A business card creates a physical connection and bond between you or your business and your customers. Most business cards are dull, boring, and don’t say much about the person and are forgotten easily which is why they are ineffective.

Here we’ll take a look at 100 truly outstanding business card designs which show that there are truly no limits to the design of a business card…

Metabolism is the sum of processes that transform food into energy, used by the body in order to perform essential operations (but not only for that), like: transforming oxygen into carbon dioxide or circulating blood.

The energy level in food is measured by the…
level of calories. Your body will use more than half of the calories you eat in a day to perform those essential operations I mentioned, the rest would go to physical activity and to process the food you ate. To maintain a healthy body would mean that what you take in equals the calories you use. If the body has too much energy from food, it will see if you have any energy needs and use the energy in that direction, but when the energy is not needed the body will store it into lean muscle tissue, or if it lacks that into fat.

In that line of logic, it is easy to see that any actions intended to increase metabolism would regard exercise and diet.

1. Exercising

Cardiovascular (aerobic) exercises will increase your heart rate, blood circulation, body temperature, breaking down cells and using the energy. This will raise the metabolism while you are exercising, and it is believed, by some experts, that because the muscles burn calories to recover and repair themselves, the metabolism will also be boosted for several hours.

Additionally to the cardiovascular program, building muscle is the method to increase metabolism, because muscle cells burn more calories than fat cells, muscle simply requires more energy.

Another useful type of physical exercise is interval training, this is an activity that combines periods of rest or low activity with bursts of high intensity work. Walk-back sprinting is a good example: you sprint a short distance, stop and walk back to your starting point. However, interval training can be done in any type of workout – rowing, cycling. This exercise boosts your metabolism because your body suddenly needs to find more energy, and so it will burn more calories.

2. Diet

After eating protein your resting metabolic rate increases two or three times, because it needs more energy to break it down, so you can increase the thermic effect if you eat lean protein or low-fat cheese, legumes, yogurt; high-fiber fruits and vegetables.

As I already wrote, you shouldn’t take in more calories than your body needs to use, but you shouldn’t take in fewer calories either, because that will make your body slow down the metabolism, saving energy and making you feel tired. So, the daily calorie intake should be proportionate to your body type and seize, and you could find out what amount you need by consulting a nutritionist or fitness expert.

Eating habits are also important: starting the day with breakfast means kick starting the metabolism that slowed down during sleep and by eating frequent meals throughout the day instead of the classic three times a day way, you are constantly keeping your metabolism in motion.

You should also remember to take vitamin supplements, especially vitamin b and c and to hydrate, because when you dehydrate the temperature drops and your body begins to store fat.

These are some useful guidelines, but as you already know, all health conditions should be treated by a doctor, and you should follow an optimized treatment.

Original article: Ways To Naturally Increase Your Metabolism – written by Olivia Mills on Factoidz

To save or not to save money? We are always confronted with the same question of whether we can save money or not while trying to make both ends meet. It is best that we have the skills on…
financial management  to be able to save money, and not to be trapped into debt. Here are practical ways on personal finance :

Planning and Educating Self about Personal Finance.   Make the best out of the income at hand. We might be enjoying too much of spending without thinking over our financial status, for all we know we are already drown into debt. Take time to sit down, evaluate cash flow summary and jot down concrete plans on  how to stretch the income. It is not always that we are healthy or we have regular jobs to sustain our needs and when a financial crisis will strike upon us.

Increase the Income.   If the income is not sufficient for the needs, start finding ways to increase it.   Every family have different financial situations, it should be discussed both by husband and wife  on how to augment the need of the family.  Know your priorities, is two-income earner workable or one should sacrifice taking care of the family. If one should stay in the house, home based freelance jobs either traditional or online jobs can help increase the income without sacrificing time for household management.

Reasonable Spending Habits.

Identify “what you need” and “what you want”.  It is always like a tug-of-war between these two, but “what you need” should come out as a winner and only let “what you want” if you have already set aside extra funds for it. Failure to do so becomes  an impulse buying habit.

Know what are income generating expenses from lifestyle expenses.   Income generating expenses or the basic needs such as utilities, transportation, food,gasoline while lifestyle expenses such as mobile usage, clothing, recreational expenses which can be adjusted or cut off as need arises.  In some cases, there can be exceptions for mobile usage if it is use for income-related  activities such as in sales while Internet expenses for freelance online jobs.

Think of long term “things to buy” or expenses that requires bigger funds such as purchasing a new appliance, renovation projects, long term investment and so forth.  Moreso,small sacrifices to save money can create funds for long term plans.

Live moderately and find effective ways to reduce cost at home such as expenses for electrical appliances and Do-It-Yourself  skills can spare us from service professional expenses.

Use Credit Card Wisely. Remember that everytime we use it we have a debt to pay. Is the purchase worth buying or are we into impulse buying. Credit card is not bad if we know how to use it for our advantage. Some business people use it as their capital and roll the cash until it is due. By this time, they have earned the profit.

Study monthly statement carefully and keep track all your expenses if it is properly billed.

Pay on time before the deadline and try to pay all the amount due. If you are paying only the minimum, you are just paying for the interest rates. The credit card company is just getting richer because of the monthly interest charges.

For small purchases, pay it in cash instead of using the credit card.

Do not make a long list of credit cards, get only what you can manage.

In order  to save money, live within your means. If you want to live more than what you have, increase your income. Whatever what you have in your hand big or small, savings depends on how you manage money.  Make a monthly effort to set aside even a small amount of savings and gradually increase whenever you can.   Financial security can be achieved  if we know how to save consistently.

Original article: To Save Or Not To Save Money? A Practical Guide To Personal Finance. – written by Simplyoj on Factoidz

If you redude your daily intake of calories by 500 then you will lose weight faster than you think. Is that difficult? Not at all. Check out the simple changes you have to do in your life in order to become fitter!

Don’t eat in front of the television. A recent research held by the…
University of Massachusetts, shows that if you eat while watching television you gain 288 more calories. So my advice is to eat on your table and then take a walk outside. That will make you save 500 calories from your daily intake!

Eat alone. If you eat with your friends or family, you tend to eat twice the quantity of food you eat alone. In fact, the bigger your company is, the more you eat. Try to eat alone when you can.

Try to sleep more. It’s a fact that the more you sleep, the less you eat. Try to sleep more in order to lose that extra kilos.

Don’t eat all your food if you are not hungry. Listen to your stomach. If you are not hungry then don’t eat all your food. Also, eat slowly in order to get the “stop-eating” message from your brain without having to eat more than you need.

Eat the right breakfast. If you eat 2 eggs in the morning, then you will have more energy for the rest of the day. That will make you eat less throughout the day because those eggs make you feel “full”.

Eat your salad without cheese and sauces. Salad is healthy, but only when you eat it without cheese or sauces. If you order it from outside, ask them not to put sauce on your salad.

Eat in smaller plates. If you do that, your daily intake of calories will be reduced by 25%.

Use light products. You can use cottage cheese instead of full-fat cheese to reduce your calorie intake.

Don’t use butter with your pasta. Butter will make you fatter, so no butter with your pasta.

Don’t drink soft drinks. Soft drinks are full of sugar, which is bad for your diet. One can of soft drink contains about 350-500 calories.

Don’t eat more than 2 slices of bread per day. Bread is vital for your body but don’t overdo it. 2 slices are more than enough everyday. Eating more slices will make you fatter.

Order a pizza with vegetables. If you order your pizza with vegetables instead of bacon and ham, you will reduce your calorie intake by 500-900 calories.

Avoid smoothies or milkshakes. Prefer drinking juices with have less calories. An average smoothie or milkshake can contain up to 700 calories!

Avoid eating french fries. Ok, we all love eating french fries, but they are full of fat. Avoid them at all costs if you want to lose weight.

Eat popcorn instead of nachos. If you have to decide what to eat at the cinema, choose pop corn. That will make you consume 400 less calories…

If you want a snack then eat some carrot slices. Carrot will make you fulfill your hunger and of course is healthier than other snacks.

Original article: How To Lose 500 Calories Per Day By Changing Simple Things In Your Life – written by Sotiris Kara on Factoidz

Understanding a girl’s body language can save you many headaches further down the road. If you can read body language you not only know the words the person is saying but also what that person thinks and feels about what’s going on. Everyone emits subconscious body language, and it’s time you start learning how to read it.

Original article: How to read a girl’s body language – written by john rapp on Factoidz

People take trips for several reasons. There are many people who travel to different parts of the country or different parts of the world because of its business, whether or due to holiday. People traveling to other countries should know certain things to have a safe time during your trip.

Several boards that the person should know are:

1. Currency: the person traveling to…
another country is sure to need money for various reasons, which may need from the time the plane has landed in the territory of another country. This must be understood by the person and make sure you have the currency of the country they are traveling. It is always better also have some U.S. dollars for the trip, so you have some extra money in their hands.

2. Planning:

The person must also plan your trip properly. This must be done from the moment you decide to travel. The person has to plan the exact dates and to reserve tickets for the exit and also for the return. This will ensure a stress free journey for the whole journey. This is especially true for travel during their holidays when planning must be done to the person and the family has a wonderful time.

3. Insurance:

The insurance before traveling to different countries should be made, so that the person has a stress free journey. If the person has no insurance as health insurance and sick in the new country, medical costs can be very high and you have to drop all the money. This can be reduced if the person has medical and other insurance policies and accident benefits. Travel agents know all about these insurances.

4. Food:

The person must have proper care of the aspects of food. If the family is traveling with an infant, then it must be very careful about what food is consumed.

5. Water:

Water is very important during the trip. Waterborne diseases are common in some countries and these must be prevented through the use of potable water and bottled water that is available in all countries. Water can also be boiled before consuming a new country where water can not be sure, if the facilities are available to boil.

6. Safety aspects:

This is one aspect that should think before you travel. There are several things that can damage a person for international travel. Terrorism is common throughout the world. Apart from this, there is the risk of being injured in accidents or in an attack by an animal, if you’re on a safari. These are things we must think and adequate care should be taken by travelers. This care may be for a telephone number of important people who can be contacted in emergencies. The phone numbers of local police, the medical service must always be on hand.

Original article: Important Travel Tips For International Travelers – written by Bristow Lawrence on Factoidz

In order to maintain good dental health, you should maintain a healthy diet and good nutrition. It is important to eat from all of the food groups, including grains, vegetables, fruits, milk, meats/beans and eat some extras sparingly, like oils and fats. A balanced diet is very important in helping to…
prevent cavities. Cavities are a result of what we eat and how often those foods are eaten.

Eating apples, celery and carrots can help remove plaque. If you do eat sweets with sugar in it immediately brush after eating the sweets and this will help prevent cavities. Also, another interesting fact is that sweets are less harmful to teeth if eaten with a main meal, rather than between meals. Table sugar is more harmful to teeth than sugars that occur naturally in fruits and milk.

Food choices that are more nutritious for teeth include the following, fruits, vegetables, Â berries, carrots, nuts, tomatoes, yogurt, chicken, eggs, melons, turkey, salad, pineapple, pumpkin seeds, pears, cereal (that is not high in sugar), sunflower seeds, popcorn, oranges, pizza, tacos, cheese, celery and sugar free gum/soda.

Food choices that cause tooth decay include the following: candy, mints, sticky foods like jelly beans or caramels, fruit juice, sugary drinks (like soda, sweet tea and sweetened juice), cake, cookies, cough drops, doughnuts, gum, honey, jams, jellies, molasses, pies, popsicles, syrup and table sugar. Also you should consider that many foods can become stuck in our teeth when we eat and that can help cause tooth decay too.

Foods, such as bread, cereals, pasta, crackers, and potato chips, if left in the mouth for long periods of time can cause tooth decay. If you do not brush your teeth after eating these types of things, the bacteria that live in your mouth breaks the food down into sugars and then the sugars create cavities and tooth decay. This is why it is so important to eat a well balanced diet, eat sugary substances only on occasion and with a meal, rather than as a snack and immediately brush teeth after eating sugary substances to cut down the risk of developing a cavity.

According to the American Dental Association, the following are recommended for good dental health: breads, cereals and other grain products that provide vitamins for healthy growth of teeth, dairy products which provide calcium and Vitamin D for strengthening teeth, fruits and vegetables which provide Vitamin C for healthy gums and lean meats, fish, poultry and beans, which provide iron and protein for overall good health and magnesium for healthy teeth.

Remember the next time you reach for a snack, pick a food that is low in sugar and low in fat. Your teeth and your body will thank you.

Original article: Foods that are good for your teeth – written by Amanda Bradbury on Factoidz

Wedding invitations can get very expensive, just like everything else in a wedding, invitations can be way overpriced for what you get. Many brides are opting to create their own invitations now to save money and have more control over the design and the timing of when they have their invitations available to them.

There are a couple of different options you have when creating your…
own invitations. Several websites online offer free templates for wedding invitations. You could go to these websites, find the design that you like the best, edit the template to your wedding and then print them either on your home computer, a library, a school or at a printing shop like Fedex/Kinkos. You could choose to print them on plain white paper or if you want something a little more fancy you could buy card stock and print them on normal card stock.

Here’s a list of websites that offer really nice wedding invitation templates:

• www.pashweddings.com
• www.weddingtracker.com
• http://www.southworth.com/
• www.myweddingfavors.com – ($25 off coupon code: TAKE25)
• www.theknot.com/wedding
• http://thefreewedding.com/thefreewedding_wedding.html

Just do a search online on any search engine and you will probably find even more templates to download for free! You can also go to a local store like Wal-Mart, Target, Staples, Kinko’s and Office Max and find wedding stationary that you can buy at an inexpensive price and can print on your home computer or any printer you have access to.  You could print them at a library, school or Kinkos. Many of these stores have a couple of different styles of invitations to choose from and they are do it yourself. These are very easy to print on and many come with a test page, RSVP cards and envelopes. You can get a very good deal making your invitations this way as well.

Many of the invitations come as only 40 or 50 invitations in a box, so you only buy what you need. Another way to find a free wedding invitation template is to use the Adobe Reader software program and download free invitation templates. This program offers a free standard blank wedding invitation template or you can order a template with a design already made. Also, you can use Microsoft Word software program and create your own template in Word or search for wedding templates and download a free template from them. If you create a template in Word there is no limit, other than your imagination and knowledge of the program.

Creating your own invitations can save you time and money, especially if you have a small budget for your wedding or you are getting married quickly and have little time to plan. For the budget conscious making your own invitations is definitely the way to go, you can save money and make your invitation very personal as well.

(Note: Wedding Tracker is offering 25% off their wedding invitations and website service, use coupon code AFF25)

Original article: How to make your own wedding invitations – written by Amanda Bradbury on Factoidz

It seems like this winter will never end.At least In the Northern Hemisphere.So after the jump there is a set of pictures that is all about summer and fun…

As people age, so does your skin. Wrinkles and spots on the skin contribute to what we think when we think of someone as “old”. Since people want to search for market products for skin care that are designed for “anti-aging” or “skin rejuvenation” has skyrocketed in recent years.

These products range from…
“rejuvenate skin creams” to Botox, a chemical that paralyzes really wrinkled skin around the areas, causing them to relax. Both creams and Botox can give good results, although individual results may vary from person to person.

The best thing anyone can do for your skin is to take preventive measures to avoid things that can cause premature aging. Here are some tips to help you take care of your skin and prevent premature aging.

Get enough sleep – Stress and sleep deprivation are common causes of premature aging skin. The average adult gets two to three hours less sleep each night than people a century ago. Sleep is important, and you should try to get at least 8 hours of sleep per day.

Reduce caffeine intake – Too much coffee or energy drinks can have adverse effects on the skin and heart. A little can do a lot, so try to reduce, if possible.

Quit Smoking – The adverse health effects of tobacco consumption have been long documented. Nothing ages a person very early as cigarette smoking does. If you are a smoker, you may make your skin a favor by quitting as soon as possible.

Exercise regularly – Regular exercise increases blood flow to the skin, which has many blood vessels. You do not have to run marathons, but a good exercise three or four times a week, can do much to help keep fit and maintain a youthful appearance.

Drink plenty of fluids – Your body does not need coffee, soda, or alcohol. Your body needs water, and lots of it. The suggestion commonly heard is that drinking 8 glasses of water a day is a good idea. The well-hydrated skin is healthy skin. You do not need to drown, but try to drink plenty of water each day.

Avoid the sun – Tanning is very popular these days and many people want that “healthy glow that comes from a tan. Unfortunately, nothing damages the skin than sunlight. A little sun exposure is healthy because the body makes vitamin D from sunlight, but if you’re going to be in the sun for more than a few minutes, you should use sunscreen, and you should never uses a tanning bed, as prolonged exposure to ultraviolet radiation can cause skin cancer.

Protect your eyes – As the sun rises, do not forget to protect your eyes. You should buy a pair of quality sunglasses and get into the habit of using whenever you are outdoors.

Skin creams, Botox, and other treatments for aging, wrinkled skin and can certainly help postpone the dreaded “being old” but as the saying goes, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. A few good habits can help you look younger than his age in the coming decades.

Original article: Anti Aging – Skin Care Tips – written by Bristow Lawrence on Factoidz