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How to Pick the Right Duvet Cover For Your Room and Lifestyle

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If you are looking at duvets and duvet covers for the bedrooms in your home, knowing which ones to pick can be difficult. You want to make sure that they help establish the feel that you are trying to present in your bedrooms and also make sure that they will last and still look nice months or even years later. There are a few things that you need to keep in mind that will help you when it is time to make your selections.

The actual duvet will be much easier to pick than the cover will. The size you will pick will mostly be determined by the size of the bed it will go on. Some people like oversized duvets which hang down and give a very luxurious look. This is a matter of personal preference more than necessity. Always make sure that the duvet you pick is at least the size of the bed if not a little larger. The last thing you want is to pick one which is too small and which will leave you cold and uncovered in the middle of the night.

The fill is a little trickier. Basically, if you are allergic to feathers go with one which has synthetic or silk fill. Other than that, it depends on how insulating you want the duvet to be. Talking to employees or reading ratings can help you pick the kind of down you want to have in your duvet.

Once you have the duvet you need to look at the covers to go over it. The choice you make should depend on the age of the person who will be using it, the room it will go in and the personal preference of the person who have the duvet cover on their bed.

Some excellent and very washable choices for children would include denim, cotton and even microfiber. These materials wash well and are easy to clean if they get dirty. It is inevitable that a duvet cover which is used in a child’s room will need cleaning fairly frequently. When picking a pattern, do not go with something that is too childlike. A more adult pattern that is still fun will last them much longer than one which features cartoon characters or patterns for young children.

Adults also have a lot of choice. Formal bedrooms may call for a duvet cover made of silk or satin. More relaxed rooms can use duvet covers in any material and pattern. Even those materials suitable for children can make a great informal duvet cover for an adult bedroom.

There are so many different choices of duvet covers on the market. Looking on the internet and in stores and catalogues before you make your choice will help you find the perfect one for your bedroom.

The Need Of Holistic Wellness and a Healthy Lifestyle

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The Need Of Wellness Awareness

“The part can never be well unless the whole is well.” Plato.

Wellness, Good Health, fitness, and a healthy life is a vital need of every human being. Ideal healthy life means the optimal state of wellness that makes you lead a vigorous and vibrant life. It is more than mere freedom from ailments; complete and comprehensive wellness includes high-level physical, mental, social, emotional and spiritual wellness.

We are living in fast paced world where everyone is in a hurry to get somewhere. Every day we read and get to know about various instances where work pressure, stress, erratic lifestyle and irregular eating habits cause serious lifestyle diseases such as obesity, gastrointestinal problems, chronic respiratory disease, Alzheimer, hypertension, cardiac problems, and diabetes among the people all across the globe.

Experts in the field of wellness and management say they have been observing a disturbing trend wherein conditions like diabetes, cholesterol and hypertension, which were till few years back typically observed among people above 40 years, is being diagnosed in people as young as 20. In this day, non-communicable or lifestyle diseases which occur due to poor choices like poor diet, lack of physical activity, lack of sleep, smoking and drinking are the world’s biggest killer. As per the statistics and estimates of the World Health Organisation (WHO) more than 16 million people die prematurely every year worldwide due to lifestyle diseases.

Lifestyle diseases in general terms are different from other diseases as they are potentially preventable, and can be lessened with changes in diet, lifestyle, and environment and with the help of various wellness therapies and alternate medication system available around you.

Most of us are quite aware and understand the reasoning behind a healthy lifestyle and its need even if we don’t understand the disease processes that can occur when we don’t maintain healthy habits. Despite an understanding many people lack the correct knowledge, the confidence on the outcome and the basic skills that are needed to feel and be completely and holistically well.

Nevertheless, healthy lifestyle modifications are possible and can be easily availed with appropriate involvement and knowledge. All that is needed is to build an awareness about the wellness therapies and practices in and around you.

So let’s come and share all our wellness experiences, ideas, tricks, case studies and stories – whatever it may be – share anything related to wellness and therapies and inspire millions of people around us to lead a healthy lifestyle.

Weight Loss and Denial – It’s Time For a Lifestyle Change

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I met a new client today who wants to lose seventy pounds and at her age of sixty-plus years this is extremely necessary for her in order for her to achieve health. Diabetes, heart disease and stroke are all knocking at her door and she would like to avoid that and lock the door on these complications forever. At least that’s what I thought, since she took the time and effort to find me, made and apt and traveled a distance to see me but when we got into the pre-hypnosis interview, I quickly realized that this woman was in severe denial. She spoke of her love of fine foods and wine. She told me of her habits of drinking a half a bottle of wine at least five nights a week. Yes, I too love my wine and have been there in the past but after you realize that one glass of wine has over one hundred calories; your mind starts to calculate all of those yummy glasses. Hmmm… all those calories equals a lot of weight gain.

This lady continued to tell me that there is no way that she is going to give up her wine, especially when she has wonderful meals such as a nice steak dinner. Of course in my mind I was dumbfounded and wondered if this woman had ever in her life researched a healthy way of eating let alone a weight loss program. I was thinking to myself that in order for her to lose weight, she shouldn’t be partaking in a big steak dinner let alone imbibe in a half bottle of wine in one sitting but she was holding steadfast on her wine intake and choice of meals. I was getting the idea that getting her to change her diet was going to be like pulling teeth!

Mrs. X (I’ll call her) then proceeded to tell me her idea of going to Weight Watchers, which I thought was a great idea since I knew many people who have stuck with that program and have seen wonderful results. I think that the support of Weight Watchers along with the hypnotherapy would be a win, win recipe and I was starting to see a light at end the tunnel with this woman… but that wasn’t long lived as she continued with the fact that she wouldn’t actually attend meetings, or weigh any food or even count calories. Huh?! I’m not sure what she thinks this program let alone hypnosis is going to do for her if she isn’t going to embrace the process and practices.

OK People, here is some revolutionary news: You have to make a lifestyle change in order to lose weight! I didn’t think this news was that new but obviously not everybody has heard it.

It’s simple really, in order to lose weight, your body needs to burn more calories than it takes in… and that’s that. You must reduce your calorie intake and move your body if you want to be rid of the fat. Of course, this can be much easier said than done, especially if your subconscious mind has been self-sabotaging you. There are some simple things you can do to make the process easier:

  • Broach your mind: Your subconscious mind plays a major role on if you will be able to lose weight and keep it off. Learn self-hypnosis techniques in order to ‘reprogram’ the beliefs that your subconscious holds that are keeping you from losing the fat. If the subconscious holds lies about your weight, then there is no way you will be able to keep weight off until these beliefs are replaced.
  • The obvious: Cut back your caloric intake and start to move your body!
  • Only eat while sitting at the table. Turn off the TV!
  • Really research current knowledge on what a healthy diet is, including portion size!
  • Manage stress and get plenty of sleep.
  • Keep a diet and exercise journal in order to recognize problem areas.
  • Address Depression and Anxiety: Visit a psychotherapist or hypnotherapist.
  • Find a support group or consider Hypnotherapy to help you achieve your goals.
  • Walk instead of driving. Use the stairs instead of the escalator.
  • Even household activities can help you move your body, i.e.: vacuuming & Gardening.

So, take your health into your own hands. Take responsibility for your own actions… and inactions… and CHANGE YOUR LIFESTYLE!