11 Makanan Yang Bagus Untuk Detoks - Bahagian 2

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7. Alfalfa

Anda mungkin tahu bahawa alfalfa dikenali sebagai 'raja segala makanan,' Jadi pastinya anda dapat agak betapa berkhasiatnya ia! Alfalfa adalah gudang kepada 300 jenis nutrisi. Akar tunjangnya mencecah kedalaman 6 meter, membolehkan ia menyerap lebih banyak vitamin dan mineral dalam tanah.

Alfalfa mengandungi pelbagai nutrisi seperti kalsium, magnesium, fosforus, vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin E, vitamin C dan ditambah dengan jumlah klorofil yang sangat tinggi. Beberapa kajian klinikal mendapati bahawa alfalfa menggalakkan pergerakan usus dan sistem penghadaman yang sihat23-24, membantu mengatasi kebimbangan25 dan menyahtoksin darah26. lnginkan sistem penghadaman yang sihat dan mencuci darah? Cuba alfalfa hari ini juga!

8. Daun senna

Sembelit merupakan satu perkara yang kita tidak sukai. Realitinya, ia adalah satu perkara yang biasa, berulang kali terjadi dan merupakan masalah kesihatan yang sering dialami disebabkan pengambilan serat yang rendah dan dehidrasi. Berdasarkan kajian yang dijalankan di Malaysia, 45.5% daripada subjek mempunyai isu-isu yang berkaitan dengan sembelit dalam tempoh 5-15 tahun, dan 27.7% daripada mereka tidak menyedari bahawa mereka telah mengalami sembelit27.

Untuk pengetahuan anda, daun senna adalah herba yang mesra usus yang boleh membantu masalah sembelit kerana ianya bertindak sebagai julap semulajadi untuk mengalakkan kolon yang tidak aktif kembali bekerja. la juga berkesan untuk menghilangkan ketidakselesaan perut dan daun senna didapati berkesan untuk meningkatkan kekerapan pergerakan usus dan mengurangkan sembelit.

9. Polifenol

Beberapa faktor boleh menyebabkan keradangan yang kronik termasuk pendedahan untuk jangka masa yang panjang terhadap tekanan, toksin alam sekitar, pengambilan nutrisi yang tidak seimbang, mikrob atau jangkitan virus. Kesan keradangan yang berpanjangan boleh merosakkan sel-sel dan membawa kepada pelbagai penyakit metabolik, penuaan pramatang, penyakit jantung koronari dan arterosklerosis (pengumpulan plak dalam arteri)28-29.

Polifenol adalah bahan semulajadi yang terdapat dalam tumbuhan, bertindak sebagai antioksidan dan anti-radang yang hebat untuk merawat kerosakan sel badan akibat keradangan dan pelbagai isu kesihatan yang berkaitan dengannya. Hasil kajian yang dijalankan di seluruh dunia mendapati polifenol memberi pelbagai manfaat untuk kesihatan seperti :

1. Melindungi jantung daripada penyakit kardiovaskular30, 31
2. Mengurangkan risiko penyakit neurodegeneratif32, 33 (seperti Parkinson dan Alzheimer)
3. Meningkatkan kelembapan kulit supaya lebih anjal dan lebih muda34
4. Memperbaiki kerintangan insulin35

Bagaimana cara untuk anda perolehi kebaikan yang ada pada polifenol? Kebanyakan buah-buahan, sayur-sayuran dan kekacang adalah merupakan makanan yang mengandungi polifenol yang tinggi. Antaranya termasuklah anggur, berri, epal, ceri, teh hijau, brokoli dan strawberi. Jadi, banyakkan pengambilan buah dan sayuran di dalam pemakanan anda bagi memastikan tubuh anda dilindungi dari radikal bebas, pengoksidaan dan radang!

10. Pudina 

Pernahkah anda mengalami sebu atau rasa seperti seluar anda terlalu ketat? Adakah anda selalu sakit perut atau adakah perut anda menjadi buncit seperti belon selepas makan? lni adalah tanda-tanda bahawa anda mengalami kembung perut! Sekiranya tanda-tanda ini dialami untuk tempoh masa yang panjang atau kerap, ini bermakna anda perlu melakukan detoks!

Kembung perut selalunya terjadi disebabkan oleh ketidakhadaman akibat makan berlebihan serta penghasilan tahap cecair dan enzim pencernaan yang rendah. la biasanya terjadi kepada pesakit-pesakit yang menghidapi masalah usus (irritable bowel syndrome) dan sembelit. Apabila perut anda menjadi lebih buncit daripada biasa, ia adalah tanda yang jelas bahawa anda mengalami kembung perut. la bukan sahaja menyebabkan rasa yang tidak selesa, bahkan ia kurang elok dipandang.

Pudina adalah penyelesaian terbaik untuk masalah kembung perut anda! Pudina melegakan kekejangan otot dan membantu saluran pencernaan berehat supaya anda boleh melepaskan gas. Ia juga memberi kesan analgesik dan anestetik yang dapat meredakan sebarang kesakitan36,37,38. Kajian klinikal juga menunjukkan pudina mempunyai manfaat kesihatan lain seperti berfungsi sebagai anti-mikrob dan anti-virus, tinggi dengan antioksidan dan anti-tumor yang kuat serta bertindak sebagai anti-alahan. 

11. Halia 

Seperti pudina, halia adalah sumber terbaik untuk membantu mengatasi masalah kembung perut! Orang India dan Asia selalu menggunakan halia untuk merawat ulser, kembung dan penyakit berkaitan usus.

Halia biasanya digunakan secara tradisional untuk merawat ketidakhadaman kerana ia merangsang pengeluaran air liur dan jus pencernaan untuk menenangkan perut dan usus. Dipercayai bahawa komponen­-komponen halia yang aktif seperti gingerol, menjadikan ianya ubatan yang terkenal untuk melegakan rasa loya dan muntah. 

Menurut beberapa kajian klinikal, di samping membantu menghilangkan ketidakselesaan di saluran pencernaan, halia juga boleh mengurangkan gejala-gejala artritis39,40. Perap semalaman makanan anda dengan halia atau minum secawan teh halia untuk merawat kembung, melawan ulser, melegakan penyakit-penyakit lain yang berkaitan dengan perut serta yang berkaitan dengan sendi juga.

Sumber : Shaklee Malaysia

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11 Makanan Yang Bagus Untuk Detoks - Bahagian 1

Detoks merupakan proses yang penting untuk kesihatan keseluruhan tubuh kita. Antara manfaatnya ialah dapat meningkatkan tenaga, menurunkan berat badan, menguatkan sistem imun, mengelak sembelit, mengawal 'craving' dan mencantikkan kulit. Pengambilan nutrisi yang betul dapat menyingkirkan toksin, radikel bebas dan segala bendasing yang berbahaya untuk tubuh. Berikut merupakan 11 makanan yang bagus untuk menyokong proses detoks :

1. Milk thistle

Milk thistle merupakan kawan baik hati; ia menyokong kesihatan hati dengan meneutralkan radikel bebas, membaiki sel hati yang rosak, dan melindungi sel hati baru daripada mengalami kerosakan akibat toksin.

Bagaimana ia bertindak? Silymarin iaitu campuran flavonoid yang dihasilkan daripada biji benih milk thistle, bertindak sebagai antioksidan yang menghalang radikel bebas daripada merosakkan sel. Silymarin meningkatkan paras gluthathione dalam hati, yang membantu tubuh menyingkirkan bahan kimia dan ubat-ubatan (termasuk ubatan over-the-counter).

Selain itu, flavonoid dalam milk thistle menggalakkan penghasilan protein untuk menghasilkan sel-sel hati yang baru dan menggantikan yang telah rosak. Sebab itulah ia digunakan dalam rawatan penyakit hepatitis dan juga sirosis (kerosakan hati). 

Kajian yang dijalankan terhadap tikus makmal telah menunjukkan bahawa silymarin berfungsi untuk melindungi hati daripada menjadi rosak akibat toksin (contohnya alkohol'.). Kajian juga membuktikan bahawa milk thistle dapat menghalang penyakit Alzheimer, kanser usus besar dan kanser prostat2,3. Bayangkan jika milk thistle mampu melawan penyakit kronik, tidak mustahil ia boleh menyokong kesihatan hati dan membantu detoks.

2. Dandelion

Adakah anda tercari-cari nutrisi yang dapat menyokong kesihatan hati, buah pinggang, limpa dan pundi hempedu4? Dalam perubatan tradisional, dandelion digunakan sebagai tonik hati dan buah pinggang, tapi ciri penyembuhan yang terdapat pada dandelion telah dikenalpasti sejak zaman purba lagi. Pada zaman India kuno, dandelion digunakan untuk merawat pelbagai jenis penyakit hati seperti jaundis, sirosis, dan bengkak hati. Dalam perubatan Cina, dandelion merupakan antara herba terbaik dalam merawat  diabetes, penyakit hati, masalah buah pinggang dan masalah penghadaman. 

Kenapa dandelion sangat terkenal? Seperti milk thistle, dandelion kaya dengan antioksidan serta mengandungi vitamin A, B, C, D, E, beta karoten, mineral seperti zink, iron, potassium, dan selenium untuk kesihatan hati. Di samping itu, dandelion mengandungi polisakarida, yang juga terdapat pada sesetengah spesies cendawan yang dikatakan mempunyai ciri anti tumor5.

3. Schizandra Chinensis  

Schizandra Chinensis (S.C.) merupakan herba anti stress yang sangat terkenal dalam perubatan Cina untuk merawat organ hati. Ujian makmal menunjukkan bahawa sebatian antioksidan dalam S.C. bermanfaat untuk melindungi hati dan sistem saraf yang kompleks dalam badan. S.C. juga dapat merawat penyakit mental dan fizikal, termasuklah mencegah diabetes 6-12. 

Dalam satu kajian terbaru, atlet-atlet yang diberi S.C. telah mengalami penurunan paras hormon stress iaitu kortisol. S.C. meningkatkan sistem pertahanan tubuh terhadap tekanan persekitaran, pendedahan terhadap toksin, kebimbangan (anxiety), penyakit mental dan emosi13. 

Pengambilan alkohol secara berlebihan boleh meningkatkan jumlah lemak pada hati. S.C. terbukti dapat mengurangkan pengumpulan lemak pada hati, mencegah kerosakan hati, dan mengurangkan radang hati. Untuk penyakit diabetes pula, S.C. dapat mengurangkan tahap glukosa selepas makan14. 

4. Cendawan Reishi 

Cendawan Reishi dikenali sebagai 'Cendawan Kekal Abadi' dan 'Herba Ajaib' di kalangan orang Cina. Manfaat utama cendawan Reishi termasuklah mengawal atur sistem imun, antioksidan, anti-histamin, dan melindungi sel hati daripada jangkitan bakteria dan juga toksin 15,16,17. 

Apakah lagi kelebihan dan kebaikannya? Cendawan Reishi mempunyai paras polisakarida dan triterpenes yang tinggi. Tubuh manusia menggunakan polisakarida untuk tenaga dan ianya terkenal untuk meningkatkan fungsi hati, meningkatkan kesihatan usus, merangsang sistem imun, menguatkan sistem kardiovaskular dan juga sebagai agen untuk melambatkan proses penuaan. Selain itu, triterpenes juga didapati berkesan untuk rawatan anti-kanser, berfungsi menyokong sistem imun, hormon, dan mengawal tekanan darah, yang seterusnya membantu mengurangkan tekanan. Oleh itu tidak hairanlah sekiranya cendawan Reishi diberi penghargaan yang tinggi memandangkan manfaat yang diberikan kepada tubuh anda dalam pelbagai cara!

5. Curcumin

Curcumin mungkin tidak seindah namanya, tetapi tahukah anda ianya kerap digunakan dalam masakan India dan Asia? lni kerana curcumin merupakan bahan utama dalam rempah kunyit, dan agen penting untuk warna kuning! Walau bagaimanapun, khasiatnya bukan hanya terdapat pada warna dan rasanya sahaja, ia turut menawarkan pelbagai manfaat kesihatan untuk badan dan otak anda.

Tekanan oksidatif dan pengoksidaan adalah salah satu tanda aras yang digunakan oleh ahli biologi untuk menentukan tahap kesihatan. Curcumin, komponen utama kunyit, merupakan agen anti radang dan antioksidan yang bertindak pada peringkat molekul untuk membantu melawan pengoksidaan19,20.

Selain daripada ciri-ciri anti-radang dan antioksidan, curcumin menyokong kekuatan memori  dengan meningkatkan paras hormon dalam otak untuk mencetuskan pertumbuhan neuron baru dan mencegah pelbagai proses kemerosotan dalam otak.

6. Artichokes 

Anda mungkin tahu artichokes adalah sejenis makanan, tetapi ianya hanya boleh dimakan untuk tempoh masa yang singkat, dan selepas itu ia tidak seperti yang anda lihat di pasar raya! lni kerana artichokes tergolong dalam kumpulan thistle yang ditanam sebagai makanan dan bahagian yang boleh dimakan adalah putik bunga itu sendiri sebelum ianya kembang mekar.

Artichoke mempunyai khasiat yang tinggi dengan serat, asid folik, vitamin C, vitamin K dan ia berada di kedudukan ke-7 untuk kebaikan antioksidan berbanding lebih 1000 jenis makanan lain21 yang mempunyai tahap antioksidan sinarin dan silymarin yang tinggi.

Mengagumkan bukan?

Jadi, adakah anda tahu bahawa artichokes mempunyai hubung kait yang rapat dengan hati dan detoks? Organ hempedu memainkan peranan utama dalam membantu proses detoks badan kerana ia mengangkut toksin dan bahan buangan daripada hati. Artichokes bertindak sebagai diuretik dan koleretik, dimana ianya menggalakkan penghasilan air kencing dan bertindak melancarkan rembesan hempedu daripada hati. Hempedu dihasilkan oleh hati, disimpan di dalam pundi hempedu di antara waktu makan dan dikeluarkan apabila anda makan; artichokes menggalakkan pembuangan hempedu dari pundi hempedu22 . Kekurangan hempedu boleh meningkatkan masalah penghadaman dan juga risiko kerosakan sel hati serta penyakit hati. Oleh yang demikian, artichokes memainkan peranan yang besar apabila anda ingin hempedu dalam sistem tubuh anda berfungsi dengan baik dan membantu pertumbuhan semula sel hati serta fungsi pundi hempedu.

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21 Habits of Unhappy People

In my opinion happiness isn’t something that you are born with. Happiness is something that happens through a series of experiences, habits and realizations over the course of your life. This isn’t a guide to try and fix people who are clinically depressed, but a series of things I have learned over my life that have shaped the way I look at life and the world.  It is my experience that the more positive habits you have in your life, the more emotional happiness you will experience.  Instead of telling you things you should do to increase your emotional satisfaction, I’ve created a list of bad habits you should try to correct.  Not only will they make you happier, they will also make you a better person.

1. Chronic Complaining

The one thing that happy, successful people don’t do a lot of is complaining. While it is psychologically beneficial to vent when you are under stress, there is a difference between small venting sessions and being a chronic complainer. The chronic complainer tends to always have something wrong in their life, their issues are more important than everybody elses, and when you have something to vent about yourself, they aren’t very interested in listening. Everybody gets dealt a hand in life. Some get dealt better hands than others, but at the end of the day this is the hand of cards that is yours.   Chronic complainers tend to complain about their job, their significant other, how little money they make or how something wasn’t fair.  I have news for you, anybody anywhere has hundreds of things they could complain about at any given time.  If you are a chronic complainer, quit whining and talk about the things that are positive in your life and focus on what is good.  If you have a problem, sit down and work out a solution.  Constant complaining does nothing but push your friends away and keep you in that dark unhappy place. You have good in your life, find it, and share it.

2. Retail Therapy

Life is about experiences, however so many people get caught up in materialistic items that they forget what truly makes us happy.  Sure the latest gadget may make you feel good for the evening, but that high is temporary, and you will be back chasing that retail high shortly after.  Get out and experience the world.  If you can’t afford to get away, become a tourist in your own city.  Skydive, bungee jump, go to the beach alone, take a hike on an unknown trail, go up to a complete stranger and invite them for coffee, hell… read a book; there are so many things you could be doing that will enrich your life that doesn’t involve buying things.

3. Worrying About the Future

No matter what you do, you only have so much impact on what the future has in store for you.  Could you get laid off? Maybe.  Could you catch a life threatening disease? Yup.  The thing is, you have very little control over whether or not these things happen, so why spend your time worrying about it.  As long as you have a reasonable game plan and are living responsibly you should be focused on what is going on in your life now.  Focus on what you are doing this second, if you hate it, do something else. Right now I’m looking outside, it is sunny and my cat is rubbing up against my leg. I couldn’t be happier.

4. Waiting for the Future

Much like worrying about the future, many people focus on future events instead of what is going on right now. The chain of thought usually starts like this:

When you are in high school, you think you will be happy when you graduate. Once you’ve graduated, you think you will be happy once you land a good job.  Once you have the dream job, you think you will be happy when you are married.   Next you think you will be happy when you have kids.  Once you have kids, you think you will be happy when they move out of the house. Next it will be when they have kids.  Before you know it you will have spent your entire life waiting for events to bring you happiness just to realize life (and happiness) has passed you by.

5. Lack of Hobbies

Before I even get started, your job, house cleaning and watching TV are NOT hobbies.  Hobbies are activities that you can become passionate about.  Hobbies are something that you can do when you have three hours of free time on a Thursday night.  Hobbies are skills that could potentially earn you money if you become good enough at them.  Happy people tend to have hobbies, whether your hobby is kick boxing, playing the guitar, or even basket weaving.  Hobbies give you something to do with your free time and give you some time for YOU. This is time you are investing in yourself. Group hobbies also have the added benefit of giving you additional socializing time.

6. Eating Poorly

Making bad food choices or eating too much is not only bad for your health, it can make you feel lethargic, guilty, depressed and when done for extended periods of time typically results in gained weight.  Unfortunately eating poorly is a vicious cycle.  Often times people eat to self medicate when they are feeling down.  They feel great for a few minutes while they eat their delicious treats, but then feel guilt afterwards, followed by lack of energy and reduced productivity.  Eating healthy not only makes you have more energy, it also makes you look better, which makes you feel better about yourself.  Contrary to what the millions of fitness magazines out there will tell you, 90% of how you look is determined by what and how much food you put in your body, not how much time you spend running on a treadmill.  Eat right, look great, and feel great.

7. Talking Poorly of Others

“Great people talk about ideas, average people talk about things, and small people talk about wine.” ~Fran Lebowitz

Next time you go out, listen to what people talk about.  Are you spending your time gossiping or talking about other people.  Unhappy people get caught up talking about other people instead of talking about things such as ideas or current events.

Unhappy people also have a tendency to judge others.  “Look what that idiot is doing!. “Can you believe what she is wearing”.  If you catch yourself judging somebody you don’t know, bite your tongue.  Trashing somebody else might make you feel better for a moment, but all you are doing is masking your insecurities by trying to put them beneath you.  Instead, try complimenting others, at first it might be hard, but it will make you feel good and will make you a much more desirable person to be around.

8. Holding Grudges

Harbouring animosity towards somebody is like carrying around a backpack full of rocks.  You don’t have a problem carrying it, but it is a load on your back, and life sure would be easier if you could just take it off.  Do yourself a favour, forgive.  This doesn’t mean you need to become best buds with whomever has done you wrong, but come to terms with what has happened and understand that people make mistakes.  Forgiving will help free you of anxiety,  stress and depression and allow you to have happier relationships. Free yourself of the hate, and move on.

9. Stop Learning

“The moment you stop learning, you stop leading.” – Rick Warren

It isn’t hard to become complacent in life.  You’ve spent so much time going to school to eventually get a job that learning sometimes takes a backseat to life.  Learning doesn’t need to be a chore.   Just like hobbies, get out there and learn about something you are passionate about.  Like Mexican food? Sweet, start reading about it and practice making five star restaurant quality Mexican food.  Learning new things not only gives you things to talk about in social environments, it also helps improve your self worth, which leads to happiness.

10. Not Following Through

It is easy to sit on the couch and make a list of things you want or plan to do.  Actually getting up off the couch and doing them takes a lot more energy. They say that taking the first step is always the hardest part with any plan.  Quit making excuses and walk the walk, nobody is going to do it for you.  Want to go back to school? Pick up the phone and register.  Want to lose 10 lbs? Get in your car and drive to the gym. Today is the first day of the rest of your life.  Quit letting the first step hold you back.

11. Hating Your Job

Fact: Most people have to work to survive.

Fact: The average full time work week is 40 hours.  With two weeks vacation most people work 1920 hours per year.

If you are going to spend 1920 hours per year working, please make an attempt to like your job.  Since you will be spending 22.4% of your entire year (yes that includes sleeping hours) you better like what you are doing.  Now, before you jump to conclusions that you hate your job, think to yourself, “Do I really hate my job, or have i just complained about it to others so much that I think I do?”.

So many people love their job when they first start.  As time goes on, co-workers start to complain about things, and then you start to find little things that bother you, then soon enough everybody’s complaining has amalgamated into this giant ball of hate.  Next thing you know you are blaming your job for your unhappiness.  If this is your situation, you can either A) Start telling yourself something you love about your job daily, and make sure you relay this to your co-workers in an attempt to learn to re-love your job or B) If it is too late, and the damage is done, move on to a similar job elsewhere and do everything you can to keep things positive from the get go.

In the event you genuinely hate your job and doing it another day is going to cause you endless grief, simply take the plunge, and move on.  Being unhappy for close to a quarter or your life just isn’t worth it.

12. Loneliness (How you Choose to Socialize)

One of the biggest causes of unhappiness is loneliness.  I’m not referring to having somebody special in your life; having a significant other doesn’t mean you won’t be lonely.  Being lonely generally stems from lack of social stimulation.  The technology age is definitely perpetuating this by means of text messaging, Facebook, Twitter and other ‘Social Networks’.  People are so addicted to these forms of social technology that they forget humans require real genuine human interaction. Socially insecure people tend to gravitate to online socializing because they have more control over the amount and timing of their interactions.  Reducing face to face interactions tends to reduce social anxiety for less extroverted individuals. Unfortunately staying within your comfort zone, limits personal growth, and prevents the development of valuable face to face relationships.

Don’t have something to do tonight? Instead of commenting on everybody’s Facebook statuses, give somebody a call and go out, you would be surprised how much better it feels to talk to a real life physical human being.

If you are single and feel like you need a significant other to be happy, I am going to be blunt, YOU ARE WRONG.  You can’t be in a healthy relationship until you are happy independently.  Using somebody else as a crutch for your happiness is a one way trip to an unhealthy relationship.  If you are struggling to find a companion, stop looking in bad places and stop looking online.  Consider joining activity clubs for singles or participate in a group activity that encourages socialization.  You will meet like-minded people who share more in common with you than Facebook friends.

If you really struggle with making friends, read Dale Carnegie’s classic book “How to Win Friends and Influence People“.  This book was written in 1937 and still stands true to this day. It will supply you with the tools needed to form amazing relationships.

13. Letting Negative Thoughts Enter Your Mind

In the past I had this problem.  Negative thoughts would enter my  mind and I would let them stick around.  They would then sit there, fester and take control of my emotions and my happiness.  This got to the point I actually spoke to my doctor about it and he gave me this advice.  When these thoughts enter your head, immediately think of something else.  You choose what you think about, and the longer you entertain a negative thought, the more it is going to stay in focus.  We are all human, and bad thoughts will enter our heads from time to time, but by being conscious of what you thinking about you can push them out of your head before they take you over.

14. Jumping to Conclusions

Jumping to conclusions is a huge source of not only unhappiness but also anxiety for people. Jumping to conclusions usually comes in one of two forms; Fortune telling and mind reading.

Fortune Telling is when a situation arises and you automatically predict that things are going to turn our poorly.  Because of this fortune telling, you often take yourself out of these situations, which for the most part would end in a great experience.  You lose out by having jumped to conclusions and predicting an unsatisfactory outcome.

Mind reading is when you automatically assume that others are negatively reacting to you or something you’ve done when there is no definite evidence.  This can and will make you feel like a victim and can result in unfounded resentment towards these imaginary reactions.

15. Magnification

Often times unhappy people have a tendency to blow small things out of proportion.  Take a step back before you deal with an issue and try to look at it objectively.  Often times if you try to take yourself and your emotions out of the equation and think it through you will realize that you are making a big deal out of nothing.  If you still aren’t sure, ask somebody you trust what they would do in this situation before losing sleep over it.

16. Minimization

The exact opposite of magnification is minimization.  Minimization is when you take real problems and instead of dealing with them, tell yourself they are insignificant.  Unfortunately you can only sweep your problems under the rug for so long before they explode.  People tend to ignore problems like debt, infidelity, obesity amongst other things.  If this sounds like you, stop ignoring your ongoing problems, become actionable and take steps to fix them.  Much like grudges, you will feel much better once these problems have been resolved.

17. Self Labelling

How you talk to yourself can seriously affect your self image.  When you make a mistake, tell yourself “You made a mistake, next time you will do better”.   Saying things like “You are an idiot”, or “You are a piece of crap” does nothing but lower your self worth.  This might sound insignificant, but you need to believe in yourself to be happy, and calling yourself names prevents you from moving on after you’ve made a mistake.

18. Not Having a Goal

One of the most exciting things in life is setting a goal and accomplishing it.  Happy people have a tendency to make both short and long term goals.  Short term goals give you mini accomplishments that build self confidence and keep you motivated for the big picture.  These goals can be related to anything that is important to you. Fitness, finance and hobby related goals are examples of goals you can set immediately.  Successful people are constantly setting and accomplishing goals.

While lack of ambition has a tendency to lead to mediocracy and limited emotional satisfaction,  unhappy people often set goals too.  The problem with unhappy people’s goals, is they tend to be unachievable. One study shows that people suffering from depression often set goals that they are incapable of accomplishing  When these goals don’t come to fruition, negative self reflection begins.  For this reason, incremental goals are extremely important to build self confidence and positive reinforcement for the goal setter.  Start small, and build up steam, you are the only thing that stands in the way.

19. Worrying What Others Think

So many people spend a ridiculous amount of time trying to please others.  This generally stems from the insecurity that other people are judging them.  People do their hair a certain way, dress a certain way, and act a certain way in an attempt to fit in.  All these things take so much energy yet in most circumstances the people you are friends with would like you regardless if you did the things you do to try and impress them.  Stop doing things for other people and do things that make you happy. Go out with your hair a mess, wear a pair of torn up sweat pants in public and do it with a smile on your face.  Your friends will like you regardless and if you don’t know somebody, why do you care what they think.

20. Let Strangers Affect Your Mood

The world is a scary place.  There are lots of angry people and people who want to drag you down to their level.  If somebody gives you the middle finger while driving, smile back at them and let them spend their energy being cranky. Don’t let somebody else’s bad day control the outcome of yours. If you have to deal with a grumpy person, kill them with kindness.  Often times your unfounded happiness will make them realize how big of a jerk they are being.

21. Wanting more Money

Money, everybody wants it, nobody seems to have enough of it; Or do they?  Most people think that if they had more money, their happiness would increase accordingly.  Unfortunately, much like “Waiting for the future” above, the illusion that more money will solve all your problems and make you happy is nothing more than just that, an illusion. According to a Princeton University study, emotional well-being and happiness does rise with income, but only to an annual household income of $75,000..  If your household income is already over $75,000 it might be time to reevaluate your happiness, more money is probably not going to make you that much happier.

Sumber : Google

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