The secret everyone wants to know, how to get your teeth whiter? Tired of looking in the mirror at those cigarette or coffee stained teeth? Maybe you just don't practice normal dental hygiene and that's why you want your teeth whiter. Whatever it may be I think I might have an answer for you.
There are so many different store bought whiten kits that it seems somewhat hard these days to know which ones work and which ones don't. Well I have only tried about 10 different whitening products through the store and a couple of home procedures. After about a year of trying to whiten my teeth I finally came to a product that really worked. Keep on reading and you might find something that will work for you.
There are a couple different at home methods to whiten your teeth that I hear work, but didn't have much luck for myself. Those are hydrogen peroxide and baking soda, not used at the same time though. To use these methods get your tooth brush wet and dip your bristles into whatever it is your using. Brush for at least two minutes up to about five minutes depending on which method your using. Baking soda needs to be brushed for about five minutes and the hydrogen peroxide is at least 2 minutes. Using the baking soda method only repeat the process two to three times per month. With the hydrogen peroxide method repeat two to three times per week.
A few of the notable store bought whitening kits are the Crest Whitestrips Original, Crest Whitestrips Premium, and Aquafresh White Trays. Major note on these three products and most teeth whitening products in general:
1. They all do some minor, temporary damage to your gums. 2. They are uncomfortable. 3. And the taste is horrible.
Now after you get past that there still isn't much good to any of these products but their still the best for store bought teeth whitening. Crest Whitestrips Original didn't do too much honest, except turn my gums white and turn my teeth one shade whiter. Not really much good at all but better than all of the teeth whitening products I bought which did absolutely nothing. The Aquafresh White Trays did some good but not really at the same time. The trays hurt your gums and lips something horrible not to mention the 45 minutes you have to keep them in for. They actually cut my gums in a couple different places. I saw whitening but not nearly what I wanted. The Crest Whitestrips Premium did the most and whitened my teeth 2 shades. Downside is that after using the strips I had white dots all over my gums. In the directions it says that this may occur and will be only temporary. I didn't realize temporarily meant three hours. Who know what this actually does but after that I wasn't trying anymore of those. I did one kit and never went back.
After all of these products that failed I was on the internet one day and was searching around for my next dream smile in a box. I found a free trial of these teeth whitening swabs. I figured why not, I had already tried everything else. Well come to be they actually worked. I was so happy. After the free trial was over I had seen triple the whitening from all the other products I had tried in the past. I just couldn't believe it.
So now I have a great smile and much has changed in my life since then. Here's a couple other articles I wrote about how to whiten your teeth and stop staining your teeth. Hope everyone gets the beautiful smile they have always dreamed of.
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Friday, January 23, 2009
Monday, September 15, 2008
DEHYDRATION – HOW MUCH SHOULD YOU DRINK?
You have been jogging for 20 minutes. You are hot and sweaty, and you are beginning to get tired. What is the problem? The most likely answer is that you are beginning to feel the effects of dehydration. Generally, the average person is not 100 percent hydrated. Add exercise and a warm climate, and it spells dehydration in a big way. Do not depend on thirst as a signal to avoid dehydration. Your body’s drive to drink is not nearly as powerful as its drive to eat, and the thirst mechanism is even less powerful during exercise. Therefore, you must plan to drink early and often.
How much should you drink?
Follow these guidelines:
Before exercise: Drink one to two cups of fluid two hours before exercise to make sure you are well hydrated. Then drink another one-half to one cup immediately before exercise.
During exercise: Drink one-half to one cup every 15 – 20 minutes during exercise. Although this might seem tough at first, once you schedule it into your regular training routine, you will quickly adapt to having fluid in your stomach. In fact the fuller your stomach is, the faster it will empty.
After Exercise: Replace any fluid you have lost. Drink two cups of fluid for every pound of body weight you lose during exercise.
In hot, humid weather, you need to drink more than usual. But do not forget that dehydration also occurs during cold weather exercise – you body temperature rises, and you still lose water through perspiration and respirations.
What should you drink?
Should you just reach for the water bottle when you need to hydrate, or are sports drinks better?
The answer to this question depends on how much and how hard you exercise – and how much you like water.
The ideal fluid replacement beverage should encourage fluid consumption and promote fluid absorption. If you exercise less than one hour, water should be fine. If you exercise longer than one hour, the fluid should also supply energy to your working muscles. In this case, drink about two to four cups per hour of fluids with carbohydrate concentration of 4 to 8 percent (Most sports drinks fall into this category.
What about the sodium in most sports drink? The average exerciser does not need to replace sodium or other electrolytes during exercise. Even well trained marathoners will reserve enough sodium to complete a competition. After heavy exercise, however, it is best to eat a meal that contains some sodium to replace what you may have lost. Follow your cravings – do not worry about restricting the sodium in your food immediately after running a marathon.
If you are participating in an ultra-endurance event that lasts fours or more, you should consume a sports drink that contains sodium. 50 to 120 milligrams consumed during exercise should be efficient. (Sodium content in sports drinks can range from 8 to 116 milligrams)
If you are just an average exerciser, you might think sodium in drinks is just a waste. However, sodium may play a different role for you. Sodium helps your body absorb fluid, and along with sugar, sodium may enhance a drink’s taste, which can encourage you to drink more.
Therefore, if you are an avid water drinker, you will benefit little from using a sports drink unless you are exercising for at least one hour. However, if you do not like water, sports drinks that taste good and contain less than 8 per cent carbohydrate and some sodium might offer you a performance advantage. At the very least, if they encourage you to drink more, they would have done their job.
How much should you drink?
Follow these guidelines:
Before exercise: Drink one to two cups of fluid two hours before exercise to make sure you are well hydrated. Then drink another one-half to one cup immediately before exercise.
During exercise: Drink one-half to one cup every 15 – 20 minutes during exercise. Although this might seem tough at first, once you schedule it into your regular training routine, you will quickly adapt to having fluid in your stomach. In fact the fuller your stomach is, the faster it will empty.
After Exercise: Replace any fluid you have lost. Drink two cups of fluid for every pound of body weight you lose during exercise.
In hot, humid weather, you need to drink more than usual. But do not forget that dehydration also occurs during cold weather exercise – you body temperature rises, and you still lose water through perspiration and respirations.
What should you drink?
Should you just reach for the water bottle when you need to hydrate, or are sports drinks better?
The answer to this question depends on how much and how hard you exercise – and how much you like water.
The ideal fluid replacement beverage should encourage fluid consumption and promote fluid absorption. If you exercise less than one hour, water should be fine. If you exercise longer than one hour, the fluid should also supply energy to your working muscles. In this case, drink about two to four cups per hour of fluids with carbohydrate concentration of 4 to 8 percent (Most sports drinks fall into this category.
What about the sodium in most sports drink? The average exerciser does not need to replace sodium or other electrolytes during exercise. Even well trained marathoners will reserve enough sodium to complete a competition. After heavy exercise, however, it is best to eat a meal that contains some sodium to replace what you may have lost. Follow your cravings – do not worry about restricting the sodium in your food immediately after running a marathon.
If you are participating in an ultra-endurance event that lasts fours or more, you should consume a sports drink that contains sodium. 50 to 120 milligrams consumed during exercise should be efficient. (Sodium content in sports drinks can range from 8 to 116 milligrams)
If you are just an average exerciser, you might think sodium in drinks is just a waste. However, sodium may play a different role for you. Sodium helps your body absorb fluid, and along with sugar, sodium may enhance a drink’s taste, which can encourage you to drink more.
Therefore, if you are an avid water drinker, you will benefit little from using a sports drink unless you are exercising for at least one hour. However, if you do not like water, sports drinks that taste good and contain less than 8 per cent carbohydrate and some sodium might offer you a performance advantage. At the very least, if they encourage you to drink more, they would have done their job.
Friday, September 12, 2008
AN EASY WAY OUT OF EXERCISING? GASTRIC BYPASS SURGERY
For people consumed with losing weight, surgery may seem like an easy option. Gastric bypass surgery has helped a number of people and has come to light in recent years due to a number of celebrities receiving this procedure. Although a gastric bypass surgery may seem like an easy way to shed unwanted pounds, it is actually a very serious weight loss method and is not for most people. You should only consider gastric bypass surgery if you are very significantly overweight and need to lose the weight for medical reasons rather than for cosmetic reasons.
Gastric bypass, which is also known as stapling one’s stomach, works by decreasing the amount of food that can be held in the stomach. You lose weight because the food bypasses a part of the small intestine and decreases stomach size, which means that you physically can’t eat as much without vomiting. You also don’t absorb calories as readily, allowing these foods to leave the body naturally instead.
Before you choose gastric bypass surgery, you should consider all other options. First, try losing weight on your own using diet and exercise. This requires lots of will power, but is much easier and safer than gastric bypass surgery. You can also talk to your doctor about medications that could possibly help you lose weight and alternative therapy techniques, like acupuncture and hypnosis.
If you and your doctor do decide that gastric bypass surgery is right for you, start by losing some weight on your own. The more weight you can lose through diet and exercise, the easier the surgery will be on your body. You should follow all of your doctor’s recommendations at this point to get yourself ready for surgery.
After the surgery, you will also need to continue diet control and exercise, complete physical therapy, and take any prescriptions your doctor tells you to take. The work you do after the surgery will help you to lose the weight you want to lose, and this work is not easy.
Gastric bypass surgery simply isn’t for everyone. Statistics show that as many as 10% of the people receiving gastric bypass surgery have medical complications, and even though these risks are decreasing with new technology, this is still a danger. Side effects could include infection, hernia, ulcers, blood clots, complications during the surgery, and even death. Make sure this is what you really need before you decide to go through with any type of procedure to help you lose weight.
Gastric bypass, which is also known as stapling one’s stomach, works by decreasing the amount of food that can be held in the stomach. You lose weight because the food bypasses a part of the small intestine and decreases stomach size, which means that you physically can’t eat as much without vomiting. You also don’t absorb calories as readily, allowing these foods to leave the body naturally instead.
Before you choose gastric bypass surgery, you should consider all other options. First, try losing weight on your own using diet and exercise. This requires lots of will power, but is much easier and safer than gastric bypass surgery. You can also talk to your doctor about medications that could possibly help you lose weight and alternative therapy techniques, like acupuncture and hypnosis.
If you and your doctor do decide that gastric bypass surgery is right for you, start by losing some weight on your own. The more weight you can lose through diet and exercise, the easier the surgery will be on your body. You should follow all of your doctor’s recommendations at this point to get yourself ready for surgery.
After the surgery, you will also need to continue diet control and exercise, complete physical therapy, and take any prescriptions your doctor tells you to take. The work you do after the surgery will help you to lose the weight you want to lose, and this work is not easy.
Gastric bypass surgery simply isn’t for everyone. Statistics show that as many as 10% of the people receiving gastric bypass surgery have medical complications, and even though these risks are decreasing with new technology, this is still a danger. Side effects could include infection, hernia, ulcers, blood clots, complications during the surgery, and even death. Make sure this is what you really need before you decide to go through with any type of procedure to help you lose weight.
HATE EXERCISING? SOME WORKOUT TIPS FOR YOU
Some people seem to hate exercising. However, exercising is a crucial part of a healthy lifestyle, and without it you definitely will not be able to lose weight. There are certain tips, however, for learning to love exercising, even if you truly hate it.
First, try finding some exercises that you like to do. Of course, you should work out all of your body, but if absolutely hate doing one kind of exercise, then look for another to take its place. You don’t have to do crunches to strengthen your core muscles. You don’t have to do lunges to work out your lower body. You don’t even have to run – you can replace it with cycling or swimming. Find the exercise you like to do and your workout will seem more enjoyable right away.
You can also find other activities you like to do and make them work for your body. For example, if you like working on your garden, try doing some exercising by raking or mowing your yard by hand. If you enjoy the winter weather, you can try ice skating or sledding with friends. No matter what you like to do, you can find ways to get some exercise. Thanks to the introduction of online video games, which you can combine with exercises.
Another great tip to liking exercise is to find a training partner. When you work out together, you can help one another stay motivated, even if you don’t absolutely love exercising. With a partner, you can have fun as well, trying things like tennis or challenging one another to meet certain goals. Trainers can also provide this for you, as well as show you new and fun exercises to help you avoid getting bored or feeling overwhelmed at the gym.
Lastly, try taking some classes. Exercising classes are a great way to meet new people, learn new exercises, stay motivated and above all, have fun. Most gyms offer low-cost or free exercise classes with membership or you can check out options at our local community center.
Staying motivated if you hate exercising can be hard, but set goals and don’t quit. You need to exercise as well as diet if you really want to lose weight. Make exercise fun and it won’t seem like such a chore.
First, try finding some exercises that you like to do. Of course, you should work out all of your body, but if absolutely hate doing one kind of exercise, then look for another to take its place. You don’t have to do crunches to strengthen your core muscles. You don’t have to do lunges to work out your lower body. You don’t even have to run – you can replace it with cycling or swimming. Find the exercise you like to do and your workout will seem more enjoyable right away.
You can also find other activities you like to do and make them work for your body. For example, if you like working on your garden, try doing some exercising by raking or mowing your yard by hand. If you enjoy the winter weather, you can try ice skating or sledding with friends. No matter what you like to do, you can find ways to get some exercise. Thanks to the introduction of online video games, which you can combine with exercises.
Another great tip to liking exercise is to find a training partner. When you work out together, you can help one another stay motivated, even if you don’t absolutely love exercising. With a partner, you can have fun as well, trying things like tennis or challenging one another to meet certain goals. Trainers can also provide this for you, as well as show you new and fun exercises to help you avoid getting bored or feeling overwhelmed at the gym.
Lastly, try taking some classes. Exercising classes are a great way to meet new people, learn new exercises, stay motivated and above all, have fun. Most gyms offer low-cost or free exercise classes with membership or you can check out options at our local community center.
Staying motivated if you hate exercising can be hard, but set goals and don’t quit. You need to exercise as well as diet if you really want to lose weight. Make exercise fun and it won’t seem like such a chore.
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
FIVE TIPS TO AVOID HOLIDAY WEIGHT GAIN
If you are working on a weight loss plan, one of the most difficult times of the year can be the holidays. Around Christmas and New Years, the parties and meals you will attend will include foods that are high in fat and calories and low in nutrition. Fortunately, by following these five tips you can stick to your weight loss plan even as visions of sugarplums dance in your head.
1. Avoid the alcohol. Cocktails and beer are usually served at holiday parties, but they can be full of calories. When you drink, you also have a decreased will power when it comes to saying no to other holiday foods and your appetite will be stimulated, so you will eat even more than you normally would eat at a party. Having one drink on a special occasion may be fine, but don’t overdo it every time you head out to celebrate the season.
2. To stick to your plans during the holiday season, you may fashionable show up late after you have already eaten a meal. If you do this, you won’t feel pressured to eat an entire meal of junk foods or snack on cookies or hot chocolate. Of course, showing up late may be insulting at smaller parties, so make sure you are not rude to the party host.
3. Use the holidays to get outside as well. You can play in the snow if the weather allows, which actually burns tons of calories. Walking up the hill to sled and having a snowball fight are great ways to get your heart pumping as well as work off those candy calories.
4. If the weather isn’t cold or snowy, use your time to head to the mall. When gift shopping, make a number of laps around the malls and take the stairs instead of the elevator. Keep this in mind at parties as well – get up and move around as much as possible. Christmas caroling is also a great way to stay off of your rear. This will allow to you to do some walking while spreading the holiday cheer.
5. Avoid gifts of food. Of course, you can’t tell people what to buy for you, but if you find yourself with a bunch of brownies or boxes of chocolates, why not share the love? You can take these products to work and share with colleagues who would want them or even donate unopened items to your local food bank.
These tips keep you staying slim, even as you are surrounded by goodies.
1. Avoid the alcohol. Cocktails and beer are usually served at holiday parties, but they can be full of calories. When you drink, you also have a decreased will power when it comes to saying no to other holiday foods and your appetite will be stimulated, so you will eat even more than you normally would eat at a party. Having one drink on a special occasion may be fine, but don’t overdo it every time you head out to celebrate the season.
2. To stick to your plans during the holiday season, you may fashionable show up late after you have already eaten a meal. If you do this, you won’t feel pressured to eat an entire meal of junk foods or snack on cookies or hot chocolate. Of course, showing up late may be insulting at smaller parties, so make sure you are not rude to the party host.
3. Use the holidays to get outside as well. You can play in the snow if the weather allows, which actually burns tons of calories. Walking up the hill to sled and having a snowball fight are great ways to get your heart pumping as well as work off those candy calories.
4. If the weather isn’t cold or snowy, use your time to head to the mall. When gift shopping, make a number of laps around the malls and take the stairs instead of the elevator. Keep this in mind at parties as well – get up and move around as much as possible. Christmas caroling is also a great way to stay off of your rear. This will allow to you to do some walking while spreading the holiday cheer.
5. Avoid gifts of food. Of course, you can’t tell people what to buy for you, but if you find yourself with a bunch of brownies or boxes of chocolates, why not share the love? You can take these products to work and share with colleagues who would want them or even donate unopened items to your local food bank.
These tips keep you staying slim, even as you are surrounded by goodies.
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