Laughter the best medicine

Laughter is always uplifting, besides that, researchers believe that laughter improves our blood circulation because of its effects on the heart and blood pressure. we breathe in more oxygen as we laugh thus more oxygen goes into the body.

Studies showed that immune system is boosted by laughter. How? Firstly it increases the concentration of the circulating antibodies in the blood stream. Then it increases the concentration of circulating white blood cells in the immune reaction to combat foreign protein. So, this means, laughter makes us a lot more resistant towards diseases and infections.
So, have a giggle a day to keep the doctor at bay!

The Best Exercise to Protect Your HEART!

Oxygen plays an important role in maintaining a healthy heart. Sufficient amount of oxygen in our blood can protect the heart cells. Aerobic exercise which can improve blood circulation and bring more oxygen to the whole body. It’s the best exercise to protect your one and only heart!

There are 4 common aerobic exercises which we can practice in our daily life.

Brisk walk is the easiest aerobic exercise! Besides protect the heart, it also helps to improve lungs function. Brisk walk can reduce risk of coronary artery disease, lower blood pressure; regulate blood lipid (cholesterol) & blood sugar. Minimum 30 minutes a day, 5 times in a week. If too busy, no time to exercise for more than 30 min at a time, we can separate it into 2-3 times a day, each time 10-15 minutes.

Swimming can improve our nerve & lung functions, digestive system, muscle and blood circulation. It’s a relaxing exercise which involves muscles from the whole body.

Bringing our partner to join a dancing class is one of the aerobic exercise, which helps to reduce stress, relaxes the mind and soul, improves blood circulation, increases oxygen intake, thus leads to a healthy heart. It’s a simple exercise which we even can do it at home with our lovely partner together with our favorite music. 

Last but not least, bicycling could be another aerobic exercise that can improve our heart’s health. Researches found that, routine bicycling can improve 3-7% of our heart’s function.   

Let’s start aerobic exercise now! Enjoy your exercises to get a healthier heart!

Dare to Apply SNAIL SLIME on your face?!

Snail slime is a kind of mucus, an external bodily secretion produced by the snail.

It's packed with glycolic acid and elastin, a snail’s secretion protects its own skin from cuts, bacteria, and powerful UV rays, making mother nature’s gooeyness a prime source for proteins that eliminate dead cells and regenerate skin.

It's a treatment that has been used as far back as ancient Greece: Hippocrates reportedly prescribed a mixture of sour milk and crushed snails for skin inflammations. These days, snail slime is currently used in cosmetics.

It's a miracle for anti-aging product?

Snail slime, a secretion rich in proteins (hyaluronic acid) and  antioxidants. If it's applied on human skin, it claimed to stimulate the formation of collagen, elastin and dermal components that repair the signs of photo-aging and to minimize the damage generated by the free radicals that responsible for premature skin aging. Besides, it's also marketed as an acne treatment, spot & scar remover, and burn healer.

Bitter Melon - Solution for Diabetes?

Did you know that 90% of estimated 285 million people had type-2 diabetes? It’s in an increasing trend, and by 2030, this number estimated to almost double!!! This chronic disease occur more commonly in more developed countries, follows the trend of urbanization and lifestyle changes, perhaps most importantly a “Western-style” diet.

Insulin treatment can help manage diabetes, but, in some places, annual care for one person can cost 75% of the average income! Here comes the bitter melon might help!

Bitter melon is a plant. It’s used as a vegetable in many Asian countries and as an ingredient in some kinds of curries. Bitter melon or Momordica charantia  (Latin name) was described as “bitter in taste, non-toxic, expelling evil heat, relieving fatigue and illuminating” in the famous Compendium of Materia Medica by Li Shizhen (1518-1593), one of the greatest physicians, pharmacologists and naturalists in China’s history!

It contains high level of charantin, which increases insulin sensitivity and compounds that activate AMPK, a protein well known for regulating fuel metabolism and enabling glucose uptake. It also has a form of lectin (a sugar-binding protein) thata lowers blood glucose and suppress appetite.

Bitter melon/ Bitter gourd
*bitter but better*

Researches found that a serving has similar effect to a daily dose of the anti-diabetic drug, glibenclamide. The advantage of bitter melon is that there are no known side effects, according to Dr Ye (experienced practitioner of Chinese Medcine).

Discover The Top 7 FAQs About Your Acne

I'm sure that you must have your own acne faqs about your
skin condition. Acne is a very common skin condition that the
majority of us have had some experience with at one time or another.

Dealing with the condition is hard enough but when you add all the inaccurate information that is available out there about acne it just creates more confusion and stress, when all you want is some clear answers so that you can deal with your acne effectively.

I hope that the following answers to these 7 acne faqs will be the answers you've been looking for.

Is Acne Contagious - Can You Catch Acne From Someone Else?

Answer: It's true that some forms of acne contain bacterium. However, because the bacterium is confined within your hair follicles which are located beneath your skin, physical contact from someone who has acne will not transfer the condition to you.

2.) Is Acne Hereditary - If My Parents Have Or Had Acne Does That Mean I Will Also Have Acne?

Answer: The research conducted has shown a link between acne and heredity. Bear in mind that the studies do not draw the conclusion that if you are a child of parents who have a history of acne that you'll also have acne. You do however have a higher risk of developing acne.

Clear Complexion

3.) Is There A Link Between The Foods You Eat And Drink And Acne?

Answer: Studies have been conducted over the years to make
a connection between the foods you eat and drink and the causes of acne. The studies have tried to make the case that foods such as candy, orange juice, chocolate, milk and greasy fried foods cause
or make your condition worse.

The case that acne is caused or made worse by eating and drinking certain foods we consume in our daily diet has not been proven.

A good course of action would be to monitor closely your diet and take note of any food and or drinks which

you feel causes a negative reaction in your skin. Armed with this information it would make sense to stop eating and drinking those foods.

4.) Is There A Connection Between Stress And Acne?

Answer: Stress does not cause acne in a direct sense but it has been shown to aggravate the condition. If you are prone to having acne outbreaks brought on by stress, then having a stress management plan to fall back on makes good sense. Having a plan to manage your stress will be valuable to you not only in keeping your acne in check but your over-all health life as well.

5.) Does Make Up Or Sunscreen Make Acne Worse?

Answer: Products that tend to be thick and greasy may plug up the follicles on your skin leading to problems of acne developing on your skin. Our skins are all different and therefore will react differently to various products.

If you have a history of acne then you will have to be more careful about what you put on your skin. Be sure to apply only oil free products to your skin and always do a test of the product on a small area of your skin before using it on larger areas of your body.

6.) Does Exercising Affect My Acne?

Answer: Many acne sufferers do experience a worsening of their acne after exercising. As yet there is no clear answer as to why this is the case.

7.) Why Has My Acne Stopped Responding To Current Treatment?

Answer: Your body has a tendency to become accustomed to medication to the point where its initial effectiveness may diminish or stop working after a period of time.You may want to consider using your different acne treatments on a rotational basis.

by Thomas C. Campbell

"An Orgasm a Day Keeps the Doctor Away"

     10 Benefits of Orgasm:

     1. Smooth & brighter skin.

     2. You don't need any Vitamin C or Echinacea.
     3. Better quality of sleep.
     4. Improves pain threshold, especially headache!
     5. Strengthens your heart!
     6. Combat stress.
     7. Reduces risk of Prostate Cancer (for Man).
     8. Diminished Breast Cancer risk (for Woman). 
     9. Improve Longevity 
   10. Reduces joint pain due to aging..

What more could you ask for?? Get your engines started!