Showing posts with label Lifestyle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lifestyle. Show all posts

Friday, July 22, 2011

Beware Earphones may Damaging Your Hearing

According to Wikipedia, Earphone also known as headphones, headsets, earbuds, stereophone. The use of earphones, for almost most people, especially teenagers, are very popular for listening to music through earphones connected to the devices such as mp3 music players, iPods or other.

The presence of these earphones are very popular, in addition to generating a more dynamic sound, loud, also gives the impression of private for its users, so only users who may listen to the voice earphonelah being played from the music player.


Be careful with the habit of using earphones, the researchers from the EU's Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR), declared the use of earphones, accidentally it can lead to damage of hearing. The researchers now also believe, the increasing popularity of the music player it will only make all the worse.


The EU's Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR) estimates, about 5 to 10 percent of music player users risk permanent hearing loss if they listen to music more than 1 hour a day with high volume levels at least for a period of five years. Whereas for the intensity of the resulting sound through earphones can reach 87-100 dB, and when I hear the voice on the intensity for 8 hours per day may increase the risk of hearing loss significantly.

The intensity of sound below 70 decibels (dB) - such as ringing phones, everyday conversation, the noise in the restaurant, do not pose the risk of hearing impairment (regardless of duration of hearing). Anything louder than 85 dB-like sound of the motor, workshop tools, lawn mowers, can eventually cause loss of hearing.

Before it's too late, it helps us recognize the symptoms of hearing loss caused by noise, these symptoms include:
  • Ear buzzing and bordering
  • Sound a little muffled
  • Difficulty understanding speech, especially in a crowded so you should focus on what was said by someone 
 So, still enjoys listening to music out loud through earphones? Let us realize again the danger of using earphone with loud volume
 
 

Saturday, July 16, 2011

The Simple Ways to Have Many Friends

As humans, the presence of friends or best friend have important meaning in life. Undeniably, every man needs a friend. Friends and best friend have a role as a place of sharing, discussion, asking for consideration in making decisions, sharing happiness and sadness.

For most people, you might be one of them, not easy to get new friends. In fact, sometimes they wonder why anyone could be so easy to make friends? Even, while waiting for their turn into the doctor's office, for example, suddenly you realize your friends are already talking with everyone in the waiting room. They even call each other names and chatting as if with old friends.

If you are one of the many people who struggle to have a new friend, here are tips from Laura Gilbert, a freelance writer in several media such as Maxim, Health, The Knot, and Stuff, saying, there are some things that make people easy to make friends with a new person encountered.

A smile and wave
There is nothing wrong and do not need prestige to flashes a smile and waving your hand when people are passing you. You need not be afraid to give the message that you want to chat with him, or want to know who she is. Smile, wave, nod your head, anything that gives you a friendly impression.
You should try to give you a smile when meeting an unknown person, a smile would also let her know that he can converse with you. Try to give a smile and wave to everyone you meet, this will be a new habit that occurs naturally.

Start a conversation
At first, you will be confused how to start a conversation. Use a simple way to see the surroundings, such as: "Hello, you look elegant with the clothes you wear." Successful human has many friends, is the man who dared start a conversation.
According to Susan RoAne, author of How to Create Your Own Luck and What Do I Say Next, the secret of those who make friends easily is to consider the things around it as an opportunity to start talking, and instead of waiting greeted.
When starting a conversation, do not make the "task" as a burden. Stay Be yourself. "You have to be comfortable while doing so. If you have to think what to say, you'll hesitate, and that moment will be gone," says RoAne.

Use open questions
After you successfully start a conversation, the next step is to ask questions that may provoke the other person to give a long answer, not just short answers like "yes" or not "
According to Dale Carnegie, every human being must be more interested about themselves than anything else in this world. Ask open-ended questions that can provoke them to more talk about themselves.

Stop talking in due time
Basically every human being has an ego to speak more than his interlocutor. Begin to change this view, "good speakers are good listeners," it was presented by Dale Carnegie. So, you have to know when to stop and give that person the opportunity to speak. Do not forget, everyone would love to be considered to have extensive knowledge.

These tips will work, if you want to change your perspective about human relationships. Next time you have the opportunity to open a new chat with someone who you know, accusing at least three questions and tips mentioned above. It will provide a gap for others to be open to you, and feel valued. When they feel valued, they will definitely try to talk more with you.

Diet Soda Can Not Make You Slimmy, It is Precisely Contrary

Soft drinks is one of favorite drinks at various ages, both children, youth, and adults, soft drinks are very popular because it can eliminate hunger, especially in summer.

Maybe you feel worried about your weight up and down, but did not want to lose your favorite carbonated drink? Your choice will probably consume soft drinks labeled "sugar free" or with-frills "diet" behind it. However, it seems you have to think about it again if you hopes to slim by eating these types of drinks. Because, it turned out kind of drink to make you fatter.

Results of research conducted Texas University School of Medicine on 500 men and women during the past 10 years showed an unexpected result, those who drink sugar-free beverages or diet drinks regularly, even if only one or two cans a day, proved to have a waist circumference wider than those who do not eat them. More surprisingly, the increase in waist size of their waist circumference 500 percent from the previous, despite exercising or smoking.

According to Helen Hazuda, professor of clinical epidemiology at Texas University School of Medicine, This misguided happens because most people think no-calorie diet drinks so there is no risk.

Hazuda warned, excessive weight gain will bring you closer with dangerous diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, and cancer. At best, begin to reduce the habit of drinking diet soft drinks are labeled. Replace with water, until the habit is lost entirely.

Artificial sweeteners in drinks cola "sugar free" it may be able to replace the natural sucrose, but the effect it can increase appetite, and even damage brain cells. Sweeteners that make us want sweet foods, as well as junk food. Lack of real sugar also makes us feel full does not go. If you are not satisfied-satisfied, too, can-can you forget how much food they had entered the stomach.

 
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