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Many people who are striving to lose weight. I am not against it, in fact, it is good to be in shape and physically fit. I’d like to share here some tips on how to lose weight, aside from taking diet pills.

1.  Eat more vegetables and fruits every day.

2.  Eat enough portion every meal

3.  No, no, don’t skip meal. Never do that. Especially, breakfast which is the most important meal of the day. It keeps you going throughout the day.

4.  Avoid too much sugar like soda

5. Avoid eating junk foods

6.  And lastly exercise regularly.

My friend told me swimming might not be the best exercise for those who want to lose weight. But because it puts minimal stress on the body, for me it still a good form of exercise. As I learn swimming used to be one of the most prescribed exercise for weight loss. Because swimming is fairly aerobic and it doesn’t place a lot of stress on the body. However the problem with swimming is that it doesn’t allow our body to heat up, which is one of the benefits of other aerobic exercise. He shares also the other factor exercise of swimming, when it combined the cooling effect of the water, it can increases our appetite. On a scale of one to ten, this workout it scores a five in an aerobics training rating and a seven for convenience. But, if the exercise of swimming can increase on our appetite, it’s up to us to control our diet to stay healthy.

Did you know that a pregnant woman in a stage of stress might put her infant at risk for cognitive problem later in life? But mother’s nurture could protect against the risk. A professor of psychiatry and psychology at the University of Rochester Medical Center in New York, Thomas o’ Connor said, the first direct human evidence that fetus exposed to elevated levels of the stress hormone cortisol, which possibly gets released in the mother’s body when she stressed out could have trouble paying attention or solving problems when they grow up. But the more intriguing is that this negative link disappear almost entirely if the mother forges a secure connection with her baby. The professor said there is some future studies are needed to confirm the findings.

If you are a diabetic person here are some simple tips what food’s you should intake. Basically diabetic patient should watch out there diet. It should measure to provide the number of exchanges or serving based on the individual’s caloric requirements. Serving sizes are not the only we look unto, also the amount and kinds of foods for the person who have diabetic. Concentrated sweets and simple carbohydrates are among avoided. For the diabetic person diet we give them high in fiber and low in fat.

Some tips:

- Consult licensed nutritionist-dietitian’s for specific nutrient needs.
- Ask for a calculated diet plan.
- Do not eat too much or too little.
- Avoid sugar and high-sugar containing foods items such as candies, sweet, soft drinks, rich dessert, chocolates, sweetened juices, creams and cakes.
- Eat regularly
- Increase your fiber intake by including a generous amount of leafy vegetables daily in your diet.
- Use legumes and whole grains more than processed meat alternatives. They will help increase dietary fiber and contain no cholesterol.
- Eat heavy breakfast, moderate lunch and light supper.
- Avoid coffee, tea, alcohol beverages including wine and liquors.
- Drink 6 to 8 glasses of water a day between meals.
- Drink a cup of low fat milk.
- Limits fruits to 3 exchanges per day. The fresh the better. Processing and refining make natural sugar in fruits more readily absorb-able, which may lead to rapid rise in blood sugar.
- Monitor and record your weight and blood sugar.
- Follow and be comfortable with your diet plan. Your diet may have to be guided by a plan for the rest of your life.
- Give good attention to your diet, attitude, medication, and physical activity (exercise) control of blood sugar is better when these things are well balanced.

Overweight refers to over-heavies. It is applied to a person whose weight is to 10 to 20% above the desire able body weight. Obesity is a condition in which body weight is more than 20% above the desirable body weight, marked by excess body fats often resulting in a significant impairment of health. In this problem there are probable causes like, faulty eating habits such as bedtime snacking, over eating, inactivity (decreased energy expenditure), endocrines disorder and drug action effect.

Probable Symptoms :

- Overweight. Overweight is 10 % above the desire body weight. Body fats percentage is more than 15% for men and more than 25% for women.
- Obesity. Weight is 20% above desirable body weight. Body fat percentage is above 20% for men and above 30 % for women.

Helpful Dietary Management :
- Manage overweight and obesity using the physical activity, exercise and behavior modification.
- Modify diet if the cause of obesity is a faulty diet. Only a small percentage of all obesity cases are non- dietary in nature.
- Have a diet low in calories, low fat and high in complex carbohydrates if reducing weight.
- Take daily food allowances in a 3 regular meals with breakfast as the heaviest and supper the lightest.
- Omit supper but not breakfast if ever skipping a meal is desired allow a 5-hour interval between meals, and not less than 3 hours from the last meal bedtime.
- Never snacks just before bedtime. It is major offense.
- Drink from 6 to 8 glasses of pure water everyday. Drink in between meals.
- Lose weight gradually but consistently until you reach a desirable weight. A person should only lose weight but not get sick. Remember you did not grow that big overnight. Up to 2 pounds per week weight loss is desirable.

Self-massage can do wonders to ease away tension and restore energy. Massaging your body with lotions and oils is very relaxing and its helps the skin in glowing condition. You can use yourself to target the particular areas have pain. The beauty of self-massage is you can do it to suit your needs and moods at any time. Here are some tips of self-massage with your hands.

1. Squeeze your hand firmly, spreading the palm laterally. Cover the whole of the hand, fingers and wrist.
2. Using circular pressure, squeeze each fingers joint between your finger and thumb. Then hold the base of each finger and pull the finger gently to stretch it, sliding your grip up to the finger in a continuous movement.
3. With circular thumb pressure, work up each of the furrows between the bones in the hand, from the knuckle to the wrist. When you have covered each furrow, smooth the hand by stroking.
4. Turn the hand over to work on the palm. Cover the area with the circular thumb pressure, paying particular attention to the heel of the hand and the waist. Follow this with some deeper, static pressure all over the palm.
5. Finish by stroking the palm of one hand with the other. This can be quite a firm stroke, working from the tips of the finger to the wrist, leading wit the pressure from the heel of the hand. Stroke back to the fingers and repeat twice, each time using slightly less pressure. Finally, stroke the inside of the wrist.

Basic self-massage it is a simple effective way to cope stress, ease away tension and restore energy after a stressful day. Before you get your massage take a shower or bath and after that massaging your body with lotion or any aromatic oil. Its very much effective if you use aromatic oil for relaxing, it helps also to keep our skin more glowing condition. You can use self-massage to target particular aches and pains or areas of tension, for relieve just where you need it. The beauty of self-massage is you can do it to suit your needs and moods at any time. If like to massage your shoulder here are some tips.

1. Sitting upright, start form the base of the neck and press down with your fingers along the top of the shoulder. As you reach the bony part of the shoulder, slide your hand back to the base of the neck and repeat the pressing at least three times. Finish by stroking firmly form the neck to shoulder and then repeat on the other side of the neck.
2. Use your fingertips both hands to make small circular movements. Working up the back of the neck. Gentle circular movements, where you can feel yourself easing muscular tightness, are better than direct, static pressure on this area. Continue up and round the base of the skull.
3. With your hand in a loose fist pummel your shoulder lightly, keeping the wrist and elbow relaxed. Use light, springy movements to stimulate the area. Repeat on the other shoulder.
4. Knead each shoulder with firm squeezing action, rolling the fresh between your fingers and the ball of the hand. Repeat several times on each side.