It's so interesting that all of the images that we are exposed to are not even real. The magazines, internet, television & movies are all people who are done up, worked on and made into fake images. It doesn't help our self-esteem or our self-image. The Dove company is on a mission to find out how to help those struggling with their self-esteem. So, what's the truth about beauty? Dove recently set out across 10 countries and interviewed 3,000 women to find out.
•Only 2% of these women describe themselves as “beautiful”
•About 3/4 of them rate their beauty as "average"
•Almost 1/2 of them think their weight is "too high"
And the truth doesn't stop there.
Go to Campain for Real Beauty @ www.campaignforrealbeauty.com to see an actual video about how they touch up a model. Also, read the Dove Global Study for a closer look at all the responses - and discover how perceptions of real beauty truly vary around the world.
Monday, November 27, 2006
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Happy Thanksgiving!!!
The Holidays should be a fun time but they can also bring stress and anxiety and that's why it's important to relax and take care of yourself. Here's some tips to surviving the holidays...
1. Take time for yourself. Although spending time with friends & family is essential, it's also important to have at least five minutes to relax.
2. Don't set unrealistic exercise goals. Aim to exercise 20 minutes a day instead of an hour.
3. Create new, more active traditions. Instead of throwing a dessert or cocktail party, try snowshoeing or ice-skating as an alternate holiday event.
4. Drink plenty of water. Although the cold weather may make you less inclined to grab a glass of water, it's just as important in the winter as it is during the summer.
5. Spread out meals. Don't feel like you have to eat everything at once. Try eating dinner early and then taking a walk before sitting down for dessert.
**UCWHP
HAPPY HOLIDAY FROM WELLNESS ED!!!
1. Take time for yourself. Although spending time with friends & family is essential, it's also important to have at least five minutes to relax.
2. Don't set unrealistic exercise goals. Aim to exercise 20 minutes a day instead of an hour.
3. Create new, more active traditions. Instead of throwing a dessert or cocktail party, try snowshoeing or ice-skating as an alternate holiday event.
4. Drink plenty of water. Although the cold weather may make you less inclined to grab a glass of water, it's just as important in the winter as it is during the summer.
5. Spread out meals. Don't feel like you have to eat everything at once. Try eating dinner early and then taking a walk before sitting down for dessert.
**UCWHP
HAPPY HOLIDAY FROM WELLNESS ED!!!
Monday, November 13, 2006
Alcohol & You
What do you know about alcohol?
Alcohol affects our brain’s pleasure-reward system by pretending to be a neurotransmitter. It tricks the brain into generating pleasure-reward feelings from a harmful chemical instead of a real experience.
If a teen continues drinking, the brain changes and adapts to the presence of alcohol and soon the teen needs more and more alcohol to create the same amount of pleasure. Getting their next drink becomes more important than family, grades or even sports.
Because the teen brain produces an abundance of dopamine, it can go rapidly from liking, to wanting, to needing alcohol, programming it for alcoholism. Alcohol can also damage the brain’s ability to sense pleasure from normal, healthy things and experiences – leaving a young person feeling “flat” about things he/she previously enjoyed.
If you'd like more info about how your drinking affects you visit
e-CHUG @ http://interwork.sdsu.edu/echug2/UVSC.
Alcohol affects our brain’s pleasure-reward system by pretending to be a neurotransmitter. It tricks the brain into generating pleasure-reward feelings from a harmful chemical instead of a real experience.
If a teen continues drinking, the brain changes and adapts to the presence of alcohol and soon the teen needs more and more alcohol to create the same amount of pleasure. Getting their next drink becomes more important than family, grades or even sports.
Because the teen brain produces an abundance of dopamine, it can go rapidly from liking, to wanting, to needing alcohol, programming it for alcoholism. Alcohol can also damage the brain’s ability to sense pleasure from normal, healthy things and experiences – leaving a young person feeling “flat” about things he/she previously enjoyed.
If you'd like more info about how your drinking affects you visit
e-CHUG @ http://interwork.sdsu.edu/echug2/UVSC.
Friday, November 03, 2006
Thursday, November 02, 2006
Caffeine Craze
Thirty-one percent of U.S. teenagers say they drink energy drinks, according to Simmons Research. That represents 7.6 million teens, a jump of almost 3 million in three years.
Nutritionists warn that the drinks, laden with caffeine and sugar, can hook people on an unhealthy jolt-and-crash cycle. The caffeine comes from multiple sources, making it hard to tell how much the drinks contain. Some have B vitamins, which when taken in megadoses can cause rapid heartbeat, and numbness and tingling in the hands and feet.
How much caffeine do energy drinks contain? A University of Florida study found that some products, although served in cans two-thirds the size of a standard can of Coke, contain two to four times the amount of caffeine as that Coke. Energy drinks are unregulated in the United States, but the authors of the University of Florida paper suggest warning labels for them.
And now energy drinks are moving toward bigger cans with some products raising the caffeine content to gain a competitive edge, said John Sicher of Beverage Digest. The biggest, so far, is 24 ounces.
To find out how much caffeine is in your drink visit www.energyfiend.com
Nutritionists warn that the drinks, laden with caffeine and sugar, can hook people on an unhealthy jolt-and-crash cycle. The caffeine comes from multiple sources, making it hard to tell how much the drinks contain. Some have B vitamins, which when taken in megadoses can cause rapid heartbeat, and numbness and tingling in the hands and feet.
How much caffeine do energy drinks contain? A University of Florida study found that some products, although served in cans two-thirds the size of a standard can of Coke, contain two to four times the amount of caffeine as that Coke. Energy drinks are unregulated in the United States, but the authors of the University of Florida paper suggest warning labels for them.
And now energy drinks are moving toward bigger cans with some products raising the caffeine content to gain a competitive edge, said John Sicher of Beverage Digest. The biggest, so far, is 24 ounces.
To find out how much caffeine is in your drink visit www.energyfiend.com
Wednesday, November 01, 2006
Yoga Podcast
Well, Here it is, the first yoga podcast, and the first podcast of this blog ever! Tell everyone you know about this, and leave a comment about it too. click Here to watch.
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