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Health + Wellness: Keep Your Family Healthy by Using Hawthorn Extract

December 27, 2012 No Comments

In the last few years, herbal medicines, like those found at https://finestlabs.com/, and therapy have gained lots of popularity globally. Experts and doctors advised these kinds of medicines and treatments. They can easily be done at home. The best part about these medicines is that they cure the body from the inside, naturally. Also the cost incurred for the treatment is very marginal, as compared to most of the expensive treatments that are available in the markets today. One of the most common herbal extract that is producing excellent health results for its users is Hawthorn extract.

Good for the heart

This natural herbal antioxidant has shown great results in keeping and maintaining good healthy body and mind. More importantly, it keeps the heart young. It contains some beneficial antioxidants that keep the blood flow in the body regular and clean. The research and studies conducted, has clearly indicated that people who are using this extract regularly in their diets are less prone to cardiac attacks. Also, it has been observed that the level of blood pressure is well maintained among people who are taking these extracts. These herbal medicines have no side effects, and can be taken and prepared at home itself.

health, Tips and Tricks

having enough sleep lately?

July 21, 2012 2 Comments

When you become a mum, you adjust so that your body can function full well even with only a few hours of sleep, or from time to time, with no sleep at all. I guess it was inevitable + it does come with the territory! You manage your household, you cook meals, you take care of your little ones + oversee their early childhood education, you allot a few hours each week for yourself, if you get lucky ~ there is just too many things on your plate all at the same time, you hardly have enough time for all of them! Sometimes you would even find yourself working from the wee hours of the morning or until the wee hours of the night just so you can get most things done. Sounds familiar, right?

Oh well, I’ve had my fair share of good days + bad. When my son is sick I can hardly sleep at all. During a good day, I was off to snooze land even before the little one closed his eyes! When Jared was only a few days old + on our first day from the hospital, I did not sleep a wink the entire day just to make sure he won’t disappear when I close my eyes! I treasure those precious moments! 😉

Lack of sleep is something we can endure only for while, it can be detrimental not only to our physical glow but also to our over-all health as well that we ought to really get those zzzz as much as we can + whenever the opportunity rises. So how do I manage to get enough sleep with a toddler in tow? Here are a few nifty tips I thought you might find helpful:

I need all the energy during the day to keep up with the home chores + my energetic little boy, so I really need all the sleep I can get + one great advice I got from my sister is to sleep whenever the little man is asleep, that way I can catch up on my zzzz. So I try to doze off myself whenever my little man turns in for his late-afternoon nap!
Toddlers have a knack at fighting off sleep during the day + even at nighttime, so whenever I fell like I am getting sleepy myself, I’d usher the little man to our room, give him a bottle if he asks for one + turn off the lights. Once the room is pitch black, notice how your little one fall asleep immediately. It is a fool-proof trick! 😉
To make the most of your sleep time, massage some calming oil before going to bed, or lit some aroma candles. You can also invest on one of those plush luxury linens so you will be sure to have an enjoyable sleeping experience.

Okay, am off to dreamland now while my little man is sleeping, if you’ve got any ideas for a better sleep? Don’t forget to drop me a line on a comment below, right? 😉

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health, mum musings

this mum’s wish to be body beautiful in her 30’s

June 15, 2012 36 Comments

I have struggled with my weight + my over-all body image all my life. What can I say, I was born a big baby + it did not help that being tall + big-boned runs in my Mama’s side of the family. I was towering over my classmates + friends all my elementary life + was stuck with a 52-kilo, 26-inch waistline even before I hit my early teen years. I know totally uncool, right? It was a good thing, though, that tank tops + skinny jeans were not yet a fad at the time + I was always clad in my choice-of-clothing hand-me-down shirts + poloshirts from my Papa + my totally unflattering lone pair of jeans! It did not even help that I was living a half-sedentary lifestyle, sitting in front of the tellie whenever I had the time, with biking around the barrio during weekends as my only form of exercise.

It was in my early 20’s, when I discovered the beautiful thing that is yoga + tried doing it in the safety of my bedroom, just before I go to sleep at night or when I wake up in the morning. It was also then that I discovered vegetarianism. I tried my luck with this healthy lifestyle alternative + was never happy with myself! For the first time in my life I can wear shorts + skirts in public + I manage to get rid of the unsightly extra flesh on my thighs that has been there all my life! I was in my best form, filled at the right places. I even tipped the scale once at 49 kilos, the lowest I have weighed my entire life. I can also wear those form-fitting sexy blouses, as well as those body-hugging skinny jeans {my waistline has trimmed down to 27 inches around this time, too!}! I felt light, I felt good, I felt healthier + I was healthier!

I started gaining back the weight several months before I turned 30, I became rounder + fuller but it was all good. Little did I know that there was actually a little, beautiful surprise that was waiting for me to discover! I was to become a mum! Contrary to the usual, instead of gaining weight, I was actually losing them during my first trimester, with the ~~morning~~ all-day sickness + unusual lack of appetite. I just started gaining back the body weight in my 3rd trimester when my baby bump was all obvious + I was a few months away from delivery. I never had problems with my body at the time, since I was totally enjoying my pregnancy+ I was discovering all these beautiful things about my body + the little pea thriving in my tummy! Not to mention I am also enjoying the extra oomph pregnancy gave to my breasts!