Economy Means Power

January 30th, 2010

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.

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Hayfever

January 29th, 2010

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.

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Emails of isolation, ill health

January 28th, 2010

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.

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Chocolate that clear up acne?

July 20th, 2009

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.

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No carbs may curb memory?

June 27th, 2009

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.

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Well-being the Chinese way

June 26th, 2009

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.

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Immunity Boosters

June 19th, 2009

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

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Body of work hits fertility

June 4th, 2009

Women who are successful in the workplace maybe damaging their chances of having children, a study has found.
Career women tended to have androgynous body shapes that indicated higher levels of androgens rather than oestrogen, which is vital for getting pregnant.
Women are more shapely figures have more oestrogen.
Working women’s androgens included male hormone testosterone that is linked with strength and competitiveness.
It has been found that a woman’s waist-to-hip ratio was related to the balance of hormones that affected their fertility.
Hormonal profile associated with a high waist-to-hip ration may favor success in some stressful and difficult circumstances where women must work hard there are well-known costs.
Women may suffer lower fertility and possibly lower attractiveness to men who may have an innate preference for curviness.

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Just an exercise in futility

May 15th, 2009

Gym junkies are fighting a losing battle against obesity, say scientists.
Aussie researchers have blamed the world’s obesity epidemic on people eating more and not on people exercising less.
Obesity epidemic could have been avoided if people simply ate less.
Changes in physical activity played a minimal role.
Scientists found evidence to suggest people were actually exercising more now.
Food intake still explains the weight gain, but there may have been increases in physical activity over 30 years that have blunted what would otherwise have been a higher weight gain.

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Swine Flu

April 29th, 2009

Swine flu virus has killed up to 149 people in Mexico and infected people in the US and Europe, as the world moved closer to its first flu pandemic in 40 years.

The last outbreak, a “Hong Kong” flu pandemic in 1968, killed about million people.

What is Swine Flu?

Based on Wikipedia description, Swine influenza (also swine flu) refers to influenza caused by any strain of the influenza virus endemic in pigs (swine). Strains endemic in swine are called swine influenza virus (SIV).

Swine flu is common in swine and rare in humans. People who work with swine, especially people with intense exposures, are at risk of catching swine influenza if the swine carry a strain able to infect humans. However, these strains rarely are able to pass from human to human. Rarely, SIV mutates into a form able to pass easily from human to human. The strain responsible for the 2009 swine flu outbreak in humans (a strain of influenza A virus subtype H1N1) is believed to have undergone such a mutation.

In humans, the symptoms of swine flu are similar to those of influenza and of influenza-like illness in general, namely chills, fever, sore throat, muscle pains, severe headache, coughing, weakness and general discomfort. The strain responsible for the 2009 swine flu outbreak in most cases causes only mild symptoms and the infected person makes a full recovery without requiring medical attention and without the use of antiviral medicines.

Of the three genera of human flu, two are endemic also in swine: Influenzavirus A (common) and Influenzavirus C (rare). Influenzavirus B has not been reported in swine. Within Influenzavirus A and Influenzavirus C, the strains endemic to swine and humans are largely distinct.

Prevention of spread in humans

Recommendations to prevent spread of the virus among humans include using standard infection control against influenza. This includes frequent washing of hands with soap and water or with alcohol-based hand sanitizers, especially after being out in public. Vaccines against the H1N1 strain in the 2009 human outbreak are being developed and could be ready as early as June 2009.

Experts agree that hand-washing can help prevent viral infections, a surprisingly effective way to prevent all sorts of diseases, including ordinary influenza and the new swine flu virus. Influenza can spread in coughs or sneezes, but an increasing body of evidence shows little particles of virus can linger on tabletops, telephones and other surfaces and be transferred via the fingers to the mouth, nose or eyes. Alcohol-based gel or foam hand sanitizers work well to destroy viruses and bacteria. Anyone with flu-like symptoms such as a sudden fever, cough or muscle aches should stay away from work or public transportation and should see a doctor to be tested.

Social distancing is another tactic. It means staying away from other people who might be infected and can include avoiding large gatherings, spreading out a little at work, or perhaps staying home and lying low if an infection is spreading in a community.

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