Staying beautifully healthy this summer: 3 Less Known Benefits from Hydration

It’s summer and people’s idea of quenching thirst is sipping a fancy fruit punch or a cold coke under the sun. And while it’s true that these tasty treats are so hard to resist, none of them can compare to the most natural and best thirst-quenching gift of nature—water! But did you know that water has more wonders aside from relieving thirst? Now before you go on buying a can of that coke, here are some not-so-known benefits you’ll get from drinking water:

1. On Metabolism

Trying to lose some few pounds? There’s an easy and thirst-relieving way of doing that: drinking water! A study from the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism found that drinking about 17oz of water can increase your body’s ability to burn fat. Along with increasing your metabolic rate, water also boosts your energy by helping blood transport oxygen and other essential nutrients to your cells.

These benefit, added up to the heat of summer, can surely speed your body up in shedding those extra pounds!

2. For muscle repair

One of the things that trainers recommend on how to recover faster from muscle soreness after a workout is to drink plenty of water. This suggestion has been backed up by a study in the Journal of Athletic Training, which found out that dehydration can increase the severity of delayed onset muscle soreness. Muscle injury after a workout can be repaired by synthesis of proteins in the cells with the help of, of course, water!

3. For younger looking skin

Some say that water is nature’s own beauty cream. They are not wrong. It is proven that deep wrinkles develop when you’re dehydrated. Water is badly needed by our body that when dehydration happens, water is being pulled away from all the organs, including the skin (especially the skin). This damages the skin cells and eventually causes wrinkles resulting to a thin and saggy skin. Drinking a lot of water, therefore, makes the skin cells look plump resulting in a younger looking skin. However, this does not mean that consuming a lot of water is a remedy to an already wrinkled skin. It’s just that proper hydration decreases the chances of developing wrinkles.

Now, still thinking of buying that cold coke?

Staying beautifully healthy this summer: Importance of SPF

It's that time of the year when the great waves of the beach are calling us. And before we go on exposing ourselves to the damaging effects of UV rays this summer, it is important to be a little more protective of our skin. The easiest way to do this? Sunscreen. The magic behind it? SPF.

What is SPF?
 

There are a number of ways to define what SPF or Sun Protection Factor means. But the best way that made me understood the concept is through this: A sunscreen's SPF is obtained by testing the product on sun-sensitive people by first acquiring the amount of UV rays it takes for them to burn WITHOUT the sunscreen. Then they do this test again, this time, recording the amount it takes for them to burn WITH the sunscreen on. The WITH sunscreen number is divided by the WITHOUT sunscreen number and, voila! You have the SPF.

Wanna know how long you can stay under the sun with a certain sunscreen? This simple equation will help you know:

Minutes to burn without sunscreen x SPF number = maximum sun exposure time

This means that if you burn as fast as 4 minutes without the sunscreen and you used one with an SPF 30, then you can only stay as long as 120 minutes. But don't forget, there are other factors that can change this number. One example is when you go swimming where water can wash away your sunscreen, leaving some spots to be vulnerable to the sun. It is important to reapply sunscreen every two hours, less if you go in the water.

 

The higher, the better, right?

Yes and no (but a little more of the yes). Why? It is proven that the higher the SPF, the more UVB rays will be filtered out; SPF 15 blocks out 93% of the rays while SPF 30 filters out 97%. The increase in these numbers, however, is not as high after that; 98% for SPF 50 and 99% for SPF 100. It is important, therefore, to note that super high SPFs are not much more protective than the smaller ones.

So before you go out and strap on that sexiest bikini you have, never forget to take care of your shield from the outside world--your skin! After all, the under the sun is doubled when you know you're well protected.

 

Benefits of Wearing Sunglasses

I always wear sunglasses!
And I am fond of wearing the BIG ones...
Some of my friends used to label me as the "Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis" of the Philippines because of my big sunglasses. While I just smile about it, there is really more into it than just being the JK...I did not even know about her wearing big sunglasses. LOL

Summer is here...and time to bring those sunglasses out! 
Let me share with you several benefits in wearing sunglasses...and trust me I'm not trying to hide every time you see me wearing one...especially a big one!

1. I can't stand having dry eyes...and most of the time when we are outdoors, the wind just make our eyes dry...and sometimes itchy. Sunglasses, especially the wrap-around the eye style block the wind and the dust and whatever it carries...no more dry-eye syndrome! :)

2. Goodbye to annoying glares! I don't have to squint through the sunlight because sunglasses reduce its garish glare. This leads me to number 3.

3. Less squinting and less eye strain means lesser fine lines around the eye area! This also allows your eyes to be more relaxed and less stressed. 

4. And finally, it make me look good and feel good. Yes they are good accessories and they help me hide wide shut eyes...LOL

So folks...bring out those cool sunglasses and start wearing them.

Advantages of Condos

I used to think for many years that buying a house is way better than purchasing a condo. My point of view has slowly changed within the past years. There are actually several advantages as to why purchasing a condo is better than a house.

Getting a condo means getting a package. What do I mean by that?
with the resurgence in urban living, it is quite practical to now to get a condo than a house. Most of the time condos are usually located in urban areas where everything is in walking distance...restaurants, shops for instance are within a mile radius.
Getting a condo means your unit's security and maintenance is packaged with the whole building...this upholds the quality and at the same time making the cost acceptable. For instance, investments on security are being shared by all condo owners...as opposed to you investing them all by yourself in your house.
Another thing is for people who are so busy...condos offer convenience and low-maintenance lifestyle...you don't need helpers nor gardeners to maintain them for you. :)

Where am I going? Well...I am looking around for condos in Fisher Island. Shhhh...I'm not explaining. If you are looking around for condos too...you may want to take a look at Las Olas Isles.

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