Send an eCard in the middle of the day... something cute to remind her how much you really care about her.
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15 Simple Ways to Keep Your Partner Happy
By David Wygant Updated: May 27, 2008
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So you're in a relationship and your partner starts nagging. She tells you that you just don't understand her, and that she really wishes that you would just do more "little things."
It's not the big things that make her happy; it's paying attention to the little details and showing you care that is really meaningful. She doesn't necessarily need lavish gifts -- she needs to know you're thinking about her.
Here are some ideas to get you started doing these "little things" she really wants:
1. Rub her feet instead of asking her if she wants you to rub her feet. Make it look like you want to do it.
2. Make her dinner one night. Don't ask her if she wants you to make dinner. Make her dinner before she gets home.
3. Light a candle so that she arrives home to a nice environment instead of coming home to the glaring lights of the television and other things.
4. Send her a text in the middle of the day telling her "I miss your smile from this morning" or "Last night was amazing!" or "The conversation we had last night was great."
5. Send an eCard in the middle of the day... something cute to remind her how much you really care about her. Send an eCard in the middle of the day... something cute to remind her how much you really care about her.
Send an eCard in the middle of the day... something cute to remind her how much you really care about her. 6. If she's going on a business trip, offer to drive her to the airport or pick her up to make her life that much easier.
7. Let her have control of the remote control. Don't monopolize it for a change. Just give it to her and let her actually sit there and enjoying watching one of her shows. Then you can share one of her interests by watching it with her.
8. Offer to iron one of her shirts or take her clothes to the dry cleaner.
9. Clean up the bathroom without being asked. Don't just sit there and ignore the mess around the toilet. If you know it drives her crazy to see water splashed all around the sink, dry that area after you use it.
10. If you work out together, enjoy it with her instead of rushing through your own workout and then not letting her workout at the same time.
11. Take a shower together, then wash her hair, scrub her back, and give her a spa treatment. Do this and enjoy it!
12. The next time she gives you a massage, give her a massage the next day. Offer it! Don't just say you'll give her a massage...do it!
13. Surprise her by making plans. Tell her, "We're going out tonight honey." You can even just go out for a drink or dinner somewhere. It's taking the initiative that's important.
14. Decide on and set aside one night a week as date night. Have a date like when you first started dating.
15. Call her in the middle of the day and just say hello. Don't wait for her to call you.
It can be simple to keep her satisfied. It's not necessarily about what you give her financially or what gifts you give her. That's a cop out. It's the little things. The guy who makes the biggest mistake is the one who ignores their significant other then all of a sudden give them an expensive gift to make up for it. That doesn't make up for it at all.
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18 Foods That Make Your Skin Glow
Top skin creams average about $400 an ounce (and you thought gas was expensive!), yet most offer little proof that they do half of what they promise. Want to save a bundle and improve your skin? Load your shopping cart with nutrients that research has shown to have skin-hydrating, sun-protecting, and even wrinkle-preventing powers, says Firm and Bright The skin doc’s 3 top picks: SWEET POTATOES, TOMATOES, CANTALOUPE What they do: Replenish your skin’s supply of antioxidants, so they're ready to scarf up free radicals whenever they make an appearance. Free rads are highly reactive oxygen molecules that damage cells and contribute to just about everything that can go wrong with skin, from dryness to crinkles. Fresh and Juicy The skin doc’s 4 top picks: What they do: Keep skin’s vitamin C levels high. While C’s a nifty antioxidant, that’s not the key reason it’s here. It helps keeps collagen -- the supportive protein fibers that stop skin from sagging -- strong and resilient. (Flimsy collagen means lines and wrinkles.) Since collagen breakdown really picks up in your mid-30s, eat citrus early and often to head off aging. Smoothing and Soothing The skin doc’s #1 pick: GREEN TEA What it does: Gives your skin a healthy dose of EGCG, which is a great multi-tasker. EGCG puts a damper on inflammatory chemicals involved in acne and sun-related skin aging; it also helps prevent skin cancer; and it has a lion-tamer effect on tumor cells. What’s more, green tea contains L-theanine, a de-tensing amino acid -- and anything you can do to staunch the flow of the stress hormone cortisol helps keep collagen fibers intact. Green and Leafy The skin doc’s 3 top picks: SPINACH, TURNIP GREENS, BROCCOLI What they do: Deliver a hefty supply of vitamin A, which supports skin cell turnover, the process that keeps cell growth and development humming along flawlessly. Without enough A, skin becomes dry, tough, and scaly. Fisherman’s Faves
You’re probably up to your eyebrows (Botoxed or not) with hearing “eat more fruits and vegetables.” But if you have yet to take that advice to heart, maybe knowing that they prevent wrinkles will do the trick. The colorful pigments that produce bright orange and red also refill antioxidant levels in your skin.
Your body can’t store much wrinkle-fighting vitamin C, so you need to keep your supplies stocked. The easiest, simplest way: Have some citrus every day.
Actually, ounce for ounce, oranges are the top citrus C source but you can only eat so many, right? For variety, make lemonade, squeeze limes on melon, add grapefruit to salad, and instead of drinking soda, fizz up OJ with sparkling water. It all adds up.
There’s a particularly potent antioxidant known as EGCG that does all kinds of good things for skin. The best place to find it? True teas: black, green, or white (not herbal). Brew a teapot full every morning, so that sipping four to six cups throughout the day is a no-brainer.
While all true teas contain EGCG (epigallocatechin-3-gallate), the various types of green tea have the most. Wechsler’s personal favorite is hojicha green tea (available at http://www.adagio.com/). “The roasting process that turns this green tea a brownish color also lowers its caffeine content,” she says -- handy if you’re caffeine sensitive or it’s one of those days when you do not need another stimulant.
Certain dark leafy greens, whether they’re fresh, frozen, raw, or steamed, really deliver on vitamin A, one of the most skin-essential vitamins going.
Several cold-water catches give your skin a double benefit: age-fighting omega-3 fatty acids plus the restorative powers of protein.
The skin doc’s 7 top picks: SALMON, TROUT, TUNA, ATLANTIC MACKEREL, SARDINES, PACIFIC HERRING, MOST SHELLFISH
Just don’t, uh, go overboard. As good as omega-3s are for skin (and the rest of you, too), worries about the amount of mercury in many fish mean it’s smart to limit seafood to two meals a week. That’s a must for women who are or might become pregnant or are nursing, and for young children, too. (Go here for the government’s fish guidelines.)
What they do: Omega-3s fight inflammation, now considered one of the top skin-agers, and they also help protect against sunburn, enhancing the effects of your SPF sunscreen. Protein is required to build and repair skin cells and to make enzymes and hormones that help keep it glowing.
Fill your weekly grocery cart with all of the above foods and you won’t just look younger, you’ll be younger. Eating at least 1 serving of fish a week and getting the right amount of antioxidants through diet or supplements lower your biological age. In fact, the antioxidants alone can make your RealAge up to 6 years younger.
To better understand the mechanics of colon disease, lets take a quick look at this organ and how it works: the colon (or large intestine) is the body's main channel for getting rid of solid waste matter. Food passes from the mouth (1st stage of digestion) into the esophagus to the stomach (where stomach acids help break down proteins, complex carbs and fats) - then into the small intestine (where most of the digestion is completed) and finally into the large intestine or colon.
Foods containing a lot of roughage is easier for the colon to grip and therefore is eliminated faster. Processed, overcooked and fastfoods do not have the necessary roughage - making it harder for the colon to do its work.
This is where the problems begin.
Problems with the colon show themselves in two ways - disease of the colon, or disease of another body system directly caused by the colon. Here are a few of the most common illnesses:
ADHESIONS: as the colon's mucous membrane breaks down, the exposed, sticky bowel wall starts to stick to itself, forming tight tunnels which make the passage of feces very difficult.
BALLOONING: backed up feces create "balloons" in sections of the colon, causing painful, sometimes severe constipation.
COLITIS: inflammation of the colon, often compounded by stress.
DIVERTICULITIS: small sacs protruding from the bowel wall where the wall is weak (hernia). These small sacs trap feces and become a source of infection and inflammation.
IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME: diarrhea, alternating with constipation, and gas. Compounded by stress.
MUCOSAL DYSFUNCTION: many forms, generally causing mucous build-up, pain, infection, and inflammation.
PROLAPSUS: when the transverse (middle section) of the colon literally falls (especially found in women who have had a hysterectomy) creating constipation and physical stress on other organs. It is especially dangerous for the uterus because a prolapsed colon blocks the fallopian tubes, preventing eggs from reaching the uterus, disrupting menstrual cycles, and causing infertility.
SPASTIC BOWEL: spasm of the bowel muscle when it gets overworked, manifested in alternating constipation and loose stools, often induced by stress.
STRICTURES: bowel becomes very narrow in certain places, or it becomes stretched - making it difficult to pass feces through.
ULCERATION: irritation, abrasion and infection settle on colon muscle tissue causing open sores, bleeding and pain.
In order to prevent such problems, it is recommended that one regularly cleanses the colon.
Pink of Health Club recommends Cleanse of MeridianLife for colon cleansing. Take 1 sachet Cleanse nightly for one week, about 2 hours after supper, well mixed with at least 500ml cool water. For maintenance, take Cleanse twice a week. Every six months, do another week of colon cleansing. Cleanse cost P85.00 per sachet. Option: Fiber Health P12.00/cap
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