The more rigorous you brush
your teeth, the better
Over-brushing can lead to gum recession,
exposing the sensitive root and causing a lot of unpleasantness in your
mouth.
Electric toothbrush can minimize the gum damage. You also can use a softer
brush with a small head for gentler approach to your teeth.
Exercising before bedtime
will make me tired and help me sleep
Regular exercise is a great way to stay fit and
can be helpful for a good night’s sleep – as long as you avoid working out too
near bedtime. Sleep experts at Sleepfoundation.org have cautioned people to
avoid strenuous workouts right before sleep. Exercise raise your body
temperature, gets your heart pumping and your body all alert, in this elevation
state, which may last for up to six hours you would find it difficult to doze
off.
I can catch-up on
sleep during the weekends
New research from Pennsylvania State University
suggests that it is not enough to play catch up on your snooze time during the
weekends. While catching more Zs does help, the recovery is not complete and it
may help some people but not others. The best way to make sure you get enough
sleep during a work week is discipline. Many find that getting to sleep is not
as difficult as you may think. Get yourself into bed and flip open book. You
will be off to dreamland in no time.
Working out on an empty
stomach burns more fat
When you exercise, your body burns calories from
both fat and carbohydrates. Although studies have shown that working out on an
empty tummy may burn a touch more fat calories, the overall result is pretty much
the same. Working out on an empty stomach also means you have less energy to
spend making you work out less,
inefficiently or make you more prone to
injuries.
E-readers a worse for your
eyes than books
If you’re worried about the effect it has on your
eyes, don’t be “It’s common to think that e-readers are like computers,” says
Alan Hedge, director of Human Factors and Ergonomics Laboratory at Cornell
University, USA. “Tablets and laptops are known to cause eyestrain after
long-term use but those screens are illuminated from behind and constantly
refreshed, while new generation e-reader screens with electronic ink reflect
light like paper”. If your eye get tired after reading, look away from screen,
or increase the text size to reduce strain.
