Jul
13
Certain brain injuries can cause people to lose the ability to visually recognize objects.
Jul
12
How to perform a proper push-up: Lie chest-down, with hands shoulder-level, slightly more than shoulder-width apart, palms flat. Feet should be together. Start the motion by straightening your arms, which pushes your body off the floor. Then, lower your body. Look forward, not down; if any part of your face touches the ground, it should be your chin, not your nose. During the push-up, palms should remain in their original position, and your back should be straight. Ask someone to watch and check your form; you might be told that you are letting your core sag or that your butt is too high in the air.
Jul
12
First of all, what exactly is a habit? A habit is a behavior that you do so regularly that it becomes almost automatic. Although many habits are good, like brushing your teeth, some habits are devastating to a healthy lifestyle and weight control. Here are the 3 worst habits and how to break them:
Eating on the run, eating without paying attention to your hunger signals, and eating to escape painful feelings.
Eat at a dining table and make sure you aren’t doing anything else while you are eating. Before you start eating, notice your hunger level. As you eat, pay attention to your senses: the taste of the food, the feel of it, the smell, and how it looks.
Regularly check in with your hunger levels. S Full Article…
Jul
12
The business journalist in me finds it highly amusing that my burlesque class with Miss La Visa, of misschiefevents.co.nz is being held in the former ASB boardroom at its old HQ in Queen St. The bank is now a McDonalds and we are up on the first floor.
I am dressed in a skirt, slight heels and a short-sleeved top so I can wear my long black gloves (with diamantes, thank you). And the best bit, I wear a wine-coloured feather boa around my neck. Burlesque, I think, is best described as erotic dance.
Miss La Vida, who tells me to call her Vicki, looks the ticket – she’s wearing the black slip, the suspenders, her black hair is curled 40s-style, and she has beautiful dark red nails and the matching lipstick. Full Article…