Mention the word “sustainability” and you’ll often be greeted by a blank stare, or worse, rolling eyes.  Let’s face it, the word has lots of syllables and the meaning isn’t often clear.  What does “sustainability” mean?  Most literally, it means using or harvesting a resource in such a way that the resource is not permanently depleted or destroyed.  But more fundamentally, sustainability is about the balanced interaction of humans and the natural world, or establishing processes that enhance human wellbeing while preserving healthy ecosystems.  And thus, sustainability touches every aspect of existence, from the food we grow and eat to the shelters we build and live in, from the societies we create and interact with to the natural resources we develop and maintain.

Unfortunately, and perhaps inevitably, sustainability has become a loaded term, politicized along with everything else in our highly contentious society.  That is why, when talking with anyone, but especially with people you don’t know or those who might not necessarily endorse the idea that we should be aiming for a sustainable planet, some care is needed.  Here are some helpful pointers.

1.  Emphasize the positives.  There is a common misconception that pursuing sustainability means sacrificing our quality of life.  The simple fact is, by pursuing the policies associated with sustainability – renewable energy, conservation, healthier habitats and organic produce – we have the opportunity not only to match our current standard of living, but surpass it.  For example, the United States is among the least energy efficient countries in the world.  Much of this inefficiency comes from poorly insulated homes, poorly designed buildings, and an outdated and inefficient electrical grid.  By making efficiency improvements we will not only promote healthier places to live and work, we will lower our overall energy costs, thus saving money.

2.  Emphasize the urgency.  The world population just topped seven billion and our exponential growth is putting unparalleled strain on our natural resources.  If we do not act quickly to more reasonably develop and conserve our natural resources, they will not be there for our children.  Few people can resist the simple argument that however we may have lived in the past, we have a duty to pass on a livable planet to our children.

3.  Emphasize the opportunities. While much of the global economy is stuck in reverse, several sectors have seen astronomical growth, among them renewable energy, energy efficiency, and recycling.  These growth industries are putting thousands of people to work in good-paying jobs that enhance our quality of life.  Whether you agree that our planet is nearing an ecological crisis, you have to admit that creating thousands of jobs in the sustainability sector helps our economy.  With new developments in research and technology happening every day, the opportunities are endless.  We just need to seize them.

How to get rid of blackheads on nose is one of the main problems that many people of all ages and genders have to face every day. This is one of the most common skin problems that anyone, even those with perfect daily beauty routine, can have.

Whenever my customers ask about how to get rid of blackheads on nose, I always tell them that prevention is the best solution. Thus, they need to know first what causes their blackheads to appear before learning ways on how to prevent and get rid of blackheads.

So what is a blackhead and what causes a blackhead to appear?

A blackhead, also known as open comedone, is made up of oil and dead skin cells that form into a tiny solid matter and block a skin pore. Once it is formed, there is nothing else we can do about it but remove it. Blackheads can be commonly found on noses. When these blackheads get infected, they become swollen and eventually turn into permanent scars or pimples.

Our bodies produce natural oil that is needed to prevent our skin from drying out. During this process, the oil sometimes gets trapped before reaching the surface. This could be due to the pores being blocked or clogged by dead skin cells, make up, dirt, harsh soaps, and other foreign substances. When this trapped oil is exposed to other elements, especially oxygen, it turns black.

Let me now share with you my tips on how to get rid of blackheads on nose.

1. Wash Face with Exfoliating Facial Wash

Using body soaps on the face can dry out your skin. This heightens the possibility of trapping oils and clogging pores of your skin. What I strongly recommend is for you to cleanse your face regularly with a mild exfoliating wash once or twice a day to remove dust. This prevents the formation of blackheads on your nose.

2. Use a Gentle Natural Cleanser

People think that just because they are using a famous commercial facial cleanser regularly, they are already safe from dust and other elements that may harm their skin. This is not true. Most cleansers today contain harsh chemicals that may interrupt the normal oil flow. It is always best to use gentle natural-based cleansers.

3. Face Steaming

This step is very safe and can be done every night. All you need to do is soak a clean and soft face towel in warm water and place it on your face for 10 to 20 minutes. This is a great way to open your pores and clean them out, while allowing the oil to clearly flow through your skin.

4.  Use Nose Strips

There are lots of blackhead nose strips that can be found on the market today. Even though they are extremely drying on your nose, a good moisturizer will do the trick. So, how to get rid of blackheads on nose with nose strips? Make sure that you follow ALL the instructions that come with the nose strip that you are using.

5. Avoid Oil-Based Makeup and other Facial Products

Makeup and other beauty products that are oil-based attract more dust and other foreign elements that cause infection and irritations. If you have oil-based make up and facial products, now is the best time to start replacing them with non-oil based products. Visit your cosmetologist or go to the mall near you and ask for non-oil based products from their salesladies.

6. Drink Lots of Water

Cleansing the outside part of your body is never enough. Drinking lots of water will not only help get rid of excess toxin, it will also balance the amount of sebum produced by the oil glands. Don’t belittle this tip though, it is definitely one of the best thing you could do to remove blackheads.

There is a wide range of ways on how to get rid of blackheads on nose. The above tips though simple, are natural and really effective. Following them will surely help you climb the ladder to a blackhead-free skin.

These tiny chocolate balls are truly a Brazilian national heritage. It is simple to make, and just oh-so delicious. In fact, Brigadeiros is so popular that you can find it practically anywhere in the world. Back in 2008 while having a vacation in Hanoi, Vietnam, I found Brigadeiros being sold in a village’s bakery. Talk about popularity (and globalization).

Anyway, the recipe that I am going to show you below is something that I’ve come up with. Nothing really special but so far I’ve not seen anyone do this to a Brigadeiros yet. What I am talking about is a cookies and cream variant to the Brigadeiros.

Cookies and Cream Brigadeiros

1 can of 14oz sweetened condensed milk

½ cup of white chocolate chips

1 teaspoon of vanilla essence

3 tablespoon of unsalted butter

20 individual slices of oreo cookie (without cream)

Instructions

1) Put all of the condensed milk, white chocolate chips, vanilla essence and unsalted butter into a saucepan. Set the heat to medium-low and stir the mixture in a circular motion constantly.

2) After stirring for about 15 minutes (and up to as long as 30 minutes), the mixture should be thick, sticky and ready. You can check if it is ready by pushing the mixture to one side of the pan, and it should flow back slowly like thick lava.

3) Pour the mixture on a big plate and leave it in the fridge to chill for 20 minutes.

4) In the meantime, put all the oreo cookies into a blender and blend thoroughly. Alternative, if you do not have a blender, crash the cookie completely with your hands.

5) After 20 minutes, with the mixture chilled, it is finally ready to be rolled into brigadeiros. Spread some butter over your hand and fingers (especially) to prevent the mixture from sticking onto your hands.

6) Pinch off some of the mixture and roll it into a ball. Dip the ball onto the oreo cookie crumps and covered it totally.

That’s it! You got your first brigadeiros done in less than an hour!

Some Other Recommended Coatings

You can choose other coatings for your brigadeiros instead of cookie crumps. As a guideline, try not to cover this white chocolate brigadeiros with sweet coating unless you have a really sweet tooth. Some coatings that I recommend are: dark cocoa powder, crushed oats, cereal or cornflakes. These should give the brigadeiros a really good crunch to it.

Simple and effective remedies to give you gout pain relief today

Do you want to be freed from the sudden, excruciating pain that your gout is causing? Maybe the attack happened in the middle of the night, or maybe it’s during a meal. I used to have gout attacks twice a day, everyday and I know it’s no laughing matter. When it happened, the intense pain will consume you totally.

In this article I am going to share with you 2 remedies which you can use today for gout pain relief. These 2 remedies are easy to obtain, simple to execute, and definitely useful. I should point out that, while the remedies are useful, it is good for gout pain relief and NOT effective for preventing gout pain from ever coming back (See P.S at the bottom of article for information on how to prevent gout pain and more pain relief remedies).

1) Apple Cider Vinegar

Apple cider vinegar is a wonderful remedy for gout pain relief. It can reduce swelling, throbbing and get rid of gout pain by dissolving uric acid that accumulates in the joints and dissolves them from the body. Apple cider vinegar can be both ingested and applied topically. Note that for best results, use only unfiltered apple cider vinegar (not the clear variety).

For ingesting, mix 3 teaspoons of apple cider vinegar with two teaspoons of honey in a glass of water and drink once daily. It is recommended that either the drink be taken first after waking up, or immediately before going to bed. Topically, mix 1.5 cups of vinegar with 3 cups of water and soak the affected area.

2) Elevate For Gout Pain Relief

Many medical experts and doctors recommend that to alleviate gout pain at night, keep the affected area lifted. So if your big toe has gout, elevate it by putting some pillows by the foot of the bed and rest your affected leg on top. This not only helps in gout pain relief, but it also can lower the chance of a gout attack when you sleep.

Even though gout is one of the most painful form of arthritis, it is also one of the most treatable. The above remedies have helped my readers and me, and I certainly hope you will benefit from this too.

P.S The above remedies are for limited gout pain relief. To learn more about fast-acting gout pain relief remedies and how to prevent gout from coming back, I recommend my readers to the Gout Remedy Report here.

A delicious, sinful Quindim with a hint of orange

Who can ever resist this yummy, coconut dessert? It’s sinfully sweet but definitely one of my favorite dessert in Brazil. It’s just that good.

Although Quindim (or Quindins de Iaiá or Quindins de Yayá) is not part of the regular menu in my bakery, I often have it served the following day when São Paulo (the football/soccer club I supported since young) had a really good result the day before.

The following recipe is slightly different from the one I served in my bakery but nonetheless, delicioso! This Quindim has a hint of orange in it so if you cannot eat orange for whatever reason, just don’t add it.

Recipe – Orange Quindim (serves 4)

7 egg yolks

1 egg white

¾ cup of caster (super fine) sugar

1 cup of freshly grated coconut

1/8 cup of coconut milk

1 tablespoon of butter

1 tablespoon of orange marmalade

3-4 drops of vanilla essence (optional)

Directions

1)      First, preheat the oven to 375 degree Fahrenheit

2)      Beat the egg yolks and egg white thoroughly. Make sure you beat out all the air trapped inside the egg.

3)      Mix sugar, grated coconut, coconut milk, orange marmalade and vanilla essence together

4)      Grease 4-6  6ounce molds with butter.

5)      Spread the caster (super fine) sugar on the buttered molds completely

6)      Pour the mixture into the molds

7)      Place the molds onto a baking tray and fill the tray with around 1inch of water

8)      Check the mixture after 20 minutes and your Quindim should be ready when the top turns golden brown!

If you are health conscious, eating Quindim is really a bad choice. Based on estimation, 1 serving of Quindim is roughly equivalent to 45% of your daily intake for calories from fat, 50% for saturated fat, 55% for cholesterol, and a jaw dropping 140% for sugars.

To make a healthier alternative to the Quindim recipe above, replace the following.

1)      3 egg whites for 2 egg yolks

2)      Glaze molds with honey instead of sugar

3)      Squeeze juice out of ¼ of an orange to replace orange marmalade

There you go. A healthier Quindim to satisfy your craving. This new recipe should bring down cholesterol, calories and sugar level down considerably.

What do you think of this recipe? A tat too sweet? Orange just tastes weird in Quindims? Although this recipe has been a favourite among my Brazilian friends and relatives (I sell a different variation in my bakery), I have yet to let others try this. Give me your comments below!

3 Simple Steps Towards How To Charm A Girl

Imagine you are at a park on a beautiful day. As you stroll, you see a lovely girl sitting alone on a bench. She’s reading a book. She wears light, simple dress that follows the shape of her beautiful body. Her silky hair is lightly blown by the wind revealing her smooth face.

You feel attracted to her and want to meet her. But you hesitate because your mind is telling you, “Maybe she has a boyfriend.” “Perhaps she’s married.” “I’m not good-looking enough.” “I’m not rich.” “What will I say?” “I’m not good enough.”… And you feel that sense of rejection even before you go and talk to her.

Now your mind goes, “If only I know how to charm a girl… if only I could come across smooth without her noticing my nervousness… if only I could get her to have sex with me…” You are now devising tactics and tricks to triumph over this lovely girl.

This is what usually happens to most men. We think charming a girl is about her, our looks, money, power, or anything external. But it’s not! Attraction or charm is about us as men.

Instead of asking, “How to charm a girl (or this girl in this situation)?” the question, in essence, is really, “How can I be a man of charm?” A man that a girl responds to and thinks of? The good news is there’s a way to become one that feels natural to you.

The Past Is History My Brother

The first step to take into your journey of becoming a man of charm is to become aware of the negative stories, presumptions, thoughts, beliefs, feelings in you that hold you back and have nothing to do with the lovely girl you want to meet and interact with.

Those negative thoughts and feelings have been ingrained in you by society as you grow old, go to school, and mingle with people who view interaction with women as some kind of a battle where there is an enemy you have to overcome.

There is no war to win. There is just a moment where positive and negative poles are about to connect and create a spark. It’s just your masculine energy and her feminine energy both unmasked as you meet and create chemistry in your interaction.

You need to stop covering up your insecurity and neediness. The truth is she can sense if are you are needy, clingy or wanting validation for your manhood out of your interaction with her.

A guy who wants to be a man of charm strips away all the unattractive layers of his personality.
Let it all go. You don’t need it. And it’s just a simple choice.

Live For The Moment!

The next step is to recognize what you are left with–your honest and genuine personality that is the real attractive you, the real charming you.

Remember your childhood days? You do things for fun. You are lighthearted. You poke your girl play mate. You even slightly lift her skirt with that impish look in your eyes and then she runs after you. But both of you enjoy it!

As a kid, you are sincere. You say and do things to a girl as you please because you’re not coming from a place of neediness. You don’t have a hidden agenda in your interaction with her.

You don’t overanalyze and run a series of needless presumptions in your mind. Instead, you’re fully present with this girl. You’re in your body, not in your head. You are open and so is she. Both of you have no masks.

Genuinely Sincere

Finally, let your attractive self grow through another childhood trait—curiosity. Be receptive and open to learning from life like a child. Be curious with this beautiful girl you desire and admire.

A girl is charmed by a man who is genuinely interested in her as a lovely person. Remember he is not needy, clingy, insecure, or wanting silent revenge for all the rejections from other girls he had in the past.

Men like that are rare in these days. Some guys treat a girl as some kind of a heartless robot that they want to maneuver. Others are too nice that they want to impress her.

Showing genuine interest to a girl as a person by listening to her and learning from her will set you apart from all the guys who are overly nice and the guys who are manipulative beasts. You are curious, not just with the girl you’re with, but with women in general.

A great example of a girl to learn from is the gorgeous Tiffany Taylor. In her book, “Guy Gets Girl,” she reveals to you similar thing I’m sharing with you that “the whole of a woman’s attraction” is about “WHO you are and HOW you act, instead of what you look like, or how much you get paid.” She shows you the secrets to becoming “the man that women REALLY want… something you could never learn from a man!”

Yes, you can learn about women from other men who women find attractive. But nothing compares to a being a student of women.

Remember, you already have what it takes. You just have to let the man of charm in you grow by being curious and receptive to learning about women as wonderful creatures we men admire and love.

P.S: You can learn more about how to charm a girl from Tiffany Taylor’s book “Be the guy that gets the girl” at her website.

The answer to how to get rid of cellulite naturally.

Do you want your thighs or hips to be cellulite-free? Do you want to look pretty and sexy even if you are naked? The fact is, getting rid of cellulite is easy, you just need to know the correct way of doing it. In this article I’d share with you a powerful cellulite targeted exercise taught by physiologist Joe Atlas on how to get rid of cellulite naturally.

I know some people will dismiss exercises as ineffective, but I’ll bet these are the same people who have not tried them in the first place! From readers’ feedbacks and my personal experiences, exercises, or rather cellulite targeted exercises, are the best solution for how to get rid of cellulite naturally.

Powerful, Cellulite Targeted Exercise On How To Get Rid Of Cellulite Naturally.

This execise is called the stepping touch down. It is done by taking a huge lunge forward and then stretching your hands to touch the floor. Repeat this by lunging your other leg forward and touching the floor with your hands. Below is a video of the exercise done by Joe Atlas. Remember, as with any cellulite targeted exercises, do it slowly and breathe gently.

This execise may be simple to do, but you’ll be surprised how useful it is. Of course it’s only useful if you are discipline and do this exercise regularly, at least thrice a week, every week.

Now that you’ve taken the first step to becoming cellulite-free, persevere and include other cellulite targeted exercises to complete your regimen for the best results on how to get rid of cellulite naturally!

P.S Depending on how effective you want to get rid of cellulite, you can get Joe Atlas’ Naked Beauty Program for a full list of cellulite targeted exercises. You can write in to thank me after you’ve gotten the program and got rid of your cellulites!

How to make him want you back? Read on..

Recently I’ve read an article in a popular women’s magazine titled ‘How to make him want you back’. The article talks about improving yourself as a girlfriend and person as a whole to increase your chances of making your ex lover fall in love with you again. To say the truth, I was disgusted by these magazines churning out politically correct, but useless information.

Throughout my years in the relationship psychological field, I knew for a fact that these ‘tips’ are useless and might even be potentially dangerous for you. Imagine trying so hard to change yourself only to be abandoned by him. Some women might go into depression because of this and suicide cases also happened before.

What you need, even if it is politically incorrect to some, are psychological tricks and techniques that will make him fall head over heels for you and ignite back the kind of passion when you first met.

So, how to make him want you back?

Surprisingly, as a subscriber of several women’s magazine, I have not seen any of them teaching these psychological tricks and techniques before. Even books on relationship did not fully capitalize on these techniques. The only one that I’ve seen teaching these techniques to a fuller extent is Matt Huston’s ‘Get Him Back Forever’.

In this website, I’ve shared with my readers few techniques that you can use on how to make him want you back. You can view the article here at how to win him back. Go ahead, read it and I can be sure the tips there will help you on how to make him want you back as much as it has helped my readers!

These days, we are seeing many more women having to go through depression as an aftermath of a harsh break-up. Yet what they do not know is that they do, in fact, stand a good chance of getting their ex-boyfriend back, sometimes as soon as within 10 days of the break-up.

Here I show you some little known facts about getting your ex-boyfriend back, that more than 90% of the women in the world don’t know.

1) It is POSSIBLE to get him back

I don’t know how many times I have already mentioned this, but let me drill this into all your forlorn minds again: it IS POSSIBLE to get him back!

I have many readers and clients who have, in the past, asked me for help on coping with life without their boyfriends or husbands and every single time I will tell them, ‘Why try to cope with the lonely life when you can have him back?’

Truth is, not all who have had to go through nasty break-ups get back with their ex-es in the end. But of all the people that I’ve introduced Matt Huston’s method to, more than 86% got back with their ex-es. It’s no longer a question of if, but how and when he will come back.

2) Best way to get him back is through psychological techniques

If you still harp on traditional beliefs, and still think that he will come back to you if you change to become the nicest and/or sweetest person he has ever known, then you cannot be more wrong about this. Relationship psychologists have now discovered that there are certain techniques or ‘emotional buttons’ when used on your ex, can make him fall deeply in love with you again.

3) You can learn these techniques from professional relationship experts

There are many so called relationship gurus out there who are purely out to cheat your money. To deal with tricky matters of the heart, you should seek professionals who have studied the dynamics of male-female relationships to teach you these techniques. It doesn’t have to be personal coaching; learning these techniques through books or other mediums are as effective.

These are the facts you need to know to greatly improve your chances of getting back together with your ex. I have provided one of Matt Huston’s technique here on how to win him back which you can start using today to get your ex back.

Do you want to know how to win him back? Make him show you the affection he once did when you first started dating?

Update: Thank you so much for all the support and positive responses! I am really, really glad that my article has helped you readers!

I have counseled numerous women on how to win him back during my career and everytime, without fail, I would teach them one of the psychological techniques as taught in the book ‘Get Him Back Forever’ (See P.S below). Why? Simply because it works and I feel so happy for them whenever they bring their boyfriends along to thank me.

Here I will introduce you to one of the powerful psychological technique as seen in the book.

Note: Before I show you one of the technique on how to win him back, it is VERY important that you take some time to read the 3 things you must know to win your ex back (it won’t take more than 60 seconds!).

Push/Pull Technique

This technique is best described by the lyrics “Desperado” by The Eagles: You Only Want The Ones That You Can’t Get. When one person pushes, another pulls.

When your boyfriend breaks up with you, he is ‘pushing’ you away. What most women do naturally is to ‘pull’ him back by saying ‘I will improve myself’, ‘Please don’t leave’, etc. The problem with this is that it makes you appear needy and desperate. The more you try to pull him, all the more he tries to push you away.

What you need to do, is to ‘push’ him away. This is psychologically very unnerving for him and in turn, makes him want to patch up and get you back.

One effective way to push him away is to stop being upset about the break-up. Stop posting sad posts or status updates about him. Don’t even talk to your close friends about how devastated you actually are (trust me, words spread fast).

Instead, be cheerful about life. Let him know that you are enjoying life even without him. If you had fun at the party last weekend, go ahead and post photos, status updates, or anything at all to announce to the world that you had great fun. This will get him to doubt himself and wonder why you’re getting over him so fast. And then, as you’re seemingly ‘pushing’ him away, enjoying life, he instinctively reacts by pulling you back.

Stop being a slave to your emotions. I hope this will help you as much as it has helped my readers. Goodluck!

P.S The technique I taught you above has proven useful to my readers, but just this technique alone, unfortunately, isn’t going to win him back. I recommend my readers to get ‘Get Him Back Forever‘ for more ways to use the Push/Pull technique, as well as other powerful techniques on how to win him back and love you like he did when you first started dating.