Alkaline vs. Acidic

Typically, vegetables are alkaline or alkalizing. For example, a tomato is acidic, but it has the effect of alkalizing the body.  The same thing is true for lemons.  These six blog posts will describe both acidic and alkalizing foods, along with charts, so that you can determine what kind of diet you typically eat.

• Are You Acidic or Alkaline? What is pH and Why it Matters to Your Health? Find a thorough explanation of the pH in foods and learn why you should care after reading this post.
• Test Your pH Level—Ways to Restore Your pH Balance Through Lifestyle and Diet Changes Read all about how to change the pH in your body to avoid becoming ill.
• What is an Alkaline Diet? Learn about pH levels in the body and how you can affect those levels by what you eat.
• How Your Diet and Stress Affects Your pH Levels and Your Health This article explains how other things like stress can change the pH in your body.
• Your pH—What it is, What it Does to You, and How to Change It Find a list of foods that create more acid in the body and foods that alkalize the body as well.
• A Lifestyle Diet: The pH Balance of the Body for Vitality and Health An explanation of how you can bring your body into harmony by reducing the acid in your diet.

Benefits of Alkaline Diet

Eating a diet that is balanced is the key to keeping the body running smoothly and keeping you healthy.  The typical American diet is very acidic, so it’s important to balance out the foods you eat by adding vegetables and leafy greens, which are alkaline.  Take a look at these six blogs articles to learn why you feel better when you eat an alkaline diet.

• Mother Nature’s pH Alkaline Acid Food Chart for Illness Reversals This blog post will explain how you can improve your health by eating alkaline food and avoiding acidic foods.
• Food Alkalinity Chart pH Balance Take a look at this chart to learn what kinds of foods to eat to make your body more alkaline and why that’s better for your health.
• Balancing pH and Nutrition Learn what foods to consume to balance the acidity in foods you might normally eat.
• Tomatoes and pH While tomatoes are acidic, they have an alkalizing effect on the body, and this blog article will explain why.
• How to Detox Your Body with Alkaline Food Diet Take the test and figure out if you eat an acidic diet or an alkaline one and what you can do to change the acidity.
• What is the pH of Oxylent—Is It Alkalizing or Acid-Forming Read about this additive and see if you may want to add it to your diet.

Concerns about Acidic pH

One of the only parts of your body that should be acidic is your stomach.  When other areas of the body are acidic it can lead to illness.  When you eat meat your body turns it into an acid, so to balance that acid the rest of the plate should be full of vegetables.  Junk food, refined sugars, soft drinks and processed cheese are just a few of the foods that are acidic.  Check out these six blog entries to learn why eating too many acidic foods may cause illness.

• MMA School Helps Students Choose a Healthy Lifestyle for Life: Let Food and Exercise be Your Medicine Read about how illnesses can strike when your body gets too acidic and how you can compensate.
• Balance Your Body pH Eating meat makes your body turn acidic, so this article recommends that everyone reduces the amount of meat they consume.
• Fad or Fruitful?  The Benefits of a Balanced pH Diet Follow the research in this blog article and learn why having an acidic lifestyle is bad for your health.
• Perfect Health or pH Learn the effects of acid on your body and what you can do to stop it.
• The Acid Test: A Lesson in pH Find out how exercise affects your body’s pH levels.
• Alkaline & Acid Foods & Your Health This doctor explains why it’s important to keep the pH balanced in your body to avoid diseases.

Cuticle Care

Dry, cracked cuticles instantly detract from the appearance of nails, which is why cuticle care is an important element in a nail care routine. Make it a habit to use a cuticle remover on a regular basis, and moisturize your cuticles using cuticle oil every day. For more tips on how to care for your cuticles, check out these five blog articles.

• My Nail and Cuticle Care Routine
• Cuticle Care—Top 5 Products
• Summer Beauty Trick: Cuticle Care
• Making Your Feet Beautiful in Time for Summer
• How to Take Care of Your Cuticle

Hands

According to Dr. Marmur, the skin on the backs of your hands is one of the first places you show your age. Because the skin on the backs of your hands is thinner than the skin on other parts of your body, it’s easier to see the effects of aging. To protect them from sun damage, which causes aging, apply sunscreen to your hands. Take a look at these five blog posts for more tips on keep your hands youthful.

• Get Your Hands Ready for Summer—Best Lotions, Treatments, and Tricks for Youthful Hands
• Taking Care of My Hands and Feet for Summer
• Must-Read Tips on Keeping Your Hands Healthy
• Gold Peach Nail & Hand Care
• My Hand and Nail Care Routine

Nail Nutrition

What you eat and drink directly effects how your nails look and grow. When you eat a diet that consists of highly processed food, your skin becomes dull and your nails become brittle. Nails require vitamins such as B-complex, A, E and C, as well as calcium and zinc. Look at these five blog entries to learn more about how you should be eating to have beautiful nails.

• How to Have Beautiful Lovely Nails
• 10 Best Food for Hair, Skin and Nails
• Top 10 Get-Gorgeous Foods
• Beauty Superfoods: What to Eat for Healthier Skin, Hair, & Nails!
• Nutrients that You Will Need in Nail Care

Artificial Nail Care

Acrylic or artificial nails can make your nails look long and perfect, and they usually hold up well to wear and tear. The one caveat is that you have to continually get them refilled or redone, but there are some tricks for caring for artificial nails that will keep them looking nice longer. For tips on preserving artificial nails, read these five blog posts.

• Summertime Tips for Maintaining Artificial Nail Product Wear
• How to Take Care of Artificial Nails
• How to Take Off Acrylic Nails
• Acrylic Nail Care Tips
• Nail Care Tips

Polished Look

Because you’re constantly getting in and out of the water, it can be difficult to keep your manicure looking pristine during the summer. People also tend to spend more time outdoors being active, which can also cause nail polish to chip and nails to break. To learn some techniques for applying nail polish that will help keep your nails looking perfect longer, check out these five blog entries.

• Tips for Long Lasting Summer Nail Polish
• 5 Tips for Summer Ready Feet
• Summer Nail Care Tips
• 6 Pro Tips for the Perfect Nails
• 7 Tips for Making Your Nail Polish Last Longer

What to Eat

Getting the proper nutrition will help your body digest food more easily and leave you with excess energy that you can use to live your life.  If you load your body down with foods that are difficult to digest, your body will require more energy just to break them down.  Take a look at these six blog articles to learn more about the food you should be eating to increase your energy levels naturally.

• 7 Ways to Wake up without Caffeine Avoid eating a lot of bread or sweets for breakfast, as these foods will weigh you down and deplete your energy.
• How to Wake Up in the Morning without Stimulants Eating breakfast every morning is one of the best ways to wake your body up and get it going each morning.
• Top 10 Ways to Upgrade Your Morning Routine Keep track of what you are eating throughout the day and try to eat your big meals at breakfast and lunch and smaller meals at dinner time.
• 3 Ways to Feel More Energized without Caffeine Starting your day with a healthy breakfast will help you stay energized and focused during the day.
• Wake-Up Calls: 7 Ways to Boost Your Energy without Caffeine The magnesium in almonds helps your body turn sugar into energy, making the nuts a good addition to your breakfast.
• Ever Wonder Why More People Are Using a Natural Energy Booster? Read about this herbal remedy that is less expensive than what you are spending now on caffeinated beverages.

What to Drink

Start your morning with a big glass of water to help you wake up.  If you like hot beverages in the morning, you can turn to a decaffeinated green or herbal tea to start your day. While there are juices and vinegars that can help you wake up in the morning, the best thing to drink is water.  Check out these six blog entries to learn why water is so beneficial for maintaining energy.

• 4 Drinks that Will Energize You without Caffeine Take a sip of one of these drinks, which range from zippy, tart juices to herbal mint tea for an immediate energy boost.
• Wake Up Without Caffeine Make sure that you drink enough water and stay hydrated to help keep your energy levels up.
• Boost Your Energy Without Caffeine! Drink coconut water or green tea when you start to feel drowsy.
• Wake Up without Caffeine This blog focuses on staying hydrated and drinking lots of water to gain energy.
• The Juice Cleanse Recap If you are trying to break the caffeine habit, you may want to try this juice cleanse.
• Good Nutrition Fuels Healthy Energy as You Grow Older In addition to drinking plenty of water to maintain your energy levels, you might also consider drinking nut or cow’s milk in the mornings for an extra boost of protein.

What to Do

Drinking caffeine in the morning is not the only way to wake you up.  Try taking a cold shower or washing your face with cold water. Get your heart pumping first thing in the morning by exercising right away. These ideas and more can be found in the six blog posts below.

• Wake Up without Caffeine Binaural Beats Energy Booster Listen to this track with headphones to hear the beats that will wake you up naturally.
• 9 Ways to Wake Up without Caffeine One of the most important things that you can do to increase your energy is to get enough sleep.
• 7 Tips for Morning Alertness without the Caffeine Turn on all the lights and do some exercise to get your blood pumping.
• How to Wake Up Early without an Alarm Clock Regulate your body and make sure you wake up at the same time every day.
• 8 Tips to Feeling More Awake in the Morning (Without Caffeine) Take a cold shower in the morning, or at least end your shower with cold water to feel more awake.
• 5 Morning Exercises to Wake Up without Caffeine By doing these yoga poses first thing in the morning you will be filling your body with oxygen and stretching your muscles.

1. Good Guide –  Good Guide is an excellent resource to help you make quick and responsible decisions while shopping. You can simply scan a product’s bar code to receive ratings that are scientifically based on health, environment, and social responsibility. After scanning, you will see whether a product is safe and organic. The Good Guide is also customizable. Users can choose what issues are important to them, such as animal testing, human rights, safety, and healthy ingredients, and then the app will let them know if a product passes their personal testing criteria.
2. Chemical Maze – Chemical Maze was created to inform people about what is in their food and cosmetics. It contains a full listing of cosmetic ingredients (along with food additives) based on over eight years of research. You can browse through chemicals or search them out by name to see the risk factor for each. You can even search by symptoms, body systems affected, what an ingredient is derived from, and dietary restrictions.
3. Cosmetic Ingredient Maze – A smaller, lighter version of Chemical Maze, Cosmetic Ingredient Maze focuses solely on skin care, lip care, and cosmetic products. The same search functions apply as in its parent app, Chemical Maze, making it easy to navigate and make decisions based on where an ingredient has been derived from and what the potential risks are of using it.
4. EWG’s Sunscreen Buyer’s Guide – The Environmental Working Group is the nation’s leading environmental health research and advocacy organization. This app includes safety and effectiveness ratings for almost two thousand SPF products, including sunscreens and SPF-labeled lip balm, makeup, and moisturizer. The ratings are based on a compilation of industry, government, and academic data compiled over the past seven years. The products are rated on possible health hazards of ingredients, UVB protection, and UVA protection.
5. Organic Spa Magazine – Organic Spa Magazine’s Skin Care Guide is a comprehensive list of over five hundred of the leading companies in the natural and organic beauty field. While shopping, check to see if your product is listed.
6. Cosmetifique – Use Cosmetifique when you go shopping and input the product you are considering. The app will tell you the quality of the product based on INCI (International Nomenclature of Cosmetic Ingredients) and will let you know if the product is dangerous to you or to the environment. It rates ingredients by color: green for good, yellow for acceptable, orange for not good, and red for awful. It’s very user friendly, allowing you to save your favorite products even down to the color and sharing them via social media.
7. Ingredient Watch – Ingredient Watch can be run while you are shopping. If you see an ingredient listed on a product you are considering, do a quick search on this app to find out if it is safe for use. It has an extensive list of ingredients, over one hundred and fifty thousand, and the data has been compiled from scientific papers, government research, and links to PubGet, a service that links to and searches scientific  journals and databases.
8. Chemeleon – This is a cute and useful app with a colorful chameleon appearing on the screen to rate each chemical you look up. This app was created with food in mind however, ingredients found in skincare products and household cleaners can also be looked up.
9. My Skin – This app begins with an individualized skin assessment that has you input your personal lifestyle, diet, and skin concerns. It then recommends products for you based on this assessment.  You can track the products you’ve used and share them with friends.
10. CARD – Originally intended for those suffering with contact dermatitis, eczema, and allergies, CARD is the most complete database of contact allergens. Additionally, it allows you to keep a diary of any reactions you have had to specific products so that you can pinpoint ingredients that do not agree with you and avoid them in the future.

Cardio Workouts

You don’t have to spend hours slaving away in the gym to get perfect abs. In fact, you can shave a significant amount of time off your workout by finding ways to combine cardio and weight-lifting. The workouts on the following six blog entries explain how to get in an effective, calorie-torching workout in the shortest amount of time possible. Not sure how to execute certain moves? You’ll also find videos and pictures explaining how to properly complete these exercises.

• 5 Best Cardio Workouts for Perfect Abs These simple workouts pack a punch, and will help you create the six pack abs that you’re looking for.
• Perfect Abs—6 Pack Training (Abdominal Workouts) This post highlights the bicycle kick, which is a workout that is both cardio- and ab-intensive.
• CrossFit Cardio & Abs Burnout Workout  This effective workout is one that anyone can do.
• HIIT Cardio and Abs Workout—30 Minute at Home HIIT Workout with Abs Exercises Try the half hour video that is included on this post for a free fitness challenge.
• M-100s—Insane 3 Minute Home Cardio Workout Simple to follow pictures and a challenge made by the blogger to keep up these workouts for a month provide you with the motivation you need to get the abs you want to achieve.
• 15 Minute Standing Bikini Cardio Abs Workout / Standing Ab Exercises You Can Do Anywhere You don’t have to do crunches to get six pack abs. Instead, listen to the sounds of the ocean during this standing ab workout.

Workouts for Women

Women tend to carry a higher percentage of body fat on their bodies than men, which is why men are able to get chiseled ab muscles more easily than women. This doesn’t mean that you should strive for a body fat percentage as low as a man’s though, because when a woman’s body fat gets too low it can start messing up hormone levels.  These six workouts show you how to improve your abdominals without getting unhealthily skinny.

• Kim Lyons Fitness Tips for Perfect Abs In this article, Kim gives an explanation that is applicable to every exercise: to stick with it and stay committed, you have to find something that you truly enjoy doing.
• Work It Out: Top 5 Core Exercises You’ll find clear pictures, detailed instructions and a healthy dose of humor in this post, which reviews the top five core exercises.
• Women’s Weight Loss News Follow the list of exercises provided in this post to get better abs and overall strengthening.
• Sculpt Bikini Ready Abs Under Your Sweater  Learn these eight exercises to tone the abdominals, no matter what time of year it is.
• Windshield Wipers with Stability Ball Ladies get ready; these exercises will really work the obliques!
• Good Ab Workouts for Women After Pregnancy Read about several ways to work out post-pregnancy to tighten up those abs again.

Kettlebell Exercises

A kettlebell is a type of exercise equipment that looks similar to a bowling ball with a handle on it, except it has a flat bottom to keep it from rolling away. The harder the workout you wish to have, the heavier the kettlebell you can use. Working with kettlebells causes micro-tears in the muscles you’re working, and as the tears repair themselves the muscle becomes stronger. Check out these blogs to learn more about kettlebell exercises.

• Kettlebell Six Pack Abs Workout Find a complete kettlebell workout video on this site to get started getting six pack abs.
• Great Abs Using Kettlebell Exercises This post will help you learn how to get killer abs, and includes links to a variety of exercises you can do with the kettlebell.
• Six Pack Abs Kettlebell Workout Check out the workout on this post to learn how to reduce belly fat and carve out six pack abs.
• The “Best” Ab Exercise to Do with Your Kettlebell Workouts Watch this video to learn different techniques to get tight abs.
• Crossfit Catch Up—Annie & Kettlebell 300 Read all about the kettlebell workouts that this blogger did and find out why she is still sore days later.
• 7 Best Ab Exercises with Kettlebells There are several videos on this blog that show the proper way to do seven different ab exercises.

Causes of Tangled Hair

Before tackling your tangled hair, it is important to know what causes it in the first place. Some people are naturally prone to having tangled hair; however, for others it is something that can be avoided with the right hair care. Regardless, the causes of tangled hair typically determine the cure. These five blogs provide an overview of what causes tangled hair, and solutions for what you can do to minimize the damage.

• Super Tangled Knotted Matted Hair Has Become A New Cause Of Hair Loss
• Hair Conditioners Are Not Designed to Detangle Very Matted Tangled Hair
• Get Rid of Tangled Hair(2)
• Tangled Hair Techs
• Tangled Hair:  How To Deal

Hair Detangling Products

With the right products you can ensure that your hair stays detangled, as well as repair damaged hair and replace essential nutrients. There are no one-size-fits-all products, however, so be sure to choose a product that works for you. You will find a range of products for detangling hair detailed in these five blogs, along with expert advice on choosing the essential products you need to include in your hair-care regimen.

• Reviews: Johnson’s Detangling Spray Tames Hair, Smells Good
• 5 Of The Best Leave In Detanglers with Super Slip for Natural Hair!
• Hair Care Reviews: Suave Keratin Line and Dove Detangler
• Emily Reviews TLC Naturals Grapefruit Hibiscus Hydrating Hair Spritz & Detangler
• Tag Archives: hair detanglers

Eco-Friendly Hair Detangling

If you prefer to use all natural products or you want to do your part to protect the environment, there are a number of eco-friendly methods of detangling hair. These methods range from homemade detangling recipes to environmentally friendly conditioners. Take a look at the ideas in these five blogs and start making your own eco-friendly detangling products today.

• A Recipe for Homemade Herbal Detangler Spray
• How to Cure Common Hair Problems with Home Remedies
• Homemade hair conditioner and detangler: Five easy recipes
• Natural Hair Detangler Recipe
• Homemade Hair Detangler

Home DIY Hair Detanglers

Some of the best hair detangling products are also the most expensive. Still, you can save money by creating your very own products at home. Most of the ingredients you need are already available in common household hair-care products. Also, by creating your own detangling products, you can adjust the mixture until you get a detangler that works best for your hair. Use these five blogs as a guide to making homemade detanglers to ensure that you’re never out of pocket from purchasing overly expensive products.

• Homemade Beauty: Hair Detangler
• Homemade Hair Detangler
• Recipes For Hair Detangler, Styling Cream & More
• Make Your Own Homemade Hairspray and Hair Detangler
• Dollar Stretcher: Homemade Hair Detangler

Detangling Naturally Curly Hair

Those who have naturally curly hair face the greatest detangling challenges. Treatments and products are needed, many of which are designed specifically with curly hair in mind. There are different types of curly hair, too, which means there is no such thing as a wonder cure for detangling curly hair. The bloggers in these five entries are experts in dealing with all types of curly hair, and know how to bring those unruly locks to heel without big snarls and tangles.

• How to Detangle Coily Hair
• Beauty How-To: Secrets to Detangling Natural Hair
• 4 of the Best Detangling Products for Natural Hair
• Detangling Your Hair – Part 1
• Detangling Methods for Natural Hair

Hair Replacement and Extensions Detangling

Hair replacements, extensions, weaves and wigs all present their own unique challenges when it comes to detangling. Get it wrong and you could do irreparable damage. Remember, not all hair replacement methods use the same hair type. So as with all other detangling treatments, it is important to choose the right products and care. These five blogs provide tips on how to treat and care for replacement hair types.

• Detangling Tips for Hair Replacement Systems
• Princess Hair Care Tips
• Do Not Shampoo Hair After Removing Weaves, Dreadlocks, Braids, Twists or Extensions
• Wigs, Weaves and Extensions
• Hair Trauma: Reviving Your Hair After Weaves & Braids !!!

Breaking Bad Habits

You’ve probably heard people talk about how hard it is to go, “Cold Turkey”.  This term means that you abruptly stop doing something, usually smoking.  The longer the habit has been formed the harder it will be to break it, but it is possible and these six blog posts will help you do it.

• How to Break Bad Habits One of the tips in this article is to replace a bad habit with a good one.
• Breaking Bad Habits of Children The most important first step is to bring the child’s attention to the habit and explain why it’s not a good idea, but don’t nag too much about it.
• Breaking Bad Habits Read this in depth article about how bad habits start and how you can create a plan to help break your bad habits.
• Getting Out of a Rut: Break Bad Habits Doing things unconsciously defines a habit, but if you make yourself be more aware of what is causing you to do those things, you may be able to break those habits.
• Breaking Bad Habits This blogger talks about how he is going to break his smoking habit and how he is treating it like other bad habits he has been successful in breaking.
• 3 Easy Steps to Breaking Bad Habits These steps from WebMD logically help you take the unconscious to the conscious to help you break your bad habits.

Creating Good Habits

Many times creating good habits will help you break old bad habits because your brain seems to have less trouble giving up one thing in place of another.  However, forming good habits is no picnic.  These six blog entries will explain how to go about creating good habits and even recommend some of the best habits to create.

• 7 Good Habits of Highly Successful People Read about these seven habits and see if you can create the life that you want to live.
• How Many Good Habits Do You Have? This blogger explains how having good habits in your life will help you achieve the goals that you set.
• How to Build the 7 Most Desired Good Habits Based on desired habit data found online this blogger has broken down each good habit and provided a plan as to how to start the habit.
• How Simple Games Can Help Build Good Habits If you love to challenge yourself and set up little games then this blog article is for you.
• How to Create Good Habits—Part 1 In this blog article you will find exercises to help you start forming good habits.
• Create Good Habits with Yoga By setting aside time to meditate and practice yoga you are giving yourself time to listen to your body and that will help you develop good habits.

The Story Behind Habits

Learn all about how and why habits are formed and the psychology behind why it’s so difficult to change either for the good or the bad.  Something as simple as closing the toilet seat before you leave the bathroom can be difficult to make into a habit, especially if you are not highly motivated.  Take a look at these six blog posts and more of the details will become clear.

• The Four Habits that Form Habits Learn how habits are formed and how to start small to make it easier to form or break habits.
• Healthy Habits: How Habits Form and Why They’re Not All Bad By reading this blog article you will learn why habits are formed and why they are unconscious.
• Habits are Created in Moments You can’t decide to form a habit sometime in the future according to this blogger, but decide right now in this moment.
• Hacking Habits: How to Make New Behaviors Last for Good An interesting take on habits, this blogger writes that the brain creates habits to promote efficiency to free up the brain for more important things.
• What the Research on Habit Formation Reveals About Willpower (And How You Can Apply it to Your Life) Read about several studies that explain what has been discovered about habits and why you must start a new habit before breaking an old one.
• How Long Does it Take to Form a Habit? Results from a research study shows that the length of time it takes to form a habit depends on several things.

Office Attire

Before you sport some of the more outrageous office trends, make sure that your outfit is acceptable at your office. The biggest trend in office wear right now is shifting back to wearing a suit and getting away from the casual Friday look. You should also learn the difference between being well-dressed and being stylish.  These nine blog posts will discuss some of the new trends for the season, as well as show you some pictures of these styles.

• The Fundamental: 8 Deadly Sins of Office Fashion
• Men’s Fashion Trends: Ones We Love and Hate
• 2013 Spring and Summer Fashion Trends for Men
• Are These the World’s Best Dressed Men?
• What is a Well Dressed Man?
• Being Well-Dressed & Having Style: Is There a Difference?
• Trend Mode of Men’s Fashion—The Well Dressed Man Women Love
• Men’s Style and Fashion Trends—Dress Shirts
• Summer 2013 Fashion Trend for Men

Formal Attire

Shiny fabric and bow ties seem to the biggest trend change in formal wear.  You may also see sleeveless double breasted suits, though this summer look does take a certain body type to pull off, so you may want to skip this trend if you don’t have great looking arms. Patterns and bright colors are making their way into formal wear as well, so don’t be surprised if you see plaid suits again.  Ascots are also making a comeback and may be seen in high end circles.  Take a look at these nine blog articles to see some of the other fashions that are trending for spring.

• Being as Dapper as Possible
• Men’s Fashion Trends 2013
• Men’s Fashion Trends Spring/Summer 2013
• 5 Trends to Keep in 2013 for Business Casual and Formal Looks
• Men’s Fashion Trends 2013
• What’s Hot in Men’s Formal Wear for 2013?
• Men’s Formal Wear in Crombie Spring-Summer 2013 Lookbook
• Latest Formal Clothing for Men 2013
• Hip to be Square: Fun Pocket Squares a Timeless Fashion

Casual Attire

Various shades of blue are trending this season, and there are many subtle ways you can be on trend without looking out of place.  Wear well-fitted shirts in bright colors that compliment your skin tone.  Boat shoes have made a comeback from the 80’s as well, and guys will be sporting those since there’s no need to wear socks.  Going sockless is still on trend for casual looks, while colorful socks are the trend for office attire.  Check out these nine blog articles and see if you can find bits and pieces of trends that you can incorporate into your look this spring and summer.

• Style Rules for Well-Dressed Men
• Men’s Spring Summer 2013 Fashion Trends
• How to Dress the Skinny Man and Still Look Good
• For the Well Dressed Man
• Men’s Style Simplified: The 5 Step Guide to Dressing Sharp
• Fashion Trends for Men
• Men’s Fashion Trends 2013 Early Days
• Men’s 2013 Fashion Trends for an Irresistible Summer Look
• Spring Fashion Trends 2013: Best Men’s Fashion

Short

Short hair is all the rage these days, with everyone from celebrities to models sporting short, playful cuts.  While it’s unlikely that long hair will ever go out of style, more and more people are opting to trade in their long locks for something more manageable. Traditional pixie cuts have been around for decades, and now people are trying out even edgier styles that take the pixie cut to a whole new level. Take a look at these eight blog entries and see if anything sparks your interest.

• Take a Short Cut to Summer 2013 with These 8 Celebrity Inspired Short Hair-Do’s
• Trendy Short Haircuts 2013 for Women
• Short Hairstyles for Gray Hair
• Short Haircuts
• Trendy Hairstyles for Short Hair Spring-Summer 2013
• Very Short Hairstyles for Women
• Hair Inspiration Gallery: Trendy Short Bob Haircuts
• Trendy Short Haircuts 2013-2014 for Women

Medium

Medium length cuts can range from just touching  the shoulders to falling just below them, making it the perfect length for people who are indecisive about keeping their hair long or cutting it short. The bob cut is a hallmark of the mid-length cut, and is a style that can be worn both shorter and longer. A medium-length cut is also a good, safe length for many celebrities who are a little older, but want to stay on trend.  If you’re feeling extra adventurous, these eight blogs don’t just showcase haircuts, they also show some of the new coloring trends too.

• Top Trendy Medium Length Haircuts 2014
• Medium Length Hairstyles 2012 for Older Women 2
• Medium Length Asian Hairstyles for Women 2013
• Hairstyles for Medium Length Hair with Side Fringe
• Medium Bob Haircuts for Women
• Funky Bob Haircuts for Women
• Trendy Hairstyles for Mature Women
• Medium Short Hairstyles for Women

Long

For many years, it’s been trendy to have very long, straight hair, but now more people are turning away from having pin-straight hair and opting for easy waves instead. While long hair is more limited in the styles that it can be cut in, you can experiment with adding in layers and changing the texture. To see what long styles are currently in style, take a look at these eight blog articles.

• Top 10 Trending Hairstyles for Women—2013
• Trendy Hairstyles for Girls and Women
• Trendy Long Hairstyles 2013
• Trendy Hairstyles
• Trendy Long Hairstyles for Women 2012-2013
• Popular Long Hairstyles for 2013
• Trendy Hairdos for Long Hair
• Three Haircuts for Long Hair

While you can find a trendy haircut at any length, it does seem like more people are getting away from the really long hair and going either medium or super short.  Which one of these trends do you think might be right for you?

Beginner

As a beginner, you might be overwhelmed by yoga.  Knowing which yoga to take to achieve your personal goals can be difficult.  You may wonder if you have to be able to bend yourself into a pretzel before taking a yoga class, and the answer is no.  Many facilities offer beginner yoga, and even if you can’t find a beginner’s yoga class, you should be able to modify the poses until you are flexible enough to achieve them.  Talk to the instructor before signing up for the class and see what she recommends.

• Which Yoga is Right for Me?
• Take this Quiz: Which Style of Yoga is Right for You?
• What Kind of Yoga is Right for Me?
• What Yoga Style is Right for Me?
• Find the Right Yoga Style for You with This Chart
• How to Select a Yoga Class that is Right for You
• Which Type of Yoga is Right for Me?

Weight Loss

There is some debate about whether you can lose weight doing yoga or not, but when regular yoga practice is combined with a healthy diet, weight loss is definitely achievable.  Yoga is an exercise, even if it’s not as intense as running or cycling. It also incorporates plenty of bodyweight resistance training, which is a great form of strength training.  Some yoga styles are better for weight loss than others because they flow from one pose into another quickly, giving you more of an aerobic workout.  These seven blog entries will help you figure out what type of yoga might help you lose weight faster.

• The Best Yoga for Weight Loss, Strength, and More
• What Type of Yoga is Best for Weight Loss
• Deepak Chopra: Weight Loss, Food & Yoga
• Perfect Yoga Asanas for Weight Loss
• Get Amazing Weight Loss with Yoga
• Can Yoga Stretching Contribute to Weight Loss?
• How Yoga Will Promote Weight Loss

Body Toning

Yoga focuses on moving your body into poses that you might not typically get into.  Many poses require you to support your weight with your arms, which will help strengthen and tone them. Many poses also require you to tighten your abdominal muscles and your glutes, helping firm them up as well.  These poses will help tone all of these areas and more.

• Choosing the Best Type of Yoga for You
• Yoga—One of the Best Toning Workouts for Women
• Lower Body Workouts and Toning Exercises
• How Important is Yoga for Fitness and Toning of Muscles?
• What Kind of Yoga is Best for You?
• 7 Ways to Get Stronger Arms in Yoga Class
• Powerful Yoga Ab Crunches to Get Toned Six Pack Abs

Inner Peace

One of the main benefits of yoga is gaining inner peace as you concentrate on your breathing and clear your mind of everything other than your practice.  Getting in tune with your body and focusing on treating your body the way it needs to be treated is a core philosophy in yoga.  Read these seven blog articles to learn more about how inner peace can be achieved by practicing yoga.

• How Yoga Helped Me Deal with My Best Friend’s Death
• Things that Yoga Taught Me
• What Yoga is Teaching Me About Being a Good Enough Christian
• Laughter Yoga Brought Out the Best in Me
• Which Yoga Style is Right for You?  We Match Personality with Practice
• Yoga for Inner Peace
• Inner Peace