7 Everyday Factors That Cause Vitamin D Deficiency

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Nutrition

November 21, 2018

Vitamin D is important for a number of reasons, including maintaining healthy bones, supporting the immune and nervous system, lung function, maintain cardiovascular health.

We mainly get the vitamin from sunlight exposure, but as well as through food and supplements. It’s absorbed by the intestines and transferred to the liver.

The liver converts the Vitamin D into a form that can be freely circulated throughout the body.

The kidneys, meanwhile, convert the Vitamin D supplied to them into calcitriol, a biologically active form of Vitamin D

The body needs a healthy supply of biologically active forms of Vitamin D. They help the body rebuild bone tissue.

However, even though this vitamin is essential for our health, there are some factors that can cause us a Vitamin D deficiency. These are everyday factors we most often overlook.

These 7 Everyday Factors Can Cause Vitamin D Deficiency:

1. Lack of sunlight.

The sun is our primary source that stimulates production of Vitamin D. Not getting enough of it is the leading cause of Vitamin D deficiency. We need sunlight for healthy skin and a good metabolism. Despite the misinformation, proper application of sunscreen does not impair the skin’s ability to manufacture Vitamin D. On the contrary, a good sunscreen can go a long way in preventing skin cancer.

2. Eating foods that cause obesity.

Fat doesn’t interfere with the body’s ability to manufacture or absorb Vitamin D. Instead, excess fat in cells sucks up too much Vitamin D. Therefore, this reduces the amount of Vitamin D available for circulation to other areas of the body. Eating foods that are high in fat and cause obesity should be avoided. Such foods include sugar sweetened sodas, fruit juices, fried potatoes, candy, white bread or other refined grains, red meat.

3. Strict vegan diet without supplementing Vitamin D.

A strict vegan diet is healthy and beneficial for many reasons. However, not including some kind of extra Vitamin D supplementation is not very smart. Since foods like eggs, fish, milk, yogurt and cheese have high amounts of Vitamin D, vegans are unable to use these benefits. But with a smarter diet and extra effort to take Vitamin D they can have a healthy diet. Vegans should eat more Maitake and Portobello mushrooms as well as Soy yogurt.

4. Sedentary lifestyle.

The sedentary lifestyle has many issues concerning human health. We are not made to have a sedentary lifestyle, our evolution path has designed us in a different way. The two byproducts of sedentary lifestyle are low exposure to sunlight and bad cardiovascular health. Both of these add up to Vitamin D deficiency, sunlight is the primary source for promoting Vitamin D production and low circulation hardens its transfer to every cell.

5. Low Calcium intake.

Both Calcium and Vitamin D are essential for strong bones. Your body must have vitamin D to absorb calcium and promote bone growth. However, a study says that low calcium intake also aggravates the consequences of vitamin D deficiency. The interactions between calcium intake and vitamin D status have been shown in rat experiments, generally indicating that a high calcium intake is good for the vitamin D economy.

6. Living in high altitude areas.

According to a study the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among children living at high altitudes was 93% of the population. Vitamin D is important for bone development in children. A high prevalence of Vitamin D deficiency has been documented from different parts of India that’s considered a high altitude country. So an extra care for Vitamin D supplementation should be considered if you live in a high altitude area.

7. Tanning and getting a darker skin.

Melanin reduces the skin’s ability to make Vitamin D in response to sunlight exposure. This means that even if sunshine is good for Vitamin D, if you are tanning and getting darker skin, or if you have dark skin, more melanin is present on your skin to prevent the harmful effects of the sun’s rays. However, it will also prevent the sunshine to promote Vitamin D production within your body. So a balanced approach is the right approach.

References:
– https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22536764;
– https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5240061/;

Nobody Owes You Anything And The Sooner You Realize This The More Successful You’ll Be

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Motivation

Dejan

November 20, 2018

Nobody Owes You Anything And The Sooner You Realize This The More Successful You’ll Be

Most of us live with an idea that the world owes us something. That we should become a celebrity or a successful businessman and the world will want us to become this.

We live with an idea that everyone who is against us, or even has a conflicting opinion is out there to get us.

We get mad when things don’t go our way, we complain about wrong people having wrong things and we whine about how hard it is to do what we do.

But let me tell you one truth buddy, nobody really cares!

And in fact, how self centered and egoistic do you need to be to think that somebody should care. Why? Why should anyone care whether or not you have what you want?

If you say because we should care about each other than you are so delusional that you don’t see your ego pulling your strings like a puppeteer.

Other people want things too. They too fight the best way they can to live and possibly get a tiny piece of the cake.

Do you think the world has time to care about you, and especially you?

It’s not about you!

We tend to believe that our problems are somehow the most important in the world, as our heartbreaks are the ones who hurt the most.

But we forget that every single person on this planet loved, lost, pushed through, and dealt with similar problems.

We forget that we are all just humans, evolved enough to worry.

But if you accept the fact that yeah, you are just a human, the world does not really care just about you, and that nobody and nothing really owes you anything, you are free.

You are free to take the power in your hands and get what you really want by yourself.

7 Ways Your Relationships Mirror Your Inner Self

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Psychology

Dejan

November 19, 2018

The relationships you have with others are the biggest mirrors of the relationship you have with yourself.

Psychologists tend to say that we don’t see others as they really are, we see others as we really are, deep within.

To make things even stranger, the whole reality you live in is mainly created by you, the parts you are not conscious of.

Your subconscious and unconscious aspects are the main directors of your life’s story, and your conscious part is the one who plays the main role.

Your inner self is mainly mirrored by the relationships you have. They say that a relationship with someone is one of the best ways to uncover all your repressed aspects.

Whatever it is, intimate, friendly, working relationship, your inner self shows up and overlays those relationships in many forms.

7 Ways Relationships Mirror The Self:

1. Your inner wounds show as triggers.

We all experience moments when we act out of proportions to reality. This is called being triggered. But this moments are big messengers of inner trauma and past wounds that resurface for you to heal. When you get triggered by someone be it a friend, your partner, or a coworker, instead of reacting like being obsessed, ask yourself why is this so upsetting to you. What does it mean to you? Drill it down until you find the wound so you can heal it.

2. Your self connection determines your intimacy with others.

The relationships we have mirror the relationship we have with ourselves. If we are not connected with our inner self we will either be too much dependent or too much avoidant to our partner. Because we lack proper connection to our selves we are desperately looking for connection outside. The moment we find something that reminds of connection, we cling onto it or we push it away so it can fight for us. Real connection comes from within.

3. The missing qualities of yourself are the qualities of your partner you are attracted to.

Let’s say that people who are full with energy, extroverted and really open about things are attracting you the most. And especially these qualities in them is what you cannot resist about them. This is a sign that your own extrovertedness, openness and inner passion are blocked. These qualities are missing from the persona you have created for yourself, you have repressed them deep within and the other person reminds you of your truth.

4. The qualities of your shadow self surface as qualities you hate in others.

When you see a person who is lazy and this boils up hate within you it means that your own laziness is being projected upon them. And the key here is feeling hate, it doesn’t mean that the qualities are good or bad, it means they evoke strong hateful feelings within you, that’s your clue. You hate yourself being lazy, you suppressed this in your shadow self, you don’t identify with this aspect of yourself, and these people remind you of it.

5. Traits of your personality you don’t let shine through are things you admire in others.

Think of a kid you always admired while you were growing up. What kind of qualities did they have? What especially did you admire about them? Think about other things you admire in other people. These things are aspects of your own personality you do not let to shine through. You don’t feel worthy of those qualities you admire, or you just think you are not good enough, so the admiration for these qualities you project upon other people.

6. Your insecurities appear as things you hate in your partner.

Every single one of us can be irritated, especially if you are tired or just had a rough day. However, the things your partner does that you hate from the bottom of your heart evoke this strong hate for a reason. Because you and your partner function as a unit, you feel lack of control over the things they do. And when they do things you yourself are insecure about these strong emotions are evoked in a form of hate.

7. Your mindset filters the 5 people you surround yourself with.

They say you become like the people you surround yourself with. And this is true. But also you surround yourself with people that resonate with your mindset. You subconsciously fit and filter in people within your close social circle that think really similarly to you. If you are a guy who wants to party and go out those kind of people will fit your close social circle. If your mindset is more about business those kind of people will resonate with you.

Falsely Positive People Drain Your Energy And 5 More Reasons Why You Should Avoid Them

Journey
Life Coach Code

Dejan

November 17, 2018

The world is waking up spiritually, there is no doubt about that. However, with this spiritual movement there are so much misconceptions and people get confused.

Such confused individuals are the Falsely Positive People who think that being positive is the only thing that’s right and everything else is wrong.

They are afraid of negativity and their dark side so they suppress these aspects of themselves deep within and live their lives running away from them.

They are doing their best to appear positive, to avoid sadness, anger, fear, that they start resisting these things. And as much as they resist them these things amplify.

So these individuals end up spending so much energy just to avoid the fact that they are also humans with flaws who can be sad if that’s what they really feel.

They keep running away from themselves and step on all of their boundaries so they end up draining the energy of everyone who interacts with them.

Because they don’t want to be selfish, they think being selfish is wrong, they drain themselves of their energy without refilling their cup.

They would rather spend their day faking being positive than spend it at home with their sad emotions getting to know their depths.

Because of all these things, falsely positive people will drain your energy. But that’s not all. Here are 5 more reasons why you should avoid falsely positive individuals.

5 More Reasons Why You Should Avoid Falsely Positive People:

1. They are inauthentic.

Falsely positive individuals are not authentic. They want to show you only the “good” side they have. They show fake feelings and keep the real feelings suppressed if they are in the negative side of the spectrum. You cannot really get to know them, with all their flaws. They hide their flaws behind the positive mask they put on. Even if you try to be authentic they will not reveal their dark side that they are actually running away from.

2. They will make you resist negative emotions.

Just like they do it, falsely positive people will make you see your “negative” emotions as wrong. In reality there are no good and bad emotions. They all serve you a purpose. Anger, sadness, fear, and other so called negative emotions are good for you. Anger protects your boundaries, sadness shows you the depth of what has meaning for you and fear protects you from possible danger. Running away from these feelings mutates them.

3. They are passive aggressive.

Because they always step on themselves, falsely positive people have suppressed so much anger that it will show up in their passive aggressive behavior. They will be laughing and being all positive and all of a sudden they will judge something so harshly you would not believe your ears. If you show your vulnerable side, they will blame you for not being positive like them. They do this because they want you to suffer as they do.

4. They are superficial.

Whenever you try to speak to your falsely positive friends and ask for a real conversation they will dodge it with couple of rehearsed positive lines. They will tell you think positively, they will speak about the law of attraction, they will tell you to take some herbs. What they won’t do is be your friends. Real friends. Friends who are also human and feel your pain, or just simply want to connect with you on a human level and without forcing positivity.

5. They don’t give solutions.

If you have a problem and ask your falsely positive friend for advice they will not give you a constructive solution. They will try to mask up the problems you have and force you to just think positive thoughts, they will claim that’s how you will solve your problem. Their strategy for dealing with problems is to put it under the rug and pretend everything is fine. But most problems need to be tackled with action not just thinking positively.

How To Make Your Foes Love You With One Simple Psychological Trick

Attitude
Life Coach Code

Dejan

November 16, 2018

There is a saying that if there is no enemy within, there will be no enemy without. And the wisdom within this saying is powerful. However, this does not mean that there are no foes.

By not having an inner enemy we have no enemy to project upon others, but this does not mean there is no danger out there. It also does not mean everyone will like us.

In real life, even if we are the kindest person, we will stumble upon people who simply oppose us and our ideals.

We’ll have foes and rivals that might talk bad behind our back and will not have our best interest at heart.

However, psychology offers a powerful tool you can use to make anyone your friend. With this tool you can make your foes love you and even become your friends.

How To Make Your Foes Love You:

There is a simple psychological trick called “The Benjamin Franklin Effect” and it has been used by the father of its name itself.

It states that a person who has already performed a favor for another is more likely to do another favor for the other than if they had received a favor from that person.

So how to apply this trick? Simple. Find a person you might think it’s your foe, or someone you believe doesn’t have the best interest for you, a hater. And ask them a small favor.

When you have such person in mind, ask them a small favor the next time you see them, a favor so small they cannot refuse it out of common politeness.

This favor can be asking them to borrow you a book you know they have, a pen, or just ask them to give you an advice in what they specialize.

When they do give you the book, the pen, or the advice, make sure to give them an honest “Thank You” call or message. It’s even better if you do this in person.

That’s the trick. It might be counterintuitive but studies have shown that it works amazingly.

How And Why Does It Work:

According to psychology, when we do something good for someone, even if it’s a small favor, our mind starts seeing this person as a friend.

Even if we are this person’s rival, even if we hate them, if we do them a favor we start feeling closer to them. We start seeing them not as a stranger, but as someone we helped.

This zone found between someone who we hate or oppose and someone who is a close friend is a strange zone for our mind. It needs to sort the person within one of them.

The fact that we invested a piece of our energy and time for this person must be justified for our mind, so it’s easier for our mind to store this person in the friends category.

We start to care about people who we help in some way because we have invested in them. So that’s how this easy psychological trick works.

How To Know If Your Partner Is Cheating On You Just By Listening To Their Voice

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Psychology

Dejan

November 15, 2018

Every single person wants a secure relationship and a partner that is trustworthy. But cheaters are everywhere. A lot of us will experience their partner cheating.

Men with a deeper voice are rated by women as more likely to cheat on a partner and as less trustworthy in general.

Women prefer such men with deeper voices for short term rather than long term relationships, according to studies.

Another interesting thing about this discovery is that when women are breastfeeding their child or just nurture it, they prefer men with high pitched voices.

This suggests women use something in men’s voices to try to assess how likely to cheat they are, as well as their general trustworthiness. There was a study that proved this.

The Study:

A recent study from researchers in the US suggests that people can spot a cheater just by listening to their voice.

However, when we are in a relationship we tend to ignore these subtle clues that tell us something is not quite right with our relationship.

Participants in this study were played recordings of people speaking and given no other background information about them.

The participants successfully rated cheaters as more likely to cheat than non cheaters. Interestingly, women were better at this task than men.

Currently researchers don’t know what cues the participants used to judge whether the voices came from cheaters.

It is not only women who can pick up on men’s vocal cues of good genes and likelihood to cheat, and use it to their benefit.

A woman’s voice changes during her menstrual cycle when she is not using contraceptive pills.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, men find women’s voices most attractive when the women are near ovulation, when they are most fertile, than at other times of the month.

So when you start to pick up subtle intuitive clues out of someone’s voice, trust your intuition, chances are you are right. Here are other ways you can know if someone cheats.

5 Ways How To Know If Your Partner Is Cheating:

1. They avoid eye contact.

Can you remember a time when you did something bad as a child, or when you tried to hide something from someone? You probably avoided eye contact with the person. This is because looking at someone’s eyes creates connection between the two people and when there is connection we can feel the other person’s pain, happiness, excitement. Avoiding eye contact means the person avoids connection with you for some reason.

2. Their emotional connection seems distant.

If you have a partner you most likely feel emotionally connected with them. You share how you feel or felt during the day and they share their feelings too. If your partner suddenly starts being emotionally distant, if they stop sharing emotional information with you, there is something wrong. If they try to avoid when you share your emotions, or just answer with polite and shallow answers, you should speak with them.

3. They are not asking questions.

A person who builds a relationship with someone will want to know about the other person’s day. It’s normal for your partner to ask you questions. However, if they suddenly stop asking you anything for a longer period of time, and just converse in shallow topics, it means they are hiding something. A person who doesn’t want to be asked a question avoids asking other people questions.

4. There is something off about them.

You know your partner best. If there seems to be something off about them you should sit them down and speak to them. They might be going through some rough stuff and they might don’t want to tell you because they would appear vulnerable. Sit with them and let them know that the space between you two is safe space and they can share what’s wrong. If they don’t tell you anything, trust your intuition, there’s something off about them.

5. Their story doesn’t add up.

And the final clue that should tell someone is cheating is the stories they tell. A lier will usually tell a complicated story. They will try to make sense of things and they will complicate the story they tell. Try to test their story. Other clues of someone lying is they always tell the story as a third person, they will rarely speak about details to paint the picture. Look for these clues, test their story, and see if it aligns with reality.

If you find all of these 5 clues in someone, they most likely cheated.

References:
– https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1474704917711513;

Top 9 Foods For Raising Your Vibration And Improving Your Emotional State

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Nutrition

Dejan

November 14, 2018

Sometimes we feel negative just because we eat junk. Nothing else. There’s nothing wrong with you. It’s just a bad diet that creates bad chemicals. And most people eat such foods.

So, for a healthy change, you should try to get fresh, vibrant, rich and nutrient dense foods.

Consumption of stuff like green leaves and colorful vegetables will provide you with an extra energy boost which will keep you fresh and energetic throughout the day.

You’ll feel a whole new wave of energy and you will find yourself in tune with higher energies of The Universe.

You’ll wake up to a beautiful day and success will effortlessly come to you. Just by introducing more of these foods in your menu.

Top 9 Foods For Raising Your Vibration:

1. Green Vegetables

Green leafs like spinach, romaine, lettuce, arugula, chard are saturated with natural energy. Eat ‘em all up, you’re basically consuming the energy of the sun.

2. Fresh Berries

All kind of fresh fruits will give you mouthwatering bliss topped with natural energy, but I’m specifically saying berries for a reason. See, berries are high in antioxidants and low in sugar, they have properties which will help your body to build a stronger immune system.

3. Sprouts

If you want to get high on healthy food, eat a lot of sprouts. They are protein and enzyme enriched, awesome in taste and can be easily grown in your kitchen. Also, sprouting enhances the nutrient value in grains and seeds so that your body can get all the amazing stuff.

4. Fresh Herbs

Fresh herbs tend to add delicious and authentic flavors in our foods, and all of them have different healing properties. Try to season your favorite dish with some fresh herbs if you get a chance.

5. Spices

Ah, what can make your meal perfect if not some vibrant spices! Spices like turmeric, clove and cinnamon add colors and taste to your food while containing some effective healing properties. Spice it up, will ya!

6. Beans and Legumes

Beans come with a package of protein, carbohydrate, vitamins and iron, which can do wonders to your body when consumed effectively. They are pretty much nutrient giants when it comes to healthy food.

7. Nuts and Seeds

You don’t always have to sprout them, you know. Raw nuts and seeds are high in protein and healthy fats, which are proved to be necessary for the development of your brain and body. Nuts are also pretty good munchies, and you can use them as mid day snacks.

8. Blue Green Algae

I think you should eat algae. Am I mad? Do I have weird eating habits? Just hear me out. Blue green algae like Chlorella and Spirulina are literally bursting with nutrient values and high energy and can raise your vibration level like anything. If you’re me, you can make smoothies out of them. If the taste is too much for you, you can consume them in tablet form as well.

9. Fermented Food

Our body is a bloody ecosystem of various kinds of bacteria, both good and bad. Fermented foods like kimchi and sauerkraut are brimming with good bacteria which are able to cure your energy crisis and poor health condition.

5 Ways How To Spot A Real Narcissist

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Psychology

Dejan

November 13, 2018

Most of the time we don’t see people as they are but as we think they are. The characters we project upon them are certain aspects of our own psyche and personality.

That’s why most often we are wrong about who other people really are. We are disappointed of who others turn to be, or worse, we succumb to someone’s manipulation.

The people who use this blindspot we all have about others the most are the narcissists and other types of manipulators.

Narcissists are people who see others as objects and a means to an end, instead of real human beings. For narcissists, everything is about them and they don’t care about others.

That’s why they subconsciously and unawarely use superior manipulation tactics to make others do what they want for personal benefit. Here is how to easily spot any narcissist.

5 Ways How To Spot Real Narcissists:

1. Narcissists make everything about themselves.

When you lead a conversation with a narcissist, it will always center around him or her. You will never have the ability to say something, and when you do, and it does not agree with him or her, the comments you give will probably be corrected, ignored or dismissed.

2. Narcissists don’t know about personal boundaries.

These people will entirely disregard the feelings, thoughts, physicality or possessions of others. They also overstep and utilize other people without taking consideration or being sensitive about it. They ask for money and items which later they will never return. Also, they are well known for breaking the promises they made, as well as obligations they have, and they don’t show any remorse or blame for being disrespectful.

3. Narcissists believe that they deserve everything.

These people expect others to fulfill the needs or demands that they have, without doing something in return. They are selfish creatures. They would argue if others don’t serve their needs, like they are entitled to have everything they want without doing a thing.

4. Narcissists use their charm for personal gain.

A person that is a narcissist wants to make someone feel wanted or special, but only for their own purpose. They are not doing it because they are interested in someone else’s wellbeing, but because they want to charm and trap others.

5. Narcissists blame others for their failures.

It will always be someone else’s fault when it comes to narcissists. Other people will be blamed if the narcissists failed at school, were fired, broke up the relationship, or anything similar. For any narcissist it’s hard to admit they are not perfect.

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