Face it girls, life's unfair..

Every month, we have to face the MOST dreaded event that never fails to haunt us.
What is it? Menstrual cramps.

It's not a serious medical condition which involves being admitted to hospital and all but it's dramatic enough for us to whine and not function for a day or two.

The pain is typically described as dull, aching, cramping and often radiates to the lower back..The pain is the result of uterine contraction caused by prostaglandins (a hormone found in your body).
The production of prostaglandins in the uterus is stimulated by the hormone progesterone, which is made by the ovary after ovulation has occurred. Other symptoms are dizziness, nausea and vomiting, headaches and diarrhea accompany menstrual cramps.

Here's a few ways to help remedy the pain and discomfort.

1.Get enough rest and try to release your stress and anxiety before your period is due. If you are tired and fatigue, it'll make the cramps worse.

2.Apply head to your abdomen by using a hot/warm pack or taking a nice warm bath.

3.Exercise. Even when you're having your period, try to exercise like normal and carry out your normal daily routine.

4.Eat Omega 3 Fatty acids which can be found from salmon,mackerel and capsule.

5.Keep away from alcohol and cigarettes. They'll worsen the cramps.

6.Stay positive!

So guys and girls, do encourage your friends who are suffering from this dreaded monthly condition.

All the best girls~

amy, xoxo

I ♥ to yawn, don't you?

I look at you, I take a BIG yawn and next thing you know, you're yawning too! Yawning is contagious. To get the crowd yawning, all you have to do is to get ONE person to yawn.
Why? How does this work? I did a small research and I found out that, when a person you are looking at yawns, the message your brain captures is ' Sleep sleep sleep! I'm tired! ' You may not be that tired but by merely looking at someone being tired, the receptor in your brains which control the involuntary actions will be triggered and tell you that you're tired too! Then, next thing you know, you're yawning too.

Ps: I have always found pleasure in yawning, weird? Or are you just the same? hehe..

Cosmetic products. A friend or a foe?

Most of you, like me, apply moisturizing cream before we go out in the morning or before we sleep, apply sunblock before we go out under the sun,make up, or spray deodorant to not-smell-bad.

My advise is to check the ingredients before buying the product you intend to. Why?

Several years ago, scientist found out that there were parabens inside breast tumors found in women.
Parabens can be in the form of methylparaben, proplyparaben, butylparaben (these are the more common ones)..
Apparently, parabens mimic estrogen causing the statistics of females having breast tumors and males producing less sperms to increase rapidly.

Well, all this are not 100% proven but I suggest we use less of stuff containing parabens.
Though I would love to use loads of cosmetic products to look pretty but yeah. Haha~..