The list of challenging weight loss strategies is endless, but there are a few relatively painless lifestyle changes you can make that have a big impact on shaping up, too. While eating at home instead of dining out is certainly an effective strategy to drop pounds, many people don’t realize it’s actually an unwise move to purchase the necessary ingredients for their home-cooked meals where they’d reasonably go to get groceries: the grocery store.
To lose weight effortlessly, never set foot inside a grocery store again. Let’s examine why, as well as a better alternative.
Three Reasons to Abandon Grocery Stores
1. Option Overload
Supermarkets have the ability to import goods from anywhere, and they have a goal of meeting the needs—and desires—of a wide range of shoppers and their diets. As such, there are endless options. Coming prepared with a list helps, but the abundance and variety of products inevitably leads you to feel like you “need” more than you came for, and to adding unplanned items to your cart. Those of us with even the best of intentions will see a favorite food, and convince ourselves we “forgot” to add it to our list, or otherwise rationalize buying it.
On a related note, let’s not forget that our willpower is a finite resource. With so many options—and, therefore, so many decisions to be made—in a typical grocery store trip, we are bound to start slipping up and giving in when our willpower begins to dwindle.
2. Your Senses Betray You
There is a lot of psychology behind the way supermarkets are organized and the way their products are presented. Ultimately, a grocery store is a business, and businesses aim for revenue—in other words, they need you to buy stuff. A lot of stuff. To achieve this, certain items are displayed in a visually appealing fashion (for example, at eye level, as opposed to the very top or bottom shelf). Also, delightful smells are purposefully placed around specific products. Free samples of great-tasting foods are offered right next to their location on the shelf. Your senses are manipulated in a supermarket to influence your buying decisions.
3. Availability of Junk
Food manufactures are constantly introducing new food products to the market, and the vast majority of them are processed and loaded with unnatural ingredients. This category of groceries is ever-expanding, and it can be difficult to avoid every bit of it to stick to a list of fresh foods instead—it feels depriving. This problem is intensified by the fact that the store itself is set up in a way that encourages you to walk down these aisles of junk food, increasing the temptation to pick up these tasty-but-nutritionally-void treats.
Where to Grocery Shop Instead: Farmers Markets
The selection of processed foods at a farmers market is significantly less than at a supermarket, and even those items that aren’t entirely fresh are likely made with wholesome, natural ingredients; perhaps even sourced locally. Most products that you’ll find here are straight-from-the-farm items such as vegetables, fruits, meats, and eggs. There are far fewer options here than at a grocery store, and while there may be some level of an attempt to influence you with a beautiful display or delicious smells and tastes, it’s unlikely that any unplanned purchase you make here will be total junk.
For those living in areas without farmers markets, two other options are befriending a farmer or two and “shopping” directly at the farm, or at least making it a goal to stay within the perimeter of the grocery store—where the fresh stuff is—and avoid the middle aisles completely if at all possible.
Implementing these suggestions will help you reduce the amount of food, including junk food, you bring home, as well as focus on whole, fresh, good quality ingredients, which is the best way to lose weight.
Your turn: Do you shop at grocery stores? What about farmers markets? What other hacks can we employ to ensure healthy purchases?
Thursday, April 25, 2013
7 Steps to a Flatter Belly By the Weekend
If you're sporting a baby bump after lunch every day—but you're definitely not pregnant—you may be a victim of the bloat. Usually caused by gas or food in the belly or intestines, bloating can turn your favorite skinny jeans into your worst enemy and make you want to hide in your oversized hoodie for the day. And if you're forced to wear a slim dress or—gasp—a swimsuit, the bloat can be downright mortifying. Luckily, there are some clever ways to stop bloating in its tracks and help you get a flatter belly, fast.
1. Slow down at mealtime. According to WebMD, overeating is the culprit behind most bloating. To help reduce your food intake without feeling deprived, they recommend chewing slowly and taking your time with each meal. Your stomach sends signals to your brain when it's satisfied, but these messages may take up to 20 minutes to kick in; thus, you'll probably eat less when you prolong the experience instead of scarfing down your food.
2. Skip the soda. Those bubbles may tickle your tongue nicely, but soft drinks aren't helping your waistline in the short term. The pockets of gas don't just disappear after you swallow, and the air may bulk up your midsection for a bloating effect. Not worth it on little-black-dress nights.
3. Ease into a high-fiber diet. Fiber is great for maintaining a clean, bloat-free colon. However, eating too much at once can lead to a gassy disaster if your body isn't prepared. According to the Eastern Carolina Family Practice Center, you should slowly introduce fiber into your diet at the rate of 14 extra grams per 1,000 calories, per day. This gives your healthy gut flora some prep time, whereas shocking them with a giant plate of beans or broccoli may lead to poor digestion—and the undigested fiber will sit in your large intestine to ferment, causing serious gas bloating.
4. Drink up. Soda may be out, but water is in. Drinking water can help you digest high-fiber foods more quickly, flushing them through your system so they don't clog up your intestines. WebMD explains that all fiber absorbs water, and the hydrated fibers pass through your system more rapidly.
5. Work it out. If that bowl of chili is wiped clean and you need to deflate fast, 20 minutes of gentle exercise may help. Harvard Medical School reports that when subjects pedaled in a reclining position after eating a meal, their guts emptied faster than without exercise. Be warned, however, that this method may cause some embarassing gas expulsion in the process—so head outdoors for your mini-workout if possible.
6. Take a probiotic. A bacterial imbalance could be to blame for persistent bloating, and taking a probiotic regularly can help alleviate this problem. Try swallowing a supplement or filling up on probiotic-rich fare such as yogurt or sauerkraut. In extreme cases, prescription antibiotics can sometimes alleviate bacterial excesses that cause chronic bloating.
7. Try an OTC remedy. They're not sure-fire fixes, but Beano or other gas-busting products may help in a pinch. Harvard notes that they don't work for everyone, but some users have positive results.
1. Slow down at mealtime. According to WebMD, overeating is the culprit behind most bloating. To help reduce your food intake without feeling deprived, they recommend chewing slowly and taking your time with each meal. Your stomach sends signals to your brain when it's satisfied, but these messages may take up to 20 minutes to kick in; thus, you'll probably eat less when you prolong the experience instead of scarfing down your food.
2. Skip the soda. Those bubbles may tickle your tongue nicely, but soft drinks aren't helping your waistline in the short term. The pockets of gas don't just disappear after you swallow, and the air may bulk up your midsection for a bloating effect. Not worth it on little-black-dress nights.
3. Ease into a high-fiber diet. Fiber is great for maintaining a clean, bloat-free colon. However, eating too much at once can lead to a gassy disaster if your body isn't prepared. According to the Eastern Carolina Family Practice Center, you should slowly introduce fiber into your diet at the rate of 14 extra grams per 1,000 calories, per day. This gives your healthy gut flora some prep time, whereas shocking them with a giant plate of beans or broccoli may lead to poor digestion—and the undigested fiber will sit in your large intestine to ferment, causing serious gas bloating.
4. Drink up. Soda may be out, but water is in. Drinking water can help you digest high-fiber foods more quickly, flushing them through your system so they don't clog up your intestines. WebMD explains that all fiber absorbs water, and the hydrated fibers pass through your system more rapidly.
5. Work it out. If that bowl of chili is wiped clean and you need to deflate fast, 20 minutes of gentle exercise may help. Harvard Medical School reports that when subjects pedaled in a reclining position after eating a meal, their guts emptied faster than without exercise. Be warned, however, that this method may cause some embarassing gas expulsion in the process—so head outdoors for your mini-workout if possible.
6. Take a probiotic. A bacterial imbalance could be to blame for persistent bloating, and taking a probiotic regularly can help alleviate this problem. Try swallowing a supplement or filling up on probiotic-rich fare such as yogurt or sauerkraut. In extreme cases, prescription antibiotics can sometimes alleviate bacterial excesses that cause chronic bloating.
7. Try an OTC remedy. They're not sure-fire fixes, but Beano or other gas-busting products may help in a pinch. Harvard notes that they don't work for everyone, but some users have positive results.
6 Ways to Stand out in Your Next Interview
What Employers Can Deduce 30 Seconds into the Job Interview
Here's how to make a first impression that leads to one final question: "So, when can you start?"
Whether You Value Your Time More Than Anyone Else's
You think you'll show how eager and prepared you are by arriving 15 or more minutes early, but the manager—who's usually notified of your arrival shortly after you check in with the front desk—suddenly feels pressured to meet with you, and the receptionist has to figure out what to do with you in the meantime, explains Jenny Blake, Life After College author and former career development manager at Google. Most hiring managers are overworked, overstressed and overscheduled. By showing up five to 10 minutes before the interview, you're demonstrating not only that you understand that, but also that you're doing your part to be one less thing for him or her to worry about.
Whether You Know How to Pass the Test
You've scanned the company's mission statement and "About" page on the website, but have you translated those vague messages about the importance of "teamwork" and "creativity" into clues that can define your interview, especially how you'll demonstrate those values? In This Is How to Get Your Next Job, author Andrea Kay quotes VonChurch CEO Alex Churchill, who says that every interviewee is offered a glass of water as soon as he or she walks in the door: "If you don't say thank you after being offered the water, you've failed the interview right there." Politeness is among the company's core values, and like many managers, he wants to see candidates who display those values from the start.
Whether You Think Like a Sidekick
Most candidates have a checklist of things they want to convey in an interview: (a) where they've worked, (b) how much they want the job, (c) how productive they are, and (d) a reiteration of all of the above. Too bad managers don't hire based only on these things, says Kay. "They're going to hire you because you can solve their problems." Go back to the job description and draft a new checklist, with a focus on how you'll be able to handle each responsibility on it, as well as support your boss in whatever way she needs.
Whether You'll Be the Next Office Troll
Two seemingly nonchalant questions most employers ask before the interview even starts carry a lot more weight than you'd think: "How about this weather?" and "Did you have a hard time finding us?" Although it might seem like an easy way to commiserate—and bond—with strangers, bringing up the temperature or traffic tends to backfire here, even if you've had to navigate an unfamiliar office complex on a massively humid day. "The interviewer knows very little about you, so she's soaking up every little thing to assess who you are," says Allison Green of AskAManager.com. When you gripe about the small stuff, you might as well be saying, "If you hire me, I will respond to every request with an eye-roll and a heavy sigh."
Whether You Know How to Pack a Bag
While it's always good to have work samples on hand to illustrate a point, "when you take out your portfolio right away, you're hijacking the interview, and it sends a strong signal that you're going to be a management problem down the road," says Martin Yate, author of Knock 'Em Dead: Secrets & Strategies for First-Time Job Seekers. Save it for later in the interview, when you're answering a question that can be best explained using the visuals. Beyond that, copies of your resume, pens and a notepad are critical to have on hand—though they come with a caveat as well. Take notes only if there's something you'll need to follow up on, or if the interviewer has to answer a call mid-conversation—that way you can remind him where you left off, Yate recommends. Otherwise, keep the pen out of your hands (especially if you're prone to absent-mindedly clicking, chewing or twirling it).
Whether You Know How to Put on the Right Shoes
One final note: You've heard before how important it is to dress appropriately. But in the era of business casual, trendy business and startup casual, every office has its own unwritten rules about how people dress at work, and no two offices are quite the same. Have lunch just outside the office a few days before the interview, and pay attention to what people are wearing as they enter and exit the building, recommends Yate. The sharpest-dressed person there is your new style icon.
Here's how to make a first impression that leads to one final question: "So, when can you start?"
Whether You Value Your Time More Than Anyone Else's
You think you'll show how eager and prepared you are by arriving 15 or more minutes early, but the manager—who's usually notified of your arrival shortly after you check in with the front desk—suddenly feels pressured to meet with you, and the receptionist has to figure out what to do with you in the meantime, explains Jenny Blake, Life After College author and former career development manager at Google. Most hiring managers are overworked, overstressed and overscheduled. By showing up five to 10 minutes before the interview, you're demonstrating not only that you understand that, but also that you're doing your part to be one less thing for him or her to worry about.
Whether You Know How to Pass the Test
You've scanned the company's mission statement and "About" page on the website, but have you translated those vague messages about the importance of "teamwork" and "creativity" into clues that can define your interview, especially how you'll demonstrate those values? In This Is How to Get Your Next Job, author Andrea Kay quotes VonChurch CEO Alex Churchill, who says that every interviewee is offered a glass of water as soon as he or she walks in the door: "If you don't say thank you after being offered the water, you've failed the interview right there." Politeness is among the company's core values, and like many managers, he wants to see candidates who display those values from the start.
Whether You Think Like a Sidekick
Most candidates have a checklist of things they want to convey in an interview: (a) where they've worked, (b) how much they want the job, (c) how productive they are, and (d) a reiteration of all of the above. Too bad managers don't hire based only on these things, says Kay. "They're going to hire you because you can solve their problems." Go back to the job description and draft a new checklist, with a focus on how you'll be able to handle each responsibility on it, as well as support your boss in whatever way she needs.
Whether You'll Be the Next Office Troll
Two seemingly nonchalant questions most employers ask before the interview even starts carry a lot more weight than you'd think: "How about this weather?" and "Did you have a hard time finding us?" Although it might seem like an easy way to commiserate—and bond—with strangers, bringing up the temperature or traffic tends to backfire here, even if you've had to navigate an unfamiliar office complex on a massively humid day. "The interviewer knows very little about you, so she's soaking up every little thing to assess who you are," says Allison Green of AskAManager.com. When you gripe about the small stuff, you might as well be saying, "If you hire me, I will respond to every request with an eye-roll and a heavy sigh."
Whether You Know How to Pack a Bag
While it's always good to have work samples on hand to illustrate a point, "when you take out your portfolio right away, you're hijacking the interview, and it sends a strong signal that you're going to be a management problem down the road," says Martin Yate, author of Knock 'Em Dead: Secrets & Strategies for First-Time Job Seekers. Save it for later in the interview, when you're answering a question that can be best explained using the visuals. Beyond that, copies of your resume, pens and a notepad are critical to have on hand—though they come with a caveat as well. Take notes only if there's something you'll need to follow up on, or if the interviewer has to answer a call mid-conversation—that way you can remind him where you left off, Yate recommends. Otherwise, keep the pen out of your hands (especially if you're prone to absent-mindedly clicking, chewing or twirling it).
Whether You Know How to Put on the Right Shoes
One final note: You've heard before how important it is to dress appropriately. But in the era of business casual, trendy business and startup casual, every office has its own unwritten rules about how people dress at work, and no two offices are quite the same. Have lunch just outside the office a few days before the interview, and pay attention to what people are wearing as they enter and exit the building, recommends Yate. The sharpest-dressed person there is your new style icon.
Cleanroom Wipe 600PCS
Detailed Product Description
1.constructed from microfiber2.ISO Class4 ,double bags
3.low in particle and extractables
4.abrasion and chemical resist
Description
Polycel wipe is constructed from 55%cellulose and 45%
polyester, Chemically pure material that is strong and high absorbency
.And laundered and packaged in ISO class 5 with double bags. It is ideal
for critical environment application and exhibits low particle
generation and extractables, it has abrasion and chemical resistant and
is good sorbency with solvents.Non-abrasive texture cleans surface
without scratching.
Testing System
-EDI water system
-FTIR Instrument
-IC Instrument
-LPC Instrument
Applications:
- Used in electronics,semiconductor , Hard disk drive ,
LCD,IC,SMT,PCB,optics-electronic.
- Cleaning and Polishing Stainless Steel Surface.
- Superior for spill control and general wiping in
- Cleaning and Polishing Stainless Steel Surface.
- Superior for spill control and general wiping in
ISO Class 5 & 6 Cleanroom facilities.
Standard Packing
Model No. Size Packing Info
WIP-0604 4”x4” 1200Pcs/Bag 10Bags/case
WIP-0606 6”x6” 300Pcs/Bag 20Bags/case
WIP-0609 9”x9” 300Pcs/Bag 10Bags/case
Cleanroom Swab CM-FS751
Detailed Product Description
Good substitute for ITW Texwipe Swabs;Free from organic contaminants;
Thermally compressed
Low particulate and ionic content
Cleanroom ESD Swabs
Cleanmo cleanroom anti-static CM-FS751 is good substitute for ITW texwipe 751 B/S. It is designed for cleaning small, slotted and recessed areas.
Foam head: 1)constructed from conpressed, 100ppi(Z)open-cell polyurethane foam that is free from silicone,
amides or DOP;
2)thermally bonded to the handle,eliminating contamination from adhesive or coatings;
3)excellent cleaning can be ensured due to the supported flexible paddle inside the foam head.
Swab handle:1)made from polypropylene, ESD-safe;
2)compact , not contribute to particulated or organic contamination.
Specification
-Head Material:Sponge
-Head width: 4.0 mm
-Head thickness: 4.0 mm
-Head length: 15 mm
-Handle Material:polypropylene
-Handle width:2.4 mm
-Handle length: 51 mm
-Total length: 66 mm
ESD Swabs
Features
-Free from silicone, amide and DOP
-Low non-volatile residue
-Low in both particles and ion content
-Excellent solvent-holding capacity
-Compatible with most common solvents
-No contaminating adhesives or coatings.
Applications
-Micro-mechanical cleaning
-Effectively clean small,slotted.recessed areas
-Remove flux residue and excess material
-Use in the cleaning static sensitive components parts
-Used in the electronics,semiconductor,hard disk drive, LCD,PCB,SMT, IC, medical and biotech field
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
THE CHG SWAB
CHG Prep swab stick or new surgical solution swab applicator is designed
to use on patient pre-injection or preoperative skin antisepsis
preparation prior to surgery.
Surgical solution includes Chlorhexidine Gluconate ( CHG ) , Iodine Povacrylex or Povidone Iodine w/w Iso propyl alcohol composition are in compliance to recommended practices for preoperative patient skin antisepsis and it is used widely to minimize the risk of surgical site infection/hospital acquired infection, these were developed and approved by the AORN Recommended Practices Committee.
Chlorhexidine is a broad-spectrum biocide effective against Gram-positive bacteria, Gram-negative bacteria and fungi. Chlorhexidine inactivates microorganisms with a broader spectrum than other antimicrobials (e.g. antibiotics) and has a quicker kill rate than other antimicrobials (e.g. povidone-iodine).
1 It has both bacteriostatic (inhibits bacterial growth) and bactericidal (kills bacteria) mechanisms of action, depending on its concentration. Chlorhexidine kills by disrupting the cell membrane.
2 Upon application in vitro, chlorhexidine can kill nearly 100% of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria within 30 seconds.10 Since chlorhexidine formulations can destroy the majority of categories of microbes, there is limited risk for the development of an opportunistic infections.
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Surgical solution includes Chlorhexidine Gluconate ( CHG ) , Iodine Povacrylex or Povidone Iodine w/w Iso propyl alcohol composition are in compliance to recommended practices for preoperative patient skin antisepsis and it is used widely to minimize the risk of surgical site infection/hospital acquired infection, these were developed and approved by the AORN Recommended Practices Committee.
Chlorhexidine is a broad-spectrum biocide effective against Gram-positive bacteria, Gram-negative bacteria and fungi. Chlorhexidine inactivates microorganisms with a broader spectrum than other antimicrobials (e.g. antibiotics) and has a quicker kill rate than other antimicrobials (e.g. povidone-iodine).
1 It has both bacteriostatic (inhibits bacterial growth) and bactericidal (kills bacteria) mechanisms of action, depending on its concentration. Chlorhexidine kills by disrupting the cell membrane.
2 Upon application in vitro, chlorhexidine can kill nearly 100% of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria within 30 seconds.10 Since chlorhexidine formulations can destroy the majority of categories of microbes, there is limited risk for the development of an opportunistic infections.
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Tuesday, April 9, 2013
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Monday, April 8, 2013
How to Choose the Best Cleaning Swabs?
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