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Wednesday, September 14, 2011

How to succeed at anything by Caitlin Reid






 Caitlin Reid 


It doesn't matter whether you are trying to succeed at work, in your relationship or with your wealth the principles are the same. 

Accredited nutritionist and exercise physiologist Caitlin Reid provides you with the top six tips that will help you succeed no matter what.

1. Know what you want
You must have the desire to succeed. This means you need to know what you want in life and be able to identify the actions that you need to take to achieve your goals. Goals provide a guide to your destination in life and without them, others determine where you'll end up.


2. Never give up
Persistence is the number one thing for being successful. It's easy for people to become disheartened when they are criticised or encounter a hurdle while trying to achieve their goals, but to be a true success you must persist through the criticism, rejection, pressure and failure. A fighting spirit will make you succeed.


3. Believe in yourself
To be successful you need to have a positive outlook and believe that you can achieve your goals. When you feel good about yourself, you react more confidently to life's challenges. If you believe in yourself and push yourself through shyness and self-doubt you will succeed more far than you will fail. Believe and you will achieve.


4. Never stop learning
Successful people never stop learning. They learn from their mistakes, new experiences and other people. Learning at every opportunity increases your knowledge in old and new areas and keeps you ahead in your field. Read books, acquire new skills and seek additional training and it will definitely set you apart from the rest.


5. Do what you love
To do something well you must at least like it, but it helps to love it. Being passionate about the things you spend your time on is energising and motivates you to succeed. Do what you love, and success will come.


6. Avoid conditional happiness
Too many of us believe that if some problem resolved itself we would finally be happy. But striving for happiness without sitting back and finding happiness at this particular point in your life is no way to live. Successful people avoid delayed gratification and don't sit around waiting for problems to resolve. Successful people find happiness at every instance, rather than just when they think things are going right for them.

by Caitlin Reid, Accredited nutritionist, exercise physiologist, author & health writer






          

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Tips to help relieve acidity

Acids present in the stomach helps break down the food during digestion. But when there is excess production of acid by the gastric glands of the stomach, it results in a condition known as acidity. 


Causes of Acidity:


The following are some of the causes of acidity.

  • Due to some problems in the functioning of the digestive system
  • Sometimes excessive intake of alcohol also leads to acidity
  • Acidity also arises either by keeping stomach empty for long time or skipping breakfast
  • Eating foods rich in fats like chocolates also causes acidity
  • Pregnancy, aging or obesity can also cause acidity




Symptoms of Acidity:


The following are some of the symptoms of acidity


1. Burning sensation or pain in the stomach after one to four hours of a meal
2. Feel hungry frequently
3. Constant pain in upper abdomen
4. Belching, nausea, bitter taste in mouth, vomiting and loss of appetite
5. Heartburn is characterized by a deeply placed, burning pain in the chest behind the sternum (breast-bone). It occurs after meals and is precipitated by increase in intra-abdominal pressure like straining or lifting weights.



6. Dyspepsia is a burning or an aching pain in the upper abdomen, sometimes described as a stabbing sensation penetrating through the gut.


Here are some tips to relieve acidity:
  • Maintaining an upright posture for some time after food will help in preventing reflex in to oesophagus.
  • Bananas have protective action against acidity and are highly recommended in the diet. The alkaline ash present in banana correct the acidosis caused by acid forming diets.
  • Acidity leads to the sour or burning sensation in the chest. Include green leafy vegetables and sprouts in your diet as these contain vitamins B and E, which aid digestion and also facilitate the elimination of acids from the body.
  • Put a small part of jaggery (gur) in your jaws and slowly suck it. Repeat it each hour till acidity subsides
  • You should avoid any sport activity or exercise like abdominal exercise right after eating food. Abdominal muscle contractions can make the food you just ate to come back on the oesophagus and gastric acid that got to be secreted during eating will get to the oesophagus too. 
  • Acidity can be cured and controlled by following simple health tips in our daily routine. Fruits are very good and handy remedy to cure acidity. Fruits have great nutritional value for our health and fitness.
  • Make a habit to have a glass of luke warm water every day, it helps relieve acidity. 
  • Avoid having pickles, spicy chutneys, vinegar etc. in your food as these are also responsible to trigger acidity. 
  • Ginger is also a good source to cure acidity. You can add ginger to your regular food preparation. 
  • Acidity can also be a result of excessive smoking and alcohol consumption. So avoid both if you are suffering from acidity.
  • Coconut water is a very good source to help cure acidity and soothe your system. So try to have coconut water daily to keep away acidity.
  • Always make a habit to have your last meal two to three hours before going to bed. This habit will help control acidity.












Monday, September 12, 2011

The Beauty and Complexity of English Language


Professor Ernest Brennecke of Columbia is credited with inventing a sentence that can be made to have eight different meanings by placing ONE WORD in all possible positions in the sentence: 
"I hit him in the eye yesterday." The word is "ONLY". The Message:
1. ONLY I hit him in the eye yesterday. (No one else did)
2. I ONLY hit him in the eye yesterday. (Did not slap him) 
3. I hit ONLY him in the eye yesterday. (I did not hit others)
4. I hit him ONLY in the eye yesterday. (I did not hit outside the eye)
5. I hit him in ONLY the eye yesterday. (Not other organs)
6. I hit him in the ONLY eye yesterday. (He doesn't have another eye)
7. I hit him in the eye ONLY yesterday. (Not today)
8. I hit him in the eye yesterday ONLY. (Did not wait for today)