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 “When we think of healthcare, we often focus on doctor visits, preventive care, lab tests and immunizations. But there are other factors that are in our personal control, like improving our diets, reducing stress and adding fun to our lives,” says Jordan Horowitz, M.D., a gynecologist with Sutter Pacific Medical Foundation and clinical professor at University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine. “Exercise is one of these controllable factors, and it’s highly effective at improving health.” According to the American Academy of Family Physicians, regular exercise provides a great array of health benefits, including lowering blood pressure, reducing cholesterol and cardiovascular disease, preventing diabetes, improving mood and cognitive function, and reducing mortality. For women, those benefits expand, thanks to their particular combination of hormones and health risks. MORE PHOTO

    First things first, you MUST love aviation and flying. You can’t be a VIP flight attendant if you have a lousy attitude towards work. Just imagine being impolite with the president of USA.You will have to dedicate most of your time to this job. Firstly, you are on call 24/7, so planning family meetings isn’t exactly a good idea. Also, you have duties outside the airplane, like having to search for that special bottle of wine the client ordered. Don’t be alert, of course you will have days off. Though, they are scheduled differently than in most jobs. For example, some airlines offer to work for a month and then have some time off.  You have to be attentive, caring, and understanding not only to the passengers, but to the other crew members as well. Just don’t be overbearing.Be intellectual. Why? Because you are going to travel and maybe even make a conversation with royalty, presidents, superstars, successful entrepreneurs etc. They are the kind of people who wi...

  After months and months of pounding the pavement, pumping iron, and saying no to happy hour, you’ve finally lost that stubborn gut. Congrats! We’re sure you feel more confident about your appearance—and just feel better period. Dropping weight doesn’t come easy (beer and wings on a Sunday afternoon just feels so right!) but it does have some serious benefits, many which you won’t see coming. Better sex and brighter skin are just the beginning… Snoozing probably helped you lose more weight in the first place, but as a result of your weight loss you’ll actually get better quality sleep now. Research shows that losing 5% of your bodyweight can help you sleep better and longer throughout the night. What’s more, ridding your body of excess fat can also help alleviate sleep apnea and snoring. MORE PHOTO

  Decomposing stature into its major components is proving to be a useful strategy to assess the antecedents of disease, morbidity and death in adulthood. Human leg length (femur + tibia), sitting height (trunk length + head length) and their proportions, for example, (leg length/stature), or the sitting height ratio (sitting height/stature × 100), among others) are associated with epidemiological risk for overweight (fatness), coronary heart disease, diabetes, liver dysfunction and certain cancers. There is also wide support for the use of relative leg length as an indicator of the quality of the environment for growth during infancy, childhood and the juvenile years of development. Human beings follow a cephalo-caudal gradient of growth, the pattern of growth common to all mammals. A special feature of the human pattern is that between birth and puberty the legs grow relatively faster than other post-cranial body segments. MORE PHOTO

  Pattaya is a city on Thailand’s eastern Gulf coast known for its beaches. A quiet fishing village as recently as the 1960s, it’s now lined with resort hotels, high-rise condos, shopping malls, cabaret bars and 24-hour clubs. Nearby, hillside Wat Phra Yai Temple features an 18m-tall golden Buddha. The area also features several designer golf courses, some with views of Pattaya Bay. Thailand's famous beach resort town of Pattaya has developed a colorful reputation over the years. Located less than 200 kilometers from Thailand's capital city of Bangkok, it's a convenient place to enjoy the sun, sand, and sea. Pattaya has drawn tourists and expats from all over the world ever since US soldiers "discovered" the once-sleepy getaway destination during the Vietnam War. Since then, Pattaya's profile has steadily increased, and it is now one of the most popular beach destinations in Southeast Asia.

  Exercise is defined as any movement that makes your muscles work and requires your body to burn calories.  There are many types of physical activity, including swimming, running, jogging, walking and dancing, to name a few. Being active has been shown to have many health benefits, both physically and mentally. It may even help you live longer.  Here are the top 10 ways regular exercise benefits your body and brain. Exercise has been shown to improve your mood and decrease feelings of depression, anxiety and stress . It produces changes in the parts of the brain that regulate stress and anxiety. It can also increase brain sensitivity for the hormones serotonin and norepinephrine, which relieve feelings of depression.Additionally, exercise can increase the production of endorphins, which are known to help produce positive feelings and reduce the perception of pain .

In many households, dirt is a four letter word, one that must never be uttered and certainly playing in dirt is an urge that must never be acted upon.  However there is a secret to share about dirt, a very dirty secret…playing in dirt and mud is healthy for you!…and how appropriate, since every kid loves getting messy in the dirt and mud. Recent studies report that children who spend the better part of their day playing indoors (rather than outside in the dirt and sunshine), in the company of technology, have a increased risk of obesity, vitamin D deficiency, depression and also attention deficit hyper-activity disorder.  In fact, in the last twenty years with the dramatic increase of media entertainment and electronic games, childhood obesity has more than doubled and prescriptions for anti-depressants and ADHD medications in pediatric patients has risen sharply. MORE PHOTO

where technology has embedded itself into daily life, private video accidentally entering the public domain has become a common (and feared) occurrence. Before we begin, let's make one thing clear: sex tapes are A-OK, as long as they're made between consenting adults. If the idea excites you, getting it on in front of the camera can even be an exhilarating way to spice things up in the bedroom. Unfortunately, se... tapes sometimes fall into the wrong hands—and that's especially true with celebrity se..  tapes. Ahead, we've rounded up the most famous celebrity sex tapes of all time (and no, we won't be linking to any of them). MORE PHOTO

  Dressing well is a topic near and dear to my heart. It is something that I personally strive to do everyday because of how it makes me feel and the way that it jump-starts my day. Dressing well can be boiled down into two simple ideas. The first is the act of dressing and the second is the concept of doing something with intention and effort. In my opinion, anything worth doing is worth doing well. But what does doing something well actually mean? When something is important, you take time to care for it. Every time that I take the effort to dress well, I am subconsciously telling myself that I matter and that my life is important. If you struggle with self-doubt, being too critical with yourself, or not feeling worthy of the blessings God has given you (things that I have often struggled with) then dressing well is a simple daily reminder that you have value beyond measure! MORE PHOTO

If you’ve done your “downward dog” yoga pose today, you’re probably feeling more relaxed. Regardless of your level of yoga expertise, if you’re practicing regularly, you can feel better from head to toe. Yoga offers physical and mental health benefits for people of all ages. And, if you’re going through an illness, recovering from surgery or living with a chronic condition, yoga can become an integral part of your treatment and potentially hasten healing.  A yoga therapist can work with patients and put together individualized plans that work together with their medical and surgical therapies. That way, yoga can support the healing process and help the person experience symptoms with more centeredness and less distress. Slow movements and deep breathing increase blood flow and warm up muscles, while holding a pose can build strength. Balance on one foot, while holding the other foot to your calf or above the knee (but never on the knee) at a right angle. Try to focus on one s...

 Event management is considered to be a professional genre of work. Among many other delegates, hosts play an important role in the success of events, both big and small. As far as parties are concerned, hosts may or may not be professional. There are special types of training schools as well, for establishing oneself as a host or hostess. The difference between these two terms is not just limited to gender. Event management is considered to be a professional genre of work. Among many other delegates, hosts play an important role in the success of events, both big and small. As far as parties are concerned, hosts may or may not be professional. There are special types of training schools as well, for establishing oneself as a host or hostess. The difference between these two terms is not just limited to gender.

 Are you one of “those” people who takes a lot of car selfies?  Are you one of “those” people who makes fun of “those” people who take a lot of car selfies? I’m not going to lie- with the exception of those in the beauty and makeup business, I do get a chuckle out of all these car selfies, they’ve almost taken the place of bathroom selfies.  My sister knows people who post a car selfie for EVERY place they go.  She also knows people who post non-car selfies EVERY place they go. She couldn’t understand how they managed to do this.  She went so far as to try it, and took the selfies everywhere she went in a day- doctor’s office, lunch, parking lot, and her verdict?  She said it was tiring.  SO tiring. As for car selfies?  Well, many of my friends in the beauty biz take a lot of car selfies.  They are a bit self-conscious and self-deprecating about it, but it’s the best way for them to check their makeup for work.  Often, they use som...

It might surprise you (or maybe not!) to know that one of the most common questions we get is: "Why do people wear corsets?" It seems so obvious when you’re a ‘seasoned’ corset wearer or a long-time waist trainer, but there are plenty of corset-curious folks out there who might consider one if they understood what all the hype was about. That’s right. Don’t be shocked or scandalized ... corsets are sexy. It's not just about the look either. Try a corset on sometime. If you’ve got the right size and style, you feel pretty amazing as soon as you cinch those laces. No need to tight lace either, just snug it up to your body. It happens so gradually that we don’t always notice, but one morning you wake up, look in the mirror and realize that your waistline seems to have disappeared! Yes, you can diet, exercise, drop a few pounds ... but let’s face it, sometimes you just want that “look” again NOW! We’ve taken a few corsets to a party before (because people are always cur...

  Photography is a part of art that captures memories and lifetime events. Ever since time immemorial, artists have used pictures to describe a person’s emotions, mentality and physical state at a given moment. For many years now, we have learnt to store memories of our loved ones in photo albums. This idea has helped families carry on the memory of legends in their lives and show them to their kids and future generations. Technology has played an important role in photography. Digital cameras, smartphones, tablets, i-pads, laptops and many more, have high tech cameras installed in them. All devices vary in the camera specifications but provide one with the capability to take photos and store them. Photography has become an essential activity in today’s era. Digital users can today, through different applications, tell a story through their photos and videos. Furthermore, these photos can be saved in the cloud and can also be retrieved anytime a user wants them. This generati...

Photography is a part of art that captures memories and lifetime events. Ever since time immemorial, artists have used pictures to describe a person’s emotions, mentality and physical state at a given moment. For many years now, we have learnt to store memories of our loved ones in photo albums. This idea has helped families carry on the memory of legends in their lives and show them to their kids and future generations. Technology has played an important role in photography. Digital cameras, smartphones, tablets, i-pads, laptops and many more, have high tech cameras installed in them. All devices vary in the camera specifications but provide one with the capability to take photos and store them. Photography has become an essential activity in today’s era. Digital users can today, through different applications, tell a story through their photos and videos. Furthermore, these photos can be saved in the cloud and can also be retrieved anytime a user wants them. This generation has...

    First things first, you MUST love aviation and flying. You can’t be a VIP flight attendant if you have a lousy attitude towards work. Just imagine being impolite with the president of USA.You will have to dedicate most of your time to this job. Firstly, you are on call 24/7, so planning family meetings isn’t exactly a good idea. Also, you have duties outside the airplane, like having to search for that special bottle of wine the client ordered. Don’t be alert, of course you will have days off. Though, they are scheduled differently than in most jobs. For example, some airlines offer to work for a month and then have some time off.  You have to be attentive, caring, and understanding not only to the passengers, but to the other crew members as well. Just don’t be overbearing.Be intellectual. Why? Because you are going to travel and maybe even make a conversation with royalty, presidents, superstars, successful entrepreneurs etc. They are the kind of people who wi...

 Life goes on regardless and we all still exist. It is never late to start again think of a spectrum adapting a changed perspective towards life that there are millions out there who are deprived of all the resources or the facilities you are equipped with and may not have the same opportunities. While we are busy facing the odds and evens our body is shattering inside with work pressure and stressful events and perhaps you would wish to exercise but find lethargic and suffice self with lame excuses, but you will be surprised to understand the power of staying fit with exercise and well eating habits. If you want to accomplish something great, you need to have an edge for   discomfort. And isometrics of staying fit adds advantage to build this threshold successfully. Remember anything you want to be, you can, if your goals are clear enough with discipline and you’re focused with a clear mind-set. When you set a goal to complete your target than yesterday, you push yourse...

  Photography is a part of art that captures memories and lifetime events. Ever since time immemorial, artists have used pictures to describe a person’s emotions, mentality and physical state at a given moment. For many years now, we have learnt to store memories of our loved ones in photo albums. This idea has helped families carry on the memory of legends in their lives and show them to their kids and future generations. Technology has played an important role in photography. Digital cameras, smartphones, tablets, i-pads, laptops and many more, have high tech cameras installed in them. All devices vary in the camera specifications but provide one with the capability to take photos and store them. Photography has become an essential activity in today’s era. Digital users can today, through different applications, tell a story through their photos and videos. Furthermore, these photos can be saved in the cloud and can also be retrieved anytime a user wants them. This generati...