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Did you know Cinnamon has many Health Benefits?

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Benefits of Sensational Cinnamon to our Body

This season, cinnamon is one of the most popular spice.

From our hot yummy drinks to home seasonal scents.

Cinnamon has a sweet scent, comforting taste and versatility which can be use in cooking different dishes and mostly desserts.

Apart from being delicious, did you know that cinnamon spice has many health benefits?

Here are my short list;

Nutrient-rich spice – it is high in manganese, fiber and calcium, plus loaded with anti-oxidants which helps our body fight diseases and get rid of body toxins.

Control blood sugar – study shows this spice helps slow digestion and reduce spikes in glucose levels which is good in maintaining blood sugar level.

Brain Boost spice – the sweet scent of this spice can increase brain activity. Use cinnamon based candles or fresheners in your house for some brain energy boost.

Good sugar substitute – it has a natural sweetness which makes it perfect choice or option especially if you want to cut some sugar intake. Use it as a topping on your hot drink or yogurt.

Common Colds and Pain Reliever – this spice is known for its ability to warm and soothe which can ease colds and flu like symptoms. Also, it has anti-inflammatory properties which helps stiff joints, sore muscles and arthritis pains. Add cinnamon to your drinks.

Spices are really known for so many health benefits, so now add some cinnamon on your list of most favorite and healthiest.

 

Enjoy your hot cocoa!

What to avoid to prevent from having Fat Thighs?

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What to avoid to prevent from having fat-thighs?

This season is not for our thighs to show off, but we should always be ready for summer time or at least make it a reason to simple maintain a sexy slim thighs.

Thigh fats are so difficult to get rid of because of cellulites. They are created from extra calories turn into fat cells goes directly into your thighs and push its way through underneath you skin. Scary bad stuff!

Pregnancy and aging are some causes which we can’t control and wanted to stop. There are circumstances that causes us cellulites resulting us having fat thighs which we can control and avoid them.

Before you have those cellulite and get worried to treat them, here are the things you need to know for prevention;

  1. Poor Blood Circulation – tends to cause swelling which stretches tissue allowing the fat to bulge through your skin.
  2. Fluid Retention – are stock up fluid on our body mostly on your thigh part causing to pile up cellulites and getting through your skin.
  3. Emotional stress – this causes a lot of diseases in our body and most of the time we don’t get to know about it until we are sorry and already sick or fat. With regards on having cellulites emotional stress weakens connective tissue affecting our skin health.

How to avoid these circumstances?

  • Exercise helps us to circulate our blood and makes our muscles strong. Do this everyday at least 30 minutes. Do the thigh workout routines like leg raises, scissors or squats.
  • Sleep for at least 7-8 hours a day. With enough quality sleep helps you to avoid stress and fatigue .
  • Eat more vegetables, fruits, legumes and nuts for good sources of vitamins, minerals needed particularly our skin like nuts.

Prevention is way better than treatment.

5 Important Benefits of a Regular Exercise

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5 Important Benefits of a Regular Exercise
Health is wealth. Any material things or possessions we have are no good if you have a poor health.

 

We work hard to meet everyday needs and be successful someday. We invest so much to everything but let us not forget to prioritize our health.

 

To be healthy, besides eating right we should EXERCISE everyday.
Exercise are physical activity and bodily motions which helps us to be strong, able and active.

 

What are the benefits of regular exercise?
1. Helps people lose weight. Exercising helps maintain a healthy weight.
It enhances or maintains physical fitness and overall wellness. Work on specific part of your body to build muscles or lose some fats. Exercise helps on burning those nasty fats and turn them into energy and strong lean muscles.

 

2. Regular physical activity can help protect you from the following health problems.
  • Heart Disease and Stroke
  • High Blood Pressure
  • Obesity

Exercise keeps you away from illnesses or at least helps you prevent from it.

3. Boost self esteem and stress management. Apart from good words and positivity, exercise is a good stress reliever and gives you merely enjoyment.

 

4. Helps you improve sleep patterns. It is easy to find sleep when you are tired, but a good quality sleep produce by doing exercise is way better and good for your health.

 

5. Makes you strong. If you performed for various reasons, including strengthening muscles and the cardiovascular system it will make you physically strong. Also a great way to get train some athletic or combat skills which helps you to be able to do a lot of things physically easier and protect yourself.

 

Exercise can have immediate and long-term health benefits.

 

Most importantly, regular activity can improve your quality of life.

5 Tips How to Wake Up Early!

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Mornings are considered as blessings, you get to wake up for a new great day. It is the perfect time for some quiet moment to think, list down to dos for the day and exercise.

But not all are morning person and super tired to wake up . It takes a lot more of a loud alarm clock to wake you up.

This winter season when the temperature is cold, most people want to just snuggle and stay on bed.

Is it as simple as getting out of that bed?

Here are some tips on how to wake up early;

  1. Get motivated and excited. What drives us in the morning to get up and get going? Your kids going to school, work, important errands, gym to workout or going to somewhere fun. If you have something to look forward to the easier and exciting to get up.
  2. Sleep early. Early to be early to rise. Adjust your sleep pattern, observe changes and do it gradually. Calculate your sleep hours, try at least have 8 to 10 hours of sleep everyday.
  3. Set an alarm, put it across your bed a little bit far from bed so the moment it alarms you will forced to get up to turn it off. Set two alarm time only (about 5-10 minutes apart), first one to prepare your inner self on waking up, the second alarm is for you to actually get up. Don’t snooze and go back to sleep.
  4. Drink water or coffee. First thing you do once up is to drink some water or coffee. These drinks helps you make feel more awake and alert.
  5. Do some warm up exercise. Jumping jacks, pushups or squats are good easy exercise in the morning. Warm ups and stretching helps your bones, muscles and nerves ready for the day. Continue workout in the gym or run outside in the park (if your time permits).

Be consistent on these steps until it became a habit.

Remember as they say, “Early bird catches the worm”.

Enjoy rising with the sun.

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