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THE WAYS OF COPING WITH STRESS

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Stress became a part of our lives. Some of us can success to cope with it but some of us can not. Stress is attacking which comes to our bodies or our minds from outside. According to the American Psychological Association, 25% of Americans are under high stress.

For John Medina, our brain can cope with stress only for 30 seconds. In his book ‘Brain Rules’ he mentioned that our brain was not designed to cope with stress in the long run. It gives harm to the brain and memory functions. If we face stress in the long run, this will affect our immune system and we will get ill easier. Also, it will affect our sleeping routine. If you are under stress your body will excrete cortisol hormone. This hormone helps us to cope with problems when we are under threat ( it is an escape or fight reaction) but if you excrete this hormone much, you will awaken your neurons and by the time your neurons will die.

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Since we do not want to wane our brain we should learn how to cope with stress. Here are some ways of coping with stress.

  • Your diet is very important. It must be under control. Healthy foods are important. Add vegetables and fruits to your diet. This will also make your immune system stronger. In your diet, you should add five portions of different colors of vegetables and fruits. Vegetables and fruits involve potassium which balances your blood pressure. Surveys tell us that fruits and vegetables are good options to decline your blood pressure. And also do not consume salt very much.
  • Do not drink alcohol and smoke while coping with stress. This will not help you. Smoking will threat your stress because of its ingredients.
  • Do exercises regularly but do not fight with yourself while doing exercises. Especially do ponderous sports. Walk, ride a bicycle or dance. When you are active physically you excrete a hormone which makes you feel happy. This makes you lessen your stress and your blood pressure. World Health Organisation (WHO) recommends exercising at least twice a week. This will support your health.
  • Allow time to yourself to rest. Resting is very important. Also, sleep well. If you can not sleep well this will affect your state of mind and your energy. If you control your sleep this will lessen your stress.
  • Know your responsibilities. Do your responsibilities on time in order not be panic later.
  • While targeting your objectives be realistic. You can not do everything perfectly. Do not forget you are a human being.
  • Do meditation. Mediation is one of the best ways of coping with your stress.
  • Learn breathing techniques. True breathing techniques will make you feel more comfortable. Sit in a comfortable position, close your eyes. Breath deeply from your nose and full your lungs with air. wait for a second and then give your breath by your mouth. Breathing techniques are accepted as a kind of mediation and in recent years it is very popular. Do this exercise 1-2 minutes in a day. According to surveys, breathing techniques reduce stress, depression, and aches.
  • Yoga is also a good way of coping with stress. It is proved that people who do yoga are more calm people and have a more optimistic point of view against life.
  • Music is another important thing in our lives of coping with stress. Listen to music and if you can play a musical instrument. This is also a way of lessening stress. Also, other kinds of art like painting will make you feel better. Painting is another way of telling yourself to others by using your emotions and abilities. It is a way of relaxing.
  • Meet with your friends. Meeting with friends will make you feel better. If you can, organize days to meet and enjoy time with them. During these times, forget everything and just live the moment. Do not bring your problems to every place you go to.
  • Feed animals. Animals are a good way of coping with stress. Touch them, feed them, talk to them, You will feel the difference after you began to look after a pet.
  • Help people. If you help people you will live positive emotions about life. When you begin to help others you will forget your own problems and maybe you will understand that your problems are not so big in life. You will see how you can change a person’s life by helping him/her and this will make you happier.

These techniques will help you to give fewer reactions to stress so you will be more relax and calm during the day. Your attitude will change against life. These are relaxing techniques. By these techniques, you will feel better. Just give a break to apply these techniques and do not forget to smile.

THE BENEFITS OF APPLE VINEGAR

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The vinegar is used beginning from B.C.5000. Apple vinegar is also called as ‘sour wine’. It is used in many areas from skin care to health problems. The vinegars in the markets are refined but it should be fermented. So the best way is to make your own vinegar.

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The different fields that vinegar is used are as follows:

-The vinegar kills bacterias.Especially in the treatment of problems like ear infections, wart, fungal injection and gem vinegar is used. Hippocrat used vinegar as disinfectant many years ago.

-The vinegar prevents acne formation. It is a natural tonic.Dilute vinegar with water and apply it on your face in treatment of acne and use it as tonic in skin cleaning.It tightens the skin. If you use vinegar for your skin, your skin will be soft and fresh. Also it has protective effect against wrinkles.Because of this, the vinegar known as anti ageing product.

-The vinegar fights against diabetes. It lowers blood sugar. In type 2 diabetes, it balances blood sugar. If you use medicine you shouls consult your doctor before using vinegar. During your meal if you eat a bit of bread by dipping into vinegar, this will balance your insuline.But do not forget to ask your doctor if you use medicine.

-The vinegar gives the feeling of fullness. It helps to lose weight. It makes you consume 300 calories more in a day. Especially if you use vinegar in your diet you will help to lose your fat around your belly and waist.

– According to the searches that were done by Harvard University, within the ladies who used vinegar in their salad sauce had a lower risk of heart disease. It also lowers cholesterol. And the vinegar has protective property against cancer. but using fermented vinegar is important. Here is a recipe for making vinegar at your home: – 1 kg of apple

-2 spoon of honey

-3 litres of water

-1 tea glass of chickpea

-1/2 tea glass of bulghur

Cut the apples into small pieces. Put them in a glass jar. Add honey, chickpea, bulghur and mix them with plastic or silicone spoon. Close the jar with gauze. Leave it in a cool and dry environment for twenty days. It should not take light directly. During this time, mix them once a day. After 20 days, wait more 20 days without mixing. Finally, take the main of vinegar out and filter it. You can use the main of vinegar in your next vinegar as a ferment.

-The vinegar ensures the activities of the intestine. It affects the liver directly. It metabolizes fats.

-The vinegar also used in hair care. It cleans the corpse cells on the head and this balances the PH level. The vinegar makes hair soft and shiny. It also prevents dandruff.

-It whitens your teeth.

-It also removes tea and coffee stains.

-It relax the skin which was browned.

-You can clean vegetables and fruits with the vinegar. Add 1 glass of vinegar to 3 glass of water. Put your fruits and vegetables in it. Leave them for 10-15 minutes to clean them. It prevents degeneration of food.

-It strengthens the immune system and it gives energy.

-The vinegar is good for coughing. Add 4 spoon of honey to 4 spoons of vinegar. Eat it 4 times a day. You will mention that your cough will be stopped. If you take this mixture before sleeping, you will sleep well. Also, you can use the vinegar as a mouthwash. Add a pinch sea salt and black pepper to the vinegar to use it as a mouthwash.

-If you add 2 spoons of vinegar to 1 glass of warm water and wash out your mouth, this will cure your gum problems.

-It is good for muscle pain.

-If you have a toothache, put vinegar on a piece of cloth and put this cloth on your cheek. This will help you.

-The vinegar is good for the eye infection. Mix 1 amount of vinegar with 4 amount of water. Wipe this with cotton on your eye.

-It is good for headache. Add 1 spoon of vinegar to boiling water. Smell this. This will be good for your headache. Rub your temple and brow with vinegar.

-The vinegar is also used against fever. But you should dilute it if you will use it to the child.

-The vinegar involves a high amount of folic acid, B12, and Ferrum. It is good for anemia. Add 1 spoon of vinegar to warm water and drink it every day.

The vinegar is very curative liquid. But you should be careful about using it. Do not take more than 8gr. per day because you will lose potassium. Pregnants should consult their doctors and also if you use medicine ask your doctor. Do your vinegar at home. You will feel the difference in your life when you begin to use it in different fields of your life.

CREAM-CAKE WITH STRAWBERRY AND PUFF PASTRY

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INGREDIENTS:

6 Pieces of puff pastry

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30-35 strawberries

2 glass of milk

2 glasss of cream

2 yolks

1+1/4 glass of sugar

1/4 glass of corn starch

2 glass of flour

1 spoon of butter

1 package of vanilla

2 glass of mild cream cheese

Powdered sugar

Put milk and cream in a saucepan. Heat them. In another pan mix sugar and yolk well. Then, add flour and starch and mix them. And then, add milky cream into this mixture slowly but you should mix them continuously. Mix them well.

Put this mixture in a saucepan and cook it at low temperature by beating in. Mix them well. Add vanilla and butter. Leave them for a while to become cool. After it became cool, add mild cream cheese. Again mix them well. This is also called ‘baker cream’. Your baker cream is ready. Put stretch film on your cream and put it in a fridge to be cool.

Take out puff pastry. Put the cooking paper on a baking tin. Put puff pastries on it and drill puff pastries with folk in order not to make them puff while baking. Put another baking tin on this tin and bake it in a preheated oven at 180 degrees for 30 minutes.

Cut the strawberries into small pieces. Mix these strawberries with baker cream. Make cool the puff pastries. Take a large tray. Put puff pastry as a base. Then add baker cream on it. Put a ply of puff pastry more. Add baker cream on it and put puff pastry as a final ply of cream-cake. Put powdered sugar at the top of the cream cake. If you desire you can add strawberries on the top. Bon Appetit.