Common Exercises to Increase Height by Stretching the Spine

Among the common exercises to increase height, swimming tops the list. It is a very helpful exercise ensuring multiple benefits. One of the healthiest sports, swimming not only toughens the skeletal frame of the body, makes the bones stronger and boosts the growth but also straightens the spine and stretches the limbs to increase body height. Besides height increase, other benefits of swimming are prevention of backbone distortion, posture improvement, overall fitness and flexibility as well.

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Exercise 1, Cobra – This stretching exercise to increase height requires you to lay your body on the floor facing down the floor. Keep your palms under the shoulders. Arch the spine up to as far extent as possible. Hold the posture for 5 to 30 seconds and repeat the process at least three times.

Exercise 2, Super Cobra – Among the stretching exercises to increase height, it is a bit tough to do for the beginners. Keep your arms in a perpendicular line with the floor and arch the spine to the farthest extent. Position your body in an inverted 'V' posture. While doing this, bring your chin against the chest. Then, come back to the beginning position. Repeat the process two or three times keeping a gap of 10 to 20 seconds between the repetitions. 

Exercise 3, Cat Stretch - Rest your body on hands and knees in touch with the floor. Breathe in while bringing the spine down and raising the head up. Breathe out when you arch the spine up and bring the head down.

Exercise 4, Super Stretch – Stand up straight and raise your hands up as high as possible. Then, lean your body slightly towards back to get the lower spine stretched. Maintain a gap of 4 to 7 seconds between one repetition and the other.

Laser Use in Surgery

Laser surgery is quite simply surgery that uses a laser, instead of a scalpel, to cut tissue. The main benefit of a laser is its superficiality, which reduces the recovery time for patients after an operation. It can be used for many procedures. Some are very simple, such as the laser scalpel, which means that a surgical laser is used in place of a scalpel in an otherwise standard medical procedure. Other procedures are more complex, such as laser resurfacing, in which a laser is used to dissolve the molecular bonds of a material. Below, I will discuss different surgical techniques that make use of lasers.

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• LASIK: Probably the most well-known use of medical laser equipment, LASIK is a relatively simple operation for correcting near-sightedness or far-sightedness in vision. An irregularly shaped cornea is the cause of bad vision, so the surgery is performed on this part of the eye. Corneas that are too steep cause nearsightedness and corneas that are too flat cause farsightedness, because the eye’s point of focus is in front of or behind the retina. In the first step, the surgeon uses a laser to create a flap on the cornea’s surface. In the second step, the surgeon folds back the flap to allow access to the cornea. Then an excimer laser is used to reshape the cornea so that the focal point hits the retina in the correct spot. Upon completion, the surgeon puts the cornea back into place, and it will heal without need of stitches.
  
• PROSTATE TREATMENT: Green lasers are used for the treatment and/or reduction of enlarged prostates. The laser vaporizes and removes tissue obstructing the prostate.
  
• TATTOO REMOVAL: Lasers are now the most common method of removing a tattoo. The laser targets the ink with pulses of concentrated light that break the ink into fragments, which are then naturally expelled from the body.
  
• LASER BODY SCULPTING: One of the most exciting new uses of laser equipment is in body sculpting, an alternative to liposuction. Laser body sculpting uses a low level, “cold” laser (meaning that the beam is not hot like a standard laser) that seek out fat cells and puncture their membranes. Once the membrane is punctured, the fat cells leak, and the fatty content exits your system through normal bodily functions. Laser body sculpting is much safer than regular liposuction, as it carries no health risks, no recovery time, and no strange side effects like lumpy, misshapen skin. The patient simply lies down underneath the laser for twenty minutes, then turns over and lets the laser work on the other side for another twenty minutes. Since there is no recovery period, recipients will be up and running the very same day.

Skin Care Tips: 3 Things You Should Avoid

When it comes to skin care people often think of the expensive skin care products available in the market. They think that those products can solve all the problems. However have you ever thought that in most cases the issues are a result of our own negligence? If we take a few measures we can slow down the process of aging and protect our skin from damage.   

A few steps taken each day can really help your skin to get a younger and fresher look. The basic anti aging care guide is easy to follow. Here are a few things that you should never do to your skin.

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Avoid Sunburn:

The one thing that you should never to do your skin is sun burn. The idea of sun tan may sound great. But sun burn actually takes you one step ahead in terms of aging. Sunlight contains the harmful UV rays which can damage your skin severely resulting in aging before time. Avoid exposure to sun. If it is an unavoidable situation and you have to go in the sun use sunscreen, umbrella and sunglass.

Avoid Junk Foods:

Some food items can simply ruin your skin. Pizzas and burgers may look great and they may have good taste but they are neither healthy for your body nor for your skin. Good diet is absolutely necessary for glowing skin. Include lots of fresh fruits and vegetables in your daily diet. On the other hand avoid things like ice cream, chocolates, pastries, chips, cold drinks. Besides you should also quit the habit of smoking and in taking alcohol if you are addicted as they are equally harmful for your skin.

Don’t Ever Dehydrate Your Skin:

Drinking lots of water is very important for those who want glowing skin. Water plays a crucial role in making your skin look healthy. Drink plenty of water each day and make sure to drink filtered water.

Just follow these simple skin care tips and you will notice a remarkable change.

Guest Post: The Negative Effects of Stress on the Body

We all experience stress. Stress is the body’s reaction to any threat, challenge or demand. While excessive stress can be harmful to our bodies, some stress is healthy. For example, it is stress that helps us move quickly in a dangerous situation. However, too much stress can really wear on our mind, body and spirit.   

Effects of Stress

The side effects of unmanaged stress are often debilitating. Chronic Pain can result from constantly putting stress on your body.  Stressed out individuals can also develop other issues, including:

 

·          Insomnia

·          Anxiety

·          Depression

·          Substance abuse

·          Digestion woes

·          Headaches

·          Over- or under-eating

·          Decreased immune function

·          Heart disease

Unfortunately, stress manifests itself in health conditions that can impair our everyday lives, making our routine tasks seem insurmountable.

What causes stress in our lives?

Stress can be a result of many factors such as not exercising enough, taking too heavy a course load in law school, or being faced with serious financial woes. Relationship problems such as a failing marriage, the loss of a close friendship, or other relational breaks can also provide a great deal of stress. The demands of an overwhelming job or intense work environment are other common stressors. But stress affects people differently, with the events, situations and circumstances causing a different stressful reaction in different people. While some amount of stress is unavoidable, it is possible to effectively manage your stress by following some simple guidelines.

What can we do to overcome stress and its nasty side effects?

While there is no universally applicable solution, there are some practical techniques that can bring relief. The best thing to do is maintain a consistent exercise and nutrition program. Eating healthy, whole foods will help your body perform at its optimal level and avoid disease and illness. Regular exercise is possibly the most effective stress management technique as it produces “feel good” endorphins and is a wonderful release of tension.   Consulting a health fitness specialist is good way to learn more about reducing stress through exercise.

Another great way to help reduce and manage your stress is to change your thoughts by focusing on the positive and on the present moment. Be sure to schedule time for yourself to do what you enjoy as a way to unwind and rejuvenate. In this process, you must learn to say “no” to the demands on your life that you simply don’t have time for or do not want to do.

Learning to free up your schedule will leave you feeling less stressed and more fulfilled. Managing stress may be difficult and it may take time to master, but you owe it to your health and your happiness to eliminate the unnecessary stress from your life.