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Never put any sharp object in your ear to clean. Cotton buds should never be put in ear canal; they push wax back into ear.
Soften earwax with oil or boric acid solution and then rinse using a rubber bulb, gently.
Ear infections can be serious if left untreated; once infection enters deeper part of ear, only surgery can relieve the infection.
Ear piercing should only be done with stainless needles; if done with nickle-plated needles (as it is often done) you can become allergic to costume jewellery for life because of the sensitivity developed to nickel, which is universally found in all costume jewellery.
Listen to your ear. If you have ear ache and draining it helps you, that may not be the end of treatment. Ear or throat infections or tumours may be involved.
Marry early while you will still have sufficient energy to raise children. Having just two children, whether both boys or girls should be sufficient for today's high cost of raising them properly.
Early to bed, early to rise does not make you healthy or wise; it can possibly make you wealthy by not missing out on work.
Eat to win. High carbohydrate, low fat diet is needed to build muscles; proteins do not turn into muscles the myth of many body-builders. If you participate in a competitive sport, carbohydrates are your best friends.
Do not finish food left in your children's plate. Take your time eating. At least about one-half hour. Never rush; you end up consuming more calories and often wrong type of calories when you have to eat and run. Make eating a relaxed event.
Eat at least 3 hours before you exercise. During exercise, blood flow is diverted to muscles and away from the stomach and intestine, that can cause indigestion, nausea and vomiting.
If you eat out often, adopt the following habits: avoid white bread, butter, cream based soups, creamy salad dressings, order simple entrees such as chicken or fish always broiled or baked, ask for sauces to be served on the side, skip deserts and finally signal the waiter to remove the plate with some food left on it.
Fool your appetite system. Begin a ritual one-half hour before meal-time. Binge on low-calorie snacks like cucumbers or pasta. Then take a tall glass of cold water and brush your teeth before sitting down at the dinner table. Hunger response subsides with feeling of fullness and sugar levels in blood. Leave the dinner table with a feeling of fullness by drinking water or stuffing with low calorie foods.
Eat with full attention and with gusto. Your digestive system mirrors your state of mind, which is why so many digestive disorders are stress-related. Do not eat while angry, anxious or distracted. When eating, make it the only activity and shun even music, newspaper or even chuckle.
Your healthy eating resolutions are most likely to go down the tube when you are depressed, angry or frustrated. Plan on avoiding these situations; it will improve both your physical and mental health.
Egg white is almost pure proteins without cholesterol and fat and makes an excellent food. Get rid of the yolk.
Egg yolk is one of the richest sources of cholesterol and fat but for people generally consuming fatty and meaty diets, eggs contribute only a small portion of the total cholesterol intake.
Electrical stimulation of muscles or body wraps to spot-lose weight are totally worthless. None of such "passive exercises" do anything except lighten your wallet. Some of these gimmicks can cause serious injuries also. Stay away from them.
Sweating does not produce serious deficiency of salt. There is no need for salt supplementation if you work out normally. Sweating is a mechanism to remove heat from the body; sweating itself consumes some calories to produce. So, if you exercise, allowing body to sweat will increase total calorie burnout.
Energy requirements decrease with age because of reduced consumption of calories and reduced physical activity. Consistently eat less as you age to prevent obesity. However, this requires eating more nutritious (not high caloric) foods since the quantity consumed is decreased.
Learn quick calorie burn out tricks. Standing instead of sitting increases calorie burn out by 100%. Polish your own shoes, carry your own briefcase and make your own bed. Look active.
Environmental pollutants, polluted air, automobile and industrial exhausts are avoidable. Exposure to them enhances the bad effects of poor diet and reduce our resistance to disease. Fresh unpolluted air, clean water and minimum exposure to chemicals are essential to maintaining good health.
Never stop suddenly taking an anti-convulsant (epilepsy treatment) drug after long-term treatment; the dose should be reduced gradually or else symptoms may return.
There are 20 different amino acids that make up all the proteins in human body. Of these, 12 can be synthesised by the body, the other eight, known as essential amino acids, must be supplied in the diet. Meat, grains and lentils are good source of these essential amino acids.
Live ethically. In the end, ethics prevails; Nature has programmed man to be honest. There are no happy thieves. Give all you got to your profession; hold nothing back. Honest actions are those when no one is watching you.
Ethnic foods differ because of the cultural, social and economic environment, relying on whatever was available to survive. If you are not used to an ethnic food, it may suddenly change your caloric balance and even expose you to spices to which you may be allergic to. Scarcity of good quality meat made French use meat only as a condiment and emphasise on heavy sauces. Scarcity of fuel and proteins allowed the Chinese to invent wok.
Use gimmicks to keep you motivated in continuing exercise programs like carrying a WalkmanŽ, a pedometer or trying a new walking shoe are often needed to help you going. Exercise
No particular time is ideal for exercising including the mythical morning exercise routine. Exercising immediately after meals can cause indigestion.
Excessive sweating may require surgical intervention to remove sweat glands.
Develop habits that keep your body exercising throughout the day: park your car at far distances; take stairs instead of elevators, stand instead of sitting; double-step stairs safely; stretch several time during the day; walk faster, take longer strides.
Exercise in water. Swimming tones all muscles but other water exercises now popular include stretching and running in water are also very good.
Benefits of an exercise program on weight loss appear after at least two months of modified activity. Exercise alone may not be sufficient to lose weight. However, combined programs of exercise and diet modification help you keep essential proteins as you lose weight.
Athletic performance is not enhanced by such popular items as honey, gelatine, lecithin, wheat germ oil, mega doses of vitamins, carnitine, etc. Some of these supplements can be harmful such as bee pollen which can trigger allergic response. Stick to traditional methods.
Blocking, the inability to express true feelings or thoughts, is a result of emotional or mental conflict originating from repression of painful emotions in early life. Successful treatment depends on putting patients in touch with these unconscious feelings (Freudian therapy).
If your eyes hurt for more than half an hour or there is blurred or impaired vision or extremely sensitivity to light, it may be due to infection, glaucoma or even corneal scratch; have it checked out immediately.
Eye mascara is most easily contaminated with bacteria when stored for long time; buy it in small quantity, keep refrigerated and discard any unused portion after a few months.
Eye drop bottles should be carefully handled; do not touch tip and keep bottle closed properly.
Spots in eyes that float are nothing to worry about unless you experience flashing lights with them signifying detachment of retina; otherwise they are just sloughed-off cells floating.
Regular eye exam is essential in preventing and correcting many eye problems; 40+ should include glaucoma testing also. Protect your eyes. Avoid exposure to dirt , heat and light. Rest them and cleanse them with water frequently. Do not touch tip of eye drop bottle. Do not use mascara left open for a while. Never rub eyes when irritated. Wear sunglasses. Get yearly refraction test; errors in refraction may cause headaches. Use safety glasses when working with objects or sharpnels that can fly.
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