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Thanksgiving Day History And Fun Facts

Thanksgiving Day Is Already Upon Us

Thanksgiving day is brings many American families together to enjoy parades, football and a huge afternoon feast!Below are some fun and interesting facts about Thanksgiving over the years in America.

The First Thanksgiving Day

As we all learned in grade school classes and plays, the most familiar story of the first Thanksgiving took place in Plymouth Colony in 1621. The celebration between the Pilgrims and Wampanoag Indians lasted 3 days. Did you know (or remember) that Plymouth Colony today is Massachusetts? It wasn’t until 1883, during the Civil War, that President Lincoln proclaimed a national day of “Thanksgiving. He ordered it to be celebrated on the last Thursday in November. Congress finally made Thanksgiving Day an official national holiday in 1941.

Change Up Workout Routines To Lose Weight and Gain muscle

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Change Up Workout Routines To Lose Weight and Gain muscle

Your body is an incredible thing. It changes food into energy and raw building materials for your body. It regularly repairs itself. It enables you to do amazing things.

This amazing ability does bring some problems. The body’s ability to adapt makes losing weight difficult. Your body learns how to burn less energy when you use the same exercises.

The same concepts apply to gaining muscle. Your body will strain less as you perform the same activities. This results in smaller gains.

Aromatherapy Essential Oils For Sleep, Relaxation

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Aromatherapy Essential Oils – Assist In Sleep, Relaxation

Aromatherapy essential oils have long been used to treat a variety of conditions from stress and insomnia to burns and infections. If you are battling stress from everyday life or have insomnia, you should really consider the small amount of investment required to use Aromatherapy to help. Here is a brief guide to aromatherapy essential oils.

Insomnia Cheat Sheet – Tips For A Better Night Sleep

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Insomnia Cheat Sheet – Tips For A Better Night Sleep

Has bedtime become a battle that you just can’t win? Insomnia is a health condition that can make it impossible to get a good night’s rest. Tossing and turning, staring at the clock and frequent waking are just a few of the symptoms you may experience. While insomnia is frustrating, it is important to remember that there are some things that can be done. Use this insomnia cheat sheet to identify the underlying cause of your insomnia, and learn a few tricks for finally getting some sleep.

Importance of Curing Insomnia
Some people brag about not needing sleep. Yet, seven to eight hours of sleep is necessary for staying healthy. A lack of sleep can also have serious consequences. For example, your body requires rest for healing. You also build memories during sleep. Daytime drowsiness can also lead to car accidents. Insomnia may also cause problems with your job.

Identifying Potential Causes
You can try to wait out one night of no sleep. However, more than three nights without sleep should be cause for concern. It is important to find out the cause of your insomnia 9the point of writing this insomnia cheat sheet). A journal is a good place to start. Place a journal by your bed. Write down any times you wake up. Also write down things you did before bed. Try to notice patterns in your routine. You can use this log to talk to your doctor. Remember that you may still have to do some detective work to find the cause.

Find A Sport You Love To Get In Shape

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Find a sport to play for fun and fitness

What I am going to suggest here is that you find a sport to play. It’s never too late to start a new sport, or go back to an old one (as long as it’s not softball or bowling, please! Not a sport, fun to pound a few beers with the boys though). I started playing
tennis at 41. I can honestly say it’s the greatest thing I
ever did. I love it and I get a great workout every time I play. My hope for all of you is that you can find your “tennis” that motivates you to exercise and compete on a regular basis. To steal a quote from Robert Plant –

Stress – Effects And Ways To Stop It

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Stress – Effects And Ways To Stop It

Stress is defined as “a specific response by the body to a stimulus that disturbs or interferes with the normal physiological equilibrium of an organism.” Stress effects millions of people every day. It can be caused by physical, mental, or emotional stimuli. Physical stress is caused by things such as the burden of recent injury or illness that makes performing normal, daily activities extremely difficult or performing hard labor that is physically taxing and that demands more of you than you are physically able to do. Mental stress is a kind of stress that is often experienced by students who are over burdened by their course load or on the job when you under pressure to meet a deadline or to do extensive research. Perhaps the most common stress is emotional. This is caused by the death or illness of a loved one, a horrible boss, negative love relationship, the depression associated with a loss or illness, divorce, or a wide number of other factors.