Fight Seasonal Allergies With Heat

If seasonal allergies are preventing you from breathing through your nose, you can take decongestants , but they’ll end up drying you up everywhere, even your lady business . Plus they can make you feel kind of spaced out and tired. A natural alternative I’ve found that relieves congestion is to raise your body temperature through exercise. Choose heart-pumping activities such as running, biking, hiking, cardio kickboxing, or exercise in a heated room such as Bikram or Ashtanga yoga . Do it for at least 20 minutes, and once you start sweating, your nasal congestion will start to thin out a little, making it easier to blow your nose and clear your sinuses. Just make sure you have a pack of tissues with you so you can get rid of the mucus instead of sniffing it back in. If the pollen count is really high outside, do your cardio inside to avoid aggravating your symptoms. Source

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[E Get Fit ] The Dieting Cycle: Getting Back to the Old Me!

From Diet Blog Share: We’ve all heard of the Freshman 15, and as a Freshman in college I put on 10lbs. In my sophomore year however, I was able to lose the weight by avoiding caustic (yet fun) activities such as drinking, and by working out a few times a week. Soon that fell to the way-side, and I found myself being more social, which led to social eating and drinking, and finally I regained the 10lbs I had lost. It wasn’t too bad, but then in my senior year of college, I found myself pregnant. While it was a joyous occasion, I would celebrate with a daily brownie, and a nightly bowl of cereal. Without having properly educated myself on nutrition and good eating habits, I gained 23lbs following the birth of my son. For half a year, I simply waited for the weight loss fairy to grace me with her presence. Maybe I’d wake up one morning having lost an astonishing amount of weight! However, I had no such luck. Becoming frustrated, I turned to a low carbohydrate diet which helped me curb my weight by 13lbs. Then vacation hit, and I left for a trip out west, only to bring back a 3lb souvenir. While this wasn’t a tremendous amount of weight, it left me in a tizzy, and I found myself unable to change my eating habits. Thus ensued a course of crash diets that led to instant results one day, and back to my original weight the next. Well, here I am, looking at old photos and realizing that I am far to young to allow my weight to have “birthdays” along with my son. So, as his first birthday approaches, I say to myself no more . I will not allow myself to be unhappy with my body image. I will seize my own day. So, I am going to start committing myself to a better me. Does anyone have any tips or advice?

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[E Get Fit ] The Dieting Cycle: Getting Back to the Old Me!