The First 28 Days after Conception

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At the time of fertilization occurs in one’s body, a new life appears complete with its DNA genetic code in your womb. Eighteen days later, the baby's heart begins to beat. Precisely, within one month after conception, the fetus will develop and grow rapidly 10,000 times larger than the current size of the first fetus is formed, without you can feel the growth in your womb.

The formation of the baby's brain starts in early pregnancy until 3-4 weeks of pregnancy, and unfortunately the risk of the defects of baby’s brain and spinal cord may happen before you even realize your pregnancy, so you miss the crucial moment where you should be able to play a role in determining your baby's life in the future. Sure you don’t want your baby birth in defect condition, right?

For that, you should start taking folic acid, as early as possible. A study has been developed over the last 12 years indicated that folic acid may lower the risk of defects of the brain and spinal cord, if taken before pregnancy and during the most important pregnancy period when fetal organs are formed, the first 28 days after conception.

Why is folic acid?
Folic acid is one of the types of B vitamins and essential nutrients. It's important for women to consume folic acid before and during the first trimester of pregnancy. Research conducted in China showed that taking folic acid before pregnancy may lower the risk of having a baby with defects of the brain and spinal cord up to 80%.

Two types of birth defects that are the most dangerous and the most common are:
Anencephaly is a condition when the baby’s cranium is not perfectly formed and the damaged brain or even is not fully formed. With this condition, the baby is usually born in a state of lifeless or died shortly after birth.

Spina bifida is a not-closed tube spinal cord, causing the dysfunction of the leg and the organs in the lower abdomen, also can cause mental disabilities.

Folic acid requirement for pregnant women is 600 mcg per day. In addition to getting folic acid from food, you can also get it from supplements and dairy products containing folic acid for pregnancy. Food sources that contain folic acid include beans, citrus fruits, bananas, spinach, asparagus, avocado, broccoli, sunflower seeds, tomatoes, carrots, corn, eggs, cauliflower, okra, pumpkin, cereal, pasta, potatoes.

So from now on, remember that you only have 28 days from the moment of conception to determine how your baby will grow.

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Why and How You should Practice Mental Fitness

There are quite a few benefits to having mental fitness. There are numerous reasons why you should practice it and the most poignant ones are mentioned on this article. There is then a run down of what you can do to improve your mental fitness.

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Being able to learn quickly is highly desirable

This is the most powerful reason and is the top of the article for that reason. If you learn quickly then you get more jobs, you progress more quickly through your career and you can lead a more fulfilling life. It means you get to learn things at your own pace and means you can take up personal learning and actually get somewhere with it. It means you can become more intelligent as time goes on and can maintain your brainpower as it stands.

Slowing down your rate of learning when you do not practice

If you do not practice mental fitness and do not practice learning and keeping your mind stimulated, then you start to slow down. You start to learn slower and you are not as quick off the mark. You find yourself struggling as time goes on and things change around you. Soon you are sat alone in a chair with an iPad wondering why you can’t get parts for it anymore and asking how to charge it up using the polartraonic wall converter.

Negative thought cycles are no fun

Mental fitness is not all about learning how to learn, nor is it all about keeping your mind sharp. Part of it is about removing negative thoughts from your mind. This is not meant in a Zen hydrotherapy way. It means that we can get into the habit of self talking ourselves down. We punish ourselves too harshly for the things we do wrong and we do not appreciate the good things we have achieved. Part of mental fitness is getting back your positive side and purging yourself of these negative thought cycles.

Winding yourself into a mess you can easily avoid

This is when you do something that you could have avoided if you had simply done things right. This can be anything from sweeping up mess and not bring the bin close to the tray and walking across the room with it instead. Or, it can be thinking you are a failure so much that you set yourself up to fail. This is all your own fault and this sort of thing is easily fixable if you recognize when you are being a fool.

Go out of your way to learn more skills

Being happy with the way you are now is like being happy that your ice sculpture looks good in the sun. You need to keep learning more skills as time goes by. You need to keep learning because it will keep you mentally fit and you will feel better and less useless as time goes on.

Do all you can to maintain your skills and talents

As you learn your skills and new talents, you should brush up on them every now and again. It is good for you, it keeps your mind active, and it allows you to maintain your self esteem because you do not feel as if you are wasting part of your life.

Vary your information intake

You can try videos, try reading, try audio, and try physical learning. Learning through just one medium such as reading is very bad for you. Have another person teach you something and teach them something back. Try swapping information and skills with a child or a teenage.

Meditate or not

This is really up to you. Some people say it helps them, and some say it is all in the mind. If you want to maintain genuine mental fitness then get enough sleep. Getting enough sleep is far more important than any meditation or other pseudo science.

Getting eight hours per night is a myth

Just like drinking eight glasses of water per day is a myth, so is getting eight hours per night. Get into a routine of going to bed at the same time and you will get a better night sleep. If you are tired when you wake up then you have not had enough sleep. If you are not tired then you are fine. If you wake up at 5am and you can spring out of bed then you have had enough sleep. Do not force yourself to go back and wake up at 8am because you don’t need it and will only find it harder to sleep when you go to bed that night.

Do not do the same thing too often

Any thing you do too often is going to be bad. Playing video games is fun, but do it too often and you turn weird. Also you should learn to live with an uncomfortable silence because if you cannot it means you are around visual and audio media too much.

This is a guest post by Kiara Halligan, a professional essay writer and occasional guest blogger, who coaches individuals in writing skills on a great variety of topics. Kiara is always ready to share her knowledge with her students and readers.

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Artificial Plants- a Good Choice for Modern Homeowners

Nowadays, many homeowners often complain of not having a beautiful garden in their house. While some cannot get a garden due to the lack of space, there are others, who cannot get this due to the lack of time for maintenance of the area. If you are among those people, who have not been able to design a garden in front of your home or in your roof, you can surely opt for the artificial plants. Nowadays, many homeowners prefer to get these items in their home for multiplying the beauty of the house manifold. Therefore, there is no need to hesitate for your choice. Yet, you need to make your selection carefully so that you can get the best value for your money.

When you are looking for installing the synthetic plants or flowers in your home, you need to be careful about the type that you select. The type of tree that you select should be in sync with the decoration theme of your house. For instance, if your house has a modern look, you can go for the creepers that are sleek and take less space. Depending on your choice you can go for the variety of creepers, viz. fruits, flowers or just the ornamental ones. The choices are varied, you just need to make your decision correctly.

While searching for these types of trees, you should also be careful about the area that you can devote for the installation. The number of trees or the size of the trees should be selected depending on the area available. If you make a mistake in the selection of the size or number of trees, you will unnecessarily make the place congested, which in turn would affect the size of your house adversely. So, get the planning done carefully and then search for the stores selling these types of items.

Nowadays, you can find different stores selling artificial plants Melbourne. You can search for any of them and get the tree of your choice. However, before making the selection of the store, you are always recommended to checkout for the reviews of the store. Always go for the shops, which have received positive testimonials from their clients. Price is important when you are making these kinds of purchase. However, you should not consider it to be the major determinant. Quality should always be your priority. Unless and until you purchase the best quality product, you will not be able to get the desired look.

Always remember a rule of thumb, that the synthetic trees are just meant for decoration purpose and not meant for installing on the garden area. These should be installed indoors and cared properly. Keep them free from dirt and dust so that you can enhance their longevity as well as shine. Apart from the beautification of home, you can also consider these as a useful item for decoration of parties or special occasions. You can also gift them to your friends and earn praises for your choice. 

About the Author- Daniel Smith takes great interest on artificial plants. He has made several studies on these items. He has written this article on artificial plants Melbourne to guide buyers.

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