Burning Ideas

Many people including me doesn’t know that drinking a glass of water first thing in the morning will help flush out all the toxins that our body was processing the night before. This is also a kick start to our day, waking us up, giving us energy and hydrating our body. But many have also stated that the benefit of drinking water in large amounts is to produce skin that is healthy and young looking. Drinking minimum water requirement of eight large glasses a day can be difficult to follow especially if we are not at home all the time. But remember that the water does not have to be in the form of distilled water or bottled water. Water to hydrate the body can be obtain from eating water-rich fruits such as melons,vegetables and other food. Beverages such as milk, juices, herbal tea also contribute to the daily water intake total. However, is drinking several of water daily essential for healthy skin care? As mentioned (to a skin care seminar that I’ve attended a couple of weeks ago), the moisture level of skin is not determined by internal factors. Instead, it is external factors such as skin cleansing, environment and the functioning of oil-producing glands that determines how dry the skin is or will become. It appears that there is no significant benefit of drinking water to cure or prevent dry skin.

The bottom line is whatever the means (weather drinking lots of water has something to do or nothing to do with skin improvement); I think we must consistently hydrate ourselves, drink lots of water or at least 8 glasses a day. It’s not only for the skin that the water can be beneficial but as well as for overall good health.

Usually i go to bed at roughly the same time but with the occasional late night. I have a bedtime routine or ritual that I repeat each night like washing my face and brushing my teeth, sometimes reading a book while I sip herbal tea. The quality of my sleep most of the time is I usually sleep well but sometimes have trouble. On a typical night it takes a while before I fall asleep and when I wake up early and want to fall asleep again, but I can’t. Sometimes, when I am under stress I wake up in the middle of the night. I prefer to sleep with the television on. and I rarely drink caffeinated drinks before I go to bed. Based on my sleeping habits it appears that I usually sleep well but might struggle with sleep issues from time to time that caused to occasional sleeplessness. But no matter unusual my sleeping habits are, I probably don’t have a serious sleep problem. Maybe I should take some self care method like looking on my personal habits carefully and changing one or more of them may make the difference. I should eliminate eating chocolates and reduce drinking coffee and soft drinks for few weeks. Maybe practicing relaxation exercises or gentle stretching before bed will help.

Ishy is 8 years old, she is my niece. She loves extra curricular activities. I wonder what kind of workshop she’s into this time. She said “Yoga”. Yoga for pre-school children? Well yes, it is adapted for pre-schoolers. My cousin (mother of Ishy) said it develops body awareness, language, good listening skills, cooperation and powers of observation. It also teaches pre-school children about nature, their environment and inspires their imaginations. It prepares them for breathing techniques used in yoga. For pre-schoolers this is an ideal time to begin yoga practice. Yoga for school aged children balances quiet and active poses with game playing, singing, storytelling, drawing, simple breath meditations and rest. They say that children can easily follow the teachers instructions by learning the names of different body parts, their locations and function. As they learn the names of the postures and movements they develop a yoga vocabulary. They can use their yoga poses to play games, take on the qualities of different animals or use their imaginations to make stories about animals on the farm etc. Yoga for children is challenging, exciting and rewarding. I am really encouraged by the positive results, both physical and emotional as I observed with my niece who take yoga regularly. No wonder why she never missed a single session every Saturdays even she had a whole week of school. I am also excited to enroll my son to yoga workshops or classes soon.