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Experts would tell you that in order to lose weight all you have to do is to exercise,follow your diet chart and above all put 'mind over matter'.That's of course,easier said than done.But,we guess what is important is that you first and foremost have to feel inspired and therein lies the mantra for success.So,here's how you can motivate yourself.Begin by thinking positive.Hang a picture of a gorgeous woman or macho man and think what you would look like after the end of your rigourous regime.If you feel like eating sweets,then brush your teeth.If you get hnger pangs when you are stressed out,then try diverting yourself.While wathcing television,do not munch.Avoid packed and processed food.If hungry,have puffed rice and fresh fruits.Go for daily walks and if you are the partying types,avoid drinks and fried stuffs.Opt for soups and salads,instead.If you do not like to exercise too much,join salsa classes.Set a target and work towards it,cheerfully.

Even if you are healthy and active and definitely not overweight,the beer belly doesn't stop peering out.It's to do with age,sagging muscles,bad posture and lack of exercise. Remedy: Cut down on alcohol and accompanying unhealthy munchies,like salted nuts and spicy crisps.At night,don't stuff yourself to the brim and hit the sack immediately.Don't slouch when you sit at your computer.Sit upright.Walk upright.Do your back and belly a favour.Exercise your stomach muscles.Some ab crunches,sit-ups and leg lifts can battle that bulge. Hot tip: While you are at your workstation,push back your chair,sit upright,raise your hands up and bend forward from the waist to touch your toes.Five such bends every hour help reduce tummy flab.

Pregnant women infected with HIV are more liekly to spread the virus to their children if they are carrying twins,according to a report in the journal AIDS.Laurent Mandelbrot of the University of Paris,and associates investigated mother-to-child spread of HIV in twins,compared with single twins,compared with single infants,born to HIV-infected mothers in the French Perinatal HIV Cohort.Before the advent of highly active antiretroviral therapy,an effective combination of anti-HIV drugs,the mother-to-child HIV transmission rate in twin pregnancies was two to three times that in singleton pregnancies.

Eating too much salt is known to cause high blood pressure ,heart attacks and stroke.Now US researchers say it can also give you an ulcer.Presenting the results of their study at the American Society of Microbiology conference,researchers said their findings show salt and Helicobacter pylori (H pylori) bacterium interact to cause ulcers,which affect the digestive track.Found in stomach and duodenum,the H pylori bacterium accounts for up to 90% of duodenal ulcers and up to 80% of gastric ulcers.Many people carry the bacterium without any symptoms .

What is summer without the right pair of shades? But before you go all out to make that perfect style statement,it is definitely important that you opt for the right frame that suits your face as well.If you are one of those with a round face,then opt for thick frames in deep colours so that your face appears elongated.Those with an oval face with high cheek bones,must go for frames that are way broader than the broadest portion of your face.Narrow frames that have more width than depth best suits those with a square face.However,whatever frame you settle for,always opt for a good brand.

You can only have one thought at a time: This is the key feeling optimistic,enjoying your life,and fulfilling your vision for a delightful life.You only can keep one thought in your head at a time.So,what should your one thought be?Dwell on what you want to accomplish.Do not dwell on what you do not want. Expect the best: What are you thinking about?Do you have a goal or an exciting vision for living your life?Ralph Waldo Emerson once said,"A man is what he thinks about all day long." Generally,as you begin your day or a project,your frame-of-mind proves extremely important. Strong ambition: Wishy-washy people do not go very far.They get swayed by whatever crosses their paths.In contrast,the people who move mountains,people who get things done,are people who feel a profound sense of mission.They dive into their projects with gusto.Every highly successful person is a maniac on a mission. Gumption to change how you think: The way you handle situations has served you to s...

The most promising of the many experimental HIV vaccines in development will offer only limited immunity against the deadly virus,US government scientists said recently ahead of world HIV Vaccine Awareness Day.Unlike classical vaccines,the first-generation HIV vaccines will not enable people to fight off the virus,but may protect their immune system from the worst ravages of the virus and dealy the onset of AIDS.And because patients are at their most infectious when viral levels are high,such vaccines might also reduce the spread of the sexually transmitted disease,making it a useful tool for public health authorities batting to contain the global HIV/AIDS pandemic."There is optimism that even a less-than-perfect vaccine could benefit both individual recipients and the at-risk community," said the authors in a commentary published in the "New England Journal of Medicine."It is still not clear when the first vaccines will be available .