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Why You Must Wear Safety Glasses to Protect The Eye Injuries

25th September 2018 Healthy Living

As per the OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration), there are mainly two reasons for eye injuries such as not wearing eye protection and wearing wrong eye protection. These are the main cause of eye injuries. Some workers require working in a condition where there is a risk of possible injuries. In order to avoid such injuries, it is better to protect yourself with protective equipment. Face shield, safety glasses, mask, and other such equipment are used in such risky workplaces. Well, wearing a safety glass is great idea, as many people are most likely to injure their eyes at workplace. There are industries that call for the jobs that are risky and require proper attention. Therefore, the worker must procure the best safety measurements and they must wear safety glasses during their work. Industries that call for wearing safety glasses There are certain occupations that are prone to high risk of eye injuries. Therefore, the worker and the employer must especially pat attention towards safety measures of the workers. Here is the list of the workplaces and industries that call for wearing safety glasses. Industries that need eye protection are following: Construction Plumbing Mining Welding Carpentry Manufacturing Electrical work […]

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The Best Reasons Why You Must Add Eggs to Your Beauty Routine

22nd September 2018 Healthy Living

Eggs are rich in proteins and vitamins, making them great for our diet. But did you know that they should also be part of your beauty routine? They can help improve the elasticity of skin, erase blemishes, reduce the wrinkle appearance as well as nourish your hair. So, let’s check out some easy ways of how you can add eggs to your beauty routine and thus pamper yourself. Face Masks Homemade face masks can definitely make your skin glowing. They are healthier than any other mask you can buy and are cheaper since you can use things that you already have at home. Most face masks contain egg combined with a couple more ingredients that can benefit your skin. Here are some you can try at home. Anti-Wrinkles Mask: An egg yolk, olive oil, and a banana are the ingredients for this mask. Eggs can tighten and tone your skin, the olive oil moisturizes the skin and the vitamins E, B2, B3 and zinc found in the banana will slow the aging process. All you need to do is to mix these ingredients and apply the mixture on your face. Leave it for 5-10 minutes and wash it off. To […]

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7 Ways to Strengthen and Support Children’s Positive Mental Health

21st September 2018 Children's Health, Healthy Living, Mental Health

For kids to grow up happy and healthy mental health is as important as physical. And this is often overlooked. Mental health means having a healthy mind and body and being able to see things around us as are, it influences our perception of the world and ourselves. Kids are exposed to different types of emotions both at home and at school, even at the playground, from happiness to frustration and disappointment and teaching them how to cope with them in the right way is absolutely essential for helping them, maintain positive mental health. Help them understand it is not permanent Kids who experience bad emotions for the first time, like sadness, frustration or anger tend to feel overwhelmed by them and are not capable of understanding that is just a temporary state. This is why it is important to talk them through these emotions, explaining that it is temporary. As you know emotional injuries are quite similar to physical ones in the sense that it takes time for them to heel. Teaching your child how to deal with these emotions rather than suppress them is one of the most important lessons. Help them acquire knowledge Through education comes an […]

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The Chemicals that We Use in Our Daily Life

19th September 2018 Healthy Living

We are confronted with chemicals in our daily life, no matter what we are doing, like traveling to home or office or working on our computer, etc. These chemicals are used in manufacturing or making up our daily products for which we come in contact with on a regular basis. At times they can be harmful to us too, but usually, their percentage is quite low in dairy products to avoid affecting our skin, body and our immunity. As per the article published on kemi, which states that companies producing products takes the responsibility and guarantee to ensure that the health of the consumer will remain unaffected. The rules and regulations can be different in every state and industry but the idea behind is safety for all. Let’s have a look at some of the chemicals we use in our daily life: Clothing: Do you know the textiles used in preparing the clothes are finished with the help of many chemical processes for improving their characteristics? In addition, the various finishing agents used for making the apparels wrinkle free and strengthening the fabric are also made up of chemicals. These are generally supplied by the big chemical companies. While manufacturing […]

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How to Tell if Your Running Heart Rate is too high

18th September 2018 Healthy Living

Sometimes faster and harder is not always better, especially if your running heart rate ends up too high. This could be a warning sign that you are working out too hard and your body is having trouble keeping up. So what should your heart rate be and why should you keep an eye on it? Here are some tips to keep you on track in your training and tools to keep you improving. What Should Your Heart Rate Be The first step is to figure out what your average heart rate should be. The first formula to use is to subtract your age from 220. For example, if you are 30 your maximum heart rate would be 190. The second method to use is to figure out your training heart rate. Find your resting heart rate and subtract that from your maximum heart rate. For example, if your resting pulse is 60 then your training heart rate is 130. Now that you know where your heart rate should be while training, learn about the different zones and what that means to you. Know the Different Zones The first zone is aerobic zone, which means a harder training effort because you […]

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