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Only with small precautions before bed can you improve your life a lot. It is also an ideal time for you to do your favorite chores without hastily completing your day-to-day tasks. 

No.1. Read a book to improve yourself 

It's no wonder that you can read a book to improve and perfect yourself every night before falling asleep. 

But be careful, if you choose to read a curious novel, like fiction and mystery, you will probably spend the night reading it. 

No.2. Dental Care 

Daily brushing and flossing make a positive impact on your health. Just having healthy gums means you can avoid the risk of some serious diseases like heart disease and respiratory disease. 

In addition, you will have the strong teeth in the long run if you practice good habits. 

No.3. Preparing for the next day 

Prepare your outfit and dinner the night before so that everything will not be disturbed and rushed in the next day. 

No.4. Exercising your muscles 

Stretching is a very good exercise routine. Regularly stretching exercises does not only help the joints to function flexibly but also helps you sleep better. 

No.5. Going to bed earlier than 15 minutes 

Try to sleep 15 minutes earlier than intended. Not getting enough sleep and sleeplessness can seriously affect your health and productivity. 

No.6. Wearing braces 

The well-balanced teeth will give you more confidence. So,  do not forget to wear braces regularly. 

No.7. Removing makeup before bedtime 

You may be tired of makeup and makeup again, but if you want to have a healthy and natural skin you should start the habit right now. 

Daily make up will clog the pores and prevent sebum - a natural serum of the skin you secreted to moisturize and work normally. In addition, it can cause acne and if you do not wash your face carefully before going to bed, the dirt will stick to your face to break the collagen cell system to create unwanted wrinkles. 

No.8. Writing down what you are grateful for 

You can write one to three things that you feel grateful for in your notebook and this will help you think more positively in life. 

Gratitude is always a powerful and effective tool to help you appreciate what you have before it is obvious. You can easily forget the negative everyday and try to live better when you have to face with difficulties or obstacles. And gradually, when you evoke positive thoughts in yourself, you will find yourself calm and think more effectively. 

No.9. Meditation 

Meditation is a great habit for everyone. You can reduce stress and feel calmer and more peaceful in your life. 

The benefits of meditation are endless, you will remember better, more creative and less anxious. 

Banks, a health expert, said in right way the meditators who had the wrinkles, the pimples and the puffy eyes disappeared and smoother the skin. Not only did their skin feel better, their spirit improved in just two weeks. For those who are too busy, just 5 minutes of sitting meditation every day brings positive results. 

It seems that today's parents are becoming more and more concerned about how their children can be smart. All the books on child rearing, symphonic stimulation, smart games, vitamin supplements and DHA-fortified milk... are advertised daily on television and internet, but still attract a large number of interested parents and order immediately. 

In fact, you do not have to worry too much about your child's intelligence. Infants are born with a degree of intelligence that is sufficient for them to live and grow, to demand and meet their own needs. Adults sometimes simply do not understand how smart infants are. 

If your kid has the signs below, he or she is likely to be smart later: 

1. Being extremely active, always looking around everything. 
2. Sleeping time is less than usual. The newborns usually sleep between 14 and 18 hours a day, but this rule does not apply to kids with high IQ.
3. Being usually very active and almost constantly needing stimulation when they wake up  
4. Can mimic sounds earlier than other babies. 
5. Tending to be particularly sensitive to sounds, smells, shapes, and often cry out loud when they are uncomfortable, such as hearing strange music, smelling strange odors, etc.  
6. Can speak slowly but say a clear sentence which is always spoken. 
7. Preferring to play toys early and also loving to play against them. 
8. Having shown great interest in letters and numbers at the age of 9 to 24 months 

The smart kids do not necessarily have all the "signs" above. However, the research indicates that the smart kids have more than one or several signs. 

The most obvious sign is the extreme hyperactivity of the kid. Meanwhile, the baby crying loud and much because of sensitivity to the taste, the sound can sometimes be confusing. The mother often thinks her baby is “tameless” or is suffering from a disease. 

According to a survey, when giving children at the age from 9-12 months to look at objects in a certain time, the intelligent kid will easily see and turn away to other things than normal one. And when given the choice between a familiar toy and a new one, they will tend to hold strange toys. 

The interesting fact from this survey is that smart kids often need new information to get through and quickly get bored with old information that is repeated day by day. The need to learn from the baby is one of the important factors to help children clever and intelligent later.  

Turn off the alarm

When you turn off the alarm and continue sleeping, you reduce the quality of your sleep and ruin your exercise routine in the morning, according to Boldsky. This can make you feel more tired, have no time to eat breakfast, exercise, or even be late for work.

Use your phone, and check emails

You should not check your phone, or emails as soon as you open your eyes in the morning because this makes you feel stressed out. Instead of checking emails or using your mobile phone, you should spend some time relaxing in the morning to strengthen your health before starting a hard day's work.

Drink coffee and tea

You should consume alkaline foods to balance the nutrition, because the stomach contains more acid in the morning. Meanwhile, drinking tea or coffee will increase acid in the stomach, which creates excess energy. This also makes you become irritable.

Drinking tea and coffee as soon as you wake up will add acid into your stomach, which causes you to become irritable. Photo: Boldsky.

Not eat breakfast or eat too little

After a good night's sleep, the nutrients in the body have been consumed completely. If you do not eat breakfast, blood sugar continues to decrease, which leads to hypoglycemia, and the shortage of brain’s energy. This makes you feel tired. So you should spend at least 15 minutes each morning to supplement your body with enough energy for a new day.

In addition, eating too little in the morning also negatively affect your health. This irritates the stomach but does not get enough food. This makes you feel hungry faster, which leads to overeating at lunch. This is not good for your stomach as well as your body shape.

To keep the stomach healthy, it is good to drink plenty of water and eat breakfast 30 minutes later. You should sit down, and eat breakfast before going to work.

Walk barefoot

Many people have the habit of go barefoot on the floor as soon as they get down the bed. This is not good for your health. In the morning, feet are not adapted to the outside temperature, so going barefoot on the floor makes your foot are prone to cold, and get abdominal pain, and arthritis.

Not brush your teeth

After a long sleep, the oral cavity contains a lot of plaque, which combines with calcium and salt in saliva to form stains containing many bacteria. Brushing the teeth will prevent the bacteria from multiplying and developing that can cause dangerous dental diseases. Dentists recommend that people should brush their teeth before breakfast for about 30 minutes.

A sweating body is something that makes any one feel uncomfortable about. Sweat smells take the self-confidence away when you are conversing with other people. 

Using deodorant and antiperspirant improperly can make the body odor get worse. Photo: Independent.

Currently, there are two main products that help block the body odor, they are deodorant and antiperspirant. Antiperspirant helps prevent the body from excessive sweating, controlling the body odor. Meanwhile, products labeled ‘deodorant’ function as a kind of disinfectant, which appear to be effective to eliminate the bacteria, but they cannot control the amount of sweat secreted.

The ways these two products functions are distinguishable, but both of them are used for a common purpose which is to reduce or prevent unpleasant smells on the body.

According to Dr. Dawn Harper, a specialist from the Embarrassing Bodies TV show on Chanel 4 (UK), not many people know the real effects of the deodorant and antiperspirant they buy. In addition, there are four mistakes that people usually make when they use these cosmetics. 

Applying deodorant and antiperspirant on wet skin 

According to Dr. Harper, water on the skin’s surface interferes with the absorption of active ingredients in the deodorant, reducing the effectiveness of the product. 

Therefore, in order to get the best results, you should dry your skin before using roll-on deodorant or antiperspirant. 

Unpleasant smells on the body negatively influence communications in daily life. Photo: Getty.

Using deodorant and antiperspirant in the morning

Many people usually use deodorant in the morning, right before leaving the house, thinking that it is a way to ‘save’ the pleasant smell. However, this is a completely wrong conception. Dr. Harper recommends using deodorant every night before bedtime, in order that the liquid is completely absorbed and able to maintain its effect much longer. You should wash with soap and water after a whole night using deodorant.

Using hair dryer

Many people use hair dryers to dry the deodorant before getting dressed. Dr. Harper recommends that the deodorant and antiperspirant should be dried naturally instead of using hair dryers which may deactivate some important substances in the deodorant. 

Overuse 

Deodorant and antiperspirant smell really good and they make you totally attractive, but you should control the frequency of using them. If you use these products too often but forget cleaning at the end of the day or in the next morning, it will cause the pores to be clogged. In the long run, some problems may appear on those skin areas. 

It is advisable that you use deodorant and antiperspirant once or twice a week only instead of using  them everyday.

1. Spain - Eat 12 grapes on New Year's Eve

Spanish people have the habit of eating a grape on New Year's Eve to pray for 12 months of happiness. The origins of this practice which began in 1909, when the country was bountiful and the king decided to give the remaining grapes to the people to welcome the new year.

Today, it is thought that those who can eat all 12 grapes on New Year's Eve will have a happy new year.

2. Brazil - Offer sacrifice to the goddess of the Sea

In the midst of New Year’s Eve, Brazilians traditionally throw white flowers into the ocean to offer sacrifice to the goddess of the Sea - Yemanja. Every year, thousands of people follow this tradition with the hope that the Goddess of the Sea will bring lucky and happiness to them in the new year.

Brazilians traditionally throw white flowers down the top waves to sacrifice Yemanja sea goddess. In addition, they can throw other female-specific items such as perfume, jewelry and lipstick in small wooden boats.

3. Denmark - Break plates

If you are planning to remove the old plates in your cupboard, this is the way the Danish do. On New Year's Eve, they will throw old plates at the door of their neighbors, and friends.

In Denmark, it is believed that more plates are broken outside the door on the first morning of the year, the owner will have more good friends, and good fortune in the new year. Although today, a few people do this, but anyway it is quite interesting.

4. Scotland -  Invite a handsome guy to be the first New Year’s caller

With a view to having a lucky New Year, the Scottish people will find ways to invite handsome boys to make the first guest set foot in their home in the first days of the new year.

Scottish customs show that the first person to enter the New Year will decide the fortune of the landlord in the next 12 months. Handsome young men are considered to bring the greatest luck, even more fortunate if they bring the whiskey as a gift to the owner.

5. Ecuador - Burn the scarecrow

On New Year's Eve, families in Ecuador will gather outside the house and burn a straw puppet together. It is possible for many people to burn a scarecrow expressing anger, fear or some kind of dark magic, but in Ecuador, it is believed that the destruction of bad ‘things’ during the past 12 months and threatening the evils will bring good fortune and joy in the new year.

Each family will make their own self-made scarecrow and burn outside their homes.

Imagine that people born of noble character like Queen Elizabeth and her family will have a happy life of "freedom" that many people wish but few know that life is "covered" by harsh rules. 

Rule # 1: The little prince always wears shorts. 

A lot of people are curious why young royal princes are wearing shorts in any weather. The answer is really simple. This is one of the traditions of the British nobility, aristocracy and royalty. 

Accordingly, trousers are usually for big boys and men, while shorts for young boys. Therefore, if the young prince wants to wear trousers, he will have to wait until 8 years old. 

Rule # 2: The Royal members do not vote. 

There are no laws that prevent the Royal Family from voting. However, members of the Royal Family must remain neutral on all political sides. They are not allowed to vote, so no one can blame them for being a candidate. 

Rule # 3: The Royal members only wear black clothes if it's a mourning period. 

Princess Diana wore a black dress in 1994. 

We can wear black everyday but this is supposed to be the funeral color of the Royal Family. 

That's why you never see Prince William's wife in black dress. However, his mother, Diana, had broken the rules when wearing a black dress right at the time of her husband Prince Charles who admitted to cheating on British television in 1994. 

Rule # 4: The Royal members do not eat shellfish. 

The rule book mentions that the Queen and her relatives do not eat shellfish such as clams, oysters, snails, shrimps and crabs. 

Because they can still hold heavy metals in their body or cause them to have abdominal pain, diarrhea or poisoning. 

Rule # 5: Two successors will not fly together. 

For safety, two Royal heirs are not allowed to take the same flight. 

Because if the unfortunate accident happens like a plane crash, a sinking ship, an accident ... it would be a terrible pain to lose both of their successors at the same time. That's why you do not see Charles and William traveling together in one trip. 

Rule 6: All members are not allowed to sign on anything. 

The Royal members are very friendly with the fans. They are willing to talk and shake hands with everyone in the official events. However, there is no way you can get the signature of the Royal members. 

In order to reduce the risk of counterfeiting or fraudulent selling of signatures, the Royal members are prohibited from signing anything on the public domain. 

Rule # 7: The Royal members do not wear fur. 

As a rule, Royal clothing worn should not be too luxurious. 

The protocol recommends that the Queen and the Royal members should not appear in furs. However, this rule applies only to fur coats - fur collar coats and hats are acceptable. 

Rule # 8: The Royal Family welcome Christmas together. 

Christmas is a very meaningful time for family members to experience warmth. Traditionally, every member of the Royal Family must celebrate Christmas together. 

They will gather and celebrate Christmas at Sandringham Castle in Norfolk. This is also a chance for the members to keep a meaningful moment of the family. 

When you are at work, the relationship between you and your colleagues plays an important role because most of time in your day is spent in the office. That is to say, having a good relationship with your colleagues and your bosses is what you truly need. These are some advices that might help! 

1. Control your friendliness 

You have to socialize with other people sharing the workplace with you. For example, you can talk freely with colleagues, become a member of some teams or take part in picnics, hangouts and meetings organized by your company. However, you should not share too much about your private life as well as your dissatisfaction you are experiencing with your boss in the office no matter how close you and your colleagues are. The words coming from you can be easily used as a weapon against you. On the contrary, if your colleagues confide same things to you, you should be neutral, just listen, do not judge or approve them. Also, you should not give any advices if your colleagues do not ask you. 

In short, you should control the level of friendliness and avoid bringing your personal problems to work as well as interfering too much in other people’s life.

2. Be a smart social network user 

You are using social network as a habit or just a means of entertainment? It's nice to be able to post things on your own social networking sites without having to worry about the attitudes of people around you. But if a colleague (especially when he or she doesn’t like you very much) reads your posts that unfold your dissatisfactions at work like a status complaining about someone in the company, then you can imagine what will happen to you. People can interpret your words in many ways that you do not expect. When things turn out badly, you cannot deny because they are all your own words, and your boss does not care if you are just a clumsy writer with no bad wills. Therefore, if your personal page is open to your co-workers’, then you should avoid posting negative lines related to your job. 

3. Know how to say "NO"  

You are energetic, enthusiastic, and you always want to help other people. Those plus points make you easy to be loved both in normal life and in the workplace. Nevertheless, you should control your enthusiasm at work. You can help people in right situations, but do not other people overuse your kindness or else you will have to work more than you officially have to without receiving any rewards. Say no directly and clearly if you do not have time or when you feel your co-workers are trying to take advantage of you. Refusing properly does not make you a mean person, but in fact, your colleagues will understand that they cannot violate the boundaries between you and them.

4. Join positive groups

In large companies, groups are usually set up for people to join if they share a common interest. But if a group tends to denigrate or attack other members of the company, then what you should do is to be level-headed, and do not be influenced by the crowd effect because the crowd is not always right. In this case, you can become isolated due to not participating in that group. However, do not worry too much about that because your main goal when you go to work is to have your job done well. Make sure that all of the assigned tasks are done well, so people will not have chance to criticize or speak ill of you. In luckier cases, if there are better groups in the company that you can join, do not hesitate to be a dynamic member as long as those groups are for positive purposes and contain good members.

Oversleep

According to ‘The Health Site’, many people take advantage of their day off to sleep. However, this can affect negatively the biological clock, which makes you more tired and have difficulty returning to your normal sleep schedule for the next days. It also ruins your daily exercise regimen, which increases your stress levels, and reducing blood circulation.

Sleeping habits on weekends will affect negatively your biological clock, which makes you find hard to resume your normal sleep schedules. Photo: Telegraph.

Unhealthy eating habits

Most people follow a healthy diet during the week, but eat and drink freely during the weekends. Consuming junk food, fast food, excessive alcohol consumption are a bad habit that can affect negatively the digestive system because it has to absorb the sudden increase in calories. This leads to weight gain, obesity and many serious health problems.

Be addicted to technology equipment

Being ‘attached’ to technology equipment can lead to many health problems, which reduces concentration and productivity, sleep and stress. So, you should stay away from technology equipment, and take a break to help reduce stress and maximize the benefits of relaxing at the weekend.

Work on weekends

Many people have a habit of taking advantage of work breaks for the next week. This is the worst habit you ever do because the weekend is a relaxing time for you to recharge your energy. Therefore, you should avoid working during holidays. This will help you work more effectively for the following days.

Do all the housework on day off

Spending the majority of the weekend time doing the housework will make you feel exhausted and tired, which leads to an imbalance between work and life.

Instead of planning to do dozens of chores in the house during the holidays, it's a good idea to spend about 30 minutes each night washing, shopping, or cleaning your home. Let yourself participate in interesting and rewarding activities on weekends.

Exercise too much

Many people are busy with work during weekdays, they do not have enough time to exercise every day, so that they spend the time on weekends to practice and exercise. However, after a week of non-exercising, doing exercising too much at the weekend can cause severe muscle aches, even affecting negatively many other organs in the body.

The advice of the experts is that if the weekend is really the only option for exercising, you should only ‘pour’ a little bit of sweat, which means that you do exercise with moderate exercise time and intensity.