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Awareness: Advantages of Quitting Smoking We’ve already described the negative consequences of smoking, but do you know how many benefits you can gain from quitting? You might be surprised! First and foremost, the decision to quit smoking can truly be a life-saving one. Just as continuing to smoke sets you up to experience life-threatening health problems, quitting can reverse the process, making you healthier today and more likely to avoid serious health problems in the future. Quitting can also improve your social interactions and can put money in your pocket. This section outlines some of the reasons that may help you to decide that the benefits of quitting are greater than the benefits of continuing to use tobacco. Health and Vitality Benefits Because many of the health risks associated with smoking can lead to death, the most important benefit of smoking cessation is the ability to choose life over death. Regardless of the actual symptoms individual smoker’s experienc...

Daily yoga practice at home can help you stay healthy, more productive, calm and happy all day. Besides, these benefits are not just for you to enjoy. Doing these practices at home will not only keep you happy but your family members too will be able to feel the positive energy and happiness around. What’s more, you get a chance to practice them right in the comfort of your home, any time you wish. Once you have learned yoga techniques properly from a Art of Living Yoga teacher, and are comfortable, you can start practicing them on your own. Here are a few tips to keep in mind as you prepare yourself for a fun yoga practice at home. 1: Choose a convenient time Practicing yoga in the morning  is generally considered to be the best as it keeps energy levels high during the day. Yet, if it doesn’t happen, don’t let it be an excuse to skip your practice. You may choose a time slot which seems most convenient. It could be late mornings, before lunch, or evenings. Yoga at the...

8 MONEY SAVING MYTHS YOU SHOULD BE AWARE OF At  Juggle , we love finding the small, simple changes that help you better control your spending, grow your savings or simply free up your money for fun stuff. However, there are times when what we believe to be saving us money could actually be costing us in the long run. Here are some notions and pitfalls that you should be aware when it comes to saving your money: 1. SAVING MONEY IN THE BANK WILL EARN YOU MONEY! There are a few issues to take into account here: Rates on deposit accounts can be as low as 0.01%, and few savings accounts offer rates of more than 4%. You pay 41% tax on any interest that you earn. Inflation – Inflation is basically an indication of how much the price of goods is increasing over time.  If your savings are earning less than inflation then you are basically losing money! So, if for example, you save a lump sum of €5,000 for a year and earn interest at a rate of 0.01%. Your b...

Study Tip 1:  Underlining Underlining is one of the simplest and best known study tips. It’s easy to highlight the most significant parts of what you’re reading. Ideally you should do a comprehensive read of a text before you even consider underlining anything. Only on the second reading should you proceed to underline the most notable aspects. The act of underlining something means you are engaging with certain key aspects of the text. There is no need to go crazy and highlight entire blocks of text. You should highlight  one key sentence per paragraph and a few important phrases here and there . You can only retain a certain amount so it’s best to retain the most important information. Study Tip 2:  Make Your Own Study Notes Taking Notes  is one of the most widespread study skills out there. Essentially  the aim of note-taking is to summarise  lectures or articles in your own words so you can easily remember the ideas. In most cases, the key i...

1. COOK FROM SCRATCH  This is one of the most important life skills you can learn. It allows you to have complete control of what goes into your food. 2. EAT A BALANCED DIET Aim to eat a balanced diet that contains each of the food groups in the correct proportions. 3. VARIETY IS KEY – EAT THE RAINBOW Fill your diet with a wide range of fruits, vegetables, lean meats, fish, eggs, pulses, nuts, seeds, wholegrains and naturally low fat dairy foods. When it comes to fruit and veg, different colours provide your body with the different nutrients it needs to stay strong and healthy – it's not just greens that are good for you! 4. UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE EATING Make an effort to learn about the food you're eating – we all need to understand where food comes from and how it affects our bodies. 5. EAT NUTRITIOUS CALORIES Make sure the majority of your energy intake comes from nutritious calories that also provide your body with nutrients like vitamins, miner...

What can I do? Individuals : Save paper at home and at the office Businesses : Buy responsibly-produced paper for my business & make my pulp/paper business more sustainable   Why save paper?  Paper usage in many parts of the word is on the rise. Expanding production and pulp wood harvesting  threatens some of the last remaining natural forests and the people and wildlife that depend on them . The world´s paper hunger also significantly  contributes to climate change . 1 Reuse paper.  This means not simply throwing it into the recycling bin (although do this when it can't be reused again!). Think of the many ways that you can put the paper to further good use. 2 Use the back of paper.  Whether it is note paper, printer paper, pad paper, book paper, etc., write on the back of used pieces so that you make the most of it. Many people like to make notepads from such paper, to give it a second lease of life....

1. ­ Pay attention to how you use  water . The little things can make a big difference. Every time you turn off the water while you're brushing your teeth, you're doing something good. Got a  leaky toilet ? You might be wasting 200 gallons of water a day [source:  EPA ]. Try drinking tap water instead of  bottled water , so you aren't wasting all that packaging as well. Wash your clothes in cold water  2.  Leave your car at home. If you can stay off the road just two days a week, you'll reduce greenhouse gas emissions by an average of 1,590 pounds per year [source:  EPA ]. Combine your errands -- hit the post office, grocery store and shoe repair place in one trip. It will save you  gas  and time. 3.  Walk or ride your  bike  to work, school and anywhere you can. You can reduce greenhouse gases while burning some calories  and improving your health. If you can't walk or bike, use  mass transit  or carpool. ...