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I’ve heard a lot about Lumix brand because I got friends using it. A really cool gadget I would love to have the next time I will upgrade my camera. Lucky you Lumix users because LUMIX Life Focus on Australia and this is your chance to show off your wonderful photographs. This is an annual promotion and Photo competition for Lumix Cameras that dedicated photographers would love to join. Come and join Panasonic Australia on Facebook so that you won’t be left behind for the latest buzz about the promotion and competition.
View LUMIX Life Focus On Australia starts April 1st 2010 – The Video for the very convincing and fantastic offer. There will be 6 well regarded professional photographers that will be ambassadors for the promotion and help give credibility (including Ken Duncan). How cool isn’t it? Pro photos will also be available to view on the website. There will be monthly giveaways as well as the final prize at the completion of the competition. Entrants will need to be from Australia and photos will also need to focus on Australia.  Entry can be anything you choose, from a dramatic landscape, or magical wildlife image to a quirky snapshot of Aussie life – all you need to do is shoot it on a LUMIX and enter it! So what you waiting for Lumix users? Grab the opportunity, you’ll never know this is the break that you been waiting for.

Finally I’m doing well after almost a month of  being sick. The worst was my cough. As in so bad that I lost hope of finding the best cure. I was experiencing asthma symptoms. Whizzing and little bit hard breathing. I was opted to use inhaler that my husband used to use when he’s having asthma attacked. I felt strange because my attacked usually in the dawn. I started to feel back and chest pain every time I was coughing. Phlegm was all plainly clear. No traces of bacteria. I was hysterically worried because it made my days miserable. I can’t go out in public and socialize with friends. I mostly stayed inside the house which was so boring.
I’m fortunate to have a friend who was become an angel sent from above to tell me that a certain medicine for me was right there. With just one day of taking the herbal medicine I felt immediately okay. The next day I still took the medicine for precautionary purpose and that was it! Everything’s good until now. Thank you Lord for sending the angel. And thanks to the health shop where I bought the medicine with deep healing power. It was a syrup that has Manuka honey and propolis mixed with echinacea purpurea extract. The medicine’s exact name is Proplis Herbal Elixir from Comvita and made in New Zealand. It was actually a dietary supplement. Whatever it was, I got healed.

Since yesterday I really don’t feel that good. Slight headache once in a while and my nerves are aching. I just ignored it but today it’s terrible. I feel like I’m going to have flu. I want to lie down but kids wanted to play in the park. Tried to cheer up myself by bringing picnic stuff, food and drinks and of course my camera. We had some few pictures taken. While I’m sitting down and watching the kids playing, I felt so cold. It is sunny day but I think the wind is really cold. I’m not sure if it’s only my feeling. I continue to read the Harry Potter book last edition but I can’t deny the weakness and pain I felt in all my muscles. I took some precautions this morning and hopefully it will work. I just don’t wanna get sick. But this is the sign if I’m going to be sick. You think it’s time? Because once a year I get sick. Oh no many plans will be canceled. Kids will be upset. Part-time on Friday oh no. Okay think positive! I will not get sick and I will take all the precaution I knew will stop it.

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Hyundai. All opinions are 100% mine.

Imagine traveling the route between Darwin and Adelaide.   It’s a very long trip from the Northern end of Australia to one of it’s Southernmost tip.   This journey will be a big challenge for most people, and it can be a tall order for a lot cars as well.    The challenge doesn’t just involve traversing the ragged outback terrain, but it will also involve being exposed to the extreme Australian weather.  You can consider to take just about any car for this road trip, but it would definitely be a nightmare if you’d break down in these conditions.

Well, this challenge has already been taken, and the Grand winner is the new Hyundai Santa Fe R Diesel.  The Global Green Challenge Australian edition was participated by several cars in different classes.   The theme of the challenge was fuel efficiency and ensuring a smaller carbon footprint.  The class of cars that participated here included SUVs, and here is where the Santa Fe R top the lot.   The Hyundai Santa Fe team traveled a total of 3147 kilometers and just consumed 160+ liters of fuel.    That is definitely power in fuel economy, and it proves that you don’t necessarily need a hybrid vehicle to get much from your dollar.

I never had hay-fever before but how come after such longs years now it’s bugging me? Is the mixture of Australia grass can cause hayfever? I never imagine myself will use nasal spray for very itchy nose and eye drops for red eyes. It even gives me bad headache. Oh dear I was once had very bad skin allergy that almost ruined my skin. Thanks goodness I was able to get rid of it with the help of Periactin. It was good medicine but very sedated. It was making me sleep whole day. Until now I have some tiny scars because of those skin allergies. Luckily it wasn’t really bad. I was so depressed what will happened to my skin. I’m hoping and praying it won’t happen to me again.

Social networking sites such as Facebook could raise your risk of serious health problems by reducing levels of face-to-face contact, a doctor claims.
Emailing people rather than meeting up with them may have wide-ranging biological effects.
Increased isolation could alter the way genes work and upset immune responses, hormone levels and the function of arteries. It could also impair mental performance.
This could increase the risk of problems as serious as cancer, strokes, heart disease and dementia.
Social networking sites such as Myspace and Facebook allow people to keep in touch with friends over the web.
But even though they are designed to bring people together, psychologist Sigman says they are playing a significant role in people becoming more isolated.
Research suggests the number of hours people spend speaking to others face-to-face has fallen dramatically since 1987 as the use of electronic media has increased.
“Interacting in person” has effects on the body not seen when writing emails.
Levels of hormones such as the “cuddle chemical” oxytocin, which promotes bonding, altered according to whether people were in close contact or not.
“Social networking sites should allow us to embellish our social lives, but what we find is very different. These are not tools that enhance, they are tools that displace,” said Dr Sigman.

A revolutionary new chocolate bar that reduces acne is set to hit Australian shelves.
Manufacturers of the Acne Care range say pimple-plagued sufferers will experience dramatic results within just two weeks of eating the chocolate.
Developed by US-based Frutels, the chocolate-coated treatment is believed to be the first of its kind.
Packed with antioxidants and micro-nutrients, the bars support the body’s defenses and clarify the skin from within, it is claimed.
Frutels recommend consumers eat between two and five chocolate bars a day for the fastest results.
Company figures reveal 73 per cent of people surveyed observed and improvement in their skin after taking just two bars per day for two weeks.
A company spokesman said: “This product takes beauty foods to another level by not only tackling acne in an ingestible form, but by using a food that has been associated with causing acne to make these claims.
“Chocolate has long been taboo for acne sufferers.”
The bars have swept the UK and US, prompting to move to the Australian market.
The bars cost about $40 for a months supply.

Cutting out the carbs may help you lose weight-but it can also help you lose your memory.
Dieters who avoided starchy foods do worse in mental tests than those who allowed themselves pasta, bread and potatoes.
Scientists found that the mental performance dropped after just a week on an Atkins-style diet. The study demonstrates that the food you eat can have an immediate impact on cognitive behavior.
The popular low-carb and and non-carb diets have the strongest potential for negative impact on thinking and cognition.
The Atkin’s diet, popular in the early 2000s, bans carbohydrates such as flour, sugar and potatoes, but allows protein and fat. Some fruit and vegetables are also restricted.
Scientists believe that lo-carb diets reduce the amount of glucose, or blood sugar, which is carried to the brain and used by nerve cells for energy.
A low-carb diet means less fuel to power brain cells.

Have you tried acupuncture? I haven’t tried this Chinese way of treating some illnesses. Acupuncture heals some diseases and can also help maintain a good health. That’s what I’ve found at Acupuncture San Diego website. Acupuncture can allow the body to soften the mind and quiet the spirit to be awake. It relieves stress that’s why some people make it as a weekly routine so they can deal with their stressful lives with grace. Together with the service of Physical Therapy San Diego, they’re living a healthy lifestyle.

I got very down immunity right after I got sick for one week. Maybe that’s why my system can’t fight much with this skin allergy that I’m suffering and it keeps on getting worst. I’m so worried and this is very depressing. I research and get some help in the internet of the ways to boost immune system. I found some but not satisfied until I stumble into an interesting article. The top 20 immunity boosters. Hope the others will help since I’m already performing the others. I just need to continue.

Here are some essential information that represent many of their key ideas to help boost your immune system into great shape.
1. Put some color on your plate.
Eat nine to 10 servings of fruits and vegetables each day.

2. Sample the supplements.
Take a multivitamin plus vitamin E, vitamin C, and calcium.

3. Discover the wonders of working out.
Get moving for 30 minutes a day.

4. Enjoy the powers of sleep.
Get your eight hours.

5. Up your emotional quotient.
Pay attention to your psychological health.

6. Listen to your body and learn your family history.
Study your family tree to target your disease prevention.

7. Wet your whistle.
Drink eight to 10 8-ounce glasses of water and once cup of tea a day.

8. Remember, variety is the spice of life.
Eat a wide variety of foods.

9. Be a fat detective.
Eat the good fats, not the bad.

10. Exercise kitchen care.
Use safe cooking methods.

11. Hold hands with a friend.
Be social, stay connected, have fun.

12. Celebrate your sensual side.
Have great sex!

13. Discover the dynamic D
Take 400 IU of vitamin D a day.

14. Seek out serenity.
Practice stress reduction techniques.

15. Turn on the magic of touch.
Get a massage.

16. Tap the poet within.
Keep a journal.

17. Embrace cleanliness.
Brush up on good hygiene.

18. Practice an ounce of prevention.
Get appropriate vaccinations and make doctor and dentist appointments.

19. Send those sneezes packing.
Protect yourself against allergies.

20. Treat yourself to the miracle herbs.
Try herbs to heal and protect your body

Source: Care2.com