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It is important to distinguish between these two issues, as both have entirely different triggers and are indicative of potentially diverse health problems. A lack of knowledge and understanding may also cause you to use the wrong approach to deal with the problem, which could exacerbate the issue and the symptoms you are forced to manage. How Can you Tell the Difference Between Belly Fat and Bloating? When presented with a swollen stomach, the first step is to monitor your symptoms to determine what is the most likely cause....

Do you know that you are learning valuable skills as a clerk or cook or all the other similar seemingly menial jobs, that cannot be learned even after paying $7000 a year at college? That’s right. According to the latest study, College Boards reported that on average you have to spend $7000 a year for a college education! Is it truly possible that the skills you are learning in the starter job — – the job that is helping you get by, the job that just pays your bills for now – actually matter?...

The chart below can help you to make the right decision when it comes to veggie shopping. Whether you’re cooking for your family, entertaining friends or trying to impress someone, you’ll now know how to make your meals more enjoyable and flavorable. As you can see, there are some vegetables that are in-season all year long, but if you don’t store or treat them properly it can be just as bad as buying out-of-season vegetables....

There are a ton of ideas out their on how to get over this creativity stumbling block, but they all come back to a standard tome. Work. Creativity is work no matter which way you slice it. It isn’t always fun and in paraphrasing Merlin Mann, “you don’t need a beret to be creative.” Creativity is a dirty job. It is something that requires passion, long hours, and banging your head against the wall....

As Erich Fromm, a German social psychologist said, “Love is the only sane and satisfactory answer to the problem of human existence.” Though not all countries celebrate Valentine’s Day, all over the world people show their love in different ways throughout the year. Here are nine ways cultures around the world express love, and how you can learn to express your love in different ways, inspired by languages of love around the world....

Make Sure You Need to File According to the IRS, millions of people file tax returns every year even though their incomes are below the minimum required to file. In general, that means that it’s worthwhile checking to make sure that you actually have to file — although this year is a special case. That economic stimulus check the government’s promised? You are absolutely required to file a tax return in order to get your $600....

Being lazy is intuitively seeking out the more efficient way of doing things. Well, at least sometimes. Scott H Young has a formula: Laziness + Drive = Productivity. So is laziness a resourceful character trait? What did the ‘busy’ person have to gain from spending so much time on something pointless? Scott talks about a few questions lazy people ask themselves that ‘busy’ people don’t: Why am I doing this?...

He was a program manager at Microsoft, leading some major projects on design and development. Through his experience on the previous job, he is able to venture his own project management and product design consulting business, wrote a book on project management, and continue to write articles for his web site. An Interview With Scott Berkun Getting to know Scott will be quite interesting for me and also for Lifehack’s readers....

1. Say “Thank you” (and mean it) As we rush through our lives, we often don’t really notice what people do for us. They may be colleagues, suppliers, or members of our team. But how often do we stop and say a heartfelt, sincere “Thank you” to those people? Many organizations think that paying people is enough. Or that they get a bonus, so they’ll get their reward later. But think back to the last time someone said a proper “thank you” to you....

Believe it or not, it could benefit you to think like an intruder when considering whether your home is secure. Identify Security Risks Are there easy-access areas in your home that you may not be aware of? Move through the home and check door hinges, screens, window locks or garage doors that don’t close properly. If you really wanted to get into the house from the outside, could you do it?...

The weight of the average Australian increases by about 0.4kg (1lb) per year, every year, and it’s a pretty similar figure in most Western countries. It’s predicted that Australia (where I live) will be a totally obese population by 2050. There’s a thought. What an achievement. This is the forecast, despite the fact that we are now more educated, more informed and more aware, than we’ve ever been before. The truth is, in 2008 we are constantly bombarded with more and more information and education about diet, lifestyle, exercise, obesity, general health and all its variables, yet still, we grow....

What Is Macros Diet? The concept of macros diet is beyond traditional calorie counting. Macros are all about macronutrients that comprise of three major nutrients― protein, fat, and carbohydrates. While consuming foods, you need to keep a check on the macronutrients and its proportion is based on your calorie goals. As you use to count calories before each and every indulgence with delicious food, in the same way, you need to keep a check....

For this recipe you’ll need just five ingredients, two ziplock bags (one pint-size and one gallon-size) and finally a few optional ice-cream mixins (like fruit or nuts). Once you gather together some ice cubes, 1 cup of half and half, 1/2 cup of Kosher salt, 2 tablespoons of sugar and 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract, you’re ready to get started. By the way, this recipe serves just one, so keep that in mind....

The 24-hour news cycle is riddled with one outbreak, followed by another, in consent succession. But, just how much unrest is there around the world, and how does it compare to other times in history? To find out all we need to do is to click over to John Beieler’s map of global protests. http://johnbeieler.org/protest_mapping/ Beieler, a PhD student studying political science at Penn State, has created a visualization of data to track all of the protests around the world since 1979....

There you are, stuck in a meeting you don’t want to attend, thinking of all the work piled up on your desk, while you half listen to someone droning on endlessly about a topic you have no interest in. When the meeting finally ends, less than half the agenda has been completed and everyone gets out their calendars to arrange yet another time to meet. Worse still, many meetings seem never to result in any clear decision at all, leaving you wondering why people came together in the first place....

1. Begin Each Day with the Things that Matter Most Life is frantic. It’s easy to get caught up in a flurry of email, errands, hobbies and arguments… so much so that you collapse into an exhausted heap on your bed at the end of the day. Wrung out, worn out, you stare toward the ceiling as your thoughts spiral in guilty cycles. There’s so much you didn’t get done. It’s a common pattern, but it’s not one you have to stay trapped in....

Happy Christmas to all lifehack.org’s Christian readers. And to everyone, peace on earth and goodwill towards all humanity. Celebrate it today, and practice it every day.

For example, how many times have you tried pumping gas, but discovered the gas station managers have removed the hold-open lever? If you would prefer not to stand there the whole time holding it open yourself, simply put the gas cap where your hand would normally go. This one has some potential, but of course you will have to try it on yourself to see how it works. Depending on severity, the pain reliever gel might actually be an effective zit zapper....