Believe it or not, this simple yoga pose has major benefits for your body. Something that’s easy to do, yet good for you?…..that’s something we can all be on board with.
To do a leg drain, also known in yoga as viparita karani (inverted action), simply find a wall, lay on your back and rest your legs straight up against the wall. You can use a folded blanket or towel under your lower back to take strain off of your lower back area. Stay in the position as long as is comfortable to you.
Lymph and other fluids flow away from the legs and into the lower belly. It provides a gentle stretch to the calves, back and neck. According to the Yoga Journal, the pose also gives blood circulation a gentle boost toward the upper body and head, which creates re-balancing after standing for a long time.
This move is ultra-relaxing to the central nervous system and completely clears your mind, calms the body, and improves your flexibility. It’s a perfect move to get your day started, or after a long day or work.
Maybe. That’s why the FDA is considering banning Triclosan, a bacteria-killing chemical used in hand sanitizers and liquid soaps. Some experts think that it alters hormones and helps to create antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Further studies are needed to determine if the additive is dangerous. The reality is, we really don’t know yet. The jury is still out on this one. It’s best just to go old school and use regular soap and water to clean your hands until we know more.
Your body benefits greatly just by the simple act of deep breathing. A slow, controlled breath will not only soothe the central nervous system to make you more relaxed, but also helps your body in these ways:
Lowers blood pressure
Relaxes muscles
Helps weight loss
Increases energy
Calms the mind
Aids sleep
Fights wrinkles
Slows heart rate
Aids in digestion
Boosts the lymphatic system (which carries toxins away from the cells)
If you exchange bleu cheese for feta in your salad, and skip the dried cranberries and candied walnuts altogether, you’ll save 275 calories! Simple changes on your plate can mean huge changes to your abs!
If you want to literally carve an inch (or more!) off of each side of your waist, the Woodchop move will be your new best friend. The Woodchop, as demonstrated in the video below, targets all of your abdominal muscles. With slow, controlled movement, the woodchop is one of the most effective abdominal moves of all time. Not only does the Woodchop target abdominal muscles, but it also works the glutes, hamstrings, calves, arms, shoulders, and tops it off with a good cardio burn. In short, it’s a total body move that burns fat, sculpts muscles, and turns you into the brick house you’ve always wanted to be.
Adults between the ages of nineteen and fifty need 1000 milligrams of calcium per day, which adults aged fifty one and over need to increase their calcium intake to 1200 milligrams per day.
Have you ever considered the benefits of kissing? There are many more benefits than you think. Pucker up and get healthier.
Those who kiss their partner goodbye each morning live five years longer than those who don’t.
Kissing is great for self-esteem. It makes you feel appreciated and helps your state of mind.
Kissing burns calories, 2-3 calories a minute and can double your metabolic rate. Research claims that three passionate kisses a day (at least lasting 20 seconds each) will cause you to loose an entire extra pound! It’s time to start that kissing diet!
Kissing is a known stress-reliever. Passionate kissing relieves tension, reduces negative energy and produces a sense of well being, lowering your cortisol ‘stress’ hormone.
Kissing uses 30 facial muscles and it helps keep the facial muscles tight, preventing baggy cheeks! The tension in the muscles caused by a passionate kiss helps smooth the skin and increases the circulation.
Kissing is good for the heart, as it creates an adrenaline which causes your heart to pump more blood around your body. Frequent kissing has scientifically been proven to stabilize cardiovascular activity, decrease blood pressure and cholesterol.
Those who kiss quite frequently are less likely to suffer from stomach, bladder and blood infections.
During a kiss, natural antibiotics are secreted in the saliva. Also, the saliva contains a type of anesthetic that helps relieve pain.
Kissing reduces anxiety and stops the ‘noise’ in your mind. It increases the levels of oxytocin, an extremely calming hormone that produces a feeling of peace.
The endorphins produced by kissing are 200 times more powerful than morphine. [source]
Delicious herbs from our Supernatural Garden. Fresh chives, Rosemary, Dill and peppers. They are so easy to grow, and there is always an abundance of fresh herbs from the garden. Not only are they fab for adding kick to your meals, but there are multiple at home spa recipes you can try to even use more of your herbs. Brilliant!
People who get inadequate sleep are more vulnerable to infection than those who are well rested. In one study, researchers injected healthy volunteers with a cold virus. Those who slept less than 7 hours a night for the previous week were 3 times more likely to develop symptoms than those who got 8 hours or more. In another study, people who got only 4 hours sleep for several nights in a row had a weaker immune response to the flu vaccine than those who slept between 7.5 and 8.5 hours.
Don’t skimp on your sleep. It’s only going to de-rail you down the line. People seem to wear sleeping to little or working too hard as a badge of honor. It’s not. It’s a sign of being unbalanced. In actuality, it’s a sign of not handling your life properly. So the next time you hear someone bragging about how much they work and how little they sleep, let them know they are setting themselves up for failure. Buy them a box of tissues, because they’ll be needing it for the cold they are about to get.
I just ordered the new Body By Bethenny yoga DVD on Amazon. I was all prepared to wait the standard week to receive it by mail, but fortunately, Amazon let me view it for free (after purchase) immediately…and then stores the video in my Video Library on Amazon’s site. They also give you the option to send it to TIVO or download it to your computer.
Kudos to Amazon for not making a girl wait 7-10 business days to start getting a better body. Cool feature!
