Making Water a Delicious Choice

We here at A Health Affair chooses water as our favorite beverage. We tend to despise sugar-sweetened drinks, including soda. The average American drinks about 28 ounces of sugar-sweetened drinks in a day! According to a U.S. News article, water should actually be the choice of many American's.

Water may have an extra special benefit when used in a strategical way. It has been found that drinking two 8-ounce glasses of water before each meal of the day may aid in weight loss. Drinking these two glasses of water can manage your hunger more effectively than anything else.

This can fill up your stomach, therefore allowing your mind to think that your stomach is actually getting full. This will in turn cause you to portion your food and ultimately eat more or less accordingly. Blood pressure is also lowered as a result of reduced sugar intake. The reduced sugar intake also means less calories. One of the best features of water must be that it has ZERO calories! This is as healthy as it gets!

If you think water is a little too boring for your tastes, try it with a wedge of lemon or lime! It adds a splash of flavor, yet still retaining the best benefits of water. Just look at how refreshing this drink looks:

Please visit this article by Hanna Dubansky for more information regarding this excellent strategy in weight loss.





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Sleep to a Better Health

The sleeping habits that you create can turn your health for better or worse. Getting enough sleep daily is necessary to energize your body for the next day. On average, the human body needs about 8-9 hours of sleep a day. Sleeping more or less than 8-9 hours a day is discouraged. To make sure you get a good sleep avoid watching tv or going on the computer an hour to 2 hours before your bedtime.

Here are reasons why we should get the right amount of sleep.

• Sleeping helps the immune system stay on balance so you are more unlikely to catch a disease.
• Helps keep our metabolism on the right track. Lack of sleep will alter the metabolism and change the way your body breaks down food.
• Things we learn on a daily basis is stored in memory with enough amount of sleep.
• It helps avoid heart disease and helps maintain stress levels.

To read more about sleep:

Importance of Sleep

Sleeping Benefits

Balance Your Health

                    
Yoga practices have many benefits that help strengthen, stretch and tone the body.  It has also been proven to enhance the immune system and known to massage all organs of the body.   It is an effective way to release stress and lose weight.  Yoga can be traced back thousands of years ago and was essentially used as a form of meditating.  Mediating harmonizes the body and mind and allows for relaxation and awareness.  In the modern world, yoga has developed to be a popular form of exercising and therapy.  This overall mental and health benefits is reached by practicing different yoga poses.  There are also different methods of yoga for special purposes.  There are various forms of practicing yoga but below are some videos that will help distinguish the differences between them. 

Reasons to practice yoga:

• Improve flexibility
• Build strength
• Increase body awareness 
• Relieve stress 

Different yoga practices:

                                                    Hatha Yoga

                                                      Bkiram Yoga

                                                     Iyengar Yoga

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Beauty Is Skin Deep

Tired of spending money and time on useless skincare products? Try these free simple antidotes for attaining that flawless skin:

• Reduce white carbs. Simple carbohydrates increase insulin in our body, which triggers acne formation. These carbs include pasta, potatoes, rice, and white bread. Instead, opt for fruits and vegetables. If you love sandwiches, choose wheat bread over white bread. Complex carbs, like wheat, digest more slowly and do not generate breakouts.  

• Oil up. Although minimizing your fat-intake may be best for your figure, doing so will result in poor skin texture. Consuming less than 20 grams of fat a day may cause dry, flaky skin. Skin needs natural lubrication and absorption of vitamin A from oils to maintain that healthy glow. So, don't hesitate to drizzle some olive oil onto your mixed greens! 

• Settle for seafood. Essential fatty acids (EFAs) decreases inflammation in the body, which causes clogged pores leading to acne. Seafood is an excellent source for EFAs, especially fish. This fact makes tuna sandwiches much more yummier! 

If seafood doesn't interest you, munching on almonds is an excellent alternative that yields the same results. 

Discover more tips on sustaining healthier skin here!