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Protect Your Health: Saving on Healthcare
Ask any centenarian and they will tell you their secret to long life. It has to do with taking care of their body, mind, and soul. In today’s society that can be a challenge with the rising cost of health care. Learn to protect your health before you need a doctor. Healthcare is a big issue in this country. Many people are uninsured or under-insured. Prescription costs have gone through the roof as well. It becomes increasingly harder to get the treatment one needs to keep on living. One way to foster the idea of longevity is to prevent illness before it starts. We all were at one time reasonably healthy. The gist is to protect our health by maintaining that level of good feeling in our bodies. You can start right now. If you don’t need a doctor in your current health state, let that be ground zero. Work your way up to a healthier body, mind, and soul from this point forward. Here are a few tips to help you do just that. 1. Get regular checkups. These are included in most healthcare plans. A dental visit every six months including one set of bitewing x-rays is almost always covered. A yearly physical has a modest or sometimes no co-pay at all depending on your insurance carrier. Even a yearly eye exam has a negligible cost. If you can afford the health insurance, use it to maintain or elevate the status quo. 2. Get regular exercise. This pops up a lot, but it is a major factor in living longer. Fresh air and sunlight especially provide Vitamin D to the body. Stretching those muscles even for thirty minutes a day stimulates the metabolism. You don’t have to join a gym. Housework, gardening, riding your bicycle, or mowing the lawn are all forms of exercise. 3. Play a few games. The newest medicine for your brain is neurobics. It trains your brain to create new synaptic pathways and prevents degeneration. Playing crossword games, Sudoku, speed games, word searches, and memory games all keep those neurons in tip top shape. 4. Drink plenty of water. If you don’t like water, add some flavoring like a Crystal Light stick to change the taste. Our bodies are made up of water for the most part. Drinking a glass of water can ease a headache and also help with weight loss. A body that is hydrated properly runs better. 5. Take time out for yourself. It could be morning meditation, going to church, listening to music, prayer, or any activity you choose as long as it cultivates your inner soul. Time to renew the mind aids in the body’s renewal. No one knows how long they will walk this earth. The one thing we don’t want to do is shorten those days due to an unhealthy body. Take care of yourself today in order to see many tomorrows. Submitted by: 07/15/09
How to Start a Successful Home Business!When you decide that you are ready to start seriously thinking about a home business, you will need to take some time to thoroughly get ready. Many new businesses today fail because of a lack of thorough planning. While everyone has a dream, only by planning and carrying out that plan will your home business succeed.  Here are some things you need to do in order to start your home business or online business on a solid foundation. Determine Your Goals While everyone dreams of working at home full-time, that may not be your dream. Perhaps you are only thinking about working part-time, or having only a hobby that will produce some cash on the side. There is also the possibility that you may only want a supplementary income and have no real intentions to replace the income you have now. Or, you may want to go full-time as soon as possible. In any one of these situations, you will need to try and get an honest idea of how much time it will take to run your home business. Some online businesses, or home based businesses, may take more time than you think. In fact, count on it. Determine what your goals are beforehand by trying to understand all that is involved with your home business. Study the Competition After you select your goals and the home business that you want, then you will need to see exactly what your competition is doing. This will give you a number of ideas about:
07/11/09
Saving Money on Beauty ProductsThe pursuit of beauty can be very expensive. Factor in the cost of shampoo, conditioner, nail polish, make-up, perfume, and lotions, to name just a few of the products you might use, and you could end up spending a small fortune. Don't be discouraged though because it is possible to have everything you need, while saving money on beauty products. One way to reduce your costs on beauty products is to use homemade products. In fact, some home beauty treatments are simply a matter of using a single ingredient. Investing in a good book that will show you how to create your own products will save you lots in the long run. An extra bonus is that your products will be chemical free, especially important for those who have sensitive skin. 07/06/09
Celebrity Beauty Tips
No doubt about it, our favorite celebrities look fabulous, but they don't achieve that look alone. In fact, they have lots of help getting there. With a few tips from these insiders, we can look our best too. Read on for some secret celebrity beauty tips. Wardrobe expert Ricci DeMartino offers advice on looking slimmer than you really are. To look lean and pulled together, wear clothing in matching colors on the top and bottom, like khaki pants and a taupe blouse. Avoid wearing two different colors like a red blouse and blue pants. This cuts you in half and draws attention to your waist making you appear bigger. 07/03/09
Summer Sizzler Contest at GirlfriendsCafe GirlfriendsCafe is pleased to announce our "Summer Sizzler" contest for our members. Members can enter every day for a chance to win a $100.00 American Express Certificate! The winner will be drawn on September 1st. Membership to GirlfriendsCafe is free! Submitted by: Linda Allen |
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