20131005

Want to Shed Weight? Eat These 4 Types of Fruit


eat-apple
Credit: Juicyimages.net
Don’t toss that peel–it may help you burn fat. When scientists added ursolic acid (found in apple skin) to the high-fat diets of mice, the mice gained less weight.
“Ursolic acid ups muscle and brown fat, which boosts calorie burning,” says lead researcher Christopher Adams, MD.
Other likely slimmers:
Bergamot oranges: Studies show that compounds in the fruit may decreasecholesterol and help with weight loss.
Blueberries: This superfruit may reduce belly fat by affecting fat-burning and storage genes, says a recent study.
Pears: They’re high in flavonoids and catechins, antioxidants that help women ward off weight gain. Health

Want to Shed Weight? Eat These 4 Types of Fruit


eat-apple
Credit: Juicyimages.net
Don’t toss that peel–it may help you burn fat. When scientists added ursolic acid (found in apple skin) to the high-fat diets of mice, the mice gained less weight.
“Ursolic acid ups muscle and brown fat, which boosts calorie burning,” says lead researcher Christopher Adams, MD.
Other likely slimmers:
Bergamot oranges: Studies show that compounds in the fruit may decreasecholesterol and help with weight loss.
Blueberries: This superfruit may reduce belly fat by affecting fat-burning and storage genes, says a recent study.
Pears: They’re high in flavonoids and catechins, antioxidants that help women ward off weight gain. Health

20131001

ENGLISH HEALTH IDIOMS

1. Cold hands, warm heart.As someone who almost always has cold hands, I naturally thought that this English proverb was a nice one. It means that people whose hands are usually cold have kind and loving personalities. Since people who are ill often have cold hands too, it makes a nice addition to this idiom list.Example: Oh, Louise, your hands are cold. You know what they say, don’t you? Cold hands, warm heart.

2. hoarse voiceWhen your throat is sore and you cannot speak well due to illness, you have a hoarse voice. Hoarseness is a common symptom of a cold or flu, but can also be a warning sign for other conditions.
Example: I could hardly understand Luigi on the phone. He had a hoarse voice.

3. splitting headache
splitting headache is an extremely bad or severe headache.
Example: Could you please be quiet? I have a splitting headache.


4. to be coming down with somethingWhen someone starts a cold or flu, he is coming down with it. What can you do when you feel that you are coming down with a cold or fluTry drinking a hot drink.Example: I’m sorry. I can’t come to this month’s English Grammar Club meeting, because I fear that I am coming down with a cold.

5. to be fit as a horse / to be fit as a fiddle
The English idioms to be as fit as a horse or to be as fit as a fiddle are expressions that you can use to say that someone is very healthy.Example: I am not sick. In fact, I am as fit as a fiddle!

6. to be knocked out
When you are extremely tired and/or unable to do anything, you are knocked out.Example: I expected that I could return to work after a week, but this flu has really knocked me out.


7. to have a frog in one’s throatWhen your voice is hoarse and/or dry and you have difficulty speaking, you have a frog in your throat.
Example: Fred wanted to say something, but could not. He 
had a frog in his throat.


8. to have / get chills
When you have chills, you are shaking and feel cold.
Example: What symptoms does he have? He has a fever and chills.

ENGLISH HEALTH IDIOMS

1. Cold hands, warm heart.As someone who almost always has cold hands, I naturally thought that this English proverb was a nice one. It means that people whose hands are usually cold have kind and loving personalities. Since people who are ill often have cold hands too, it makes a nice addition to this idiom list.Example: Oh, Louise, your hands are cold. You know what they say, don’t you? Cold hands, warm heart.

2. hoarse voiceWhen your throat is sore and you cannot speak well due to illness, you have a hoarse voice. Hoarseness is a common symptom of a cold or flu, but can also be a warning sign for other conditions.
Example: I could hardly understand Luigi on the phone. He had a hoarse voice.

3. splitting headache
splitting headache is an extremely bad or severe headache.
Example: Could you please be quiet? I have a splitting headache.


4. to be coming down with somethingWhen someone starts a cold or flu, he is coming down with it. What can you do when you feel that you are coming down with a cold or fluTry drinking a hot drink.Example: I’m sorry. I can’t come to this month’s English Grammar Club meeting, because I fear that I am coming down with a cold.

5. to be fit as a horse / to be fit as a fiddle
The English idioms to be as fit as a horse or to be as fit as a fiddle are expressions that you can use to say that someone is very healthy.Example: I am not sick. In fact, I am as fit as a fiddle!

6. to be knocked out
When you are extremely tired and/or unable to do anything, you are knocked out.Example: I expected that I could return to work after a week, but this flu has really knocked me out.


7. to have a frog in one’s throatWhen your voice is hoarse and/or dry and you have difficulty speaking, you have a frog in your throat.
Example: Fred wanted to say something, but could not. He 
had a frog in his throat.


8. to have / get chills
When you have chills, you are shaking and feel cold.
Example: What symptoms does he have? He has a fever and chills.

Gain Mental Superpowers by learning to control your thoughts and use meditation in a dynamic way


The #1 way to learn dynamic meditation is to immerse yourself in the experience. Life get's a lot easier when you can control your thoughts, think more positively, consciously manifest, and use your intuition to make the "right" decision. The Silva method

Gain Mental Superpowers by learning to control your thoughts and use meditation in a dynamic way


The #1 way to learn dynamic meditation is to immerse yourself in the experience. Life get's a lot easier when you can control your thoughts, think more positively, consciously manifest, and use your intuition to make the "right" decision. The Silva method

Quote of the Day

Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.
-William Faulkner