Fitbit One

I cannot tell you how much of a big help the Fitbit has been to me. I bought it at its lowest price over at Amazon, along with a couple of musical pieces for my daughter’s piano lessons. And it has brought a huge difference on how much I move. I am now more conscious of how much (and often) I get active.

I have also been down 10lbs since summer!

Don’t Let the Bed Bugs Bite: Calling the Help of Pest Control Services

Sleep is essential to one’s well being. And a disrupted sleep can wreak havoc in your work and day. Most of the time sleep interruptions come from external causes and can be easily remedied.

 

One of these causes might be bed bugs.  These are flat, reddish-brown, oval insects the size of an apple seed. They only feed on blood and become swollen and reddish after a blood meal.  They can survive without eating for a year though under cool conditions and prefer to be more active at night when people are asleep.

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You would usually found them in cracks and crevices around homes and even in furniture – mattresses, sheets, electrical outlets, headboards and even picture frames. Hotels and hospitals are not spare because they can also go hopping from other personal belongings like briefcases and luggage.

 

How to Know if Your Home is Infested

 

One of the first signs of bed bug infestation is bed bug bits. You can see swollen, red and itchy spots appear on your body. You can also see brown spots in your mattresses or pillowcases. These are fecal matter or skin shedding bed bugs leave after growing.

 

How to Treat Your Home

When you have proven that there are bed bugs in your home, the first thing you need to do is wash all your linen and beddings at very high temperature. Anything that cannot be washed needs to go.

Vaccum every spot in your house. You can also spray alcohol on visible bed bugs.

You should also determine where you get bed bugs. If it’s outside the house, make sure to wash your clothes or have it on a separate bin outside the room once you get home. (This is the primary reason why bringing of personal beddings in hotels and hospitals are strictly prohibited.

 

When it still is out of control and keeps coming back, hire a bed bug exterminator or a pest control company. They will be able to really look for where the bed bugs are hiding and apply the proper chemicals in a safe manner.

 

Before hiring a pest control company, make sure to follow these tips:

 

  1. Ask for references of people you can check with that they have done services for in the past.
  2. Check their full license.
  3. Ask if they have insurance like public liability and professional indemnity. This is important especially if you are going to be treating establishments.
  4. Ask about their standard procedures and guarantee.
  5. Ask about any preparation before treatment that you should do.

Diet > Exercise

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Friends have been telling me this ever since I told them I have a hard time losing all my extra weight. I can easily log in five miles a day to my personal defense but have to admit I am guilty of unhealthy eating. I load up on sweets and juices, I can’t help it.

If I don’t want my efforts to be wasted I need to make sure that I eat right too. It would be a waste of effort if I run 5 miles a day and pig out after. I will be sure to hit a plateau.

Breast Augmentation: Everything You Need To Know

These days, going under the knife or getting surgery is safer, with advanced medical equipment and better medical doctors/surgeons. This is why cosmetic surgery or enhancement procedures are a hit, most people are no longer afraid of going under the knife. Vanity is one reason to enhance one’s beauty or physical appearance.


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Out of all the cosmetic surgery procedures, breast augmentation is one of the most popular. According to studies, about five to ten million women all over the world have breast implants, their ages being varied as young as in their teens to late 60s. With breast cancer one of the leading causes of disease among women, breast reconstruction has also been an option.

As discussed in the graphic above, breast implants can come in two kinds – saline and silicone.

Saline implants are what they name implies – they are filled with sterile salt water and come pre-filled or may be filled at the time of surgery to allow for minor modifications. Silicone implants only come pre-filled and made up with a soft elastic gel.

Here are some of the decisions you need to make: the shape and size of your implants (teardrop implants are more natural looking), the type (silicone or saline) and the profile. Your surgeon should be able to give you a projected “look” in 3D via a computer.

Besides from the implant you need to decide on, you also need to be oriented on the type of incision your surgeon will make. Ask them to explain the different cuts so you can decide on the one you will be most comfortable in. Base you decision on possible scarring scenarios, your post-surgery care and possible reconstruction to add more or take it out.

You might need a few consultations before you decide. Just make sure you are fully informed before signing anything!

Guarding your Health and Appetite during the Holidays

If you have leather wallets at IDStronghold.com, then you have safeguarded your wallet from robbery and thieves especially during the holidays. But there is one thing you should also guard – your health and appetite.

 

“Everything in Moderation.”

“You can have stuffing and pie but not seconds or thirds–if you REALLY want the pie, you need to stay intelligent–maybe skip the stuffing or sweet potatoes and cut a bigger piece of pumpkin pie.”

PREPARE AND TRAIN TO BALANCE OUT YOUR INDULGENCE

“Everything in moderation, enjoy yourself, don’t go into it full of dread. Especially this year, after this horrible storm we had where tens of thousands of people are homeless, have lost everything, there’s so much reason for us to take time to reflect on why we are thankful, and what we have in our life. Focus on that and you’ll enter the holiday with a much fuller spirit and a much cleaner heart.”

Delivery Meal Systems

Healthy Delivered Meals UCLA is one of the things I really like to try sometime.

I don’t know how to cook so when you are trying to lose weight it can be hard to coordinate calorie counting when you are relying on help to cook food which is generally for everybody in the family.

I want to try it for one week so I can take a look at the usual menu and try to copy it. I also like to try juicing for three days.

Healthy Delivered Meals UCLA is really good if you need to have a very strict low calorie but well-balanced diet.