When PMS (Positive Management Scheme) is Cure to PMS

If monthly menstrual cycle can be compared to an unlikely visitor, then PMS or premenstrual syndrome is the thief in the night that snatches away positivity and enthusiasm from most women every month. In fact, a study has proven that 85% of the women’s population experience physical pain and emotional turbulence during menstrual cycle. And though scientifically this cannot be eliminated, lessening the pain as well as the mood swings is indeed possible. 

If you’re part of the 85% population that needs to cope up with the monthly menstrual hurdles, we have some handy tips that will be most useful for your situation. 

      • If you’re smoking, try your best to quit. In a recent survey, women who smoke have higher chances of experiencing moderate to severe PMS symptoms than those who have never smoked. The spiked up probability of having abdominal cramps and anxiety can be linked with the toxins ingested by the body through smoking. 

     • Get your body and heart pumped up. One of the easiest and most feasible solutions to alleviate the symptoms of PMS is through physical exercises and activities. For starters, you can engage in 15 to 30-minute walking and jogging. If your house is a few minutes from your work place, this is the perfect daily exercise.

     It’s also good to invest on a sturdy bike. With this you can embark on a new weekend habit of cruising around nearby neighborhoods. If you can spare some extra cash, better check some local gyms and inquire about their membership offers. 

     • Take it easy on the caffeine and alcohol. The excessive intake of coffee, tea, energy drinks, chocolate, and alcohol will give higher chances of boosting your PMS-ing. Based on the Oregon State University research, consuming more than one cup or bottle of a caffeinated drink days before and during menstruation cycle can raise the levels of adrenaline and stress hormones in the body, thus leading to food cravings, irritability, uneasiness, and momentary depression. 

Overall, the key to a healthier body condition is a positive and wholesome lifestyle. If you want to experience less pain, you should be ready to discipline yourself with what you do. Aim to begin with the food you eat. Remember to be always cautious of what you put inside your body. 

However, you don’t have to deprive yourself of the delicious stuff— at least know your limitations. Also give up the activities that can be detrimental to your health. For sure, within weeks you will not only feel the difference but will notice the improvement in your physical wellness. 

This is a guest post by Ciel. She loves listening to Asian music, and strongly believes that music is the universal language. She enjoys working from home as a writer. She is currently writing for afslibning af gulve, which concerns about sanding of floors.

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I'm 93% Thankful

You Are 93% Thankful

You're an incredibly thankful person,
and everyone around you feels very appreciated.
You inspire people to be more optimistic, forgiving, and grateful.

In real I'm really a thankful person maybe 93% is an understatement lol! I thank the simple blessings and simple ways of God's caring and guidance. I thank every good thing that comes my way, sometimes even the bad things should be thanked for because sometimes blessings come in disguise. Generally I'm easy to be satisfied with and I thank God for it. If you want to see how thankful are you you can see here?

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Life Insurance for Seniors

Our senior family members are very important part of our life. They’re always there to support us, guide us and give helpful advices whenever we need something to decide on. Even if they’re not capable to help us with physical works their valuable contributions to our life made us the strong person we are today. Without them we will not be so mindful of strong values they used to have and we will not remember those sweet old days from our birth to childhood. 

As I’m writing this I can’t help remembering our old times together with our Granny, my Mom’s mother who cared for us when we’re still toddlers and living in our provincial hometown. She was always there for us and took care of us until we moved in to my father’s hometown. No one has replaced her in our hearts and until now every time we think of her we would smile at our fondest memories of her. 

Senior folks always think of our welfare that most of them get life insurance for seniors so when the time came that they would leave this world they would have something for us. They want to ensure that we will not worry about expenses once they die suddenly. Life insurance is not only about finances for death expenses but for other things as well. 

Now that people are getting conscious of living up to healthy habits it’s just fair that they extend the age bracket for life insurance. Seniors wants to stay healthy for their loved ones and they also want insurance that will cover all. They’re not required to submit medical examinations and they will only answer some health-related questions. There are also provisions to pay for final bills such as household expenses and bill; unpaid credit cards, car payments, outstanding mortgage payments and higher education bills for children and grandchildren.

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Cancelled Appointment

Made an appointment with a dental clinic in the nearest mall to my work and went there after office only to learn that the service needed for me is not covered fully by my health card. I have to add half of the amount. I’ve waited for 30 minutes only to find out such details. I didn’t go through the needed procedures and decided to do it near my home. I have a dentist friend way back in HS and I’m more comfortable with her. 

She’s not affiliated with my card but she told me that I can reimbursement it from them as she was formerly asked to give receipts and to fill up form to submit to the same health card company. Well I have other errands too yesterday so it took me more than an hour to finally look for fx to ride. Such a waste in lining up just to get a ride and another waste of time on traffic. Reached the house too late to even enjoy my food.

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Sleeping Comfort

Sleeping is one of the things that people indulge to get relaxation from whole day’s work, to recuperate from sickness or just for health well-being. Sad that people don’t really realize how important a regular sleep for 8 hours will do wonders for our health. I myself always fight the strong urge to sleep late at night because I know the risks I’m taking whenever I do it. Actually most of the times it’s not what I want really as I just need to work on my online job that necessitates me to break my own rule of sleeping early at night. I guess sometimes we don’t have choices. 

What makes a good sleep? This is the question that keeps running to my thoughts lately as I’ve been having difficulty with sleeping at times. Well a good one necessarily requires like those of  sleep number beds for sale now. Two weeks ago I subjected myself to a 10-week massage therapy which I do every Friday night because of my desire to relieve my back of the pain I endure for few weeks already. I’m glad that after 2 sessions the pain disappeared and I can sleep better. Supposedly the answer to a good and sound sleep relies to several factors like proper posture so your back won’t be affected, right sleeping position and patterns, soft pillows and of course the most important of all, the bed you’re sleeping in. 

We must ensure that we’re sleeping on the right side of the bed and equipped with relaxing bed that will give you superior comfort and body support. Now you’ll be able to find a bed with adjustable air beds with state of the art technology that will fit the specific requirements of those who needs special features for their back pain. Anyway as  sleep number bed costs some money also we can also search for affordable and quality bed that will deliver not just comfort but a sound and refreshing sleep that will give us a good night relaxation.

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Wednesday Happy Thoughts

Happiness is ...

1. All my kids are doing well in school.
2. We've managed to close an agreement with one client in my office work. 
3. I've already finished 2 of 10 backpain massage therapy
4. DH is enjoying his education course
5. Current accreditation application will soon be ready
6. Bible hosting went well
7. Fulfilling fellowship and deep messages every Sunday
8. Thankful for having a caring and loving Mom to assist me always
9. New recipes for pancake and special buttered puto
10. Blogging opportunity showers

To know how this started and credits of the header, click here. 

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Heating and Air Conditioning Needs

In two months’ time SIL will take her vacation here with her kids and stay in Montalban house. She’s a hard working woman and she plans her vacation yearly to rest and relax from her demanding work. Comfort and convenience should be given to her so her vacation would be worth all her efforts. If you’re accustomed to the weather of Great Britain you wouldn’t be at rest with the kind of weather we have here so DH is now canvassing additional air conditioning units to prepare the house for a convenient place of vacation. Since the weather now is so unpredictable with lapses of typhoon and heavy rains it’s best to think of reliable heating and air conditioning units for whatever use it may serve. 

Well this will not be a problem for many of northern Colorado families because they have Fort Collins Heating and Air specialists that looks into heating and air conditioning needs of their clients. They have several years in quality and efficient service that also looks into saving energy bills to help consumers with their budget. They offer some cooling tips that prove to be a lot of help to those who really want to save money and improve the quality of air inside their homes. 

This can be achieved through maintenance because air conditioning units also needs regular checkups for smooth air transmission and to maintain its working efficiency. If we compute the maintenance costs you’ll be surprised that it can be recovered through savings cost in energy and repair. So if we have to maintain heating and air conditioning units we should know how to maintain efficiency and usage of our equipment. To ensure all of these things getting Energy Savings Agreement is a good thing to consider. I’m sure that SIL would be so happy to hear this cooling tips and stay in her house instead of hotel because it has scenic view and the weather there is good.

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Thanksgiving Fellowship

Had a good time in our thanksgiving fellowship in Tikling prayer garden last Sunday 15th of this month where our church mate Sis. Marivic gave a thanksgiving bash for the healing that God gave her.  We held our fellowship outside our home church just for that Sunday alone because she requested for it.  Early morning we had a group prayer at the garden just before the sun rises.  Everyone is there – Pastor, the ministers, deacons, sisters , youth and the kids.  

We had two services in the morning and also in the afternoon.  It was fulfilling and we all cried at the testimonies of our dear sister and her relatives.  God is a great healer and even if people will say that she’ll not make it God will always make a way for her to heal if we just pray for it.

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Organizing Your Garage and Workspace

Organizing your stuff requires patience and time especially if it involves small things like tools, screws and gadgets. I remember accompanying my brother to a one-stop shop for construction, electronics and electrical store to look for toolbox that will carry his small tools when he visits his residential projects. We carefully choose among the various sizes and capacities of sturdy metal or plastic boxes that will fit my brother’s specific needs for organizing his small tools. When we finally got hold of what needs exactly I saw him smiling feeling contented that he’ll have something to place his small things neatly and in order. Now he’s been able to locate even the minute accessories he needs anytime because all his tools are now organized and properly stored in the right places. 

Well this dilemma is just the same as when you want something for auto repair because car tools and accessories are a lot harder to store. Just thinking about the screws, pliers, bolts, nuts, tiny bulbs, wrench, wires and other small tools for our own car makes me think of mess around garage. One should really need a kind of gladiator garage storage to help organize things the way you want it ideally. It’s the best solution to a neatly-arranged garage, workshop, basement and all other work area that involves tools and equipment. 

Now with the use of durable and long-lasting garage cabinets everything will be in order and you’ll have bigger workspace to do your work. If it’s a garage you can put the cabinet where it will not consume too much space so your cars will move freely without thinking of bumping into something. I saw some nice cabinets of varied colors which you can mix and match depending on your creative instincts. Your garage storage system will define your organization skills and how you manage things on purpose-driven needs. Make your place as pleasant and as functional as ever.

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Friday Fill-Ins

And...here we go!

1. Staying active in blogging would also mean extra working time but more income as well.
2. My young boy's teacher will tell them to eat vegetables well, that would be nice!
3. The very thought of a long weekend vacation this coming month is something to look forward to.
4. The scenic view of the sky on our 32nd floor office window is so beautiful.
5. I grew up in the province and moved to my current home when I reached 2nd grade school.
6. Our lunch during my Mom's birthday was my most memorable meal.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to having my weekly massage therapy, tomorrow my plans include running down all my due tasks and Sunday, I want to concentrate on our sunday school meeting!

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