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Cleaning your nose which is also known as nasal lavage is useful in many allergies, sinus, and cold infections. Although the process is simple you should know the right technique. If you use less pressure then the spray will not reach high enough to really clean out the sinuses, while if you use too much pressure it will cause pain and discomfort. First of all, you should spray saline into your nose and allow it to drip back down. Then gently blow your nose to remove loosened dirt and mucus.

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Plucking nails or biting them can leave the skin around it very irritated and can cause rapid nail growth. Picking at nail paint will leave them brittle and dry. If you play with the blackheads and acne on your face, they will leave permanent blemishes. Scratching gray hair can lead to scarring and infection. Scratching mosquito bites will only increase the irritation and inflammation. Picking on your body scabs can cause infection, bleeding, and scars.

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Okay, so you must be flexible. Maybe you can even touch your toes now. But honestly, when it comes to yoga, it is not important at all that you are physically flexible. That is really a myth. What matters is that you show up to your yoga mat and breathe which shows discipline. Rest of the perks to your body will be naturally applied over time.

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Three day weekends means a reduction in the number of working days which is directly related to the reduction in the overall consumption of energy. With four working days a week, imagine the amount of energy that can be saved especially from the huge running workplaces. Since we are at a point where global warming is an utmost issue and where we need to significantly cut on our carbon outputs, instituting a 3 day weekend might actually work.

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Camping is becoming increasingly popular nowadays and this is good because there are a lot of health benefits associated with it. Being in the lap of nature can do a lot of good to your physical, mental and emotional health. Being with plants is a great stress buster and walking while camping can be a low impact exercise that is good for your overall well-being. However, you need to understand the nitty gritty of camping before you take your tent and pitch it in some place.

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According to research it has been proven that the make-up of the gray matter in the brain can determine how sensitive a person is to pain. It has generally been found that people who tend to daydream have a lower pain threshold compared to people who are more focused. People with lower pain threshold have less gray matter in brain regions that contribute to internal thoughts and control of attention. These regions include the posterior cingulate cortex, precuneus, and areas of the posterior parietal cortex.

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According to research people are more likely to remember tragic and sad events than happy events like anniversaries and birthdays. Functional magnetic resonance imaging has shown that negative events stimulate activity in the emotion-processing regions of the brain like the orbitofrontal cortex and amygdala. This is the reason that people witnessing an assassination are more likely to remember the gun, but may not remember their surroundings. This tendency to remember bad memories is considered to be an evolutionary tactic which protects humans against future life-threatening or negative events.

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According to research, there is a definite connection between a healthy lifestyle and enhanced executive function. It has been found that people who start exercising, eating healthy food or start eating more fruits and vegetables will experience an improvement in their brain function over a period of time. It is more likely that such people will remain healthy as they age and will be able to retain high levels of executive function over a period of time.

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Recently, India has launched a national food security welfare program which will cost the government a sum of 1.4 Lakh Crore per year. This ultra-cheap food welfare program was introduced by Congress Govt. It is supposed to cover 50% of urban and 75% of rural areas in India. Some highlights of the new law are, wheat at 2-rupee/kg and rice and 3-rupee/kg.

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Before you start growing your beard, you need to have the knowledge of hot to avoid it from getting unkempt or getting those bald patches on face and when to get a neckline trim. There is really no need to give your beard a perfect outline as long as it is k=maintained neat and everything beyond the face is shaved off.

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