Garden

What to Look for in Outdoor Furniture

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Outdoor Furniture

When you are in the middle of your new landscape design, you may spend a lot of time focusing on where your perennials will look best, or what type of gravel to use on the walkways. But, what about your outdoor furniture? Have you thought about what will work best and offer longevity and value for money?

Outdoor furniture is equally as important as the flowers you plant because it offers you somewhere to sit as you enjoy the fruits of your labour. Most landscaping experts, like Space Designs, can provide tips and advice, but you can also find this information below helpful too.

Comfort

There could be nothing worse than finishing off your landscape design then realizing your new outdoor furniture is as hard as a stone. So, instead of being able to sit down, relax, and look at what you have achieved, you have to stand around uncomfortably and grumble about your poor choice in furniture. Don’t risk it! Take the time to try out several outdoor furniture sets before you settle on one. Sit on a few benches and chairs and find out the features you like and what you don’t like. Doing your due diligence can save heartache when your landscaping is complete.

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Health

What to Eat While Wearing a Waist Trainer

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When you decide it’s time to get involved in waist training, there are many things you must consider. While the size, style, and exercises are all essential to think about, so too is your diet. Wearing a waist trainer means you may have to make some changes to how and what you eat – as well as the portion sizes and frequency.

Rather than three main meals a day, you will need to make it six small meals. To make sure you get as many nutrients as possible while waist training, we’ve included what you should eat below.

Fibre-Rich Food

During waist training, you may find that you suffer from constipation as a result of your stomach being compressed. To avoid the pain and discomfort of constipation, include fibre-rich food in your diet. Chia seeds, avocado, beans, peas, and berries are all loaded full of fibre while being nutritious and delicious at the same time. The best part is, they are versatile which means you can add them to your meals or eat them as snacks.

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Why You Need to Use Natural Insect Repellent

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Natural Insect Repellent

Trying to keep biting insects away from you when you’re in the great outdoors can seem like fighting a losing battle. No matter how many mosquito nets you use, or how much bug spray, they keep coming back for more. That’s why so many people use insect repellent with powerful ingredients, as opposed to seeking out natural body care products which make be of assistance. However, there are many reasons why you might consider throwing away your regular bug spray and heading back to nature. Here’s why.

It Smells Nice

Regular bug spray smells toxic and disgusting. If it smells like that, imagine what’s in it? If you’d rather smell like a rose garden than a toxic wasteland, then consider natural body care products as insect repellents. Citronella, eucalyptus, lemon balm, lemongrass, lavender, soy oil, and black pepper are all natural ingredients which are equally as effective with repelling insects as the more strong DEET is.

It’s Effective

With only a small amount of research, you will quickly find that a significant number of natural body care products can help to send insects packing. Even the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has eucalyptus oil on their list of effective mosquito repellents. It’s clear to see that DEET is not the only answer to stopping those pesky insect bites while you’re trying to enjoy a family summer barbecue. (more…)

Health

What Are My Options If I Lose A Tooth?

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Dental problems can affect both your oral and general health. If you lose or damage a tooth, you should always visit your dentist as soon as possible to reduce the risk of long term damage. They will be able to advise you on the best course of action, and they may even be able to reset the lost tooth.

However, it is always useful to know what your options are when things like this happen. If you do happen to lose a tooth, you should always look after it and call an emergency dentist to see if it can be saved. If it can’t, you do have a number of options.

What Should I Do If My Tooth Is Knocked Out?

If you lose a tooth while playing sport or undertaking some other sort of physical activity, you need to act quickly to give your dentist the best chance of saving it. First, you should locate the tooth if possible. Clean it in a glass of milk if there is one available, and get to an emergency dentist as soon as you can. Make sure that the tooth doesn’t dry out, otherwise you might find that it isn’t possible to put it back in. If you do the right thing and look after the knocked out tooth properly, there is a fair chance that your dentist will be able to put it back in.

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Weddings

6 Jewellery Trends of 2018 and Beyond

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Jewellery Trends

Every time you take a trip to one of the many jewellers in towns and cities near you, what’s on offer changes. The fashions and trends that may have been there last time may be nowhere to be seen, and items you’ve never seen before may be in their place. Like clothing, jewellery trends change as frequently, but it takes your close attention and eye for detail to notice them.

If you are planning your wedding or want to be one step ahead of others in the fashion scene, make sure you visit local jewellers and buy one or more of these six on-trend items for 2018 and beyond.

Hoop Earrings

During the 1960s, hoop earrings were very much the on-trend accessory. African American women who embraced their Afrocentric fashion led the way, and before long, they formed a significant part of 1960s fashion. However, as quickly as the trend arrived, it disappeared, leaving women to pack away their hoop earrings into jewellery boxes and hope it would roll around sometime soon. While it took a little longer than expected, that time is now, with mid-sized hoop earrings hitting the fashion scene once more.

While we don’t see the same oversized hoops of the 1960s, the subtle beauty of gold mid-sized hoops you can buy at town jewellers are back, and there’s no time like the present to get some for yourself so you can be a part of the hoop revolution.

Layering Bracelets

In the 1990s and early 2000s, you could see bracelets on women’s arms before you could look at the women themselves. Layering bracelets were a big hit, and the more you could fit onto your arms, the better. With a 20-plus year hiatus, layering bracelets are back – albeit a little classier. Instead of jelly rubber bracelets and leather straps, they consist of high-quality metals such as gold and silver. Women and men are now visiting their jewellers, buying more than one bangle at a time to wear together with blazers and other office attire.

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Events

How to Choose Your Bridesmaids

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Choose Your Bridesmaids

If you thought choosing your wedding dress was the hardest part of your wedding plans, think again. Selecting bridesmaids is even harder, along with gifts, bridesmaids robes, and allocating tasks. If you’re fresh from saying ‘yes’ to a proposal and are thinking about who you will make your bridesmaids, here are a few tips that may help.

Don’t Rush the Process

In the excitement of the moment, it can be easy to call up all your girlfriends and break the news of your engagement by way of a bridesmaid position offer. However, you may be opening the doors for a whole world of regret. Every bride will have at least one regret about how their wedding played out, but you don’t want yours to be who you chose to stand beside you at the altar.

Therefore, put some time into thinking about who you will choose as your bridesmaids, and how many you will have. The size of your wedding party can also often depend on how many guests you intend on inviting.

Think of the Friends Who Are Up to the Task

It seems only natural that you’ll want your best friend to be your Maid of Honour, but is she really up to the task? While she might be more than happy to accept the position, it’s worth sitting down and having a discussion with her over her commitments – and with the other potential bridesmaids too. Find out if they want to be the bridesmaid, or whether they feel obliged to be.

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Parenting

When Do I Put My Child into Child Care?

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When you find yourself with a friend circle featuring children of similar age, it can be challenging to decide when to put your child into child care. While you may want to do as your friends do and put them into a centre sooner rather than later, you may worry that there can be implications for doing so in later life.

Because children differ in personality, there is no “right” time to enrol your children in child care facilities, but there is a general guide for what will benefit your child the best at a particular time of their life. However, no matter what you choose to do, know that children adapt to any situation quickly and no decision you make is going to be a bad one.

Zero to One-Year-Olds

If you aren’t able to spend 18 months with your baby or even a year, then you’ll find that a home-based carer is going to be in your best interests – as opposed to a child care facility. Between the age of zero and 12 months and up to 18 months, babies need a carer who will provide consistent care. At this age, they thrive on attachment and also require plenty of one-on-one attention. Often, child care facilities can’t offer as much of this time as they would like to.

Toddler to Three Years Old

While toddlers and three-year-olds still require that one-on-one care, they are also at a time of their life when they’re making new discoveries, learning how to play with others, and are full of energy. So, while home-based care is a good option for a toddler, there are also so many benefits of child care centres as well. What’s more, the child-to-teacher ratio is often beneficial for plenty of one-on-one time throughout the care period.

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Wine

What Wine Glasses Should You Buy?

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When you go out for dinner at your local restaurant, or even when you’re on an online wine website shopping around, you’re bound to see more than one style of wine glass. At first glance, it’s easy to assume that different wine glass shapes and sizes are merely a distinction across brands. However, size matters. As does the style.

Why Do Size and Shape Matter?

If you’re wondering why your friend who purchased red wine has a different shaped glass to yours filled with white wine, it’s not just what the bartender grabbed first. Believe it or not, the size and shape of the wine glass helps to accentuate the flavours of various wines. What’s more, there’s a complex science which determines the exact amount of aroma permeating from the glass, as well as how much air to which the wine is exposed.

What Wine Glass Do I Need for White Wine?

Most white wines require chilling – either in a fridge or a wine cooler while it’s sitting at your table at a restaurant. Once it’s in a glass, however, the chilling effect starts to wear off, and the flavour and aromatics can begin to change. To avoid this, white wine glasses are created in such a way as to keep the wine cooler for longer. They tend to be slimmer and smaller, while also shaped to allow the aroma to hit your nose with each sip.

What Wine Glass Do I Need for Red Wine?

If you’re shopping on an online wine website for red wine, you may as well add wine glasses to your shopping list. However, make sure they are suitable for red wine. The perfect wine glass for red wine tends to have a shorter, wider bowl. The reason for this is that it enables you to get the full sensory experience. You can breathe in its rich aroma as you drink it. What’s more, the wide bowl shape also helps to aerate the wine as there is more room for you to swirl it around in the glass.

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Health

Why BodyBalance Group Fitness Classes are Beneficial for Body and Soul

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BodyBalance Group Fitness

Who would have thought that a group fitness class would exist that would target your soul as well as your body? If you believe in having your mind as healthy as your body, then BodyBalance can be of assistance. Work out every facet of your being in a way that will see you feeling refreshed and revitalised. Here’s how BodyBalance can work for you.

You Can Leave Behind Your Day’s Stresses

Exercise has always been an excellent avenue for stress reduction. After frustrations at work, you can then go for a run or head to the gym and release all that pent-up emotion. However, traditional exercise only relieves the physical side rather than the mental side as well. With group fitness classes such as BodyBalance, you learn how to relax and unwind with meditation as well as get your fill of low to medium intensity exercises.

The Classes are the Perfect Length

Life is busy, and most instructors of group fitness classes know this. As a result, you can rest assured that such a class as BodyBalance is the perfect length for both your schedule and your fitness requirements. Most guidelines state that you need to have at least 30 minutes of exercise per day for up to five days a week. BodyBalance classes include 45 minutes of exercise followed by 10 minutes of meditation to wind down and relax your mind.

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Legal Advice

Criminal Justice Reform in 2018 – What’s Happening

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Criminal Justice Reform

Our headlines seem filled with stories about crimes throughout the country.  If the number of criminal lawyers is any indication it might seem like the overall incidence of crime was on the rise.  However, a careful look at the data shows that the overall rate of crime has remained constant in this generation and it is the rate and total population of incarcerated individuals that has increased – mainly due to stricter sentencing guidelines.

If the goal is to scale back incarceration several important areas of the justice system need to be addressed.  Here are some examples:

Sentencing

Some state legislatures have examined their probation systems and begun offering probation to third time non-violent offenders.  They have also offered the same in the case of first-time, low-level violent offenses such as a simple battery.  Other areas have reformed their laws to expand probation eligibility, reclassifying low-level felonies as misdemeanors, streamlining the parole review mechanism, and limiting admissions for technical violations.

Fixing The Race Issue

It is no surprise that there is a wide disparity in the racial representation among prison populations.  In some areas legislatures have adopted new procedures called “racial impact statements”.  These are studies that show how particular sentencing guidelines may have a disproportionate impact on one race over another, or one segment of society more than another.  Some proposed laws require the legislature to show good cause why they enacted any law that disproportionately affects one race more than another.  In another case, an oversight board monitors and implements practices to rectify structural race issues in the justice system.

Raising the Age

In many locales, children as young as 16 are prosecuted as adults.  Many jurisdictions are now re-thinking these rules, with some passing legislation raising the juvenile jurisdiction age limit to 18 for non-violent crimes.

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Six Modern Divorce Ideas That Might Blow Your Mind

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In the last few years a huge number of celebrity divorces have uncovered some new and emerging trends for couples who’ve chosen to “consciously uncouple”.  Some are obviously too far are out there to merit serious attention, but other are available using family lawyers and worth your consideration.  Here are a few ideas you might try out if you’re headed for the big “D”.

Bird-Nesting

This might sound strange in the area of divorce but what the term refers to is the situation where children of divorce continue to live in the family home and the parents rotate in and out as they have visitation.  Typically, the parent not currently living in the home will stay at a nearby apartment with a relative or a roommate.  As their turn arrives they take over in the family home and the other parent switches to the apartment.

This approach offers a variety of benefits.  First, it allows for a gradual transition into a two household life with parents living separately.  It provides less interruption for the children since they are not shuttling between different locations.  As mom and dad start to pursue their own independent lives again bird-nesting provides a ‘softer landing’ and more gradual transition for the entire family.

Divorce Doulas

What is a Doula?  The traditional definition of doula is a woman who provides support and assistance during childbirth. A “Divorce Doula” might be accurately described as a “divorce coach”.  These professionals offer a wide variety of much needed services for individual who are divorcing, from personal emotional support to help finding an appropriate lawyer, seeking financial advice, or just being a shoulder to cry on.

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Health

Financial Planning for People with a Disability

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If you or your child has a disability, you will know that there is a large financial cost involved with things such as wheelchairs and other aids as well as extra health care than may be needed. It is important then, to see a financial planner like Andep who can help you with the essentials of financial planning to make the best use of your budget. In fact, a financial advisor can become your best friend as they work to ensure your financial needs are taken care of.

Some people are born with a disability, while others are unfortunate enough to have an accident or an illness that caused it. The disability can be mild or worse and can be mental or physical. But the result of having it is often the same; your financial needs are greater, but often there is no chance of earning more money to cope with them. That’s why it’s important to make the most of what you have.

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Legal Advice

Getting Started With Online Marketing For Your Law Firm

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Online Marketing

If you are a law firm who isn’t using online marketing, you will be missing out on a huge number of clients. It doesn’t matter how many lawyers you employ or how large your firm is, you need to be using at least some sort of online marketing!

However, it can be difficult to get started if you have never used online marketing streams before. There are a whole range of different marketing streams that you can use, and it can be hard to know where to start. Consider the following:

Start By Building A Social Media Presence

If you don’t already have profiles on at least a couple of different social media platforms, you need to get them. Social media marketing is one of the most effective forms of online marketing for law firms such as Davies & Co Lawyers – both in terms of visitor numbers, exposure, and cost – and you need to build a strong social media presence.

Start with Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Make sure that your social media profiles all lead back to your website. Start sharing engaging, interesting content which encourages a reaction from people. Invite people to follow you or to like your page, and make sure that you are always looking to optimise your firm’s exposure.

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Travel

How to Ruin Your First Overseas Holiday Without Really Trying

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If you are going to holiday overseas at a place like Bali for the first time ever you are sure to be totally excited. You may even have those butterflies in the tummy you used to get on the first day back at school. Hopefully, you’ll have a great time, but with no experience it is easy for things to go wrong. Here’s a few things you are likely to do to ruin your holiday.

  • Overbook – don’t just book flights and accommodation ahead of time, book in your meals, shows and day trips as well, then if you see something else you want to do you won’t be able to – at least, not without wasting the money you spent on those pre-booked day trips.

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DIY

How Air Conditioning Enhances Your Lifestyle

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How do you cope with extreme cold or heat? Somehow, it seems easier to get warm in the winter than it does to get cool when the weather is extremely hot. In winter you can rug up in multiple warm layers, exercise to get warm or switch on the heater – or all three. But when the temperature is soaring and you wear minimal clothing you can still feel uncomfortably hot and sweaty unless you are lucky enough to have efficient air conditioning.

Even wearing all cotton clothing, shorts, tops with spaghetti straps and nothing on your feet it is still hot. When the heat goes on for weeks and months, it can leave you feeling lethargic and unable to be bothered with anything or anyone, especially when the nights are also hot. Hot nights make for restless sleeping – if you can get to sleep at all.

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Events

Planning a wedding? Make sure you get a great DJ

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Planning a wedding is an exciting time as you book a venue, decide on the guest list, choose the meal and drinks and do the hundred and one other things that must be attended to before the date arrives. But along with all the other organisation, don’t forget to that all-important wedding DJ. They need to be booked well ahead to ensure you are not left without DJ services.

Making sure you get a good DJ is essential. The DJ is the one who takes control of the proceedings and ensures it all goes off according to plan. You will need to give the DJ a list of happenings to tick off, so he knows what to say and when to say it. For instance, if you are having games at the reception, or doing the many traditional activities that many brides love to do, the wedding DJ will lead the guests and tell them what to expect.

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Health

10 Healthy Living Tips You May Not have Thought About

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Everyone wants to be healthy and enjoy their life – and there are many healthy living tips on the Internet and in women’s magazines. In fact, there are so many of the same old ones touted all the time we tend to get sick and tired of hearing them. So here are some lesser known tips that you may not have thought about for a long time.

  • Cut back on watching television. Studies have shown that people who watch two or less hours of television per day are 54% less likely to die from any cause than those who watch it for four or more hours. Must be all that sitting, unless you die of boredom from all those reruns.

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Food

Flat Belly Food Shopping List

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Are you looking to trim down that fat and lead a healthy lifestyle? A flat belly is an important aspect of your personality as it reflects your eating habits and the discipline you maintain.

Whether you prepare your own meals at home or eat out at fine dining restaurants there is a list of many diets that nutritionists have specified for maintaining or flattening your tummy but the flat belly diet has been the latest research which has paved the way for a faster development. In this section we have disclosed a list of groceries that you need to implement in your diet for trimming down the fat.

Almonds

Almonds are the main source of fiber and protein along with magnesium which is responsible for building and maintaining muscle tissue. You can consume almonds in any form may that be in the form of a snack of 12-14 unsalted almonds or else use an oatmeal to help your intake of almonds in your diet.

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The Importance of Web Design

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Imagine setting up a business in a building that looked old and scruffy, then hiding your office down a maze of corridors that were not very well lit. How many customers do you think you would get? And if a customer did eventually find their way to your office, would they want to come again, having seen the state of your building? It’s the same with web design.

Your website is your shop or office

A website is there to attract customers to your business and if it doesn’t look smart and new, or if visitors find it hard to find what they want, they will stay away in droves. That is why it is important to have a website designed by professionals; they not only know how to make things attractive, but how to make your website easy to navigate. They make sure it loads quickly and is also attractive to search engines.

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Health

What is a Dental Implant?

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Dental Implant

Dental implants from professional cosmetic dentists like Joondalup City Dental are a procedure the dentist can do to replace a missing tooth or teeth, instead of the patient having a part plate or bridgework done. While the process takes longer to complete, it offers a good alternative that mimics natural teeth more closely and once done there is no discomfort or need to do anything extra such as removing a plate and cleaning it.

The first step when getting implants is for the dentist to x-ray the gums to ensure there is enough bone width and density to hold the screw securely. Once he is sure everything is suitable for this kind of treatment, he will drill down into the bone and screw the implant into place, then stitch the gum closed over the top.

In some cases the dentist may require a CT scan of the bone to ascertain where the nerve is, so he will not damage it during the drilling process. The implant, which looks like a small screw, is made of titanium, a material that is not only strong, but well known for being a metal that the body does not consider to be a foreign body and will accept without any sign of rejection.

Dental Implants

How long does it take?

It can take three to six months for osseointergration to take place. This is the process of the bone growing over the implant so that it forms a stable anchor for the tooth. If this does not happen the implant will not be successful.  You’ll need another x-ray in three months to check out whether the process is finished or needs a longer time for completion.

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Health

Home Remedies To Manage Common Illnesses

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Even though modern medicines have been gaining popularity today, for the last hundreds of years, home remedies, and natural herbal remedies have been used to cure common ailments. These natural remedies offer a permanent relief from certain chronic ailments and make them non-recurring.

You wake up with a next cold morning as a result of having ice cream the previous day, your kid returns home from school with a muscle sprain after play time, your husband returns home from the office with a cough. Do you think it is utterly necessary to visit the doctor every time for such cases? Not!

Natural home remedies come in handy at times when the situation does not permit you to run to a physician. They are natural, less expensive and do not cause any side effects unlike modern medicines prescribed by your doctor.

This home remedy varies from location to location. They have been followed since the origin of various civilizations. Most historical cookbooks prescribe natural home remedies for fever, common cold, muscle sprain, acne, cough, beauty enhancement, etc. Since then they have been followed by our ancestors and passed on for generations.

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Food

Must Eat Zero Calorie Foods

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There is an urgent need to increase the intake of zero calorie foods for maintaining a great health as well as reduce the heat created in your body. These zero calorie foods need more energy to get digested than the energy they provide you with. Thus they are great foods that will allow you to feel full in your stomach and they also reduce the chances of gaining weight along with providing you with nutrients. Make sure that you choose to eat fruits although they are high on sugars but yet they are low on calories which make them the best choice for zero calorie foods.

List of Zero Calorie Foods:

Fruits

Fruits like apricots, grapefruits, tangerines and strawberries are great zero calorie foods that also have high concentrations of fiber which help in conducting proper metabolism and reduce constipation. These fibers are more difficult for the body to digest and hence they consume more energy that is provided by the foodstuffs. Vitamin C is essential for a robust immune system and they also act as great antioxidants. Some of these fruits also have good compositions of vitamin A which help in increasing the strength of vision and the skin quality.

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5 Amazing Memoirs About Addiction

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One of the best ways to keep busy and on the sobriety path is to read. And what better books to read than the brutally honest memoirs of successful, Addiction Recovery who have been in your shoes? These books not only help you educate yourself on addiction, but inspire you to continue to thrive and give you an understanding of your journey and the ways you share it with millions of others. Here are five books to read that will make you appreciate your personal experience and how far you have come, and grasp the willpower it takes to always push forward.

1) Permanent Midnight: A gritty, no-holds-barred account of one heroin addict’s journey to what he refers to as a “self-resurrection.” Written from a sober point of view, he recounts his days as an up-and-coming writer who lost himself to his addiction.

Quote: “Not until I stopped doing drugs altogether did I feel like a man. Not until I walked out of that fire did I have any idea what the word even meant.”

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Graphic Design and Your Business

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Two of the most important aspects in today’s online World are SEO and the way your brand is presented graphically. Most business people are not trained in graphic design and often think little about it, especially people who decide to have a website only, rather than a physical business and website. Such people may have a feel for design, but most do not, with the result that their website does not attract the business they had hoped for.

Graphic design is used in more than just websites. It is an important component of logos, brochures and advertising of any kind where visuals are used. The saying that a picture is worth a thousand words is never so true as in graphic design and your business. In fact, such design includes other elements apart from images.

Colour

Colour is an important aspect of any graphic design. Statistics prove that certain colours encourage people to buy or to perform the action you require. Many ‘click here to…’ buttons are yellow because that is a colour that has been found to get many people to click and do whatever it is you want from them. It may be to sign up for a subscription, download information and so on.

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How To Arrange Your Dream Villa Wedding In Bali, Indonesia?

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Bali has been regarded as one of the best tourist destinations in Asia, especially for relaxing close to beautiful beaches while enjoying the rejuvenating beauty of nature. Needless to say, Bali also happens to be one of the most preferred wedding destinations for couples all over the world.

After all, who would want to miss a chance to get an intimate wedding organized amidst beautiful beaches and clear starry skies that would add that heavenly touch to the occasion?

Couples dream about having their marriage in the lavish and striking Bali villas that make weddings even more memorable. And as they get to pay per night costs for services they order, it happens to e budget friendly as well. But to arrange the wedding is easier said than done.

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Wine

All the Wine Lingo You Need to Know

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Are you interested in knowing more about champagne and wine and need to have a stance in knowing some of the most expensive drinks on the planet? Well we have got some of the most common yet unknown features for you about the wines and champagnes you drink.

Top 8 things you need to know about your drink:

On the case

Champagne is only a term associated with wines made from AOC grapes found in the Champagne region of northern France. The rest of them are all called sparkling wine. Most of the capitalists make more and more use of the loosely termed champagne to market their products in the market. These are nothing but a form of wine but not exactly wine and you need to be vigilant about the use of the term champagne.

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Travel

Best Things To Do In Bali With Your Kids

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Packing for holidays and traveling with kids is a set of an all-new experience for people; yes, everything is different from traveling with your spouse or friends. This doesn’t mean you are on a mission; you can make decisions at ease. However, you must take care of several things that you might not have in your previous excursions.

While traveling with kids, you need to figure out family-friendly destinations that offer places to visit with kids, the most convenient means to reach there, and lastly, choose stay that is comfortable for both you and your kids. Paramount out of all requirements is that you must find a destination that can offer enough recreational opportunities for your kids.

About Bali

Bali, for a family-friendly trip, can be considered a perfect destination. It is one of the best sources of excitement and fun because you will find some attractions that are suitable for almost everyone in your family. This island, which is full of an array of recreational features, also has lots of five-star resorts without forgetting the amazing villa accommodation, so you get all those services and facilities that are suitable for your family.

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Foods that can Improve your Mood

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Are you suffering from certain mood swings and need a home remedy for it? Well there are certain foods which have been established by scientists as mood improving foods. These foods can change the demeanor of your personality and there is a direct correlation between the food that constitutes your diet and the mood you project. It is a common notion that the ‘gut’ is the second brain.

Ensure that your diet contains anti-inflammatory foods that help you reduce your stress levels, maintain composure and help you maintain your energy levels. On the contrary if you eat processed food you will find that they have the exact opposite effect on your moods. It is also necessary to make sure to implement fatigue fighting foods that help you maintain all the energy in your body.

In this section we have taken the liberty to help you find the best anti-inflammatory and fatigue fighting foods that will help you all year around and can be used as a secondary medicine for all your diseases. Just make sure that you consult your doctor before you include any of these foods in your diet.

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8 Important Rules for Business Logo Design

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The logo for a business is so important it should never be left to an amateur to design. That said, many people go ahead and create their design because they like fiddling with things like that on their computer. If that is you, here are some important rules to consider when designing a logo for your business or for a friend.

  • Think carefully about what you want and sketch it out on a piece of paper. Try several other designs while you are at it. Don’t use an image from a gallery website because others also have access to that same image. You don’t want to see someone else with your logo, or even part of it.
  • Using custom fonts will also help to make your logo design unique. That said, don’t use too many words in the logo because it risks being too fussy to be clear. Keeping to one font style and one size will make your logo easy to read – less is more. That said, try out many to find just the right choice.
  • Remember that your design should suit your company. Girls in bikinis would suit a swimwear business but not a law practice.

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Health

4 Problems You Will Uncover on Your Way to Sobriety

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According to Sivana Rehab, the road to sobriety otherwise known as substance rehabilitation is a long, hard one, but it must be faced. While you will have good days throughout your journey, you will also have bad days and sometimes these bad days will make you want to relapse or head back toward your old ways.

Many people find themselves drinking excessively, especially in time of stress, upset, and anger. Below, we will go over some underlying problems that also reside in you because they simply coincide with your alcohol addiction.

  1. You Cannot Stop Drinking on Willpower Alone

While you may have the willpower to want to stop, willpower alone is not going to make you stop drinking. In fact, many people want to stop drinking, but they simply cannot. The only way to truly overcome the addiction is to find different ways to decrease the need or want to drink.

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Travel

5 Most Visited Temples In Bali, Indonesia

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Bali’s mountains and coastal areas are home to various ancient temples. Some of them are mainly famous because of its historic structure and other beliefs. A tourist from all around the globe comes to visit these temples and experience inner peace. So whether you are seeing Bali via a backpacking tour or have decided to live-it-up in one of Bali’s swank hotels or a luxury Bali villa we are here to let you know some of the best temples of Bali.

Here, is the list of most visited temples:

  1. Tanah Lot

Situated in the West Bali, Tanah Lot is only 45 minutes’ drive from Kuta. It is famous due to its unique offshore setting and sunset on the backside in every evening. You must not miss this place if you are in Indonesia.

Visitors also can enjoy temple’s 5-day anniversary celebration every year where they can enjoy numbers of programs. If you are a nature lover and want to see the gigantic sea, be careful of large waves. The insurance is covered in the entrance ticket.

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Wine

Is Expensive Wine Worth It?

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Wines and sparkling champagnes are some of the most coveted drinks on this planet. There are many manufacturers who produce some of the best wines that are created from some of the best grapes and are charged at exorbitant rates. But is there a direct correlation between high prices and better quality wine? In this section we have pondered about this dilemma and come up with the solution to this intriguing question.

 About Expensive Wines:

A thumb rule is that an expensive wine is tastier that a cheap wine. This rule is purely biased towards the marketing of that expensive wine and not depending on the actual quality of that wine. A wide study revealed that expensive wine is more enjoyed by the connoisseurs and cheap wine was more enjoyed by the lesser wine experts. A test was conducted among 6,000 random wine tasters which revealed that most of the non-connoisseurs liked the cheap wine than the expensive wines. This test also showed a negative correlation between good tasting wine and expensive wines.

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Health

Rehab aftercare, use it!

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Many drug rehabs offer an aftercare program of some sort, usually a program that offers support of one kind or another to help you keep on track after you have completed drug rehab. Use these programs, if the opportunity presents itself. Keeping on track is as much about being strong within yourself as it is the support that you have around you – aftercare programs offer that support, and it really is priceless and has helped countless people when the real world gets hard.

Life is very hard at times, and having somewhere to go, or someone to talk to who will give you perspective is a proven method of being able to overcome triggers and stress that could lead to a relapse.

Aftercare programs differ and can offer everything from just being able to call someone to talk to when you need it, or you could be offered housing and support from others in a similar situation around you. Whatever you are offered, take advantage of it, and use it as a tool to help you stay sober, and build up a new life without addiction, but with support and possibilities.

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Health

4 Common Dental Procedures

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Dental Procedures

Most people consider going to a dentist, such as Candlewood Dental Centre to be one of the worst experiences of their life, even if it is essential to stop pain. But with the many new techniques available today, dental procedures don’t have to be painful. Even the pain of the dreaded numbing needle can be reduce when the gum is numbed with a topical application before the main numbing solution is injected.

Going to the dentist is something that should be done on a regular basis to catch problems before they become major and ensure treatment given will be as effective as possible.

Here are 4 common dental procedures you may need.

 

  • Remove decay and repair tooth. Most people with decays find it necessary to have a numbing injection before having the decay drilled out. If you don’t have it, the drill can hit a nerve and that will make you jump.  Once the area is numb, you won’t feel any pain, but you may still feel some pressure as the procedure is done.  The decayed parts of the tooth have to be removed, the area cleaned and a filling put into the cavity to prevent any more decay. The material used is set using a light or laser, making the filling very strong.
  • Root canal treatment. This is done when the root of the tooth becomes infected, which happens if you don’t get decays seen to, or if fillings get loose and allow bacteria in. The treatment includes scraping the pulp out of the root canal and treating it to remove the infection. This usually has to be done over several weeks before the cavity can be completely filled and sealed off.  If it is not treated, the tooth is likely to fall out and it will lead to gum disease, which is a serious health problem.

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How Long do Botox Injections Last?

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Before you even start Botox injections you will want to know how long they are going to last. After all, such treatment is not cheap and you want to get value for money and know what the ongoing cost is to be. In addition, you will want to organise your schedule so that you can have more done when necessary. The short answer to how long will they last is 2-6 months, or on average, 3-4 months.

However, much depends on the person and on their lifestyle. For instance, a person with strong facial muscles – usually, but not always, a man – will find the Botox injection does not last as long as someone with weaker muscles. Why is this? There are several reasons.

Time matters

Botox works by temporarily paralysing the muscles that cause the wrinkles. If those muscles are strong, they will recover much more quickly. Another part of the equation is the time between injections. You may think you are saving costs by waiting until the muscle has quite recovered and the wrinkle is again established, but this is not the way to get the best result.

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