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What to Consider Before Getting a Piercing
Image credit Pexels Whilst most of us now get our ears pierced as a matter of course, piercings in other areas of your body are less common. Now, a piercing can be a great way to accessorize and express your personality. If done right, they can be stunning, transforming your look into something a little edgier but still feminine and stylish. However, as gorgeous as they may be, it’s important to remember that this is at the very least a semi-permanent change to your body, which carries a risk of infection and other considerations. Just like a tattoo, there are certain things you should think about before committing to a…
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Discovering Why Your Fitness Goals Keep Eluding You
If you’ve made a conscious effort to increase your fitness for a healthier and happier future, you should remember that any progress is a good thing. Nonetheless, failing to hit your targets can cause a great deal of stress. In many cases, it can cause enthusiasts to give up altogether. Follow the same processes, and you will see the same results. Therefore, identifying the reasons why you keep missing the target is a key step to overcoming the obstacles. Here are five potential problems that could hold you back. Pixabay CC0 License Unrealistic Targets While it’s true that you can’t score if you don’t shoot, attempting the impossible…
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Low Effort Self Care Tips
Image credit Pexels We can all probably agree that taking care of your physical and mental health is super important. All sorts of outside factors can start affecting your happiness, including work stress, world events, personal issues, and more. When it comes to self-care, there are plenty of books advising you how to live your life, and the internet is absolutely stuffed with ideas for self-care activities, from yoga to meditation to healing crystals. However, sometimes it can feel like all these fixes require a fair amount of effort – whether that’s signing up for a yoga class and making time to get there, or buying a whole lot of…
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Quick Ways to Boost your Confidence and Overall Level of Fitness
Exercise is a part of any healthy lifestyle. If you want to get the ball rolling or if you want to be confident with what you are doing however then this can be a real challenge. There are however things that you can do to try and make things a little easier on yourself. Take a look below to find out more. Train with a Buddy One of the best and easiest ways for you to get the confidence you need when exercising is to share what you are doing with someone else. Training with a friend is the best way for you to get the confidence you need to…
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3-Part Self-Care Evening
Since we could all use some self-care these days I thought I’d share what I did a few nights ago for an easy at-home spa night/self-care night. I only did 3 things, but they were so relaxing! After washing my face, I did one of my favorite things – used my facial steamer. This lasts for about 10 minutes. After the facial steamer was done, I put on a sheet mask. Sheet masks are so cooling and refreshing! I chose the Garnier SkinActive Moisture Bomb sheet mask that evening. While I sat in bed to read with my sheet mask on, I got my essential oil diffuser going. My diffuser…
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Having Straight Teeth Isn’t Just Cosmetic – It Can Improve Your Health Too
While having straight teeth looks great, that isn’t the only reason dentists see it as ideal. It can also have a host of knock-on effects on your health, which can dramatically improve your life. Fewer Soft Tissue Injuries “Soft-tissue injuries” are any injuries that occur in your mouth that don’t affect the teeth or jawbone. Biting through your lip, for instance, would count as one of these. While anybody can damage the insides of their mouths, such injuries appear to happen most frequently among those with crooked teeth. Teeth that stick out at weird angles are a liability when you’re chewing on a steak. One slight misfiring of your jaw…
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Signs You Might Need A Eye Test
Image by Jason Gillman from Pixabay If you think you may need to go for an eye test but you’re unsure then don’t worry, you have definitely come to the right place. Whether you’re already a glasses wearer or you think you may need to start wearing them, you need to ensure you’re going for eye tests every two years. Whilst it may be daunting at first, the process is super simple and can benefit you in various different ways. From helping you to read from a long distance to curing headaches you may get a work, you may be surprised how much glasses can help. With that in mind,…
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Taking Care Of Your Eyes
Image Credit Pixabay.com License CC0 Your eyesight is an important sense. Some people might argue that it is the most important. Your eyes give you so much information about the world around you. You can spot dangers that lay in your path, you can see beautiful sunsets, and you can look at the faces of the people that you love. Your eyes allow you to read a book, and they let you watch a boxset on Netflix. Eyes are pretty awesome. But eyesight can deteriorate over time. ou may not even notice the changes to your eyesight as they can be very gradual. Often, the smallest changes can happen over…
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Wellness Trends in 2020
pixabay Stress is the cause of many health problems and it’s the biggest problem for otherwise healthy adults. Improper diet as well can have many negative effects, as well as neglecting to do exercise. Health issues you might suffer from if you don’t take simple steps to take care of yourself are aches and pains, fatigue and even telogen effluvium. This is a more common problem than you might realize, telogen effluvium symptoms are hair loss and scalp problems mainly in women. It is preventable, however, as are other health problems brought on by stress which can be fixed by certain lifestyle changes. It’s vital that you take some time…
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Taking Care of Your Feet
Photo Source Most of us consider our health and wellbeing on a day to day basis. We know that we need to eat a healthy, balanced diet to give our bodies the energy and nutrients they need to keep us in good shape. We aim to exercise sufficiently, to build muscle, strength and stamina and to maintain good cardiovascular health, balance, flexibility and more. But as well as the bigger picture, we also need to focus on more specific parts of our body to ensure that everything is working as it should be. One part of many of our bodies that gets relatively neglected is our feet. Our feet are…
