5 Seriously Bad Side Effects of Your Smartphone Addiction

You constantly look at it. When you aren’t around it, you feel anxious, and when you have it, it’s all you can think about. Yes, we’re talking about your smartphone. Our obsession with mobile gadgets has become epic — one in every five people in the world own a smartphone these days. And now there are a handful of new syndromes that come with that addiction.

1. Text Claw and Cell Phone Elbow
"Text Claw" is a non-medical term used to describe all of the finger cramping and sore muscles that come from continuous scrolling, texting, and gaming on smartphones. An even more common side effect: Using your phone too much can cause inflammation in your tendons and enhance existing conditions, like tendinitis and carpal tunnel. Similarly, "Cell Phone Elbow" describes tingling or numbness in ring and pinky fingers after bending your elbow for long periods of time. 

If your non-stop smartphoning has you feeling sore and weak, do some stretches. Put down the phone, then try bending your wrists backward, putting your hands together like a prayer and pushing down. Then, doing some wrist flexes. If you experience pain for longer than a week, try applying heat. Or better still, see a doctor.

2. iPosture and Text Neck
Slouching over your phone for hours at a time is ruining your neck and hurting your back muscles. “iPosture" or "Text Neck" are just two of a few phrases doctors throw around to describe the excessive stress on neck muscles. According to a study of young adults in the U.K., 84% of those tracked experienced back pain during the last year, mainly due to being hunched over smartphones, tablets, and computers.

Fixing your posture can relieve lower back pain, and limiting your phone use can alleviate neck strain. While it seems awkward, try to hold your phone directly out and in front of your face, not on your lap where you might need to look down for minutes at a time.

3. Computer Vision Syndrome
Staring at the tiny font in your texts and scrolling through dozens of tweets can lead to eyestrain, blurred vision, dizziness, and dry eyes. And blurred vision plus sore neck muscles can also cause headaches.

If you’re experiencing eye discomfort, make your phone’s font size bigger. Mark Rosenfield, O.D., Ph.D., told Men's Health that phone users should try to hold their phones at least 16 inches away from their faces. Every few minutes look up from your screen at something far away for short breaks, and don't forget to blink.

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4. Nomophobia
Short for “no-mobile-phone phobia,” this is exactly what it sounds like: the fear of being without your cell. According to a study of 1,000 people in the U.K., 66% of the population fears losing or being without their phones at any given time. Some of the symptoms of nomophobia include anxiety or negative physical symptoms if you have lost or cannot use your cell phone, obsessively checking to make sure you have your phone with you, and constantly worrying about losing it somewhere. Interestingly, the study found that women suffer from this more than men.

If this sounds like you, experts suggest employing common anxiety-relieving relaxation techniques like yoga and deep breathing.

5. Phantom Pocket Vibration Syndrome
No, you didn't just get a text message! A professor at Indiana University found that 89% of the undergraduates in her study experienced phantom vibrations when their phones weren’t actually vibrating. The study also found that students who were dependent on text messages and social media updates were more anxious when their phones weren't really vibrating.

A good way to break the addiction? Try shutting your vibration function off and commit to only checking your phone during designated hours. If you have to keep your phone with you, place it in your bag instead. And try to resist checking your bag every five minutes. Otherwise, you might become the first case of Phantom Bag Vibration Syndrome.

It's no surprise that parents might need some help understanding what it means to eat healthy. From the MyPlate food guide to the latest food fad, it can be awfully confusing.

The good news is that you don't need a degree in nutrition to raise healthy kids. Following some basic guidelines can help you encourage your kids to eat right and maintain a healthy weight.

Here are 10 key rules to live by:

1. Parents control the supply lines. You decide which foods to buy and when to serve them. Though kids will pester their parents for less nutritious foods, adults should be in charge when deciding which foods are regularly stocked in the house. Kids won't go hungry. They'll eat what's available in the cupboard and fridge at home. If their favorite snack isn't all that nutritious, you can still buy it once in a while so they don't feel deprived.
2. From the foods you offer, kids get to choose what they will eat or whether to eat at all. Kids need to have some say in the matter. Schedule regular meal and snack times. From the selections you offer, let them choose what to eat and how much of it they want. This may seem like a little too much freedom. But if you follow step 1, your kids will be choosing only from the foods you buy and serve.
3. Quit the "clean-plate club." Let kids stop eating when they feel they've had enough. Lots of parents grew up under the clean-plate rule, but that approach doesn't help kids listen to their own bodies when they feel full. When kids notice and respond to feelings of fullness, they're less likely to overeat.
4. Start them young. Food preferences are developed early in life, so offer variety. Likes and dislikes begin forming even when kids are babies. You may need to serve a new food on several different occasions for a child to accept it. Don't force a child to eat, but offer a few bites. With older kids, ask them to try one bite.
5. Rewrite the kids' menu. Who says kids only want to eat hot dogs, pizza, burgers, and macaroni and cheese? When eating out, let your kids try new foods and they might surprise you with their willingness to experiment. You can start by letting them try a little of whatever you ordered or ordering an appetizer for them to try.
6. Drink calories count. Soda and other sweetened drinks add extra calories and get in the way of good nutrition. Water and milk are the best drinks for kids. Juice is fine when it's 100%, but kids don't need much of it — 4 to 6 ounces a day is enough for preschoolers.
7. Put sweets in their place. Occasional sweets are fine, but don't turn dessert into the main reason for eating dinner. When dessert is the prize for eating dinner, kids naturally place more value on the cupcake than the broccoli. Try to stay neutral about foods.
8. Food is not love. Find better ways to say "I love you." When foods are used to reward kids and show affection, they may start using food to cope with stress or other emotions. Offer hugs, praise, and attention instead of food treats.
9. Kids do as you do. Be a role model and eat healthy yourself. When trying to teach good eating habits, try to set the best example possible. Choose nutritious snacks, eat at the table, and don't skip meals.
10. Limit TV and computer time. When you do, you'll avoid mindless snacking and encourage activity. Research has shown that kids who cut down on TV-watching also reduced their percentage of body fat. When TV and computer time are limited, they'll find more active things to do. And limiting "screen time" means you'll have more time to be active together.

10 Simple Things You Can Do to Lose Weight!

Losing weight is one of the most difficult tasks to do, especially if your goal is to lose more than 5 to 10 pounds. Sometimes making small lifestyle changes will gain you the greatest rewards.

Too often, dieters will leap right into a less than thought out diet plan that will re-arrange their whole lifestyle, including what they eat, and they don’t stick to it because it creates too much difficulty in their lives.

Willpower is NOT the issue here. “Willpower is about depriving yourself, and nobody gets excited about that,” says Cynthia Sass, a nutritionist with the University of South Florida in Tampa and a spokeswoman for the American Dietetic Association. “Besides, depriving yourself is depressing and leads to bingeing. Focus on the positives–you feel better, have more energy when you eat healthy.”

Changing Habits to Lose Weight

Losing the weight does not have to be stressful or difficult… just a few simple changes in habit can make a big difference.

1. Weigh Yourself

The best time to weigh yourself is when you wake up each morning. After climbing out of bed, get on the scale and log your weight immediately. Weighing yourself each morning can create a mental feedback system to see what you are doing right and what needs improvement… doing this each morning should be a motivational tool.

Keep in mind that your weight may fluctuate from day-to-day, so don’t allow yourself to get caught up in disappointment if you don’t like your results.

2. Plan your meals

Planning your meals is probably the #1 thing you can do to lose the weight and keep it off. Start with a calorie calculator to find your daily calorie intake which will be an ‘Estimate’ for the amount of calories needed to maintain your current weight.

Begin by deciding your weight loss goal… if you want to lose 1 pound per week, you will want to cut 500 calories each day from your diet (3500 calories is equal to 1 pound of fat)… 2 pounds a week, you will need to cut 1000 calories each day… you get the idea. If you want to lose more weight on the average than this amount, you will need to include some exercise.

Once you have figured out how many pounds a week you would like to shed and what your optimum calorie intake should be, you will want to plan your meals for the day, week, etc. Example: if you have a target calorie intake of 2200 calories, you should find meals that are within the 450 calorie range for each of your 4 meals (8am, 11am, 2pm and 6 pm, for example), with a couple of 200 or less calorie snacks. You will need to experiment to find your best way of distributing your calorie intake.

The key to sticking to your routine is to have a list of your meals and snacks that are within your caloric range and that are interchangeable… don’t let yourself deviate from your plan.

HEALTHY TIP: The majority of dieters successful at losing weight AND keeping it off all have one thing in common, they eat breakfast every day. “Eating breakfast helps you spread out your hunger and manage your food intake better throughout the day,” Dr. James O. Hill, director of the Center for Human Nutrition at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in Denver. “If you start out the day by eating something, you don’t get this burning hunger later that causes you to overeat.” When you skip breakfast it also slows down your metabolism. Best menu: yogurt, fruit, whole-grain cereal, and low-fat milk.

3. Plan Healthy Snacks

Eating fruits and vegetables are essential for keeping your body healthy and will help it function properly. Did you know that 72% of adults don’t get enough vegetables, and 83% of adults don’t eat enough fruit on a daily basis?

A benefit for eating fruits and vegetables is that they are low in calories and fat. These nature-made foods are critical for losing weight! These fruits and vegetables will fill you up, provide healthy antioxidants and fiber, and are low in calories.

Not a fresh fruit or vegetable lover? Try yogurt, dried fruit or similar snacks… these are also good, healthy choices. The more you feel full, the more easily it will be to maintain your diet and lose the weight.

Don’t find yourself rushing to the vending machine each time you are feeling hungry… plan your in-between meal, healthy snacks.

4. Don’t Be Afraid to Be Naughty

Be sure to plan in some Not-So-Healthy foods and snacks too. Following a strict diet can be overwhelming and annoying at times. One of the main reasons diets fail is that people will crave the ‘NOT SO GOOD FOR YOU’ junk food type of snacks or meals. Don’t deprive yourself… be realistic and plan for those ‘Naughty’ for you foods.

Just make sure that you count the calories and monitor your portion size. The fast-food restaurants will usually have websites that have the calories contained in their foods, so choose wisely.

5. Eat Smaller Portions

Make your best attempt to eat portions no bigger than the size of your fist (your stomach is usually the around the size of your fist). This quantity of food should be enough to make you stop feeling hungry. Eating more than the size of your stomach will stretch it, which will make it difficult to feel full in the future.

Follow the guidelines below for a more sensible serving size:

• A healthy serving size of protein would be the equivalent size to your computer mouse.
• Two cups of mixed greens should be about the size of two baseballs.
• A serving of fruit the size of a tennis ball.
• A serving of butter or cheese the size of a dice.

If you are still hungry, wait for at least 20 minutes before you eat any more, and most likely your hunger will go away.

HEALTHY TIP: If you eat 4 or 5 times daily, your metabolism will increase which will aid in the digestion of your foods.

6. Eat S – L – O – W – L – Y

If you consume your meals quickly, you most likely are overeating because of it. It takes a while for your brain to get the MEMO that you are FULL. I’m sure you have had the feeling “I’ve eaten way too much!” feeling before, and it’s usually due to eating too fast. It may not be a walk in the park, but you need to train yourself to eat slowly, you will get full on less food.

Another benefit of eating slowly would be to give your digestive system the opportunity
to digest all the food that you consume. If you eat more than your body can handle, the chances are that your system will not have enough time to digest the extra food that you have eaten, so it will sit there and turn into fat.

7. Exercise 5-10 Minutes a Day

The best way to lose the weight, boost your metabolism and boost your mood is to exercise. Many people think that this means joining a gym, starting an aerobic work-out routine or begin running. NOT so… the fact is that simple exercising will burn calories, which over time, can put you ahead of your weight loss goals.

Simple things like going for a 5-10 minute walk, a few times a day, can help you lose the weight, increase muscle, and help you look & feel better.

Our recommendation would be to start small (a 5 minute walk each day), and work your way to longer walks, 2 or more times a day. You might even find the urge to do a few push ups, jumping jacks or take up jogging… you won’t know until you try.

8. Drink Plenty of Water

There are many benefits to drinking water while trying to lose weight. Water can make you feel full without all the calories… it is the perfect weight loss drink.

Sodas, coffee, juices etc., are filled with calories, among other things. Don’t be fooled with good-for-you drinks like fruit juices and lemonade because they are not normally low in calories, plus are filled with sugars that your body does not need. High calorie drinks are high on the list for one of the main reasons for the increase in obesity.

Your cells need water in order to metabolize the foods you consume. Your muscles need water to function properly. When your body is deprived of water, it will store what it has in your ankles, hips, thighs and around your belly. As soon as it starts receiving a normal supply of water, it will get rid of the excess reserved water weight.

9. Eat Dinner at Home

Eating out is nice because it gives us the chance to hang up our apron and be pampered. Restaurants serve meals that are usually high in fat and calories and also normally come in portions much bigger than we need.

Eating dinner away from home should be a treat and not a common practice. It is not too difficult to create a masterpiece dinner at home… follow the link for some scrumptious low calorie recipesthat you can create in your own kitchen.

10. Learn ALL You Can About Weight Loss

Begin by researching to find the right diet plan for you. Even after you have begun your diet regiment, continue to learn all you can about proper dieting and healthy eating habits.

Any time you start to second guess your mission and what you are making all the sacrifices for, read some articles about other people’s successful weight loss stories, weight loss tips, exercise or healthy eating habits. This will help you keep your focus and motivation to continue. If you lose your focus, you will lose your motivation and soon stop your weight loss progress all together.

Closing Comments for Successful Long Term Weight Loss

Getting through the first few days may be the toughest making it easy to give in, so remind yourself why you are doing this. Remind yourself with those 4 little words, “I Can Do This!” After the few days pass, it will start to get easier and it will seem like less and less deprivation.

One thing that we do know is that healthy, lasting weight loss does not happen overnight. We can all lose weight quickly, but keeping it off is the trick. What you need is a weight loss plan that will help you keep the weight off once you’ve lost it.

Acai Berry and Nutrition

Nutritional Health Benefits of the Acai Fruit

Only recently did acai berries begin to be sold on the market as a dietary supplement to assist people with their health. Expectedly, the popularity of acai health supplements soared across the country.South American native tribes have been using the nutritional acai plant for generations thanks to this prized red-colored fruit's nutrient-rich berries.

Now you can get the acai plant's nutrients from juices, smoothies, yogurts, and drink powders, or may opt for an easy to take acai tablet. One of the most popular tablets on the market is Acai Balance, an herbal blend of acai, pomegranate and other antioxidants.

The Nutritional Acai Berry

Acai is an amazing fruit that Amazonian tribes have been using for years. Yet the nutritious Acai is rather new to the American market. The berry is found throughout rain forests in Brazil, Panama, French Guyana and Trinidad. The Brazilian native population refers to the acai plants "the Tree of Life". This is because acai is naturally rich in toxin-fighting antioxidants, amino acids, fatty acids, protein, fiber, in addition to a wide array of vitamins and minerals.

There is a long list of what makes the acai berry so special. The benefits of the nutritious acai berry help boost a person's energy levels. The acai berry strengthens your immune system and helps with healthy weight loss. Besides improving circulation, it adds a clean shine to skin and nails. The fruit's nutrients assist in regulating cholesterol levels as well. Not bad for a nutritious berry that grows from the ground.

Compared to raw milk from a cow, the acai berry's nutrition value is equal to:

• 3 Times More lipids
• 118 Times More Iron
• 4 Times More Energy
• 8 Times More Vitamin C
• 9 Times More Vitamin B1
• Half as Much Phosphorus
• 7 Times More Carbohydrates
• Equal Amount of Protein and Calcium

Acai as a Dietary Supplement

Many South American cultures consider the acai bush to be a delicacy. The nutritional bush has several commercial uses other than its fruit. Acai leaves are used to make hats, mats, baskets, brooms and pest-resistant wood for homes. Acai seeds are used to fertilize plants and feed livestock.

Consumers can purchase the acai's nutrients in the form of tablets, juice, smoothies, yogurt, instant drink powders, and as a whole fruit. In recent years, the acai fruit has been bought and sold as a dietary supplement.

Working long hours and coming home to a full house, who has time to watch their nutrition? Who wants to get up at 5 a.m. just to go jogging? Fortunately there's an easy way to give your body the vitamins and minerals it needs.

Recently named the #1 Super Food, Acai Balance is packed with the nutritious fruit. Consuming Acai Balance increases men and women's energy levels, greatly improving their overall health. In no time, the powerful Acai Balance stimulates the metabolism and starts burning body fat. The powerful nutritional food makes a difference that people can see and feel.

How to Cope with Jet Lag

Overcoming Fatigue & Troubled Sleep Caused by Travel

Traveling Leads to Jet LagDesynchronosis is the fancy scientific term for jet lag. But anyone that has experienced this state knows there's nothing fancy about the mental and physical condition of fatigue. As a result of circadian rhythms created in the brain, a person may encounter jet lag when travelling across time zones. Luckily, there's a cure for jet lag, Avinol PM.

Medically referred to as "desynchronosis," jet lag is a physiological status which results from alterations to the body's circadian rhythms. Fatigue has been classified as a sleep disorder. It occurs when a person experiences rapid long-distance trans-meridian (east to west or west to east) travel. The length of the flight does not play a factor in jet lag. As a result, you will not get jet lag on a ten-hour flight from New York to South America.

The symptoms of jet lag can vary. Higher amounts of time zone alteration can lead to:

• Headaches
• Mild depression
• Constipation or diarrhea
• Nausea, ear aches and swollen feet
• Disorientation, grogginess and irritability
• Fatigue, irregular sleep patterns and insomnia

The state of jet lag can last a few days. Men and women can usually expect one day of jet lag for every time zone crossed. Fortunately, people do not typically get jet lag from crossing one or two time zones.

Melatonin Resets Circadian Rhythms

On a daily basis, the human brain creates circadian rhythms, important day-to-day functions, like temperature and blood pressure, which are always changing. These circadian rhythms work to coordinate our bodies and actions with the external world. They are basic in all forms of life, from bacteria to human beings.

Circulating levels of the compound melatonin allow circadian rhythms to function. All organisms possess melatonin in the center of their brains. Melatonin controls drowsiness and body temperature for the entire body. Studies have shown that melatonin, and the recommended supplemental amounts of melatonin, are both successful in relieving both the physical and psychological effects of jet lag.

Avinol PM Will Put You to Sleep

Avinol PM is an all-natural sleep aid that's made to help you fall asleep swiftly and soothingly. You'll feel the effects in no time with this powerful and fast-acting melt tablet. The special ingredients in the over-the-counter sleep aid help the body to relax. You can fall asleep quickly and stay asleep throughout the night with Avinol PM.

What makes Avinol PM stand apart from other sleeping aids?

• 100% natural alternative to sleeping pills
• Gentle, natural, no-side-effects formula
• Eases you into a deep, quality slumber
• Wake up feeling alert and refreshed

The sleep aid comes as melt tablets packed with melatonin to put your body at ease. Avinol PM is full of 5-HTP, shown to improve sleep patterns, as well as pick up an individual's overall mood. These two important ingredients are completely safe, as they are gentle and non-addictive pills. Wake up in the morning feeling completely refreshed after using this sleep aid. You too can get a full night's rest with Avinol PM.

Prevent Aging with HGH

Increase Energy and Turn Back the Hands of Time By Boosting Your Natural Growth Hormone Levels.

There are now several ways for people to take HGH supplements, including injections, sprays and pills, such as HGH Factor. While some forms work better than others, expects agree that HGH Factor is the best HGH supplement available on the market.For decades, Human Growth Hormone has been known as the "hormone of youth." Scientists have confirmed HGH's benefits to the human body, as it assists in building muscle and burning fat.

The Hormone of Youth

HGH stands for Human Growth Hormone, and it plays an important role in almost every body function. As you can imagine, HGH levels peak at puberty and gradually decrease. The amount of HGH running through someone helps determine the body's muscle mass, body fat, energy levels and sex drive.

Studies have repeatedly shown the benefits of HGH. The hormone increases muscle mass and burns fat even without exercise. The human growth hormone has also been shown to:

• Increase energy
• Improve sleep
• Improve mood
• Enhance sex drive
• Bolster the immune system
• Improve memory and mental acuity
• Promote a youthful appearance through healthier hair, skin, and nails

Prevent Aging with HGH

By the time a person hits 40, he or she is probably deficient in the hormone. So when it's time to go shopping for HGH supplements, it helps to compare different products on the market. The prescription HDH is given through injection. The prices run from hundreds to thousands of dollars each month. Meanwhile, HGH injections carry health risks similar to anabolic steroids, including edema, joint pain, arthritic conditions, carpal tunnel syndrome, and even an increased risk of cancer.

On the other hand, HGH sprays are friendly on your wallet. However, HGH sprays have been known to become diluted with time. Many health care providers suggest taking a pill form of HDH, because it is inexpensive and easy to take. Spray and pill forms of HDH are entirely different from injections. They are far less concentrated, and they deliver frequent, low doses of growth hormone with minimum side effects and maximum effectiveness.

HGH and Aging

In 1990, the New England Journal of Medicine published a study connecting HGH to the slowing down of the aging process. For 20 years, HGH has been known as an anti-aging hormone. In 2007, Stanford University School of Medicine found that HGH increases muscle and decreases body fat. These anti-aging affects can certainly contribute to why a person would purchase HGH supplements.

HGH Factor is the Solution

Working as an HGH releaser, as well as an HGH stimulant at the same time, HGH Factor tablets and its powerful ingredients stimulate the hormone secretion into the blood. As a direct result, HDH is increases throughout the body. HGH Factor helps men and women reach that lean and mean look of bodybuilders.

Muscle Building with Nitric Oxide

Build Your Six Pack in Six Weeks with New Breakthrough Muscle Builder!

The key to building solid six pack abs is a revolutionary muscle-building compound that occurs naturally in your own body. Nitric oxide, the Nobel Prize winning chemical compound that was also proclaimed the 1992 "Molecule of the Year."Pumping iron at the gym day after day just isn't working for you? You're not alone. There's no man alive that doesn't wish to be as ripped and muscular as the leading Hollywood action superstars, so the question is, how do the celebrities build rock hard abs like that? Well, the answer isn't in a protein shake or creatine supplement, and no, we're not talking steroids or an insane workout regime here.

While researching this breakthrough muscle builder, Guys News Daily came across reports of one particular nitric oxide booster that was rapidly gaining popularity amongst the bodybuilding community. Top athletes across the country are recommending Nitro XL to rapidly build lean, chiseled abs and maintain a rock hard physique.

The secret to Nitro XL's popularity and success is its powerful blend of amino acids, which exponentially increase the production rate of Nitric Oxide in your body, boosting stamina and performance with every workout. As such, Nitro XL is unquestionably the leading NO booster on the market.

Customers of Nitro XL agree - the results are real. The boost during every workout helped Robert (below)trade his flabby gut for tight, chiseled abs. See for yourself:

Nitro XL is able to boost nitric oxide levels for freakishly fast muscle growth thanks to its all-natural blend of muscle-building ingredients. Nitro XL contains:

• L-Glutamine AKG
• L-Ornithine AKG

Nitro XL kicks in within minutes of taking the supplement. Simply take 2-4 capsules prior to each workout, and you can expect to double your muscle gains within 4 weeks of steady use. Guaranteed. In fact, Nitro XL is so confident that you'll love your results that they offer a 30 day money back guarantee - no questions asked.

Ready to Quit Smoking?

Review the Pros and Cons of the Most Popular Methods for Kicking the Habit.

Smokers have been hearing the vital advice from friends, family and doctors for years, it's time to quit smoking. It's no secret that tobacco can do lethal harm to a person's heart and lungs. Cigarette smoking leads to heart attacks, strokes, emphysema and various forms of cancer - AND it elevates stress levels and blood pressure.

Cigarettes kill millions of people every year - and that's just in the United States. Fortunately, smoking rates leveled off or declined over the past few decades in developed nations. But there are still millions of smokers who need to overcome their addictions to the deadly habit.

Popular Methods for Quitting Smoking and their Drawbacks

There are so many choices these days for people to try to quit smoking, it's hard to know what to try first. None can guarantee 100 percent success. First, nicotine replacement therapies, such as lozenges and Nicorette Nicotine Gum, are over-the-counter candies and gum to release nicotine into the blood without lighting up. But the tastes are known to be horrible.

Nicotine Patch

The nicotine patch is placed over clean skin anywhere between one's neck and waist to release enough nicotine for the brain to think the body is smoking. However, the patch makes some users physically sick.

Laser treatment

The expensive laser technique is used to stimulate specific parts of the body to increase endorphin production and decrease cravings. Rather than the medical route, smokers try to quit with unreliable methods, like hypnosis and acupuncture. There are also herbal teas, pills and drops available that reduce cigarette cravings.

Prescription stop smoking pills

Zyban is a popular pill that is prescribed, and many ex-smokers find it extremely useful. Chantix is used to treat smoking addiction by decreasing the pleasurable effects of tobacco. In the years since it's been on the market, several of the medicine's side effects have been brought to light. People's moods and behaviors change as Chantix alters one's brain chemistry. It is up to the individual to decide if the advantages of quitting smoking outweigh the discomforts associated with medications.

Chantix physical side effects often include:

• Gas
• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Constipation

Herbal stop smoking pills - quit smoking naturally

Nicodyne is an all herbal formula that doesn't require a prescription. There are no cravings, as the product's natural ingredients fool a smoker's brain into thinking it just finished a soothing cigarette. Every day, Nicodyne helps smokers give up the habit safely and naturally without damaging side effects.

The professionals behind Nicodyne are now offering they offer a two week risk-free trial. There's nothing to lose. Click here for more details about giving up smoking for good with Nicodyne.

Is Your Career in the Gutter?

Top Tips for Improving Job Performance (and Climbing the Corporate Ladder)

Are you like so many millions of Americans experiencing information overloads on a regular basis? Have personal computers and cell phones taken over your mind with business data? The constant interruption from the mass media all over today's market, combined with the daily stresses of work and family life, can make it extremely difficult to concentrate on one project task.

Poor concentration and focus increases the likelihood of making mistakes on the job. Continuously poor job performance closes doors for advancement and bonuses, ultimately leading to a stagnating career - or worse, employment termination. Before you toss your laptop out the window in frustration, stay tuned for Daily Health Digest's most valuable tips to keeping focused and advancing in the workplace.

Need Help Staying Focused at Work?

In the office, your brain is always working on the complex juggling act of making your body work. In fact, the nutrient-greedy brain takes up 20 percent of all of the body's energy. The chemicals and elements from the foods you digest are broken up and delivered through the circulatory system. Scientists have recently discovered the unquestionable connection between the brain and human cognition. Research has determined that proper brain function requires the proper balance of nutrients.

Three Time Management Tips

The first trick to staying focused, reducing all types of distractions, is to perform one task at a time. When your mind is all over the place, each task ends up taking more time than it would if you focused on it alone. Trying to do two or more things at once increases stress and reduces productivity. Concentrate on one task at a time. When working on something, try to have only that program open on your computer, or only that specific paperwork on your desk.

Next, you should schedule a block of "no interruption time" for yourself. Try to get rid of all distractions. Don't let phone calls, instant messages or text messages get you unfocused. Finally, people should feed their brains the right nutrient substances to keep them on top of their game. That's where Constant Focus comes into play.

Constant Focus Keeps You Alert

Constant Focus provides nutrients ions within the brain. Overall, the ingredients in Constant Focus help to increase blood flow and oxygen to the brain. At the same time, the powerful product provides raw materials for neurotransmitter synthesis. In other words, the brain gets to experience an increased attention span, memory recall and an accelerated absorption of new information.

You will have no more "senior moments." There is no more confusion and you won't grow tired during the work day. When using Constant Focus, challenging tasks get easier, and work is performed more efficiently. Feeding your brain vital nutrients and the right antioxidants, Constant Focus gives you a mental boost to stay focused for those extra long hours.

Constant Focus assists the body with:

• Recalling Memories
• Assimilating New Information
• Enhanced Attention Span
• Making Challenging Tasks Easier
• Work More Efficiently for Longer Periods of Time

Constant Focus has been formulated by medical professionals specifically to provide your brain with the best possible nutrients it needs for optimal function. We are not robots. Sometimes we all can use a little boost to wake our brains up, get them in place and keep them on track.

Natural Remedies for Skin Pigmentation

Do you have dark patches on your skin, especially on your face? That dark pigmentation is a result of extra melanin in the body. Too much sun exposure can trigger the problem, but so can other common causes, such as pregnancy or Addison’s disease. Often home remedies will be enough to do the trick. However, deeper or darker pigmentation might require over the counter medications, prescription medications or even medical intervention in order to help even out your skin tone.

Though the home remedies listed here can help reduce or eliminate pigmentation, always consult a doctor before using these if the pigmentation is the result of pregnancy – you never want to try any remedies while pregnant without first making sure they are safe for your baby.

1. Aloe Vera

The pure gel of aloe vera has been used for thousands of years to cure hundreds of ailments. Create a mask made of pure aloe vera, seaweed and raw honey. Mix it, allow it to settle for 10 minutes and thenapply to the pigmentation. Rinse it away with lukewarm water. This treatment for pigmentation will soften the skin and encourage old skin cells to slough away, leading to new skin growth.

2. Lemon and Potato Juice

Lemon juice contains citric acid, which helps to bleach the skin. Potatoes contain catecholase, which helps lighten the skin as well. Mixing both juices and applying them to the pigmentation can help treat the problem.

3. Lemon, Honey, Milk and Orange Peel

The fruit peels contain citric acid, and the honey and milk help bind the peels into a paste that soothes and softens your skin. Simply make a powder of dried orange peel, add some lemon juice and milk, and enough honey to create the proper consistency for a mask. Leave it on the spots for about 15 minutes, then wash away.

4. Fuller’s Earth, Papaya and Vitamin E

This homemade facial mask, applied twice a week, can help reduce the appearance of pigmentation. Mix one half cup of Fuller’s earth with 1 tablespoon of blended papaya. Then pop two Vitamin E capsules – more if you need a thinner consistency – and mix them into the earth and papaya. Leave the mixture on the face for several minutes.

5. Sandalwood Powder

Mix this powerful powder with something that has natural acids, such as tomato juice or cucumber juice. Apply as a mask on a daily basis to reduce the discoloration.

6. Honey and Almond

Blend a tablespoon of almond powder with a teaspoon of honey and a teaspoon of lemon. Make sure you use organic ingredients if at all possible. Apply the mask for your face for 15 minutes, when rinse it away with lukewarm water.

7. Cucumber and Mint

This delightfully cooling mask can help treat pigmentation. Mix six leaves of fresh mint with one raw egg white that has been beaten until frothy. Then crush half of a cucumber until it is a fine paste. Mix it with the mint and the egg, blend it well, then put the mask on your face for 15 minutes. Wash it away with lukewarm water.

8. The Right Diet

Remember, you really are what you eat, so make sure to eat the right foods to treat pigmentation. Anything that is rich in Vitamin E, such as fruits and veggies, can work wonders for reducing the pigmentation from the inside out.

13 Effective Home Remedies for Kidney Pain

Kidneys are one of the crucial organs in our body that performs the function of excretion. They are primarily responsible for regulating various functions, like maintaining acid-base balance, leveling electrolytesbalance, and also regulating blood pressure. Kidneys flush out waste products from the body in the form of feces and urine while straining and retaining useful components inside the body. Due to many reasons, like eating habits and other body infections, the functioning and efficiency of kidneys gets hampered. Sometimes malfunctioning may also results in terrible and unbearable pain in kidneys. In contrast to males, females are at more risk to get prone to the kidney infection. The pain is curable and can be treated with much efficiency at home itself.

Causes

•Bleeding inside kidney
•Tumor in kidney
•Urinary tract infection
•Blood coagulation in kidney veins
•Horseshoe kidney (where both kidneys fused together and form a horseshoe like structure)
•Stone inside kidney
•Enlarged prostate
•Blocked or hindered flow of urine

Symptoms

•Pain in the lower back

•Feverish feeling

•Shivering, accompanied by chills

•Feeling fatigue

•Loss of appetite

•Burning sensation while urination

•Bleeding while urinating

•Foul smelling urine or often cloudy urine
Bedwetting (generally in case of children)

•Pain in the lower abdomen

Home Remedies

1. Water

Whenever you suffer from any kidney related disorder or pain, water is the foremost thing that can cure your disease. Water is really essential for your kidneys as it helps them flush toxins out of your body, effectively. It is highly recommended that you should consume at least 8-10 glasses of water in a day.

2. Lemon Juice

Lemon contains a plethora of citric acid, which is helpful in breaking down of calcium agglomerates insidekidneys. As you drink lemonade, you will pass urine more frequently and that is really good in flushing out toxins and also useful for people having stone in kidneys.

3. Nettle Leaves

Nettle leaves are quintessential in making a smooth flow for water through both- bladder, as well askidneys. They also promote smooth urination. They keep bacteria away and hinder crystals inside the body to take the shape of stones. One, who is suffering from kidney pain, should drink nettle tea at least 2-3 times a day for getting relief from the kidney pain.

4. Whole Wheat Bread

Whole wheat breads are rich in nutrients, such as proteins, fibers, magnesium, etc. They promote well being of the kidneys while preventing the formation of oxalates inside them. Besides bread, one can also eat whole grain cereals, pasta, etc.

5. Kidney Beans

Kidney beans are really efficacious in treating any kidney infection or pain, including stones, etc. Remove beans from inside the pods and boil pods on low flame for hours till they become tender and soft. Now, strain the liquid and allow it to cool down. Now, again strain it once again and drink it several times a day for beneficial results.

6. Basil

Basil is regarded as a superb tonic for kidney pain and infections. One, who is suffering from kidney-related pain or disorders, should consume a tablespoon of basil juice mixed with equal quantities of honey for effective results. However, the treatment should be carried for around 5 months to get the desired results.

7. Celery

Celery has got antiseptic properties and hence, drinking celery juice can be really pain relieving. Celery juice helps in eliminating out the toxins from the body that causes the formation of oxalates. Besides, it is also a diuretic, which helps in breaking down the existing stone in the kidney.

8. Pomegranates

Pomegranate juice and seeds can be beneficial in treating the kidney pain and infections. Pomegranates have astringent properties, and hence, they can be really helpful in the treatment of kidney stones. Besides, they are extremely hydrating, so one should consume at least a glass of pomegranate juice every day or should eat one pomegranate daily to keep kidney-related problems at bay.

9. Watermelon

Watermelon is rich in potassium and is useful in removing stones that are composed of phosphates and carbonates. They also regulate the level of acidity in urine. Besides, watermelon is one such fruit that contains the highest level of water concentration and thus, can be really effective in hydrating your body and flushing out the waste products.

10. Tomato Juice

Drink a glass of tomato juice before you consume anything else, followed with a glass of water. It will help you in getting relief from the pain. You can also chop tomatoes and wrap them in a thick cotton cloth. Place it on the patient’s back for relieving him/her from the pain.

11. Virgin Olive Oil

Olive oil is yet another effective method that subside pain, related to kidneys. Mix equal quantities of olive oil (virgin) and lemon juice and drink it up. Although, it will taste awful but is worth an effort to get the desired results.

12. Warm Compress

Put a warm compress on the aching area. It will decrease the kidney pain.

13. Dandelion Root Tea

If you are looking for a herbal remedy to get rid of kidney pain, dandelion root tea is the best. Dandelion root tea acts as a diuretic and cleanses the kidney, thereby relieving you from the pain.

Homeopathic Medicines for Kidney Pain

1. Aconite

This one is useful in case of acute pain. Urine passed by the patient is hot and sparse. Urine might have traces of blood and patient perspires profusely.

2. Arnica

This remedy is prescribed when patient witnesses a brick colored segment in his urine, which is accompanied by painful urination.

3. Belladonna

It is useful in the treatment of bloody urine. Urine is scanty, cloudy and often painful to pass. Patient might also experience sensitivity in the upward region of bladder.

4. Berberis vulgaris

It is prescribed to those patients, who complain frequent urge to pass the urine even after they have passed urine completely. Urine contains mucus and sediments, and there is often a bubbling sensation in kidneys.

5. Calcarea carbonicum

It is useful for patients, who complain about dark brown colored urine or urine that contains white sediments.

6. Cantharis

This one is effective against symptoms, like a burning sensation in urine, and there is often an urge to defecate while urinating.

7. Colocynthis

It is used when a burning sensation is experienced while passing stools and often there are red crystals found in urine. Pain can be relieved by bending forward.

Other useful homeopathic remedies for the treatment include Nitric acid, Lycopodium, Sarsaparilla.

Preventive Measures

•Drink as much water as you can (minimum of 8 glasses in a day).

•Do not stop or restrain yourself from passing urine.

•Do not use body sprays around urinary area.

•Eat fibrous foods in your diet.

•If you are more susceptible to urinal infections, stop consuming contraceptive pills and using devices, such as condoms and diaphragms.

•Urinate in clean and hygienic places.

•Besides water, drink more of fruit juices, especially cranberry juice.

•High sodium diet can augment the chances of developing kidney stones. Hence, avoid the consumption of a large quantity of sodium in your diet.

•Avoid foods that can create oxalates in your kidneys. Examples are tea, spinach, beets, chocolates, nuts, etc.