1. Massai Mara, Kenya – Through March, you will find yourself in the dry season and the best time to see wildlife. If you pop in to the national reserve in late spring, you just might catch the March of the Wildebeests! Kenya is a beautiful country with some of the most hospitable people in the world. And not to fear, finding delicious vegan fare here is a cinch

2. Portland,OR – If you’re looking for awesome food in one of the most eco cities around, Portland is the place. Spring time is when the sun begins to pop out a bit and the gorgeous gardens begin to flower. Known as “The City of Roses”, Portland is a great city with lots of sites, sounds and tastes for any spring time traveler.

3. NYC – Everyone knows that spring time in New York is magical. The city is always bustling but it’s as though virtually everyone is out and enjoying the sun. Miss the crowds of summertime tourists and take in this metropolis along with some phenomenal eats.

4. Ft. Lauderdale – I have to say, my South Florida stomping grounds are a great spring time destination. Early on, the humidity won’t kill you and you can enjoy less crowded beaches and attractions.

5. London – Yes, the weather in London is unpredictable however, to beat the summer vacation crowds as well as catch some warmer days, spring is a great to take a trip across the pond ; ) Filled with history and royalty, the food is just another reason to make your way there soon! Who says English food is bad?

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Working for long hours in front of the computer will result in neck muscle pain and typing on the keyboard and using the mouse in an inappropriate way will cause a disease called carpal tunnel syndrome which can only be cured by a surgery. Other than this there are lot of muscle pains than can occurs due to excess of walking, excess of sitting, and also people who don’t do exercise at all. LGMedSupply is a website that offers TENS (Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation) Units, Ultrasound units and Muscle Stimulators which have the capacity of relieving any pain caused by the muscle, nerve or bones. It provides the customers a good rehabilitation with the help of LG-Tech Dual Combo TENS Units and Muscle Stimulators which is a combination that gives a good boost to the blood circulation of blood in the infected areas and also prevents it from occurring often after using the products. Many people have become satisfied after using these products. To know about the various product visit LGMed Supply Online. You can also catch up on the latest information about LGMed Supply on their online consumer blog.

Well worry no more! I know most women and a lot of men are worried about keeping their skin healthy. There are so many things that you can do to keep your skin healthy. One of the biggest ways to change how your skin looks is to make sure that you are eating healthy foods. If you eat things that are too high in sugar or fat, they can impact how your skin looks and feels.

While all healthy foods will help you keep your skin healthy, here are some that will be more helpful than others:

- Low-Fat Dairy Products: Vitamin A is one of the most important ingredients for healthy skin and one of the best places to find Vitamin A is in dairy products. One of the best low-fat dairy products that you could consume is actually yogurt because it not only has Vitamin A in it but it also has important active cultures that help your digestion.

- Blackberries, Blueberries, Strawberries, and Plums: All four of these fruits have very high levels of antioxidants. Those antioxidants help keep cells from breaking down. When your skin cells start to break down it gives you the appearance of being older than you really might be.

- Salmon, Walnuts, Canola Oil, and Flax Seed: While these foods might seem totally unrelated, they all can deliver essential fatty acids into your diet. Fatty acids help keep cell membranes healthy and strong. The stronger those membranes are, the more water your cells will hold and the more water you cells hold, the more plump and full your skin will look.

- Whole Wheat Bread, Muffins, Cereals, Turkey, Tuna, and Brazil Nuts: All of these foods contain high levels of selenium. There have been studies done that state that the higher the selenium levels are in your body, the lower reaction your skin will have to over exposure to the sun. Also, filling up on whole grain foods help you fill up on the foods that are healthier for you and your skin so there is less space in your stomach for the foods that are bad for you and your skin.

- Water: Your skin will look better and you will feel healthier if you are fully hydrated. In order to obtain that level of hydration you have to drink water, not sodas or other sugar filled drinks. Drinking enough water will also help you sweat more efficiently which will help your skin as well.

In our society it isn’t abnormal at all to find yourself eating in a restaurant frequently. Most restaurants have healthier options. It is important that you do your research before you go to your chosen restaurant. There might be things on the menu that you think will be healthy but when you find out more about the salad you want to pick you might be surprised what you will find.

Here are a few tips that I have found to help you eat healthier when you eat out:

- Never arrive to the restaurant hungry. Often when you are hungry you will make poor eating decisions that you will regret later.

- Eat an apple before you go to the restaurant. The fiber will make you feel more full and help you control your hunger.

- Drink lots of water instead of soda or alcoholic beverages. Alcohol actually makes you feel hungrier so if you drink water instead it will help you feel fuller.

- Savor your food and enjoy each bite. Don’t just pile the food into your mouth. If you do, you will probably find that you end up stuffed instead of just satisfied.

- Don’t eat anything that you don’t like. Just because it’s on your plate doesn’t mean that you have to eat it. If it is a buffet style restaurant, only take the things that you want to eat and smaller portions.

- Try to only eat half of your plate. You can take the rest home for lunch the next day or let someone else eat it. So many restaurants have such large portion sizes it can get crazy!

- Order first so that you won’t be swayed by anyone else’s decision. If you wait until the end you might decide something that someone else at your table is getting sounds much better, even if it is worse for your waistline.

- Start with a soup or salad. Both of these are lower in calories than most entrees are. If you fill your stomach with these healthier options you will be less likely to stuff yourself with your main dish.

- Try to avoid butter or oil when you are served bread at a restaurant. While bread isn’t the best option of something to fill your stomach with, there is a good chance that it will be better than your entree.

- If you have a choice of a side dish pick something that is not fried and is healthier like steamed vegetables and eat it before you dig in to your main dish.

Last year US News did a series called 50 ways to improve your life in 2009. When I ran across this article I thought it was something I should share and I figured that they could all apply to 2010.

US News broke up the suggestions into five different categories so I will be focusing on one category each day for the next few blogs.

Today’s category is dealing with your money. Money is something that causes stress in most of our lives and so it is always great to get a few suggestions about how to improve our finances.

#1: Recycle Old Gadgets for Cash – If you are anything like I am, you have old cell phones or iPods laying around the house that you will never use again. You can actually turn these into money through various websites that you can find through web searches fairly easily.

#2: Choose Stocks that Might Improve Considering Government Changes – When you are thinking about getting into the stock market, take int consideration the things that are going on in the US government. Think about the bills that are being passed in the House and Senate.

#3: Build you as a brand online – With the job market still somewhat messy it is important to work on creating a brand for yourself. When you are searching for a job, you will be selling that brand to your potential employer.

#4: Put Cash Assets in Safer Accounts – If you are trying to figure out what to do with you cash that you have laying around in a savings account, not getting very much interest, think about putting it into a Certificate of Deposit.

#5: Lose the “Microwave” Mentality – When you think that you can get anything you want in an instant, that can cause problems. We need to realize that there are just some things you need to work for. Good credit and the things we buy are some of those things. No matter how much we might want something, you should always take into consideration if it is worth going into debt for. In most situations, it isn’t.

#6: Watch TV for Free Online – Instead of spending the extra money to pay for cable or direcTV and a DVR, watch your favorite shows online. Most popular shows are shown on the website for the station they air on and you only have to watch a minimal amount of commercials during the programming. Honestly, it’s just as good as having a TiVo but you don’t have to pay the extra money.

Stay tuned tomorrow to learn about Improving your life by improving your body.

We all go through times when we find it difficult to maintain an optimistic attitude about life. We might not enjoy our job or we might be having a hard time with one of our family members but it is important that we learn how to keep a healthy and happy outlook on life.

There are many different things you can use to work on getting that optimism back into your life and once it is there, keeping it there.

Here are a few suggestions that I found on wikihow.com:

#1: No matter how sharp you are, or think you are, no one can remember everything. Instead of getting upset at yourself for not remembering something, get into the habit of writing things down.

#2: Find your talents. Do a little self exploration and learn if you love to paint or love to work with senior citizens. Once you have found something you enjoy doing and are good at, put that skill to work.

#3: Maintain a regular exercise program. Be creative and find something that works for you. If you enjoy it you will be much more likely to keep it up and the regular exercise will help relieve tension.

#4: Keep learning! Just because you have finished college doesn’t mean it is time to stop learning. Pick a topic that you’ve always wondered about and go to the library to find books on the topic. It could be something as small as how clouds are formed or something as big as how to build a car. Just pick something and learn!

#5: Treat yourself as well as you treat others. We all have a tendency to get down on ourselves for one reason or another. Just remember that if someone else is worth treating well, you should treat yourself the same way. If you give too much of yourself you won’t have anything left for you.

#6: Use your mind more than you use a calculator. With the increase in computer technology and the ease of using calculators we often let our brains forget how to do math and let machines do the work for us. Keep your mind nimble and try to do the work on your own.

#7:  Find out what makes you happy and then do it. If you enjoy jogging every morning, make time for yourself to do that. When you find time in your day to do something that you love, you will be much happier.

To find the article I referenced in it’s entirety and to read some more suggestions visit http://www.wikihow.com/Keep-a-Sharp-Mind-and-Good-Attitude

As I’ve been working on my own weight loss goal I’ve started to think about how different foods can effect my weight loss goal. Sometimes it seems that I can work out as long at the gym as possible and work as hard as I can but I still don’t lose weight.

I’ve always known that what you eat is important but I never fully realized it until now. I found a great article on the Self! magazine website that has shed a little light on this subject for me and I would like to share it with you.

There are some foods that will actually help you lose weight. Obviously you still need to make sure you are eating them in moderation but if you keep track and eat the right things it will be easier to lose weight.

#1: Steak – In a study published by The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, women who were on a diet that included red meat actually lost more weight than those who didn’t include red meat in their diet. This is because the protein in steak helps you retain your muscle mass while losing weight.

#2: Eggs – Since eggs have more protein they will last you longer into the day and this will help you lose weight and keep it off.

#3: Kale – This vegetable has a strong taste by one cup of Kale only has 34 calories and includes much of your needed fiber, iron, and calcium. Spinach is another option if you can’t get over the taste of Kale.

#4: Oats – Oats have a lot of fiber in them so they will stick with you longer into the day if you eat them for breakfast. Steel-cut and rolled oats have the most fiber per serving but instant oats aren’t a bad choice either.

#5: Lentils – These little bean type things are high in protein and soluble fiber. This will help keep your blood sugar levels regular which prevents insulin spikes that could create excess fat.

#6: Goji Berries – These berries have a stronger ability to curb your hunger than any other fruit and they don’t have many calories per serving.

#7: Wild Salmon – The Omega-3 fatty acids help you to build muscle which in turn helps burn fat on your body.

#8: Apples – If you eat an apple, which is high in fiber, before you eat a meal that is high in carbohydrates you might find that you aren’t quite as hungry as you thought you were.

To read the whole article, and find 12 more “Superfoods” visit http://www.self.com/fooddiet/2008/07/foods-for-weight-loss?currentPage=2

This is a question that I’ve been asking myself quite a bit recently so I decided to do a little research and see what I could find. I’ve always been told that it is better to eat whole grain breads and pastas than it is to eat the types of bread and pasta that have processed flour but I never understood why.

The first thing you might be wondering is what qualifies as a whole grain. Most of us know about wheat but there are so many other great types of grains available. Some of those include cracked wheat, corn, cornmeal, popcorn, brown and colored rice, oatmeal and whole oats, quinoa, spelt, and whole rye. I’ll bet you didn’t think that when you are eating popcorn you are eating a whole grain food! Just don’t put too much butter on it!

Now, why are whole grains so important? The entire part of the grain seed includes special vitamins and minerals that you don’t necessarily get when you eat grains that have already been fully processed. Some of these include B Vitamins, antioxidants, healthy fats, and proteins. When grains have been highly processed you won’t be able to enjoy all of these great benefits of whole grains.

I know you might be thinking that whole grains sound great but with how many processed products you buy at the store it will be hard to add the whole grains to your diet. There are many simple ways to make this adjustment though. One is just to use a whole grain bread for your sandwich at lunch. For breakfast try eating oatmeal or whole grain waffles or pancakes instead of over processed sugar cereals.

Try eating corn tortillas instead of flour, or eat a whole grain bagel instead of a plain bagel. You can easily add cooked grains to soups and salads and it won’t make a huge difference. You might even be surprised that you like the new addition even more.

When you are looking for a good snack keep your whole grain goal in mind. Instead of reaching for candy or other treats that don’t have whole grains, turn to multigrain chips or crackers or even air-popped popcorn. You will have a better snack if your popcorn is air-popped instead of microwaved because it isn’t drenched in fat and salt.

Make sure that when you are in the store that you are keeping track of what products are actually whole grain. There are only a few products in relation to the many that you find at the store that are truly whole grains. Make sure you read the ingredients before you make the decision to purchase the product.

There are so many different events in our lives and situtations that we might find ourselves in that can cause us to experience stress. One of the most common is probably found at work.

With the economy the way that it has been recently in the United States, many people have lost their jobs or are having a hard time finding new work. Sometimes just knowing that the job market is so difficult can cause stress.

While looking online I found many great suggestions of ways that you can avoid stress at work. Sometimes stress is unavoidable but hopefully you can use these tips to lessen the impact of stress on your life.

#1: Sleep Well – If we haven’t been sleeping well or going to bed early enough each night we have a tendency to over-react to things that would normally only bother us slightly. When we are exhausted and worn out we might react in a way that would be negative and cause us to be more stressed.

#2: Realize You Can’t Control Everything – There are some things that we can control in life and there are others that we can’t. If we go around thinking that we should be able to control the weather or the traffic or any number of things that we can’t control you are bound to be stressed. If you are worried about losing your job but you are the best employee your company has, don’t worry about it. Just keep doing your best.

#3: Avoid Overtime – Most jobs will require some amount of overtime during the life of the job but if you notice that you are constantly doing something for work, learn how to say no. You need to have time to spend on your hobbies or going on a vacation.

#4: Visit The Gym – I know from experience that after you have worked a long day you often don’t feel like you have the energy to go to the gym or play a game of basket ball with your children. When you feel this way just push those feelings aside and go running for 20 minutes. Your body will release endorphins which will make you fell better and less stressed. (This will also help you out quite a bit with suggestion number one.)

When it really comes down to it, all you can do is your best, no more and no less. If you get stressed at work, take a break and walk away from the situation if possible. Take a walk around the block or just shut your eyes and imagine that you are on a beautiful beach.