2) Schedule personal relaxation time. Setting aside a few minutes a day just to breathe—or collect and organize your thoughts—can work wonders. Start small. Schedule 10 minutes a day to do nothing but sit and breathe. Deep breathing can help bring your heart rate and breathing back to normal so you can clear your mind. Once you've accomplished that on a regular basis, consider taking up yoga or meditation. 3) Good nutrition through healthful food choices plays a crucial role in your ability to withstand times of extra stress. Carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, and minerals are all important for energy, mental concentration, and emotional stability. In addition to affecting digestion and your immune system, stress may increase your body's need for certain nutrients, so you may need an extra healthful diet to stay focused, alert, and energetic—and to ward off colds and flu. So choose a variety of foods and be sure to eat complex carbohydrates from whole-grain breads and cereals, beans and legumes, and fresh fruits and vegetables; lean protein from fish, chicken, soy, and nonfat or low-fat dairy products; and select heart-healthy omega-3 fats from fish, avocados, nuts, olives, and seeds. Cut back on junk foods, sodas, alcohol, and caffeinated beverages. 4) Get some extra sleep. Sleep deprivation not only contributes to weight gain and feelings of fatigue, it also can contribute to medical expenses, sick days, and accidents. When you sleep well, you wake up feeling refreshed, alert, and ready to face your daily challenges. To help you get a better night's sleep, try to maintain a regular bedtime and wake-time schedule, even on the weekends; establish a regular, relaxing bedtime routine; create a sleep-conducive environment (dark, quiet, and comfortable); and try not to eat meals, drink alcohol or caffeinated beverages, or exercise within a few hours of bedtime. 5) Boost your activity. Exercise not only can help reduce anxiety and increase productivity, which can help you handle stress better, it also helps control your appetite and burn calories, which can help you maintain a healthy weight. 6) Supplement your diet. Not enough time to shop for—or prepare—a healthy meal? When you're confronted with days like that, feel free to drink a healthful and convenient meal-replacement beverage or munch on a nutritious meal bar. Fill in nutritional gaps with a well-balanced, high-quality multivitamin/multimineral supplement and a high-quality fish oil supplement rich in omega-3 fatty acids such as DHA and EPA. For digestive health, take a probiotic supplement to help maintain healthy intestinal microflora, and for additional stress relief, try botanical ingredients such as L-theanine from green tea and ashwaganda. And finally, if getting to sleep remains a challenge, occasionally try herbal ingredients such as valerian, which can help you maintain a calm state and promote restful sleep. We all know that being a mom takes an extraordinary amount of patience, love, and discipline. That's what makes moms so special! But juggling family, finances, and work commitments can really be stressful, so remember this Mother's Day to keep things in perspective: prioritize wherever you can, delegate responsibilities, eat right, stay active, and take your supplements. But most of all, make time for what's really important—taking care of yourself so you can be the best mom ever! |
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Your physical health should be the first thing you work on, and continue to monitor on your road to creating wealth.
Jim Rohn said " How terrible would it be if the mind said ' lets go conquer the world', and the body said ' I can't even get out of bed'.
In order to carry out all your dreams and desires in life you will need a healthy body to get you there.
Another well known quote from philosopher Virgil says, The greatest wealth is your health. In order to create wealth you should make your physical health a number one priority.
In the new age of technology, we have become more sedentary and super sized fast food meals the norm. Commercial marketing does a great job of directing consumer attention to tantalizing unhealthy products. It has become harder to make the right choices in creating a healthy life style.
However if you are in a business that you want to connect with committed , disciplined and dedicated people you should lead by example and commit yourself to maintaining an attractive physical appearance.
If your personal development includes a healthy life style and you exhibit those qualities to others you will a higher quality person into your entrepreneurial business and show them how to succeed along with you.
Your physical health speaks volumes on how you not only conduct your personal choices, but also how you conduct your professional choices as well. By taking a serious look at you own physical health and being fit you will no doubt attract a higher quality of people into your business and live longer you will influence others into your business.
The water you drink is one of the most critical nutrients for your overall health. A major component of virtually all of the body's tissues, organs and fluids, water plays an important role in a host of crucial bodily functions.
That's why health experts recommend drinking eight to ten 8 oz glasses of water every day to maintain optimum hydration. However, a recent study showed that the average person drinks less than five glasses per day.
While acute dehydration in the normal, healthy person is unusual, researchers belive that long term, low level dehydration may pose a significant health concern , and are looking at links between dehydration and a wide variety of chronic health problems.
Dehydration in the elderly
Overall our bodies "dry out" as we age. As a part of the normal aging process, the total percentage of body water drops from 75% at birth to as low a s 43% at age 75. At the same time, other age related physical changes may play a significant role in dehydration.
Changes in the ability of the kidneys to excrete or retain fluids that occur wth aging can also affect fluid and electrolyte balance. Studies show that chronic dehydration is likely to be the most important risk factor for the increased risk of kidney stones. Other studies show that urinary stone disease is more common incertain occupations, such as doctors, marathon runners, lifegaurds, hot metal workers and cooks.
Why we may not drink enough
With our busy lifestyles, most people just don't seem to find the time to drink the recommended amount of water daily. Or prefer the taste of other beverages particularly soda pop. The average American now drinks 54 gallons of soft drinks per year. The average teenage boy downs almost two cans a day. Most soft drinks contain caffeine, and is the single biggest source of refined sugars. Providing the average 12 to 19 year old male with about 15 teaspoons of sugar a day, which can cause gastrointestinal side effects.
Bottled Water VS Tap Water
Many people resort to bottled water over tap water, for many various reasons. Most say the taste is better, it's more convient, or it's just more socially acceptable. But what about cost? Bottled water costs about the same as a soft drink, which is about 5 cent per ounce. Most municipal water is less than 1 cent per gallon. Compared to gasoline, which is around $3 per gallon, or a little over 2 cents per ounce, and we thought gas was high. Then when you consider that most bottled water is just filtered tap water, bottled water companies put Big Oil to shame.
Bottled water produces up to 1.5 million tons of plastic waste per year. That plastic requires up to 47 million gallons of oil per year to produce, and over 80% of bottles are thrown away.
Current-bound plastic trash now in the world's major oceans is killing birds and fish which mistake the garbage for food. The fish injest the plastic and then end up on our own table. We are eating our own trash.
Water Becoming Blue Gold
Thanks to increasing urbanization and population, shifting climates and industrial pollution, fresh water is becoming humanity's most precious resource.
The tap water available to most Americans through municipal supply systems has been treated under the Safe Water Drinking Act. Most of the time, our water is just fine. But not all the time. Sometimes our water contains contaminants.
To find out about the quality of your drinking water, you cn check the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) web site at www.epa.gov . By typing in your Zip code you can get a list o f facilities in your area that are releasing polluants, and see how near these disposal locations are to places you frequent, such as the lake where your family swims. You can also see how your towns's watershed ( the geographical area that your water comes from) rates.
Be aware that contamination problems aren't always easily or quickly resolved. The Best way to guarantee he quality of your water is to choose a home water treatment system, or use a BestWater pitcher.
They say a picture frames a moment, And music frames an idea.
Musicians are very passionate about their music, they totally connect with their audience by sharing their ideas... style... Music.
So what does this have to do with Network Marketing?
Network marketers have a lot in common with musicians. We all find a niche or style of music that appeals to us and learn how to connect with our audience.
Because if you don't connect with people on a common interest then you will find yourself talking to deaf ears. No one wants to listen to Rap if they are into Jazz. And some people think there are only two kinds of music, Country and Western.
So make your marketing appealing to your niche. Get in there and look at your landing pages and sales pages an see if you are creating the type of music your prospects want to hear.
It's called attraction marketing, which is about attracting the right people to you. People that you connect with, and have similar interests, like styles of music.
For me there is nothing like a man playin a saxaphone, Dave Kozz, Steve Cole, Kurt Whalum, somethin kinda sexy about it. But of course that's my style, may not be yours.
We all tap our toes to a different beat, just make sure you are keeping time with your audience, and not leaving them looking for the exit doors.
Please leave me a comment, and let me know what type of music you enjoy.
Using Multiple Streams To Generate Traffic To Your Network Marketing System
June 22nd, 2010 by Becky Johnson
Generating traffic to your marketing system is one of the most important components in creating success in Network Marketing. You can have everything else in place, but if you don't drive traffic to your site you won't recruit or sell to anyone. So if you want to succeed in Network Marketing, you need to have a huge amount of prospects visiting your website on a daily basis. By utilizing multiple streams of traffic sources you can build a river of prospects.
Most people rely on just one source for driving traffic to their sites, but just like spokes in a wheel you need to utilize several methods of marketing, in case one breaks down your not stuck in the mud.
Multiple Traffic Generating Strategies And Why You Need To Use Them
You can never tell just which traffic generating method will be the most effective on a day to day basis. With the ever changing climate of the Internet one can't rely on a single source to drive traffic. New avenues open up constantly, so always be on the look out for cutting edge of new technologies when it comes to marketing.
Finding The Strategy That Works
There are a gazillion new guru's now on the Internet all promoting instant success in network marketing with their one and only " New Silver Bullet" But by using multiple strategies to drive traffic you will build the lead volume you need to effectively recruit distributors, and teach them how to utilize the same techniques.
As your online business grows you should continue to investigate new ways to generate traffic, just be sure to test it out first. It is wise to learn one source and master that, then start adding other forms of lead generation to add to your arsenal.
Although you may never be a master at all of them, you will be able to create an income for yourself and your family.
