Health tips for a healthy life

Features

- Water jet is clinically proven to be up to 93-percent more effective than flossing
- Advanced control delivers a water pressure of 10 to 90 PSI with 1200 pulses per minute
- Removes debris and bacteria lodged deep between teeth and below the gum-line
- Significant oral health benefit for people who wear braces, have diabetes, and gum disease
- Includes color-coded tips, standard jet tips, tongue cleaners, an orthodontic tip, and a Pik-Pocket tip

Description:

The Waterpik WP-100 Ultra Dental Water Jet is clinically proven to be more effective than floss for healthier gums. Most dental professionals recommend brushing and flossing to keep your teeth and gums their healthiest. Unfortunately, nearly 80-percent of Americans don't floss on a regular basis, and most people find flossing to be a painful or unpleasant chore. Finally, there is an effective alternative to flossing that feels great and is simple to complete.

The Waterpik Ultra goes way beyond flossing to keep your gums their healthiest. Waterpik has designed the WP-100 to deliver a water pressure of 10 to 90 PSI with 1200 pulses per minute. This system delivers a clinically proven combination of water pressure and pulsation to remove debris and bacteria lodged deep between teeth and below the gum-line -- three times deeper than brushing alone. In addition, it massages and stimulates the gums to improve circulation and help promote strong and healthy gums. The Waterpik Ultra is so effective that it is clinically proven to be up to 93-percent more effective than flossing at reducing gum bleeding -- a key indicator of impending gum disease.

In fact, there are over 50 published clinical studies that show the Waterpik Dental Water Jet provides significant oral health benefits, for people who wear braces, have diabetes, and have mild to moderate gum disease. That's why Waterpik is the most recommended brand by Dental Professionals.

In addition to healthier gums, there is nothing better than the clean, refreshing feeling you'll get after using the Waterpik Ultra. While floss can often leave your gums bleeding, swollen and generally beaten up, the WP-100 makes your mouth feel great. Waterpik guarantees healthier gums in just 14 days. If, after using the Ultra for two weeks, your gums are not healthier, or if you are dissatisfied for any reason, then simply return it for a refund -- no questions asked.

Other Waterpik Ultra Features:

- Six tips (included)
- Two standard jet tips -- Cleans deep between teeth and below the gumline
- One tongue cleaner -- Removes bacteria that cause bad breath
- One orthodontic tip -- Cleans hard to reach areas around braces and other dental work
- One Pik Pocket tip -- Gently delivers therapeutic rinses into gum pockets
- One toothbrush tip -- You can brush and water jet at the same time
- Contemporary compact design -- 20-percent smaller than previous models
- Advanced ergonomic handle design -- optimized maneuverability
- Advanced pressure control with 10 pressure settings
- Quiet operation
- Covered reservoir with extra tip storage in the lid
- 14-day "Healthier Gum" guarantee

What's in the Box

Waterpik WP-100 Ultra dental water jet, reservoir lid, eight color-coded tips, three standard jet tips, three tongue cleaners, one orthodontic tip, and one Pik-Pocket tip.



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Perfect Nutrition = Perfect Hair

There are a few key things that you need to make sure you get enough of that will help your hair look at its best.

The first is to drink plenty of water, this gives the hair its shine and without enough it can leave your hair lank and frizzy. The usual recommendation is eight glasses a day, but don’t stick rigidly to this, just drink as much as you can.

Secondly, protein is really important to your hair as this is what it’s made of, so be sure to eat enough dairy and meat products.

Minerals like iron, zinc and copper are also really important.

The iron helps deliver oxygen to your hair to keep it alive and fresh looking, so eat plenty of red meat and dark green veggies.

Zinc is effective in keeping the hair strong, and prevents the hair falling out; it can be found in seafood and meat.

Copper is really important in maintaining the colour of your hair, and enough of this will really give your hair colour a boost, so make sure you eat enough shellfish, seeds and fresh vegetables.

Vitamins are also effective in maintaining a good scalp and a great overall condition of your hair, especially vitamins A, B and C. These can be found in fruits and vegetables.

A great celebrity secret is the sweet potato, which is full of vitamins A and B and other great nutrients which will give your hair great life and body.


To create the perfect look for your hair, choose to straighten your hair. The effect of ceramic straightening means that the follicles on your hair lie straighter and therefore reflects more light, making it look healthy and a beautiful colour.

1. Spray a heat-protective spray in your hair, this insures very little damage is done o your hair. Be sure to spray over the entire length of your hair.

2. Fully dry hair using a blow dryer. Make sure that you blow downwards, this is so the you can keep the cuticles lying flat, thus leaving your hair shinier, because more light can reflect from your hair.

3. Comb through your hair with a wide-toothed comb, so as not to create static in your hair. Keep this comb for the next part.

4. Separate your hair into sections. Depending on the thickness of your hair you may end up having created between 4 and 10 sections. Start with the hair closest to your neck. and work up to the top. You will find that the more sections you have the straighter your hair will be in the end.

5. Once you have your first section, turn on your hair straighteners. Starting at the top pull the straighteners down towards the floor. Do this fairly slowly. The slower you go the straighter it will be and the longer it will stay in. But also the slower you go the more damage you cause to you hair.

6. Once your first section is straight, continue until all the hair is completed.

7. If you are happy with your look, then spray some shine spray over all your hair. If not, continue straightening your locks until you achieve desired effect, please remember that straighteners can also create curls and waves, and so be
creative.

Resource: www.sedustyles.com



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Although many disturbances are not apparent to us, certain evil thoughts which are deeply rooted in the mind may still remain.
At some moment we may be quiet and look nice because there are no disturbances to agitate us, but if some disturbances arise, we soon change our attitude and become violent and ugly.
At the same time the sensual pleasure that momentarily appears in the mind we mistakenly regard as happiness.
It is in fact not happiness.

Pleasure is merely emotional satisfaction. The fleeting nature of pleasure is such that it disappears at the very next moment.
The seeking of pleasure must not be confused with the seeking of happiness.
Pleasure is elusive, temporary, and can leave a bitter after-taste.

Also, it can be costly, yt unsatisfactory. Not so happiness, which does not have to be purchased; it comes from an inner source - the mind, and it is long-lasting.

The pleasure we have at this moment sometimes creates dissapointment because of the fleeting nature of the pleasure.
At the same time, we cannot gain happiness by keeping mental impurities such as fear, anger, jealousy, malice, and ill-will in the mind.
When these are not active in the mind, then we regard the brightness that temporarily appears in the mind as happiness.

Resource : Self & Your Problem Books by Ven Dr K Sri Dhammananda

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- Apple or Carrot Facial Mask Recipe

Ingredients:
- 1 apple or a large carrot
- Honey

Instruction:
Grate an apple finely and then add about 4 tablespoons of
honey. Mix it well apply the mask to your face wait 10 minutes
and rinse. This recipe works very well for oily skins. If your
skin is not oily you can substitute raw carrots for the apple. I
tend to use the apples most of the time but if I am having an
acne problem I use carrots for my facial mask that week.

- Facial Mask Recipes for Normal combination, oily and blemished skin

Ingredients:
- 1 egg white
- 1/2 cup cooked instant oatmeal
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- few drops of lemon juice

Instruction:
Mix one egg white, 1/2 cup cooked instant oatmeal, a teaspoon
olive oil and a few drops of lemon juice until smooth. Spread
on your face and neck, leave on for 15 – 30 min then rinse with
lukewarm water. Few drops lemon juice will help to reduce
blackheads while egg white will leave your skin feel “tight”
after this mask application.

- Banana, Yogurt and Honey Facial Mask

Ingredients:
- 1/2 banana
- 2 tablespoons yogurt
- 1 tablespoon honey

Instruction:
Mash the banana with a fork then mix in honey and yogurt. Apply
to your face evenly. Leave it on for 15-20 minutes. Rinse off with
cool water and get soft and smooth skin.

- Orange and Yogurt Facial Mask

Ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon plain yogurt
- Juice of 1/4 of an orange

Instruction:
Mash the above ingredients properly and apply on your face
gently. The sensation is both cool and relaxing. Leave on for a
five minutes and then rinse. If you are feeling sluggish, this is the
perfect mask for you. The yogurt will cleanse and nourish.

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By D'saptiana

What is so special about a smile that really needs to cover up, instead of its description as a facial expression made by involving muscles near mouth and eyes?

Studies find that smiling can improve health condition. It can boost immune system. This might be because when people smiling, they feel more relaxed. Thus, all the organs work well so as the immune system.


Another thing is smiling releases endorphin hormone, which is known as natural pain killer or natural pain relaxant. This endorphin stimulates a feeling of joy and relieves any kind of stresses.
A simple act of smile can also change mood into more positive feeling. In general, a smile is associated with pleasure, happiness or amusement. It is hard to think of something negative while smiling because the smile sends these natural signals of happiness to a body. When happiness comes, mostly negative things will be ignored.

Genuine smile requires muscles around mouth and eyes which have the same effect as face-lift. Therefore, people who like to smile look younger and more attractive. Many people tend to draw their attention toward a person with a smile than a person with a frown.

While doing a presentation or in a meeting, it is suggested to keep smiling while facing the audience because a smile shows confidence and in the same time creates friendly approach.

The best fact of smiling is that it is contagious. A smile does not only change the feeling inside oneself but also change the atmosphere of the whole people around. Since it has a special function as universal sign regardless of languages, countries, culture and ages, it is easy to communicate a smile to any kind of people.

Most people may not realize that they have a great power to change the world through their smile. Yes, the power is actually within them. If only they could start every day of their lives with a smile since they are getting up in the morning and share this smile to closest persons, to their neighbor, to people in their office, to their boss etc. They will see a difference ‘a smile’ brings to their life.



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