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If you are gifting chocolate to your valentine, then go with dark chocolate as it is also a healthy treat.
Dark chocolate contains flavonoids, which have been shown to be good for the heart as well as helpful in delaying or preventing the onset of diseases (such as cancer) induced by free radicals. Look for dark chocolate that contain atleast 60 percent cocoa to get the most health benefits.
However, dark chocolate is still a calorie rich food with a high sugar and fat content, so moderate the amount of chocolate intake in order to enjoy optimum health benefits.
Tags: Chocolate, Dark Chocolate, Gift, Valentine
Eye Facial Exercise: While keeping eyes closed the whole time, first look down and then look up as far as possible. Repeat 10 times.
To reduce dizziness that occur with low blood pressure on standing, breathe deeply for few minutes before getting out of bed in the morning.
Sleeping with the head of your bed slightly elevated also can help fight the effects of gravity.
Avoid crash dieting: It can be extremely dangerous for your vital organs like heart, kidneys, liver, and brain.
In order to perform their daily functions, your vital organs rely on energy from your carbohydrate intake. During strict crash diets, carbohydrate and calorie intake is so low, that your organs cannot get enough energy from these sources. As a result, your organs begin to burn the lean tissues of your heart, liver, kidneys, brain and other organs. In the long term, this can result in serious health problems.
Tags: Crash Diet, Diet, Weight Loss, Organs
Keep a food diary. It is the most important tool for weight loss or any dietary change as it makes it easier to identify areas for change.
Food diary is one in which you keep note of every single thing you eat throughout the day for at least a week. It helps you track what you're eating and makes you accountable.
Tags: Weight Loss, Diet, Diary
It helps in concentration if you just do one thing at a time giving it your complete undivided attention.
Multitasking (doing many things simultaneously) will make you distracted and it is an ineffective way of doing things contrary to what many people believe. Do one thing at a time in order to develop concentration. If you are trying to think of giving presentation at office, or studying for your exam, for the next 30 minutes or so, just think of that alone. Focus your mind on the details of the job and how you plan to do it.
Tags: Concentration, Mind, Multitasking