• Weight loss • Water loss • Decreased inches • Smoothness of Tissue

Solution #3 Stop When You Are Full

In her book Appetites, Geneen Roth gives us a simple outline to manage portion control. Her two major mantras are: take time to eat and stop when you are full. These are both shape-shifting ideas. To some people, including myself, food is a friend. Therefore tendency to overeat stems out of emotion; food provides comfort and security. Others are in a hurry. Food and need to eat are just obstacles that get in way.

In effort to break free from these unhealthy behaviors, ask yourself several questions:

Am I enjoying what I am eating? Do I eat standing up or on run? Do I continue to eat even after I know I am full?

Next, begin to carve out time to eat and enjoy food with friends or family. Or to take time to enjoy a nourishing meal even if you are alone. Eat to point of being full, then stop. Most of time, weight loss can be easily stimulated through portion control.

Solution #4 Keep a Food Journal

In addition to aforementioned, it may be wise for you to keep a food journal. By tracking what you eat every day, you hold yourself accountable for everything you place in your mouth. It’s simple to start. Record everything you eat for a week and document your weight each week.

At end of week take inventory of yourself. Have you gained weight? Lost? Remained same? If you are gaining weight, simply cut back on your refined sugars (sweets) and heavy carbs like white rice or white potatoes. For these, substitute brown rice or sweet potatoes instead. Track your habits for a second week.

When you’ve reached point in your eating program where your weight remains same, you will need only consume a few less calories (or burn a few extra during exercise) each week to lose weight. Keep in mind: in order to lose weight, your body needs to burn more calories than it consumes. First, find your melting point, then adjust your portion control and exercise program accordingly.

In Conclusion: With just a few adjustments and an enjoyment of food – recognizing its beauty for nourishing your body - you can shift your focus from frustration to enjoyment. Give these alternatives to weight loss a try. Your health and your waist line will thank you for it.

In 18th Century, next recorded version of toothpaste occurred. This mixture called for dragon's blood, cinnamon and burn alum. This mixture tends to be more of an amusement for many scientists, as there is no proof that "dragon's" existed. What may have really been considered to be dragon's blood is unknown.

The 19th Century saw a lot of innovations to toothpaste, although many of them would be repulsive compared to what we are used to today. Charcoal, for example, was used to clean teeth. Most of toothpastes of this time were powders that became a paste when introduced to saliva. A lot of these different toothpastes were designed to both clean teeth and give user better breath. This is where modern idea for toothpaste came of, and one of turn points in history of toothpaste. The combination of these pastes and toothbrush worked to ensure that there was a higher chance of cleaner and healthier teeth and gums.

It wasn't until 1900s that toothpastes evolved to be more modern. Colgate, and many other toothpaste companies, worked to design toothpastes that tasted good while providing means to clean teeth while not causing gums to bleed. Many ingredients are now used in toothpastes, with Fluoride being one of most common. There are a wide variety of "herbal" toothpastes as well, which do not contain this component. Each of these types are designed to fit needs and wants of every type of person out there. This high level of choice is primary evolution of toothpastes. While only a few were available as early as Egyptian days, now there is something for everyone.

The combination of toothpaste and modern toothbrush gives everyone oral hygiene and dental health that they need to be able to have sparkling teeth that is desired by so many. This combination also helps prevent loss of your teeth later in life, so that dentures are not required as early. The history of toothbrush and toothpaste shouldn't be looked down upon, as options used back then were no where near as pleasant as types available today.