Hi, it's Linda from YouTips4U which is my channel on YouTube. Welcome to my blog where I share lots of helpful tips and tricks on health, beauty, skin care and anti-aging, hair, diet, fitness, exercise, natural remedies, and so much more, to help you lead a better quality life and an inspired life.
On your mark everyone! It's almost time to step into a new and wonderful year! I'd like something that I do every year to help jump start my new year and achieve my goals using the momentum of the "January effect".The January effect is a common phenomenon in the financial markets whereby a seasonal increase in stock prices occurs during the month of January. It's an optimistic and euphoric time marked by large increases in stock buying as new capital is optimistically invested by people looking forward to a good and prosperous year. This powerful, joyous contagion seems to be everywhere in January; in the media, the gym, businesses and relationships, and it can help you in your goal setting and achieving!
To take advantage of this effect, each new year's eve I like to spend a little time reflecting on the past year; giving thanks for all that I am grateful for, and all that I have learned, experienced, and accomplished in 2018.
Next, I make a list of things that I would like to accomplish in the new year. In addition to writing them down, which can serve as an excellent reminder for you, it can be very beneficial to visualize yourself doing and/or accomplishing each goal. Spend some time today and tomorrow reflecting and setting your goals. Write them down so you can refer to them often. Be sure to include some smaller goals on your way to each big goal so you can celebrate your progress. Then spring into action and use the momentum of the January effect to help you make it happen! Bring on 2019!
Every year at this time, I share my Best Beauty Products of the Year video on YouTube. It features my top beauty product picks for the year. Each year I have a different mix of goodies to share with you and this year is no different, although I do have less products to share this year than prior years. Unfortunately, quite a few of the products I tried this year, I would not recommend, like the liquid glitter eye shadow that made my eyelids red and puffy. Or several of the waterproof eyeliners that made me feel like I had tape on my eyelids, or even the two eyeshadow palettes I tried based on recommendations from beauty gurus that I found to have no spreadability and not enough pigment. Nevertheless, I have some winners for you! Products I tried and loved and will be continuing to use into the new year and beyond. Please watch my video below and share it to help others discover new and wonderful products. If you missed any of my prior years' best beauty products videos, please go to my channel (link is over to the right of my blog) and watch those videos too. I share so many great products that I don't want you to miss out on!
Cold and flu season is upon us. There is so much that you can do to help yourself heal faster and shorten the duration of your cold or flu. It's a time to respect the needs of your body to heal and work in harmony with your body's immune system to help you get well quicker. We all get exposed to bacteria and viruses every single day. Thankfully, we have a powerful defense mechanism that fights these battles for us constantly in order to maintain our health and survival and it's called our immunity. It's important to remember that when you get sick, it's likely that your body was already under a physical, emotional, or chemical stress, and so it's ability to fight off this new invader was not as affective as it could have been, and so you get sick. But there are degrees of sick. Two people may get the same virus and one person is flat on their back in bed for several days, while the other person is able to maintain activity. The difference between these two people has very much to do with how healthy their immune system is. The important thing to remember is that you need to help your body heal, and that means you take the proper action or inaction to assist in the healing process. In my recent YouTube video below, I share with you the absolute best home remedies and natural cures for coughs, colds, flu, sinus infections, congestion, and stomach viruses. These are time-tested, mother-approved remedies that I have used to heal myself and my family for years, so I can promise you, they work, and they work in harmony with your body's own unique immune system. I think we all know now that taking antibiotics for a virus is useless and can be harmful to your beneficial bacteria, which can lead to further illness down the road, yet I still talk to people who are being prescribed antibiotics for a cold. The latest reason I heard was from a friend who had a run-of-the-mill head cold. He went to the doctor because he thought that was the quicker path to getting better. He said his doctor drew blood and the bloodwork showed slightly elevated white blood cells so the doctor prescribed antibiotics. Well I'm no medical professional, but isn't that normal? Doesn't your body produce more white blood cells when you're ill to help you fight infection? Isn't that what fever is for? Nevertheless, my friend took the medication because he was uncomfortable going against his doctor's recommendation, and he thought he would get better faster. And guess what, it didn't help. It didn't help because the illness was viral and had to run its course. Unfortunately, his seemingly run-of-the-mill head cold dragged on for months, and I have to wonder whether that may have been because his good bacteria was compromised by the antibiotics, and so he was unable to put up as good a fight with his immunity as he could have. I hope you will watch my video below to learn of some of the best natural ways to help relieve symptoms and cure a cold and flu. You will learn some excellent home remedies that have been around for centuries. They will help you get well faster, relieve symptoms, and shorten the duration of your cold or flu, and I just may be able to help you realize that the best way to heal quickly is the old-fashioned way, with plenty of rest, fluids, chicken soup, and time. You owe it to yourself to take care of yourself because your health is your most precious asset you have. I hope you enjoy the video, and find it helpful for you this cold and flu season. Stay well❤️
I celebrated 10 years on YouTube this past Saturday, November 8, 2018 by creating a special video to share insightful life lessons that I learned in the last 10 years. My channel is one of the few channels not trying to sell you something with my message, or put out content just to get views, nor is my community inflated with marketing bots posing as viewers, which means you can trust that I sincerely have your best interests in mind whenever I present a video for you to watch. The sole purpose of my message is to help and inspire you to lead a better quality life with inspirational and motivational tips and tricks on health, beauty, fitness, lifestyle and so much more that have worked for me. There have been so many things that I have learned over these past 10 years about life, love, beauty, relationships, and so much more, but several lessons stood out to me as very important; things I think others will benefit greatly from knowing. I decided I would share them in my video below, and I hope you will celebrate my anniversary with me by watching it. I hope I can inspire you to reflect on the past 10 years of your life, and even write them down. It's a wonderful exercise that can lead to a higher level of awareness. I also think it's so important to share our wisdom that we gain by living and experiencing life because we can all learn so much from each other; more than any school or class could ever teach. In our society, sharing life experience can be a challenge as extended families are often separated as each person seeks to fulfill his or her own destiny independently. However, in many other cultures, a unified extended family is a powerful source of energy and education for the younger generations. Life experience is gained by living, experiencing, and reflecting and is a priceless asset to be cherished and shared. Fortunately, with the rise of the internet and the ability to connect with so many more people than ever before, we have the unique opportunity to learn more from eachother than ever before. Use it to your advantage to enhance your growth as a person, parent, and friend, and to help others. I hope you love my video and share it, and that you will continue to enjoy the gift I love to give most, my heart. A warm, heartfelt thank you to all who have watched and supported me and my YouTube channel over the years. I sincerely appreciate all your love, encouragement, and support. I am very grateful for all of you, and I have so much more to share.❤️
Garlic truly is a miracle food and has proven health benefits. In ancient civilizations it was prescribed for the treatment of many ailments. Modern science has confirmed many of the beneficial health effects of garlic. Garlic's powerful antioxidants and sulfur compounds can help boost your immune system and help prevent and cure colds and flu; it can even reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease. Now there is evidence that garlic can help you lose weight and body fat. Learn all about garlic for weight loss and its other benefits in my latest YouTube video below. This is a must watch video. It's information that every person should know, so please watch and share this video to help others!
Last night the clocks went back one hour heralding the end of Daylight Savings time. I say HURRAY! The idea behind Daylight Savings Time in the summer months is that we shift the number of daylight hours into the evening, so if the sun normally sets at 7 pm, with Daylight Saving Time, it will set at 8pm instead. Supposedly this will mean we will spend less time with the lights on in our homes at night thus saving electricity. Studies have been done to evaluate the savings and they have come up empty. Daylight Savings Time also means that you’re less likely to sleep through the daylight hours in the morning, since daylight will arrive earlier as well. That can mean daylight can arrive as early as 4:15am in my area of the U.S. interrupting important melatonin production. It has been well studied by sleep experts that Daylight Savings Time has a negative effect on the human body and results in more accidents and deaths each year when we spring forward and lose an hour of sleep. The U.S. National Highway Transportation Safety Administration analyzed 21 years of fatal crash data and found a small, but significant, increase in road deaths on the Monday after the clock shift in the spring. The number of deadly accidents jumped to an average of 83.5 on the spring-forward Monday compared with an average of 78.2 on a typical Monday. And it seems it’s not just car accidents. Evidence has also shown an increase in incidences of workplace injuries, heart attacks, and strokes in the days after we spring forward. When we shift clocks forward one hour in the spring, many of us will lose that hour of sleep. In the days after daylight saving time starts, our biological clocks are a bit off. It’s like the whole country gets jet lag, and although an hour may not sound like a big change, human beings are very sensitive animals and small disruptions in our sleep patterns can alter our health, including hormones, insulin, adrenaline, and brain function. When our biological clocks are off, everything about us can be out of sync. Personally, it takes me several weeks to acclimate to the new time change, but I experience almost no acclimation to falling back out of Daylight Savings Time. In fact I feel an innate sense of restoration when we fall back. So I welcome the end to Daylight Savings Time and the return to normal time, and I hope that one day the rest of the United States will follow Arizona, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands which are the U.S. territories that do not participate in Daylight Savings Time. -YouTips4U
To help you be inspired each and every day, I post an inspirational and motivational quote and writing to my YouTube Channel Community Page: YouTips4U Channel - Community Page.
What we put into our minds is as important as what we put into our bodies. Our mindset can have a profound effect on our emotional and physical health. Positive affirmations can be a powerful tool for the health and well-being of your mind, body, and spirit. They can help you feel stronger, happier, wiser, and more grateful; providing motivation and inspiration during difficult or challenging times of change, or reinforcing blessings and thankfulness by reminding you to be thankful for what you have in your life. I want to help feed and heal your mind and soul everyday with positivity and strength to overcome, succeed, persevere, relax, laugh, enjoy, rest, appreciate, love, mourn, and smile. Like a good friend who's always there for you, my inspirational and motivational posts are there for you whenever you need them. They are only a click away on my YouTube Channel by clicking on the Community Tab. YouTips4U Channel - Community Page
I hope you will come to my channel to read them daily. Comment and like if you feel inspired to let me know that the words resonated with you. Sending all my love and best wishes for a blessed day.❤️
HOW TO COOK PERFECT HARD-BOILED EGGS |EASY PEEL METHOD | NO GREEN RINGS OR GREY RUBBER YOLKS | PERFECT EVERY TIME
I am saddened that for the past 20 odd years I, like many others, have avoided eating eggs because they were demonized by bad research. Thankfully, new research has found that eggs are not only very beneficial for your health, but they actually have a positive effect on your cardiovascular system and cholesterol. I detail the amazing benefits of eggs in my video,How To Cook Perfect Hard Boiled Eggs EVERY TIME! I also show you my foolproof method of how to boil the perfect hard-boiled eggs, and my simple and easy method of peeling your eggs. I hope my video will inspire to add more eggs to your diet!😃
To take advantage of this effect, each new year's eve I like to spend a little time reflecting on the past year; giving thanks for all that I am grateful for, and all that I have learned, experienced, and accomplished in 2018. 
