Life Hackery

Shaving cream has now become a luxury item as the prices of commodities continue to skyrocket. It’s even more frustrating when shaving cream suddenly runs out, and you don’t know what to use as an alternative. Men have shaved their beards long before commercial shaving creams existed, so why can’t you do without it? The following are the top 10 alternatives to shaving cream that may just leave you with the most perfect shave you’ve ever had.

Being fit and healthy isn’t just about six-pack abs or buns of steel. It means losing fat and staying lean, not losing weight and staying thin. The safest path towards physical fitness is through your metabolism.

Boost your metabolicsix-pack abs rate or the amount of energy spent in a given time so the next time you sit in front of the television, you are burning 100 calories, instead of just one. With a simple tweak in your lifestyle, you can improve your health significantly and obtain the body you’ve always wanted.

1. Meal Time Management

When you sleep, your metabolism slows down too. It will only resume its normal rate after your next meal. If you skip breakfast, your body burns only a few calories so you still have enough energy to survive until your next meal. On the other hand, eating a solid 350-calorie breakfast revs up your metabolic rate instantly and maintains that pace throughout the day.

Load up your breakfast with high-fiber carbohydrates, such as whole grain cereals, egg whites and fruits. Compared to fats, it takes some time before your body absorbs these carbs. This is good because you won’t get hungry easily and avoid overeating during meals.

Likewise, avoid any midnight snacks, especially right before bedtime. Since you don’t do any physical activity in your sleep, food becomes fat instead of energy. Go light on your dinner and reserve the bulk of your appetite for the next day.

Few people can withstand the pain and agony of a toothache. Whether it’s two in the morning, finals week at school, or a particularly busy day at the office, toothaches make our lives miserable. The dentist’s office may be a long drive away, and you may have not set up an appointment days earlier. While some people would bravely go through a day with a toothache, it’s only a matter of time before they finally surrender to the agonizing, writhing pain. If you do not have some painkillers on hand or you’re a long way from seeing a dentist, here are five simple ways to dull the pain of a throbbing toothache.
Suck In Air
For aching teeth that are not sensitive to air, you can try to suck in air towards the tooth. You can use a drinking straw or shift your tongue to draw air into the offending tooth. The air-sucking technique works a lot like the small air blower your dentist uses to dry out your teeth before an extraction, a root canal session, or a dental filling procedure. The aim is to keep your tooth as dry as possible, which makes the nerves in the pulp less sensitive to the pain.

All of us want to learn kung fu. Who doesn’t want to kick like Chuck Norris and use nunchakus like Bruce Lee? Unfortunately, many of us are too busy to attend martial arts training sessions. You can buy a “how to” book of martial arts, but they usually have complicated instructions that you will likely forget during an actual attack. What you need are simple techniques that you can easily use during a fight.

1. To Survive, Accept the Fact That You May Die

Here’s a fact that is useful to remember when someone attacks you: you may get killed and panicking doesn’t reduce your chances of getting killed. Accept this fact because it should help you concentrate despite the surge of fear. Many people fear for their lives too much in dangerous situations, that they ultimately fail to save their lives. Rather than vehemently denying and fearing the fact that you could die, accept it. This is the only way to get it out of your mind and think of options before you – options that can save your life.

2. Attack When You’re Being Attacked

Your instincts are made to protect you. There is one instinct though that will most likely lead to your destruction when your attacker is near you: running away. Sure running away helps, but only when your attacker is a good distance away. Rather than retreating, advance. In a typical scenario where your attacker is the one who feels he is the predator and you’re the prey, he doesn’t expect you to fight back at all. If you react quick enough, you’ll be able to surprise him and open up opportunities to deliver damage.

With the abundance of fast foods and convenience foods available to us at all hours of the day, it’s no wonder that so many of us find ourselves addicted to the quick fix of sugary or salty treats. When your waistline starts to expand and you can no longer fit into your favorite jeans, it might be time to kick the junk food habit and learn to eat real food again.

Garrett Whelen wrote a great article on How to Kill Your Addictions to Junk Food and Soda Pop. It contains wisdom like “change one habit at a time” and an ingenious method for cutting down on your junk food spending. If you follow the suggestions in this article, you should be well on your way to a much healthier you in a matter of just weeks.

If you want to take the idea even further, you might want to take a look at your sugar consumption. Do you find yourself craving sugar constantly? The concept of sugar addiction is rapidly gaining acceptance in the medical community. Along with acknowledgment of the problem has come many suggestions for treating it. Start at home with a few simple suggestions, but see your doctor if you need additional help.

Overcoming any addiction is very difficult to accomplish. It will take a minimum of several weeks to be successful and may take many months. Even when it seems impossible, willpower and a strong support system will help you through the difficult times to the healthier life that is waiting for you on the other side.

* We all love junk food and chocolates but most of us fall into the trap of getting addicted to these kinds of stuff. To keep a healthy lifestyle, you should know how to beat chocolate cravings today.