One of the first steps to an effective weight loss plan is knowing how to calculate your BMR. You may be asking, "What the heck is BMR and what does it have to do with weight loss anyway?" BMR stands for Basal Metabolic Rate. Your basal metabolic rate, or BMR, is the minimum number of calories per day a body requires just to maintain normal body functions not including daily activity. This is the number of calories needed to maintain your current weight if you did nothing but...

Today when space is at a premium, the area available for your laundry may be very limited. By using clever space saving techniques and multi-purpose utility products you can organize your laundry room to look clutter-free and impressive.

Getting wall-cabinets to efficiently use the space available is a clever idea since it will not take up any of your floor space. You can store all of your cleaning material like soap, bleach, softener and stain removers in it and they'll be...

Candidiasis can be a pesky infection to treat, more so since the pharmaceutical treatment for such includes the use of powerful systemic antifungals. These antifungals may cause side effects that may even rival the illness it was made to treat. However, there have been breakthroughs in the treatment of systemic yeast infections that focus on more natural means of treating the illness.

Candidiasis is caused by the overgrowth of the fungus Candida Albicans. This fungus exists...

Do you feel severe headache whenever you try to read any book or newspaper? And you find it too strenuous for your eyes to watch TV or work constantly on the PC?

Well, this could be a case of eye strain headache. Most of us send daily invitation to such headaches by over exposing our eyes constantly to television, computers screens and video games. To add to the woes, pollution all around makes the matters worse.

With blurred vision, you will get headache in no...

Over sixty million Americans today have the skin condition known as acne. Acne is a non-contagious skin and inflammatory disease that affects the pores covering the face, chest, arms and back along with the oil glands attached to them. Too much oil, known as sebum, is produced by the sebaceous gland and causes a course and greasy complexion. When the pores holding our hairs get blocked by oil and dead skin cells, eruptions called acne pimples are formed.

An effective...

Financial management decisions are divided into the management of assets (investments) and liabilities (sources of financing), in the long-term and the short-term. It is common knowledge that a firm's value cannot be maximized in the long run unless it survives the short run. Firms fail most often because they are unable to meet their working capital needs; consequently, sound working capital management is a requisite for firm survival.

About 60 percent of a financial...

Shopping Mall can be described in this sentence, ‘If you have a home then you will find everything in the shopping mall to fill it up with’. The craze of shopping malls ventured India in the early 2000’s and has seen tremendous growth over the years. The government’s five year tax relief for opening shopping malls and multiplex’s has also boasted this trend to a great extent.

The term ‘window...

How to look casual and credible

The lazy days of summer are here at last and with them, out-door activities such as picnics and barbeques. For many of us these activities provide an opportunity to wear casual, comfortable clothing such as shorts and t-shirts. Although these items can work well for casual gatherings, expectations for the company picnic may require a little more thought.

Sexy & frumpy have no place in the workplace. They also have no place at...

Frustration is a feeling of powerlessness and helplessness when something goes wrong in our lives or when we the result of a certain action does not meet our expectation.

Frustration causes people to be angry and rude. It damages relationship and harms ones health.

Frustration if left uncorrected can spiral into negative events like accidents or impulsive decisions like quitting a job. It could also damage a marriage or a relationship.

Using Emotional...

Introducing the top three trailing plants for containers this season.

- Bidens ferulifolia

Within your containers, consider planting Bidens ferulifolia commonly known as the "Tickseed" or "Apache beggar tick".

Gardeners who require trailing colour for containers or hanging baskets often opt for this native of North America and Mexico. Tickseed stems are quite slender, these fine stems can be expected to trail and sprawl vigorously to...