Outset To Be Healthy

Why Your Diet Often Fail?

noreply@blogger.com (Laurent Pratama ABP) — Thu, 7 Feb 2013 22:20:00 +0700

One more vent from my friend. I won't mention the name, but my friend was a woman. Her body was very fat, and a few weeks ago she told me that she wanted to lose weight, so she started her diet program. I didn't know about how the diet method she would do at that time. It would seem strange to me if all of a sudden I advised her about proper diet, while she didn't ask me. Although I'm pretty sure that she still had a mental block about a healthy diet. It turns out my guess is correct. After a few weeks, and there has not been one month, my friend said to me that her diet has failed. She said that her weight had dropped as much as 2 pounds, but later reverted to its original weight. Even she admitted that the diet was very painful.

Previously I was once told her that a healthy diet is very enjoyable. Apparently, those words made my friend interested in doing diet program. But she was in a hurry to do it, so she does not have enough knowledge. Until the end she thought as if the diet was excruciating, and she thought I have lied for saying that diet is fun. Apparently she didn't really understand the "Healthy Diet" term. Then, like a journalist, I started interviewing her.

Did you drink at least 8 glasses of water per day?

Yes i did, I meet my water. I drink 8 glasses of water per day, even up to 10 glasses. I have to reduce the consumption of soft drinks, and replace them with water.

"At this point, my friend has been doing pretty well. She has to meet her daily water needs."

Have you ever felt so hungry while dieting?

Of course, yes i have. Is not a diet indeed to reduce the size of the meal? So automatically we should try to resist hunger. I'd always try to hold my stomach pain. In fact sometimes I feel dizzy. I've been struggling with, right?

(Hahaha, I just laughed at my friend's reply. Because with a pride, she answered like that)

"A right healthy diet is not to make us miserable. We must not get very hungry, even more so to feel dizzy and weak. We must keep our stomach in order not to starve, but also not stuffed. When we are hungry for a long time, the body will break down protein from the muscles, and it will make your body become flabby. So, it will only make you look more fat, right?"

Did you not eat carbs?

I greatly reduced the consumption of carbohydrates. Therefore, I just ate a plate of white rice once a day.

"It's also less precise. Carbohydrates are the main source of energy of our body. We must meet the needs of carbohydrate according to the dose we needed. What we should consider in a healthy diet is the type of carbohydrates we eat. We should eat complex carbs, not simple carbs. White rice is a type of simple carbohydrates. While examples of complex carbohydrates are brown rice, wheat, oats, potato, etc."

Did you not eat fat?

Of course i did. Our goal is to run a diet program to burn fat, right? If i keep consuming fat, then my diet program will be in vain.

"True, our goal of dieting is to eliminate excess body fat. However, what we have to get rid of fat is a type of adverse, such as visceral fat in the abdomen. However, we still need the type of good fat. We should not eliminate fat consumption at all. What we must avoid is Saturated Fat and Trans Fat, while we should keep the consumption of monounsaturated fat and polyunsaturated fat. Examples of sources of good fats are: almonds, peanuts hazelnuts, cashews, sunflower seeds, salmon, herring, and sardines."

Did you meet your protein needs?

Yeah, I heard that we need to consume more protein. I ate chicken and eggs as my protein source.

"It was a very good answer. You have to meet your protein needs. You need to know how much protein you need. Choose chicken on the chest part, and remove the fat and skin. Don't cook chicken and eggs by frying. But cook them by boiling. Sea fish such as tuna and salmon are examples of super protein."

Did you breakfast and dinner on time?

Sometimes. I mostly just have lunch. I very rarely have a breakfast. Dinner? I would not eat at night. It was a taboo for me, because dinner would make me even fatter.

"One more less precise knowledge that you have. Breakfast is a liability if you want to lose weight. Because from the breakfast we get the energy to start our activities in the morning, if not, then this will disrupt metabolic processes, and results in muscle protein breakdown.

Dinner is also not necessarily make you fat. 3 hours before bedtime you should eat. Since we also need energy when we are sleeping. Sleep is the time when our body repair the damaged cell by using the protein source. Therefore, you have to eat dinner with high protein foods. Divide your portions into 3 meals and 2 snacks between meal times is an example of correctly eating schedule."

Did you often sleep late?

Almost every day i did it. I was sleeping late to work on my assignments, or just watching tv. Does it also affect the diet?

"Of course. We need time to sleep about 7-8 hours a day. Remember! sleep is a moment when the body repair damaged body cells. If we lack of sleep, the body's cells won't be repaired perfectly. So don't expect your body will be more dense, because your muscles are not repaired perfectly."

Are you also doing physical exercise?

That's the problem. It is very difficult to motivate myself to exercise regularly.

"I'm glad you've thought that exercise must be done. Exercise is the most effective way to burn fat naturally. Don't ever expect an instant result, as it will also go quickly. The combination of weight training and cardio is the best way to lose weight, rather than by taking slimming drugs. I have proved that the natural way gives better results. Now your homework is to make your workout schedule. At least 3 times a week, each for approximately 1 hour."

That's a little interview with my friend who is undergoing a diet program, but she have failed. At least that's the common problems that often make people fail to execute their diet program. So for those of you who are running the diet program, try to also answer my questions above. :)

The Fruits That Have More Vitamin C Than Oranges

noreply@blogger.com (Laurent Pratama ABP) — Sun, 3 Feb 2013 23:35:00 +0700

When we hear people talking about Vitamin C, probably the first time we have in mind is orange. Yes, orange is very synonymous with vitamin C. Lots of processed beverage products that offer a high content of vitamin C with orange as its icon. Vitamin C is really needed by our body. Vitamin C has many benefits, but the most popular usefulness is its use as the antioxidant and plays a role in the recovery process.

However, we need to know is that vitamin C is not only contained in orange only. In fact there are many other types of fruit, which contains more vitamin C than oranges. Every 100 grams of orange has about 48 mg of vitamin C. And the daily intake of vitamin C is recommended by 65 mg for ages 14-18 years, 90 mg for adult men and 75 mg for adult women. Here are some references of fruit with the same dose (100 grams), which contains more vitamin C than oranges :

Pineapple

This fruit contains vitamin C as much as 56 mg. Pineapples are from Brazil and Paraguay. With a blend of sweet and slightly sour, it makes sense to be so fresh fruit. The content of natural acids in the pineapple serves soothe and refresh the skin. However, this fruit should not be consumed by pregnant women, because it contains Bromelin, which has a role as a proteins breaker, and it could actually damage their fetus.

Strawberries

This fruit contains 59 mg of vitamin C. In the Roman world, strawberries used as a medicinal plant because it has a lot of vitamin C, potassium, and folic acid. Even in ancient Greece, this fruit is used as a symbol of love because color, flavor, and the benefits provided by strawberries.

Pomelo

Pomelo contains 61 mg of vitamin C. The fruit is native to South Asia and Southeast Asia. Actually, in my country, Indonesia, the fruit is classified in citrus fruits. But this time, we are used to mention the name "Pomelo".

Papaya

Papaya has the amount of vitamin C that is almost equivalent to the pomelo, which is about 62 mg. Maybe we did not expect, that turns papaya contains more vitamin C than oranges. 100 grams of papaya has nutrients vitamin C were 62 mg. Fruit native to Mexico and the northern part of South America is often consumed as is known to prevent constipation and it has a very sweet taste.

Persimmon

The content of vitamin C is about 66 mg. Yes, the typical fruit taste sweet and fresh, maybe not you think it has a lot of vitamin C. The native fruit of China now has been difficult to be found and even if there is only consumed alone. The fruit can also be used in the treatment of facial skin.

Lychees

I also rarely encountered this fruit, but sometimes I still can find lychee fruit in the supermarket. Though lychees from China, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia including Indonesia. The fruit has a fragrant aroma, has a sweet and sour taste. The fruit is also loaded with vitamin C up to 71 mg / 100 grams of fruit or almost 1.5 times more than oranges.

Longan

Tropical fruit native of Southeast Asia and South Asia has been declared threatened endangered species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the agency inventory of the conservation status of the world's most credible biological species. Fortunately in my Country, longan tree is still preserved, and the fruit is easy I buy and enjoy, when the season arrives. 100 grams of longan contains of 84 mg vitamin C, or 1.75 times more than oranges.

Kiwi Fruit

Kiwi fruit or Chinese gooseberry is the kind of fruit are expensive and rare. But now New Zealand has become the country exporting kiwi, and the fruit is sold freely. There are generally two types of kiwi being sold, the yellow and the green. Golden kiwifruit or the yellow kiwi nutritious higher than the green one. 100 grams of kiwi contains 93 mg of vitamin C, or nearly 2-fold compared to oranges.

Guava

This fruit is one of my favorite fruits to be made juice. Fruits are also originally came from Brazil has a content of up to 228 mg of vitamin C per 100 grams, or almost 5 times more than oranges. You don't have to worry about constipation because of eating guava. 100 grams of guava fruit has the same size as one medium-sized guava, and that was sufficient daily requirement of vitamin C as much as 2.5 times. Therefore, it is not uncommon dengue patients are encouraged to eat this fruit, because its vitamin C content is high it is suitable to aid recovery and maintain endurance.

Cashew Fruit

I was really surprised when i found about this information, that cashew fruit contains vitamin C which is quite high, even much higher than oranges. Yes, who would have thought a tropical fruit originally from Northeast Brazil has a super vitamin C content as high as 265 mg per 100 grams, or 5 times more than oranges. Of course, the part intended was in the flesh part, not in the cashews part. Therefore not surprising that it's tastes very sour.

Acerola

I myself had never directly encountered this fruit. Because this fruit is indeed the original fruit found in South America, southern Mexico, and Central America. The fruit is extraordinary, because it contains vitamin C 35 times more than oranges. It's very much, isn't it? Yes, the amount of vitamin C per 100 grams it reached 1677 mg. Acerola is still the highest in vitamin C than any fruit.

So in addition to oranges, there are also many types of fruit that can meet the needs of vitamin C, right? To avoid boredom, you can change the type of fruit as you want, because now you have to know the information above. Meet the needs of your vitamin C is one of the outset to live healthier.

Keep healthy everyone.

Keep Exercising and Keep Working

noreply@blogger.com (Laurent Pratama ABP) — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 23:11:00 +0700

It did not feel the time is running very fast. It seems like yesterday new year 2013 has just begun, but even this time, January is almost gone. And one more thing that surprised me, that I actually work at a company that handles the health sector in terms of technology. Working in the health sector is one of my new year resolutions, right?. I am working in a company from Germany, but it also has several branches in my country, Indonesia. Indeed, the company is not purely talking about health, but at least it offered a healthy life in the form of technology solutions to support health. Currently I am still undergoing the training work, and it will run for 3 weeks. I wish I could develop my knowledge and skills here, because I met many great people.

Working at this company certainly has its challenges. One such challenge is time. The division of time is one of my homework. A lot of people are busy, and dissolve in their work routines. So that many of those who forget to take care of their own health. I realized, when later I've actually worked in full, I would have had a more limited time. Maybe I could go home until the evening. On the other hand, I must keep exercising regularly. Of course I don't want to if my work makes me not able to keep exercising. Therefore, it is very important to think of strategies that we can still exercise, but also to keep working properly.

Exercising doesn't have to be done in the afternoon

We can see that it's not uncommon a Gym also filled by people at night. I once asked them, that some of those who workout in the evening due to the work reasons. Yes, from here I conclude that the exercise can be done flexible. Many people think that exercise is only performed in the afternoon only. In fact it's an ancient statement, because exercise can be done anytime, as long as still within the bounds of reasonableness. Practicing at night is not a problem, as long as we also continue to regulate the intake of our nutrients, and our bedtime. If you want to burn fat, you can also do cardio in the morning. Jogging in the morning can also make us more fresh to face challenges in the office where we work.

Don't ever force yourself to exercise

One more thing needs to be noted, that if our bodies are not able to exercise, so don't push our body to exercise. If we work hard enough at the office, maybe we actually have a lot to burn calories while working. Unless the jobs just sit in a chair looking at a computer screen. In reality, only our own who really knows the condition of our bodies. Avoid push yourself, so it does not make us be an athletica nervosa sufferer.

Create a schedule of activities

We need to create a schedule, so we can actually regulate our activities. Sometimes the work is unpredictable, it could be we are faced with work piling up and forced us to overtime. Therefore we also have to learn to be smart in the rotating schedule. I myself have some rotation schedule, because I had to adjust my work schedule. Usually, I didn't exercise on Sundays. But now I put Sunday in the list of my workout time.

Work is an obligation for us to be able to earn an income. Without working, we can't live. However, a healthy life is also a mandatory requirement all humans. We could not really enjoy our wealth, if we keep sickly. Therefore, we still need to exercise regularly and maintain our health. So keep working, keep exercising, and keep healthy everyone.

The Facts About Body Muscle

noreply@blogger.com (Laurent Pratama ABP) — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 23:51:00 +0700

Muscle is the reason why we could move our bones. If you have good muscle shape, it will support your appearance and your strength. Dense and dry muscle is the dream of most of the sports and fitness enthusiasts. Therefore, the muscles become the object of a priority when we do exercise, especially weight training. However, often we do excessive exercise, so it makes our muscles do not develop properly. Therefore, it's important for us to know the facts about our body muscle first, so that we get to know more about it. Consider the following facts:

The injured muscle is good

When we do exercise by lifting weights or push-ups, in fact it will create microscopic tears in the muscle fibers. Then the muscle will send a signal to the nearest cell to move. These cells are quickly forming proteins in the damaged part, and the improvement process will result in developing muscle. Therefore, if we lack the protein, the muscles are damaged would be difficult to repair. And we will feel the difference the new muscle that we practiced for about a week after doing the exercises.

3 types of muscle

In our body, there are three types of muscle: cardiac muscle contained in the liver, smooth muscles lining the organs such as the stomach, and skeletal muscle that attach to bones via tendons. The skeletal muscle is a type of muscle which do the most work. Muscles are taking part in 30-40% of your body weight. This is the kind of muscle you see standing out in the body of a bodybuilder. But, the strongest muscle of the body is the masseter muscle used for chewing

Muscle growth period

When we were kids, the muscle will grow naturally and the numbers continue to grow. But when we are entering puberty then number was fixed and did not grow by itself again. In fact, the strength of a person's body can be seen from the large of their muscle fibers. The larger the muscle fibers, showing how powerful the more you look.

Muscles can be tightened

Each muscle fiber is not created equal. There is a kind of slow-twitch muscle, there is also a twitching rapidly. The number of both types of muscle are determined by genes. To train the muscles are slow, it can be done with weight training routine.

Muscles have IQ

When you do an exercise of martial arts, and use your legs to kick with powerful, then the brain will send signals to nerve cells, telling the muscles in the arm, back, center, and feet to make the contraction. During exercise, the brain and the muscles will often communicate, and you become more coordinated.

Hormones in the development of muscle

When men do lift weights, testosterone will produce more, and this will make the enlarged muscle fibers. That's why women will not have the muscle of man. So what if she wants it? So they spend all of their time to train harder and give special nutrition.

Who is stronger, men or women?

The men known to be more powerful than women, because they have more muscle. Research also shows that 50% of muscle men are stronger than women. But when they are factoring weight with muscle weight, they found that women were more powerful than men. This was disclosed by Wayne Westcott Ph.D., CSCS

Why does it seem so difficult to workout?

For years, scientists thought that the burning sensation is the result of the body that produce lactic acid, which causes the body to rest while too hard workout. But the University of California discovered the real reason why the muscles undergo combustion. While indeed it was caused by the burning of lactic acid, the body is not resting while doing exercises. The harder you workout, the body will use lactate as an energy source more efficiently. This means you have to do it longer and harder.

Muscular body parts that provide ideal posture

Someone said to have a good body shape if they have good muscle shape form on : Muscle Leg, Thigh Muscles, Abdominal Muscles, Muscle Backs, Chest Muscles, Shoulder Muscles, Muscle Arm (bicep and Tricep).

Hopefully the information about the facts of the muscles of the above can be useful for you. So you can treat your muscles properly and not arbitrary. Keep everyone healthy :D

The Challenge is Called Discipline

noreply@blogger.com (Laurent Pratama ABP) — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 23:50:00 +0700

Discipline, discipline, and discipline is a requirement that must be met if we want to succeed in getting something. Discipline is not something easy to do, because it requires a consistency. Moreover, if someone sets a high goal, so they also had to increase their level of discipline. Consistency is closely associated with discipline, so if we are able to be consistent, it will make it easier to implement a discipline. In fact, in order to maintain a consistency itself is very difficult. Motivation and high morale will be very important role. However, it is a challenge that must be faced, because discipline is a challenge.

Discipline is the key for us to obtain a high achievement. Lionel Messi didn't magically become a best footballer. He is implementing a high discipline in his work. Likewise with Pele, Valentino Rossi, or Roger Federer. To be the world class athlete, they need discipline. A success can not be achieved just by dreaming in silence, but also requires an action. Actions taken must also not arbitrary, because it takes hard work and discipline.

When you implement a disciplined, the biggest challenge you will face is boredom. Laziness is already a common problem, but boredom is also a challenge. To be an "expert", then you need to exercise regularly and continuously. When we do the same thing every day, maybe it's boredom was ready to confront you.

However, what we are talking about here is a discipline in a healthy lifestyle, particularly healthy diet and regular exercise. Because of the principle to achieve a good healthy living and optimal same as another success. We should not just dreaming and dreaming, but we have to "do it". Most of us are breaking the rules of our own, because we can not control our passions. So, if you want to acquire the discipline of a healthy life, then the first step you should do is to master yourself. You have to control your lust, not just the lust which is control you.

You may not expect an instant results. Discipline requires a process that is not a moment, because it requires an adjustment. We need not expect to be able to do the perfect thing according to what has been what we have planned. While what we do anyway in accordance with the direction of our goals (in this case is a healthy living), so you have to keep patience in the process of adaptation. Let the pattern of discipline into your daily habits. Because the discipline of one thing usually also be transmitted to other things. Surely transmitted to positive things.

To keep you motivated, then there should be a means of support to help you as a reminder. You can make little notes that you can see at any time as a reminder to you to maintain discipline. I myself use this blog as a means to guard my motivation. I also still have a little difficulty in maintaining my level of discipline. So this blog is very useful as a reminder of me. Because every time I opened this blog, so I will remember all the goals and efforts I have done.

So, do you dare to face this challenge?

Keep healthy everyone :)

HAPIfork The Vibrating Fork

noreply@blogger.com (Laurent Pratama ABP) — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 23:59:00 +0700

Maybe I'm a little late to know this news. And you probably already know earlier about this innovation. HAPIfork is a fork that can vibrate. Of course there are a reason why this fork could vibrates. HAPIfork is an innovative idea of Jacques Lepine from HAPILABS. This fork will make us not to eat too fast with vibration signals. So, if we eat too fast, then HAPIfork will give a signal in the form of vibration that made us slow down eating.

In addition to vibration signal, HAPIfork also can provide a precise information about the feeding schedule and warn you with an indicator light relief when you eat food too fast. This fork also measure how long it takes to eat the dish, the number of "serving fork" made per minute, and the interval between "serving fork". It equipped by Microchip Cortex M3 ST Micro electronic and capacitive detection, so if you eat too fast this fork will vibrate once and the LED light flashes twice.

That information can then be uploaded via USB to the online dashboard on your laptop or your mobile phone to show the progress you make. But hapilabs is also seeking to use bluetooth technology. HAPIfork also comes with an application HAPILABS coupled with a training program to help you eat better and change your eating habits. There are several color choices on offer, there are white, black, blue, pink, and green. However, at this time, HAPIfork still in pre-order for a store that sells products HAPILabs will start selling on 1 April 2013. HAPIfork awarded the Design & Engineering Showcase Honors 2013 in Innovation International CES.

Here are the specs of HAPIfork, according to the official website of Hapilabs:

Specs:

Length: 7.87 inches / / 200 mm
Width: 1 inch / / 24.5 mm
Height: 2/3 inches / / 15.70 mm
Weight: 0.14 pounds / / 65 grams

Electronic Key:

Micro USB connector
Lithium Batterie Polymere + 7.3 V
Microchip Cortex M3 ST Micro electronic
capacitive detection
Return to the user: 1 + 2 leds vibrator
2 component plastic shells

Why do we need to eat more slowly?

Presiden HAPIlabs Carton Andrew said, "Most people eat faster than it should. They don't realize that eating too fast is not a healthy behavior. The negative habits also affect other things like digestive problems and weight gain."

Eating too fast is one of the habits you should remove if you want a successful diet program. I once wrote that a person will feel full after 20 minutes since the first time he chewed food. So, if we eat faster, then we will also eat be more and more. It better we eat more frequent small meals, rather than eating only once in a large portion.

So if you're having trouble slowing down your eating, maybe the HAPIfork could be one of your solution. Keep healthy everyone. :)

Image credit by : Hapilabs

A Message From A Friend

noreply@blogger.com (Laurent Pratama ABP) — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 22:56:00 +0700

Today I get a text message from a college friend of mine, Albert. He was my best friend when i was active in the student organization. It seems, been a while we did not meet. Let alone meet, over the phone or social media, we very rarely communicate to each other. But suddenly this afternoon he sent a short message content, "Apparently, diet program using oatmeal was very effective for my weight loss" I immediately smiled when I read the message. I remember, it was the last time we talked together, when we talk about belly fat. And he surprised with my thinner body. Then I tell him the steps I took, especially about the oatmeal, which I take as a principal source of carbohydrate.

Then we continued our conversation via text message. He said that his father was sentenced to suffer from diabetes, so his father had to undergo a healthy diet. So, increase again the people who suffer from diabetes, and it comes from my close relatives. Indeed, a diabetic should change their diet pattern, if they does not want the disease eating away their body. Staple food in my country is white rice, while white rice is one type of simple carbohydrate that could be one factor causing diabetes. Thus, the father of Albert replace his staple food into oatmeal. At first, it is quite difficult to change the habit. But after getting used, it can provide very positive results.

Indeed, Albert had felt anxious about his belly condition. Because many of our friends are when they graduate college and entering the workforce, then their bodies grew fat. Albert was ever told me, that his weight had increased. So he lured to follow the diet as his father did. He was also consuming oatmeal, and the results were successfully dropped weight by 3 kg for 1 month. Albert was the person who rarely exercise. He doesn't have the endomorph body shape, so he was not easily fat. However, when people are really in an irregular diet, the fat can be very easy to accumulate. Especially when a young man had graduated from college, then the activity will tend to decline. Even an owner of ectomorph body will also have excess fat around the stomach, or just have an enlarged stomach, while other body parts are not.

Somehow, now I will feel very happy when I heard someone change the pattern of their life into a healthier lifestyle. In fact I would be very happy to give some suggestions, although I did not take an advantage from it. Especially when it comes from family or my friends. It feels like there is a certain satisfaction.

Disease doesn't know age. Anyone and any time, you could have been stricken with a terrible disease, if you have an unhealthy habit. No exception for diabetes. Diseases previously known to only attack the middle-aged, but it's now not uncommon to young people who also have diabetes. Even people with the disease is likely to increase each year with increasing levels of obesity in the world. If people who were thin it can be exposed to the disease of diabetes, then it is likely it will be multiplied when they have a fat body.

There is no harm in living a healthy lifestyle. All you need to do is resist your carnality, and acting out of your habit. My friend above made aware through her father's condition. However, whether we have to wait for the disease to come first, then we have to start to live healthy? Should not we prevent than cure?

About Reconstruction Plastic Surgery

noreply@blogger.com (Laurent Pratama ABP) — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 21:12:00 +0700

Plastic surgery is one option attainment of beauty is very popular in recent decades. Plastic surgery is an operation carried out with the aim to improve the shape or function of certain body parts. For example, damage caused by burns, causing adhesions occurs in the joints, then plastic surgery was undertaken in order for the joint to function again. However, as the development of the times, there was a shift from the goal of this operation. The shifting goal turned into cosmetic surgery and physical construction surgery. Therefore, it's not surprisingly if this surgery is very popular performed by people who work in the entertainment world, such as artists and musicians. This operation also cost quite expensive. Uniquely, plastic surgery is not only done by women only, men who do it are also not uncommon.

Plastic surgery was introduced about two centuries ago. However, began to tune in around 1950 and 1960. Then, the number increasing and growing. Clearly, technological factors play a factor, because the level of sophistication and security of these operations is increasing. Despite the increasing sophistication, but plastic surgery still have a terrible risk. Risks that often happens is the risk of infection. This risk is usually occurs after surgery and probably not the fault of the doctor or due to deliberate. However, the infection can cause the patient to feel very sick and require them to undergo more surgery as a result of other complications.

Plastic surgery on the eyelids

Man is never satisfied. For the purpose of beauty, the reconstructive surgery is often done is Blepharoplasty. It is surgery of the eyelids in order to look younger and brighter. This operation is often performed on a swollen eye, the deep eyes, and looked tired. For example on a swollen eye, this condition can be corrected by removing fat around the eyes. In the deep eye conditions, surgery can be done by removing the excess skin so that the skin around the eyes becomes tighter. Even the surgery can make small eyes become wider.

Everyone has different goals in doing plastic surgery. Therefore, the procedure adopted by each person is also different. In some cases require cutting some skin, while also there are cases that require removal of fatty tissue around the eyes, and even some cases also require the intervention of the muscles that move the eye lids to attract the down eyelid . I myself was a very supportive natural beauty, and not agree with plastic surgery. But if it had to do plastic surgery, before you do it, you need to have careful planning. My advice, do not just involve a plastic surgeon, but you also need other specialists such as an ophthalmologist and dermatologist.

Blepharoplasty is also risky. Risks that may occur due to a small mistake examples are as follows:

Blindness. This risk arises due to bleeding in the fatty tissue around the eyes.
Blurred vision. This can happen because it is caused by irritation or swelling of the damage to the eye muscles.
Dry eyes. This result occurs because the eyelid can not close completely. Automatically, you will have difficulty to close my eyes.
Corneal erosion. This risk also occurs because the eye is not fully closed when operating procedure done.

Plastic surgery are much favored by women

Plastic surgery is often done by women is breast augmentation surgery, or also called mammaplasty augmentation . This operation is performed by placing an implant behind each breast to increase its volume and enhance its position. Indeed, the breast is a sensitive part of a woman is often used as the object of their confidence.

There are several types of implants that can be used. An example is the silicone gel-filled implants, with a smooth surface or a textured one, often used in breast augmentation. In the United States, most of them using a saline filled implant, which consists of silicone shell filled, which sterilized with salt water. In addition, there is also a combination of silicone gel gilled and saline filled (siltex becker mentor).

However, the type of implant is the most widely used is the texture hydrogel implant. A chemical which is used in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals. This breast implants are highly favored because it is available in various shapes and sizes. The form that became a favorite among women in the United States is a round shape. While the other forms that started a lot of rage is the contour profile. This form implant is considered a form that looks more natural. In addition, this implant requires only a small incision, because the implant will be filled by salt water after admission.

Every plastic surgery certainly a risk, no matter how you try to minimize the complications posed. Selection of the wrong implant will have a negative impact in the long term, the impact is affected by cancer. Whatever artificial beauty business women do, they will look beautiful when everything is natural (in my opinion). Because of something that is not natural, would not last long. In breast augmentation surgery, one day it will come times where you have to perform the operation again.

In addition to breast augmentation surgery, the another surgery which is be the woman's favorite is the plastic surgery to reduce excess fat in the abdomen. This surgery is called a Tummy Tuck. The procedure is usually preceded by lipo suction. There are two types of tummy tuck, mini tummy tuck and a full tummy tuck.

Mini tummy tuck is usually performed on people with an excess of 10% of ideal body weight. This operation is performed to reduce excess fat and skin in the abdomen.
Full tummy tuck is usually performed on people with excess body weight by 30%. In this operation, in addition to reducing excess fat and skin, as well as performed surgery to tighten the muscles.

Of course, this operation also has risks. For example, a permanent surgical scar, hematoma or bleeding under the skin, infection, swelling, risk of anesthesia, numbness, fat necrosis, and nerve damage may also occur.

Beauty is something that can not be separated from women. And there is no doubt that most men adore possessed physical beauty of women. However, often in ways that are harmful to health are also taken in order to achieve the term "a perfect beauty". In my opinion, the perfect beauty is a beauty obtained in a natural way. Besides, beauty also radiates not only from physical but also inner beauty should be something to consider. And all options are back to yourself. If the natural methods by undergo a healthy lifestyle can be done, so why should endanger yourself?

Joking With a Smoker

noreply@blogger.com (Laurent Pratama ABP) — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 12:50:00 +0700

For a heavy smoker, it's very difficult to leave the habit of smoking. Need a really strong motivation to be able to escape it. They actually already know that smoking is something that is detrimental to health. However, they will endeavor to provide a wide range of reasons for self-defense. I have many friends who smoke. In fact, every time gather together, sometimes only me who did not smoke. They all love to joke. There are so many ridiculous arguments that made me laugh. Even the joke was as if giving a positive impression on cigarettes. So, let's joke with a smoker.

There is an argument that has spread widely in general, that secondhand smoke is more dangerous than active smokers. So, you better be active smokers.
We never met a murderer, a thief, or someone who fights while smoking. So, we can be sure that smokers are a good person. Therefore, smoking is capable of avoiding evil deeds.
Reducing mortality. Did you ever meet people died while being in a position to smoke?
Improving our good deeds. Because smokers will often lend their lighter. It would improve help each other, especially among fellow smokers.
Adding a sense of familiarity. Many men who gather together and then share their cigarette with each other. Smoking is also suitable as preamble.
You know that cigarettes provide jobs for tobacco farmers. But in fact, smoking is also providing jobs for employees of hospitals, nurses, doctors, and cough medicine factory.
Office workers who smoke will have a greater risk that cigarette make a hole on their dress. Therefore, smoking can make us quickly have a new dress.
Create such an atmosphere in the countryside on the air conditioning room, because the smoke seemed to make the room foggy.
Train your patience. For beginners who want to smoke, they should be permitted to practice with the right patient, because at first they would coughing and choking.
Used as an indicator of health. When you're sick, then you will be banned from smoking. So, people who smoke are in healthy condition.
Adding coffee enjoyment, because smoking is the right coffee friend. (In fact the reality, they were the perfect combination so that you contract the deadly disease)
Adding style of a cowboy in the movies. A cowboy would look cool if they act while smoking. Imagine if they act while eating a banana.
No one is willing to accompany us during defecation, but the cigarette agreed to accompany a smoker by faithfully.
As the inspiration to create a final assignment for a college student.

But it was a joke guys. Whatever the reason, smoking is not good for your health. Please don' try this at home. hehehe :)

Hopefully entertain you. And keep healthy everyone.

Reading and Writing Will Keep Your Memory

noreply@blogger.com (Laurent Pratama ABP) — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 00:20:00 +0700

Writing and reading are the basic things that we learned when we were children. Although today there are also people who can not read and write, they are the ones who may not have been fortunate to be able to earn a decent living just like you. Obviously, those of you who came to visit at this blog is a person who can read and most likely familiar with the technology. However, this time I won't discuss about that thing. We will discuss how great the benefits of reading and writing for the durability of our memory, especially when later we get older.

As we grew older, can't be denied that the function of the organs of our body will decrease. The decline was also experienced no exception on our brains. Even the brain is the organ most at risk include decreased function. We know the brain is the organ that regulates all our activities. Any memory of our actions are stored in it. We can think well, if our brain works well too. Dementia is a common problem experienced by older people. However, whether we can avoid dementia? Of course we can reduce the risks. Decline in function, it must have happened. But, the effort that we can do is slow down the process. Like the bones that must be trained with weight training in order to stay strong. Our brains also need to be trained in order to keep functioning properly maintained.

When you get older and begin to retire from your job, your activities will also usually reduced drastically. That's what causes more rapid brain degeneration. Reading and writing is an activity that will be very useful for your brain if it conducted regularly and continuously

By reading, indirectly will make our brains react to what we read. Therefore, people who love to read, usually still have good brain function as they enter old age. It doesn't wrong if you fill your free time by reading newspapers or magazines. It would be better if you love to read these types of books are more severe, such as novels or other literary works. My grandmother, my father's mother, was the one who likes to read literary works. She also loved to play crossword puzzles. Thus, she has a vast knowledge, and I still got some advices from her. Unlike the grandmother who came from the mother. He did not like to read. Therefore, even though they both have the same age, but they have different levels of dementia.

Writing is an activity which in my opinion, one level more effective to prevent brain degeneration. Because writing is an activity that really makes the brain work. I myself would like to continue to write when I grow older. In addition to exercise and keep up with technology, I also really love to write. Today we can take advantage of technological developments. Blogs are a great medium for writing. Blog is a type of website that everyone can have it. Either by free or paid blog. By writing on a blog, we unconsciously be reviewing our memories and knowledge, then we put it in writing. If you really work as a writer, of course it will be excellent if you keep earning till old age. Therefore, I am very happy with the people who have retired, but has an active blogging activity as their pastime.

I believe, those who keep using their brain in old age, they are the ones who have a small risk of dementia. Writing and reading is a powerful way to cope it. Learning is an ongoing process, not just the process that is performed only when we were still be a student. So start reading right now, whatever your favorite reading. And write, whatever your media. Blog or a novel or a short story or whatever. Then, your memory will continue to be honed.

Don't Punish Yourself When on a Diet

noreply@blogger.com (Laurent Pratama ABP) — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:16:00 +0700

A healthy diet is something nice, keep it in your mind again. A healthy diet is not torture, it's not make you sick, and it doesn't harm you. And the one most important thing that should always be understood, that the diet does not reduce the size of the meal, but changing to become more balanced nutrition. Mental block is still a common problem and often I have encountered in the community.

According to the eating habits, there are two types of people. The first is the person who does not care about their diet. And the second is the one who always pay attention to their diet. People who do not care about their diet, obviously they will have an increased risk of health problems is higher. However, Whether people who have noticed on their diet were guaranteed have better health?? The answer is not necessarily.

According to the results I observed in everyday life, especially among the general public, people who done the wrong diet method were more than the people who run a healthy diet correctly. Even people who work in the health field though, not a few of them are not running a healthy life.

Not a few of people who think that a healthy lifestyle as a terrible thing. As if they were in a military training center that implemented strictly. Maintain a healthy lifestyle with the tormented heart, it won't give positive results. When we were in military training, then we make a mistake, it's likely we will get a punishment. However, a healthy diet program is in contrast to military training. When we break the rules of our diet, we should not punish ourselves.

A healthy diet should be the pattern of our everyday life, as a basic rule of our eating habits. However, sometimes there is a situation that inadvertently make us have to take another path. Perhaps in the diet, you really avoid eating junk food. However, because there is a situation that requires you to eat junk food, so you break the rule. Don't take that as a huge mistake, so then you punish yourself. I also met some of my friends who are running the diet program, especially women, when they ate junk food, and then they punish themselves by not eating for a few days and exercise excessively.

When we punish ourselves, it means we assume that diet as something that curb. There are also some people who apply the "Cheating Day" or a holiday on the middle of diet program. They took one day as a gift from their diets. They make a rule, for example, every Sunday they are free to eat whatever they want. The reality is much more difficult to burn calories rather than burn calories. We can eat 1000 calories in 1 hour, but we can take 5 hours to burn. Instead of 5 hours, 1 hour exercise alone you have been very exhausted.

I myself have never felt guilty when I had to eat a plate of junk food. However, I still realized that the food I eat is not good. Remember! Everything is have a limit. The key is self-control. When we do not consider it as an error, then we should not be complacent, and continue to break the rules. It all depends on you. Because implementing a healthy diet will train control our passions, and make us more able to be critical.

So, keep maintain your health, everyone.

Tips For Beginners Who Practice Yoga

noreply@blogger.com (Laurent Pratama ABP) — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 12:32:00 +0700

The biggest problem that we often face in doing something new is a pessimist before trying. When we're feeling pessimistic, in fact we would lose before the fight. In the world of health and fitness, we must continue to feel optimistic and have a positive attitude. So that we can get the best results. This article is addressed to those of you who want to start practicing yoga. I want to share my experience about practicing yoga, because I was a beginner in yoga practice.

Yoga is an activity that is more than just exercise. Even yoga have existed long long before you were born. When you actually have the intention to join a yoga class, or want to learn yoga by self-taught, then not only physical factors that you should be prepared. You also have to prepare mentally and have enough knowledge. Remember! to dispose of all your negative thoughts.

Open your mind

Yoga is an art of classical physical exercise. You must open your mind to be able to establish a good mentality. It would be better if you throw away first all of your life problems. Leave your thoughts into a clean mind when we want to start practicing. We shouldn't think that yoga is an ancient type of exercise, and less relevant today. You should never underestimate yoga if you want to really learn it. Forget all your doubts and excessive expectations, then gradually you will get the benefits. In fact there are some people who think that yoga is a forbidden activity, as they relate to a particular religion. Of course we must be critical in addressing this opinion. Therefore, an open mind will be very important.

Don't worry about your body shape

Perhaps many of you who think that yoga can only be done by people who have a lean and athletic body. We should not think like that, because yoga can be done by everyone. We know that the one of our goals practicing yoga is to erode the body fat. The people often you see as the image model of yoga are the ones who practice diligently, they didn't suddenly can do that movements. Perhaps these people, at first also had full body fat.

And often we saw some of yoga pictures, that these images show a difficult movements. Because the movement is probably the upper level movements. For you are a beginner, you should try to move from the basic level. You don't need to afraid if you aren't currently have the flexibility of the body, because by itself it will be formed if we practice regularly and routinely. Sure, it can be a challenge for us, so that one day we can do the difficult movements that require a high level of flexibility.

Choosing a suitable type of yoga

When you want to start practicing yoga, and join a yoga class, it's a good idea to choose one type of flow yoga that you will focus on. There are many types of yoga flow, I don't know how many exactly, because yoga is also experiencing growth at any time. However, when I first practiced yoga, I prefer Hatha yoga, because this flow is a type of yoga that I first heard and it's quite common. Here are some examples of the flow of yoga that can be chosen by beginners.

Hatha Yoga

This stream focuses on techniques asana (postures), pranayama (breath though), bandha (locks), mudras (gestures), and deep relaxation. Hatha goal is to maintain body balance alarm with five principles of yoga practice (Regularly practiced, breathe deep, well-balanced diet, adequate rest, positive thinking and meditation). This technique is very effective for reducing stress and train your concentration. At first, hatha yoga are very similar to meditation.

Bikram Yoga

This yoga is an unique type, because it must be done in a room temperature of 40 degrees Celsius. The place to practice is like a sauna which aims to make the body expend a lot of sweat, and aims to improve blood circulation. Bikram yoga consists of 26 poses performed systematically. This type of yoga is suitable for you who like to work up to sweat very much. Bikram yoga course is not suitable for those who have sensitivity to heat, and hypertension. For those of you who are experiencing an injury, is also not recommended to do bikram yoga.

Asthanga Yoga

System training on asthanga divided into 6 series of asana. Starting from a low level of difficulty, moderate, and higher. The advantage of this system is that we can practice in accordance with our respective capabilities. But for a beginner, it would be better if the movements are determined by the instructor. Asthanga yoga performed non-stop at high enough speeds. Thus, proper regulation of breath is also required. This type of yoga would be very much to burn calories and expend a lot of sweat. When we are proficient with these movements, don't keep on expecting guidance from the instructor. Maybe this flow is also suitable for those who practice self-taught.

So everyone, don't ever hesitate if you have a desire to practice yoga. Trust me, it would be a lot of benefits that we will get. Remember to always think positive! Keep healthy :)

This Unique Fruit is Called Kiwi Fruit

noreply@blogger.com (Laurent Pratama ABP) — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 22:09:00 +0700

It's quite a long time I didn't eat kiwi fruit. Please don't mock me, because the last time I ate this fruit was about 6 years ago. Yesterday my aunt gave me a gift bag of kiwi fruit. There is no reason for me to refuse it. Because in my country, kiwi fruit be the one of fruit that is quite expensive. Not all the fruit merchants selling this fruit. So long i didn't eat this fruit, even I almost forgot how to eat this fruit (hehehe, do I really embarrassing?).

The uniqueness of kiwi fruit

The fruit that comes from China is also known as the "Chinese Gooseberry". I think that kiwifruit similar to sapodilla fruit. But it has more rounded shape than sapodilla, and on the outside there are fine hairs (fuzzy skin). I really like the green color of flesh that is fresh, and there are black small seeds surrounding it. So, there are many people who make kiwi fruit slices as garnish on top of their cake. I think the most unique of the kiwi fruit is the flavor. Why did I say unique, because when we ate kiwi fruit, first it will be very sweet, but then it could turn into a fresh sour taste. The soft texture and the distinctive aroma, add to the uniqueness of this fruit.

The benefits

In addition to the uniqueness of the flavor, kiwi fruit is also rich in health benefits. Since kiwi fruit also contain vitamins and minerals like fruits generally. Kiwi fruit contains a lot of vitamin C, vitamin E, vitamin K, vitamin B6, folate, and calcium. Even levels of vitamin C in the kiwi fruit 17 times more than apples, and 2 times more than oranges. The content of vitamin C that causes the kiwi fruit has a pretty sour taste. Levels of vitamin E in kiwi fruit is also equivalent to the avocado. We know that vitamin C and vitamin E are antioxidants, which function in skin care because it prevents premature aging and prevent cancer. Other antioxidants contained in kiwi fruit are carotenoids, lutein, xantofil, and flavonoids. The amount of antioxidants contained in kiwi fruit ranks third after the oranges and grapes.

Useful addition to skin care, kiwi fruit is also widely consumed by pregnant women. Because of kiwi fruit contains folate which is good for the development of the fetus. In addition, kiwi fruit also has a fairly low glycemic index, making it safe for diabetics to consume it.

For those of you who are running a low-calorie diet program, kiwi fruit may also be consumed because it has a fairly small amount of energy, which is about 61 calories per 100 grams. Even this number is smaller than the amount of energy in oranges, grapes, and bananas. But slightly higher than the strawberry, lemon, and papaya.

The another uniqueness of kiwi fruit is contain of enzyme actinidin. This enzyme is an enzyme whose function is to digest proteins to be more easily digested by the body. Of course, all of us want the protein we eat well absorbed, In order to fix the cells of our bodies as well. Actinidin enzyme can also be used to tenderize meat. Yes, because many proteins contained in meat. Kiwifruit also contains the amino acid arginine and glutamate. Arginine is useful for lowering blood pressure and improving blood flow. And in fact, the arginine can also be used as a cure for impotence symptoms.

Choosing a good kiwi fruit

According to Hazleton Laboratories America, here are tips on choosing a good kiwi fruit :

Choose kiwi fruit with a moist and plump look.
Choose kiwi fruit that gives slightly to firm, broad pressure from the flat of the palm or extended fingers.
Choose kiwi fruit that is free of wrinkles. Wrinkles are an indication that water has been lost and, with it, both quality and good nutrition have been affected.
Choose kiwi fruit that are free of soft spots, cuts and bruises. Water spots or marks on the skin's surface have no significance.

Here is a table of kiwi fruit nutrition per 100 grams (3.5 oz) :

Nutrient	Amount
Energy	61 kcal (260 kJ)
Carbohydrates	14.66 g
Sugars	8.99 g
Dietary fiber	3.0 g
Fat	0.52 g
Protein	1.14 g
Thiamine (vit. B 1 )	0.027 mg (2%)
Riboflavin (vit. B 2 )	0.025 mg (2%)
Niacin (vit. B 3 )	0.341 mg (2%)
Vitamin B 6	0.063 mg (5%)
Folate (vit. B 9 )	25 µg (6%)
Vitamin C	92.7 mg (112%)
Vitamin E	1.5 mg (10%)
Vitamin K	40.3 µg (38%)
Calcium	34 mg (3%)
Iron	0.31 mg (2%)
Magnesium	17 mg (5%)
Phosphorus	34 mg (5%)
Potassium	312 mg (7%)
Sodium	3 mg (0%)
Zinc	0.14 mg (1%)
Source from : USDA Nutrient Database

So, I am not wrong to say that the kiwi fruit is an unique fruit and rich in benefits instead? :)

Practicing Yoga on The Beach

noreply@blogger.com (Laurent Pratama ABP) — Wed, 9 Jan 2013 23:36:00 +0700

Indeed Yoga can be done anywhere, as long as there is enough space, then we can do yoga exercises. However, there is one thing that caught my attention. When I type the keyword "yoga" in the search engines, especially in image search, so many photos of people doing yoga on the beach. Of course this makes me curious, why are so many people who have pictures of yoga exercises on the beach? From these pictures, there are a variety of poses. Some of them practicing yoga on the shoreline, practicing when the sun goes down, and there are those who practice yoga on the edge of the cliff above the beach.

Initially I had thought that it was just for a good perspective only, for a background that has a broad horizon. Of course, the ocean can be a nice background images. Then I started looking for information on the internet, what exactly are the advantages doing yoga on the beach. But I didn't find a satisfactory answer. But I found some testimonial comments on some websites of popular beach. Or testimonial for hotels located near the coast. Many have commented, the location is very good for doing yoga. And these comments makes me more curious.

My country is an island nation, then I won't have trouble finding attractions beach in my place. The nearest beach that i can visit is the south coast of Java. I live in Central Java, and very close to Yogyakarta. In Yogyakarta, there are many beaches that are be a favorite attraction. For example are Parangtritis beach, Depok Beach, Baron Beach, Indrayanti Beach, and many other coastal attractions. Even some of them more beautiful than Kuta beach in Bali (in my opinion). Therefore, it's not uncommon there are many tourists from various countries who visit there.

2 Months ago I visited Depok Beach. My curiosity was finally satisfied. I can try to do yoga there. And it feels really different when you are doing yoga in the room. The atmosphere in there was also support me, since I visited in the morning, shortly after sunrise, and the beach is still not crowded with tourists. Doing some yoga asanas accompanied by the sound of waves and wind, it's really gives enjoyment. This feeling became more calm, the mind becomes more open. Doing yoga is much more fun when done in the open. Natural atmosphere, it gives an aura of its own. It looks like I found the answer at that time. More than just for taking good photographs, or graphic beauty. But because doing yoga on the beach gives a different spirit.

These are some photos I took with the help of my friend uses his pocket camera :

For those who are fond of doing yoga, or a professional Yogi, maybe it's something usual. But for me that is still new to learn yoga, it's a great first experience. What is clear, doing yoga can be done anywhere. What is important is the goal to obtain your physical and mental health.

So, keep healthy everyone. :)

Athletic Body, Is It Just a Style?

noreply@blogger.com (Laurent Pratama ABP) — Tue, 8 Jan 2013 22:29:00 +0700

Maybe some people have an idea that athletic body belongs only an athlete only. Even some people are also skeptical of the owner of an athletic body that is not an athlete. They assume it is just for a style. So, why do we have athletic body? Is it true it's just for a style?

Maybe it's true, there are some people that make up his body just to beautify the appearance alone. People with such orientation is usually to take instant ways, and tend to take shortcuts. They tend to do a wrong diet and rely on the consumption of drugs. In contrast to those who have an orientation to health, they will do a healthy diet, and prefer doing natural ways by doing regular exercises. They tend to be more patient and not demanding instant results.

For men, it's not a secret that many of those who aspire to the ideal body and athletic body. Deep in the heart of a man whose chubby, surely they also have the desire to have a good body shape, it's just that they have not been able to carry out the requirements that must be done.

If anyone says, "Although I am fat, but the important thing is my body stay healthy."

How do you respond to the above statement? Do you agree with the sentence above?

I know this is a sensitive thing, but it's a reality. What must be known is, a person who has a healthy lifestyle may not have a fat body. Even if the person is rarely exercise, but if he has a healthy diet, then he would have a quite ideal body. However, it is very rare people who like it. Because people who have a healthy diet, usually automatically he will also realize the importance of exercise.

Indeed there are many people who suffer from obesity, but he still claims that he is healthy. Obesity is like a time bomb, which at times could explode. People suffering from obesity was like a cave which contains a sleeping ferocious monster. When we woke up the monster, then he will berserk and destroy everything. It was the truth. All of it is just a matter of time. Obese people already have an investment in their future disease. Indeed, people who have athletic body doesn't guarantee that he will be spared from the disease. But at least, that person is already reducing the risk for having diseases such as osteoporosis, heart disease, stroke and diabetes.

Indeed, the general public still lack awareness of it. We can see when we are visiting downtown or when we're walking around in the mall. Look there, then the people who potbellied be more dominant than the people who has particularly ideal and athletic body. Such a phenomenon is not only happening in one country alone.

If that people with athletic body just want to simply style, then why are they not at the centers of the crowd to show off? They prefer to be in the gym, or in a quiet place to meditate. Athletic body should not be owned by an athlete. Ordinary people may also have it. And if we can keep it, then this will be a very good investment in the future to ward off various of terrible diseases. So, it would not hurt you have athletic body instead? But of course with the condition, grab it in a natural way.

Push Up to Train Chest Muscle Strength

noreply@blogger.com (Laurent Pratama ABP) — Mon, 7 Jan 2013 23:20:00 +0700

Push ups are one of the types of body weight training, that is weight training using our own body weight as the burden. Push is a very popular practice, because these exercises can be done anywhere, anytime, and can be done without any special tools. Push ups are a strength training refers to large-muscle building, especially in the chest. In addition, the push-ups can also train the muscles of the back, shoulders, arms and abdomen. Although this exercise is quite well known, but not rarely, there are people who did the wrong position. The body is not straight is a mistake that many people do.

In addition to muscles, push-up exercises are also believed to have many benefits for health. Among such as preventing osteoporosis, we know that weight training is an exercise that strengthens bones, and it will feel when we get older. For men, push-up exercises will help to increase testosterone levels. Of course this will increase a man's virility.

Push ups have a lot of variations, and these variations depending on the muscle movements that want to be trained. In the chest muscles, we need more specific exercises for each part. The specific parts of the chest that were trained to produce great results is the upper area, lower area, and internal area. Thus the required push-up variation is different also.

To train the upper chest, we do the standard push-ups. To train the lower chest, we can use the decline push-ups or push-ups with your feet in place on the seat. To train the internal area, we can do close grip push-ups. There was also a wide-grip push-ups that reach a wider chest muscles, as well as the shoulders and triceps. Here's how to do the movements push ups.

Regular Push Up

Position your body, face down like the picture above.
Straighten your legs and your body.
Stretch your hands shoulder width apart.
Then start to bend your elbows so that your upper body down and almost touching the floor.
Then return to the starting position and repeat the movement.

Decline Push Up

Provide a bench or a gym ball to put your feet.
Take a prone position as in the regular push up and put your feet on the bench.
Straighten your body and your feet.
Stretch your hands shoulder width apart.
Then start to bend your elbows so that your upper body down and almost touching the floor.
Then return to the starting position by straightening arms.

Close Grip Push Up

Position your body, face down like the picture above.
Straighten your body and your feet.
Put your hand in front of your chest so that your thumb and index finger under your chest.
Then start to bend your elbows so that your upper body down and almost touching the floor.
Then return to the starting position and repeat the movement.

Wide Grip Push Up

Position your body, face down like the picture above.
Straighten your body and your feet.
Widen your hands, approximately 20 cm to the left and to the right of your shoulder.
Then start to bend your elbows so that your upper body down and almost touching the floor.
Then return to the starting position and repeat the movement.

That kind of push-up movements, which struck me as being a base before you learn the variations of other movements that have a higher level of difficulty. There is one important thing to do push-ups and other weight-bearing exercise, that is the setting of respiratory. Setting it up by take a breath on the movement of light and breathe out on the heaviest part. Moreover, the straight posture should always be considered.

Don't impose higher quantity if you are not familiar or you're new in doing push-ups. 10-12 reps x 4 sets may be an amount sufficient to do your exercise. You better have a set amount that much although the number of reps a bit, rather than the number of repetitions that many but only a few sets.

For the best workout results, practice it regularly. Keep healthy, everyone.

What a Tiring Weekend

noreply@blogger.com (Laurent Pratama ABP) — Mon, 7 Jan 2013 00:22:00 +0700

This weekend time is a very tiring weekend for me. It can be said that I have a very short break. Even when I wrote this post, my body still felt very tired. How not, on Saturday morning I started with the jogging activities for 45 minutes. I really have not done jogging outside the house, and yesterday was a sunny morning. Currently My town is in the rainy season, and the rain is very difficult to predict. I don't think that at Saturday, there will be my aunt and her children to my house. My mother was also staying at my house with my brother. My aunt has 3 children, 2 girls and 1 boy. All three of them are the children who are very over active. And my aunt's son is very close to my brother. When they get together, then my house would be felt as if there was a war, because they will continue to move and shout. Only at bed time they will be quiet.

The youngest kid of my aunts was very close to me. Philosia was her name, and she was almost 5 years old. There are unique to her. She would not want to be touched by people who yet take a bath, have a pungent body odor, or fart nearby her. So, even though she was close to me, but if I had not showered, then she will not want to get closer to me. Especially when I'm exercising or spending a lot of sweat. However, when she saw I was in the shower, so she will continue to be near me, and being spoiled with me.

Sunday morning is a "car free day" in my town. At half six in the morning, they've invaded my room to wake me. Of course they would like to invite me to go to the city center. However, I pretended not to wake up and hear them. I am still really tired this morning. But then, they were asked me to go to a children's playground in my town. I went with my aunt and my mother to accompany them. Following their every move, will only make our legs tired, but that must to be done. Because the Youngest definitely be upset if her wish not met. And when in the children's playground, the youngest and his brother fight, and of course we were be a the center of attention. The youngest cried very loudly, even kicking chair.

After they were satisfied to play, then we went to lunch at a chicken restaurant. Indded, aunt and her children were really like with Chicken Steak, even in two weeks, they went to 4 different Steak House. And not a kid of my aunt if not make a fuss. In the restaurant they were fighting over food, and once again they became the center of everyone's attention. Even the waitress up laughing at them. After returning from lunch and got home, the aunt's son and my brother immediately took me to play football on a soccer fields in the city. Actually, my legs still feel tired. However, I had to obey them, because they constantly whine. Arriving at the field, not to 1 hour we played, it started raining and we went home.

Today it was raining very heavily. Even to the extent that a lot of roof that leaked. Of course this being my work home from a football field. My mother and my aunt went to church in the afternoon. Of course all the kids also go. I decided not to, because I really feel very tired. After returning from church, apparently they go home, because my uncle had to pick them up. I said to myself, "Thank God, at last I can really rest". Actually, I really like playing with kids, but my physical condition was very tired indeed. I even skipped my workout schedule for a bicep curl.

I also reject my schedule to hang out with my friends on Saturday night. Because it's very rarely my siblings gathered at Grandma's house. Although I already knew, when they all come together, I would definitely feel very tired. I don't know why they can keep moving without feeling fatigue, they are really like tiny cyborg. However, kids are kids, a period in which we can play happily. Because when I was a kid, my grandmother was told me if I was also like them. hehehe

Although I was tired, but I still feel happy. Besides, playing with children can also burn a lot of calories, right?

Keep healthy and happy, everyone. :)

Diet For Children, Why Not?

noreply@blogger.com (Laurent Pratama ABP) — Fri, 4 Jan 2013 22:29:00 +0700

As many people know, that children need good nutrition to support their development period. Therefore, it's not surprising if a lot of parents are happy when their children eat very heartily. If the child is very difficult to eat, so the parents will always think of how to get their kids to eat well. But there is one thing that I think is quite strange, that not infrequently the parents are happy and proud to see their child has a chubby body. Many parents conclude the chubby body means indicated that their children eat well. What we must know is that obesity not only occur in adults, but can also occur in children. Maybe your chubby child is eating a lot, but you also have to ask, "Does my child have got good and proper nutrition for their growth?".

Indeed, children need to eat that much, but that doesn't mean parents don't have to consider what type of nutrition for their children. Healthy lifestyles can be applied at an early age. In addition to the nutritional needs for growth can be fulfilled, the children will also be used with a healthy diet. In order to run the optimal development of children, so parents must also provide proper nutrition. Actually, invites children to live healthy, much easier than invite adults. Because adults have a period of doing their habits are much longer than the kids. And also, the brains of children still have enough room to be filled with positive teachings.

Toddlers or children at the age of 1-6 years is the golden age for brain tissue to develop properly. Therefore, it's mandatory for parents to provide good nutrition. As I said earlier, that apply a healthy diet in children is not difficult. Because food for children can be made with a more varied. The kids loved the attractive display. Therefore, fruits and vegetables are sources of food that has a variety of colors, so you can make a variety of shapes and color combinations from fruits and vegetables. Many of the children who love junk food. When I watched my siblings are still kids, they love junk food because it looks really interesting. And it's not uncommon that parents often give junk food to their children, because they just think in order to their children want to eat a lot.

Children also need nutrients such as protein, fat, calcium and iron as well as adults. Even children have more servings. When the children were 1 year old, parents would rather give instant baby food. But it's not a problem to give a kind of family food for them, but must be presented with a softer texture. Children also will be better if given the kind of complex carbohydrates such as whole grain breads, cereals, fruits, and vegetables. Just like diet for adult, the diet in children would also be better if divided into 5-6 meals. Because children still need the extra calories.

Protein and Fat

Of course, toddlers will require protein to support thier muscle development at an early age. Dose of protein needed by children should be more than adults, because their muscles are still growing rapidly naturally. Therefore it's very important to give them foods containing essential amino acids. Sources of protein can also be obtained from meat, fish, dairy, and nuts. However, it would be better if the source of protein derived from fish such as tuna and salmon, because they contain a type of super protein.

When adults avoid fat in their milk products, it's contrary to the children. Don't give children fat-free milk. Fats can provide extra calories, and the kids need it. Although children need more fat content, but the parents still have to choose the type of good fat. Therefore, children are also better to avoid fried foods, because it will give more saturated fat and cholesterol. The food was boiled and baked remains the best option.

Calcium and Iron

Growth is closely associated with bone. Therefore, children should get enough food for their bones. Type of mineral that is needed by the bones is calcium. Calcium is one of the nutrients required to be met in the diet for children. Milk and green vegetables such as spinach are good sources of calcium.

Spinach also contains iron needed by the children. The sufficiency is recommended for children 2-6 years was 4.7 mg / day, and this need will continue to increase with age. Protein should be joined with the iron to form hemoglobin in red blood cells. Apart from spinach, we can obtain iron from eggs and chicken livers.

If you want your child to spend their food, then it would be better if they were accustomed to eat at the table with no TV, no video games, or other toys. Let them spend their food before they do any other activity. So, whether you are still asking "Are children allowed on a diet?" The answer is of course "Yes they are". If you want your children to grow and develop well, then you have to teach them a healthy diet from an early age. Don't be proud of your child's chubby body, because it means you haven't successfully provide good nutrition for them. So, diet for children, why not?

Have a healthy family, everyone :)

What is Body Dysmorphic Disorder?

noreply@blogger.com (Laurent Pratama ABP) — Wed, 2 Jan 2013 23:52:00 +0700

Man is a creature who is never satisfied. Humans will always constantly trying to fulfill their ambition. However, if the ambition was taken by the wrong way, of course, it will only cause harm to themselves. In addition to material wealth, physical condition is one that is often the object of human discontent. But unfortunately, not all of us understand how to treat our bodies well. We often feel dissatisfied with the physical condition of our own. We may not be satisfied with the condition of our physical form, but the health factors should still be a priority. The best way is to change it in a natural way, not in ways that harm our bodies.

Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is a disorder in which the sufferer feels obsessed with their physical condition, they have a very high anxiety and dissatisfaction on their physical form. People with body dysmorphic disorder pay attention to the physical appearance in detail. They will make a mandatory in order that their physical form in accordance with what is in their imagination. Their dissatisfaction is in the texture and color of skin, texture and color of hair, and nose. In men who suffer from BDD, the majority of them will put their attention on the muscles they have. As a result of the anxiety and dissatisfaction, the body dysmorphic disorder sufferers can experience extreme depression, and quite a lot of sufferers who reached the stage of attempt suicide.

The majority of body dysmorphic disorder sufferers could take 3 to 8 hours a day to think about all of physical aspects on their body that is not perfect. In the most cases of BDD patients, many who spend their time in front of the mirror, although there are also some people who just avoid mirrors because of fear see the imperfections on their bodies. Some of the patients may also have a habit of wearing makeup very thick, and not seldom of those who like to isolate themselves from social life. Therefore, a lot of people with body dysmorphic disorder who have chaos in the aspect of career, academic, and other social aspects. There is one more thing that makes me very cringe, because some of them have pretty extreme measures, they peeled their own skin until it bled. it's awful, isn't it?

Therefore, many of BDD sufferers who take shortcuts to fulfill their desires. The actions they often do is to do a lot of cosmetic surgery such as plastic surgery; dental surgery, and other surgery to repair the body parts they think are not perfect. For men who suffer from body dysmorphic disorder, usually they will also suffer from muscle dysmorphia, that is an obsession with muscular body shape. And the shortcuts are often taken is to consume excessive supplements, and also using steroids.

A famous figure with body dysmorphic disorder is the world pop legend who died in the year 2009, that is Michael Jackson. Michael is well known with his performances were always eccentric. He was always surprised the world by varying the shape of his face and the color of his skin. That's what makes him a BDD sufferer. Even some say that the cause his death, one factor is due to these habit.

However, we must remain grateful to our physical condition. However, with the gratitude, then it doesn't mean we leave it alone. All we have to do is take care of it properly, by maintaining and making it healthier. If any part of the body that are not healthy, we can't leave it alone, so we need to fix it naturally.

Keep healthy everyone. :)

Welcoming the New Year 2013

noreply@blogger.com (Laurent Pratama ABP) — Tue, 1 Jan 2013 23:46:00 +0700

It really doesn't feel that the year 2012 has been changed to 2013. And I spent 3 days not writing on this blog. 3 days ago, my computer keyboard doused with water, and I can not fix it. My favorite computer store is still on holiday, and I can't buy a new computer keyboard. Anyway I'm too busy preparing for several events for New Year's Eve together with my colleagues. But finally I have a keyboard gift from my brother. So, finally I can write back this time.

This year was my first experience welcome the new year eve with bedraggled conditions. Because it rained all night on the city of Yogyakarta. Despite the rain, I still go to the city center along with some of my friends, but we couldn't bring a camera to take some photos. We went biking. And this is my first experience too, went to use the bike on New Years Eve. But unfortunately it was raining very heavily, so we had to use a raincoat. Because of the rain, the sellers trumpet lost their source of income. But it was a raincoat salesman who reap the benefits. We continue to gather in downtown Yogyakarta, in malioboro, even though the rain. And still a lot of visitors from out of town who come there. And at 23:30, the rain let up a bit. God may indeed provide an opportunity for us to still be holding the fireworks show.

Then I remembered that I wanted a resolution last year. And thank God, the resolution has been reached at this time. My resolution in 2012 is to completely eliminate my belly fat that are getting terrible. And even now I get it exceeded my expectations.

The hope for 2013

Everyone has desires, hopes, and the resolution of each to be achieved each year. Everything that we expected didn't always go according to our wishes, so we must not be discouraged if our resolutions are not materialize. But for me, a resolution can become a way for us to live in the new year. That is, these expectations can be a reference for us to determine the direction of our goals. I myself also have a resolution on this in 2013.

The first, which for this blog, "OutsetHealth". Since this blog is my first blog that I care very seriously, so I hope to continue to write on this blog and continue to share about knowledge with the readers. Since this blog is new, so I hope that continues to grow every year.

The second, which I would like to invite one of my family members who suffer from obesity to have a healthier lifestyle. I don't want to have excessive desire in this case, by inviting all the family. I have to be realistic, because to invite one person alone is a huge challenge.

The third is about career and education. I am still feeling very indecisive in two things. I hesitated to continue my education to a higher level, or pursue my career. But in this case, I hope to be able to flow on its own. Somehow, I think to have a certified fitness instructor. Currently I do have a dream to pursue a career in health and exercise.

What is clear, what is now to be maintained. Health remains a priority. Of course I don't want to go back to a past life when I was a very unhealthy. My hope is to keep learning all the time, studying, and learning. Learning is an ongoing activity, because every second, minute, and hour, the world is always changing and we can not guess.

We should welcome the year 2013 by always thinking positive. We should not continue to dissolve in grief from our failures in the past years. Try and keep trying, that's something we have to do. Just like when we want to get the ideal body shape, we have to be patient and diligent in performing a healthy diet and regular exercise. We can't get it in a short time, all the needed process and patience.

From what I observed, health becomes a problem that continues to increase every year. Technological factors could be one cause. We all know that technology is growing rapidly, and we are getting to be pampered with the easiness that technology has to offer. I am also a person who engaged in the world of technology, so I can see it clearly. Everything should be done wisely. Because after all, health is a gift that humans are naturally obtained, so we also have to treat it naturally anyway.

I would be delighted if you include a healthy lifestyle in your resolution in the year 2013. Happy new year 2013 everyone. Keep smiling, keep happy, and keep healthy :)

Bodyweight Training is My Favorite Exercises

noreply@blogger.com (Laurent Pratama ABP) — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 23:53:00 +0700

What is bodyweight training? Maybe some of you are familiar with this term. Bodyweight training is weight training using our own body as a burden. Bodyweight training does not require any special equipment. These exercises use the body weight as a burden to help increase strength and muscle growth and burn body fat. Because it requires no special equipment, and using our body weight, therefore this exercise can be done anytime and anywhere. Moreover, this exercise also does not require a fee, and therefore the bodyweight training became one of my favorite exercises, hehehe.

Actually, the bodyweight training is already very familiar to you. Push ups and sit ups are kind of bodyweight training that is very popular. You should know that most of the weight training that i do to get my ideal body is bodyweight training. Because ever since I first started my fitness program in february 2012, I have never worked in the gym, I do it wherever I want, and most of my practicing at home. The only weight training equipment I have is a pair of dumbbells each having a weight of 4 kg. And as I write on the "About Me" page, I do not use drugs slimming body. I do it in a natural way.

Then, Whether we can burn body fat and get the ideal body, although we did not go to the gym? The proof is my own body, i can do it, why you can't? Of course exercise is done is a combination of cardio and weight training. However, what I mean here is the type of weight training that I was doing mostly bodyweight training, and i didn't use any type of tool as diverse as in the gym. Of course we can think that in ancient times, not yet built a gym, didn't it?

After all, there are so many combinations of bodyweight training. Push ups and sit ups are only small part. There are still other types of exercise such as crunches, plank, triceps dips, lunges, squats pistol, wall sit, and many more types of exercises to build your muscle body ideal. Even push-ups can still be divided into a variety of movements such as decline push ups, incline push ups, wide grip push-ups, and many more kinds thereof. So, you can train all the muscles of your body just by using your body weight.

Because bodyweight training can be done anytime and anywhere, of course, is very useful for us are super busy. Because of course the gym is not going to want to know whether you are a busy person or not. They will not adjust to the time we have, but we are the one who must adapt to their time. I myself, do not always punctual in doing workout. But clearly, I've set the day when I have to practice, and when I need to rest. What is clear, early morning and late afternoon is the ideal time to do a workout. Even for me, push up is already just like a snack for me, because suddenly I could just do it even in the middle of my busyness.

If we do this exercise seriously and regularly, it will provide excellent benefits as well as other types of strength training. Of course, our bodies will be more toned, because this exercise can increase calorie burning and muscle building. Bodyweight exercise can suppress our appetite, and it will be an important factor in running a healthy diet program. One of very important benefit of course is to increase our bone density. One thing I love about bodyweight training is that we will train more muscles in one type of exercise. We can see when we're doing push-ups exercise. Although the push-up has the objective of training the muscles of the upper body, such as chest, but while doing push-ups, in fact we will also train our triceps, back, and abdomen.

Seeing all the advantages of bodyweight training, it feels there is no reason for me to not make it as my favorite exercise. A workout that is simple, inexpensive, but provide amazing benefits. All it takes is determination and discipline in doing so. So how about you?

keep healhty all :)

Joan Minnery, a Mother Who Lead a Healthy Life For Her Son

noreply@blogger.com (Laurent Pratama ABP) — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 23:43:00 +0700

What if you are faced with a choice between choosing Junk Food that has become your favorite menu, or choose the only son you have? Maybe for you the reader, will be easily answered, "Of course I would prefer my son." The junk food i mean here is to represent an unhealthy lifestyle. Where a person who has had an acute obesity, will usually make junk food as their favorite daily menu, which is almost every day they eat. Today I found an article that impressed me at the HuffingtonPost website. The article discusses a woman named Joan Minnery, who managed to lose her weight to 163 pounds. It was a sufficient amount of fantastic in my opinion. And that impressed me is that she runs a healthier life because of her love motivation for her son. And I think this figure greatly inspired me.

Joan Minnery is a 56-year-old mother. She has a height 157,5. She always had a fat body. Joan admitted if in the last 5 years prior to starting the diet, her weight has exceeded 250 pounds. She always ate non-stop, from lunch until midnight. She said, "I ate lots of carbs, stopped at many drive-thrus and totally gorged myself on pop and greasy foods". Therefore, it's not surprising that when she weighed her weight, then the scales shows the number 300 pounds.

Joan worked as a teacher of musical theater. And her profession is often a source of stress. Joan is a single mother of her son, who was also a perfomer. Her son also thinks that because his mother lived lifestyle, he was going to live his adult life without his mom. Until the year 2010, her doctor gave her a real choice, between still choose to live unhealthy, or immediately run a healthy lifestyle. Of course, to run a healthy lifestyle is not an easy matter for Joan. However, at that time his son forcing Joan to choose junk food or himself. And finally his son won. Joan promised to change her life. Then, on 303 pounds, she started on a health and wellness journey, which has resulted in her turning her entire existence around.

There is a similarity between my diet method, with the Joan apply. We are actually using natural methods. Joan did not use drugs or any medical ways, or use methods of operation, because she also chose old-fashioned method. Joan began to plan a controlled diet with foods high in protein and fewer carbohydrates. She eats carbs in the morning and afternoon, and she ate a lot of chicken and fish. And she did not eat anything during the night. And of course to be balanced with regular exercise.

Currently, joan could go back to dancing, acting, and teaching. She felt like living again. Even in December 2011, she became a certified Zumba Fitness instructor, and she is embarking on a health and wellness career, joined by her son, who is a Certified Personal Trainer. Of course that is in contrast to her past life. And after leading a healthy lifestyle, then her weight to 140 pounds.

That is a story of Joan Minnery, which i think this is very inspiring. If you still love your family, then stop hurting yourself. Running a healthy lifestyle is not only useful for yourself, but also will make your family happy. Because you mean so much to them. :)

Images Credit : HuffingtonPost

Prepare a Healthy Breakfast to Start Your Day

noreply@blogger.com (Laurent Pratama ABP) — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 00:14:00 +0700

There are still many, many people who underestimate the breakfast time, so it is not uncommon for people who often skip their breakfast time, and prefer to have lunch only. For those of you who are running a healthy diet program, of course, breakfast becomes mandatory. But in general, breakfast is something that must be done by each person. We all know that after getting out of bed in the morning, your body will run out of energy. So if we do not provide calories in our bodies, how can we begin our activities properly?

I will give you an idea that breakfast is the same as when we are in love. We should have to give a good first impression for the people we love, so that he / she will also give a good response. Just like the breakfast. We must give a good first impression on our bodies, so the bodies will also work properly.

When you want to go out with people you like, of course you will dress up nicely before meeting with the person, and not the opposite. Likewise also with our bodies in the morning, we have to eat the breakfast first, before starting our activities, and not the opposite. In order for our bodies to work properly, we should give a good and healthy breakfast. Our body will work well if we have a good metabolism. Then, what kind of breakfast that makes our body's metabolism to become fluent?

To make your metabolism run well, and your stomach feel full longer, you have to supply the essential nutrients into your bodies. These nutrients are protein, healthy fats, fiber, and low glycemic index carbohydrates. You have to avoid the foods with a high salt content, so that after waking up, your stomach does not feel bloated. Make sure you don't consume more than 500 mg of salt.

What kind of food should we make as the breakfast?

We must make a combination of foods so that the need of protein, healthy fats, fiber, low glycemic index carbohydrates can be met. Cereal grain + a whole boiled egg + fresh fruits like apple, still be my favorite breakfast menu. Choose the cereals with at least 3 grams of fiber in every presentation, because the daily fiber requirement is at least 6 grams. Enough fiber can make you full longer.

You can also make an egg omelette served with vegetables. The vegetables should you choose are broccoli or spinach, because these vegetables have a high calcium content. In addition to calcium, spinach and broccoli have a high fiber content as well. If you are a connoisseur of spicy food, then there is no wrong if you add a little pieces of red chili. Because chili is believed to increase the body's metabolic processes.

If you're in the process of muscle building, or weight gain program, then the combination of whey protein shake with fruit is a great option. We can get enough amount of protein from whey protein shake. Fruits will also give you vitamins and fiber. Strawberries can be a great option to be combined with whey protein.

If you want to consume fruit juice as your breakfast menu. Be sure to not buy juices with high sugar content. It would be better if you make your own juice with a little sugar, or it would be better if it was not given extra sugar. However, for me to consume in a fresh condition, remains the best option

Be sure to have a breakfast before starting your activity. Prepare a healthy breakfast to start your day. The good and healthy breakfast will give you good energy too. If you want to obtain the ideal weight, you should not skip your breakfast, so that your muscle not become mushy. So from now on, remember to always have breakfast in the morning. Keep healthy :)

Tips to Stay Healthy on Holiday

noreply@blogger.com (Laurent Pratama ABP) — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 23:21:00 +0700

It doesn't feel we are almost at the end of the year. The biggest event during the month of December is a celebration to welcome Christmas and New Year's Eve. If you are still at school or work, then in this case you will be given the opportunity to celebrate it by getting a day off. Not a few of us who get a share of the long holiday. Because of the opportunity to vacation, there will usually be a significant change in our lifestyle. While on vacation, many of us forget the activities that should still be something that must be done, in this case is to keep our health. Some of us may be many who are invited to attend the celebration parties, and often times we forget to keep our diet, even many of us are a lack of time to rest because always spend the holidays with staying up until morning. Here are tips to make your holidays keep enjoyable, but still healthy.

Avoid the following foods while away on vacation.

1. Carbonated drinks

Indeed, canned soft drink are practical and easy to carry while going on vacation, but carbonated drinks also cause bloating and stomach problems, and make bad breath be no odor. Of course we all want our stomach to feel keep comfortable while on vacation, don't we?

2. Cheese

Cheese does have a high calcium content. However, you better not carry it when go on vacation, because the cheese out of gas that make it difficult for the stomach to digest. It will also make your stomach discomfort along the way.

3. Junk food

Burger or pizza is also a practical food to be consumed, and this food can be very tempting during the holidays. But junk food is junk food, it will only give you an extra fat and it can destroy your diet during the holidays.

4. Chewing gum

Chewing gum can also be something fun to accompany us during the holidays. However, just like cheese and soft drinks, chew the gum while traveling will just make your stomach bloated. Because when chewing, there will be a lot of incoming air.

5. Spicy food

The food was very spicy would be very risky to create a disturbance in your stomach. You better not to consume too much spicy foods during the holidays, because your holiday might be overtaken by a sense of heartburn in your stomach. However, that doesn't mean you should completely avoid the spicy foods. The bottom line is don't overconsume it, because the stomach problem become a problem that often occur when people are away on vacation.

Bringing healthy snacks and meals from home

It is important for you to always carry some snacks while away on vacation. Why would this be so important? Because when we are traveling, we will often skip our meals, especially if you are traveling in a long distance. And it can accumulate your hunger, then it will make you overeat when you stop for a great meal. That is the task of healthy snacks, which prevents you from overeating. Therefore, it is very important for you to eat more frequently in small amounts. You can bring a healthy snack such as yogurt, berries, boiled eggs, almonds, toasted nuts or dried fruits. Avoid carrying a high-calorie snack.

Besides bringing some snacks, of course, you should also bring the lunch from home. Because you can better determine what type of menu that you want to eat when you're traveling. Surely it would be more appropriate if you keep bringing healthy foods, such as vegetables and lean meats. You must keep your protein needs. When you really enjoy your vacation, you may not be aware that you have been doing a lot of activity. Thus, the protein will make you feel full longer and help your body recovery.

But if it turns out you didn't have time to prepare your meal lunch from home, and you were planning to have lunch at the restaurant, then try not to eat at fast food restaurants. Look for restaurants that offer a wide selection of healthy foods. However, I still recommend you to bring a lunch from home.

Because when the holidays, usually the food vendors will be less concerned about the quality of their food, and more concerned with the quantity of food they sell, because of course the number of buyers will also increase.

Keep your body to stay hydrated and rested

When going on vacation, don't forget to bring plenty of water supplies. Because a lot of your activities will make you lose a lot of fluid, so it is important to keep your body keep hydrated. If you feel dizzy while playing, likely your body is dehydrated. Therefore, you better bring mineral water supplies, rather than carrying supplies soft drinks or alcoholic.

When you have to welcome the Christmas Eve or New Year's Eve, you might sleep until late at night, or perhaps until morning. Make sure you still have enough sleep. Because of the holidays, of course, this is not a problem if you ever have to wake up late. The important thing is, you can still meet the needs of your bedtime, and sleep well.

Problems often arise when a vacation trip

Jet Lag

When you are traveling by plane, and traveled far enough, or perhaps between countries, then this could make you change your biological clock. If you are experiencing jet lag, after getting off from the plane try to bask in the sun for about 30 minutes, and consume melatonin supplements at night.

Stress

Although the purpose of your vacation is to eliminate stress and to have fun, but sometimes there's something screwed up your holiday because your plan doesn't go as planned. You should not be trapped by the circumstances, and must be able to think clearly to solve the problem. Try to get out of the hustle and find a quiet place, then take a deep breath several times, and try to think positively and recall your goal to go on vacation. Listen to music to be one of my mainstays when faced with stress while on holiday.

Body stiffness

When we sit too long in a private car or public transport, surely we can not move freely. Most likely your body will tense because of sitting too long. To fix this, do some simple stretching exercises by moving the muscles stiff.

Motion sickness

There may be some of you who are experiencing motion sickness that causes nausea and dizziness. Whether because traveling by land, sea, or air. Therefore, don't forget to take anti-motion sickness drugs before going. Or you can handle it by taking ginger to make your body feel warm.

Of course, your vacation would be more fun if you could enjoy it with the body condition remain fit and fresh. So, happy holidays and stay healthy :)

Healthy Salad From My Mother

noreply@blogger.com (Laurent Pratama ABP) — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 23:08:00 +0700

Salad is a meal consisting of a variety of vegetables, although there is also use fruit as the ingredients . But in my country, the food is more synonymous with salad vegetables. The basic ingredients of the salad was raw vegetables. Often the salad is served with a sauce or dressing including oil and an acid. As long as they are not consumed by the excess sauce, salad would be foods that have low calories, but high in fiber. We can also add meat in it as an additional source of protein, it can be chicken or beef.

Today, December 22 is Mother's Day in Indonesia. And this afternoon my mother came to visit me. We did not stay one house, because she lived with father, and I live with my Grandmother. Mom brought me a portion of my favorite salads. Mother knows if on a Saturday afternoon, I would do my workout at home. Of course it makes me very happy, because after a workout is a good time to replace nutrients lost body.

My mother sent me a salad after he returned from her office, and he went home after giving it. After half an hour my workout done, then I prepare a salad to eat. My mother knew that I had to undergo healthy lifestyle and eating well. I am very fond of eating vegetables. So she prepared her salad with a healthy as possible. He also knows that I'm reducing the food is fried, and that contain high sugar and salt. For the layman, maybe the salad dressing that my mom made will taste bland, but for me it is something that is very tasty and healthy, because the salad was really special to me. ;D

The contents of the salad was :

Carrots
Bean
Potato
Lettuce
Peas
Onion
Pickled cucumbers with red onion
Tomatoes
Chicken with no bone, no skin, and no fat.

And I think the ingredients to make a salad dressing is also the same as another regular salad from Indonesia, that was :

Yolk
Vinegar
A little sugar and salt
Mayonnaise
Garlic
Onion

Many people think salads always contain good nutrition. So many people are on a diet and addicted to eat salad. However, we should know that the salad has many variations. You can buy a salad at a restaurant, but always pay attention to the content of the salad. Does it have a lot of ingredients that are fried? Is the meat used is high in fat? One more thing to note, that the salad dressing typically use a lot of mayonnaise. Mayonnaise contains fat and cholesterol which is quite high, because mayonnaise is made from egg yolks. Not to mention the salad dressing also uses egg yolk as an additive. This means that inside the content, there will be a lot of egg yolk. For that reason you have to be wise in using the dressing in your salad. As you can see in my salad, although my mother was making a salad dressing as healthy as possible, but I still only use a little salad dressing. However, it still does not diminish the delicacy of my mom's salad.

So, keep healthy, keep tasty :)