Wise Man Daily - November 2017

A 10-PART GUIDE TO EXOTIC VACATIONS THAT WON’T BREAK THE BANK 

Issue 4 I November 2017 

5 SIMPLISTIC 

WAYS TO 

SAVE TIME 

12 PRINCIPLES TO 

HELP YOU 

FEEL HAPPIER 

10 POINTERS FOR 

CURING A NASTY 

HANGOVER 

6 TIPS ON USING 

FACEBOOK TO 

YOUR ADVANTAGE 

6 REASONS YOU 

STOPPED LOSING 

WEIGHT 

November 2017 

10 SMART WAYS TO BOOST YOUR PRODUCTIVITY AT WORK 1

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CONTENTS ISSUE 

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EDITOR’S NOTE 

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12 PRINCIPLES TO HELP YOU 

FEEL HAPPIER 

5 SIMPLISTIC WAYS TO SAVE 

TIME 

6 TIPS ON USING FACEBOOK 

TO YOUR ADVANTAGE 

A 10-PART GUIDE TO EXOTIC 

VACATIONS THAT WON’T 

BREAK THE BANK 

12 EASY STEPS TO LOOK 

SMARTER 

6 REASONS YOU STOPPED 

LOSING WEIGHT 

A 6-STEP PLAN FOR BUILDING 

YOUR BEST BODY EVER

NOVEMBER 2017 

10 SILLY MISTAKES PEOPLE 

MAKE ON AIRPLANES 

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AN 8-PART WALK-THROUGH 

ON WHAT EVERY GIRL WANTS 

10 SMART WAYS TO BOOST 

YOUR PRODUCTIVITY AT 

WORK 

10 TIPS ON THE THINGS THAT 

AREN’T WORTH THE FIGHT 

5 SMART TIPS ON HEALTHY 

SNACKING 

10 AWESOME AIRPORT 

TERMINALS TO BE DELAYED 

IN 

A 10-PART GUIDE ON 

EVERYDAY TRAPS THAT 

MAKE YOU FAT AND 

HOW TO FIGHT THEM 

10 POINTERS FOR CURING A 

NASTY HANGOVER 

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Welcome to the fourth issue 

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the holiday season. We have some big plans 

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In the last issue, we talked tips for weight loss, keeping 

your home looking good, seducing women, and more. 

We touched on interesting exercises for getting ripped abs, 

scuba diving in far-away places, and experiencing New York 

City on a budget. In this release, learn about mistakes to avoid 

on airplanes, using Facebook to your advantage, principles to make 

you feel happier, and more. 

In an ever-changing world, it’s important to keep up as a man - young or 

old. You’d be surprised at how just a few changes can make a big difference 

in not only how you view yourself, but the way others perceive you. And being a 

man that others count on and look up to is rewarding in itself. Thanks for reading, 

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12 PRINCIPLES TO 

HELP YOU 

FEEL HAPPIER 

by David 

Baker 

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From consuming more seafood to chasing your own happiness, here are some 

principles that can help you feel happier. 

Feeling down and 

don’t know why? 

Sometimes this is 

a sign that your 

body or mind is 

missing something - and it’s 

trying to send a message. 

From consuming more 

seafood to chasing your own 

happiness, here are some 

principles that can help you 

feel happier. 

1 

EAT SEAFOOD 

Seafood has two 

main kinds of Omega-3 

fatty acids: DHA, or 

docosahexaenoic acid, and 

EPA, or eicosapentaenoic 

acid. When you have a lot of 

DHA in your body, you are 

more likely to have higher 

levels of serotonin and 

dopamine, both of which 

can elevate your mood. Also, 

animal studies indicate that 

a lack of DHA may increase 

feelings of depression. 

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If you don’t eat fish, you are more likely to 

feel sad, stressed or just plain disagreeable. 

Two times per week, you should consume 

fish like mackerel or salmon. You should 

also take a supplement that contains DHA 

and EPA after talking to your doctor about 

what might be right for you. In general, 

it is a good idea to take something that 

gives you a two to one ratio of EPA to DHA. 

However, the results are not immediate, 

as it could take up to three months for you 

to notice a difference. 

2 

ENJOY NICE SMELLS 

What you smell could have a huge 

impact on the way you feel. One study 

determined that people in the dentist’s 

office were not as stressed, and were 

generally happier, when there was a whiff 

of lavender or orange in the area. If smell 

can make a difference at a place like the 

dentist’s office, just think about what they 

can do for you at work or at home! 

You may not have air fresheners handy in 

your car or your house. If they aren’t really 

your thing, think about putting on a little 

cologne instead. You’ll feel better, you’ll 

smell better and you may have a better 

day as a result of one simple choice. 

3 

WORK TOWARD GOALS 

Some people erroneously believe 

that setting goals is a cause for stress, 

when in reality, it helps you manage your 

stress levels better. One study determined 

that people with goals were generally more 

positive about their future, had a higher 

self confidence and were less stressed 

than people who did not set goals. When 

you have an objective in mind, you feel 

better because you are working toward 

success, and you feel like your life has a 

purpose. 

Make sure to set goals that you can 

actually reach, and work toward them in 


a variety of ways. For example, instead 

of setting a weight loss goal, commit to 

working out a certain number of days a 

week. Tell yourself that if you are unable to 

work out on one of your days, you will cut 

something out of your diet to compensate. 

Make sure you have benchmarks that you 

can meet along your journey, so that you 

are able to celebrate small successes and 

get encouraged about your future. 

4 

INCORPORATE MILK 

Tryptophan is found in milk, and this 

amino acid is necessary for the creation of 

serotonin, which is a chemical that helps 

improve your mood. When you don’t have 

a lot of tryptophan in your body, you also 

don’t have a lot of serotonin in your body. 

Tryptophan is not something that your 

body is able to create by itself, so you 

have to get it from your food or drink. Milk 

is a great source, and without it, you may 

experience a shortage of tryptophan. 

Aim for three, 8-ounce glasses of whole 

milk each day, which will give you 0.6 

grams of tryptophan and should make 

you feel happier when consumed in 

combination with protein. You can also 

get tryptophan from peanuts, bananas, 

eggs, poultry, cheese and yogurt. Try 

to include these items in your diet to 

ensure that you have the right amount of 

serotonin in your body. 

5 

GET ACTIVE 

Running can make you feel happier. When you don’t exercise, your brain feels the 

effects of your sedentary lifestyle. People that run often were much less likely to feel stressed 

out or unhappy with their life as a whole. When you work out, you have more adrenal activity, 

which helps you deal with stress and encourages your body to release dopamine, betaendorphin, 

serotonin, and noradrenaline. Those all give your mood a boost. 

You can do a combination of running and walking if you aren’t up for a lengthy sprint. 

Cardiovascular activity in general is good, and you should aim to do it five times per week 

for thirty minutes at a time. Don’t underestimate the benefits of interval training, either. 

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HAVE MORE SEX 

After you climax from sex, you have 

more oxytocin in the body than normal, 

and this hormone keeps your stress levels 

down, your blood pressure down, and 

keeps you from feeling afraid. No matter 

how you achieve climax, though, the effects 

don’t last. After about ten minutes, your 

levels go back to what they were previously. 

After you have sex, snuggle with your 

partner. Oxytocin is also released when you 

are in close contact with a person that you 

care about. The longer your partner lays 

with you, the more your mood will increase. 

7 

GET MUSICAL 

If you don’t feel your best, you can 

improve your mood by turning on some 

music or even getting musical yourself. 

Just sixty minutes of music per day could 

cut back on the symptoms of depression 

by twenty five percent. Even if you haven’t 

been diagnosed with depression, music 

could benefit your mood. 

While listening to music is great, making 

your own music is even better. You don’t 

have to be a professional for it to make 

you feel good. You can even turn on Guitar 

Hero and jam out if you’d like! 

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DON’T DRINK 

You may feel your worries abate after you drink alcohol. It can help with depression 

as well, at least in the short term. However, following the mood enhancement is a mood 

hangover. Research indicates that mice who drank regularly for four weeks weren’t as happy 

after laying off for two weeks. If you drink every day, you could be harming your body. 

Regular consumption of alcohol cuts back on the amount of new neurons in the area of the 

brain that impacts mood. Try to avoid alcohol whenever possible, and pick activities that 

don’t have anything to do with food or drink. Try getting outside instead. 


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INCREASE TESTOSTERONE LEVELS 

Testosterone has a huge impact on the body. One study indicates that men who did 

not have much free testosterone were more likely to be depressed than men who had a 

lot of free testosterone. No one is quite sure why, but other research indicates that less 

testosterone can also lead to more fat and more anger as well. 

Now it makes sense why men are always grumpy. To bring up your testosterone levels, eat 

more healthy fats. Foods like avocado, nuts, fish and olives are a good idea. 

CONJURE UP HAPPY IMAGES 

Pictures are more than just a glimpse into the past; they can make us feel good 

and remind us of happier times. When you think about good things in your past, your 

mood goes up. Therefore, surround yourself with your happiest images to lift your mood 

on a daily basis. 

GET A NAP 

Getting enough sleep is very 

important. People that have difficulty 

sleeping at night are more likely to be 

depressed than those that get a good 

night’s rest. For example, people with 

sleep apnea may struggle. Even if they 

are “asleep” for seven hours, they may 

only get five hours of actual rest, which 

doesn’t really help them. If you know that 

you snore, or you don’t feel rested when 

you wake up, visit with a doctor. 

LET IN THE LIGHT 

The sun gives your body some 

much needed Vitamin D. People that are 

depressed generally have less Vitamin D 

than people that are not depressed. Take 

a supplement if you are concerned that 

you are not getting enough. What should 

you do if that doesn’t do the trick? Speak 

to your doctor for further advice. 

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5 SIMPLISTIC 

WAYS TO SAVE TIME 

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Make the most out of your day by managing your time. Here are some tips that 

will help you shave minutes or even hours off your day. 

It’s difficult to think of any 

other time in history when 

we were as short on time 

throughout our daily lives as 

we are now. Most jobs these 

days not only demand that we work more 

than 40 hours per week, but we also have 

to keep up with Twitter, Instagram and 

Facebook. And when it comes to a social 

media regimen, that is just the bare 

minimum. If you explore past those basic 

platforms, the amount of additional timewasting 

material that is available is mindboggling. 

There is so much more than we 

ever had before - and it is so difficult to 

save time these days. Every little bit helps! 

Fortunately, we have been able to discover 

some tricks to help you shave minutes 

- or even hours - easily off of your days. 

With all of that extra time you can go for 

walks, sleep in, relax - or anything else you 

can think of! The following 10 tips are not 

mind-blowing - however added together, 

you can realize a significant increase 

in free time that can make a significant 

impact on your daily routine. So let’s get 

started with our tips! 

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1 

PERFORM HIGH-INTENSITY 

INTERVAL TRAINING (HIIT) 

There is a reason why HITT workouts 

continue to grow in popularity - they 

actually work! They are effective, intensive 

and short - and for saving time they are 

the absolute best workouts! Be sure to 

properly stretch first, but then it is full 

speed ahead! You can eliminate all of those 

long bike rides and 1-hour gym visits. Your 

workouts should be 20 minutes or shorter, 

and they can be done outside or at home 

- and allow you to fully repeat the benefits 

while saving 30 or more minutes of time! 

2 

DELETE GAMES 

So many people have 5 to 10 games 

installed on their phones. Not only that, 

but they play all of them on a regular 

basis! Some housekeeping definitely needs 

to be done by cleaning up the games 

that we have installed on our phones. 

This also applies if you have videos games 

on your computer or at home. If you 

really need them, you can keep 1 or 2, but 

in order to save the maximum amount 

of time, you should try going a month 

without any. And when it comes to stress 


elief, you don’t need to worry, if that is 

the reason why you play the games - we 

have that covered! 

3 

MAXIMIZE YOUR 

SLEEP QUALITY 

Many people pay the price when this step 

is not followed - because it is a major one. 

Sleep quality is extremely important and 

this is even more true when you sleep 

in amounts that are less than optimal 

(which is practically everyone these days). 

By the time your head hits the pillow, on 

average, you are not getting enough hours 

of sleep. However, if you are unable to 

get 8 hours of sleep every night, you can 

get an effective 6 hours at least. How can 

you achieve this? Avoid caffeine in the 

hours leading up to sleep, avoid electronic 

light in the hour before going to bed 

(get blue blockers or install f. lux if you 

really have to stare at a screen) and use 

blackout curtains to cover your windows. 

This will not only provide you with better 

results in terms of weight loss, cognitive 

function and anti-aging - but the improved 

sleep quality also enables you to be much 

more productive! Although you should 

still aim for getting 7-8 hours of sleep per 

night, this can help to protect you on those 

nights when that isn’t possible to do, and 

let you feel better rested even when you 

might be somewhat sleep deprived. 

4 

WORK ANYPLACE YOU CAN 

With all of the advancements in technology, we now can work in more places 

than we ever could before (although depending on what your profession is it still might 

be somewhat limited). Smartphones provide a big advantage for doing small workrelated 

tasks - for example, reviewing notes, making quick calls and answering emails. 

Focus on attempting to get more work done during those small chunks of time when 

you are goofing off or commuting (but not when you are driving). Initially that might 

not seem like a lot of time saved however when this is combined with some of the other 

steps, you will see the minutes really adding up! 

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5 

PREPARE YOUR FOOD IN BULK 

None of my incoming clients actually 

do this currently. However, it is a very big 

time saver. In fact, follow just this one 

step, even if you don’t do anything else on 

this list. It will definitely be well worth it. 

Rather than having to worry about what 

you need to make for dinner each night, 

you can enjoy the steak that you cooked 

on the previous weekend - along with an 

extra 30 minutes of free time to enjoy it! 

Beginning with one-pot meals is the best 

way to get started, where you are able to 

get 4-5 servings knocked out in a single 

cooking session. Paleo egg bakes and 

Paleo chili are great ways to get started 

with this. Multi-tasks - you can do bulk 

cooking while you are also organizing your 

house or doing laundry. It is definitely 

worth doing! 

6 

DELETE YOUR SOCIAL 

MEDIA PROFILES 

This one is tough. Delete rather than just 

deactivate. Although this is of course up to 

you ultimately, it is better removing your 

profiles so that you really can determine 

the amount of time you were previously 

spending on social media. Your mind 

will definitely be blown. Before I start 

getting questions about “how will anyone 

get a hold of me?”- you do have an email 

address and phone that work perfectly 

well! This sea-change with social media 

completely overtaking our lives has been 

a quick one - and in order to save time we 

need to fight back! 

7 

CUT THE NONSENSE OUT 

(AND SIMPLIFY THINGS) 

For pack rats this one can be very difficult, 

but is a very big time saver when you 


throw out some things and get your 

route, resident and entire life simplified. 

It might take you all weekend, but then 

the remainder of the year will go much 

better for you! Begin by picking things up 

that might not be totally necessary and 

ask if it is something you really need? If 

your answer is no - then throw it out! If 

you would like to avoid clutter but have 

some things you want to hold onto - rent 

an inexpensive, small storage space. Your 

peace of mind will definitely make it worth 

it! 

8 

GET ORGANIZED 

Depending on what type of 

personality you have, this task could be the 

hardest - or the easiest. However, there 

is no debate that a life that is organized 

is also productive! If you get your things 

organized, then your mind and brain will 

also be a lot more organized also. When 

you are more organized, you won’t have to 

spend as much time searching for things 

and you will have more space also for 

being productive in! 

9 

RIDE YOUR BIKE OR 

WALK TO WORK 

To really save time in your schedule, 

you can kill two birds with one stone by 

exercising while you are commuting! This 

might not be possible if you work too far 

away from home, but if you are nearby it 

definitely makes sense. When you do this 

on a daily basis you will get in great shape 

- which is not too bad for just breaking out 

your old Schwinn bike from the garage! 

Hopefully, you now have more than 

enough actionable steps to take in order 

to move forward, and get onto a path of 

having a more relaxing and productive 

life! Remember that time is money, and 

your time is the most valuable thing of all, 

so be sure to maximize it! 

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6 TIPS ON USING 

FACEBOOK TO 

YOUR ADVANTAGE 

by David 

Baker 

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Researchers have found that logging onto Facebook can actually be good for your 

health. Here are tips on how to use the social network to your advantage. 

When Facebook 

first hit college 

campuses, it 

looked very 

different to 

today. The first difference 

is that it was located on 

TheFacebook.com and 

you were able to do little 

else other than look at 

other students. Now, there 

are more than a billion 

active users, 6 billion likes 

every day, 350 million 

picture uploads a day and 

the site is celebrating 

its 10th birthday. 

There could be more than 

just celebrating a birthday. 

Since Facebook started, 

research has found that 

simply logging on can 

be good for your health, 

particularly for the guys. 

The reason for this is that 

men generally do not have 

the close friendships that 

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women do and find it easier to express 

themselves and ask for help online. Your 

mood can also be improved by simply 

anticipating a response to a post. So, in 

honor of Facebook’s birthday, here are some 

tips for using social media to your advantage. 

1 

BOOSTING YOUR CONFIDENCE 

You can feel better about yourself by 

simply spending 3 minutes on Facebook. 

This boost is possible because of the control 

you have over what information is out 

there. Research has found that the biggest 

confidence boost comes from editing your 

profile during a Facebook break. 

2 

SMARTEN UP AND CHILL OUT 

When using social media, students 

experience lower levels of stress and a 

decrease in their heart rate. Older adults 

who use social media also experience a 

25% increase in their working memory 

which is possibly related to the fact that 

you need to process a lot of information 

on the sites. This can be a mini-mental 

workout. 31% of people have stated that 

keeping up with the news is one of the 

reasons why they log onto Facebook. 


3 

THINKING ABOUT VACATION IDEAS 

Many users of Facebook have 

reported that they feel envious when they 

are on the site. More than half of these 

jealous responses come after looking at 

vacation pictures that other people have 

posted. However, research has shown that 

taking a vacation can increase satisfaction, 

lower stress and help you live for 

longer. This is why you need to turn the 

resentment that you feel into inspiration 

to book that holiday that you want and 

make other people jealous. 

4 

SHOW OFF AND BOOST 

YOUR PRODUCTIVITY 

Almost two-thirds of men have stated that 

they put their music, art, photography and 

writing online, but only 50% of women 

do the same. A study found that workers 

who were given a 10-minute break to 

check Facebook were actually 16% more 

productive than the group that was not 

allowed to use the Internet during their 

break. These people were also 40% more 

productive than the group that was not 

given a break at all. 

5 

DROP SOME WEIGHT AND FIGHT PAIN 

If you follow a weight loss program and join a Facebook group, you are more likely 

to lose weight when compared to those who did not use social media. It is possible to 

feel more motivated and accountable when you are sharing your progress and goals 

online. People have also reported that they feel lower levels of pain when they are 

viewing pictures of their loved ones. So, do you have a dentist’s appointment? Bring up 

a loved one’s profile to help. 

6 

GET A DATE 

Men are more confident saying things when they are online. There are many things 

that they would not say when they see someone in person. This means that getting 

online could actually give you the confidence to message the girl you want to date, but 

are too afraid to speak to face-to-face. 

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A 10-PART GUIDE TO 

EXOTIC VACATIONS THAT WON’T 

BREAK THE BANK 

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Here are 10 absurdly affordable, off-the-beaten-path destinations with 

something new to offer travelers of all stripes. 

You enjoy traveling and have 

been to your fair share of exotic 

locales. You have your eye on 

your next vacation, but you 

just don’t have the money to go 

anywhere wildly expensive. That actually 

isn’t a big deal. The following ten travel 

destinations fit into just about any budget 

and are amazing places to spend time in. 

There is one thing to keep in mind, 

though; it isn’t always easy to make your 

way to these destinations. However, that 

is a small price to pay if you are searching 

for a fun place that won’t cost you an arm 

and a leg. If these places were easy to get 

to, they’d have a ton of visitors and they 

wouldn’t fit within your budget. 

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PUERTO ESCONDIDO (MEXICO) 

There are several travel destinations 

in Mexico that are well known, like Puerto 

Vallarta, Cancun and Acapulco. Puerto 

Escondido is a little more off the grid, as 

this beach town is mostly popular with 

surfers and locals. You’ll find gorgeous 

waters, soft sand and prices that will make 

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you stare in astonishment (in a good way, 

not in a “I could never afford that” way). 

You can score a couple of beers for a 

little over two dollars and a plate of tacos 

will only set you back about three bucks. 

Check out the Hotelito Swiss Oasis for 

a room. The accommodations are well 

maintained and close to the water. Best of 

all, you’ll pay less than fifty dollars a night. 

There’s also a private pool to enjoy. 

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VELIKO TARNOVA (BULGARIA) 

Bulgaria, which is nestled between 

Greece and Italy, doesn’t see a lot of 

visitors but is incredibly cheap compared 

to the rest of Europe. However, it has a 

lot to offer, including cobblestone roads, 

castles and all the bells and whistles 

that people think of when they are 

considering traveling to Europe. Bulgaria 

has been inhabited for thousands of 

years. The town of Veliko Tarnovo has 


lots of great hills that are prefect for 

hikers, and the downtown area has great 

food and drinks at a very low price. 

Visitors can stay at the Minotel Rashev, 

with prices that hover around forty 

dollars per night. For that price, not only 

do you get your room, but you also get 

breakfast and dinner, too. You’ll also get 

to stay right downtown and you have an 

incredible view of a royal palace from the 

11th century. 

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GOA STATE (INDIA) 

Goa has always had a bit of a following, 

particularly among young adults interested 

in seeing the world without paying a lot of 

money. This spot in India is close to the 

coast and has recently seen improvements 

in its restaurants and nightlife. However, a 

few things that have stayed the same are 

the price, which is very low, and the amazing 

beaches, Arabian sea and countryside. 

Motorcyclists love to stay at Casa Tres 

Amigos. Since it is a short distance away 

from the beach, it is a little quieter, and 

the food and scenery are great. It doesn’t 

cost a lot either, coming in right around 

forty-five dollars a night. 

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4 

LAKE ATITLAN (GUATEMALA) 

Visitors to Lake Atitlan often gush 

about how gorgeous the area is. Surrounded 

by mountains, including a few volcanoes, 

and incredibly green forests, this location 

is particularly popular with kayakers and 

backpackers. And, if you love coffee, 

you can’t go wrong getting a drink here. 

Where should you stay? Try Hotel 

IslaVerde, which has great reviews. As with 

most of the other places on this list, you 

can get a room for just about forty dollars 

a night. 

5 TRANSYLVANIA 

REGION (ROMANIA) 

Once you get rid of the images of 

Dracula that pop up whenever anyone 

says anything about Transylvania, give 

this location a chance. It has a number 

of different historic towns, all of which 

have a rich history, museums, trails and 

even excellent vineyards. If you don’t 

like to stay in one place for your whole 

vacation, you can rent a vehicle and head 

to a different area throughout your trip. 

Head to Sighisoara to spend the night, and 

look up a place called Hotel Central Park, 

which has a cool history all its own. There’s 

a neat weapons museum, a Saxon edifice 

that is almost a thousand years old and 

much more. You can stay there for about 

sixty five dollars a night. 

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SIEM REAP (CAMBODIA) 

Siem Reap is a unique vacation 

destination, with its Chinese style 

architecture and crocodile farms. It’s also 

an area rich in history, as it used to be an 

outpost of the French Empire. There are so 

many reasons to check out Siem Reap, and 

just one of them is the fact that it has a 

ton of old temples from the 11th century. 

The Gloria Angkor Hotel is a great place 

to grab a room. You can stay there for 

just about thirty dollars a night and it is 

very close to the ancient temples. While 

the pool is small, it is quiet. Staying at the 

Gloria Angkor Hotel is a great bargain! 


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COLCA CANYON (PERU) 

Found in South America, Colca 

Canyon is often forgotten in the mad 

stampede of visitors that are headed to 

Machu Picchu, which is located close by. 

Forget about trying to deal with hoards of 

tourists, and stay in Colca Canyon instead, 

taking advantage of the opportunities 

to go mountain biking, rafting, canoeing 

and hiking. The condors are also a sight 

to behold. These birds are huge, with 

wingspans that can reach ten feet long. 

For just about sixty dollars per night, 

you can stay close to the condors 

and the canyon and reside at Hotel 

Kunturwassi Colca. The property is well 

maintained and authentically Peruvian. 

Those that have vacationed in the area 

before usually return to this hotel. 

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EGER CITY (HUNGARY) 

Eger City has inexpensive wine, and 

a lot of it! It is fairly close to Budapest (it 

is located only about an hour and a half 

away) and it has the famous thermal 

spring fed baths. You can find amazing 

ruins and incredible food, which is 

much different than what you can get 

in the States. Going to Eger City is a lot 

like going to the capital city, but both 

the prices and the crowds are lower. 

Check out Hotel Senator House. It is right 

in the heart of the city and close to just 

about anything you want to do. It provides 

an amazing experience, all for about sixty 

dollars a night. 

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SELVA NEGRA (NICARAGUA) 

Selva Negra is also called a cloud forest, because there is a lot of fog and clouds that 

are low to the ground. It is a nature reserve made up of about three hundred acres. Hikers 

love the area for its valleys and rolling hills, and it is a great retreat from the rest of the world. 

Just on the outskirts of the cloud forest is the Ecolodge at Selva Negra, and it is located close 

to an organic coffee plantation that has incredibly delicious coffee. You can grab a room for 

about fifty five dollars a night. At that price, you can stay for several days if you’d like! 

SAN CRISTOBAL DE 

LAS CASAS (MEXICO) 

Most visitors to Mexico go south to check 

out the beaches. San Cristobal De Las 

Casas is a mountain town, and it has a lot 

to offer that the coastal towns do not. For 

example, it has a lot of history as a Spanish 

colony city and it offers adventurers 

the chance to hike, rappel and raft. 

There is inexpensive alcohol, great food, a 

centuries old Cathedral and a great place to 

stay in the Hotel Don Quijote. The location is 

excellent as it is close to restaurants and cafes. 

Depending on your activities that day, you are 

likely to be exhausted, and the hotel provides 

the perfect place to lay down your head at the 

end of a long day. The price is right, too, as it 

only costs about forty five dollars a night. 


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12 EASY STEPS TO 

LOOK SMARTER 

by David 

Baker 

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Looking a little smarter wouldn’t be such a bad idea. Follow these tips and 

you’ll present the persona of serious smarts without doing all the studying. 

Does the 

thought of 

reading Proust 

make you feel 

like throwing 

up? If somebody mentions 

the federal deficit do your 

eyes start to glaze over? 

If you aren’t a genius it is 

perfectly fine. Instead of 

working your way through 

reading Infinite Jest there is 

nothing wrong with relaxing 

in front of Netflix instead. 

However, it is a good idea 

to appear to be a little 

smarter. The Archives of 

Sexual Behavior published 

a study that shows that 

when looking for a partner, 

women highly value 

intelligence. They consider 

that trait to be even more 

important than qualities 

like attractiveness, honesty 

and dependability. Follow 

the tips below to present 


Losing your cool over something is normal, but there are some things that aren’t worth the energy you put 

into losing your temper. Read on for what these are. 

 


yourself as a person with serious smarts 

without having do do all that studying. 

1 

HIDE YOUR DRINK 

You can appear a bit dim just by 

holding a drink in your hand. There was a 

study done where photos of actors holding 

bottles of beer were rated by people as 

being less intelligent compared to those 

carrying water with them. Photos of men 

drinking wine were also rated as being 

less intelligent than guys who had sodas. 

Researchers say this can be credited 

to something referred to as “imbibing 

idiot” bias. Individuals have become so 

conditioned to associating drinking with 

cognitive impairment so whenever they see 

hints of alcohol they expect it to happen. 

This results in them viewing anybody 

associated with alcohol to be less intelligent 

compared to someone without booze. 

2 

USE SMALL WORDS 

Do you find yourself searching 

your thesaurus for a couple of 10-dollar 

words that you can add to your college 

term papers? This trick might actually 

hurt your efforts towards appearing to 

be smarter. There was a study conducted 

where authors of various scientific papers 

were rated by people as being significantly 

smart when the abstracts for the papers 

were altered to that long words were 

replaced with simpler, shorter ones. The 

researchers believed that using words that 

are overly complex hinders your ability to 

successfully process them, which makes 

judgments of intelligence much harsher. 

3 

ASK QUESTIONS 

You won’t look smarter if you keep 

your mouth shut at your office all the time. 

You can appear to be more capable when 

you ask others for advice. This is often due 

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to the fact that when you ask someone for 

guidance it strokes their ego: it feds into 

his own belief that he is smart, and that is 

why you have decided to ask him for advice. 

However, don’t just run your mouth for 

no good reason. Don’t ask advice about 

really easy task or asking the same thing 

repeatedly or your perceived competence 

could be diminished. It will just look like 

you are not capable of learning anything. 

4 

TACK A FEW INITIALS ON 

Research out of Ireland shows that 

others may see you as being smarter if 

you use the middle initial of your name. 

In this study, individuals were a lot more 

likely to select participants as partners in 

an intellectual quiz game if they had more 

middle initials compared to those with 

fewer or no middle initials. That might 

be due to the fact that some individuals 

think that middle initials are associated 

with having a higher social status and 

therefore are expecting higher intellectual 

performance from them. 

5 

DON’T TYPE THE 

WAY A TEXTER DOES 

If you do people might think you are 

stupid. When text speak is used on social 

networking sites such as Facebook it can 

make you appear to be dumb, according 

to a new UK study. Individuals who posted 

status updates using correct capitalization 

and spelling were seen as more employable, 

competent and intelligent compared 

to those who used a lot of acronyms, 

phonetic spelling and abbreviations. 

Originally, text speak developed as a 

way of typing more quickly on a mobile 

device. However, on a standard keyboard 

this isn’t necessary. It also departs from 

conventional language which means 

people need to take extra steps to process 

what these words mean in their minds. 


6 

TAKE YOUR LIP RING OUT 

There can be some pretty harsh 

consequences from wearing too much 

hardware. Men with facial piercings 

have been rated as being less intelligent 

compared to those who don’t. In particular, 

men with eyebrow or ear piercings 

were seen as being much more dull. 

Guys were also perceived as being much 

dumber with each new facial piercing. 

And it wasn’t just the attractiveness 

ratings for men’s brains that plummeted. 

According to the researchers, they believe 

that many people associate piercings 

with risky behavior, which can make you 

appear to be less smart, and therefore 

less attractive as a result. 

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ALWAYS PLAY NICE 

When you act like a jerk you won’t 

appear to be any smarter. UK research 

found that when individuals looked at 

photographs of intelligent male faces, 

they rated them as being more friendly 

compared to photos of guys who appeared 

to be dim. That might just be due to the 

fact that intelligence is a characteristic 

that is socially desirable. 

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PUT ON GLASSES 

The stereotype that smart guys wear 

glasses actually does check out. Individuals 

wearing glasses were rated as being more 

intelligent compared to those without 

glasses. That may be due to the fact 

that glasses are viewed subconsciously 

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as a signal of smartness. That leads 

them to think that doing all of that 

reading may have ruined their eyesight. 

You may look smarter in glasses, but on 

a sexiness scale you might take a hit. 

Individuals wearing full-frame glasses 

were ranked as being much less attractive. 

A rimless pair of glasses is the best 

compromise. Individuals wearing those 

kind of glasses were viewed as being more 

intelligent but not less attractive compared 

to those without any kind of glasses. 

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TELL JOKES 

Try having your wit work for you. 

When guys were overheard by women 

telling funny jokes they were rated as being 

significantly more intelligent compared 

to those just talking about boring things. 

Women also found guys telling jokes to 

be more attractive and much more likely 

to give their phone number to these men. 

Intelligence may be an integral aspect of 

humor. So make sure you don’t sink into 

the lowbrow kind. The types of jokes that 

were told in the study by guys were free of 

sexual content and clean. 

AVOID THE FAKE SMILE 

Be sure to give out a real grin. 

Individuals who smile in a genuine way, which 

is characterized by raised cheeks, crow’s feet 

and narrowed eyes, were rated as being more 

intelligent than individuals with fake smiles. 

That may be due to the fact that authenticity 

is exuded by a real smile, which is considered 

by people to be a very important factor when 

determining how intelligent you are. 


TRY TO APPEAR INTERESTED 

When somebody is chattering on and on, resist the temptation to zone out. 

Individuals who maintain upright postures, make good eye contact and appear to be 

engaged in a conversation are rated as being more intelligent. However, individuals who 

fidget during an interaction are seen as less intelligent. It all boils down to how the 

picture of intelligence is painted. When someone is animated, comfortable and selfconfident 

it will appear like they have more going on inside of their brains than someone 

who is disengaged or awkward. 

STEADY WALK 

A hectic pace or slow saunter 

can detract away from your intelligence. 

When individuals viewed video clips of 

people walking down a street, those 

who moved at an average pace were 

viewed as being more competent and 

intelligent compared to walkers who 

significantly slowed down or sped up. 

The researchers believe you frequently 

use yourself as a benchmark for how you 

view others. So anyone who deviates away 

from what you consider to be normal by 

doing something like walking too fast 

or too slow, may be judged in a more 

negative way. Also, taking too much time 

to do something simple like walking might 

make you appear to be inept. 

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6 REASONS YOU 

STOPPED LOSING WEIGHT 

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The leaner you get, the harder it gets to lose those last few pounds. Here are 6 

reasons why you’ve stopped losing weight and how to get back on track. 

It is a real battle to lose weight, 

and like all good fights, you 

won’t always come out ahead. 

Initially, you were completely 

dominating, and every time you 

stepped onto the scale you had lost weight. 

Then your numbers started dropping very 

slowly, and they have become totally 

stagnant now. You have hit that dreaded 

phase called the weight loss plateau. It is 

a real drag whenever your fat loss starts 

to slow down, however it is completely 

normal to hit a weight loss plateau. 

The leaner that your body gets, the more 

difficult it becomes to lose those final couple 

of pounds. As you keep losing weight, it results 

in your metabolism starting to slow down, so 

either you need to burn more calories or eat 

fewer calories in order to keep losing weight. 

However, it isn’t necessary for your current 

weight to be your final weight. You will just 

have to have a different approach to your fat 

loss plan if you want to keep achieving results. 

The following are 6 reasons why you stopped 

losing weight and things you can do to get 

yourself back on track once again. 

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Researchers have found that logging onto Facebook can actually be good for your health. Here are 

tips on how to use the social network to your advantage. 

 


1 

YOU ARE NOT PORTIONING 

YOUR FOOD OUT 

Many guys don’t put enough value on 

how important portion sizes are. You 

may think you can just eyeball how much 

food you eat and that won’t do very much 

harm, however it can make a significant 

difference when you are attempting to 

lose those last couple of pounds. So if 

you add a few extra tablespoons worth of 

peanut butter into your smoothie every 

day, that is about 120 extra calories, which 

adds up to an additional 840 calories 

per week. As you start getting closer to 

what your target weight is, it becomes 

necessary to be even more meticulous. 

If you are not seeing results any longer, 

then portion control is something you 

need to pay close attention to. First of 

all, get familiar with what you should eat. 

For example, a beef serving is 3 ounces 

(around the size of a card deck), and an 

ice cream serving is half a cup (around the 

same size as a tennis ball). Next, measure 

the food out. Once you are familiar with 

what that quantity looks like, you can then 

eyeball your portions. 


2 

YOU EAT TOO MANY TREATS 

You may be wondering how much 

harm can be done by eating one brownie 

following a hard workout. However, 

that type of mindset can really slow 

your weight loss down. You can run an 

additional five miles, however it is very 

easy rewarding yourself with an extra 500 

calories. Usually the reward is far more 

in excess compared to the extra calories 

that you have expended, and those extra 

calories can really add up. If several times 

per week you consume a 500-calorie 

treat, that can be an entire extra day of 

calories worth every week, or over 6,000 

calories in one month. That is something 

that can make a huge difference when 

you are trying to move the scale. 

Rather than thinking you have earned 

the right to binge out on a sundae, opt 

for smaller portions of those treats that 

you really love such as one scoop of highquality, 

favorite ice cream or one piece 

of dark, decadent chocolate. Here is one 

good rule to follow: Just 10-20 percent of 

your calories every day should be from 

junk food. If you’re not seeing the results 

you want, try sticking more to a 10 percent 

range. If you are an active man who 

consumes around 2,800 calories per day, 

then your treat should be just 280 calories 

or so. 

3 

YOU THINK YOU ARE A LOT MORE 

ACTIVE THAN YOU REALLY ARE 

You may experience something that is 

referred to as compensatory inactivity 

when you start to workout more. What 

that means is that you might be exercising 

more than you did before, but throughout 

your day you are moving less. The habit 

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of trying to keep score is one that many 

people end up falling into. During your 

morning workout session you bust your 

butt. So then once you are home you 

flop down and lay on the couch the rest 

of the day binge watching your favorite 

shows on Netflix since you feel you’ve 

done more than enough that day. 

However, if you don’t take keeping up with 

losing weight seriously enough, falling into 

the bad habit of not moving enough after 

you exercise really can end up holding you 

back. So don’t miss out on chances to take 

the stairs, or be active or walking. It may 

be a small different, however it does help 

to keep your metabolism up. When more 

movement is incorporated into your day 

it can help with keeping you motivated, so 

be sure to make the effort to stay active 

whenever possible: have a daily step count 

goal, kick a soccer ball around with your 

children, take the dog on a daily walk. You 

will continue to shed pounds. 

4 

YOU DO NOT FUEL UP PROPERLY 

Your appetite is boosted when you 

stick with a high-intensity routine. After 

your workout you may feel starving, 

which can cause you to overeat and end 

up instantly gaining all of the calories 

back. So take preventative measures: 

If you are hungry before your workout, 

there is a good chance that afterwards 

you will be starving. In this situation, 

think about eating a pre-workout snack 

to better manage your hunger. Don’t eat 

anything too rich or heavy, since that can 

end up making you feel uncomfortably 

full. You should have something like an 

apple instead that has lots of simple carbs 

to provide you with energy, or maybe 

a handful of almonds since they have 

good fats in them to curb your hunger. 

If you exercise before going to work 

or after you leave the office, it will be 

important to eat something after your 

workout. Just be sure to eat right. If there 


is some time that needs to be killed before 

your regular dinnertime, have a small 

snack or protein shake so you don’t eat 

too much at dinner time. 

5 

YOU AREN’T CONSISTENT 

WITH YOUR EXERCISING 

When you are attempting to lose that 

final amount of weight, consistency really 

matters. Skipping only one workout, in fact, 

may increase the chances of you missing 

another workout by around 61 percent. 

When it comes to your routine, consistency 

matters as well. Despite what you might 

have heard, novelty doesn’t equal progress 

necessarily. In order for your fat loss 

program to be effective, you need to stick 

with your routine for a sufficient amount 

of time to allow you to truly master it. 

There is a reason why the bench press, 

deadlift and squat are staples; however, 

most people don’t allow themselves 

enough time to be able to learn those 

moves and master them. The sooner you 

are able to get proficient with a certain 

exercise, the more efficient and better 

you will be at it. This means you will be 

able to add more weight, which can help 

you retain and gain muscle to help you 

burn additional calories throughout your 

day and also fend fat off. However, if 

you’re really bothered by boring, then add 

new exercises to the final 10 minutes of 

your regimen. After you have the staples 

mastered, you can try out more challenging 

variations such as trying out the close-grip 

bench press or incline bench press instead 

of the classic flat bench press. 

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6 

YOU DON’T PROPERLY RECOVER 

You will not be able to continue or 

maintain your weight loss if you end up 

being too sore to maintain your workout 

program for the remainder of the week. 

You can end up plateauing if you don’t 

take your recovery time seriously enough. 

Pumping iron means you’re breaking 

your body down literally through causing 

microtears within your muscle tissues, 

and that is why you need to allow plenty 

of time for your muscles to rebuild before 

getting back to pumping more iron. 

Many people really don’t understand that 

eating healthy, drinking enough water and 

going to sleep will allow your body to sufficiently 

recover so that you can return in a day to do it 

all over again at the gym. When you are first 

getting started, training three times per week 

appears to be a happy compromise for most 

men. Or you could do a full body workout every 

other day with a recovery day in between. 

However, in order to really achieve results, 

going 6 days per week to the gym won’t hurt 

as long as you alternate muscle groups. 

So if your chest day is Monday, then on 

Tuesday work your legs so that your upper 

body has a chance to recover. If you feel 

too sore constantly to move again, try out 

one of the ways of speeding your recovery 

up following a hard workout to stay on 

track with exercising. 


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A 6-STEP PLAN FOR 

BUILDING YOUR 

BEST BODY EVER 

by David 

Baker 

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This article will provide you with a 6-step plan which will help you start your 

fitness program and condition your mind towards achieving your goals. 

Are 

you 

interested 

in changing 

your physical 

appearance by 

shedding of some pounds 

and improving your build? 

It is of critical importance 

that you choose a fitness 

program that is intricately 

designed and crafted to 

bring out the best in you 

in an optimal manner right 

from the very beginning. 

Importantly, the program 

should cover more than 

just lifting weights and 

engaging in physical 

activities; it should also 

cover mental aspects of 

working out for the best 

results. Herein is a 6-step 

plan that is highly effective 

in helping you achieve your 

fitness goals. 


From consuming more seafood to chasing your own happiness, here are some principles that can help you 

feel happier. 

 


1 

GET INTO THE RIGHT 

FRAME OF MIND 

The foundation of getting fit is your 

mindset; there are no magic supplements, 

silver-bullet exercises, of superfoods 

to get you fit. Just like the people who 

are super fit, you need to work hard. 

Just like the super fit, you should refrain 

from making excuses or worse, cutting 

corners. In a nutshell, you should have 

supreme discipline, which can only come 

with having the right mindset. To attain 

a strong mindset, try these two mindhardening 

exercises. 

GO GREEN 

By “Going Green” we are not referring to 

environmental matters but rather taking 

up green-light thoughts, that exorcise 

any poisonous self-doubt. When it comes 

to working out or any health-related 

endeavors, it is common to find yourself 

thinking “I’m too tired to continue” or 

“I’m not out for this;” reverse this by 

using green-light thoughts such as “I’ve 

got this” or “this is the easiest task ever.” 

Furthermore, you can reinforce your 

green-light thoughts by placing green 

dots in your workplace, home (bathroom 

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mirror or the fridge), or even your workout 

environment (the weight rack). Whenever 

you come across them, you asset your will 

to succeed and achieve your goals. The 

green dots are readily available at any 

office supply shop. 

MAKE USE OF THE MAXIMUS 

130-HOUR RULE 

The fitness journey more often than not 

feels like an insurmountable mountain. 

Here is a better perspective to keep in 

mind: it just takes 130 hours. For a better 

understanding, let’s break down the 130 

hours you need to get in shape; train 

hard for no more than an hour a day, five 

days every week, for six months and you 

will achieve your goal. Just lay down your 

1-hour workout schedule, stick to it and 

you are on course to achieving your goals. 

2 

HAVE BIG DREAMS 

The adage “if you aim for the stars 

you will land on the moon” is true when 

it comes to getting fit. You should aim to 

achieve big goals, and refrain from setting 

easy to achieve goals. 

Terry Fox epitomizes setting big dreams. 

Fox was diagnosed with the rare cancer 

osteosarcoma in 1977, which caused 

amputation of one of his legs. However, in 

an effort to spread cancer awareness and 

raise funds for cancer research, he decided 

to run across Canada, east to west in 1980. 

With just one leg and a prosthetic leg, he 

averaged a marathon every day for four 

and half months (covering 3,339 miles) 

and only stopped because his cancer had 

spread. As such, you can rest assured that 

there are no big dreams. 


3 

GET RID OF ALL EXCUSES 

Whenever you are faced with arising 

excuses, think of Preston Wood. He is 

5’6”, 45 years, and weighs 158 pounds. 

His routine consists of a weekly 60 hours 

workout, a 45 minute trip to the gym 

(90 minutes round trip), and a one week 

travel every month. Importantly, he has 

a wife and a family, who he is committed 

to above anything else. Despite all the 

apparent excuses in the form of family, 

work, and long-distance travel to the gym 

that he has, he still meets his workout 

objective without fail. This goes to show 

that you can achieve your goals. 

4 

STRIVE FOR PERFECTION 

There is a tendency among people 

seeking to get fit to focus on one area of 

fitness only while neglecting other areas. 

For instance, individuals with an inclination 

to weight lifting will neglect to engage in 

cardio for fear of losing some muscles and 

thus eroding the gains they have made 

while runners will refrain from lifting 

weights as they fear the extra weight 

will slow them down. In some regards, 

this is true. However, the significance of 

this aspect of working out is a reserve of 

professional athletes; the rest of us should 

strike a balance between lifting weights 

and engaging in cardio exercises. 

Paul Timmons epitomizes the need to 

strike a balance between the two forms 

of exercising. The 48-year old Rehoboth 

Beach, Delaware resident has set the 

powerlifting record in the state of Delaware, 

participated and finished the Kona Ironman 

triathlon in an incredible 11 hours, and was 

among the top American participants at the 

World Indoor Rowing Championship, 2,000 

meters. However, you would not be able 

to deduce his achievements from merely 

looking at him as he looks like a math 

teacher or accountant. 

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5 

AIM FOR DAILY GAINS 

One of the challenges you will 

face when working out is the mental 

block associated with exercising. To 

overcome this, you need to differentiate 

training and exercising. Thereafter, 

you need to draw up fitness goals that 

seem too big to achieve. Then change 

your mental frame and attain the right 

mental state as indicated above with the 

sole aim of performing better with each 

exercise option. 

In a matter of weeks, you will start to 

experience improvements. Eventually, 

following this approach, you will have 

attained significant improvements in 

your physique. Importantly, you will have 

attained your “impossible” fitness goals, 

helping you to build strength and become 

fitter than you could have imagined. 

The incremental approach is effective 

as it forces you to train harder since 

you have to improve on your previous 

performance. It also creates a permissive 

environment for incremental and steady 

improvements, improving both your 

physical fitness as well as strengthening 

you psychologically. Finally, it teaches 

you how to overcome mental roadblock 

and improves your appreciation for 

hard work. As you move along with your 

program, the small improvements add up 

making it easier to achieve your fitness 

goals and expanding your mental limits. 

6 

USE A PROPER 

RECOVERY STRATEGY 

As you may be aware, there is something 

known as overtraining. This arises when 

you exercise hard while quite often causing 

your body to break down. For the most 

part, this is theoretical and the situation is 

more of an under-recovery situation. 

Working out vigorously tears up your 

muscles and stresses your system. 

Having an efficient recovery regimen 

outside the gym allows your body to 

repair itself without fail. Importantly, it 

allows you to train more often and make 

improvement faster. Below are four 

recovery strategies to use. 


GET AMPLE SLEEP 

Lack of proper sleep leaves you susceptible 

to poor metabolisms, lack of strength, 

and injuries. To improve your physique, 

you need not less than 9 hours of highquality 

sleep. To improve your sleep, 

ideally, you should hang blackout curtains 

in your bedroom, and shut your electronic 

gadgets and put them away, not less than 

1 hour prior to your bedtime. 

MANAGE YOUR STRESS 

Daily stresses bog down your ability to 

heal, as your body does not have the 

resources required to recover from 

workout stress and daily life stresses. 

Unfortunately, there is no one-size fits 

distressing method as we all have our own 

distressing regimens. Either way, whatever 

helps you to unwind in a healthy manner, 

use it. 

WALK 

A normal walk will increase your blood flow, 

improving your recovery. Additionally, it is 

a low impact physical activity that burns 

some calories as well. Consequently, you 

will recover well enabling you to work out 

even more. 

WARM UP BEFORE EXERCISING 

It is common to have some muscles 

tighter than others. This increases the 

risk of injuries. Roll your muscles and 

conduct mobility exercising before work 

out for at least 10 minutes. Also, consider 

rolling your muscle for 20 minutes at 

home after work. 

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10 SILLY MISTAKES 

PEOPLE MAKE 

ON AIRPLANES 

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Here are 10 mistakes to avoid making on airplanes. If no one made these silly 

errors in judgment, imagine how nice air travel would always be. 

When it comes to airplanes, things have really changed over the past two 

decades. There’s a certain etiquette to air travel that took time to develop, 

and now the quality of experience has improved. That is, if everyone avoids 

silly mistakes that dampen the experience for all aboard. Here are 10 

mistakes to avoid making on airplanes. 

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The research on dealing with hangovers is limited, and there’s no one solution. However, a few things 

can help alleviate specific problems. 

 


1 

BOARDING WITH THEIR PETS 

You may have read about an U.S. 

Airways flight that had to go through 

an emergency landing because of a pet 

dog. As much as you may love your dog, 

remember that the other passengers don’t. 

Nonetheless, if bringing your pet on board is 

a must, make sure the carrier fits under your 

seat. Contact the customer service of your 

airline to ask about the seat dimensions or 

try to find this information online. 

2 

ASKING TO BE SEATED ELSEWHERE 

Getting the middle seat may 

result in being squished between two 

massive strangers. While this is surely 

an annoyance, the flight attendant may 

not be able to help you, no matter how 

much you complain about it. Complaining 

about sitting in the very last row is also a 

mistake. You may hate it, but that’s your 

assigned seat, so you have to live with it. 

3 

MOVING AROUND LUGGAGE 

THAT’S NOT YOURS 

Nobody wants to pay additional fees to 

check their luggage, but this generates a 

competition for getting some overhead 

bin space. Some people pull out the bags 

of other passengers, in order to make 


oom for their own luggage; this is rude, 

so don’t do it. Many airlines offer gate 

luggage check-in for free. 

4 

GOING BAREFOOT 

More and more first class passengers 

show their toes, either on the walls or 

between the seats. The sight of a scratchy 

foot extending towards the middle of the 

aisle is one of the most annoying things. 

Since you’ve been traveling for many 

hours, chances are that your feet stink, 

and the cabin doesn’t get any fresh air 

from the outside. Keep your shoes on until 

you get off the plane. 

5 

KEEPING STARING AT YOUR PHONE 

You know how this goes. Some people 

focus solely on their phone, without realizing 

their backpack bothers other passengers 

while boarding. Not being able to get your 

bag into the overhead bin because you’re 

talking on the phone is even worse. 

6 

NOT PAYING ATTENTION TO THE 

CREW DURING DRINK ORDERS 

When you see the crew bringing over 

the drink cart, try to behave. Focus your 

attention on the flight attendants when 

they address you. Having them repeat 

their questions over and over again slows 

them down and decreases the quality of 

the service. 

7 

GETTING DRUNK ONBOARD 

Alcohol can get you drunk faster 

in the air than on solid ground. Airlines 

are forbidden to board drunk people. 

Remember this by the time you’ll be 

heading to the airport bar before your 

flight. 

8 

GETTING TOO HORNY 

Heading for your honeymoon isn’t 

an excuse to start folding during the flight. 

Most probably, the other passengers are 

going to be annoyed by your erotic show. 

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If the crew tells you to stop doing it, you’d 

better comply, because disobeying their 

commands is against the law. 

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SNORING LIKE A BEAR 

Yes, that’s your seatmate snoring 

like there’s no tomorrow. This is so bad 

that he sounds like a saw through lumber. 

If it gets really bad, don’t shy away from 

nudging your neighbor to make him stop. 

RECLINING YOUR SEAT 

All passengers in the world fall in 

one of these two categories: pro-reclining 

and anti-reclining. Most of them are in 

the “anti” category. Nobody enjoys having 

to put up with someone else’s headrest 

almost touching their lap. Moreover, this 

renders the table totally useless. Recline if 

you really have to, but be polite and ask the 

passenger behind you if he doesn’t mind it. 


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AN 8-PART WALK-THROUGH ON 

WHAT EVERY 

GIRL WANTS 

by David 

Baker 

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If you’re not learning lessons, you’re not doing your next relationship any 

favor. Here is a list of what every girl wants. 

When you think 

about your past 

relationships, 

you may smile 

because you 

see the humor in the things 

that went wrong, but it 

is also important to be 

introspective and to learn 

from what happened so that 

your next relationship is 

different. If you are looking 

at this article, it is clear 

that you want to put your 

single days behind you. 

The following list 

encompasses the things 

that girls want the most. 

Let’s be frank, girls certainly 

have lists of their own. And, 

you’ve probably thought 

about this topic before as 

well. This list can serve as a 

handy reminder that values 

like honesty can take you 

far in a relationship. 


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1 

A PERSON THAT IS 

INTERESTED IN HER 

Girls do not want someone that checks out 

when they are talking, they want someone 

that is curious about them and is curious 

about what they want from life. Ask 

your girl questions about who she is and 

show her that you are interested. Take 

every opportunity to learn more. If she 

is someone that you want to spend time 

with, this information will be important to 

you. 

2 

A PERSON THAT REMEMBERS 

SPECIAL EVENTS 

Girls may say that they don’t care about 

certain romantic holidays, like their 

anniversary, but they really do. You don’t 

have to buy them something to make 

them feel special; they simply want you to 

acknowledge the event and do something 

thoughtful. They may not want anything 

tangible, but they do want to know that 

you care. 

3 

A PERSON THAT APPRECIATES HER 

Has the girl in your life done 

something special for you? Did she go out 

of her way for you? Did she do something 

she didn’t want to do, only because it was 

important to you? Make sure to tell her 

thank you. 

4 

A PERSON THAT ACCEPTS 

HER FOR WHO SHE IS 

No one is without fault. A girl wants her guy 

to know her faults and like her in spite of 

them. It is important for you to remember 

that you will never find someone that 

is perfect; some are forgetful, some are 

occasionally silly and some just have bad 

habits. Remember what you like about the 

person and overlook the things you don’t 

(as long as they aren’t major). 

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5 

A PERSON THAT LOOKS 

FORWARD TO SEEING HER 

A girl wants a guy’s face to light up when he 

sees her. She wants someone to be proud 

to be with her. Tell her often that you are 

happy to be spending time with her. 

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A PERSON THAT IS INDEPENDENT 

Girls want to be with a person that 

knows what they want out of life and are 

taking strides to make that goal a reality. It 

may be hard to get established in a career. 

However, as long as you are taking steps 

to make your dreams come true, that is all 

that really matters. 

7 

A PERSON THAT IS COMMITTED 

Girls want to move forward in their 

relationships, so they want to be with 

someone that isn’t afraid of commitment. 

If you aren’t interested in a long term 

relationship, you need to make that clear. 

You should also make sure you reciprocate 

her gestures; girls don’t want to be in a 

relationship where they are the only one 

trying. They also want to be with someone 

that compliments them. You should be 

willing to accept compliments as well. 

8 

A PERSON THAT CAN LIVE SIMPLY 

Everyone enjoys the finer things 

in life every now and then, but it is 

also good to relax and take pleasure 

in simple things. A lazy day at home is 

sometimes just what the doctor ordered. 

Having time to connect without being 

at a party or an event is important. 

Do you think you have what it takes to 

be in a relationship? This list should be 

a great guide to helping you understand 

women. But, as was mentioned before, 

no one is perfect. Do the best you can. 

Do everything possible to show the girl 

that you care about her. Your relationship 

will benefit as a result. If the person you 

are with is too demanding, or if you are 

too demanding in return, the relationship 

likely won’t survive. 


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10 SMART WAYS TO 

BOOST YOUR PRODUCTIVITY 

AT WORK 

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Do you want to boost your productivity and enjoy more time off? This article 

lists smart hacks that will help you work smarter and increase productivity. 

How would you like to become 

more productive, to enjoy 

some extra time off, and 

kick-start your career? Most 

often than not you end your 

work day wishing you could have done 

a lot more and enjoyed your job more. 

Boosting your productivity at work can be 

a difficult task. By learning a few ways to 

work smarter, you can get your job done 

more quickly. 

1 

COMMUNICATE MORE 

WITH YOUR CO-WORKERS 

Consider spending 15 minutes of your 

work day to talk to your co-workers about 

their personal life and about the latest 

news or special events in your city. People 

who make friends at work have better 

communication skills. The better you 

communicate at work, the more productive 

you’re going to be, and the faster your 

career will advance. 

2 

GET AN OFFICE 

According to the Journal of Applied 

Psychology, cubicle workers are more 

stressed than those who spend their 

work hours in offices with doors. On 

the other hand, open offices increase 


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minutes or even hours off your day. 

 


efficiency and morale, leading to a 

more profitable business. 

3 

USE YOUR LUNCH BREAK 

TO GET SOME ACTION 

Men can boost their productivity through 

physical exercise. Even 2 hours a week 

(which translates to 17 minutes a day) 

can make you 61% less prone to feeling 

stressed. Take a short stroll during your 

lunch break to increase your productivity. 

Moreover, consider that working out will 

bring you the biggest benefits when you 

do it outdoors. 

4 

ALWAYS STAND WHILE 

TALKING ON THE PHONE 

Standing has the magic power of shortening 

your calls, as stated by a management 

teacher at the University of Louisville, 

Kentucky. It can help you be more concise 

and get to the point much faster. 

5 

ARRIVE 45 MINUTES IN ADVANCE 

AND LEAVE 15 MINUTES AFTER THE 

END OF THE WORK DAY 

The 45 minutes will allow you to solve 

one of the most important things for the 

day, while the last 15 minutes will give 

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you a chance to plan out your next day. 

You’ll notice a significant productivity 

increase by using your morning energy to 

the fullest and by ending your day with 

preparing for tomorrow. 

6 

USE BACKGROUND 

MUSIC AT WORK 

According to scientists, workers who listen 

to their favorite music can increase their 

productivity and their job performance 

by 10 percent. There are times when 

background music can help you focus 

more effectively on the task at hand. 

Music can also enhance your mood and 

determine your co-workers to cut down on 

their chatting time. 

7 

HANDLE INCOMING 

MESSAGES RIGHT AWAY 

If you are assigned a task that will only 

take you 2 minutes to complete, do it 

immediately. This will enable you to keep 

your inbox clean and avoid procrastination. 

8 

TAKE A TENNIS BALL 

WITH YOU TO WORK 

Use your right hand to squeeze the ball 

whenever you are reading something. This 

activity will stimulate the left side of your brain, 

where the word processing centers are. If you 

have to read instructions, charts or blueprints, 

switch to the left hand. This will stimulate the 

right side of your brain, where you process 

spatial relationships and visual stimuli. 


9 

USE STAND-UP MEETINGS 

If you’ve consistently failed at 

shortening office meetings, try this: 

Remove all chairs from the meeting room. 

People will be more inclined to get to the 

point and take decisions than to waste time 

in nonsense chatting. Stand-up meetings 

can help you increase the engagement of 

your team and improve their performance 

as a group. 

GET AN L-SHAPED DESK 

Assign one of the sides to 

urgent work, and the other one for 

work you can do later. The L-shape 

will enable you to have only the most 

urgent projects in focus, helping you 

to sort things out more efficiently. 

Regardless of your workload, starting 

your day with a clear plan in mind will 

help you achieve more. The above 

described tips will enable you to 

eliminate distractions, to stimulate your 

brain and to boost your productivity - 

and to find your work more enjoyable! 

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10 TIPS ON THE 

THINGS THAT AREN’T 

WORTH THE FIGHT 

by David 

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Losing your cool over something is normal, but there are some things that aren’t 

worth the energy you put into losing your temper. Read on for what these are. 

There will always 

be times when 

you need to 

put your whole 

heart into a 

fight, stand up for yourself 

as well as what you believe 

in. However, there are a 

lot of other times when 

your heated tweets, 

frustration, anger and 

general outrage is simply 

not worth it. An example 

of this is the person who 

tried to steal your cab 

or the replacement NFL 

referee. The truth in these 

situations is that there will 

be another cab and football 

is just a game. So, the next 

time you feel like losing 

your temper, you need to 

consider if the situation 

is one of these 10 things 

that are simply not worth 

fighting over. 

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1 

THE LONG, LONG 

LINE AT STARBUCKS 

At times like this, you need to take the 

good with the bad. The good in this 

situation is that you are able to afford a 

coffee that costs $5. The bad of course, 

is that the line leads out of the door and 

there is a half-asleep teenager manning 

the till. It is better to accept this than to 

get worked up as your caffeine intake can 

wait 10 minutes. 

2 

ANYTHING OR 

ANYONE WHO IS SLOW 

Something that is very far out of your 

realm of control is the speed of other 

people and things. Being angry and 

frustrated will not speed up the sales 

associate who is fetching something, make 

the burger appear on your plate any faster 

or make the person in front of you walk 

any faster. This is the reason why they say 

that patience is a virtue. 

3 

THE PERSON WHO DRIVES 

YOU COMPLETELY CRAZY 

This person is that one who only texts you 

when they are drunk, completely toxic person 

that is all kinds of crazy. Do not get upset 

with this person, learn to let it go. Letting 

them go is the best solution and there are 

many guides that can help you do this. 

4 

THAT PERSON WHO CUT YOU OFF 

No one cares if you scream at the 

person from the confines of your car, but 

if you take it a step further and leave your 

vehicle to have a screaming match with 

the person, you are the one that ends up 

looking insane and slightly neurotic. 

5 

FREE SAMPLES ON THE STREET 

These samples are completely free. 

This means that you should really not start 

your morning with fighting with a stranger 

over who gets the free energy bar first, 

even if it was meant to be you. 


6 

MADDEN NFL 

Playing a video game is meant to be 

fun and you can’t have fun from inside a 

jail cell facing domestic abuse charges. 

Yes, this is actually something that has 

happened. 

7 

THE FANS OF THE OPPOSING TEAM 

If you only have a problem with the 

jersey the person is wearing, then you 

should leave them alone. If they like the 

other team, you know that your team is 

better. However, if the person is taking 

a stab at something you are passionate 

about, you can let them have it. This is one 

of the things that are worth fighting for. 

8 

SOCIAL MEDIA, INTERNET 

AND CABLE OUTAGES 

Another item that is out of your hands is 

any outages to social media, the Internet 

or your cable. At these times, remember 

that they will be back soon. This is 

something that always happens. 

9 

THE GUY TALKING 

TO YOUR GIRLFRIEND 

If you fight with every guy who speaks to 

your girlfriend, you probably won’t have 

one for long. It is fine to move in when this 

happens, but do it gently. A simple arm 

around her waist is more powerful than 

you think. 

YOUR CHILD’S BALLGAME 

You should never fight at this time 

regardless of how bad the call was. If you 

get kicked out of the little league game 

because of fighting, it is time to reconsider 

your priorities. 

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5 SMART TIPS ON 

HEALTHY SNACKING 

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There are foods out there that are actually good for you to snack on and still 

taste great. Here are some smart tips on healthy snacking. 

1 

DRIED FIGS FOR FIBER 

Dried figs take the top fiber honors for dehydrated fruit. It will give you slowburning 

energy to see you through a workout. They’re also loaded with potassium, the 

muscle-repair mineral. Figs are rich in Vitamins A, B1 and B2, manganese and potassium, 

magnesium, copper, iron, and phosphorus. The high level of potassium and low level of 

sodium gives relief to people with hypertension. 

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how these airport terminals changed the face of travel! 

 


2 

SUNFLOWER SEEDS FOR PROTEIN 

You can buy them unhulled and you’ll 

get a mini tongue-and-lip workout trying 

to pop them open. The tiny seeds also flex 

some surprisingly large protein muscle. 

It contains about 5 grams of protein per 

half cup. Sunflower seeds are also a good 

source of selenium, which is a proven 

enemy of cancer. They contain bone-healthy 

minerals. Besides calcium, your bones need 

magnesium and copper to stay strong. 

Sunflower seeds have both these minerals. 


3 

SOFT-SERVE ICE CREAM 

The chief ingredient in hard ice 

cream is saturated fat. In soft serve, it’s 

milk. This is why it has more whey protein 

and fewer fat solids. Milk contains several 

bioactive components such as calcium, 

fatty acids, lactose, milk proteins, and 

minerals. That’s why dairy products, 

including ice cream also has a higher 

contribution to the health of the body. 

4 

FROZEN WAFFLES 

FOR COMPLEX CARBS 

While any breakfast is better than no 

breakfast at all, since your body needs fuel 

after a long night without food, waffles 

aren’t the healthiest option. However, you 

can fit them into a healthy diet if you eat 

them only occasionally, choose the right 

accompaniments and opt for the healthier 

whole-grain version. Whole-grain toaster 

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waffles have a near-perfect balance of complex carbohydrates, fiber, protein, and 

unsaturated fats. The blend will boost your energy without causing crash-and-burn blips 

in your blood-sugar levels. This is a very useful quality in any snack. 

5 

CHOCOLATE MILK FOR CARBS AND PROTEIN 

A University of Washington study found that chocolate milk is nearly 40 percent 

more effective than protein alone. This helps your muscles repair themselves and grow 

after a workout. Compared to plain milk, water, or most sports drinks, it has double the 

carbohydrate and protein content. 


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10 AWESOME AIRPORT 

TERMINALS TO BE 

DELAYED IN 

by David 

Baker 

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Flight delays and spending time in airport terminals waiting are big stressors 

during travels. Learn how these airport terminals changed the face of travel! 

Airport terminals, which were 

travel purgatories at one time, 

are really stepping their games 

up in hopes that the next 

travel highlight that you have 

is at one of their gates. The following are 

10 of our favorite airport terminals. Will 

you begin going through any of these as 

part of your holiday travel plans? 

1 

BEST FOR DJ HOPEFULS: T5 AT 

JOHN F. KENNEDY INTERNATIONAL 

AIRPORT, NEW YORK CITY 

Forget about elevator music. JetBlue 

travelers are now abler to use Rockbot 

inside of the airline’s high-tech terminal 

to choose the songs played over the 

loud speakers. On the T5 monitor you 

can download their free app and press 

play, or check out user photos, realtime 

song votes and requests, as well as 

upcoming tracks. Artists such as Daughtry, 

Jason Derulo, Emeli Sande, The Wanted 

and CeeLo Green have all played at the 

terminal in the concert series JetBlue 

Live From T5. 


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BEST FOR FOODIES: T1 AT THE 

MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL 

INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 

Some of the finest airport food in the entire 

country can be found in Minneapolis. If 

you have enough time to grab a bite to 

eat, then we recommend Shoyu’s crab 

fried rice and pork ramen with a fried egg 

and XO sauce on top. Do you need food for 

your flight? Surdyk’s Flights can give you a 

great send off with jamon Iberico, cheeses, 

terrines and anything else you might 

need for your upcoming flight. A great inflight 

dining delight is a split pretzel with 

prosciutto and mozzarella; and there is a 

pimiento cheese and ham sandwich made 

by Minni Bar that is absolutely delicious. 

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BEST FOR THOSE WHO ARE HARD- 

TO-IMPRESS: T3 AT CHANGI 

AIRPORT, SINGAPORE 

At this airport it is hard to choose the 

best terminal, which is part mall, part 

spa and part theme park. However, with 

its Balinese rooftop pool - for $13 and 

some change you get a free drink, shower 

access and free movie theater that shows 

blockbusters on a 24/7 basis, T3 comes 

in as the best terminal to keep busy 

professionals occupied. But no matter 

what terminal you end up at, you can 

expect free Wi-Fi hotspots, recharging 

kiosks and reclining chairs. You might 

even hope for a long layover: If it ends up 

being longer than 5 hours, you’ll receive a 

free 2-hour guided city tour. 

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BEST FOR TREE HUGGERS: T2 AT 

SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL 

AIRPORT 

What would visiting San Francisco be like 

without paperless ticketing, reusable 

hydration stations, organic quinoa and the 

first airport in the world with a yoga room? 

This is precisely what Gensler’s design 

firm thought when it made its renovations 

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and turned the terminal into the first 

one in the terminal to achieve LEED Gold 

certification. That is why Bowen refers 

to it as the greenest terminal in the U.S. 

There are also rotating museum exhibits 

and live music series to provide plenty of 

opportunities to meet other like-minded 

people. 

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FOR CULTURE LOVERS: T5 AT 

HEATHROW AIRPORT, LONDON 

T5 not only has one of the world’s best 

airport lounges, it also has great airport 

fare as well. We recommend that you 

try out U.K. native Gordon Ramsay’s 

Plane Food and the East Asian cuisine 

of Wagamama. If you get lucky, the 

mood of your meal might even be set by 

professional musicians. Over the years, 

there have been plenty of T5 concerts put 

on by the London Philharmonic Orchestra. 

6 

BEST FOR STYLISTS: TBIT AT 

LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL 

AIRPORT 

You can now walk to do your shopping in 

Los Angeles. The $2 billion renovation was 

recently finished at the hectic Tom Bradley 

International Terminal at LAX and comes 

with its very own Westfield shopping 

district. There are 32 retail locations, 

including such high-end brands as Kitson 

LA, Fred Segal and Hugo Boss. Get fueled 

up for quest at Pink’s Hot Dogs (a hot dog 

institution in LA), Umami Burger or the 

Michael Voltaggio ink.sack. 

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BEST FOR GAMBLERS: T3 AT 

MCCARREN AIRPORT, LAS VEGAS 

Here is your final chance to be a big 

winner. The new T3 terminal is 1.9 million 

square feet in size - with a slot machine 

taking up much of it. There is also $5 


million in public artwork, which includes 

four Welcome to Las Vegas replica signs 

to help with setting the mood. Or you 

can blow through all of your winning at 

the 10,000 square foot duty-free store in 

the terminal. 

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BEST FOR ASPIRING CHEFS: 

TD AT DALLAS-FORT WORTH 


Terminal D includes showers, a free 

theater, a yoga studio, but the most unique 

offering of all is the seamless Grand Hyatt 

DFW integration. Travelers who are on a 

layover are able to watch award-winning 

chefs hard at work at the Cooking School/ 

Epicurean Studio, which also offers 

quarterly classes. You can really work up 

an appetite watching all of that food being 

prepared, so you can eat at the Grand Met 

restaurant that has the first touch-screen 

virtual menu in the industry, complete 

with ingredients listings and photos. 

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BEST FOR YOGIS: T3 AT O’HARE 

INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, CHICAGO 

One of the most stressed-out airports in 

the country has really loosened up now 

that T3 has launched a yoga room. Located 

right next to the indoor urban garden in 

the terminal, this room is free to use for 

travelers, and features an area for storing 

carry-on luggage, exercise mats, floor-toceiling 

mirrors and a bamboo floor. All 

you need is twenty minutes to increase 

your brain power and leave your travel 

stress behind you, according to research 

conducted by the University of Illinois 

at Urbana-Champaign. This room runs 

without any trainers - but you never know 

when a limber lady might need assistance 

with doing a down dog or other pose. 

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BEST FOR LOCAVORES: CENTRAL 

TERMINAL AT SEATTLE-TACOMA 


According to a Seattle local, if there is a 

rain delay, you don’t need to worry. The 

airport has beautiful views of Mt. Rainier, 

and includes plenty of delicious food like 

Anthony’s Homeport and Fish Bar. It is 

North America’s highest-grossing airport 

restaurant. Another local favorite is Ivar’s, 

which is renowned for its clam chowder and 

fish and chips. At Vino Volo you can top things 

off with a wine from Washington state. The 

restaurants and shops feature street pricing, 

meaning you will pay the same prices you 

would pay in town instead of airport ones. 


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A 10-PART GUIDE ON EVERYDAY TRAPS THAT 

MAKE YOU FAT AND HOW TO FIGHT THEM 

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This article will guide you on the common reasons why a lot of people get fat 

and how to battle through it without increasing your waistline. 

am sure that you’ve heard 

I 

of the saying ‘If staying in 

shape was easy, every man 

would have washboard abs’. 

Nowadays, life is practically 

designed to make you gain weight. 

However, you can prevent this by being 

prepared for body saboteurs that happen 

to you on a daily basis. Here are things 

that can make you gain weight. 

1 

WORKING LONG HOURS 

A research carried out by CDC has 

shown that those who work for more 

than 40 hours a week are 8% more likely 

to become obese. Meanwhile, those who 

travel extensively for business (more than 

20 nights a month away) are 92% more 

likely to become obese than those who 

travel one to six times a month. 

If you want to lose weight despite 

having a busy schedule, stand up at your 

desk, keep moving or schedule walking 

meetings during conferences. It is also 

a good idea to find time to exercise or 

meditate during your workday. Doing the 

things we have just mentioned will help 

you fight weight gain even if you usually 

work long hours. 


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Working long hours can make you feel 

very hungry hence tempting you to eat 

when you are not hungry. In a Journal of 

Consumer Research study, people who 

practice mindfulness tend to have less 

weight fluctuation. 

Those who are stuck in a hotel room and 

don’t have the equipment required to 

workout can raise their heart rate and 

burn energy by standing up every 30 

minutes and doing squats and lunges for 

about 2 minutes. If you will be feasting on 

the company’s dime, then it may be good 

to have tuna or salad for lunch. Pretend 

that you will be the one paying, even if 

you have an expense account. In fact, 

especially if you have an expense account. 

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GETTING FIRED 

Maybe you are in your cubicle 

listening to Mindfulness Practice, 

pondering on how life is unfair until 

somebody from the Human Resource 

department rudely disturbs you. You 

have lost income and as a result, could 

start gaining weight potentially at a rate 

of 5 pounds a year. So, how can you lose 

weight after getting fired? 

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SLEEP WELL 

Sleeping well on a consistent basis is 

very important. According to Penn State 

researchers, the stress of losing a job can 

make a person have sleepless nights and 

insomnia. Therefore, it is a good idea to 

exercise as this will help you sleep better. 

According to a study that was published 

in the Sleep Medicine journal, people 

with inactive lifestyle who took part in a 

6-month long exercise program fell asleep 

more quickly at night, has better quality 

sleep and felt more rested in the morning 

than they did before commencing the 

program. Their depression and anxiety 

levels also fell. 

FORM HEALTHY HABITS 

It can be a good idea to keep water handy 

while you polish your resume. A study 

carried out by the University of Illinois 

showed that those who drank more water 

than other beverages ate fewer calories. 

So, prepare a healthy lunch at night, just 

like you did when you were still employed. 

Also remember to include high protein 

snacks like hard boiled eggs, nuts, and 

jerky. Eat healthy food and avoid junk food 

by all means. 

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YOUR PARTNER’S COOKING 

Despite bringing happiness, living 

together also brings many problems such 

as “dietary convergence” phenomenon. If 

you find a housemate who is a broccoli nut, 

then this could be good. However, it is not 

great if she is a person who enjoys eating 

and eats too much. When she prepares 

delicious meals, you may feel the love and 

end up eating too much. This love could 

end up around your waist. Many men gain 

3-4 pounds after marriage. The same is 

true for unmarried couples living together. 

How can you lose weight when you have a 

partner who cooks delicious meals? 


GO OUT FOR A LUNCH 

AND SHOPPING DATE 

Going for a lunch and shopping date is 

a good way to prevent weight gain when 

you have a partner who cooks delicious 

meals. Remember to eat before going to 

the supermarket. This is because of the 

fact that an empty belly will make you buy 

high-calorie foods over low-calorie ones. It 

is also good to eat slowly and count the 

number of times you chew food before 

swallowing and then double it. Doing this 

can help you eat 15% less food! 

SWEAT TOGETHER 

Did you know that the same forces that fuel 

dietary convergence can also steer your 

exercise habits? According to an American 

Journal of Epidemiology research, if you 

become active, then it is more likely that 

your partner will follow and vice versa. So, 

taking the lead may be a brilliant idea and 

will be less annoying than nagging. 

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BECOMING A DAD 

According to a study carried out by 

Northwestern University, first-time fathers 

often gain 4 1/2 pounds after their babies 

are born. While the father is gaining weight, 

the mother of the baby is losing some 

weight. This is due to the fact that many 

women lose half their baby weight within 

the first 6 weeks after giving birth and lose 

the rest in the next several months. 

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PLAY LIKE A CHILD 

If you want to lose weight after becoming 

a father, go to the playground with your 

kid and play like a child. Monkey bars are 

often good for pull-ups and let Junior’s 

nap time be your workout time. Doing 

push-ups (20 seconds on, 10 seconds off 

for 4 minutes) or planks ( up to 3 1-minute 

holds) daily will help strengthen your core 

and stabilize your spine. 

EAT LIKE A MAN 

First-time dads tend to eat convenient foods 

and end up gaining weight but you can 

avoid this by making better food decision for 

yourself and your child. Satisfy your urge to 

eat by eating an apple or a pear so that you 

avoid eating something that does not have 

filling fiber like potato chips or jelly doughnuts. 

DO NOT LET YOUR CHILD DICTATE WHAT 

YOU SHOULD CONSUME 

Most people out there underestimate 

what a child can eat and believe that 

children should only be given macaroni 

and cheese and hot dogs to eat. However, 

this is wrong as a child is genetically wired 

to be cynical of meals they have never 

eaten before. This is meant to help them 

avoid consuming dangerous stuff. Fruit is 

an easy sell. 

SLEEP LIKE A BABY 

Sleeping like a baby will help you lose weight 

because you produce leptin, a hunger 

hormone every 2 hours during your sleep. 

Those who don’t get enough sleep are often 

susceptible to carbohydrate cravings. 

5 VACATIONS 

A research conducted by the 

University of Georgia shows that people 

can gain up to 7 pounds on vacations 

with these gains persisting because most 

people eat unhealthy meals when on 

vacation and continue eating this way 

weeks after vacation. This can make you 

damage your body within a short time and 

the bad news is that there is no exercise 

that is able to overcome this. 


AVOID DRINKING ALCOHOL 

ON A DAILY BASIS 

This is one of the best ways of losing 

weight when you are on vacation. Why? 

Alcohol drinking can double when people 

are on vacation. Avoid drinking alcohol 

daily. CDC recommends that you should 

avoid drinking more than 2 drinks in a 

single session. British researchers have 

found out that drinking from a straight 

glass instead of drinking from a curved 

one will make you sip alcohol slower. 

CHOOSE A SPECIFIC DAY 

THAT YOU WILL EAT BIG 

Do you want to eat lots of hot dogs, deviled 

eggs, potato salad and pie on the Fourth of 

July? Okay. However, don’t eat the leftovers 

on the fifth and sixth. Although you can 

overeat for one day, it is not healthy to 

overeat for many days when you are on your 

vacation. Remember that overindulging for 

a week can be hard to undo. 

HIT THE SCALE AND EXERCISE MORE 

Hitting the scale and exercising more 

are critical during vacation and it can 

even be better if you do them on a daily 

basis. According to a University of North 

Carolina research, dieters who weigh 

themselves on a daily basis are more likely 

to adopt weight savvy habits and lose 

weight. Consider two-a-days; most people 

overestimate the number of calories 

burned by the exercises they perform. 

6 

GETTING INJURED 

According to a Dartmouth study, 

almost 14% of those with workplace back 

injury can end up gaining a lot of weight, 

7% of their current body weight or more. 

Pain that comes with the functions 

we do on a daily basis influences our 

bodyweight, after all, who would love to 

do exercises when it is painful to move 

their body? However, there may also be 

a complex psychological factor involved. 

If you believe that you will not recover, 

then it is more likely that you will not 

rebound as well or as fast as you would 

have if had a positive attitude. Slower 

recovery will make you add more weight. 

This also holds true for those who have 

undergone surgery. 

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10 POINTERS FOR 

CURING A NASTY 

HANGOVER 

by David 

Baker 

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Of course you 

know not to 

buy anything 

that is called 

a “hangover 

cure” to use on a morning 

after having a wild night 

out on the town, but there 

must be something that 

is available to provide 

relief from nausea and 

headache. There is limited 

research available on 

this topic and there is no 

such thing as one solution 

that can fix all hangover 

symptoms. However, to 

alleviate certain problems 

there are a couple of things 

that can help. 

1 

The research on dealing with hangovers is limited, and there’s no one 

solution. However, a few things can help alleviate specific problems. 

SPORTS DRINKS 

AND WATER 

In order to cure a hangover 

water is an absolute must. 

Since you probably already 

know from having to take 

numerous visits to the 

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Here are 10 mistakes to avoid making on airplanes. If no one made these silly errors in judgment, imagine 

how nice air travel would always be. 

 


bathroom on the night of your partying, 

alcohol causes dehydration since it is a 

diuretic. Before you go to bed make sure 

that you drink 16-20 ounces of water. Then 

the next time you go out, order a glass 

of water for each beer or drink you have 

and alternate between those two in order 

to replace any lost fluids along the way. 

Alcohol’s diuretic effect might cause your 

body to lose some of its electrolytes. 

However, it won’t be to the point that they 

need to be replaced immediately. According 

to research, Gatorade isn’t any better at 

helping with a hangover than tap water is, 

so hold onto your money and drink water. 

2 

SKIP DRINKING COFFEE 

Many people, whether they have 

a hangover or not, drink coffee to wake 

up and stay alert while they are at work. 

However, you won’t be provided with 

lasting benefits by a visit to Starbucks, and 

caffeine can both cause and treat migraines 

and headaches, so this is a personal 

preference on your part. If you do drink a 

cup of coffee to cure your headache, make 

sure to also drink some water, since it has 

been suggested by studies that dehydration 

is caused by caffeine. 

3 

HAIR OF THE DOG 

A numbing effect will be provided by 

drinking more alcohol, but all that does it 

prolong the inevitable, and most likely it 

will just make your headache even worse. 

Here is another reason why you should 

avoid opening another cold one in order 

to try to cure your hangover: It is agreed 

by experts that using this as a “cure” can 

increase your risk for abuse and may lead 

you to become dependent on alcohol. 


4 CRACKERS 

OR TOAST 

Remember those times when you were a 

kid and couldn’t keep any food down and 

your mother would give you toast? That 

is also good for adults after they have 

spent the night over the toilet. Although 

the roller coaster inside of your stomach 

can’t be stopped by any food, carbs may 

help with bringing your blood sugar 

levels up again the next morning. Usually 

whenever your blood sugar levels drop, 

it causes your liver to react through 

producing additional glucose from your 

body’s stored carbs. However, if you have 

been drinking heavily, your liver will be 

busy with metabolizing the alcohol and 

won’t be able to handle any additional 

work, which will mean your blood sugar 

levels will stay low, and you will feel tired 

and irritable. 

5 

EAT LOTS OF GREASY FOOD 

It doesn’t matter what foods you eat 

after you drink. It is the food that you eat 

before drinking all of that alcohol that can 

help to reduce your hangover the following 

day. Food helps to slow down alcohol 

absorption, and the longer that it takes for 

alcohol to get into your bloodstream, the 

longer it will be before you get intoxicated. 

6 

TAKE A PILL 

Taking a pill or two can help to ease 

your pounding head, depending on what 

the recommended dosage is, but stick 

with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs 

(NSAIDs), like naproxen, ibuprofen or 

aspirin. Don’t take Tylenol (acetaminophen). 

Although it is fine to take for a headache, 

when it is combined with an overworked 

liver trying to metabolize alcohol, it may be 

deadly or cause liver damage. 

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7 

TAKE A MULTIVITAMIN 

Go ahead and take a multivitamin if that is something you normally do. However, 

there haven’t been any studies that have found any specific vitamins help with curing 

a hangover. One night of being intoxicated will not be enough to significantly throw off 

your body’s nutrient levels to the point where it is a major concern. 

8 

SWEAT OUT THE ALCOHOL 

In around one hour your body can metabolize one drink such as 1.5 ounces of 

hard liquor, 5 ounces of wine or a 12-ounce beer, or the theory of “sweating it out” for 

curing a hangover is definitely a big myth. But the release of endorphins might give your 

mood a boost and may burn off a couple of calories which can help to ease your guilt in 

terms of the amount of alcohol you drank. You just need to be sure to have water close 

by, so you won’t become too dehydrated. 

9 

SEX FOR CURING YOUR HANGOVER 

There isn’t any research that has 

found that sex can make a hangover 

disappear. However, it can make the time 

go a lot faster. So if it’s something that will 

make you happy, do it. 

PREVENTION: THE BEST CURE 

You know how to be responsible 

with your drinking and you are a grown 

adult. But in case you have forgotten: 

Limit how much you drink to around 

one per hour. Each beer (or shot or 

wine) is metabolized by your body in 

around 60-75 minutes. If you drink any 

faster than that, your blood alcohol level 

will rise more quickly, and you will risk 

getting a hangover. Before you drink, 

eat something and follow the rule of 

having a glass of water with your beer or 

other drink when you order; be sure to 

drink the water that you order, instead 

of letting it sit at the table untouched. 

So how is that for sobering news? 

According to research, moderating drink 

for men is two drinks per day. Heavy 

drinking is considered to be more than 

five drinks in a sitting, so before ordering 

that extra round do some thinking first. 


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