Beauty Health and Wellness

Dream Garden

Van — Mon, 20 May 2013 01:00:44 +0000

Pets are my first love when it comes to something that I want to take care of. Though I have been exposed to planting and gardening in my younger years in the province, I did not develop a hobby that will make me love to water plants, cultivate soil and arrange many colorful flowers in the garden. BUT that doesn’t mean I don’t like garden at all, I love to appreciate beautiful gardens and lovely landscapes.

This photo of Gab is a proof that I appreciate the landscapes and garden of Anvaya Cove in Morong, Bataan. Our visit their yesterday made me fall in love and dream about water fountains for gardens.

This is a better shot of the water garden where fountain is best to fit in. Should I have plenty of money and space to have this kind of luxury, I will hire the best gardener that I will meet and make him made a beautiful garden with all things that my eyes would love to look at.

The Thinker

Van — Mon, 20 May 2013 00:40:44 +0000

Subscribing for an internet connection was a decision I made in February that was really beneficial to my blogging hobby. Not only I am able to update my blog regularly, I am also able to visit blogs of many co-bloggers and make myself somehow updated in the blogging circle.

In the following month, I started working for a new job away from home. I spend nine hours in the office and about three hours on my trip to the office and going home altogether. This gives me limited access to my blog and less benefit to my internet connection at home.

Because of all of these, I am thinking of subscribing to a new phone line bundled with a mobile wi-fi connection. This is what I really want to do even before, and I think I am about to give in to what I really want given my current situation. Having a mobile wi-fi will allow me to work on my blog even along the road and when I am free in the office.

Though, this will me more expensive on my part, because I need to pay two subscriptions, I know that this will give me more opportunity to earn better through blogging.

Dos and Donts in Storing Flavored Cigars

Van — Sun, 05 May 2013 02:12:34 +0000

If you are a smoker, you may have heard or actually come across flavored cigars. This is not unusual because flavored cigars have been around for a long time. There are many types of flavored cigars such Amaretto, rum, Irish Cream, peach and many others. Smoking is enjoyable and addictive and trying flavored cigars occasionally is a good experience to try. However, how can you enjoy more of the these cigars is what we will discuss further. It is a fact flavored cigars are most of the time are handmade and should be stored carefully but not for a very long time. These kind of cigars don’t have preservatives, handmade, and will dry out in case it is not stored properly. DO NOT store your flavored cigars with other flavored ones on the same humidor (or storage). You may wonder why, because it will absorb the artificial flavor of other cigars. NEVER remove cellophane, packaging or tubes from the cigars if you will not smoke it. DON’T let the cigar touch anything wet, whether a damp cloth, sponge or towel. Flavored cigars will not improve in taste if stored longer compared to other cigars with preservatives. The only purpose of storing them is to protect them and not to age them. Therefore, buy only enough flavored cigars for your usage and do not buy them if you are not ready to consume them. This is practically saving your money and enjoying the cigars to the fullest.

How To Make Perfect Looking Skin

Van — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:43:56 +0000

Here are some of tips I found useful in caring for our skin: All these are brought to us by this.

1. RUB IT IN
Hydrated skin not only looks great (glowing, healthy, and even-toned), but it’s stronger, more resilient, and better equipped to fend off irritation. Moisturizers contain two skin-saving components: Humectants, such as glycerin and hyaluronic acid, draw water from the air into the skin; and emollients, such as mineral oil and dimethicone, strengthen the lipid barrier, holding in moisture. To keep skin supple post-shower, use a body wash that contains hydrating ingredients, such as jojoba butter, or try an inshower body lotion.

2. CALM DOWN
If skin’s lipid barrier is compromised and irritants slip through, the resulting inflammatory response
leads to redness, itching, and overall discomfort. Prevent this by using fragrance-free lotions with niacinamide, a skin-strengthening and protecting derivative of vitamin B3. To calm skin quickly, spot-treat
areas of concern with capillary-constricting cold compresses, which draw redness away from skin’s surface, or pop OTC antihistamine, which blocks the same chemical that produces allergy symptoms.

3. SNACK SMART
Your diet doesn’t just affect your waistline— it can also save your skin: Green tea’s main freeradical-
fighting polyphenol EGCG not only protects collagen, it could help prevent skin cancer; wild salmon is rich in omega-3 fatty acids, which aid skin’s barrier-repair function; sweet potatoes are chock-full of antioxidant beta-carotene (synthesized as fine-linefighter vitamin A); blueberries’ antioxidant content protects precious cells inside and out; and spinach’s antioxidant lutein helps preserve your vision (less squinting equals fewer wrinkles).

4. HIT THE SACK
While you’re fast asleep, your body is busy releasing hormones that boost cell turnover. Take advantage of this nightly skin-renewal window by applying age-fighting actives such as beta hydroxy acid and retinoids, both potent (but sunsensitizing) exfoliating wrinkle-erasers. It may sound tacky, but trade up to satin sheets if you want to realize your dream of sag-free skin: Over time, rubbing and reduced circulation caused by tossing and turning in rougher sheets can create more friction and break down collagen, leading to wrinkles.

5. BRUSH IT OFF
Dead skin cells? Yuck! Keep skin smooth and boost radiance with cell-sloughing exfoliation. A physical exfoliant, such as a scrub, a body wash with gentle beads, or a razor (when shaving, of course), buffs away debris, while alpha or beta hydroxy acids dissolve the bonds between cells, so the old cells easily wash away, revealing soft, glowing skin.

6. FIRM UP
Though age and sun damage can cause skin to lose elasticity over time, fighting back is getting easier:
Recent research shows that maintaining a healthy, moisturized epidermis will help prevent the breakdown of the skin’s collagen and elastin infrastructure. Look for creams containing barrier-strengthening palmitoyl peptides and niacinamide, as well as caffeine, which can tighten skin on both the face and the body (see ya, cellulite!) by revving up circulation and hydration.

7. ERASE WRINKLES
The best way to banish wrinkles before they begin is to develop good habits, such as vetoing sunbathing and cigarettes, which trigger free radicals that damage DNA in cells. Regular application of retinol- or niacinamide-laced creams from head to toe will help thicken skin and boost collagen synthesis, and it’s also important to keep hydrated with hyaluronicacid- rich moisturizers—if skin is thirsty, fine lines will be
more apparent. Ready to bring out the big guns? Inoffice procedures such as Thermage can rebuild collagen
from the inside out.

8. GET EVEN
Don’t neglect skin below the neck: Brown spots on the chest and on the backs of the hands are red flags of aging just as much as when they appear on the face. Fade them away with products containing melanin-reducing niacinamide, glucosamine, and vitamin C, or visit the derm for an intense pulsed light treatment (IPL), which can quell overactive melanocytes, the pigment-producing cells in skin.

9. BRIGHTEN UP
Glowing skin can make you feel sexier and look a few pounds thinner, but avoid harmful rays. Selftanners add sun-free radiance to light-tomedium skin tones and reduce ashiness in darker tones. The active ingredient, DHA, reacts with the outer layer of skin cells, turning them brown. Scared of streaks? Use a daily lotion with a low dose of DHA for a gradual, subtle glow, or try a body wash or lotion with shimmer.

10. LOOK AHEAD
Protect your skin for a beautiful future. A full-on solar defense starts with broad-spectrum sunscreen that guards against both UVB and UVA rays by using a mix of physical blockers (titanium dioxide and zinc oxide) and chemical blockers (avobenzone/Parsol 1789). Make sunscreen the first step in your regimen; applying it to bare skin binds it to cells, boosting its efficacy.

Never Letting Go

Van — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 13:07:28 +0000

Lucky are those who have these kinds of people around them. Make sure you give them a hug today.

Trumpet Trivia

Van — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 13:36:32 +0000

Trumpet is one of the most admired instrument found in a band. I wonder how lucky a trumpet player feels every time a concert begins. Here, let me share to you some trivia about trumpets which many musicians know but not by every ordinary people like me.

Did you know that a trumpet is considered a technical wonder by the Oxus civilization (3rd millennium BC) of Central Asia. This is because the oldest trumpet found in this civilization have decorated swellings in the middle, yet the trumpet is made of just one metal.
Trumpet is known to be one of the most ancient instrument. It is dated even back to the era of Tutankhamen.
Trumpets were not used initially as a musical instrument but as a signaling instrument for military and religious purposes.

Enough of the trivia and historical facts of a trumpet. Should you want to take a look on a modern trumpet and see how beautiful it is, it is best to check trumpet gig bag at guitar center. If you are a trumpet music lover, you should what you are expecting from this.

In Sharing: Top 5 Cancer Causing Foods

Van — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:04:31 +0000

….need i explain more, stare at the pictures and see what it means!

Minoxidil, an effective hair grower for women

Van — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 12:26:19 +0000

Minoxidil is a kind of medicine originally produced for the treatment of high blood pressure. This is also called as an antihypertensive. Along the way, patients who take this medicine was observed to develop excessive hair growth as a side effect.

Due to this side effect, it triggered more study to develop the same kind of medicine that will answer hair loss problem for women. Applying Minoxidil directly on the scalp stimulates hair growth. When this medicine is applied topically, the small amount of minoxidil that goes to the blood is too small to cause internal side effects.

Should you want to try this for your hair, you can find further readings here. Based on my friend, minoxidil is available at the Mercury Drug store. You could check your nearest drug store as soon as possible.

Free Facebook Access on your Mobiles

Van — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 12:57:49 +0000

This post below is a re-post from Facebook blog. I just want to share with you how you can enjoy Facebook at no cost. Disclaimer: Being connected with 0.facebook.com is free except that you cannot view photos. This means that you can reply to your messages for free.

Original source here.

Today, we are launching another way for people to access Facebook anytime, anywhere: 0.facebook.com. 0.facebook.com is a new mobile site that includes all of the key features of Facebook but is optimized for speed. It initially is available through more than 50 mobile operators in 45 countries and territories with zero data charges.

Mary Meeker of Morgan Stanley recently forecast that the two fastest growing areas of the technology industry are the mobile Internet and social services. At Facebook we’re at the center of these two trends with more than 100 million people actively using Facebook from their mobile device and with more than 200 mobile operators in 80 countries offering and promoting Facebook Mobile.

Yet when using the mobile internet, people around the world face two main challenges—sometimes the experience is too slow to be fun and the cost of data plans and understanding them can be daunting. We have designed 0.facebook.com to help solve these two barriers and we hope that even more people will discover the mobile Internet with Facebook as a result.

Collaborating with operators from around the world, we developed this new mobile site with two main attributes:

It’s fast: 0.facebook.com includes all the key features of our standard mobile site m.facebook.com. Users can update their status, view their News Feed, like or comment on posts, send and reply to messages, or write on their friends’ Wall just as they do on Facebook.com. Rather than making photos viewable on 0.facebook.com, we put the photos one click away so they don’t slow down the experience. You can still view any photos on Facebook if you want but your regular data fees will apply.

It’s free: Thanks to the help of mobile operators we collaborated with, people can access 0.facebook.com without any data charges. Using 0.facebook.com is completely free. People will only pay for data charges when they view photos or when they leave 0.facebook.com to browse other mobile sites. When they click to view a photo or browse another mobile site a notification page will appear to confirm that they will be charged if they want to leave 0.facebook.com

We’re launching 0.facebook.com in partnership with more than 50 mobile operators around the world, listed below.

The 0.facebook.com site is only available on the networks of these operators. People can still access Facebook from our standard mobile site m.facebook.com or our mobile site for touch screen mobile devices, touch.facebook.com, under their operator’s standard data charges.

Soon, 0.facebook.com will also be available from the following operators: Telstra in Australia, Movistar in El Salvador, SFR in France, XL in Indonesia, DiGi in Malaysia, Telecom NZ in New Zealand, SMART in the Philippines, Vodafone in Qatar, Digicel in Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago, 3 in the UK, and MTN in Cameroon and Guinea Conakry.

Sid, a program manager for Facebook Mobile, is looking forward to connecting with all his friends with zero data charges.

Reduce and Avoid Varicose Veins How To

Van — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 12:35:33 +0000

Do you want flawless legs but can never have it because of varicose veins? Unfortunately, science hasn’t discovered yet a full proof way of eliminating and removing these unsightly nuisances on your beautiful legs, however, there are preventive measures we can do to avoid it.

1. Regular exercise: Improve your blood circulation by having a regular exercise. Bear in mind that proper circulation needs to be improved to ward off varicose veins.

2. Prolong standing: Standing for a very long time is not healthy for your veins because it adds pressure for your veins, this pressure can weaken the walls of blood vessels thus resulting to a more awful veins. If you cannot avoid standing due to your job nature, remember to shift the body weight often. Walking every 30 minutes will also help to avoid pressure.

3. Overweight: Excess weight gives more pressure to your body, therefore,loosing those unwanted and extra fan will improve your health better in so many aspects, not to mention varicose veins.

4. Smoking: Should you need more motivation in stopping cigarette, think of it as smoking add more problems with your varicose veins. It’s better to start weighing and ask your self if you want to sacrifice your smoking habit over having a beautiful legs without unwanted spider web all over it. Should you need something more to read about the unwanted veins feel free here.