Bad Eating Habits

Living in a period where our daily routine is full of work, appointments, meetings, home duties and stress, it is very difficult to pay attention to our personal habits, especially if we are talking about what we eat and how we do it. As simply as it might seem to be, eating habits have major impacts in our health if we do not develop good practices. According with studies made most and worst bad habits when eating we can mention a top three that includes the following aspects:

1. Skipping breakfast: This meal is known as the most important one during the day. However it Is usually avoided by most of the people because of the lack of time we usually have at morning.  “Skipping breakfast disrupts your metabolism, causing you to burn fewer calories. So, if you are trying to lose weight, skipping breakfast is not a good idea”.

2.    Fast food: This unhealthy habit might be the most popular one. This because fast food restaurants are everywhere you can imagine. On the other hand, because of the routine we are involved in, sometimes it is easier to pay little money for something faster to take. The unlimited consumption of fast food can end up in major health diseases such us cholesterol, heart attack and even morbid obesity.

3.    Eating late at night: Having meals before going to bed gets digestion process a little more difficult. It is important to mention that it also causes sleeping difficulty, without forgetting how bad this habit can be when trying to lose some weight.

As a personal recommendation for people who practice some or all the habits mentioned previously I suggest them to try it step by step. Waking up a little earlier can work for those who avoid taking breakfast. Other aspect to take into consideration would be to eat some fruit or meals easy to prepare. According to fast food, it is okay to have this kind of meals sometimes. However, if people would like to avoid it at all, thinking that preparing food at home is way healthier and cheaper can be a good reason to quit this habit. Without a doubt, people who work out, eat fruits, vegetables and drink water often have better health condition than those who do not. It can be a little hard to leave all those bad habits mentioned above; however it is up to us to start from the beginning. At the end the only ones who will be affected will be us. 

Information taken from http://www.fitday.com/fitness-articles/nutrition/healthy-eating/5-extremely-unhealthy-eating-habits-to-avoid.html on sunday, march 24th, 2013. 

Charitable Organizations

When it is about helping the others we usually think about donating thousands of dollars to big organizations or may be giving food and clothing to those who has less facilities than us. I agree with the fact of doing charity this way, however, even though these might be the most popular ways to do so, they are not the only ones. Have you ever think about giving an opportunity to work to people without studies and talents that could not be yet discovered?

This is what “Salon do Encontro” does. It is an organization located in Betim, Brazil whose most important value is to believe in people´s potential, no matter where they are from but their will to learn and grow up professionally. This particular organization hires people who never had the chance to study. In this place, they learn to create crafts by their one, which at the end will be sold to the public and all the money collected will be distributed in salaries and materials for a little school that this organization owns, where kids from poor families learn to read, write, use technology and also develop artistic abilities.   

Since I live a little far from this organization, the way I could help with it is letting people know about it and how successful it is now in Brazil. On the other hand, here in Costa Rica we could develop a similar project, where people who never had the chance to work, because of their academic experience, can do something from themselves and for the others at the same time. Without a doubt study is the basis when we talk about work, however, there are some other aspects we need to take into consideration such us ability, motivation, passion and the will of becoming a better human being. 

Here is a little video where you can see what is done in this particular place, I hope you like it!  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzg_C-zWciA