How to be a good friend?

Friends are like family. We hang out together , tell our story to them and do anything with them, but , is it enough to call you as a good friend? How to be a good friend? Let's check this article out and try it.

1. Be honest
Let say if you ask your friend opinion, they will give it honestly but gently. Your friend might not always tell you what you want to hear , but at least they say the truth, they'd be honest.

2. Always be there
Always be with friend who needs you. Listen to what they want telling you. Be a good listener!

3. Be respectful
Always respect your friend. Respect their opinion even you don't agree with his/her opinion.

4. Give your friend space
Understand if your friend wants to be alone. Maybe they have some problem that can't be share with you.

5. Don't be selfish
If your friend needs your help, help them. Don't be selfish! Who knows , one day, if you needs help, they'll help you.

Let's be a good friend !

How to have an active mind!!

What makes human so special when compared to other creation is that human being is granted with brain and mind which gives the human the ability to think. But then, some people just cannot use their mind wisely, or maybe they just don't know the proper way to use it, or maybe they are slow thinker by which they cannot think actively. Thus they start making irrational action. Active way of thinking is so important especially for student, but some students are just too tired and stress, making the learning activity to slow down. Here are some ways for you to practice so that you can have an active mind and rational way of thinking.

1. Get enough sleep
   Enough sleep during the night can helps our memory to function as information storage. Body need rest so that this action can occur. Tiredness will only disturb the action of saving all the memories.
   
   
2. Exercise
   Excercise can relax the muscles hence returns the blood to the brain. This is good for strengthen the memory.
   
   
3. Control your stress and pressure
   Pressure, tension and other problematic issues will only reduce your concentration on study.
4. Avoid depression. 
   This will make the students to be less sensitive about the people and event  around them.
   
   
5. Be careful with vitamin or other supplements
   Refer to medical practitioner before you consume any pill which is said t be good for your memories and what not. Do not simply buy it at the counter as it may leave other side effects.
   
   
6. Monitor the medication intake (if necessary)
   Some medication might weaken the memories, thus you must always speak to your doctor before taking any medicine. 
   
   
7. Read a lot!
   Reading can widen your knowledge, and strengthens the memories. While you are reading, try to remember the key point or the sinopsis of your reading material.
   
   
8. Do something new
   Activate your mind by learning new things from televisions, classes or talk show.

Eat and get your stress relieved

Some people tend to eat as much as they can whenever they are in stress mode. They are actually does not know the proper way to manage their stress. This problem can lead to obesity which will later give you more and more stress. There are actually some food that can helps in stress relieve.

1. Blueberries
   The important content in blueberries is vitamin C which known as potent stress buster. Plus, blueberries also contain antioxidant and low in calories. So you can eat a lot of blueberries without worrying of gaining weight.
   
   
2. Beef
   Although beef contains saturated fat which is bad for your diet, you can choose the region that contain less fat such as the parts that are labelled as 'loin' or 'round'. The iron, vitamin B and and zinc can help to chill you out.
   
   
3. Milk
   It contains vitamin B2 and B12 and also antioxidants which is believed to destroy the free radicals which causes stress. Milk also can call you down, a glass of warm milk will help you to fall into a deep sleep.
   
   
4. Almonds 
   Almonds rich in vitamin B2 and magnesium which involve in the production of serotonin (important chemical which regulate stress and emotion). It also contains zinc which can fight the negative effects of stress, while vitamin E is an antioxidant which kills the free radicals.
   
   
5. Fish
   Fishes are rich in vitamin Bs, especially B12. B12 is as many knows it helps in serotonin production which regulates the emotion by giving 'happy' feeling to a person. B12 deficiency may lead to depression.

Basically, you have to choose the appropriate food when you noticed your not in a good mood. Don't simply eat everything that you love just to give yourself some satisfaction. Choose the food that high in vitamin B12, magnesium and so on but beware of the calories too. :)

Live a healthy life with BANANA!

Banana looks like a very simple fruit, but did you know it gives a lot of advantage to the people who eat it? Although it is a tropical fruit, it can be found all over the world. The smooth texture of ripe banana making it so much loved by everybody. Eat banana everyday to gain its benefit such as

1. Cardiovascular protection
   Banana rich in potassium which responsible for normal blood pressure. Potassium also is important in maintaining normal liver function. The content of potassium in banana helps in reducing the risk of hypertension and artherosclerosis.
   
   
2. Repairs bone
   Banana contains fructooligosaccharides which helps in calcium reabsorption in bone, thus make the bone stronger.
   
   
3. Helps in releasing stress
   It contains tryptophan which will be converted into serotonin in the body. Serotonin causes someone to feel more relax and peaceful an thus brings to cheerful feelings.
   
   
4. Neutralizing blood sugar level
   Bananas are high in Vitamin B6 which can neutralise the sugar level in blood.
   
   
5. Help cures anemia
   The iron in bananas helps in formation/activity of haemoglobin in blood thus helps the people who suffer from iron deficiency anemia.
   
   
6. Digestion
   Bananas are high in fibers which stabilize the function of intestines. This also will prevent constipation.
   
   
7. Relieve heartburn
   the feeling of heartburn can be relieved by eating banana as they give the effect of anti-acid naturally.
   
   
8. Others
• good in treating ulcer
• can treat many skin disease 

Tips to stop smoking

Some women keep smoking because they want to lose weight. Even after they manage to get ideal body weight, they still continue smoking because they are afraid of their weight might increase suddenly after stop smoking. Although smoking can reduced our body weight, but it is an unhealthy way to lose weight, as it will lead to other problems. So, lets stop smoking starting from now!! Here are some tips for you to stop smoking.

1. Have a good planning on quit smoking, for example, choose a certain day to start doing it.
   
   
2. Throw away all your ashtrays, cigarettes and lighters that you have in your house.
   
   
3. When you stop smoking, there will be the desire to have something in your mouth, so you may replace the cigarette with raw vegetables such as carrot stick, celery, fruits or even chewing gum.
   
   
4. If you are afraid of gaining weight after stop smoking, get yourself exercised. Participate in aerobics, dancing class or just go to the gym to work out.
   
   
5. Join the community which gives support to the ex-smokers such as any club for women ex-smokers,forum or facebook groups as you may share your problems here and get helped by the other members.
   
   
6. You can alternative method such as patch, and medication over the counter which can reduce the desire to smoking.
   
   
7. Consult your physician for a better explanation and any additional methods which are available by prescription.

Simple way to release stress

People stress of many things. Women, as they have their own cycle, this will affect their hormonal changes. Hormonal imbalance also will lead to stress. People who stressed out will find that everything they do seems like not right, so they will find the mistakes of their own self or other people. Stress will lead into depression which is one of women psychologic problem. Before your stress brings into depression, lets practic some easy way to release your stress.

1. Get some rest and do some leisure activity

• go out and have some walk at the garden, etc.
• fill up your time with your hobby or doing active sports to have some fun
• express your feeling by your own style such as drawing and writing
• exercise
• hear to your favourite music
• share your feelings with your bestfriend or family members 
• practice meditation
• use warm water to take a bath as this can reduce your tense
  
  

2. Diet

• no need to eat so many food to overcome your stress
• take a balanced diet as usual
• consume vitamin B complex  to control your depression
• take extra vegetables and fruits
• drink warm tea to calm your feelings
  
  

3. Spiritual and thinking

• change your thoughts of some issue to be more positive
• directly ask for explanation from the people that you have doubt on them
• forget all the disappointment and keep thinking of wonderful memories
• do not make any important decision so that you may not worsen the situation
• cry to express your sadness and then laugh to cheer up your day
• do the things that can make you feel calm
• slow down some activity such as work to have some rest
• don't forget to keep praying and asking for help from God.

Why women are strongly prohibited from smoking?

While many campaigns are held to educate people to stop smoking, we can see that nowadays many female teenagers are eager to try smoking without realizing the long term effects. Smoking is very harmful as there are many effects that we cannot see physically in a short time period especially for women.

If you are taking oral contraceptive/ medication for birth control

• smoking can increase the risk to cardiovascular diseases such as strokes, heart attack and blood clotting.
  
  

If you are pregnant

• chemicals from tobacco will be passed to the fetus and this will lead to preterm delivery, low birth weight, premature rupture of membrane, placenta previa, and even could lead to miscarriage and neonatal death.
• after birth, the child would have ear aches, respiratory problem and they will be more cold than the child whose mother did not smoking.
  
  

Other

• infertility
• cancer
• pelvic inflammatory disease
• early menopause if you start smoking as early during teenagers
• menstrual problem such as abnormal bleeding, absence of periods
• vaginal discharge and infection
• increase risk of bone loss and osteoporosis 5-10% more than non smokers when they reach menopause
• smoking lead to development of cervical cancer
• increase risk of breast cancer by 75% especially for women who smokes more than two packs a day
• increase risk of developing vulvar cancer
  

Smoking is dangerous no matter you are a man or women. It is not only harmful for yourself who smokes, but it also will affect other people who inhale the smoke, and who receive the harmful substances from the smoke. Don't you feel guilty to all those non-smokers who are suffering because of you such as the children, your unborn baby and people around you? So come on, stop smoking, save lives and save the environment!

Build self confidence

Self confidence is feeling unstoppable and feeling scared out of your own wits. Your perception of yourself will give impact on how others perceive you. The more self confidence you have, the more possibility you'll succeed.

Build your self confidence now!

1. Taking care of your personal appearance.

• Bathing and shaving frequently , wearing clean and smart clothes to make others like you. 

2. Walk faster

• People with confidence walk quickly. They have places to go, people to see and important work to do.

3. Good posture

• Stand up straight , keep your head up, and make eye contact. You'll make a positive impression on others and instantly feel more alert an empowered.

4. Compliment other people

• Avoid to engage in backstabbing gossip and make an effort compliment those around you.

5. Speak up

• During group discussions many people never speak up because they are afraid that people will judge them for saying something stupid. By making an effort to speak up at least once in every group discussion, you will become a better public speaker, more confident in your own thoughts, and recognized as a leader by your peers.

Tips for healthy eyes

Having a good eyesight and bright eyes is a precious gift. Like our body, eyes also need to be treated so that our eyes will keep healthy and beautiful. Not only body, eyes also need exercise and nutrients. In this entry, we will provide you the proper way of eye exercise and the diet that can helps to keep our eyes healthy.

Eye Exercise

1. Take some times to blink your eyes as fast as you can.
2. Close your eyes tightly and hold it for sometimes and then open it. Do this for 5 times.
3. Roll your eyeball in clockwise and anticlockwise direction for 5 times.
4. Look as far as possible while you are walking.
5. Take a look at the advertisement board or any signboard and try to read it by focusing your eyes. You also may read any written materials from a far place.

Diet that is good for eyes

1. Milk
2. Carrot
3. Egg
4. Apricots
5. Black-currant
6. Berries
7. Collard Green
8. Cold-water fish
9. Grapefruits
10. Lemon 
11. Grapes
12. Spinach
13. Fish Oils

Eat! and get radiant skin

Want to know the secret of having radiant skin other than using cosmetics and facial cleanser? Lets enjoy these fruits, obtain their benefits and have a charming radiant skin!!

1. Orange
   It contains vitamin C and collagen which improve skin texture, delay aging and helps in clearing skin blemish. Rub the fleshes to your skin and get tighten your skin. You also can make it as natural scrub by drying and make it into powder.
   
   
2. Papaya
   Papaya rich in antioxidants. The enzyme papain in this fruits can kill cell death and repair skin impurities. You can have it by eating raw, make it into papaya milk to drink, or even applying the flesh on your skin.
   
   
3. Banana
   Banana rich in nutrients. It has vitamin A, B and E which are anti-aging.You can have fresh mashed banana mask or facial on your face and give wonders to your skin. Iron, potassium  and magnesium inside it also can reduce menstrual cramp.
   
   
4. Lemon
   Its vitamin C content will keep your skin beautiful. the astrigent properties of lemon helps in skin lightening and diminishing skin scars. Rub the inside of a lemon peel on your elbow to remove dark spots. Mixture of lemon and honey can be use as a natural bleach on your skin.
   
   
5. Apple
   It has antioxidant properties which prevents cell damage. The elastin and collagen inside the apple also can keep the skin young. A mixture of mashed apple, honey, rose water and oatmeal can be a good exfoliating mask on your skin.
   
   
6. Mango
   It rich in vitamin A and antioxidant which fights the skin aging and regenerates the skin cells. Furthermore, it can restore the elasticity of your skin.

Hardly lose weight??

Did you ever noticed that you can hardly reduce your weight even though you have cut off the amount of food during lunch, dinner, etc? Well these are some reasons why you fail to lose weight. These things should be avoided if you really want your 'losing weight mission' to be successful.

1. Consuming salty food for snacking. Salty food is like drugs which can make you to take it again and again without realizing that you actually have taken a huge amount of it. So, reduce your salt intake to lose weight!
   
   
2. Eating while watching the televisions. This habit will make you consume more calories without using it.
   
   
3. Sleep right after having a heavy meal. This also will waste the calories, as a result, there will be fats everywhere in your body.
   
   
4. Skipping meal (usually breakfast). When you skip a meal, this will make you to eat more during the next meal or you might also be having more meals as your appetite will increase.
   
   
5. Quick eating habit. When you eat quickly, means you can finish all the food in a short time. This will make you feel full faster and brings you to have other food.
   
   
   Stop all these habit so that you can lose weight easily.
   
   

Say 'NO' to bad breath

Is there any time that your friend avoid to speak closely to you or they look uneasy whenever you are talking to them? Or dis you ever realize that sometimes you feel like you are giving out unpleasant smell when you are talking? It means, you are having bad breath. Bad breath really gives bad impression towards you and it also might makes you lose confident when you are giving a speech.

Here are some ways to be practiced so that we will have no more bad breath

1. Practice proper brushing and flossing technique to prevent any food to stick at your teeth.
   
2. Brush your tongue to get rid off the bacteria in your mouth.
   
3. Clean your mouth after taking food such as garlic, onion, and other food that give bad smell of breath when you eat it.
   
4. Drink enough amount of water. Lack of water will make our mouth dry and thus lead to bad breath.
   
5. Use mouthwashes.
   
6. Stop smoking.

Tips for proper diet to lose weight.

Women and diets are like bestfriend. Many women out there practicing their own diet. But sometimes their diet are just too extreme until some of them might cut off the intake of food which supplies important nutrients which is necessary for their body. These are some guidelines by which you can diet without expose your stomach to starvation.

1. Drink a lot of plain water (at least 8 glasses a day). If you want to cut the amount of food you eat, you may drink a glass(or more) plain water at least 30 minutes before you eat.
   
   
2. Eat more vegetables and fruits. Same as plain water, fruits are best taken before you eat other food so that when you will feel full faster, and this will limits the food you take.
   
   
3. Control your sugar. Don't take too much sweet foods. You also can cut off the intake of carbonated drinks which contains a huge amount of sugar.
   
   
4. Desire or necessity. Whenever you want to eat, think whether the amount off food you take is based on your desire or yo necessity. If your stomach is already full or half full, you can reduced the amount of food or even not taking food at all after you feel fool. If you know that on that particular say you have many works that need energy to do, you can take extra food, but make sure that you use all the energy supplied by the food. Do not waste it by sleep after eating!!!
   
   
5. Calories. Caloric in food plays the main role in diet not the number of food only. So spent some times to calculate the amount of caloric in your food.
   
   
6. Do not eat at night. Eat before 8.00pm, and if you feel hungry after that time, you may take biscuits with tea or chocolate drinks.
   
   
7. Never ever let yourself starving! Starvation will slow down the metabolism of you body, hence this will slowdown the process of fat burning in your body.
   
   
8. Exercise is the most important thing if you really want to lose weight,not only by control your diet, but it has to come together with exercise. You can also go to gym, enter a dancing class and what not as these ways are more enjoyable

Last but not least, don't simply take slimming pills to lose weight. Or if you really want to do so, you have to consult to a medical practitioner first, that's the best way.