Are you looking forward to a wonderful summer? Beaches, warm weather and of course – BBQ’s. Along with the relaxing atmosphere and ease of preparing a BBQ dinner or picnic for friends and family come some well known risks. You are likely aware that e.coli and salmonella can cause symptoms that range from mild discomfort… Continue reading Avoid The Risk Of Food Poisoning This Summer
Do you eat fast food? You must. According to the House of Representatives, the fast food industry is a significant part of our national economy. It did not become that way be having few customers. Many independent researches have found that fast food is unhealthy and causes weight gain. This research suggests there is something “faulty” with fast food. Our nation… Continue reading Fast Food : No Legal Recourse
How can you be addicted to a substance you have to consume to stay alive? Is it possible to be addicted to food? Researchers say yes. When scanning the brain of a food addict thinking about food, the scan shows changes nearly identical with the brain changes of a drug addict or alcoholic thinking about drinking or drugs. Most… Continue reading Are You Addicted To Food
Was there an instance when you ate something like an ice cream, cake, cheese, or a piece of fruit – and you felt even hungrier? Have you experienced any food urges wherein you can’t satisfy such cravings except eating the same food? If your answer to the questions above is ‘yes’, then you have food allergies and you’re probably fat… Continue reading Your Hidden Food Allergy or Allergies are Making You Fat
Those who do not really know what a raw food diet is might think it’s a diet that only rabbits might like. These same people might think that a raw food diet is equal to a vegetarian diet in that a person on a raw diet eats nothing but fruits and vegetables, hence the thinking a raw food diet is for… Continue reading Why You Need A Raw Food Diet
Italian food has long been amongst the most popular food in the world. Everyday people all over the world sit down to meals of fresh Italian food that tastes so good it’s hard to imagine making it yourself. However, there are some people who are up to the challenge of learning to make quality Italian food. For some it is not just… Continue reading Learn to Make Italian Food
Summary: Paris food is not only about fancy food in fine dining restaurants, fresh fruits and vegetables, but also native foods that are considered French delicacies. Paris, the city of lights, is the gourmet capital of Europe. It is a city of grand restaurants, roadside bistros, comfortable brasseries, and hole-in-the-wall tea saloons: serving everything from haute cuisines to regional French… Continue reading Different Kinds of Paris Food
In the U.K., consumers are gobbling up organic food by the bushel. In fact, according to the Organic Centre Wales, “Direct sales of organic food through box schemes, farmers’ markets and farm shops grew by more than a third to L144 million during 2004.” And those numbers have continued to rise as consumers become increasingly concerned about the long-term… Continue reading Organic Food and Locally Grown Food: Are They the Same?
Italian food is one of the most popular cuisines in the world. It has long been an American favorite and there are countless Italian food restaurants throughout the United States. While Italian food was first brought to this country by immigrants and ma and pop shops, like everything else in this country Italian food franchises are quickly defining this country’s perception of Italian food.… Continue reading Popular Italian Food Restaurants
There are lots of people who are suffering from tragic food allergies. However, some don’t have any idea that they have it. Food allergy is the result of the body’s basic reaction upon introducing the types of food that are difficult or cannot be digested by the system. Once these types of food are digested and penetrate into the bloodstream, some of the food nutrients… Continue reading Food Allergy Survival Guide: A Book That Truly Cares
July 28, 2022
“I see your true colors shining through…don’t be afraid to let them show…you’re beautiful like a rainbow.”– from the song, True Colors A few months ago, Dove, one of the world’s most well-known brand of soap, was relaunched under a new marketing campaign called “Dove Self-Esteem Fund.” The fund was launched to “serve as an agent of change to educate and inspire girls on a wider definition of beauty and to make them feel more confident about themselves.” This particular advertising campaign was dubbed as “one of the most touching advertisements ever shown on television.” Unlike the usual formula of using beautiful women with flawless skin as models in soap commercials, the Dove campaign chose to make non-celebrity, everyday women as the centerpiece of the advertisement. The Dove commercial featured several women, both young and old, who expressed their thoughts about their self-doubt and poor self-image. Some either mused that they were too fat or did not like the color of their skin, others felt ugly because of their features. All the women in the commercial saw something wrong or something they did not like about how they look. As a result, these women said that their negative outlook had somehow adversely influenced their self-concept and self-esteem. The beauty and skin care treatment company that manufactures Dove soap wanted to make their skin care line of products more popular or customer-preferred not because of its ingredients or latest scientific breakthrough in skin care treatment. The company wanted to re-establish its market niche by catering to the sensitivities of women, particularly those who do not see themselves as being very beautiful based on society’s standards. The focus of the commercial and the rest of the advertising campaign was on the concept of “real beauty.” Marketing a soap product using the concept of “real beauty” was a stroke of genius. For so many years, many women have been preoccupied with taking care of their skin. Keeping one’s skin white and wrinkle-free were considered part of being a woman. In fact, for many women around the world, skin care is simply an obsession. The focus of the campaign makes sense since physical beauty has been given so much importance by society. In fact, skin care is among the top concerns of women because the skin is the largest and most visible organ of the human body. In reality, skin care is really no longer just about vanity. It is now a health issue. The challenge of keeping the skin youthful-looking, or pimple or blemish-free, and properly moisturized is absolutely difficult given today’s environment. Pollution, chemicals in processed food, and the high-stress life in the 21st century all contribute to faster skin-aging. The harsh rays of the sun also contribute to premature skin aging. In response, various skin care treatment and product manufacturing companies came out with different products that all promised to protect the skin from the harsh environment. These beauty products were developed using the latest scientific procedures and “secret” ingredients that would supposedly “turn back the time” and rejuvenate the skin. Most companies use advertisements that intentionally make millions of female consumers feel inadequate about themselves. Of course, this inadequacy can be addressed by the product the companies sell. Many still buy into this marketing gimmick because of the constant barrage of the sole and universal message of beauty product advertising: “Buy our products and you will look younger and more beautiful like these women you see on TV.” These days, the somewhat skewed concept of beauty among women can partly be attributed to the many advertisements shown on television. Usually, the common factor among different advertisements about skin care products present world-class supermodels as the representative of all things beautiful, admirable, and ideal. Thus, most women fall into the trap of comparing themselves to the glamorous, flawless women on television. Any deviations or difference from that “female ideal” will then be considered as unusual and, worse, even ugly. Sometimes, women get so affected or upset about being so far from this commercially developed “ideal woman” that even their self-concept and self-esteem become so negatively influenced. Dove, through its “Real Beauty” commercial was able to stand out by breaking free from the convention of project “perfectionism.” Instead of going for the supermodel look, the makers of Dove cleverly used “real” women that most consumers could easily relate to. Because of this, they have made their skin care product more appealing to ordinary women who crave for a more realistic, attainable, “non-showbiz” concept of beauty. Hopefully, other companies will follow the “Real Beauty” principle. Women truly deserve to be freed from the stereotypes of so-called beauty. Skin care companies should realize the effectiveness of the Dove advertising campaign. Advertisements should inform consumers how to make good purchase decisions. Commercials that focus on skin care and skin care treatment need not make consumers feel bad about themselves. Indeed, soap and other beauty product commercials should become a means of uplifting the self-esteem and confidence of women. Women should not be burdened with the fancy images shown on television. They should be allowed to show their “true colors.” Women, as the lyrics of the song says, are truly “beautiful like a rainbow.”
July 2, 2022
The reason why so many people spend a lot of time online to research on the products that they want to buy BEFORE they actually buy it is because comparison shopping, especially online shopping, pays! Well, it doesn’t actually pay you cash, but it will work to your advantage to find out everything you can about the product(s) before you buy them. Some comparison shopping websites give unbiased reviews about the products that they have used and some comparison shopping websites even have links to websites where you can shop online too!Well, who doesn’t know that we can get stuff really cheap in eBay? The good thing about reading about the unbiased reviews from others through sites like eBay and other auction sites is that you will be in a better position to make an informed decision. Even if the reviews are bad and you decided to go ahead and get it, you won’t regret it because you’re, well, sort of, prepared for it.Sites like bottomdollar.com, epinions.com, mysimon.com and pricescan.com allows the consumers to look through a whole directory of products, click on the products that they want to read about, and see the consumer ratings there. On top of that, they can even choose which seller to buy it from. These are, as far as we can tell, genuine personal opinions of consumers and it’s really quite fun to do some comparison shopping there!One of the biggest reasons why we love comparison shopping is this – not only are the products and the product prices compared, but, in fact, even the merchants selling those products are rated. This helps consumers stay away from merchants with bad reputations. As you know, fraud is rampant on the Internet and online shoppers are extremely careful about who they pay and who they provide their personal information to. You don’t want to your online shopping experience to scare you off online shopping forever, do you?Independent comparison shopping websites are preferred over sites that promote and recommend their own sister company’s products. The reviews and ratings may not be reliable in this instance. Take a look at the background of the comparison shopping website and see if they are related, in any way at all, to merchants or service providers that could taint their ability to provide unprejudiced reviews.Last but not least, comparison shopping is also about choices – otherwise, what are you comparing against? So, the more diverse their range of products is, the more options you have. The more merchants listed in their comparison shopping website, the better for you to compare prices in the website.Happy comparing!
July 20, 2022
You can be sporty though you are not a bona fide sportsman. You can do your exercise in a fitness center even at night time. You can be beautiful by having a slim body. You can be healthy enough to fight diseases. You can have fun. And meet new friends. If you think they sound like too good to be true? You are mistaken. These descriptions are indeed too good. And yet they are true. How? Where? Simple, through having your exercise regimen in 24 hours fitness centers. 24 hour fitness centers offer all of the mentioned possibilities above. In fact, it is because of these truths that they became popular to the people. 24 hours fitness centers have become a part of the routines of people seeking for beautiful body, good health, as well as entertainment. And this is open even to busy people during the daytime. Because this type of center presents flexibility in time, this has become the Mecca for many of its patriots. The fitness specials here, as its name implies, go for 24 hours. Here, the people who seem to be very occupied by their work still have time to ensure their health through exercise. Whenever they find time, they only need to go to the center and attend a class. Even it is in the middle of the night, or perhaps, before dawn. The fitness class schedules are very convenient to the clients too. According to the fitness instructors of these centers, the truth is that 24 hours fitness centers play a vital role in molding the attitude of its clients and should be given emphasis. To be specific, these centers likewise shape the strong willingness of its regulars. Additionally, these centers also develop a significant moral conduct. Like for instance, these helps in developing the self-confidence and determination of their regular clients. However, these centers still prioritize on its significant contribution in building a physically fit body and good health to its regular clients. The truth is that the instructors believe that through shaping the moral conduct of their clients, it alone will provide enough motivation to vigorously pursue and achieve their goals. They perceive that the right amount of determination is more effective as compared to any of the finest fitness equipment available today in improving the body. Just as the muscles become more firm, the amount of determination are also getting more compact. And as the body achieves a beautiful shape, it is directly in proportion to the efforts that have been exerted during the training. Because of these facts, 24 hours fitness centers are undeniably popular now to more people. These centers play a big part in improving ones perception of his life. In a simple way, these centers develop the inner and outer strength of their regular clients. 24 hours fitness centers are high in quality when it comes to the equipment they use. At the same time, the fitness instructors always aim to meet the needs of their clients, especially for the amateurs.