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Four Eyes

Written on March 16, 2010 by MommaWannabe in @ Home, Health

My brother mentioned that he feels that his glasses aren’t right anymore for his eyes and thinks that he will need to buy new pair of glasses. He went online to do some price comparison and read about Eric’s Review of Zenni Optical.

He likes zenni already but was wondering how could it be possible to get quality glasses at a very very low price. he’s looking to buy the Lowest Price Progressive Glasses, but he still needs to save a bit more now that he is almost broke. As soon as he has some money he will buy one at The #1 online Rx glasses store .

Hello! Welcome back to my blog :)

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Cravings Bust Your Diet Plans

Written on July 10, 2009 by MommaWannabe in Health, Women Talk

Like many of the women, you might have tried at least one diet program in the past. If you’ve been on one, what did you notice? Everything went well as far as the recipes and the routines are concerned, but everything seemed to go downhill when the cravings kicked in, right? These evil cravings make you want to quit… and what’s really frustrating is that you think you’re just staving off your urge to quit by giving in to your craving. Only, it ends up consuming your will and busting your diet program altogether!

Is there a way to stop these cravings? The good news, yes there is. The bad news, you need to make this a habit to really get rid of the cravings. It’s not really difficult. You just need to drink lots of water and eat on time (or at least eat according to the schedule specified in your diet sheet).

Seriously, reading so many reviews like this liporexall review, can make it seem like dieting is easy. However, unless you find and develop your own system of curbing your cravings, dieting will continue to be difficult.

Some sources say that cravings are actually signs of lack in nutrients. This means that as long as your diet is balanced and you drink water regularly (hydrate!), you’ll be fine. Because you don’t really know which nutrient you’re missing, it’s also best to eat food that will give you most of the nutrients your body normally needs. Protein, carbs and fatty acids.

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Let's get Physical!

Written on June 22, 2009 by MommaWannabe in Health

Oh my goodness!!! I cannot believe we are already halfway through the year! So how’s that New Year’s Resolution going?

You have signed up for a gym membership and have only been there once. Hmmm??! I knew it… all these New Year’s resolution has been already forgotten right?

I think to be fit, you just need to make some little changes and not make a big deal out of it. Like for example, you need to buy a few things at the store, why don’t you cycle instead of driving your car? This very little change cost next to nothing.

And instead of paying for gym membership, just do work outs at home with those Work out Channels in the morning. If you must really have an equipment, then buy one of these Kettlebells. It looks cute and looks efficient too… that is if you use it regularly.

I am happy for you if you are still doing your New year’s resolution, keep it up!

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My Acne Problem

Written on June 1, 2009 by MommaWannabe in Health, Women Talk

Women have so many issues, to name a few; cellulites, weight problem and acne.

My worst enemy of all these is acne. For a very long time I have been trying to find a way to get rid of this problem. I think I have tried all sort of cure but finding the best acne treatments that suit you can be quite tricky too. What works for one might not work for you.

Okay maybe acne is not life threatening but it is seriously bad for ones ego.

If you have serious acne, you can better go consult a dermatologist. However, in milder cases you will often be able to get it under control by yourself just by persevering.

Tips to conquer your acne:

Diet

Very important, eat at least 5 types of fresh fruit and vegetables each day. As we all know fresh fruits and vegetables are full of nutrients that our body needs. They boost the immune system and are good antioxidants. Drink at least 8 glasses of water a day to flush your system of toxins.

Cosmetics

Hypo-allergenic and water based cosmetics are the way to go. Avoid heavy creams and the oil free products. Also don’t forget to wash your skin thoroughly every night to remove makeup residue.

Clean Skin

Do not scrub your face harshly and clean your skin nightly. Try to use an exfoliator to gently remove damaged skin and unplug pores once or twice a week.

Stress

It is contributing factor to acne so try to take it easy and relax. Emotions do trigger chemical reactions in our body, which can cause an outbreak.

Hormones

Hormones can play a role in acne flare ups and they can be used to reduce outbreaks. Your doctor may decide to use HRT to eliminate or reduce your acne outbreaks.

Do not touch

Do not touch your face- our hands are dirty no matter how clean we think we are.

These steps have helped me in the last couple of weeks and I think that for me, this is the best acne solution.

Check out Acne Free Life for more useful informations.

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Wordless/ Wordful Wednesday – My Sister

Written on May 5, 2009 by MommaWannabe in Health, Personal, Random

Well she is not really my sister by birth but we did grew up together and my mom practically brought her up. We like my brother didn’t always got along but now that they are older – they are my best friends. I love seeing and meeting up with them whenever I am in the Philippines.

I also worry about them – I was like a mom to them when my mom went abroad to work so she can support us.

When I went away,I heard one time when we were catching up on chat – that she was taking some diet pills to shed some pounds. I did read about it an found out that there are some counterfeits around. So I did warn her about this because it is dangerous to just take pills that are fakes.

Anyway, I read another pill called atro phex that seem to have lots of negative feed backs as well. We should always be careful on what we put inside our body. Once the damage is done, it would be difficult to undo it.

Anyway, I’d like to take this chance to wish my sister Chie “A Happy Happy Birthday!!!”

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Beer is good for you?

Written on April 30, 2009 by MommaWannabe in Health

Beer have so many varieties- they have light colored to very dark ones. Belgium is very popular with it’s wide range of beers – a few that I know of are Trappist, Dubbel, Blonde or Golden Ale and Stout. Belgians drinks on on an average 93 litres of beer per year.

My goodness!

Did you know that beer are good for the health too?

Well according to Tufts University’s study, moderate consumption of beer can decrease your cholesterol level, reduce the amount of fibrinogen in your blood (which is a protein that is responsible for blood clotting), and not only that it can also increase the level of antioxidants in your body.

But not all beers are going to give to give you equal health benefits. If you are to drink beer for health reasons, take dark beers. They have more flavonoids than light beer. Flavonoids are found in chocolate and red wine and plants.

Flavonoids have been proven to prevent cancer and promote a healthy heart. Sure, you can find flavonoids in other foods, such as fruits and vegetables, but they are also present in high numbers in dark beer.

My hubby drinks beer once in awhile preferably ice cold but I am more of a root beer person;).

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Missing our Sauna

Written on February 19, 2009 by MommaWannabe in Health

What we really miss from our home in The Netherlands is our very own sauna. We have one right in our very own backyard. My B-I-L who was married at that time with a Finnish woman built one for us. Finland is famous for their saunas. In the beginning, I didn’t really like it because it gets really hot but after awhile I got used to it. And besides sauna are very good for our skin.

To have your own home sauna is a better alternative to going on a gym or spa just to use the sauna. You might think it is expensive but I tell you it is worth the money.

Main benefits of having home saunas:

1. Money – Well you only need to invest in it once for the installation and if you compare the expense of a spa or gym membership – the cost is definitely lower.

2. Privacy – I like the fact that I know that we are the only ones using our sauna and w is not used by strangers. Because not a lot of people use it , it is always clean and sanitary and safe environment is ensured.

3. Convenience – This is great especially during winter months. To have a sauna at home means we can access it whenever we want. Whether there’s snow storm going on – we can still go tour sauna. With the easy access also means a person will be more likely to use it more often, so they will get more healthy benefits from it than they would a gym or spa sauna.

Here in Singapore, we are renting so there’s no way we can have a home sauna but we are definitely gonna have one in the house we are going build in our planatation.

What about you, do you like going to the sauna?

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